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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1948.

Britain Agrees To

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WASHINGTON, APRIL 23.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY AGREED TO THE DIVERSION OF 200,000 TONS OF CEREALS FROM ITS STOCKS AND "PIPELINE," IT WAS LEARNED AUTHORITATIVELY TODAY.

A FORMAL

Fusion Of

ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY AWAITS FINAL Parties In

DECISIONS ON POINTS AT WHICH THE DIVER- SIONS CAN MOST CONVENIENTLY AND EFFIC.

IENTLY BE MADE.

Mr. Hoover

Far East

On

Authoritative sources in Washington emphasised tonight that Britain proposed to allo ente only 60,000 out of the 200,000 tons to U.N.R.R.A, coun- tries. British officials, it is un- derstood, want 60,000 tons to go to the British Zone of Oc- cupation in Germany. 69.000

Karachi Apr. 23. Mr. Herbert Hoover, who is tons to the Far East, particular- ly India, and the

remaining making a special food survey for 20,000 tons to other countries | President Truman, arrived in Karachi today. He was accom-

in need.

ate effect in

Germany

Berlin, April 23. The Congress of Social Demo- crats and Communists in the Berlin Opera House today pass- ed a resolution formally deciding on the fusion of the two parties. Elsewhere in Germany and in other sectors of Berlin this party has not yet received Al- lied permission to exist

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Today, both the Communist leader, Wilhelm Pieck, and the Socialist lender, Otto Grotowohl, continued their unstinted protec PARAMOUNT PICTURE of the Russian administration and barely veiled attacks against the Western Allies, which seem-

A casing the grave

I.L.P. Request

It is emphasised that this panied by Mr. Hugh Gibson, an contribution will have immedi-American diplomat, Mr. Dennis

Fitz Gerald, Director of Alloca situation of the famine-stricken tions in the United States De- countries of Europe. It will be partment of Agriculture, Mr. in the hands and stomachs of Maurice Pate, Director of the hungry people long before the Prisoners-of- war Activities six-point programme of the Branch, of the

against the American Red off the Enstern United States is fully underway. Cross, and Mr.

Weatern Occupation powers. Hallam Tuck, who helped in the feeding of Herr Pieck made a violent at- famine stricken populations tnek on the British Members of after World War I. The party Parliament who recently broad- At Southport today the an- will leave for New Delhi to-enst on the question of fusion nual conference of the Indepen-morrow.

of the two partics. He added dent Labour Party decided to On his way to India, Mr. that Dr. Schumacher, leader of telegram to Mr. Clement Hoover told Reuters, Correspon- [the Social Democrata in the Attlee containing an urgent re-dent in Baghdad: "I am flying Western Zones, only remained quest that British food stock to India and China to study and lender owing to the help of the ahould be immediately released help to prepare on behalf of the British authorities, and that he for the peoples of Europe. The United States food for the stary-agreed to come to Berlin only Party's chairman said that Bri-ing nations of Europe and the when protected by British police tain was the only country that Far East.

officers. Reuter could do something immediately

"I believe it is the world's to save hundreds of thousands affair to contribute to the cereal

el deliberately intended to play Far East Trade

Centre

Rend

of decent people, who were dypool and ship it immediately to ing in the streets and homes of famine areas"--Reutor. Europe.

The National Council of the I.L.P. adopted a resolution call- ing on the United Nations or- ganisation to give priority to the world food shortage above

that the situation demanded the

MOLLISON FOUND

Karachi, Apr. 23.

Must Resign

Berlin, Apr. 23. The British Military Govern- ment authoritics will tomorrow inform the seven German Com-

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with Secretary of Commerce, atated Gloria De Haven, Jimmy Durante

Van Johnson, June Allyson here today.

Citizens Political Action Com- Addressing the "National

mittee", Mr. Wallace added: "The ports of the Pacific are destined to handle more traffic) than the ports of the Atlantic. You will sell to the Far East but in order to build up real foreign trade you must buy from other countries.

"You will thus help to build up a standard of living in the Far East. As the Orient pro-

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Jim Mollison, British air-manists and seven Social Demo- man who was reported missing crats from the British Zone all others. It also declared a flight from Britain to In- who were today elected meinbers dia, is beld up at Habbaniya of the new executive committee (airport of Baghdad) necord of the German Socialist Unity era the West prospers."Rou- AT 2.50, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 P.M, ing to a signal received tonight Party that they must immediate- by the R.A.F. nt Karachi. ly resign from these Lusitions, Mollison is expected to reach it was learned in Berlin to Karachi on April 26-Reuter. night-Reuter

setting up at once of a world food organisation incorporating the service which U.N.R.R.A has built up.

Experts At Work

The mover of the resolution said that neither Indians, be- cause of their colour, nor the Germans, because of enmity, should be denied an equal share of-the-foodstuffs available.An«. other delegate said he would be quite ready for every member of the LLP. to go on prison rations if that would help to overcome hunger in Europe and India,

British Food Ministry experts were said to have spent the week-end in drawing up a scheme designed to give com- parable effect in Britain to the 25 per cent cut in flour consump- tion in the United States. The Cabinet is expected to make an announcement shortly. The ship- dow of world famine will lie heavily upon the discussions of the Commonwealth Premiers, which open in London tomorrow. -Reuter.

Paris Talks As

Turning Point

WASHINGTON, APRIL 23.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE, JAMES F. BYRNES, WILL LEAVE FOR PARIS TODAY TO ATTEND THE CON- FERENCE OF

MINISTERS, GRAVELY FOREIGN AWARE THAT UPON THE OUTCOME OF THE FOUR-POWER TALKS DEPENDS THE SUCCESS OF THE COMING PEACE CONFERENCE. SOME OF BYRNES' CLOSEST ADVISERS CONSIDER THAT THE MEETING WILL BE A POSSIBLE TURNING POINT AND SUGGEST THAT IT COULD MARK THE END OF EFFORTS BY BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES TO WORK HARMONIOUSLY FOR EUROPEAN PEACE SETTLEMENTS.

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Huge Car Orders

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The Kaiser-Frazer Corpora- cular motion tion, he said, has ordera for 396,995 Kaiser automobiles. THE LIGHT

Frazer said the Kaiser and Frazer carя will be produced initially in a four-door sedan body style and barring unfore- seen-developments production of the Frazer car will begin next month. The output of the Kai-

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Should July-Associated Press. events take auch a turn, it would

Seven-Point Offer By Teheran To Rebels

TABRIZ

likely result in the unlimited Typhus Cure

creation of spheres of influence and link Britain and the United States even more tightly in com- mon intérests and policies.

There is increasing evidence that United States officials re-

Reported

London, Apr. 23. Professor Karrenberg, a Ger- man scientist who has con- gara the British Empire system TEHERAN, APRIL 23.-

tributed to the discovery of as one of the bulwarks of world ycoin, a fungus extract like RADIO SAID YESTERDAY, THAT FICHTING order which America cannot penicillin which he claims will HAD BROKEN OUT BETWEEN THE IRANIAN ARMY afford to have weakened at any cure bolle, porulent skin in- AND THE FEDAILAR (VOLUNTEER AZERBAIJAN futegic point.

flammations and herpes, has DEMOCRAT WARRIORS) SOUTH OF MINDAUB.

tried out the cure on himself; News Service in SEVERAL FEDAI WERE KILLED AND FIFTEEN

the British WOUNDED.

Germany announced today.

Although the full significance of the discovery cannot yet be

AN IRANIAN GENERAL STAFF OFFICER SAID NO OFFI- CIAL WORD OF ANY FIGHTING HAD BEEN RE- CEIVED IN TEHERAN.

Free Partics

Russia's demand for trastes- ship over Tripolitanin is one of the issues over which a dead. look could develop.

Britain's Lifolina

assessed, it is believed that it

MUTINY WAS NOT

JUSTIFIED

may contribute to the cure of

The Tabriz radio annouticaj

The real problem is British typhus and paratyphus, the re control of the Mediterranean. port added-Reuter. ment, said that Iranian troops

American policy is said to pro- attacked with mortara, and ma- (3) The official language to vide that Britain's lifelino in- chine-guns, driving the Fedal remain Iranian, but office work toreats, should suffer no harm. from their positions, but that is allowed in Azorbanjani (Tur- Byrnes told the Senate For- the latter regained their posi kinh and Iranian) and schools olgn Relations Committee that tions the following day.

to. teach Azerbaijant in the five it might be necessary to make Meanwhile, a seven-point pro-elementary classco.

New Delhi, Apr. 23, separate treaties rather than

When the Government Com- gramme for the return of Azer- (4) The Central Government have all the allies, join each mission of Inquiry into the baijan to the Iranian Nation to take into consideration nego-treaty.

Royal Indian Navy disturbances Government was issued by Pre-tiations for internal improve- mler Quavam Es Sultanoh. It ment

That would mean an uncon- was resumed in Now Delhi to- the day Vico-Admiral' J. H. God. proposed:

(5) The Democratic Party trolled rivalry between (1) Agricultural, trade, in- and other political parties will United States and Britain on frey, Flag-Officer comunanding at the time of the incidents in dustry, communications, educa-bo free "as

and Russia on th they are already one hand

the tion, health, police, Justice and free in other parts of the coun- other for favourable agreements February, testifled finance oflees will be elected by | try,"

from Italy and other former mon's grievances, ovon legitimato provincial and city councila and (0) No action will be taken enemy states,

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(2) A provincial governor to Azerbaijan or joining in demo-ton is able to offer any formu be appointed by the Tehoran cratle domonstrations.

now which might break the Government on the recommenda- (7) An adjustment will be deadlook. tion of the Provincial council. [made in the Azerbaijan partia- American officals are propar- Army and national police commentary representation, accord-ed to leave for Parts, but the manders for the area will being to the actual population. [named in Teheran,,

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