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WAR DANGER TO
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FRENCH OIL SUPPLIES:UEENS
ONLY TWO MONTHS STORE
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If, in the event of war, France's reaching French waters, oil supply routes were completely cut, her present stocks would last only two months.
This admission was made in a statement by M. Gouin, rapporteur on the
and the
Atlantic route also would be diffi- cult in war time owing to the speed of warships compared with that of Tankers.
continued,
he
In peace-time, Mining estimates, during France consumed 6,000 tons of air- the Chamber discussion of thecraft fuel each month. French public works Ministry's budget. stocks amounted to 135,000 tons, France, said M. Gouin, received and this figure would be increased half her petrol supplies by way of to 200,000 by the end of 1988. the Mediterranean and half by the Atlantic. The Rumanian, Russian and Iraqi oils were exposed to danger during their long voyage through the Mediterranean before
OFFICIALS FORM MAJORITY OF M.P.S. IN RUSSIA Only 59 Workers And 51. Peasants
AVERAGE AGE BELOW FORTY
Moscow, January 15, -- The Union Council, by a show of hands, this morning unanimously declared itself "properly elected.",
After hearing the report of its "Mandates Commission” the Coun- cil adjourned until two p.m. to- morrow, when it will meet in joint session with the Council of -Na- tionalities to elect the President, Vice-Presidents, the State Prosecu-
tor
and the Council of People's Commissars.
The rapporteur for the Mandates Commission, Scherbakoff, the party
IN WAR-TIME
In war-time the country would need 60,000 tons each month, and the government was alive to the danger of the present position. It was impossible, however, to have ready for use. before the end of next year. a factory capable of refining aircraft fuel.
pro-
He strongly supported a gramme drawn up by M. Ramadier, Under-Secretary for Mines, pro- viding for the setting-up of fac tories for production of synthetic petrol which, mixed with the na- tural product, gave a fuel of the quality required for aircraft.
During a speech in the same de bate, M. Ramadier stated that for a long time the government had been studying the question of manufac- ture of synthetic spirit.
"Workers of Our National Economy," that is officials of State trusts for industry, trade
and agriculture 54,
Other "social" officials, that is officials of State trade and other unions-6.
In other words, out of the 569 members, 343 are officials and 68 officers and men of the Red Army, Navy and Air Force.
There are
only 59 workers and 51 peasants of
intelligentsia."
Racially the Union Council con- sists of
secretary for the Irkutsk region, both sexes. Finally there are 48 referred to the extreme youthful- ness of this Chamber. His analy-people listed as representing. “The sis of its membership according to age groups confirmed my guess -- in "The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post" yesterday that the average age is under 40. Only 183 of the 569 members are over that age.
LIST OF PROFESSIONS The rapporteur's analysis of the Union Council by profession and race deserves quotation in full. The professions are:
Party officials-113. Government officials, including Yezhoff's 45 officials
DAILY
230
338 Great Russians. 11 Usbeks.
80 Ukranians.
8 Tartars. 35 Jews.
8. Kazaks.'
15 White Russians. 4 Chuvashes. 12 Georgians.
3 Germans. By "White Russians". is meant citizens of the Soviet Republic of White Russia.
The official age groups of the Council of Nationalities show that Chamber is even younger than the Union Council. Its average age is just over 35—By Air Mail.
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