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Flags Out For Stalin Behind Iron Curtain
70th BIRTHDAY OF "THE
SAVIOUR OF HUMANITY" London, Dec. 21.-All over the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Communist China the flags were out today for Joseph Stalin. It was the 70th birthday of the shoe-maker's son who has ruled all the Russias for a crucial quarter of a century.
The bands played, the for Eastern Germany, Dr Wilhelm people danced. In every Picek, at a birthday ceremony Rockets and Areworks were
The Greatest capital of every Communist in East Berlin tonight.
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The story will fly over the land. All privacy, all quiet, nil further time of preparation will be gone.
My ministry And must begin immediately. when that happens, I take my Orst step--and you go with me this that the cross. All wedding guests may have more to drink?
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the
back of the room.
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country there were cere exploded when the Mayor of monial meetings to give East Berlin, Herr Frits Ebert, politicians the opportunity announced the re-naming of the
street in which the celebra of paying tribute to Stalin,
the "man of steel."
And from every radio set boomed the volces of announcers rending the thousands of words in praise of the Soviet leader which had been printed in the
morning newspapers.
tons took place from Frank-
furter Allee to Stalin-Allee.
PEKING PARADES
In China street dancing and formal parades throughout the Chinese Communist capital of Peking highlighted the celebra-
Lions
Of news bulletins from 30
In Moscow Itself searchlights countries card in London to- day only two made no mention tonight plcked out a giant effigy of the birthday. These two
Stalin in ส Marshal's broadcasts were from Vatican uniform, suspended City and from Belgrade, the balloons a thousand feet above capital of Marrhal Tito's Yugo- the Kremlin and Red Square. slovio,
messages
Bolskal Theatre.
Delegates from all over Russla and from other countries were present, and each in turn made a speech in praise of Stalin.
The red-trimmed uniformed
in Moscow, according to Tassgure dominated the night sky the Soviet captial and s received in London, the over main feature of the day's sele-could be even from all parts of bration was a big meeting at the
the city.
Millions of small red flags Auttered over buildings while thousands of red banners pro- claimed "Velikomu Stallmu"- "Gory To The Great Blain"
Slogana were picked outs with millions of dectric light bulbs, Thousands of portraits of Strin all over the city were also illuminated, throwing a warm glow over the snow- paved streets.
MAO'S SPEECH
Among them was Mr Mag Tao-tung, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Govern- ment.
In many cases Lenin's por⚫ trait is beside that of Stolin, Sometimes four portraits Mark, Engels, Lenin, Stalin- are displayed side by side.
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Wearing a new ermine cape, and carrying a bouquet of orchids, the Duchess of Kent recently attended the Life-boat Ball at the Savoy, London. In ald of the Royal National Idfo- boat Institution, the ball was attended by 300 guests. Mr Douglas Fairbanks, Jnr., presented a score of rafle prizes bas fore the evening ended—but the Duchess had no luck/-London
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Both knew what It meant. Their handclasp tightened; then she turned away, and went to
The chief birthday gift of the the walters, and told them:
Soviet people was a promise to Whatever He tells you to do break
output records. From of pre- elsewhere train-loads and walked to Jesus turned
sents ranging from motor-cars There to
silk stockings, have been that Communist Deputies in the He found the six stone water rumbling through East Europe French National Assembly rose
London, Dec. 21.-At three împortant meet- pals which were a part of the to the Kremlin for days. They
well-ap-tre being displayed in X Moscow to their feet and shouted "Longings today Cabinet Ministers, industrialists and furnishings of every pointed home where frequent museum.
munist Deputy, M. Waldeck trade union chiefs thrashed out plans to boost religious purifying ceremonies Some of the birthday epithels
Rochet, referred to Stalin's 70th Britain's production drive and keep her workers birthday at the end of a sperch
happy, in the budget debate.
The incident insted about a minuto.
from
had to be held. Beckoning the for Stalin included, "Leader of attendants, Jesus asked them to progressive humanity, the All the jars with
Puzzled world's wator.
greatest strategist, but polite,
as He re- "Saviour they did
of humanity quested, duling the pots to the Hitlerite Blavery," brim. Next, at His direction,
"Father" "Sun," and "," they dipped
up some fuld
In a ladle. Then shouted. scretuned and
of the
The
told of
Live Stalin"
when the
Meeting No. 1 was held
Mr Ernest Bevin. It is reported from New York between that Mr Trygve Lle, the United the Foreign Secretary, who Nations Secretary-General, sent is the Government's acknow
greetings to Marshal
Cables from Europe
with they widespread celebrations
ledged master-mind in labour one discordam
note from birthday
Stalln
13:0 contents were not dis-problems, and the Labour: longer water at allt was fired today in Belgrade, but not closed. A spokesman satul that Minister, Mr George Isaacs,
colour had changed! The water Yugoslavia.
WGB
wine?
red! Indeed, I was
no
nu A salute of 80 guns was being-
The hired caterer rushed up, tasted the wine, glared around him furiously, and swaggered up to the bride's father. What, he wo
wanted to know, was hap- Fening here? Any sensible man
best wine served the
at the beginning of the feast and then, when everybody had had plenty to drink, he would serve the Inferior stuff. But this late wine was the best the steward had ever tasted in all his forly years as a caterer in Galilee.
for Stalin, whose birthday was being ignored. Marshal Tito was celebrating Yugoslav Army Day.
RVCRUC
was
re-named
after
It was a "personal message"
Reuter.
WILL ULTIMATELY
In Hangars, Budapest's finest CIVE RECOGNITION Stalin and a new statue of the
Paris, Dec. 21-The National Russian lender is to be erected
Assembly Foreign Affairs Com- in the city.
today approved mission
In Bulgaria the Black Sea Port of Varna has been re- named Stalino.
In Kumania the Cabinet de- cided to set up a monument to Soon everybody in the room Stalin in the capital. was talking about the wonder- In Czechoslovakia the Prime ful wine, but Jesus disciples. In deep. silence, were already back to Nazareth.
and His Minister, Mr Antonin Zane confidence
Socialist motion, It expressed
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
Stalin's
silver
moment
The
Image new
stomp and new
were being issued today.
In Berlin a joint meeting of
the
and officials of the British
Employers' Federation...
The big tople was how new incentives could be given to
e-
workers and employers to courage them to top all pre- vious production.
RUSSIA'S "MARITIME
AMBITION"
European Political Authority
Council Of Europe's Report To OEEC
Strasbourg, Dec. 21.- The General Affairs Com- mission of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe tonight finished Its three-day discussions on the means of creating a Euro. pean political authority by sanding a report on the sub Ject to the OBEC and the Consultative Commission of the Brussels Pact Powers.
Replies are called for by early January.
The next meeting of the General Affairs Commission will be held in February and It is learned that it will have a four-point agenda before it. These four points are as follows:
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(1) The role and TOWER OF the Committee of Ministers whether it shall become an Executive
live organ for the Council of Europe or be transformed into
Upper Chamber or Senate. (2)
evolution of the Consultative Assembly towards its final metamorphosis legislative body covering ul! economic and pollileal matters except defence.
(3) The
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responsibility of the proposed Executive before the Assembly.
mancat
The dulles of the Per- Commission and ita
possible metamorphosis into an executive body or a parliamen- tary body working in collabora- tion with the Executive.
BRITAIN'S POSITION
Tho Commission tonight unanimously adopted a proposal calling on the President of the Assembly the Belgian states-
M. Paul-Henri man,
Spaak, asking him to request the British Government to call Common wealth
talks with Council of Europe representatives present that the Commonwealth could define exactly its attitude to Brain's present and futum put ticipation in the Council
The talks would be both
WOLIC economic and political.
Mr Hugh Dalton (Great Bri- tain).
questioned about the Commission's proposal, said that Britain's attitude to the Council did not depend on the but that the proposal emphasised the respect of the British representatives
Commonwealth,
for Cominonwealth opinion.
of
Mr Dalton also said here to- night that the Counell Europe would soon have a pre- fabricated home..
Ho
At Sen
Admiral Sherman
said he thought that the Committee of Ministers would -Gives Details
soon approve a plan to build a "prefab" in Strasbourg which A statement after the meeting
Boston, Dec. 21.-Admiral would be a temporary home for Socialist motion endorsing "ulti-sold that Mr Bevin had asked Forrest P. Sherman, Chief the Counell and its Comunis-
their co- of United States mate recognition" of the Chinese the employers for
Naval Blons.-Reuter, Communist regime.
The Com- operation in accuring increased Operations, sald in a pre- A Communist production and the employers i mission rejected
demanding imunedlate gave an assurance that they pared speech here today that, motion French
of recognition
the would do all in their power.
there was "ample evidence" Two Captains. Die Chinese Reds but approved the
Meeting No. 2-The General of a reawakening of Rus
Union sian "maritime ambition." that
French Council of the Trade reflective tocky, laid the foundation stone
Xe said. Russia had more walking of statue
of Stalin over-government "at the appropriate Congress, representing 8,000,000
would make contacts workers, approved a futi state cruisers in active service than
Hamburg, Dec. 21.-The Nor- Looking Prague.
United States, wages policy, which the at ultimate recognition ment on
and that wegian motorship Rimfrost and New
colns bearing almed
shipbuilding re-will be discussed by the Execu- Soviet
capacity the Finnish steamer Virgo radio- Chinese popular Stalin of
tives of unions at a private con- WIES reported to be double itsed this morning that their ship- bank-notes publie"-United Press,
ference here on January 13,
1040 level.
masters have died at sea. Modern cruisers built In The Rimfrost is owned by Some powerful sections of the Soviet shipyards
is on her way from Oslo the call by the TUC for restraint standardised rapid-firing, high to Hamburg. a greetings resolution. London, Dec, 21.-Two pas-In wage claims until 1981,
velocity 7.1-inch
The Virgo is owned by Finska Later
triple turret there were fireworks and sengers and one of the crew
Anof Aktlès in Helsingfors. Sho Meeting No. 3-Trade union battery, he said. were hurt when a British Over- Unter Den Linden, famous seas Airways Corporation Con-chiefs and representatives
He placed the total number of is also bound for Hamburg.
The cause of the death in both nvenue in the Soviet sector of stellation airliner landed with a the Employers Federation met Soviet cruisers at 14,
The United States now hud cases is not yet known-Reuter. Berlin, was a mass of red flags Joll near Reykjavik, Iceland, to-in the role of the Joint Execu- and banners,
which advises 13. cruisers in pelive service day, the Corporation announced tive Committee
the Minister of Processions of factory workers here.
Labour, Mr and Paris, Dec. 21.-A bli! to and
Geet more in its "mothball companies of black-uni- The plane, with 20 passengers Isaacs, on policy.
They discussed hours of Aled on board, left London this morn-
Of the laid-up United States grant an amnesty to certain formed "People's Police"
work in relation to outpul vessels, 32 are light cruisers, classes of people convicted by torchlight past the President ing for Montreal-Reuter.
Router.
Admiral Sherman gave the Soviet fleet's known strength as three old battleships, 14 cruisers, 110 destroyer types, and about 270 submarines
According to available in- formation, Russia has no air. craft carriers-Reuter,
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both Houses of the East German BUMPY LANDING trade union movement oppose
unanimously op-
WAR CRIMES a torchlight ceremony.
AMNESTY
of collaboration with the
enemy during the war was
adopted by the French SIDE GLANCES
Council of Ministers today,
At the same time, the bill provides that people defending war erinics or collaboration with the enemy in public speeches or in print shall be liable to im-
prisonment
The amnesty will be auto- matic for minors sentenced to less than three years' imprison- ment and for anyone sentenced to less than 10 years' depriva- tion of civic rights,
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Other people condemned by special anti-collaboration courts, may be granted amnesty by decree, Thi applies Alsatians and Lorrainers who
German joined the
armed forces, but not to spies or any- one whose acts exposed members of the French Resistance to torture, deportation or death.
Since the· Liberation,
the
· special · courts have pronounced 2,700 death sentences,- £00 of which have been carried out, M. Pierre-Henri Teltgen, Minis- ter of State for Information, disclosed today, th
A further 24,400 offenders were sentenced to death in theis absence. In
t
The special courts also pass-
ed 8,000 sentences of hard labour
for Kife; 12,000 of hard labour for femer terais, 2,000
of
colitary confinement and 25,- 000 of imprisonment.
chambers of the
The civic special
en Courts which Arled
and; could only
pass sentences of loss of civil righta, passed 40,000 sentences put cancelled 8,000 of them for Orvices rendered to the Ro istance
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London, Dec. 21.The Prime Minister. Mr Clement Atilec, was told at a meeting of Labour today that the leaders here Party machine is "keyed up and ready for a general election any Uma from now on."
The National Executive Com- of the Labour Par'y re- mittee ported 10 him on election pre- paredness, as a result of
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the general election, however still remained undivulged Reuter
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