"Illegal" Soviet Election
Western Military
Governors Protest
Frankfurt, Nov. 30.-The throo Western Military Governors in Germany, in a letter to Marshal Vassily Sokolovaky, the Soviet Military Governor, today described as "illegal" the election of new officers to the Berlin City Ad- ministration.
They asked whether this nction of the "dissident cle- ments in the City Assembly" in the Eastern sector today, taken in "direct contravention of the City's Constitution," had Mar- shal Sokolovsky's approval.
Each of the three Western Military Governora sent separate letters In stated that identical terms, which
the 100 they will
as approved
desired Constitution of Berlin,
to
by the four occupation
once more applied
powers, without restric-
""I
ilon under four-power control.
The letters added: notice that In the fourth paragraph of your letter you suggest that separatist elements in the Berlin Magistrat
of Support
with
the
certain have been striving to disorganise its function as a single munfelpal organisation.
occupation authorities,
"This suggestion โร one which neither I nor any unbiased observer of the events of recent months can accept.
HOOLIGAN ELEMENTS
of
"The action of the Soviet authori- ties in permitting the disruption of the City Assembly by hooligan ele- ments, their arbitrary dismissal of duly elected City a number of offlelais without the assent of the Commandants of the three Western sectors and their abandonment the Allied Kommandaluru, together with innumerable other unilateral broaches
quadripartite the of arrangements for Berlin have monstrated the intention of Soviet authorities, to divide the city apd: to prevent the exercise of de- Überties In
of
mocratic rights and
their own sector."
to
do-
the
The Western Milliary (invernors. unable to leave for Berlin because their identicnl sent of the fog,
Marshal
Sokolovsky's replies letter protesting against Sunday's elections in Berlin's Western sectors. The American Military Governor, General Lucius D. Clay, told corres pondents the reply would be sent to Berlin by telegram as aulckly as possible.
tints
the
new
scelor
Eastern sector Commenting on
Eastern that
Administration" would "Provisional
down the
Ilmit." "break
"These people General Clay said: (Eastern tector officials in Berlin
lot of talking. It is do an awful amazing that a new Government should create itself to replace au
when Administration
on elected
be there will December 5 opportunity to decide the matter by a vote."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1948.
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U.S. To Be Involved
In Wide
Defensive Alliances
.
Washington, Nov. 30.-Government officials predicted today that the United States a year from now will be tied to defensive alliances embracing most of the Western world. They identified these security arrangements as the Rio Pact and the pro- posed North Atlantic Security Alliance.
Congress ratified the Rio Pact last December and it is expected to go into effect next month. The next Congress will be asked
United States participation in the to approve United States participa- Atlantic Pact may raise an interes-
Lion In the North Atlantic Pact ting question. Suppose the United
this
any
of the
Secret
Britain Has
Jungle Force In Malaya
Singapore, Nov. 30.-Britain has unveiled her secret weapon in the war against Malayan Com- munist insurgents-"Ferret Force."
It is composed of teams of trained jungle-fighters, Malays, Gurkhas and British. They are officered by behind-the-lines veterans of Burma and Malaya; Chindits from Wingate's raiders and war-time leaders of Forces 138 (Secret Service).
The Molayan revolutionaries hide
Ox-
Intelligence reports indiente Com- In the fungics they come to know munist morale has slumped since Into during the war, when they operated the Ferrets enrried the war
the Molayan People's anti-the jungle. While the army refusca Japanese, Army. Today they call to say how many Forret units are themselves the "Malayan People's In the field, it is a considerable anti-Dritish Army."
number and more are being trained their ill-every 'dny. Since they launched fated effort to seize Malaya in late May, 1948,
used the Reds have terror as their chief welpon.
PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES They have shot down unarmel civilians in cold-blood almost daily and almost invariably, they retreat when they encounter armed resis
tance.
Their objects seem to be to disrupt production of tin and rubber-two την
key strategie war
materials the West badly needs in these days of re-armament,
Skilled in Jungle-fighting, the Reds seemed to melt away when regular afler them. They troops went retreated to the jungle wilds, secure in the knowledge that they were safe from outsiders.
Four civillans
So successful are they that the British nuthorities have advanced by weeks the time when they bo lieve the small-scale Red revolt will be smashed completely and law will return to the jungle, as well as to the rich tin and rubber Innds of Malaya.-Associated Press,
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former Force Notice is horeby given that 136 oficers-conceived the idea of an Interim Dividend of One "Ferrel Force" to root out the Reds Dollar per share and a Bonus from the jungle hideouts. They
Dollar per share took their name from the weasel-of
to 70,000 Old Sharea which is used like
han been carnivore hunt rats-Red rats, the Army ex-declared payable. on the 15th plained.
December, 1918, free of tax.
Plcked men from
elite
Britian
units in the Far East were sent to
One
un
The Share Transfer Dhaka will Port Dickson, where a super-secretbe closed from Saturday, 4th jungle training school was started.
JUNGLE TRAINING
December 1948 to Wednesday, 15th December 1948 (inclusive) Trainees were mostly jungle-wise for the purpose of the prepara- to begin with But they learned
Commando tactics and proved their tion of Dividend Warrants. ability to live in the wilds for weeks with rice as their-diet.
Dividend
Warrants will
bo
The first Ferret units began to go issued at the Registered Office Floor, the Company, 1st Into the jungle. Their exact num-of ber in each unit is still
militaryExchange Building, Hong Kong,
and 5 p.m. secret.
on
They were
an Instant success. between 9 a.m. The Reds, retiring, to the Jungle Wednesday, 15th December 1948. after terrorist attacks, found there
was
COMPANY,. Secretaries.
no reat for them. Ferrets PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & tracked them night and day. Some times there were clashes in which the Communists lost men. At other imes the Roda stayed ahead of their will-of-the-wisp enemies-but only by moving daily and going on to the defensive.
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Krupps Works To KING'S STAR
Be Preserved
Duesseldorf, Nov. 30-The British announced occupation authorities Krupps armament here today that 127 buildings of the
to be
aro
which is expected to be hammered States, under its Atlantic Pact obil- war-to support out at a conference this winter bygations,
went to
against an armed diplomaly from the United States, Western Europe Canada and at least five European attack and the United States in turn Western were attacked by aggressors, would nations in the so-called
works at Exsen and be committed to join in an attack Union. There live nations-Britain the signatories of the Rio Fact then France, Belgium, Netherlands
preserved. Another 22 have drafted Luxemburg--already
on the European aggressor?
As yet the question has not been would also be preserved if the Ger- suggestions for the pact and are ex- pected to forward them to their raised publicly by
mans could devise a plan to convert ambassadors In Washington
American nations. But the Secrethem totally to a peaceful use, while week.
tary of State, Mr George C. Mar
a third group of 73 badly damaged U.S. COMMITMENTS
buildings would be demolished and North Sail, has made it clear this govern
keep other Western the steel scrap and the
ment
exported for the The Rio Pact
fully in- NO LEGAL STANDING
Atlantic Alliance would commit the Hemisphere guvernments
beneßt of German economy. The chairman of the Western United States to help defend a large formed on the progress of the Major General W. H. A Bishop, City Assembly, Dr Otto Suhr, said part of the globe. This "security Allantle Pact" negotiations-United
Beting Regional Commissioner for in Berlin tonight that he had told area" would stretch, from pole to
North Rhine
ine Westphalla, stated that his subordinates they "were net pole in this hemisphere and reach
the 127 buildings to be preserved obliged to follow instructions given neross the Atlantic to embrace the
"possessed no special features pecu- by Herr Ebert.
leading anti-Communist nations of
liar to the armament industry," Ad-Western Europe.
The 22 under. consideration were Wealern
armaments essentially for facture
Eastern
Alo-or
He said the new ministration had no legal standing
the Before and that any acts it made would be Hemisphere-Pact goes into effect the 14 nations must deposit their Illegal assumptions of authority."
At today's "special meeting of the ratifications with the Pan-American Assembly in the Soviet sector
Thus far 13, including the of Union.
Costa Berlin, Herr Ebert said the decisive United States, have done so. alep had been taken." The con-Rien, the fourteenth nation, probably stitutionat undly of the city has been will deposit, its ratification restored. The splitting of Berlin month.
The Rio Pact commits the signa "One of new Magis-tories to consider an armed attack
of the to carry through upon any ano
fins beer stopped, inued:
Herr Ebert
the first tasks of the
trat would be
next
Press,
will
Stanley And Bevin At Same Dinner
London, Nov. 80,-A witness American told the Tribunal probing al- British measures of socialisation In Berlin." states as an attack upon all. Each leged corruption in
now elections
that mediately
to
to-
Ho added the new Magistrat only a provistonal body and
bo would prepared, The American Commandant Berlin, Colonel Frank Howley, night described the setting up of a separate City Administration
devoid
was signatory is obligated to nasistim public life today that the
in meeting an attack by whatever action it considers appro- Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest priate. This, as requested by the Bevin, had attended a party United States constitution, leaves up given by Sidney Stanley, one of to Congress the final say whether the key figures in the Inquiry.
to war. the United States would go for
the Russian sector as an arrogant nction completely legality."
of
In an Colonel Howley declared
that it was "a official statement dogrant violation of the Constitution of Berlin and of all
aro
Mr Ronald Curtis, senior partner in a firm of properly consultants. SIMILAR PACT-
Western said the dinner, held last June, had Designed to bolster
Gibson, -possible Soviet been given for Mr George Europe against aggression, the North Atlantie Pact a director of the Bank of England.
Mr Curtis said he had been along 19 expected to be drawn
Western to a seaside hotel. Stanley had ob- similar lines. Although the United ing to get a licence for alterations States, Canada and the
for him with quadripartite agreements pertaining Union nations are taking the initia tained an interview to the
The citizens of Berlin tive in developing the alliance, Italy Mr John Belcher, the Parliamentary of Trade, may be assured that free democra- and several other Western European Secretary to the Board
bo permitted in nations
expected -to join with whom he had brought up the tle elections will
matter of a licence. the three Western, acetore next Sun-oventually.
Mr Belcher said he would look day and that democratic rights and To put tooth into the pact, the
Administration plans to ask Con- Into it. liberties will be safeguarded.
Later he mot Mr Belcher again in If not for their tragic gresa for a multi-million dollar ald "Were
flat. Mr. Belcher rearm. Western Stanley's luxury today's Soviet-sponsored programme to help cynicism,
the matter programme said he had discussed arms Europe. The
The actions might be characterised
addition bo in
to the with the officials concerned. comedy at the State Opera," Colonel would
ilcence was granted about a week European Recovery Programno,
seen Mr Howley said Reuter.
later and he had not Belcher again.
'any There had
been suggestion of Stanley using his Influence with Mr Belcher or of any either to payment being made Stanley or Mr Belcher-Reuter.
Spaak Wins Confidence Vote
On A Show Of Hands
Brussels, Nov. 80.-M. Paul Henri Spank's new Socialist- Catholic Coalition Government won a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies tonight after a five-hour debate on domestic matters, notably unemployment.
Socialists and Catholics gave the
of hands but Liberals and the Com-
M. Spaakt sald his Government
never
Dockers To Go Back
To Worke
Paris, Nov. 30 Agreement
motion unanimous support by a show would take the followinst measures: between the French Government and 1. An adequate policy on tastes the Dockers Federation of the
General Confederation. and prices.
2.--A foreign policy ufilising to averting a nationwide
munists were against it.
The Premier had told the Cham-
of Labour,
strike, was
the Minister of Public Works and
ber that the new Conlition' Govern- the full the country's connections signed here tonight in the offices. nient should be given time to take with other foreign powers. Transport of Pu necessary measures to tackle the.
difficult domestle problems of the 3--Increased production and the day-especially unemployment/
amelloration of unemployment
its promised to direct his energy the country. and that of his Ministers to the Balving of the dimculties of the
in
The AAA tho.
dockers
now on strike are to return to their jobs tomorrow. Many- dockers remained out today despite
Reconstruction and the re- the announcement of the verbal
agreement yesterday-Houler.
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