1946-02-18 — Page 3

America And World Food Shortage

WASHINGTON, FEB. 16.

▲ FORECAST THAT CON-

GRESS WOULD GIVE IN-

OREASING ATTENTION TO THE WORLD FOOD SHORT- AGES WAS MADE UN PRIDAT PACE, BY REP

STEPHEN

CHAIRMAN OF. THE HOUSE SPECIAL FOOD SHORTAGE

COMMIT INVESTIGATINGS

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The situation in Engond, In- dia and elsewhere unquestionably is one of Krựwing dimensions and seriousness.

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"My committer is restricted considerata of domestic food problems

sure this will not be Lardy dal riving consideration to the seem- inly increasingly serious foreign food needs."

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Pace said his commitle would wheat quet of conn.der the

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What consideration of Can be done in response to foreign dema ada."

Meanwhile, John W. Flanagan, chairman of the House Acrwulture Committee. eald his grown was, studying the situation. Particular ly in reference to the shortages in Berland and India. Associat-1

nd 'resz.

Sidky Pasha To Form New Government

Cairo, Feb. 18.

King Farouk on Friday night;

asked laminil Sidky Pasha. In- dependent, to form a new Egyn-

THE CHINA MAIL. MONDAY, FEBRUARY' 18, 1946.

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RUSSIA AT IT AGAIN Shah Approves

New Iranian

Complaint Against Army In Italy Cabinet

Under British Command

LONDON, FEB. 17.

RUSSIA YESTERDAY PLACED BEFORE THE JỈ N.O. SECURITY COUNCIL THE PROBLEM OF POLISH TROOPS SERVING UNDER BRITISH COMMAND IN ITALY DECLARING THAT THE PRESENCE OF POLES THERE WAS A "POSSIBLE FUTURE THREAT TO PRACE-CALM AND ORDER ON THỀ YUGOSLAV FRONTIER." REPRESENTING YUGOSLAFL), WHICH IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE 11-NATION COUNCIL, THE SO- TIET FIGE-COMMISSAR OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANDREJ FISHINSKY, FILED WITH SECREPIRY- GENERAL. TRYGFE LIE A MEMORANDUM FROM THE YUGOSLAF GOVERNMENT DECLARING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE POLISH ARMY PRE "HOSTILE" TO YUGOSLAVIA.

"The memormulants uddel, withdrawal of French and Bri- "Extremely numerous piu- tish troops from the Levant. A paganda publications Issued by split developed, however, be these units are aggressive and tween the Syrian and Lebanese

delegations. ostensibly threatening."

Green Truman

Attacks

Teheran, Feb. 19.

Shah Pahlevi yesterday my Royal approval to a now Iranian Cabinet in which Premter Ahmod Qavam es. Saltaneh ·· holds the parts of Minister of Foreign Affairs and of the Interior,

The new government in expect Washington. Feb, 16. The President of the American to seek a vote of confidence Federation of Labour, William in the Majlis to-morrow

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direct Groan, in a formal statement on.

before

Friday. described President Tru- Ryesia for pantions with

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of the dis-