U.S.
VEERING TOWARDS RECOGNITION OF
OF REDS
Poll shows trend of
Ali Khan talks with Attlee
on Pakistan
London, May 1..
Pakistan's Prime
Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, today conferred with the British Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee at No. 10 Downing Street.
The Pakistani Prime Minister is on a two-day visit in London' en route to the United States upon the invitation of President Truman.
THREE WORLDS
Earlier in the day, All Khan received courtesy calls from the Indian High Com- missioner, Kriana Menon, and the U.S. Ambassador, Lewis Douglas, at his hotel suite:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1950. Sir Zafrullah In London
IN ONE
talk with All Khan's Attlee was considered to tanre important because it came on the eve of the Commonwealth
Mr be
for
New York. May conference LE Sydney
the
was
The Times. in a May Day cemomle aid to Southeast Asia. Mr understood that editorial, warned against t
Herbert allee would seek to remove ex President
misunderstanding that Hoover's proposal to re- Britain has cold-shouldered organise the United Nations Pakistan in favour of Incha, without the Communist nu-
All Khun, accompanied by hi
with
tions, saying their expulsion wife and a staff of Ave, was likely to be followed by leave Fondon airport at 1400 the exit of would-be neu-CMT Tuesday aboard President Truman's personal plane. In- truls.
dependence, for Washington,
PRECAUTIONS
board
the
Sir Zafrullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, arrived at London Air- port alward a l'an American Airways Clipper from New York, after attending the meetings of the Security Council of the United Nations at Lake Success. He was met at the aerodrome by Mr Rahimloola, the Pakistan High Commissioner in London, and Mrs Rahimtoola. Picture shows: Sir Zafrullah Khan (centre), with Mr Rahimtoola (right) and Mrs Rahimtoola.
45,000 GO Argentina has the
happy medium
OVER TO
BAO DAI
Buenos Aires, May 1-President Juan Peron, in an hour-long message, opened the Argentine Congress today declaring that Capitalism and Communism cannot live in the present world, and offered Argentina's "third position" as a solution for a stable peace.
Arab League meeting postponed
public opinion
10 recognise the regime.
The Council lations
Communist
that
on Foreign Ro- Study
showed Americans are chiefly interested" In recogidation for other than business reasons, Summing up majority opinion in its
The
New York, May 1--Many of America's lead-ver, it sald:
"American access to China, ing thinkers on foreign policy reportedly are veer- even on a limited basis, is so important to the American In ing toward a recommendation of the State Depart treat in Asia as do warrant ment for eventual recognition of Communist American Initiative in seeking tome degree of mutual tolera. China.
Ilon between the United States. This trend was announced by the Council on and the Chinese Communist Foreign Relations after a poll of 720 corporation regime. heads, judges, college presidents, newspaper "Communist Huarantee editors, and other professional men.
The majority, the couneli mald, | eil's report said, should not beteren of bellove tint in the long run, encouraged. tho
with the
cess that
the
any kind are to be regarded with trave suspicion, but if, the in- promoting increased trade with the United States nhould provide regime guarantees covering American property, and Cluinn's lives, treaty obligations, the Amerlenn response should be to co-operate so long as the guarantees are respected."
United States would Coincidentally with the publi- probably be in a better position cation of the council's findings, to advance its interests in China Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt told if it maintained diplomatic rela-the United Nations Correspon fluns
Communist dents Amosciation at Lake Suc
arque support or regime."
While for the tune being a non-support of the Nationalist polley of watchful walting with government seems futile, It is a
Diplomatic recognition of the Chinese Communist regimo by respect to recognition best suit question for the Chinese people
American ["the"
interest, the to decide."
The council's report
also the United States, the counelt eventual provision of acceptable
with muarantees
coincided American
arrival of in-raid, would not imply approval covering
China's formation from Britain that of the regime but rather accep- lives, property, and
businessmen have not tance of its ability to command Chineso treaty obligations would justify British
recognition of the fared so well in China sa they the support of the Britain hurried people-United Press. regime was the way the council expected when summed up its Andings,
American
The majority of those polled bald that if ine United States eventually recoenlaes the Com-i munist regime, it should be Aulean polley 10 permit limited trade ns it does with
Crom
Soviet satellites, but to refrain extending government for purposes of China's internal development. Private in Communist China, the coun- atment of American capital
The President said that Australia's
capitalism has nothing to
offer except failure of in- War
On
Communism
The Times said: "One world
Paris, May 1-A total of might well be split not only
45,000 inhabitants of 35 into two but into three worlds
Elaborate precnutions have Indo-China villages have -the Soviet world, the Atlantic
to the Vietnam world and the neutral world." been Inken by the United States
Air Force while the Indepen- gone over The
newspaper then urged clones is at London airport, Government of Bao Dai as American sentries a result of military opera- the creation of united front Armed
HA
President and for guarded
Hludong, six Trumen'stions near "against Communism truth, for peace and for free-plane when it arrived at Landon miles south of Hanoi, ac- dom."
It said that, unfor-airport last night. Because of
cording to R French military funately, there remalied many the recent bombs accident on a differences of opinion as to how British European Airways Vik-communique in Hanoi quoted the Agence France United fron! was to be al-ing aircraft, nobody is allowed by
tort:pendence Presse. tained.
except the crew under the cam-
On the right bank of the Red and of Brigadier Geurral Ro- bert Landry, Mr Truman's Air laver, on which Hanol stands, Force nide.
9.000 inhabitants of the Tak Uyen Basin have placed them- The Manchester Guardian, relves under French protection,
Cairo, May 1-The Arab war ruing and their peoples dan Government's Anti-Com- sanali countries, especially those
comment on the
cununique mudel
agreement after of the Red River League Political Committeel are ready to cling to any munist Bill, falled. most directly exposed to Soviet as editorial
discursion. it was power, try to follow the same visit, said, "Linquat All Khan's
lle is pass-Delta French and Vietnamese Bourse; and that other matlona, Prestige is high like France, feel bound to make from the status of national forces have occupied in tonight postponed until May doctrine which might pro-
stalesman
to international portant centre in Bluth Province, reservations regarding
one. He
belongs to a small 25 miles south-west of Nam proposed members of the united
Dinh front, mich ng Germany," said roup of world figures by whom
The clearing of the region thic Times.
is continuing in excellent con- the communique titions," added.-Reuter.
"It is still the truth thy some nations are not yet ready to take Eides, but seek salvation in neutrality; that
other
EUTC
"For these reasons it would to purse all
reen advisable
efforts toward a united front en
flexible basis and perhaps toļ
i
international destinie decided."Dulted Press.
are
organise it with varying inem MODERNISING
bership and different levels, according
to
the ideological,
econonile and military needs of the situation and the potentiall
tles
of various
nations
volved."-United Press.
EXPLOSION
DISASTER
in-
1.-Eleven New Delhi, 'May persons were killed and 23 in- Jured when a mysterious May Day explosion toppled the wall fort on a of an historic stone crowded street in the village of Pariala. The authorities feared the death toll would rise.
official statement sald, An "Some gunpowder stored in
exploded," room of the fort However, the cause was not es- tablished. The blast caused the 200-foot wall to collapse on o where shops busy roadway, were demolished and passersby buried.-United Presa.
SIDE GLANCES
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U.S. NAVY
Washington,
1.-Ad- May. miral Forrest Sherman said to- day that the US. Navy at pre- seat had guided missiles Hood enough to be Installed immedi- ately aboard ships.
He alsc Leylik Congressmen that he thought the atomic- powered submarine included in
.
America may abandon
Korea to Reds
The naval modernisation pro- CONNALLY'S VIEW
granine could be completed in three years.
Craft
Washington. May 1--
dividual liberalism" with no other country but the United States strong enough to sur- vive a clash with the So-
Canberra, May 1. The He said that other viets.
are Federal Labour Advisory Com- countries Western
10 determine millee, trying undermined by peverly and Labour's attitude to the Austra-
10 the meeting called for tomise a way out of the pre- tonight. morrow to discuss Jordan's sent situation. annexation of the "Arab
He said the Communian, in a Triangle" in Eastern Pales-better position is the cold war, is carrying an' indtration which tine.
The Secretary-General of the the Communists regard as the League. Rahman Azzam Pasha,best meant to avoid a hot war. said that the meeting was
tad tomorrow;
to reach day-long understood
described Labour members the Party cleavage on this as the most serious on any issue for years,
Commitice- The Advisory comprised of the Federal Execu He said that Capitalism must live of the Australian Labour off at the request of Iraq, bes
way in Parly, the Federal Parliament- and the Labour Party came of the celebrations for meet Communian halt
Council of Trade King Feimal's birthday in Bagh-political, economic and socintary
helds if it wants to survive and Australian
is of a third Unions-has no power to direct But Arab political circks here "that half way
the Federal Labour eaucus, but to poshion."
its views carry considerable suggested that Iraq wished
nn- of the discussion nvold a
weight. NOT ISOLATIONIST nexation for fear of its leading
bodies wil to a split in
Labour the League.
The President emphasized that Th League Council, at its re-
is Argentina
nol isolationist discuss the Bill this week. expel cent meeting. voted to
The Bill, which was Jordan if she annexed Eastern Politically or economically, He Palestine, and it was considered offered Argentine technical co-
tonight that likely here Political Committee wauki cept King Abdullah's action and
avoid a crisis Reuter.
These now-fangledy would be extended so that
inventions
He was testifying before the News and World Report in-perised hot coffez. House Armed Servicca Com-terview, predicted mittee, which is considering ththat Red pressure
request for authority Navy's
foreign capital may Argentina.
further
Intro-
Mr the operation to all countries paris-duced into Parilament last week
Prime Minister, by the c-cularly those of Latin-America.
Robert G. Menzies, proposes to lle said Argentina welcom:s outlaw the Communist Party in foreig invertinents and that Australia. whenever necessary every fack-
In Hobart, the Tasmanian Mr I. Premier, come to Labour
Cosgrove, said he approved the Guided missiles are designed The Senate Foreign Rela-
Bill in prin- Anti-Communist primarily for use against air-tions Committee chairman,
-Carl Minneapolis, May. de- Sherman Admiral
Senator Tom Connally, in a
He raid that foreign Invest-clple. slood before 11
During an election campaign United States lixon, jr.,
dents should not be permitted copyright
which clined to give other details.
machine vending
He put his to seck control of the domestic meeting in Victoria, the Deputy T. 0. Oldham, todayceln into the slo and nothing market, should not be allowed Premier, Mr
and declared that if the Liberal and to eliminate competition He
the shook
Government would happend.
Party should not get excessive profits, were returned to power on May
country Пара machine. Still nothing
11e said, "Many Belds still open pensed.
13 in Victoria, it would move to Hixon
the shook
machine in our country and although t
serving may sound over.optimistic ae ban the Communists from vet- alive, spurtes
want to become one of the mosting at State elections again. It came holling unffee all over him, then dashed a big sign advising him powerful nations of the world on juries or teaching at univer- Okinawa
was sold out.in the economic field."United sities or schools.
He sald
Liberal and the first line of all the coffee
United Press.
Country Party Victoria Govern- fully ment would co-operato with the Menzies Government In implementing its Anti-Com- munist Bill-Reuter.
to start work on a US$335,000,- force the United States to 000 modernisation programme. abandon Korea. This progrminine calls for the conversion of a heavy cruiser
He added, however, that this into a guided-missile launcher
was not serious because Japan, of US$10,000,000. the Philippines and at a cost United PreES,
America's
werc defence.
War may come eventually, but the Soviets are in no shape
By Galbraith to Bght now, according to Sena-
OOF, 1940 BY MEA SERVICE, ING, Y, M, NEQ. LÀM TXT, OFF,
"Just leave the plate on the floor till he eats it-we're not going to apoll him like we did the baby?".
tor Connally. He added that the Chinese Communists were kely to remain loyal to the Kremlin for some time, despite differences.
China's hugo manpower would not help Russla greatly In war, he said, "becauce we shouldn't fight her on landl much anyway".
Regarding Koren, he said the northern Reds could overrun it and whenever they pleased, Formosa might face the same fate-United Press.
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