E. Germans Imprison
Jehovah's Witnesses
Berlin, Oct. 4.
The highest court of the East German Republic today sentenced two members of the religious sect, Witnesses of Jehovah, to hard labour for life and seven others to hard labour terms ranging from eight to 15 years.
The trial was the first against a religious group to be held before an East German court.
All the defendanta wero "'con- guilty of having fcun stantly conductes! espionage activities, incitement to boycoll and war propaganda on orders of American Imperialism."
Announcing the verdict, the presiding Judge, Dr 11. Ben- janin, Vice-President
of the
Highest Court", described the Withettes of Jehovah as n "dla- guised American espionago organisation”.
The defendants were arrested the night of August 30 during ingether with about 1,000 other members of their sect in all zone and part of the Soviet East Berliti.
A leading meraber arct,
who
is now
the uf 11 West
Berlin, told Reuter today that any Witnesses were maltreat- when being questioned by State security police and that at least one case died from the injuries received, --Renter,
PAKISTANIS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1950.
New Officer's › Purple
Heart
Lt. Evert Hoffman, left, of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, is awarded the Purple Beart by his commanding officer, Col. Ned D. Moore, somewhere in South Korea. Hoffman recently received a battlefield commission from the grade of T/Sgt. (Acme).
NATIONALISM-COMMUNISM STRUGGLE SEEN IN ASIA
Lucknow, Oct. 4.
CHASE ARMED (ations, today forecast a struggle between nationalism and Soviet-controlled
AFGHANS
Karachi, Oct. 4.
Force
Pakistani troops.
ported by Air
Home Guard units, are
Mr William Holland, Secretary-General of the Institute of Pacific Re- in he said, that both Communism in China and Indo-China. It was clear,
between the China and later in Indo-China, "we will find a great tug of war forces of nationalism and the forces of Communism—at least insofar as Com- munism is controlled or largely directed by the Soviet Union."
ISRAELI
pursuing a body of armed ‘AGGRESSION”
Afghans
towards the
Afghanistan horder in
Baluchistan, according to a Defence Ministry communi-
que issued here tonight.
find
border
in
ALLEGED
Mr Holland was address- ing a plenary session of the Institute's 1th Conference here.
Something of the kind, Mr Holland said, had already beers the Indonesia where Scen in Nationalist movement promptly
Communist suppressed bulban,
{
was a
was
****
general e-
love to ensure
MALAN ATTACKS CRITICS
Kimberley, Cape Province. Oct. 4.
Turkey And Greece
Pact Join Atlantic
Defence Planning
Washington, Oct. 4.
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Pact.
The State Department are concenied with the defence defence of the
of the Mediterranean. disclosed Turkey's accep- "The Government of Turkey, tance of the invitation by taking cognisance at the above making public an exchange considerations, and in view of of noter between the the fact that it has always con- American
of centrated is policy to the tank State, Mr Dean Acheson, of bringing the most effective
uf peace, 11a
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Mediterranean
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withi the defence; posed from the Brazilian pre- confronting the fifth session of sociated the North Atlantic Council,
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certain that Turkish the mill- with nake arrangements which would co-operation
planning of the Atlantic sing that he would make a Permit Turkey to be associated
successful come-back. with such appropriate phases of Pict countries" in the Mediter
Federal troops went to 159 the military blaming
of werk orenean would greatly contri-cities and towns throughout the the North Atlantic Treaty Or- bute to the strength of the country where disorders threa-
tened.-Reuter, concerned anisation with the defence of the Medi- #terranean.
"The Council is keenly aware
He emphasized that Britain had which of the active support
interest in the Washington, Oct. 4.
of the particular In almost every case through-
as a member Jordan has complained to
cul the Far East, Mr Holland The Prime Minister, Dr Turkey
United Nations has accorded military security or Turkey on The communique stated that the United States about an said, there
Daniel Malan, today at-ue principles
United account of the Anglo-Turkish ut the on September 30 "port alleged "act of aggression" ceptance of the Idea of demo-
tacked critics' of South Nations and of the important alliance of 1933,
North The
Atlantic Pact received that a large lashkru
But one of the great Africa in Britain in an ad-role which Turkey is playing (armed band)
or by Israel. She alleged that cracy, comporad
the Council, at its meeting the problems
maintenance Afghan tribesmen, with a pro-Israeli forces occupied Jorhat opposition movements were dress to the Cape Nation-sta
stability of the Eastern Medi-York regretfully turned portion of Afghan regular troops, dan territory near the june not only permitted to exist but allxt Party Congress here.
the Turkish application for full terranean ares. crossed the Pakistan-
"It is the view of the Coun-membership of the Atlantic Pact the tion of the rivers Yarmuk were encouraged and accepted
He was speaking on a motion Afghanistan
as part of a democratic rel-up.
thean the ground that this would that resolutions eft
of deplored which
association.
commit- the strategle Debandi area about 30 illes and Jordan on August 28.
African polley Turkish Government with the disturb of
decrying South In Chaman, northeast
After making the complaint
REBELLION DANGER Baluchistan, their first objective to the US. State Department
now before the British Labour appropriate phase of the plan-ments of the Pact's governments being the Quetta-Chaman rallway | yesterday, Ir Y. Hall, the
Margate, ning work of the North Atlan-in reir formative phase.
with But it is considerd by usually Organisation In countries where there were Party Congress
tle Treaty In the Khejak aren.
Jordan Minister in Washington,
racinl or cultural minorities, Kent,
the regard to the defence of the well-informed observers in Bri- of criticisms a forinal statement to unless adequate means could be issued The leader of the tachitra was
the defence of inks Turkey and Greece to par- reported to Ite Brigadier day laning that the original found of safeguarding their in- Union's colour polity, Dr Malan Mediterranean would contribute tain that the decision, instead, to
the significantly to
ticipate in joint military plan- joined 10 the Rhodes terests either through federal said, had been made at Ghafoor Khan, who formerly weap
ning will, in fact, give Turkey troops in Agreement
armistice arrangements or other constitu- Congress of the British Liberal that area." reverranded Afghan
the substance of the beneßis of the Spinhaldak aren opposite between Israel and Jordan had tonal devices. there was danger Party.
TURKEY'S REPLY dissatisfaction taking the "I want to remind prople Chanan. the communique said, despperred.
The text of the Turkish Am-membership of the Pact without affecting the organisation of the redived scale form first of usderground agita- overseas in general who attack unssador's note read: The aid that a the It added that
drawn up by the Unitedition and Inter of open rebiliori. Tashken, on neeing the approch
various subsidiary groups of the "The Government of Turkey Treaty-Reuter. of the Pakistani troops, rotired Nation showed a deflection in Mr Holland sald that almost British colony," Dr Mulan said.
examined with attention
GREECE JOINS governments in East Asin northwest towards Debaud the agreed frontier,
"In South Africa we manage the desire of the North Atlanite
We do not Reuter.
Our own affairs. He suggested that there might even in the new Japan under
Council concerning the associn- Influence of American reinark on the sort of govern- be a relation between the "dis- the appearance of the original maps, capitalist ideas" had moved inment which the British people of Turkey with such ap
direction
Socialist of and the "actual pretensions of the
planning work
Afghan
for
in
Similar
that South Africa is not a
has
Mass Arrests the Jewr to Decupy a zone of economies, This was somethiciret and it is not for people inpropriate phases of the military
In Nepal
Raxaul, Bihar Province,
Oct. 1.
The Government of Nepal.
an independent Hindu kingiom
14
the Himalayas. has begun
Athens, Gel. 44 has uccepted Greece
An to CO- of the North American invitation
organising collective He said this of particular importance for the gland to remark on the Atlantic Treaty Organisation as eperate in
eroment chosen by the people of South Africa." hard "materialit the donant Americans.
Jordan territory."
Amb
But Dr Malan stressed Bint fear that Israe! WDS "It is a problem which the Sergaged in a policy of expan-Americans face even in their South Africa wanted to be good with England and Western Europe friends Jon at Arab expense,”—Reuter.dealings with
today. But it is of peculiar 17 would go far to preserve that; portance in American dealings friendship.-Iteuler.
of with the
countries 710W Eastern Asia," Mr Holland said.
DESPERATE NEED
Roschin Gives
A Party
"mass arreste_to_forestall the The health of Stalin nnd Mao
of the
Raxaul
Mr most new
that
brunch of the Congress today. cocktail party held by the Ruson-were in desperate need of
About 300 arrests had been sian Ambassador to China, Mrxperienced administrators.
Mast of them also lacked
•
MARGATE RESOLUTION Margate, Kent, Oct. 4. The annual conference of the British Labour Party here will San Francisco, Oct. 4.
resolution tomorrow debate Nepal National Congress Free-Te-tung and
Holland also sald the perpetuation
countries in Asia deploring "the policy of racial doin Movement,” according t
discrimination pursued between China
by the of co-operation the secretary:
of South Africa Government and Russla were toasted at a except Japan, India and Pakis-
which is contrary to the prin- ciples which civilised com- made in the Nepal Valley, be, V. Roschin, in Peking yester-middle class, which would have munities should uphold.
day.
The according to a Communist
resolution de-celtich In vested interst Nepal National Congressmen broadcast today.
more British Government against the fed from the mountain-locked | The party was held to fete all mocracy, as
totalitarian forms of govern-permit the transfer of the pro- homeland last year after the the delegates who has gone to
tectorates of Basutoland, Swazl- ment. Government had ordered mass the Chinese capital to attend Though there was nelther and and Bechuanaland to The arrest: following their state the conference of model workers Duddhist nor a Moslem bloc in' Union of South Afien, and to wide "no tax campaign.“
Industry, agriculture and the Asia, Mr Holland said that re-support at the United Nations Last week they decided to army, the broadcast said. "move back their entire orgaul- Those attending saw a flmgion was a great force whies the advisory opinion of the fa
the lives ternational Court on the status operated directly on sational apparatus" to carry "The Liberated
the mass of the of Southwest Africa"
aid.
out
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