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Support NUERNBERG UPROAR

Kurds Withdraw

From "Russian Tool"

(By Joseph Goodwin)

Teheran, April 25. The chief of one of the largest Kurdish tribes yesterday aid in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press that the major tribes are withdrawing support from Chazi Mohammed's “independent Kürdish re- public" because "the Ghazi is the tool of the Rus- sians."

SENTENCED TO DEATH

(Continued from Page 1) after Hirohito's broadcast August 15, 1915.

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On that day the Japanese suffered a terri- ble humiliation; what had once been considered the Empire of the Rising Sun became over |

and defented a broken night power on its kures before the Allies.

Orders were received Japanese Garrison HQ. to the from effect that the Japanese Military were expected to keep penre and order pending the arrival of the Allies.

"We want att independent A Kurdistan," the chief said, "but we do not want to shed blood only to change musterя."

He said all major Iranian tribes had withdrawn to their villages. leaving Mohammed sup- ported "only by Iraq tribesmen of the Barzani brothers."

The chief diled that the tri- besman from Maku to Neukan opposed any idea of alliance with the Azerbaijan Democrats and condemned Muhammed for "permitting his Soviet masters to move Azerbaijan troops into Rezales and Mixandub.

He

THE

Alleged Blackmail Attempt

Threats Made By

Goering

NUERNBERG, APRIL 25. SENSATIONAL CHARGE THAT HERMAN COERING HAD THOUGHT TO INTIMIDATE A DEFENCE WIT- NESS TO PREVENT HIM FROM TESTIFYING ABOUT "THE WORST DEED GOERING EVER COMMITTED" WAS HEARD BY THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL HERE YESTERDAY.

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FIFTY YEARS OF

FRICTION

Washington, Apr. 25. Senator Robert Taft,

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of Ohio, tald

Senate in n

Re- the

a prepared address Today that the United States san buying "fifty years of

with Britain by er

a loan of $3,750.000,- 000 and he suggested instead

Dift $1,250,000.000.

of

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Every time the British pop the annual intereat of $140.- 000,000, he maid "they will groad heavily and the press will recall what they collauter harsh treatment to an ally in the wor."—Associated Press,

tioned, Goering said to me:

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LONDON, APRIL 25.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PLAN TO LAUNCH THEIR PROGRAMME OF NEW TOWNS WITH A FUND OF £50,000,000.

THIS IS REVEALED IN THE NEW TOWNS BILL, THE TEXT OF WHICH WAS PUBLISHED TODAY THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF NEW TOWNS THROUGH THE AGENCY OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, ESTABLISHED AND FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT,

Each corporation will consist

of a Chairman

and Depuis Philippine

Chairman and up to seven other i

members all of whom will be Elections

appointed by the Minister after with consultation

the toond authorifice concerned,

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"AF the present stage," says the bill. "Parliamentary 4-7- thority is sought for advance. Thaimpro

fund up to from consolidated £50,000,000 to enable the pro

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TRIAL WAS THROWN INTO A HALF HOUR'S UP- ROAR AS THE STORY OF GOERING'S ALLECED BLACKMAILING THREAT WAS TOLD BY THE COUNSEL FOR HJALMAR SCHACHT WHO ASSERT- ED THAT GOERING HAD THREATENED TO "RE-

DANGEROUS

·VEAL · SOME

THINGS ABOUT SCHACHT" UNLESS THIS WITNESS WERE SILENC .ED. said that 1,000 motorised Azer. 10 the drama. for the first police force to interfere against do not care what he says about estimated that this artillery had entered Miyandub, baijan troops" with tanks and time, war criminal defendants murder, wrongful arrest in me, but I do not want him to the requirements for about five and

were openly fighting among burglary. But there was

aspeak in public about the mar-years after which it would b

necessary to sock further eastern gateway to Kurdin-themselves.

puller organisation which pro-riage of General von Blombergthority for the continuation and

pravince, where star"

Bac that the Red The witness, former Gestapo tested just those who committed who recently died."

posters Army troops recently evacuated officer. Hans Gisevius, continued these nets. was the police Gisevins, continuing his evi-expansion of the programme, from the area "have returned." his testimony when the tribunal who sponsored these crimes."

defendant dence, said: "The

"Much depends on the future Bay, This gun

confir

1. Tr He said the Karda ceases | overuled an objection by Goer- Sensation shook the court Goering gave blanket authority trend of prices and on the ex-

403 proc.net their attacks against Sardasht, ing's counsel Otto Stahnier. The when the United States prosecu- for murder

to the political tent to which development will The undertaken by private enter- Saqiz and Banch "not because Court said that it expected Pro- tor, Mr. Justier Jackson, inter police." we fear the Iranian army but [secutor Robert Jackson would rupting objections to Gisevius

He was proceeding to tell theprise. because we do not want to playfully develop the episode of the cross-examination by Goering's tribunal

£15,500,000 about

"Of this, about the alleged into the hands of Communists." alleged intimidation in his cross counsel, Dr. Stahmer, declared: threats. "I overheard what Dr.would represent expenditure by with ali but

be met by and widet. "My own men could examination of Giseylus,

told the counsel for the corporation to "I must tell the tribunal that Stahmer overran the frontier of the Iran He also sware

that Goering there were threats against this Schacht," he began. Lord Jus advances from the Consolidated ian garrisons between suns." had ordered

a Gestapo officini witness in this court while he ties Lawrence rebuked the wit Fund and about £3,500,000 by

the local authorities" He declared the Ghazi Moham-Bamed Nevel to murder was waiting to testify. There ness for biterrupting Stahmer. med was "surrounded by Rus-Strasser, an early-day Nazi, wao

Dr. Stahmer then told the tri- sinn agents who direct his every quarrelled with Hitler

and 10

bunai Goering's point of view enables the Minister move" and "his newspaper Kur-"make it look like an accident."

was that if (isevias attacked Country Planning to make "As a result of the guerilla distan is nothing but a Soviet-Associated Press, attack on his Company on Aug-Įpropagandi instrument.'

General Blomberg, then Goeringan order. designating the area would "unload" what he knew to of land an the site of a proposed kilocytes and fra 130

new town. This area may in- ust 19, Lieut. Kishi who took

discredit Schacht. full responsibility for the puni-

cludo en existing town,

The Exechequer subsidy on tive measures adopted, executed

working class houses put up by various two persons and had others tied up and detained on the bench."

"Even from the Allied point of view this would have been es sential; olberwise the Colony might have been given up to lanters and chaos would have reigned. Colonel Yamashita and his Adjutant also explained that following the surrender there was recrudescence of unlawful acts against the Japa- nose on the mainland and that even after the surrender they were attacked twice at Po Qu.

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question

Airfield Evacuated

Incredible Conditions Elderly lean-faced Dr. Buns Bernhardt von Gisevius told the tribunal how along with other police officials he was drafted into the Nazi police department on Hitler's accession to power.

also been threats not only

against him, but against the de fendant Schacht. It is impor- tant that the tribunni know it. Fask that this witness, who is one of the representatives of the demeratie forces in Germany, should be allowed to tell his story."

Turning who

An American omeinl arrived here yesterday from Ta- briz said the Russians had moved out of Tabriz airfield “except for two observation planes and skele- ton crews."

He said they also had evacuated same buildings in the Azerbaijan capital-Associated Press.

Japanese soldier.

Goering Threat Lord Justice Lawrence asked Dr. Stahmer to give an explana- tion.

Dr. Stalimer declared:

said

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FRIDAY APRIL, 26th, 1996, "FORCES REQUEST HOUE"

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on 9.52 Megacyvies

12 30 p.m.-Daily Programme Ser

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2.00 p.m. Clone Dows. 6.30 p.m.-Jimmy Lench; & H*F*

"Organolan", 7.00 p. London Relay "30 | 7.30 pm.-Services Munic Pall-

ANBA.

8.07 ..Loudon Relay-Fest 8.16 pm Nou Mas fair Orches 9.30 Force quest Hor 9.30 p.m.- La Memora 10.00 p.m.--London Relay- Newt London, Apr. 25. 10,06 p.m.-Mark Waher & His Or

thestra An official of Cable and Wire 10.30 pmColumiala

Vocal Gra less-the British Communications

Company. Company stale | tonight that the company considered the proposed 11.00 p.m.-Clem Dawit, scheme outlined in a White Paper.

Programmes, marked ENSA are to transfer the company to public | recorded Steal for Sesong

unworkable and dangerous to of National S foreign concessions.---Reuter,

Further Surprise

to Goering in the dock, Gisevius said: "t AVAS

ja development corporation would HKT. Goering who established the

the met from votes from considered it Ministry. Question At issue

State police and

The second clause anys that "I was only two days in my

his special instrument. Nothing Continuing, Capt. Croft said:

these months that happened new office when I discovered in- "The same consideration also

ment corporation for a new applies to Lient, Matsuroto ho

redible conditions existed." de "When it was known last nighiering did not know personal the establishment of a develop- clared Ginevius, "There was no that Giscvius was being ques-

ly, or ordered personally."

town will not affect the powers likewise takes full responsibility

The witness said it was Goer-and duties of local authorities, for the execution of So Po-wah

I think Co-fat donials Eas

Mr. F. P. Stacpoole. Press As- and Leung Tung. Lieut. Kishi

lonel Yamashita put forward the disprove the beatings, maltreat ence on record before this Court ger Himmler refused to make sociation Lobby Correspondent,

been made to and that there is suficient eviding who orderet Himmler when- also daiiffed executing Lam

"There was a write: "What kind of to substantiate the charge that illegal arrests, Kuen who was captured by St.- more traditional view of orders, inent and farture which was

each and everyone of the accused time when Himmler was not 80 towns will spring up in Britain Major Kodama after the Chint even he did not deny that moted out to these unfortunate

whose only

in this box was concerned in vary- | powerful erine in

It was only because as a result of the bill? This will ese had been firing at the Japa- order to kill the Emperor of villagers

Jam would be unlawful. 18|which could be computed ing degrees of culpability.

some of cowardice and retreat of the be one of the main themes of nese at Ngau Koo Long

In this evidence submitted that it is almost im them by the Kishi Unit) was others, some acting with more en-many that he got power."

playing a more active part than middle-class generals in Ger- the delate on the bill."-Leu- August 22. Kodama admitted having seen, possible to disobey an order in that they were unable to

Pretislason, but all, each and every.

ter. the Japanese Army; even more vent their hearts from ruling one of them concerned in one form

Glausius sprang yet a further Lam Kuen firing.

difficult than in the British their heads and so hide the or another in the beating, or before the court rose.

surprise in the last few minutes "In all these cases the Japa-

It was Moreover, a mulher is sympathy which they felt for ture, beating and maltreatment of nete officers

convinced, Army. Werl that they were executing gueril-t expected to know all the cle- the handful of Chinese guter the inhabitants of Lantau Island, the disclosure that the "opposi- las. and by that they, mantumstances and if there appears illas-who attacked the Japanese in the course of which ill-treas tion" hoped for an armed-rising ment at least nine of the against Hitler in the year 1987. Chinese villagers who had taken to be the slightest reason for 11.Q.

The obeying the order he should not

to Kut von Fritsch, who was then The Prosecution does not deny inhabitants have been proved arms against them.

have lost their lives. at issue is whether be held liable if the result of that the Kishi Unit was attacked a lo

jchief of the Army Command; these officers were justified in the order becomes subject mat- by a handful of intrepid Chinese

„tvidence was unfinished when exceeded the and usages of war,

there is little evidence to show in the fact that they have been reut rose-Reuter, so whether they limit of their power,

"It is essential that the case that this attack was of any tangni- each and everyone indicted with

dire consequences

EOMA c: of barbaric cruelty censed persons tude or had any Lieut. Kishi and Lieut, Matsu-gainst the motos believed that the Company should he considered in a non-fort. Kishi and his men so that against these Chinese civiliana bu

evidence before this Court tends. was in n precarious situation partisan spirit. The war with he must at all costs guard against docs lie in the fact and all the

that only one casualty was suiter treatment, the torture and

mai- passions anded at that time and that not cordance with orders received, and with it the

These

murder of the unfortunate Communication with the main hatred that it aroused,

fatal one, although another man Islanders men are to be judged for what seems to have been lost. a result

was not the aetion of land was difficult, and they be fieved that at any moment there they have done; the fact that of Kishi's amazing indiscretion in any one individual however. bis

Chey TRICO were would be a renewal of the attack should on no account influence it a battle) into the hills and viac

our enemies carrying the fight tone cannot call bart he played in this erime, but

was in actual fact the

concerted Not Lawful Combatants

action over this Court."

Inges of Lantat in search of

buted of

werk It would appear that certain

Capt. Croft asked the Court those who had had the termerity of a group of individuals belong- villagers allied themselves with to consider carefully the fats to attack his .Q. thus adding to one Unit who acted jointly The Pittsburgh Pirates edged out doner Derek Barton has been brilliant

the continued maltreatment of the Chicago Cubs, splitting a two-given his first big chance by led the filet in the last q lawless magnudera from the

of the attack against the Jasalt to the wound of the humilia- the civilian inhabitants in their mountains. Civilians who took

tion felt at the unconditional war-

the English Davis Cup selec. ing round of the $1.00 The St. Louis Cardinals made: custody and which group or Unit nese on August 19, 1945;

tournannt here to a revendit having jointly and severally are

a clean sweep of their three-gamefors who today chose the team 05. No Denial

thus jointly and swerally_respon

series with the Cincinnati Reds to meet France in the first strokes with Asr Ma

He led James As by the The Brooklyn Dodgers won their round of the European Zone in David Re seventh straight game, defeating Philadelphia, Pete Geiser and Curl Paris on May 10, 11 and 12, Furillo of the Dodgers hit home runs,

strength of the

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tating this denstic nction, and if fer of a charge against the laws guerillas, but it does say that against the aceured does not proved the weak link. Gisevius ownership, as impracticable. and | Entertainment by part nett

and that they were acting in-ne- Japan is receding into history second attack for it is known to prove that the cruely Gually

to

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the

up arms against an Occupying consider it in the first place render of glorious Japan. Power were always been treated from the standpoint of the La with great stringeney, and were of Nations and in the second "Nor can there be any doubt insible for the natural consequenerá not entitled to corelatant status and the protection of the miti-lace to weigh up the evidence your mind but that had the vil of their actions.

ingers cared to join forces with produced by the Prosecution and Defence as it affects each the guerilins (n the Kish! Unit

gated usages of war.

In this case, those who took

up arms could not by any con eivable stretch of the imaging

tion trombatanta,-

nien.

Moral Law

U.S. Baseball DAVIS CUP

TEAM

New York, Apr, 25. The Beston Braves blasted five New York burlers Wednesday for 14 hits, including home runs by Tommy Holmes and Ray Sander

paine series,

National League Scores:

R: 1.

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Boston.. New York Chicago

Moral Law "International Law has regari so naively alleged) justice might not only to the Military Court of accused person in turn, and to consider with particular

have been more exteditious the captor power, but also to the care, Kishi and his men wo! Moral Law. The Moral Law the law as it, stands with, regard t studing a trial in this above all human law and any fan- he considered as lawful to orders received from superior Cauet today but would sleep-tastic law emirating front Japan Capt. Croft contended that agers. He asked the Court to ing restfully on the nonceful hilor Germany or elsewhere, which

take into account the backgrouml | sidesin Silver Mine Bay. distinction should be made be of this case and also the back-

exonerates a man who commits a "No denial bas tween officers and commanders who hand down or interpret the ground of the accused persons the wholesale are made of brutal murder in obedience ser so that a clear understanding of women and children; on the con- must be over-ridden by the orders they receive from above their intentions may be achiev- trary, the Defence witneszes have being of whatever creed, race or For every human and the rank and file who have fod.

made rough assessments of the enlour (even a Japanese) is con- no discretion but have to obey All this task, from Ure num number of people who were taken, ecious in his own heart that to cu absolutely or take the conse

forcibly to the Bathing Shed on off a man's head without a fair Auch of this Honnarabie Court Chung Hau Beach.

trial is a crime both against the quences,

"It is argued that the lower the end that the high tradi

"Indeed, in spite of the noble God he believes in and against jonal standards of British Court the rank the greater in the com-

efforts of the industrious defend-humanity itself, whether or not palsion of the command and the of Justice may be upheld,"

ing Officer, ns, one Japanese who does so in obedience to ordera, neas after another went into the stringer the mitigating circum-

After the records of the accused The Prosecuting Officer, Capt. witness box (with the possible had been read out by Capt. Reilly. tances if the action should be

Haid in exception of two the more did all the accused made statements made the subject of a charge Reilly, summing up.

they flounder deeper into the mire from the dock, following which infringing the laws, and us-part:-

until today they stand before you ages of war. The position of

been a long and stripped of the slightest pretence tion of the sentence. the British soldiers has already arduous enne due ame gst other

defence to the crime with 4 emerged from Court proceed-reason to the all-embracing which they have been charged. inga. He must obey the arder ture of the single Indictment.

Teheran, Apr. 20. Beyond Doubt

An Azerbaijan Court Martial first and ask questions after-due to the multiplicity of the

"The

Prosecution maintaina has sentenced two Iranian officials to the there are possibly accused involved and wards, but

mans of evidence which has had that it has been proved beyond all to 10 years' hard labour, for re- rare cases where it is obvious or may be obvious that the soldier to be sifted before the Cow of a doubt that a War fusing to surrender to a Democrat both for the accused and agafunt Island in violation of the laws and her, the Democrat-controlled Ta- Crime was committed on Lantau rising in the province last Decem- them.

Iusages of War as explained to brin radio announced today.—- "No attempt other ban bald, this Court in the initial address Router.

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is completely contrary to law.

"I assume that the argument would apply to the

Prosecution Address

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Virginia, Wa, Apr 4 Henry Cotto Beth's sonality gollen,

with 60.

The competition

**** when

and plate

teasa is:-Derek Bartoned at the Wentworth Club's East and Donald MacPhail for the course of 4280 gun, and Goe singles and John Olli and Henry also holds the Billington for the doubles.

MacPhail is 34 years old and

course-with 61

of the the: Jitting the lol : ef eth in d shots, fatton's chat "pr Scottish champion. OT. nnd Billington were the British Hard during the ro

his pattén court Double Champions in 1949. team is as much as expected.

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The Washington Senators won ever the Philadelphin Athletics on a four-run rally in the eighth inning. St. Louis Browns, scoring

The Cleveland Indlans upset the teams

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