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THE CHINA MAJL, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1946.

IRANIAN OIL FOR RUSSIA 50-Year Rights Announced By Premier Full And Mutual Reaction To

Understanding

Proposal And Reality

San Francisco, April 7——

editorial yesterday In its the San Francisco "Chronicle' states "Few will question the sincerity of General Mac- Arthur's desire for peace and most of the world's popula- tion fervently shares it but a study of his Tokyo proposal for world wide renunciation of the right to make war does not disclose how his proposal is related to realities.

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TEHERAN, APRIL 8,

RUSSIA HAS SECURED 50-YEAR RIGHTS IN IRANIAN OIL UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SOVIET IRANIAN AGREEMENT, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY THE IRANIAN PREMIER, GHAVAM SULTANEH, WHO STATED THAT FOR THE FIRST 25 * YEARS, IRAN WOULD HAVE 49 PER CENT OF THE SHARES IN THE PROPOSED OIL COMPANY, AND RUSSIA 51 PER CENT.

THE

Truman's Speech

London, April 8..

The world reaction to Presi dent Truman's Army Day speech in Chicago, as indicated by dispatches received here, varied from praise to assertions. in the "New York Herald Tri- dian leaders on granting Indian independence Congress opposes the establishment of a separate Moslem Press.

state. Associated

PREMIER EMPHASISED THAT FOR THE SECOND 25 YEARS. THE IRANIAN SHARE WOULD BE 50 PER CENT AND THE RUSSIAN SHARE ALSO 50 PERCENT, AND HE ADDED THAT FOR THE WHOLE OF THE 50 YEARS, THE COST OF BORING AND PROSPECTING

The President's speech was WOULD BE BORNE BY RUSSIA, AND-IRAN WOULD

the leading story in meat of RETAIN POSSESSION OF THE LAND CONCERNED,

London's Sunday newspapers, The Iranians would also be withdrawal of Russian troops from and was described by the "Sun- responsible for the maintenance Iran makes further discussion of day Times as "the most con- of the headquarters of the or the Iran question. on the agenda crete and powerful prononce- of the Security Council for Mayment on foreign affairs which ganization.

made It is understood that the oil superfluous, the Moscow radio he has

reported today--Reuter.

office."

"Citing the new Japanese constitution which contains the repudiation of sovereign-rights to make war, the General urges all other nations to da likewise, "The great majority of the world's population will agree

production will be shared Aqua]- that nation should disarm They will also agree that is not between the two countries, going to happen just because it with ran free sell her is called for. If it Luppens in share to the highest bidder a also announced- the con it will be hecause pati-The Premios ent Herculean labours have be- that ranian forces would be sent forward to maintain order gun to dissolve essential- con- flicts which have made peace as Russian troops withdraw impossible, conflicts which entran Iran,

Ghayam, who made these gender' attitudea of which war is only an end of the product:

staléments at a conference for "hese conflicts ex and maly the Iranian press in terms of concrete national in-duded: "I have taken steps to terests but within the spirit of improve the economic and social man They are not to be dis welfare of our country. pelled, nor peace to be had, by ther for that ner for my effort: anything so simple and tem- to secure an agreement with the porary, as destroying a lot of Soviet Government, do I expect apparatus."-Associated Press. any thanks, but I hope it wi

The of service to 'Iran."

·U.S. NAVY'S DEMOB. PLANS

Washington, Apr. 7 The U.S. Navy announced yes- terday plans for concluding de- mobilisation by Sept. 1.

oday, con

Nei-

The Soviet-Iranian Agreement as it stands noty, is completely different from the terms and demands and luring negotia- tions at MoBLOW between the Iranian Premier. Ghavam Sul- tanch, and the Soviet Govern- ment, according to well-inform- ed circles.

Every comma of the present Beginring July 1, when eith calc for vai reservist agent has been the abjec. will have reached the final low of close bargaining but the Tran- point, personnel will he started lian Cabinet is said to be satis- for separation centres in gred with the final terms and quotes, with all to be at centres by August 20 for processing and -separation.

confident that there are n Secret clauses granting special privileges to Russia.

Provision has been made to

German Appeal On Ruhr

Berlin, Apr. 7. An appeal to the Allied occupy- ing powers to secure an immediate settlement in favour of Germany on the question of the Rubr. and Rhineland will he nublished morrow by all four German anti- Facist parties.

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Rhine Ferry Disaster

London, Apr. 8..

At least 18 are known to have died when a ferry carry- ing 80 passengers capsized on the Rhine river between Gel- senkirchen and Buer today, the British News Service in "Germany" reported tonight.— Router.

A.P. Chief's Attack On

Monopolies

New York, Apr, 8,

Kent Cooper, Executive Direc tor of the Associated Press, said today that expansion of the Asso ciated Press Service on a global scale in 1945 "contributed in the spread of the doctrine of a free. press to all peoples hungry for unbiased information."

DAIRY FARM SPECIALS

OUR OWN FARM FED PORK.

Legs pork (whole)

Legs pork fillet end