THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1950.
G TELEGRAP
AMERICAN PLAN
TO
INCREASE
AIR STRENGTH
Washington, Dec. 14.
Air Force Secretary Thomas K. Finletter told Congress that he will probably ask for a reinforce- ment of American air strength eyen beyond the projected 84-group goal.
Mr Finletter also said the 84-group Air Force would be ready by mid-1952 and will make the United States slightly stronger among the world's air powers.
He did not elaborate. in his testimony before the House Appropriations Sub-Committee On Dec. 7 The testimony was released on Thursday.
TURKISH
CABINET
CRISIS
Istanbul, Dec. 14. Well-informed observers here forecast a major Cabinet crisis after the disclosure tonight that Turkey's Finance Minister, Halil Ayan, had resigned his post.
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Ayan had just presented draft budget for the next year to the Finance Commission of the National Assembly.
The entire Cabinet had ap- proved the draft, and the Finance Minister's resignation, well-informed sources said, was caused by a rank and file revolt of Democratic Party de- puties against certain tax pro- visions,
The Alr Secretary asked the Committee to approve the second supplemental Air Force appropriations of $4,603,000,000 for the rest of this fiscal year-- an estimate prepared before the Chinese intervention in Korea. This, amount was intended to boost the Air Force from 58 to 68 groups by next June 30. The money for the rest of the expansion would come in the
appropriation bill and was aimed at getting the United Sia.es on a comparatively equal. footing with other air powers.
Mr Finlatter said the supple- mentary appropriation would bring the Strategic Air Com- mand the long-range bomber force to readiness strength so it could fight immediately. The Air Defence Command also would get enough pilots and for a 24-hour group crewmen alert, with an unlimited num- ber of
for aircraft available immediate delence action.
Mor Finletter said the most and complete system of radar fighters could not give America anything
approximating total defence. He asked for another $2,114,700,000 to buy new air- The main issue between the craft, guided missiles and re- rebels and the Government, in-lated equipment, making a total formed sources said, was a de- of $6,615,000,000 for this fiscal cision to postpone until after year, compared to $1,372,627,000 1951 the operation of clauses of last year-United Press. the law already enacted which would have given civil servants an increase from 15 to 20 per- cent in their salaries.
This decision has led to wide- spread disappointment among
civil servants and sharp criti- cism of the Government even by such newspapers as are nor- mally favourable.--Reuter.
Conference At Bangkok
SECRET WEAPONS
Washington, Dec. 14.
road.
The mule lying on this car broke away from its owner on a heavily travelled The coupe struck the mule with such force that the animal was thrown on top of the car and died instantly. The auto sustained heavy damage and one of the passengers suff ered severe head cuts.
Holland Rejects Indonesian Plan For New Guinea
The Hague, Dec. 14.
Holland today rejected a seven-point Indo- It was disclosed on Thursday nesian proposal to settle the dispute between the that top Navy officers told Con-two countries over the future status of Western gress they need $3,000,000,000 New Guinea, at present under Dutch administra- to speed up work on secret weapons and guided missilestion.
and to build 18 minesweepers.
re-
Today's note said that the
Dissension In Arab States
A
Damascus, Dec, 14,
number of Deputies in the Syrian Parliament urged today that in certain circumstances Syria should immediately withdraw from the Arab League and the United Nations,
If the forthcoming meet- ing of the Arab League's Political Committee were to discuss peace proposals with Israel or military co- operation2 in any Western pact Syria should announce her withdrawal, the De-. puties said,—Reuter. -
Dutch Government were not Call To Release
President Truman asked for The Dutch Minister of Union Western New Guinea's natural the money in his overall request and Realm Affairs, M. Johannes resources. for $18,000,000,000 in new de- Van Maarseveen, told the In- fence funds, Admiral Forrest donesian delegation to the bila- Sherman, Chief of Naval Opera-teral talks here today: "The tion, told the House Appropria- Netherlands Government tions Sub-Committee in a Dec.grets there is no agreement so 7 testimony published on Thurs-far on the sovereignty over New day.
Admiral Sherman said $115,- 000,000 would put the number But the Dutch note indicated
weapons the of secret
in use six that the talks had not broken months ahead of schedule.
down completely. It expressed Rear-Admiral Albert Noble, the hope that a further study Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, of both standpoints would ulti- said $48,000,000 make one secret weapon avail-mately lead to a bridging of the
Tokyo, Dec. 14. Brigadier John W. O'Brien, of Melbourne, Australia, chief of General MacArthur's Headquarters Scientific and Technical Division, will repre- sent the Headquarters at the second meeting of the joint ECAFE-UNESCO conference on educational and scientific ma- terial, to be held in Bangkok on Dec. 20-22.
was needed to
Guinea."
gap.
by
'would
Prisoners
Flushing Meadow, Dec. 14. The United Nations General all Assembly today called on governments to repatriate pri- soners taken during the Second. World War who were still under their control.
It approved a resolution on with this by 43 votes to five six abstentions.
convinced that these proposals would guarantee a prosperous development. of New Guinea.
Replying to a fear expressed the Indonesians that if Holland intended to use New Guinea as a reservoir for her surplus population, any further plebiscite
be decided
agree that only the aboriginal beforehand, the note offered to inhabitants of Western New Guinea should be allowed to vote on their political future.
The Indonesian Foreign. The resolution provided for. Minister, Dr Mohammed Roem, a special commission of three ment by General MacArthur's money would go to build up a that these were inseparably the leader of the Indonesian to be chosen by the Interna- Headquarters, Brigadier modest quided missile procure-bound to the transfer of delegation,
said after today's tional Red Cross or the United O'Brien said the conference is ment programme.
Sovereignty over Western New meeting that he would
Secretary General, go to Nations' of particular interest to Japan The money request was pre- Guinea from Holland to In-Djakarta tomorrow to consult with the aim of settling since her potential contribution pared before the United Nationsdonesia on Dec. 27 this year.
question in а purely in the supply of educational and reversals in Korea, and we in-
hurmanitarian spirit and on scientific materials to the Fatdicated that even more will be Eastern. countries is greater than that of any other Oriental country.
According to the announce-
able at the earliest possible date, His description of the weapon was not made public.
AIR FORCE REQUEST Admiral Sherman said some
needed quickly.
A high-ranking. Air Force officer asked the Committee for another $92,000,000 for the Air Force's guided missile gramme, making
The Indonesians, in a note handed to the Dutch delegation on Monday, had offered a num- ber of concessions but stressed
basis.
his Government.
the
Today's Dutch note 'made it He expected to be back in terms acceptable to all govern- clear that Holland refuses to The Hague
he on Dec. 22, ments concerned. enter into discussions on this added,
Russia opposed the resolu- Brigadier O'Brien added that
The next meeting of the tion. Reuter, there should also be increased
The Andonesian proposals in- Dutch and Indonesian delega- opportunities for the develop-
pro-ciuded an undertaking to give tions has, therefore, been fix- a total of ment of economic, educational
special consideration to Hollanded for Dec. 23. and scientific liaison between $149,993,000 for this fiscal year in the granting of new conces-
and the various other about six times the total of last sions and capital Japan
investment, The Indonesian Health nations of the Far East.-Reu- year's programme. United and special
consideration for Minister, Dr D. J. Seimena, Dutch interests in developing will deputise for Dr Roem in
By Ernie Bushmiller
ter.
NANCY
Press,
That's The End,
NEXT DAY
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OH, DEAR -- HE'S
ALWAYS STEALING
NEWSPAPERS
POFF
NEIGHBORS'
LAWNS
his absence should contact be- tween the two delegations be before · the next necessary meeting.-Reuter.
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