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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1948.

NO AGREEMENT EXPECTED Unless Western Powers Make Concessions

Teheran Massing Troops

Tehernn, May 14. Udavamı Es Sulteuch, Iranian Premier, in asiatentent brand- east over the Toberan Radio to- night, said a deadinck had been reached in the negotiations with the Azerbaiian misaim, and the talks would be continued Later.

Reporting that The Demo- eract delegates had referred to Tabriz for further instructions,

No Change In Copenhagen American Attitude Paralysed

PARIS, MAY 14.- RUSSIAN QUARTERS PREDICTED LAST NIGHT THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTERS' CONFERENCE WOULD BREAK UP WITHOUT AGREEMENT ON MAJOR ITEMS WITHIN TWO OR THREE DAYS UNLESS THE WESTERN POWERS CAVE IN TO SOVIET DEMANDS TO AWARD TRIESTE TO YUGOSLAVIA AND TO KEEP GREAT BRITAIN OUT OF ITALIAN NORTH AFRICA.

AMERICAN OFFICIALS, IT WAS REPORTED. BY A RES.

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PONSIBLE SOURCE, WERE, REMAINING FIRM IN THEIR INSISTANCE THAT THE ADRIATIC PORT BE

GIVEN TO ITALY.. Mr. Ernest the Premier's attement blamed Foreign Secretary, retirard fo

Revin, British maining along the Lyun emast the unconstitutional demands" Monday's session from a week solves were excludent.

a long po the Ruslans thern by Jafar Pishevari. Azerbanian conference in Londoa with,

While admitting that Premier" and head of the miBritish and Dominions aninis population

the sien. for the breakdown in the tors, armed.

of Trieste in pre- it was prcled, dinantly Italian, M. Motov Begotiations.

with their approval for his slee was reported to be mands for British trusteeship that the port was vital to the insisting

ever Cyrenaica.

whole northern region of Yugo- Mr. Bevin advanced this de- savia na an ceramic outlet. mand last week when 14. Rus- The council, recording

to cians announced their apportment an officinis, will take up for giving the colonies to Italy m time under United Nation trestee up cation, Inwo'xing Pranee'n des

today

the German

ship.

and for political detachment the Rule and Rhineland-- Associated Press,

The failure to agree bad first arisen over the question of the appointment of a Governor for Azerbaijan province, the Pre mier's statement continued. Pishevari had demandeel the

appointment by the Provincial Counell. Furthermore, be want- sed army and gendarmerie com- manders appointed by the Azer- Isaijan authorities.

de-

The third Azerbaijou mond, which led

to the dead- lock, was the distribution of state and for the peasanza,

Calling for a speedy settle.

inent of the status of Azerbaijan

to

enable the Ifanian partia- ment to proceed with the legis. Intion for the Soviet-Iranian

Informal Session

Soviet officials, according to reliable Russia. srper. feel that they have me enough cherssions, chiefly on the re-

Paris, May 14. cobain! DCS, purations and

The Big Four Foreign Minis- frors were still facing the un- resolved major problems of Trieste and Italian reparations when they met this evening in an informal session at the of

of the French Foreign

and that now it I tim Britain and the United States pensating half of a bargain, to come through with the com

M. Molutov, Soviet Poreign Commissar, last week abandon-fice

ed Russian claims for tiste Minister,. M. Georges Bidault. Oil Company, the statement add-ship in Triptania and offered They we meeting after a the

Trieste Dispute

ed that Azerbaijan would be in to ederal's Mesere'n deand weekend interval, which chaled in the elections and send

for Italian reparations. sleputies Lo Teheran.

Meanwhile. Jafnr Pishevari Pas returned to Tabriz. This f Mr. James F. Byrnes, United diaposed of the rumours here States Secretary of State, tast night that the Government agreed with the Soviet Union disnomeri his bodyguards and in anpporting the Frenen pro-

the

By Strike

Copenhagen, May 14.

The Danish capital Was partjai- ly pardlysed today na the result of a strike that started on Satur lay as protest against a govern. mnt decision to fediate in a dis- inte between slaughterers anit their employees.

Thousands of workers dia- regarded the appeal, of trade.

STYMIED

Landan, May 14."

A dangerous Nazi awaiting trial for the murder of 50 Royal Air Force officers in a German prison camp tuua res captured tonight at the 14th hole of a golf course Ashford, Middlesex, after 18 hours

liberty from a nearby prison camp.

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Armoured cars, asldiers and policemen had been hunting for the ex-Nazi policeman Erik Aacharia sillee encape but he offered no resistance when he was finally cornered-Reuter.

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Queen Mary's Bible For Coventry

London, May 14.

union leaders to return to work. Field Marshal Lord Montgomery

Three thousand shipyard wor- of Alamein is among the signa kers marched to the parliament ories of an aupent issued on be Kaildings yesterday, where a six-bulf of the Coventry. Cathedra! an deptation was received by Reconstruction Fund, which was Prime Minister Knud Kristensen, panzd by a gift of £500 from the who to them that the ivern King and Coeur. ment intended to remain fm ou the slaughter question. touched off the general strike, was The slaughterers strike, which called

in an effort to get higher

Tram and bus traffic was halted at nean when strikers tore down tramway wires and urged bus drivers and conductors to cease work.

Gng workers decided to con- Linte at their jobs, but gasf pressure was low.

WATER.

"The only newspapers which pubilahed were the "Social Deme- craten," the Communist "Land and Foll" and the non-political publication "Information."-Asso. ciated Press.

Also stening the appeal Are Lord WE ughby de Eraby, Mr. Anthony Eden and Sir Stafford Cripps The New Zealand Premier, Mr. Peter

Fraser : the South African Deputy Premier, Mr. J. 11. Hofmeyer and Mr. John Win- ant, former American Ambasan- dor to Britain, have issued message associating themselves with the appeal.

The plan to have a total capi- tal cost of £1,200,000.

Queen Mary has given th Cathedral-which

да almost

ac.

totally destroyed by enemy tion In November, 1940-the bible presented to her by the Young Women's Christian Association on her marriage in 1893.Reuter.

American Defence Secrets Not So Secret

British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Eruest Bovin, employed in first hand conguitation with

Washington, May 14. " Prime Minister. Mr. Clement Senator Wherry, Republican of Nebraska, yesterday reported Attlee in England.

"shocking" evidence that the safeguards surrounding Minor Italian questions still) American military information is inadequate.

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was preventing his departure sal on italian colonic, where awaiting the ministers' decision The Senate judiciary Committee, which completed hearings Queen's Camera Exchange

terhed.

until an agreement had been by Rome would administer the urces under the United Nations Dr. Dishevari's departure provided they were given their followed The Tabriz Radio an-independence after 10 years. noncement, that the Azerbaijon The original American proposal "National Army" would fight was to place the colonies under ang att mpt to enter the pro- joint United Nations trustee

by Government Troops, ship. winn are reporte ! to have med the key points all along

vine

The Russian delegation was reported determined to prevent

the Azerbait border,--Reuter. British military forets fim re

Mr. Attlee Has Nothing To Say On India

London, May 14.

Mr. Clement Attico, Prime Minister, told the

House of Commons today that he had nothing to add to the cam- munique issued in India on the breakdown of the Simla conference,

He was replying to a question by Mr. Richard Butler (Cón- servative) asking if he had any information communi. cate to the House about the breakdown and future in- tentions of the Cabinet Mission to India, The Prime Minister replici:; Statement Proposed The House will have seen the

New Delhi, May 14. communique issued by the dele-

When the Cabinet Mission to gation in India and the Vieuros, India issues its promisel state-

I will keep the Hoare informed ment of policy, probably on Fri.

by

are:

1. Allocation of Italian noval vessels between the allies.

2. Franco-Italian frontier questions, including frontier adjustment and demilitarisation of frontier" areas.

3. Status of private bilateral treaties between allied ries, and Italy-Reuter.

behind closed doors last month, hopes to complete by May 17 a bill tightening the present 30-year-old" espionago law and bringing it up to date with the in- clusion of radar and the atomic bomb.

Senator Wherry explained that technical engineering in- coun-formation sometimes. has just us great secret military value as "secret weapons" of two de- endes ago, but that at present there is nothing that forbids the export of industrial know- lege.

Portugal To Cede Azores?

Authoritative

closed

Government

Challenged In Commons.

Subcommittee Chairman Senator Eastland, Democrat of

other Mississippi, and

com. London, May 14.

mittee members have disclosed

London, May 14. aub-committue re- - The British Government's sources dis- that the

ceived testimony that:

policy in consenting to a Greck today that Anglo-

(1) Russia has sought coa-plebiscite on the Monarchy this American-Portuguese negotia- tracts with companies manu-autumn was sharply challenged tions are in progress on the facturing electronic devices, in the House of Commons to- future of the Azores.

asking as part of their con- | day. tracts that Russian engineers be Under a barrage of critical trained în the contractors' questions, Mr. Hector McNeil, factories.

Under-Secretary for Foreign

Earlier a Foreign Office spokesman said the negotiations were confined to talks on the liquidation of the British and American air brges in the Azores.

Te would neither deny nor co.firm that Britain and America has asked Partgual for ccssion of the Azores as At

lantic defense base, but authori-

British General Hands Over

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(2) The Commerce Depart- Affair, took refuge in the con- ment sells freely many techni- tention that Britain would pre- cal documents, including some fer to have a plebiscite on the seized from Germany, dealing King's return postponed until with articles the army and navy 1018, but that it was "essential-

being non-ly an internal måtter." have declared as secret but neither Russin nor France, have, reciprocated.

ernments.

rolls and the

Eastland prohibiting the sale to in the country.

A number of Labourites

of any

- Explaining that the Greek' of developments, but at the day, it may give an indication tative sources said this question

Government had made it clear moment I have nothing to add of the approximate date

Non-Scarot Clues

they wanted to held the pleb to the communique issued in which India will become com- had also been brought up in the

cite just a son as 1.2 electo l India and published in the phetely independent,

Mr. Mc- 1 was overall discussions which are

said it is register was revised, Senator Eastland press here."

Britain had "IRC- learned in Congress quarters in still proceeding through normal indicated that many secret de Neil said Mr. Butler asked for un

Simia today.

diplomatic channels.Associat- viccs can be put together from quiesced" and notified the Greek answer to the second part of The Ministers had separate ed Press.

paris classified as being non-Government of its willingness to This question regarding the all in Simla today with Mr.

Becret. Both Senators Wherry send a mission to "observa", the future of the Cabinet Miesten, Gandhi, Pandit Nehru, Mahom

and Eastland

convinced revision of the are and if any fresh instructions {ried Ali Jinnah and Dr. Kalam

that a central board is needed holding of the plebiscite itself.

This answer did not satisfy had been sent from the Califfet Azad. It is believed they dis

to clear contracts made in the Ja' London.

essed the broad outline of the

United States by foreign trov-parliamentary critics of the Government's policy, however, Mr. Attlee replied Gat no proposed statement. fresh instructions would be The next step, following the

Batavia, May 14. The sub-committee is now and it is unlikely to check the recesuiry at present.

failure of the conference, will; Major-General G. K. Bourne, working on

of dissatisfaction 4 bill by Senator rising wave Lir. Anthony Eden. Arling it is thought be the setting up Division in Sourabaya, has handed foreign governments

Commander of the 5th India Leader of the Opposition, said of an interim government and that there appeared from the the creation of a constitutional over la command of East Java to electronic device, but Eastland pressed Mr. McNeil todng to press is morning to be some making machinery.

the Netherlands Commanding Off- aaid this bill needed revision. sity, for instance, whether the indication that the Ministera in

insisted that Observers here believe that

Benel Glebel.

Batavia. While radar, self-guided mig- Government had Indin were taking some new in- attention is

efore leaving for

bofore a plebiscite there should now concentrated Major-General Bourne

issued a siles and proximity fuses are itiative. It was that fact which mainly on the brendest basis proclamation thanking the in- electronte devices, so are radlo be a thorough purge of the gen- had made Mr. Butler, add the which might be obtained for an habitants of Sourabaya for their sets and radio manufacturers darmerie and army of right- that com- query to his question.'

interim government. The Inagalatance given to troops during fear the bill if introduced would wing elements, and Mr. Eden asked if the Prime dian States would not play a

plete order should be restored the difficult days of fighting

first. Minister had any informatien, part in such a government. but October and November and shut off all their foreign ex-

perts.Associated Press,

Among the Labour rank and file there is a strong feeling the LARGEST TRIAL

Government has let itself be | manœuvred into the position ef ENDS

supporting reactionary elements in Greece, and that this is labie to have serious consequences not only Inaldo Greece, but inter nationally-Reuter,

cer,

dur

or if not, if he would give it would, it is thought, maintaining the later period of reconstruc-

aз soon as possible.

close touch with it-Reuter."

tion.

The remaining units of the 5th Indian Division have now left Sourabaya. Only h. number of amall unità of the R.A.F. ani Royal Navy will remain

for a whort time.

The Prime Minister replied that he would certainly give I.R.A. MAN BURIED the information when he could.

Belfast, May 14, He added, "I should not have John McCaughery, the hunger understood from that phrase as etriker who died on Saturday. In meaning a new instruction, but | Dublin jail, was buried yesterday Two British soldiers have been having got the two sides to In a cometary not far from Bel gether for talks, now initin fast where his fellow Irish Ro. tive must mean another attempt publican Army leader, David to bring them together again." Fleming, is still on a 50-day fast In reply to Mr. C. Willams in a bid for freedom. Despite den

sion that gripped the country the (Conservative), Mr. Attico in funeral was simple and dovold dicated that the Dominions rebellious demonstrations, although were being kept fully informed hundreds lined the route of the of the talks in India-Reuter. cortege Associated Press.

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Dachau, May 14. The General Military Court tos day sentenced 68 operatore of the notorious Mauthausen extermina- tien camp to hang. Three others. were given life sentences,

killed and one wounded by anlp Ing in the southern actor of Ban- doeng, the hill station 100 miles south-east of Batavia, an official The defendanta were sontoneed trials will probably be followed at announcement and today.

after a United States court found the end of this week by the trial A British Other Rank was them guilty of murdering thou- of 75 Nasi 8.8. mon for the wounded in a clash at Bultenzorg. Fsands of victims Imprisoned by massacre of American soldiers at 20 miles south east of Batavia and the Nazis in persecution cam Malmedy, Belgium, during the a British Indian offer killed paigns.

battle of the Ardennes" Bulga Burabaya-Roulör.

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