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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949.
BRITAIN STATES ATTITUDE TO Tojo Funeral
PALESTINE CRISIS
Warns Of Dangers
London, Jan 11.-In an official comment on the Palestine situation tonight, a spokesman of the Foreign Office declared that one of the dangers of the situation rested in the fact that the Security Council had been losing control over events.
"It is of paramount importance that this au- thority should be re-established without delay and maintained until a final settlement is reached,
"The recent events constitute a grave threat to the stability and peace of the whole Middle East," he said.
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"His Majesty's Government feel that supreme Palestine. The effort must be made for peace in British Government feel that the honest thing for both sides to do is to accept the Security Council's decision. From that point with the Conciliation Commission them negotiate a penco settlement.
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"The British Government have never taken any step to prevent a negotiated settlement. The Urited Nations' records show that we have continually reiterated that we' thought the final settlement would have to be something reasonably acceptable to the Jews and the Arabs."
This statement was coupled with
a warning egalist possible further Jewish attacks in violation of the truce.
The British Government, I wan stated, considered it urgently desir able that the armistier negotiations should succeed, and fell that every possible International support should
a given to that end.
the British their future action over the shooting down last Force Friday of five Royal Air nireralt.
At the same time. Government reserved
Since the beginning
of October, authoritative sources in Lonelon d clared, the Jews had launched three violating the saliitary operations truce and had so far falled to comply with the Security Council's resolu tions of November 4 and December 20, both of which had been accepted by the Arabs.
FEAR FURTHER ATTACKS There was reason to fear further attacks. It was for these reasons that were Government The British anxious for the eartiest conclusion of peace.
Air Ministry | "As stated in the communique of January 7, the plots hud strict orders of these alreruft
the cross
frontier info! cf 10 Palestine.
OBJECT OF FLIGHTS "The plots were also forbidden approaches to, or tu make hostile open fire on any other aircraft unless our aircraft were being attacked.
"They were of course free to fre in self defence I attacked.
flights "The object of all these
confined was
reporting the existence and nature of any Jewish forces in Egypilan territory and in the cuse of the afternoon flights to searching for
missing aircraft in- side Egyptian territory.
"Interrogation of the leaders of The RAF formations has confirmed that these lustructions were strictly In particular, un complied with
RAF aircraft opened Are or crossed the frontier before it was attacked, nor was any ground target attackerl
ilme. at any
our
The capture of British pilots and Jews does not by the tirerafl
that
aircraft hal establisk
MT crossed the frontier before being al- tacked, since some Jewish ground forces were at least 10 miles kiside Egypt at the time. It is possible.
EST however, that
Shinso Hanayama, (left) Buddhist priest, presides al private funeral services for Hideko Tojo, one of seven prominent Japanese exe- cuted in Tokyo for war
is crimes. Centre
Mrs Katsuko Tojo, the widow and at right is Ichiro Kiyose, Tojo's Japanese nt- torney at the war crimes trial.
Hanayama adminis- tered the last rites to and blessed the bodies of the seven Japanese-Al' Pie ture.
FRONTIER CLAIMS
Recommendations To Western Allies
London, Jan.
11. The Governments of Britain, France, the United States, and the Bene- The Foreign Once spokesman,
during the meleelux countries have received the commenting today on the United States plea that the shooting down after they were attacked one or two recommendations of a six-power
BAF uberati of the Royal Air Force planes
may have
been force Working Party which recently The allegation should be regarded as a "regrettable cross the boiler,
was briefed to met in Paris to advise on minor ineldent
spid the British that the Tempest only,
es out attitude on this would depend large- carry photographic reconnais- frontier claims of the Western sance is refuted by the fact that no ly on future Jewish action.
Allies on Germany, it was learn It was authoritatively stated that Tempests carried emneras. Morever,ed today. Sir Alexander Cadogan, the British representative to the Security Coun- pilot carried any documents or
cil, would seek to secure a concerted United Nations policy aimed at preventing any further fighting in Palestine.
of the same
If there are fresh Jewish attacks kind, the spokesman -zuid,-~-then-inst Friday's...incident would have to be regarded as one
in a series of deliberately provocative. actions.
further
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emtaining instructions to take part in a photographie recon- nalgance. Reuter.
UNIFICATION
OF KOREA
Britain believed that to seek a Seoul, Jan. 11.-The primary concerted Walled Nations policy
objective of the aimed at preventing any nghting in Palestine, rather than the Nations Commission to Korea is shooting down of the Ave BAF to help the unification of Korea, planes, should be the principal objec- | Dr Liu Yu-wan, Chinese mem- tive of Sir Alexander Cadoran in the forthcoming Security Council ber of the commission, said in
discussions.
AIR MINISTRY STATEMENT
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Service
Expensive Aerial Survey
Of Himalayan State To
Be Carried Out
London, Jan. 11.-Nepal, the remote Himalayan State, is about to be surveyed from the air at a cost running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The Air Surveys Company of India, Limited, a subsidiary of the Fairey Aviation Company, which has been mapping the Indian sub-continent for 25 years and has so far covered 265,000 square miles, starts work in a few days on the most difficult task in its history.
Norway And Denmark For Atlantic Conference?
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London, Jan. 11.-Scandina vian observers in London believe | astme Norway and Denmark are ex- 'pected to necept invitations to attend an Atlantic Union cou- ference in Washington when the Premiers of the three Scan- dinavian countries meet again In Copenhagen 8000 after January 20. Sweden is ex- pected to remain neutral.
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Ministers met unexpected last week Post and Hong Kong Telegraph ut Karlstadt, Sweden.
Staff Photographors are on wiow
For the first time in the current series of Scandinavian defence talks, the Ministers will be accompanied nt their next meeting by members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the three respective Governments so that all political opinions will be represented.
The Copenhagen meeting will de- cide whether or not to adopt a friendly attilikle to appronches from Washington to become members of the Atlantle Union.
LOGICAL REACTION The defence experts, now meeting in Osto are expected to concldue their talks tomorrow.
in tho Morning Post Building,
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The latest Scandinavian opinion is
This is to complete a topographical planning and a necessary preliminary Norway and Denmark would feel map of 20,000 square miles of lo industrialisation. catchment areas of the three main A ground survey cost Eve times rivers of the Gurkha country.
as much in time and money. In a
An air survey expedition, believed mountainous country, such as Nepal, to be the most complete ever to much of which is 12,000 feet above level, this Agure might be leave England, takes off from an sea
on January} doubled.--Reuter aerodrome in Berkshire
nir Includes equipment It's cameras, processing machinery and mapping apparatus, weighing more tratar
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A LONG JOB Dakola is being used as the It is hoped to transport aircroft, complete the serial topography in two flying seasons (14 months) but
piccing patiently the ground staff of cartographers and others, photographs together into scientifical- ly accurate seule maps, are likely to require two and a half years to Anish reliable their job. source, the Working Party has dealt Even then, only 20,000 square only with a number of minor termiles will have been covered, and ritorial claims which include
of Nepal is. 54,000 rectifications demanded by Belgium the total area
square miles. and Luxembourg but only with a small section of the Dutcli claim.
Fourteen aircraft will be used at at different times from the base
According to a usually
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that Jeeland and Portugal, but not 11aly or Eire, will be the other countries invited to an Atlantic Union con- ference.--Reuter.
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The Working Party approved Thum Dum-aerodrome, Calcutta these minor claims and its recom- The first maps will be delivered in mendations are rellably understood six weeks, and it is expected that to have been endorsed by the Bri- great deal of work will have been tish and the Benelux Governments, done before the monsoon breaks at
The attitude of the American and the beginning of May. new United
The aerial survey may cost any- yet
thing from £10 a square mile for French Governments has not been disclosed,
elementary work, such as recording a surface without contouring, £100 square mile for a task of the greatest dimeulty and plexity, in which the aid of expen-
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as another accepted
Are-gulted premises of Butterfield &cluded double taxation agreements of surveyor and not as a means
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his first press conference today since his return from Paris on January 9.
Dr Liu, wha also is head of the Chinese diplomatic mission in Korea, was the first member of the seven- nation UN Commission to
dations
DUTCH CLAIM
well According to n
informed source, the Dutch Government while approving the report of the Work- full Ing Party will maintain Its
Germany. against frontier claim originally laid before the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1947.
The full claim, it is
understood, would be raised in connection with any future peace treaty.
sive
been
Montgomery's Director of Surveys extensive coat of paint, while a new today.
has been bullt on
The Air Ministry today rejected the Jewish allegation that the Royal Air Force aircraft slot
arrive, Israeli fighters last Friday had any
The others are expected to arrive territory. orders to go over Palestine terr
A Ministry communique said the this week.
Bald the Dr Liu
commission pilots had on the
the contrary strict
visit probably will try again to orders not to cross the froller.
A report (not carried by Reuter) North Korea despite the Russian that the Dutch Government would circumstances "Under these
boycott of the UN Commission lust
be prepared to drop the greater part question arose of informing the
us "regrettable" of its frontier
claim against Ger- year. He descr Jewish authorities beforehand of
the Russian
which almed mony,
at greatly throughout the Normandy and Ger- tennis club
man campaigns and now an execu- grounds along the waterfront where the flights, particularly as the Jews
He had no specific recommen. shortening the Dutch-German frun had announced that all their forces
how or opinion of
the tier by straightening out a number five of the Air Surveys Company additional concrete tennis courts are
Limited, told Reuter that mapping also being laid-Reuter. had left Egypt."
on the ground was more accurate commission would try to accomplish of bends, are reliably understood to
be incorrect.
than from the air if one could re- the unification of Korea.
of men The Chinese commission member
number made to see that the pilots were well call if the North Kurca
the large When approval of the Working cruft briefed in their instructions.
has been necessary, pay them a huge sum of Committee should refuse admittance Party's recommendations The context of the communique to the commission either the intter obtained from all six Governments, money in wages and also wall the said: "Allegations have been made
commission or the United Nations they will be put into effect im- long time required for such slow
by ? administrative work. that the RAF aircraft attacked by General Assembly has power to mediately
and Air survey
quicker Jewish aircraft on January 7 Rew into take counter-measures.
decree of the occupallon powers. Palestine, that they opened fire, on Dr Liu said the Korean problem This is expected to take place cheaper and told the government of exactly what it wanted Jewish positions in the Negev and
Is a subject of sympathy among all within the next few weeks-Reuter.a country
to know from the start. Even that documents and maps on board nations and that Korea has their
the outlay ran into hundreds thousands of pounds, It was economic essential to any advanced
nil
The communique, said that reasonable precautions had been
the Tempest which was shot down moral support. show that it was briefed to take part
Ite expressedi
People's
the hope that the
in a photographic reconnaissaneeunification of Koren will be realised over Palestine.
in the near future-United Press.
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THE SATURDAY CKYRNING POL
SYVERSCH
Immigrant Ship
Detained
Athens. Jan. 11-Jewish sirces here reported today that the 700 ton Panatoa ex-coast, guard clitter Stampa, bound for Halfa- with. 504 Jewish immigrants, has been de tained at Herakleion, in Crete, by Greek nuthorities,
According to the Jewish sources, the Greek authorities claimed the right to board and search the vessel to determine whether any passen. Hers were of military age in con- travention of the United Nations Palestine truce conditions.
1110, Stamps lost her rudder in heavy
seas south of Greece on De cember 27 and was then reported in distress with the British steamer
Kenya standing by. The next day a salvage bont towed her to Sula Bay In Northern Crete for repairs.
After being repaired at the Cretan port of Canca the ship resumed hor voyage last Thursday. She was dotained after she had called al Heraklelon to refuel-Reuter,
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werg
which The arrangements published today as schedules to draft in council follow the same pattern as the previous agreements orders
with other Colonies.-Reuter,
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Guam, Jan. 11. The military authorities said today that a negro serviceman broke under a lic de antector test and confessed that here At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m..
servicemen two other negro involved in the rape slaying of Miss Ruth Farnsworth, The authorities- did not name the suspects,
It was believed that two of the three have not yet admitted any part in the crime authorities had given lle de
The
tector expert Albert Riedel 15 spects to examine. He reduced the list to three negro enlisted men of the Air Force, all attached to the
welth Ammunitions Depot. authorities said. that one of them broke under Niedel's repeated. questioning and confessed-United.
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