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Acheson Makes New Study Of
Far East
Aid
Washington, Mar. 23.-The US Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, and his leading advisers on Far East affairs, began an intensive new study today of United States aid measures for Southeast Asia.
Mr Acheson called on the Ambassador at Large, Dr Philip C. Jessup, and the Assistant Secretary of Stafe, Mr W. Walton Butterworth, to report their findings on their recent survey trips.
How
Officials said that means new Bao Dai regime, with French backing. to restore the of bolstering
economic and milltary stability. Freneissupported-State-of-
15 provide immediate mit
support for Indo-China
Vietnam against Communist | Dry
pressure was now the most and other neighbour of Com- urgent matter.
munist China, President Truman has $75,000,000 special armS Down for a decision are a series of recommendations wired funt which Congress voted last
last week from Indo-Ching by year.
special technical
headed by Mr
mission The House of Representatives |
Affairs Allen Foreign
Committee Itobert Griffin.
tin Ad- There call for
approved Im-yesterday metinte measures to help the minstration non-millary foreign aid bill which earmarked an estimated $104,000,000 in ul-
Economic used
Co-operation Administration funds for Nation- inst China and Southenal Asia.---
Reuter.
Chances Of Pacific
Pact Said
NEW ERA
London, Mar. 23.-The Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda torlay said that Mr Dean Acheson, the United States Secretary of State, admitted in This speech of March 15 the jadvent of a new era, according
to Moscow alo.
But while admitting this "he policy almed at Canberra, Mar. 23.-The advertises
reversing
Very Remote
the
Opposition leader. Mr Joseph this proper of events,"
whille were
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950.
Two Kings Sit Down To Dinner
Two kings sit at dinner in Cairo. Host is Egypt's King Farouk, while his guest-in whose honour the dinner was given-is the King of Afghanistan, left. (London Express Service.)
"RICE" LOAN APPROVED
BY
TO BURMA
COMMONS
London, Mar. 23.-The House of Commons today agreed to a Bri- tish Government "rice" loan of £500,000 to Burma for use by the Burmese State Agricultural Board. An Opposition motion formally opposing the loan-a Parliamentary method of eliciting information-was withdrawn after Mr Ernest Davies, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, had replied to the debate.
complained
that Burma and Shu, letter 500,000 tons tioned
Ile said that it
Mr Erroll Was A straightforward, normui (according to a circular commercial loan and that no sent out by the Burmese State
Marketing Board.
buyer money would be handed must accept any quality of rise. over until the rice was pro-
OBNOXIOUS FEATURE vided.
the
A gure of had been mich- B. Chifley, told the Austru- Pravda claimed that India
this Burma's rice exports the Philippines, lian House of Representa- and
season were about 700,000 tons. Lives today that the chances "allegedly" independent,
"Can we be entirely sure we fact subject to colonial rule,
I will get the rice for which this of getting any real Pacific
The continuation of Ameri-
loan
van is Intended?" he asked. pact on concrete terms were can
colonising reactionary
No poltient conditions would
A *particularly obnoxious" Was there not a danger that very remote.
policy in Asia will inevitably be
attached to the loan if it feature of this was that in any preferential treatment would he bring about new failures and finally went through, he said.
dispute the rice, though it might given to Jupan defents," the Communist organ Mr Frederick Erroll, who declared,
opened the debate for the One admitted not to be of the coming into the market in such
big right quality, could not be re-ja
way. and with tire position, said that the Burman Jected by the buyer. He must attractions of other forms of
had decided to 110 Govenment
perhaps make the State Agricultural submit to arbitration, not to the trading which would Beard a permument feature of independent arbitration
economy.
Mr Chifley, speaiting In the foreign affairs debate, said that the problems of the Pacife were important, but the problem of Europe was vital to civilization. It might be 20 years before danger would threaten Au- stralia from the Pacifle, but he had no doubt Russia could "walk across Europe today and be la Calais a very short time."
"That would be only the be- ginning of a great world war," he continued.
Pravin said that Mr Acheson marle a slanderous attack on the Soviet Union, resorting to the most abject lies." Answering Mr Acheson point by point, the paper described as "lle No. 1" the statement that in 1945 the Soviet Army seized Manchurian property
Aured Japanese war material us booty," Pravda said.
*
in Burma, but by o dealings
who was now
very well? which suit the Burmese was fenture of prewar rice
SENSITIVITY Mr Woodrow Wyatt, Labour,
for the loan. Britain would not
Indian
Socialist Leader Calls For Policy On Bengal
Calcutta, Mar. 23.—Mr Jayaprakash Narayan, the Indian Socialist leader, suggested here today that the Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, should immediate- ly convene a conference of representative Indians 'to evolve a national policy to deal with the situation created by the disturbances in East Bengal.”
Mr Narayan, who is guarantee full security 10 Secretary-General of the minorities in East Bengal, "India will bo Justified in gering Socialist Party of India,
troops to create that condition told a press conference: “At | there." this hour, when the nation The Socialist lender sald he is in great peril. people had placed before Pandit Nehru should cease talking in dif- the views of the Socialist Party ferent voices and should evolve' a common policy of action
"It there was any time for
united action, it is now."
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The West Bengal Chief Minis- ter, Dr B. C. Roy, told the Stato The Socialist leader sald that Assembly today that the Go- whatever national polley might verament was making arrange- be formulated it was the duty ments to send 15 steamers to of all parties to "preserve peace | evacuate 1,400 refugees wailing In the country and guarantee ot Chandpur, Narayanganj. to our Moslem citizens not only Barisal and Khulna, in East freedom from fear but also an Bengal.-Router, equal and honourable status with other clilzens of the coun- try."
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ALLEGED
FASCISTS
ACQUITTED
London, Mar. 23.
Two
men, alleged to be Fascists, were acquitted at the Cen- tral Criminal Court here to- day of causing "mischief" at a London einema when the Palestine film, "Sword
The Board, with a monopoly surveyor appointed by the Union deprecated making conditions in the Desert" was shown. of the export of all the rice of Burma,
own in Burma, was in effect "bick selling: organisation- į He considered that the British think of accepting conditions terrorists one of those often given as an Government should have secured from the United States Gover-at taken off after an uproar excipe by the British Govern-the benefits
proposed loan.
ol
The fim, which shows Jewish throwing a grenade British occupation troops.
"Mr Acheson forgets that the
having to resort to arbitration in return Red Army routed the Kwan-ment for "Russia could no more standing Japanese Army and cap bulk buying, Mr Erroll said. the wor that could arise than could the Western democracies, "There is only one ·GAINLY that could sal
war-the United States and war `might completely demoralise even her country."
Independentment, when accepting Marshall was
for the aid, on how she run her internal at the cinema.
only once. affairs, he said. Private entez- He thought that if the mar-
was not in the least keting and export of rice was
prise Mr Erroll mal thak from
concerned with the welfare done by civilian frins as before newspaper reports it appeared Southeast Asia, and merely sald the war the loan would have that Japan Intended to
buy
this was not a good commercial Large quantities of rice from risk.
REVALUED ROUBLE "Lie No. 2" was the allegation made by Mr Acheson that ns result of the re-valuation of the rouble China would not get the full share of the Soviet credit the Sino- to ber under
du
Mr Chifley sad that he did not four war in Europe, but ne did fear "the creeplay insidious Sovte! agreement. Commemis, the Bfth column "AT Acheson again forget which has crept over Europe."- Ieuter.
To Help Lepers On Tinian
that to ensure against a deva- Juntion of the dollar the agree ment provider for a credit of three hundred million gold dollars calculated at the parity of 35 ounces of gold," Pravda
continued.
The Soviet paper defined as the "positive" aims of American policy in Asin "the subjugation of Southeast Asia to Amerlean military and
bren unnecessary.
Bank
Of China's
New Directors
San Francisco, Mar. 23.The Bank of China has today 13 new directors and five supervisors, Peking Radio reported tonight when it said that these appointments had been made by the Central People's Government.
operated
bit
of
It was shown
Cupping at the back of the court greeted the "not guilty" verdict on the two men---25- John Cook and 50- year-old year-old Bertram File.
It was slated that both nác "The fact, which is extremely been me
members of the Union important for democracy in Movement of Sir Oswald Mozky, Southeas! Asin,
"violently
1n
that Burma snid to be shouk!
De able to keep up the Jewish." rice and be able to sell India, Pakistan and Ceylon was no concern of the banks," said.
and-
Cook denler being a Fascist deuled throwing fireworks and he inside the cinema-Ruter.
Sensitivity in Burma about forcing Interference Was ex- There had been Iremely high,
a tremendouts rise in nationalist feeling, and any attempt to ju- peze conditions on Burma might well give a lip to Communism In Burma.
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The Bank is political control.
Most of the promoted workers Mr John Bhmond, Labour. January
to Burma recently lives after a collision with the under the pretext of fighting jointly by State and private are said to have had a pertog of who went
training in technical schools with Commutism, and the seizure of capital, the Radio said.
Parliamentary delen-Swedish steamer, Divina, was taken by the South China ON SALE
in lingkong" by Dr C. A C Reuter. rich natural resources by Aine-
tion, said that Burna was in the borthed here today.
Aboard the Truculent, which Morning Post and Hong Kong lerkiots, Over 200 peges: 20 draw. front line of anti-Communism, rican capital.
and food was the first weapon was towed by tugs from a sand Telegraph Staff Photographers. C. M. Post In anti-Communism. This loan bank four miles away, was Lieu- would help Burma's, food pro-tenant C. P. Bowers, who was
in comunand when she duction.
sanic, Ten bodies were recovered from the submarine after
to
Pointing out that two-thirds of Its shares formerly belonged the Kuomintang, the India
been taken over by the Peking Government. The new directors and supervisors represented this part of share holdings.
All the directors and super-
"Mr Acheson's firade about the freedom and independence stated that these shares had now of Asian peoples is only a mas- camouflaging now forms of colonial domination and imperialism",
paper said,
San Francisco, Mar. 23.- A Naval Reserve medical officer, who volunteered for 18 months' duty at a leper querade colony, said he felt it was: his "Christian duty" to aid the "neglected."
the
l:-
INDIA SITUATION
visors representing the remola Dr Gordon C. McNeilly left Pravda cited India and the
ing one-third of private shore last night with his wife and Philippine Republic as children including
independent capital would remain ng at pre- his four-trics "allegedly"
the
but in fact subject to colonial sent, "with the exception of war month-old daughter for
the Radio added. criminds."
The present position as
Pacife leper colony iste Tinian.
of rule.
"India, the paper sald, is de-
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London, Mar. 23-Lieutenant- Sir vald Rowdon new chief of anti- Mr Richard Butler, former was raised from the bed of the Communist operations In Under-Secretary for India and Estuary 10 days ago.-Router. Malaya, arrived here today to Burma, objected 10 Labour criticism of the be "briefed," Tie came by nirback-bench
motion Conservative
formally from Cyprus,
the loan. He said told airport reporters: opposing "Just say I will do my best. All that this was merely a method confning a debate-which r know is what I have read in of
and heard on was on the Civil Estimate:-10 He saw The radio. You know as much a particular, subject. to go. My just why I want.
why, subject to the wife and I have felt for a long
I do at present."
reply, his supporters Minister's is expected to time think we want to help
The General MINE WORKERS
few should press the matter, Tave for Singapore in people who have been for the
The Opposition had not been colonial depen- San Francisco, Mar. most part neglected," said the physielan, recently in practice desce on imperialist powers. More than 5,000 minera
Ifis aupointment as leader at told about this loan and wouki have learned nothing about it if Acheson praises democratie 1-State collieries in Manchuria all police and thing forces they had not fallowed the pre- the berties in India, conveniently have become trade union func nainst Malaya querilias is a
sent procedure, he sal
"It is hard to put into words prived of machine-building In-whole was expected to "etrengthe newspapers
at Santa Rosa. Con
am
dustries that foundation of in-en the bank and make its
work more efficient”.—Reuter, because dustrialism only American monopaties their creation as this lessen India's
oppose would
23.
3
no reason
square-faced soft-spoken doctor forgetting the almost daily tionarles От administrative | etvil post under the Malayn Mr Davies mid that the
and his family.
WIFE TO HELP
NEW GREEK CABINET
continued, "and as such I feel it shooting of strikers, dissatisded workers during the past three Federation Government, -Rea- is my duty to help where I can. peasants aut democratic meet-years, according to Pelting Radio ter. This was the opportunity."
ings. The preservation of Bri- tonight. The 30-year-oll lieutenant ir demination in Burma and It added: "This, among other minimised the risk to himself Ceylon, which remain British similar
examples, indicates semi-colonies, appears to Mr that the Government's policy of Acheson as an ideal situation," 'relying on the working class is
being fully Implemented," "It's not very great," he said, Pravda added.-Reuter. "The discano is rarely trans- milled to adults, although at elderly Carville Baw four
the contracted patients who decase as adults. But I plan to
kep
the kids woll away from the place."
For himself he said the only the disease precaution against will be "ordinary cleanliness."
"Why," he enld with a smile, "if you contracted it, you might not know it for 29 years."
He explained the incubation period is sometimes that long and that most people with the disease contracted it in child- hood.
His wife Lols, a nurse from Dallas, Oregon, will assist him "unonletally," he said.-United Press.
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It was agreed at the Colombo Conference as a joint Commonwealth loan. Its object was to facilitate the buying of rice by India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Britain.
Athens, Mar. 23,--A new It was
straightforward Greek Government under the commercial loan, the terms of Greek Liberal leader, Mwhich were still to be negotiat- Sophocles Venizelos, was swored. Britain would be buying
Paul tonight. by King
for herself and the colonial ter- M. Venizelos, leader of the
ritories, including Malaya and second largest party to emerke Ceylon. It was not possible to from the March 3 elections, reveal the probable amounts to decided that he would
present be taken by Britain and other an all-Liberal 1st of Ministers Commonwealth countries.
to the King.
He stressed that no political The list, as approved by the conditions were attached to the ting, contained only one non-loan--Reuter.
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