THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1949.
Transjordan Wants
To Create
BAHAMAS
An
Air
Force
Seeking Britain's Assistance
-
London, Mar. 28. - Transjordan had asked for Royal Air Force assistance in creating a Transjordan Air Force, the Foreign The Office spokesman confirmed tonight. spokesman said the request, which had been received some months ago, was still under consideration.
It was officially slated that the requested as- sistance would be in pilot training and not the pro- vision of equipment.
It was reported in London today that the Bri- tish destroyer Troubridge arrived at Akaba last Saturday.
Turkey Cannot Stay Neutral
for
"
0:1
Mr Christopher Mayhew, Vurder-Secretary of State Foreign Affairs, commenting to- j day on Transjordan's request for British assistance
frontier nenr patrolling
Thed Sea the
port Akoba, sale the Government hoped a successful conclusion to the Israel-Trans- fire negotiations jordan cevize would gender such action un- necessary.
Must Be Involved ing
In Future War
Istanbul, Mar. 98.... Turkey's press rejected in digantly today any sugges. tion that the nation could: renmin neutral in a งดง
wan".
Such scorched
on
possibility
Saturday.
from the
tr who was Mr Stayhew,
quedent in the House of. Comuneos.
that the janwering criticism.
despater and reinforcement of the Brute force at Akaba ma 10 12 Palestin
contrary Truce.
TROOP MOVEMENTS
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Cominform's Anti-Tito
Campaign Fails
For Drastic Changes In Labour Party's Policy
"A BOLD SOCIALIST PROGRAMME"
London, Mar. 28.--Demands for a "drastic change" in the Labour policy and "a bold Socialist programme” are made by sections of Labour supporters in resolutions submitted for the party's National Conference in June. The call for drastic policy changes comes from Tottenham, North London, branch of the party, which sponsors one of over 200 resolutions published today.
The
Tottenham views the approaching 1950 general election "with concern." It refers to "working class criticism" and to "the loss of middle class support" as reflected in the recent Edmonton, London, bye-election, where the Labour majority dropped by over 15,000 votes. The resolution sintes that incastrus which consideration include shipbuilding and wape freezing and social ser- necessary.
ship repair, artaments, chemi- vices cuts, when linked with The Boards which run cols, engineering, aluminium, {expenditure on armaments. Britain's nationalist Industries water, Be Insurance, building how the present trend to be are criticised in n group of materials, sugar, flour milling, : in actuat effect an attempt to resolutions.
criticism wholesale food distribution, stabilise
stili extends to the composition of land and fire insurance.
the Boards, methods of appoint- Battle for Payments," :
and the high salaries ment the resolution adds, cuts pro- paid to executives and directors.
(brough
Industries and services men- duction costy work and wage freezing, and tioned in various resoultions as is reflected in a foreign policy proper subjects for' nationally- which preserves exploitation of colonial workers and those under British capital abrand as shown in Malaya, Palestine, Greece and so forth.
Vessentially capitalist
economy
the
Αποτο
"Peni of competition hips di: membered Germany, whose necessity economic power is a
1 a United Socialist States of Europe."
K
130
BOLDNESS DEMANDED The resolution urges that the Labour,
Progrtifitne election
the extension of must contain the nationalisation policy to ill
Industries. important demands n foreign policy int ments the rights of all
to elect their own governments, through the with- drawnt of armed forces and, in Europe, campaigning In ad- Socialist tion for the United States.
Asking for the conversion of inntionalisation Into Socialiara by a real transfer of economic power to the workers, the Alter- cliffe Labour group demands "a bold Socinitat programme,"
ind,
Introduce BRITISH MP'S OBSERVATIONS ting the nationalisation of
It rauld not, he mid, he reas that the supposed was sonably
Council rezalition— Security calling upst all governments, page one editorial in Ulus, the end authorities
corereed official organ of the Ruling and aut
which com- People's Party plained bitterly against Turkey's fitian men intu Palesting and the States during exclusion
Atlantie the Arab
erase fire-want that Britain, I'act.
which was not in any way en-} gaged in the conflict, wag de "While the giants clash there barred from reinforcing or al- of its the composition is no chance for little andtering medium nations to stand aside forces in the Middle East,
"The movements between the and watch,"
stationed at forces
in the Middle
Tho
Influential Conservative paper, Cumhuriyet, responded:
Ulus, in another editorial to British day, explained that Saturday's various points article was a reflection only of East have, in fact, been freely comment the writer's point of view but ob-carried out without
from the Arling Hervers read this with tongue in or crliicism
United Na- the check. No one could be- Mediator or the lieve that an editorial, so out- tions," Mr Mayhew said. spoken and so loaded with poli- tical explosive, could have been printed without approval from
on high.
Foreign
Ofice,
London. Mar. 28.-The Cominform cam- paign against Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, has completely failed to shake the great mass of the Yugoslavs; Mr Francis Noel Baker, Labour Member of Parliament, said in London today.
Mr Noel Baker returned to London last night from Belgrade, where he had talks with leading Yugoslav Communists and competent non-Yugoslav observers.
thens-before they attempt.
of
the nationalisation distribution, a reduction in the other cost
living. of
measures,
A proposal that the Foreign Secretary,
Mr Ernest Bevin, should be advised by "a Coun- cil of Five," which would travel the world to make "on-the- spot" reports to him, is one of group of resolutions on
large Sonal policy.
Labour it
comes from the Party branch at Coventry, the automobile manufacturing city which is represented in Parlia In an exclusive interview with increased Bulgariun paramilitary ment by Mr Richard Cressman, Reuter, he discounted rumours uctivity directed against Yago-leading left-wing Member of "However, it has been made
invasion of slav Macedonla ralher than Parliament and the foremost clear that the task of the of the impending
critic of Mr Bevin. kan force is strictly defen-Yugoslavia from neighbouring against Greece. sive. So far from the presence Cominform countries.
The The said Russia and the Comin-
Bulgarian Government WOKING RESOLUTION "Our newspaper is not direct-of a defensive British force at
Wax method
expected to form will
attempt to try every
The Labour
of grotip ly a spokesman of the Govern-Akaba impeding
an open infiltrate agents into Yugoslav
town Woking,
residential 3 ment or the
tions between Israel and
invasion. He added that the Macedonia and even to attempt
near London, in a resolution, Ulus wron
jordan. the British Government inv
to start guerilla warfare there. SERVANT OF PEACE
urges the Government to en- are convinced that is
il only Yugoslav Readers on their side
The Xuxoslay leaders were sure that "aby form of Western thes fatore: Yugoslav propagan- Another paper, Tan, asserted the presence of this force which appeared quite confident about
that these
European Union which may- efforts that it is impossible for Tur-has stabilised the situation and da in the past few days made confident
come into being will key to remain neutral.
enabled the negotiations to pro-
a point of ridiculous press re- would fail. Yugoslav Macedonia shortly Recurkey.
a peaceful na-ered as far as they have how
parts about planmat incursions achieved autonomy under Mar- have a really Socialist basic and
merely bu
milltary and its not shal Tito. they said. into Yugoslavia. tion, is a servant of peace," Tuncione."
the against that the alliance knows population said. "Being a a peaceful nation Mr Mayhew said the Trans-
Macedonians
of Bulgaria have Union." Turkey cannot stand aside in forchan Government
Socialist group The Jewish war for peace, and to suggest sufficient reasons for invoking
welcomes "the great Socialist that Turkey remain neutral 15| the Anglo-Transjordan treaty
victory of the Mapai-Israeli to ignore her accomplishments and requesting the despatch of
Labour Party--In the Arst that in the Interest of peace,"
Bulgar Parliamentary leaders be- They argued the British force to Akabe.
elections." JI Informed quarters ald that Mr Janner had asked Mr
evidence of; hence has little attraction for
asks the Conferences to unite the Yugoslav Macedoniaus, Minister, the Turkish Foreign
Mayhew whether he had con-
international ussistance No sign of guerilla operations Jewish Neomeddin Sadak, hnd express- įsidered the report by
reconstruction Ulus ed displeasure over the
Aeling Mediator on Palestine. editorial,
Bunche, to the Ralph but there was no om- Dr
us
had
LEADERS' OPINIONS 113d
cial comment of any nature. United Nations on the sentting
The
precise
motive
and by Britain of troops In Akaba.
machinations behind it Built He wanted to know what reply swiftly into In main topic of had been sent, conversation.
Sadak is expected to arrive
late this week from Ankara
and leave on Sunday by plane
MELTING SNOW
TREATY OBLIGATION
Mr Mayhew said:
**The
Akaba that It should be
One Yugoslav journal lust been granted no sort of self-
rule. week was filled with cartoons
on the subject. Mr Noel Baker said the Yugoslav levert there was
Monster
Flying-Boat To Take Air
Three
Several resolutions on nation- allsed Industries ask for greater worker's control in management.
There are 33 resolutions on' housing, some crittenl of Government policy-Reuter.
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SITUATION IMPROVES
The
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full British diplomatic recogni tion to the new State, as an in- portant step in the re-establish- ment of friendly relations be- tween the British and Israeli Labour Movements.
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He added that he could Sec
"Recalling little reason why Marshal Tito
the aims should not survive indefinitely. Allies in the late war to destroy
situation economic
In Fascism wherever It was found," for New York to least Turkey's British force at Akba is there
despite
London, contrary the North Yugoslavia,
Hendon, of the Transe delegation to the United Na- at the request
London, Mar. 28.-Bri- press reports, seemed to have Labour group, asks the con- n request tions.
While In America he is Jordan Government,
ference "to declare itself willing with
which the British Govern-tain's biggest flying boat, improved since last autumn. expected to take up "unom-
to promote action to cause the to comply the Saunders Roe "Princess," meat were obliged cially the Atlantic Pact and
The Cominform's partiul under the Anglo-Transjordan
downfall of the Franco regime," will probably be launched economic blockade may the taliced of Mediterranean trenty.
NEXT and to call upon the National Part Associated Press.
It has recently been re-in December, 1950, and will minor hitches in the Yugoslav Executive Committee to form a
CHANCE Inforced in view of the advance take off on her first flight Ave-year plan, but is unlikely Committee to co-operate "with Socialist exiled Spanish of Israeli forces to the Guit of from Cowes, Isle of Wight, Yugoslavin
may well scrk BODIES FOUND IN be of fullling is mission in February, 1951, it was closer economic relations with comrades to this end.”
Many The West and, negotiations are
resolutions express disclosed here today. in any circumstances."
and alarm at the high cast of ving. At present, British miltry
glant on foot with both British of these
Government 10 to meet Mar.
take strong incnsures 28.-Melting
aid to Transjordan is limited to machines, which weigh 140 tons unoficial United States repre- and urge the
sentatives. fachilles sup
supplied today disclosed twe Legion, the crack
to the Arab cach and will carry 100 passen-.
the situation. Arab army. turned bodies
fers ncross the Allantle at a
Politically, however, Marshal
UNFAIR REACTION and th Under the terms of the Anglo- cruising speed above 350 miles Tito is unlikely to swerve to- wreckage of an aircraft on the Transjordan alignce of, 1948, fn hour, are being built at the wards the West. Even in isola-
A resolution by the Construc- heights of Jezzin, South Lebanon. The aircraft, believed military training facilities to
Britain is required to give Saunders Roe Works hit Cowes.
tion from Russia and the Com. tional Engineerlag Union says policy, At a lunch in London today, to belong to the
Inform. Marshal Tito remains that the Government's United Na Transjordan In whatever it was announced that the other
2 Communist, Mr Noel Baker on personal incomes, costs and tions,
reacted unfairly Wan understood to be a branch of defences these may two, which are also in an ad-
prices hos sald-Reuter,
and has Consol, which disappeared on a be required.
vanced
against the workers. construction, stage of
in the fight between Beirut at Am-
had little or no effect It is consequently expected will fly during 1951. Another man about a month ago.
reduction or control of profits. that Britnin will mrce to four which have been ordered
to It urges the Government stated to provide the assistance from the will be ready for delivery be-
remove the restrictions on wage two RAF which has been requested tween 1952 and 1953.
the tax on Increases, increase
10 toke and profits
other
Delrut,
snow
The Consol was
have
been manned Britons.Reuter,
by
-Reuter.
These machines were order-
Airways.
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Since the merger between the BSAA and the Bri- Cor- tish Overseas Airways poration announced recently, it Is expected that the flying boat
Bristol
will be necepted by the BOAC
"Princess" has The
"Proicus" turbine-pro- peller engines, ench developing for take-oft 3,500-horsepower,
range of
and has
a sull-air
5,300 miles.
It is hoped that the
Princess will
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