THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1989
SHADOWPLANFOR TOTALITARIANISM
IN WARTIME OPTIMISTIC
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London, To-day.
was
A comprehensive scheme for organisation of civil defence, involving the
provisional appointment of regional "political" governors, announced in the House of Commons yesterday by Sir John Anderson,
Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Civil Defence. The plan, which is practically complete, will exist in shadow form in peacetime, ready to operate im- mediately an emergency arises.
A regional commissioner, “a man of national under- standing capable of undertaking great respon- sibility," will be appointed in each of the ten British regions, and one each for Wales and Scotland.
BRITISH PLANE SHOT DOWN
Jerusalem, To-day.
A British aeroplane was shot down on Thursday by Arab irre-
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In the event of the region be- coming shut off from the centre of government, the Commission- ers will exercise the full authority of government.
There will be an effective link between the civil and military authorities, and the powers of the Commissioners will not tend to military matters.
ex-
A.R.P. DECENTRALISATION
gulars while cruising over the The scheme also provides for! village of Deir Ballut at a low al-devolution in the A.R.P. organi-
FRENCH A.R.P. MEASURES
Paris, To-day,
A decree regulating French air raid defence was signed by the Government yesterday. The regulations include the enrolling of volunteers for A.R.P. work, the enrolment to last for a year, and public servants may be requisitioned if necessary. Reuter.
titude, the pilot being killed in sation by creation of thirty-eight authorities were making good pro-
others, had been ordered to assist
VIEW OF TALKS ON JEWISH EMIGRATION
BERLIN, TO-DAY.
MR. GEORGE RÜBLEE, HEAD [OF THE LONDON REFUGEE - COMMITTEE, WAS DUE ΤΟ LEAVE BERLIN LAST NIGHT AFTER HIS TALKS ON EMIGRA TION OF JEWS FROM GER- MANY.
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A communique states that the talks proceeded on the basis ́ ́of suggestions for a programme of. orderly emigration of Jews made by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, former Reichsbank President, on his visit to London.
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The communique adds that the conversations clarified the pro- gramme so that Mr. Rublée will be able to give details to the inter- governmental committee when it meets in London on February 18. BEYOND RECOGNITION
Dr. Schacht's original emigration
the crash. The machine, with regional officers to enable treat-gress with arrangements, and in plan has been modified beyond re- ment of local problems on the London the L.C.C. had 1,200 commer- cognition, and it is understood there searching parties at work in the spot and lessen the need for ap-ambulance service and another 800 loan nor of additional› German cial vehicles already earmarked for is now no question of an outside pealing to a central department.
Samaria district.
A train was wrecked on the Jaffa-
Regional commanders will be would be so earmarked quite soon. commercial exports. Jerusalem route as a result of sabot-provided with a war staff consist- These figures were additional to No actual agreement was reach- age although the extent of the ing of A.R.P. regional officers the large fleet of peacetime am-ed but it is understood that Mr. damage is not yet known.
and representatives of all Gov-bulances available and to 800 coaches, Rublee regards the talks as having ernment Departments concerned provision for immediate conversion come to a satisfactory concltision A bomb was tossed into the Bureau with civil defence, like health, of which had already been of the Jewish Taxicab Company in transport and food.
made. and that he is optimistic-Reuter. Jerusalem, the house being prac- tically destroyed.
A Jewish ironware factory in Akko was partially wecked through a fire started by Arabs and an Arab was shot from ambush in the same town. The bullet-riddled body an Arab was discovered weat Rampeh.-Trans-Ocean.
VISCOUNT GORT TALKS EGYPT'S DEFENCE
of
of
"WAR STAFF”
Commissioners in peacetime will maintain frequent contact with re- presentatives of all relevant Gov- ernment Departments.
This in effect amounts to peace- time meetings of the War Staff.
The degree of control exercised | by commissioners in wartime would vary according to the extent to which communications are affected, but in case of need regions will function as self-contained.
Further A.R.P. progress was ro- vealed in answers by Ministers to other questions.
HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION
Mr. Walter Elliott, Minister for Health, announced that plans had been made to provide about 200,000 beds in existing hospitals within twenty-four hours of an emergency. Viscount Gort, Chief of Imper-
Another 100,000 could be found lal General Staff, yesterday In-later by using auxiliary parts of spected military forces in Egypt, hospitals not at present used as
Cairo, To-day.
wards.
A meeting was held yesterday of Egyptian Ministers and British NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT and Egyptian Army chiefs Sir John Anderson, dealing with for discussion of British and Egyptian co-operation in the event of military necessity. — Reuter.
firefighting apparatus, stated that hitherto 8,500 appliances, includ ing trailer pumps and self-propell- ed units, had been delivered, and since the September Crisis very large orders had been placed as
QUAKE FUND part of the measures to accelerate
Tokyo, To-day.
The Fund for the Chilean earth- quake victims now excoods £3,000. --- Reuter.
production.-Reuter.
AMBULANCE WORK
Mr. Elliott (adda British Wire- less), referring to transport for ambulance work, said that local
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