CONVERSATIONS ON HOLLAND'S PART IN W. EUROPE DEFENCE
The Hague, Jan., 16.-Political observers believe that Holland's contribution to the defence of Western Europe is under discussion in the course of conversa- tions this week-end between Dutch Ministers and military chiefs and Field Marshal Viscount Mont- gomery, Chairman of the Commanders-in-Chief of Western Europe.
A great step forward is expected, settling points left undecided during Lord Montgomery's visit to Holland last November when the talks were largely exploratory.
Russians
Inciting Germans
One of the most difficult questions to be decided is whether Holland can provide the sum for defence that Lord Montgomery expects. Another Dutch problem is that of man. available nearly all power, Dutch forces being in Indo- nesin, but it is reported that Holland has promised to place three divisions, an airburne brigade, armoured troops and Berlin, Jan. 16.-Appealing to aircraft squadrons at the dis- their nationalistle feelings, theposal of the, Western Europe Russians today urged the Ger- man people to protest against the occupation statute which the Western Allies are propar- ing for. Western Germany.
Command.
these
The training. of these forces will take time, even if peaceful condi→ tions return rapidly to Indonesin.
observers, According to some
JIMculties will nol stop from making further It was the second day in suc-Holland ceusion that the Russians incited sacrifices to play her full part ti the Germans to revolt against & the combined defence Western power statuto, On Satur- doy, they called for rebellion against the six-power statute for control of the industrial Ruhr.
Tho
for Western Europe.
programme
that'
On the financial side, the Dutch have been promised there will be no tek of equipment, and occupation statute would financial conditions will be fair. serve as a substitute for a delayed But Holland's economic position to what such that the Finance Minister is peace treaty in outlining powern woul bd assigned to moving very warily in agreeing to Western German Government. The provide large additional sums for Western powers
this delence. underlook
WILL HAVE TO DIG DEEP course after failing to agree with
Russians on even the rudiment He knows that the Dutch of Gorman sellement,
have to dig deep into their pockets
a
The official Red Army newspaper, Taegliche Rundschau, blasted the forthcoming statute, claiming it would "completely deprive the Ger- man people of their rights"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1949.
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Picture of the RAF Vampire jet fighter at Kai Tak just before it carried out demonstration flights on Saturday. afternoon, Another exhibition will be given this afternoon. (Telegraph Staff Photographer)
Greek
King Appeals
For Formation
Of
Coalition Government
ECA NOT WRITING OFF FORMOSA
Shanghal, Jan. 17.-U.S. dip lomatic, Army and Navy quar tors today remained tight- lipped on the part Formosa may play in their future plans, but the ECA made no effort to con- ceal the fact that the island is not to be written off American plans in the Far East.
Engineering. projects totalling $12,000,000, in ECA reconstruction electric power, sugar, fertiliser and continuing rail programmes, are
The Interruption.
ECA without considers Formosa as a large estab lishment in its China programme,
spokesman fald.
A
nol
He added that the ECA was looking, as far as he knew, to what the U.S. Air Force or Navy plan to do with the island, but could say that "Formosa has a larger part in the ECA's China Plait engineer-
Ho said no order to
POCKET CARTOON
"Don't turn
on the
news Cyril-everything a so peaceful .'...."
Jew-Arab
Peace Talks
Going Well
ing work on four separate projects had come through and no instruc tions to hold the actual stort of con-
Jan. 16. M. struction in abeyance had been re- Constantine Stavropoulos, the ceived. Final word, however, would
have to come from ECA chief Paul Hoffman, he said.
NAVY VIEW Navy officials here said that as far as they knew the Navy, now has no advisory units in Formosa and no plans to set up any kind, of new base there to which they could move the U.S. Western Pacific Fleet in the event of Tsingtao becoming untenable.
London,
legal adviser to the acting Palestine Mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, has told the Syrian Premier that all the Arab League nations will be asked to talk peace with the Jews in the event of a successful out- come of the negotiations in between Israel and Rhodes Egypt, it was reported from
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Athens, Jan. 16.-Grook political leaders tonight - agreed to form a now Coalition Government after King Paul's appeal for an all-party "United Government of National Salvation.". The 10 leaders, representing all legal political parties, decided to leave the King to choose the Premier of the new Cabinet.
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LARGE MILL DESTROYED
IN GREECE
Athens, Jan. 16.-One of the largest textile mills in the Balkans and Middle East was to meet the defence bill. But with destroyed during the four days a good portion of
and the arms
Western
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read to the 10 leaders gathered at the Palaco this morning, was Comult on Tsingtao to after his visits to Beirut and Amm n short and took only three force the Navy to move out its per-to sound the Lebanese and Trans-urgent notices until noon on day of minutes. It stressed the King's sonnel, ship Hint pressed the belief Jordan Governments on the question issue. Saturdays hope for a Parliamentary solistallations." He of direct conferences with the Jews 0930.
that this would not happen in the foreseeable future.
tion...
"You are the lenders
the of
Greek people, elected by tegal and honest elections," he said. --Conse- quently, it is your duty to find possible and practicable solution to the present political crista"
Kon.
Efforts to learn, what the Navy polley regarding Tsingtao would be in the event that all China fails to the Reds brought the reply that such a decision would rest with Washing
The same answers came from the
Army Instruc U. S. Army. The Army
and. 12 tional team of 12 officers enlisted men, operating under
new Joint U. S. Millary Advisory Group Instructions.
Efforts on their part on Formosa, has received no to learn what the future holds have been unsuccessful.
for peace in Palestine.
According to unconfirmed reports
from leuifa, a United Nations bir- craft wis standing by al Haifa today Rhodes if the Jewish-Lebanese pre- liminary pence talks going to carry a Lebanese delegation to
"omewhere in the north" prove successful
the raged in
by a attacked The town
carly on of guerillas large band Wednesday morning, but the com
Colling for an end to the political squabbles until complete peace has been restored in the country and it has been possible to hold new elec- tions, the King added: "I am sure that in 24 hours you will prove to me, in to the nation and to the world
parliamentary govern-
SKELETON FORCE. general that ment, in which we all believe and to
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Just published, skatches by. Unconfirmed Hongkong is a skeleton forcs of one or two both sides reported the discussions PRISONER OF WAR Camp Life to
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however, crewmen, ground dulcs. and have been alerted to prepare to join their JUSMAG associates, who have been moved to Japan.
main equipment provided on some of fighting that sort of lend-lease basis by the Naoussa, Greek industrial town United States, Holland could pull 90 miles west of Salonika, its weight in the
Europe's
according to a Grock General WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES
defence schero,
On the m'l tary ride, the
Dutch Staff communique. The Soviet mouthpiece urged the
forces in Indonesia total about 685,000 to demand German people peace treaty and the withdrawal of soldiers, sailors and airmen, supple. all occupation forces. This was pro-mented by about 34,000 regulars of posed at last year'a Soviet-led War- the Indies Army, of whom about 00 saw conference of Fastern European percent are Indonesians. Foreign Ministers and has since been It is hoped to withdraw at least rebels had been pushed seven miles itself worthy of the confidence which pend supply service to them repeated by the Russians here for 40,000 Dutch troops from Indonesia northwest of the town. propaganda purposes.
this year and a further 30.000 within
months. The German
con-18
present time, there are only At the verled their annual memorini ser- vice to Karl Liebknecht and Rosa three battalions of trained regular Luxenburg, Communists, who were troops in Holland.. together with 25,000 recruits being called up Illed by German militarlats 30 years ago, into an attack against the for training annually,
Taking into consideration the high Western Allies.
Holland could population increase, They linked it with a shrill de-call on much larger numbers for tence
of Max Reimann, Western
do not feel this will be the solu- Germany's number one Communist, military service, but military apeclu- Cabinet to trial on tion, nor does the Dutch who is being brought Tuesday by the British Military think that Holland's industry can be Government on charges of threaten- fully rehabilitated if there is a larger ing Germen offelals who co-operate drain on manpower-Reuter, with the Ruhr statute,
Communisty
The Communists-claimed Reimet
was us much a. martyr ""as
Liebknecht and Luxemburg"
A proclamation by the Soviet-
(Com-
sponsored Socialist Unity
munis.) Party accused the
British action
of "cynical and arbitral" against Reimann and "strangling Bborties."-Associated clementary.
Press
*** THREE MEN DETAINED
Berlin, Jan. 10.-German police in
the American sector of Berlin today
Shipbuilders
Down Tools
yards
lecribed
men
Stockholm, Jan. 16.-A lightnight strike in the Swedish Goeta ship-
yesterday, when 300
Workers by a Metal owned tools without warning, was today as "the first by Communists
policy." the Communists
Union spokesman t against the price stabilization
He said
detained three men and broke up a series ACH Wot's wage and groups of people who were marching to the oficial demonstration held i the Soviet sector in honour of the first
were
have
'he Greek people placed Destruction of the textile mili-severally and collectively.
"1bgoin' call on your patriotism the Lanaras Kyalsis--was described by its proprietor as a "major cala-Through my lios you have heard the mity and a serious blow to the voice of the Greek people. You are
the leaders. Take the helm." pational economy.".
been
PARLIAMENTARY ELEMENTS
few remaining pilots i tentative agreement had beeney AmMAIL Writing Pada, Beribbling
the northern
ed on Faluja, the pocket, where an Egyptian brigade has made a stand eince last October. The Istack's were reported to have The mill employed 3,000 workers
Reports that the Army personnel agreed to release the brigade with and the damage is said to excee'd
The king told the leaders that of JUSMAG will make their anal full military honours, allowing it to £1,500,000.
unless they formed an all-party move from Nanking shortly persist, return to the Egyptian lines, but of National but efforts to obtain oficial con-only when an armistice had been The communique said the extent "United Government
was Salvation" within 24 hours, he would firmation at headquaters brought the agreed to. town of the damage in the
to be same answer always given-no
Discussions were believed "beyond, deccription," All factories "Ond another solution for which
centred on the armistice lines. and public buildings and 200 houses hope Parlament wili grant full suporters received-United Press.
British official opinion in London bad
in the discounted destroyed or damaged. port"
suggestion The mayor and three other offcials The King added: "If
London press today that Egypt may nsk Brilain to send troops to deal with the threat of internal die- order, under the terms of the Anglo- Egyptian treaty of 1930,
London Information reaching from Cairo
that the confirms present political eiluation remains confused as a result of the blows to Egyptian milltary prestige: in Palestine.
1
you are
had been murdered and 300 civilians unable to give the solution I request, Itat boen abducted.
you will have falled the people's trust."
The communique made no men- tion of civilian or military casual- ties, which are believed to be high-doubling Associated Presa.
NEW CABINET
FOR TURKEY
Usually well informed quarters, whether an all-party Cabinet could be achieved, said the eneral impression was that the seek solu- King was resigned tion outside Parliament, but includ- ing some Parliamentary elements to avo'd the new Cabinet being called "dictatorial,"
The King did not directly answer an offer by four major party leaders, claiming the support of 250 of the Vice-354 deputies in Parlament, to form National a Coalition by tomorrow.
Ankara, Jan. 10 The President of the Turkish Assembly, Semsettin Gunaltay, te- day met leading members of
for talks on People's Party
the formation of a new Cabinet to sue ceed that of M. Hasan Saka, which
World War Communist leaders, Rosabeen agitating against the Govern
ment in Gothenburg and other in- Luxemburg and Karl Liebitnecht.
Soviet-lustrial towns for some time, Police "officials denied
The spokesman claimed that the sponsored report that they had likeu
was unometal because the away Rod flags from the demon- strike strators
as they left the Western men did not give the legal week's resigned on Friday. sectors.
The three men shortly afterwards. The police éx-. plained that demonstrations gatherings of more than five persons could only be held with the per- mission of the sector authorities.
According to the account of the Soviet-licensed agency, ADN, 100,000
fled past Berlin inhabitants
ΟΣ
the
Te has been, asked by the Tur- notice. He added that if they do released not resume work
tomorrow, thekish President, General Inonu, who union would
strike leads the People's Party, to form a bring the before a labour court-Reuter,
new Government.
Observers here expected the new Kraves of the Communist martyrs of
Cabinet to include several members the abortive 1918 Revolution.
In- Luxemburg and Liebnecht were of the outgoing Government,
were that Necmeddin assassinated on January 15, 1010-dications
Sadak would keep the Foreign Affairs portfolio.
the
.
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Protest Against Dutch Action
In Indonesia The outgoing Minister of Public London, Jan. 16.--A protest Works, Nihat Nerim, declined to serve In the new Cabinet, Mdemanding the withdrawal of Gunaltay was reported to be trying Dutch troops from Indonesia. to win over younger men to serve
the release of the President and under him.
Ministers of the Republic, and All newspapers today spoke et M.independence for the Indonesian
task in Rot- Gunnitay's "almeult ing together a workable Cabinet to people, was taken by a deputa- financial. and. tion to the Netherlands Em- meet Turkey's
bassy in London today.
economic problems.-Reuter.
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Hoffman To Meet Asiatic countries, African and Middie
US Shippers
East territories, inclurling the Sudan, and of British citizens,
It was stated the Dutch Am- Washington, Jan. 18The Eco-bassador loft a message regretting ha deputatlon nomic Co-operation Administrator, could not receive the
Mr Paul G. Hoffman, has called today but would do so some time
a meeting for January 18 of steam- in the week.
ship operators and maritimo tinton
representatives following protests
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ngainat the proposed cancellation of to a mixed. Asiatic,
African and
the Marshall Plan rule that half of British gathering in Hyde Park, 'in
all bulk cargoes must be carried in West London. American ship.
The Dutch action was condemned Mr Hoffman. after ansiering the rule to be abandoned from January at a subsequent meeting in a
don all. A latter from Mr Harold 1, extended the deadline to February Laski, former Chairman of the 1 In response to protests-from the Labour Parly, who was unable to United States Maritime Commission attend the meeting, described the Mr Hoffman said: American rates Du'ch action in Indonesia, 49: "on are substantially higher that those ugly rape,
of foreign shipping lines and the
Xwers
confinued use of American ships is Among the speakers wading deeply into available Mar Vietnamese and two. Indonesians
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