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THE CHINA MAIL SEPTEMBER 25, 1941.

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Inter-Allied Conference Endorses Atlantic Charter

TASK OF REBUILDING EUROPE

THE INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE IN 'LON-' DON YESTERDAY. UNANIMOUSLY AFFIRMED AS THE COMMON AIM THAT SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND MATERIALS 'BE MADE · AVAILABLE FOR THE POST-WAR NEEDS OF COUNTRIES LIBER-

·ATED FROM NAZI OPPRESSION.

RAF. AWARDS

FLYING

OFFICERS

WHO

DIRECT BRITAIN'S AIR OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE | EAST —THE WESTERN. DE- "SERT, MEDITERRANEAN. AND | IRAQ —— ARE INCLUDED IN A LIST OF RAF. AWARDS ISSU- ED. YESTERDAY-

The list is made up of i12 names and includes three officers

and two N.C.O.'s in the Women's Auxiliary, Air Force.

**Acting Air Marshal Roy Max- well 4 Drummond, Deputy Air Officer Commander - In - Chief Middle East Headquarters, and Air Vice-Marshal John Henry d'Alblac, Air Officer Command-

of the Order of the Bath. Reuter.

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Sir Dadiba Merwanjee' Dalal, former High Commissioner for India in London, left estate in England valued at £5,000, says Reuter from London.

M. Paul Spaak, Belgian Premier, afterwards pro-ing in Iraq, become Commpanions posed the following resolution: "The Governments of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia, and the representatives of General de Gaulle, Leader of the Free French, hav- ing taken note of the declaration recently drawn up by the President of the U.S.A. and the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Churchill, on behalf of His Majesty's Gov- ernment in the United Kingdom, now make known their adherence to the common principles of policy set forth in the declaration and their intention to cooperate to the best of their ability in giving effect to them."

Mr. Eden

Point Four

explained that the giving all possible assistance preamble to the resolution made Soviet Russia. no mention of His Majesty's Gov- ernment, or the Governments of Canada, Australia and South Africa, because these Governments are already associated with the declaration.

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On behalf of Greece, M. TROU- deros approved the resolution,

M. Bech, for Luxembourg, said his Government gave adherence to the Roosevelt-Churchill declara-

Mr. Eden said the resolution ex- pressed the general alms for which | tion. they were fighting,

"To-day the whole world knows the great English-speaking De-

FADDEN GOVT. DUTCH

SURVIVES

BY ONE VOTE

The motion of cen- sure moved by Mr. Curtin, the Labour

EXPLAIN VIEWS

leader, against the The point of view of Australian Govern-

the Netherlands Govern- ment in Parliament

ment with regard to the yesterday, was defept-resolution adopted by the ed by 32 votes to 31. Inter-Allied Conference in Mr. Curtin alleged London yesterday on the use of Govern- post-war-feeding and re- ment funds amounting lief in Europe was ex- over £3,000 for plained to Reuter yester- bribing Union offici- day by an authoritative als. Reuter.

Netherlands spokesman.

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90000000000000

ORGANISING

POOL OF SUPPLIES FOR THE PEACE

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THAT IT WAS THE DUTY of all free countries to organise in good time an initial it was his conviction that ap-mocracies are pledged to the anal pool of resources for use in the transition from proval by the Aliled Council of destruction of the Nazi tyranny." the declaration would add

The declaration, he said, had war to peace, was stressed by Mr. Anthony greatly to ito influence and

brought renewed encouragement Eden, Foreign Secretary, at yesterday after- would encourage the Allled: forces now gathered together to defeat Germany.

The Eight Points

M. Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak

Foreign Minister, accepting the re- solution on behalf of his country

said Free Czechoslovaks who had escaped Hitler and were enjoying the hospitality of Britain were stirred by the Roosevelt-Churchill | meeting.

The Eight Point, were equally. Important in their symbolic aa in their political and economic significance. They were the cor-

to resistance by the oppressed peoples.

M. van

Kleffens, Netherlands noon's resumption of the Allied Conference Foreign Minister, said that the at St. James' Palace. words "with due respect for their"

in existing obligations"

Point Four of the Atlantic Charter

Mr. Eden proposed a resolution dealing (dealing with equal access to trade with practical steps which must be taken in and materials) appeared to be in order to provide for the supply of necessities should to occupied countries as soon as the German

aggressors have been removed.

the nature of a reservation.

Existing obligations

not be perpetuated if they would

seriously impair or diminish the

effect of the rule,

Protection Snowball

At the end of the last war the

It was in order to organise this action that the British Govern- ment had invited the Allied Gov- ernments and authorities to meet

rect procets for achieving a same principle found solemn cx-in London now. better world for our children pression in almost identical terms,

after the final victory.

he said, and they all knew what Preliminary work had already became of it when the snowball been done by a Ministerial Com- ANY HOPE OF AGREEMENT of protection was set rolling un-mittee on export surpluses. WITH NAZI GERMANY AND til it became so large that it was VULGARISING, GOOSE-STEP a serious obstacle, in the path of Another committee, of officials PING PRUSSIANISM WAS Ainternational trade.

under Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, The Netherlands Government the Government's Chief Economic Only after the destruction of

the earnest hope to Adviser, had already begun to expressed this could we establish a peace see trade barriers removed and enquire into European heeds, that all men in all lands would live discriminatory treatment in in- out their lives in freedom from ternational commerce 'abolished. fear and want.

A serious common effort, would

FUTILE DREAM.

^ Germany Disarmed

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Estimates of. Needs

"As is well known," he said, "the Netherlands Government home time ago plarmed mcasures for re-stocking the Netherlands as soon as the yoke or Gerthan op- pression has been cast off.

"Queen Wilhelmina In her radio speech promised her poo- "ple to take this task in hand. 'A' Government executive in. extra- ordinary service appointed for this purpose is in New York and is making the necessary pur- chases and is, tüpervising the storing of these goods for tho duration of the war.

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"Although the Government have the greatest possible Interest in this joint Allied task and will be prepared to exert all their powers "to" contribute their share to this work the fact remains that plans on behalf of the Netherlands Motherland fetain their particular

Reuter.

attention.

RAID BY SINGLE IPLANE

...

An Air Ministry and Ministry for Home Security communique states: "Shortly after 'höbn a single

enemy, fircraft dropped bombs at a plate on the East Coast of

Scotland. Nöhe was hurt and no damage done."--British Wire-

less.

BRITAIN BANS SUPPLIES TO SWITZERLAND

Bureau. Proposed

"The Government, however, appre

d's position Continue to -give facilitions

BRITAIN HAS WITHDRAWN the facilities for the passage of blockaded industrial materials to Switzerland as a consequence of the latter's com- mercial agreement with Germany. be made to that end for the ulti- The Netherlands Government had taken measures to build up

The official announcement in- mate benefit of all.

M. van Kleffens said that on a store for their own country and

London yesterday stated "In Even when the total disarme- behalf of the Netherlands Gov the Polish and, Belgian Govern- their economies to working order view of the commercial agree ment of nations who periodically ernment he was happy to express ments had prepared preliminary after a period of reorganisationment recently signed between resorted to aggression to attain adhesion to the principles of the memoranda on their countries which is likely to last at least Switzerland and Germany, the

two years after the war.

British Govertiment is no longer political aggrandisement was ac- Atlantic Charter because it was estimated requirements. complished, the defensive position their conviction that these prin- The Norwegian and Czech: Jov-

able to continue the limited faci- lities hitherto accorded for the, of nations who like the Czecho- ciples, properly applied, would ernments were putting in hand

passage through the blockade and slovaks, had for long been vic-go far to advance, a better inter preparation of corresponding

Mr. Eden said that, the resolu- across enemy territory of mate- tims of aggression, would have to national order which would bring memoranda, be considered.

to all countries international and Mr-Eden/said that the framtion he would propose provided rials for Swiss industry. national security and prosperity.ing and co-ordination of eat for the establishment of a bureau Anglo-U.S. Cooperation “We thank the President of the mates must take account of the which would report to an Inter- United States and the Prime argent needs in the first, wook Allied Committee under the

Chairmanship M. Masaryk continued: "Within Minister of His Britannic Majes- after the Nazi yoke was lifted. he future economic structure of ty's government in the United

Such estimates must further take Leith Ross. the world as outlined by the Kingdom for having taken this into account the probable demands

Stocks of Roosevelt-Churchill. declaration, auspicious. Initiative," he said. of European countries for supplies stuff small nations like Czechoslovakia by access to their fair share of raw materials will be given an opportunity as equals to recon- The Polish Minister, Count population which had been re- struct in cooperation with their Edward Raczynski, said he hoped moved from the western parts of neighbours quickly and perman: the Charter would be fully ap- Poland would return to theft ently their devastated economic plied and that the activities of homes and the Germany

driven life.

Si certain nations that had. - taken away,

con- tances. would not be forgotten. Indent, too that Roland would not "ment la thora".

vinced that the closer cooporn- He said Poland, which was the be allowed to emerge from the tion becomes between Britdin first victim of the German ag-war with reduced territory but The statement which "they and America the greater will gressor and which had still re- would see that her frontiers, as have authorised me to make shows be the future safety of those fected German proposals of col-cured an economic development they will not be unwilling at the who to day, have. taken up arms, laboration, would see that none worthy of the numbers of her right time to join in framing plans #gainst the common too." of the illegal acts perpetrated by population. He endorsed very for the supply of Europe's needs. It is believed that the Swiss M Masaryk hoped cooperation the ruthless aggressor would be strongly the principles of the on the basis of cooperation,” said understand the position..

ter. would be particularly quick in recognised, and that the Polish Atlantio Charter. Router, Mr. Eden-Reuter.

Polish-Endorsement

from overseas in order to restore

"The Czebhost #skyddorn, davantaged of, present circums- The Polish Minister was con-

not di

In schsphable lim for tha Import

orland of Toodstuffe and fodo Rnd of certain otifer tuboda Tusivaly dedtired for:

consump-

essential food-

would

tion.

* It was known that thỏ United States Governmei Vohn deeply

Interested in pla ordination of atoč

Ing, of some by the

LOFFICIAL QUARTERS IN nd market. LONDON DECLARED THE out ImMOVE WAS NOT AN ACT OF GRAFIKÜL. Commoditiba: especially RETALIATION JEBUTA, SIMPLY RECOGNITION OF A STATE OF Wheat and cotton.

AFFAIRS WHICH WĻEXISTS, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE SWISS OR OF BRITAIN.

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