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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1950.
FRENCH VIEW ON BIG FOUR TALKS Favourable To Principle, But Not To Russian Terms
Prague Declaration Offers No
Basis, Says Schuman
Paris, Nov. 14.
The French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, told the French National Assembly today that France was ready to talk with Russia but not about Germany alone and not on the basis of the Prague declaration,
"The French Government is favourable to the principle of a meeting which would permit the restoration of direct contact between the representatives of the United States, of Great Britain and our own representatives with the re- presentatives of the Soviet Government,” he said.
"I must say that the reference to the Prague declaration contained in the invitation from the USSR, which has been addressed to us, appears to us disturbing. It is best to say at once that this Prague declaration offers no basis of discussion.
JAPANESE LIBERALS”
APPROACH
Tokyo, Nov. 14.
"Moreover, we do not think that the proposed meeting has serious chances of leading us to the slackening of tension which we wish for if its object remains to the sole question of Ger- many.
The agenda of the conference would have to be wider than the Soviet Government pro- poses and that agenda should include at least other interna- tional difficulties.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Shigeru Yoshi- M. Schuman also said, da's, Liberal Party today"France is ready-to-associate appealed to the principal herself with any initiative tend- ing to dissipate the causes of opposition parties to Co- misunderstanding among peo- operate with the Govern- ples. ment in
formulating
reconcileable with the care we organise our defence the framework of the Atlantic Pact,
£ "It goes without saying that "supra - Party foreign this concern is in no way ir- policy."
The Speaker of the House of have to Repsesentatives, Mr Kijuro within Shidehara, acting as official re-
of
Liberal presentative
the Party, today approached the heads of the Democratic and Socialist parties suggesting three-party conference to ex- change ideas and mutual understanding ing non-partisan policy for Japan,
2
"So long as the peaceful initiatives to which
we give our full support has not reached indisputable results this effort must be and will be completely arrive at pursued."
regard- foreign
ISOLATION
70,000 Chinese In
North Korea
Washington, Nov. 14.
The best ⚫ estimates available here on the number of Chinese Com- munist troops in North Korea was between 60,000
and 70,000, a spokesman of the Pentagon said today.
He made this statement when told that, according to news despatches from Korea,
the United States 1st Corps was belleved to be facing 90,000 Chinese Reds. The spokesman added that there seems
to be to
some uncertainty whether the Chinese were still moving troops across the border.—Reuter,
OUT OF JAIL
TO WED
Tokyo, Nov. 14. The former Australian Ser- viceman, Frank L. Weaver, now serving onc year's gaol sentence hore, has
received permission from the Australian Mission in Japan to marry 19- year-old Sachiko Kitagawa,
according to the Japanese, newspaper Asahi Shimbun to- day.
a
Weaver, who entered Japan illegally for the sixth time to join his Japanese sweetheart, was convicted last month
Australian Military
an
by
Court
to one year's hard labour to be
With an eye to the future, these soldiers in Kores make a sweater out of a sleeping bag. Both men are members of the 24th Division, closely associated with the 27th Commonwealth Brigade.
Supreme HQ
Likely To
Take Shape
Anglo-Egyptian Treaty Issue
•
Lake Success, Nov. 14. Egyptian delegation sourc here today denied report th denoun Egypt intended to the Anglo-Egyptian treaty an raise the questions of Suez an the Sudan in the United Nation A British spokesman said thi
had heard of по su<^
London, Nov. 14. Britain hopes that a Supreme Headquarters of the Atlantic
he Past in Europe (SHAPE) will
it was authoritatively learned here tonight.
Mr Shidehara asked that M. Schuman said that Russia | served in Japan. foreign policy issues be not had followed a policy of com- The Australian Mission
political plete isolation in her zone of granted a licence for Weaver's be established by next Spring Egyptian intentions --Reuter. used for domestic
Garmany since 1945. purposes.
eyes
of a strong
has
aro
The Carver
от
marriage and the pair scheduled to be united in a Japanese political circles dis-
"In the series of unilateral
at the Christian service
Holy counted the sincerity of the actions of the USSR.”. M.
Church in Tokyo Liberal Party's approach, point- Schuman
Trinity m'ast added, "the ing out that the Government serious in our
is that November 15.-Reuter. party was angling for support which led to the creation of a from the opposition during the militarised police presenting forthcoming extraordinary ses-
all the aspects slon of the Diet.
German national army."* recalled It was
that the took Liberal Party suddenly active, interest in the "supra- policy issue" Party foreign immediately prior to convening of the special Diet session early this summer with an identical aim-Reuter,
Resignation Of Gordon Gray
Washington, November 14. President Truman announced today that he accepted formally the resignation of Mr Gordon The Gray as special assistant. risignation was submitted on November 10.
M. Scheman further said that
France did not think hat
German questions could be "examined in isolation"-Reu- ter.
Is The Boss
This should be possible if agreement on
the rearmament,
now
thought to be near, can be reached by the end of this year.
Political and military leaders here are anxious to tackle the problems of Middle East and Commonwealth defences
as
Thr
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whether a The It's easy to tell
for this Middle East, man is
still the head of his purpose, is considered to stretch family, a poultry expert said to from Greece and Cyrenaica to and day. If he takes
and the borders over
of Pakistan
Its
defences carves the Christmas turkey, he | Afghanistan, is still the boss. Otherwise he would be partly outside the Atlantic Pact, Greece and associated mem- C. Fred Smith, travelling re- Turkey are
bers" of the Pact, presentative for the National Egg
The United States, Britain and Poultry Board, said: "Our
other European group took a national survey of and possibly
offer We carving habits.
had
expected to a powers are
defend the Middle mumohamma sneaky suspicion men losing their grip. Half of them
were help to in London were discussing oc- said they had not seen a whole cupation costs in Germany.
Attempt To Reduce Cost Of is slipping. Occupation
London, Nov. 14.
The Foreign Office spokesman said today that British officials
"The
East.-Reuter.
Delegation
which took into account the bird on their living room table Red Mr Gray will assume his new
possibility of a German contri- since they were kids.”
Smith said that is a sure sign
Prague, November 14. post as President of the Univer-bution to Western Defence.
·American women have gone The Chinese Communist dele- sity of North Carolina. He stayed in government service at He said the talks were taking beyond achieving plain equality,gation which will appear before President Truman's
request to place between the Foreign Office, the house is the one who cuts Council during debates on For- aclmowledged head of the United Nations Security report on foreign he Ministry of Defence, the prepare a economic policies,
War Ofce and the Board of up the poultry, and the man
mosa will arrive in Prague on The State Department lauded Trade to determine to what ex- who doesn't even expect to be Wednesday night or Thursday, Gray's report, calling it an "out- tent the expenses of additional invited to do it, has abdicated. United Nations representatives
tq the standing contribution
troops stationed in Germany That's all," Smith said,
said today, foreign should fall on the Federal Gov- development of the policy of the United States." ernment. T Mr Michael McDermott said that specific recommendations in the repont deserve "qareful study by the American people,
United Press, a
One of the alma of the talles, which covered the financial year beginning next April, was to reduce the occupation costs, the spokesman added.-Reuter.
His organisatión “started pa Turkey carving school in hopes of giving men a chance to make a come back. But he dismally reported: "We are registering three women for every man United Press.
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