1946-10-21 — Page 3

BLUEPRINT FOR DEFENCE Britain May Build Huge New Bases

Military Functions Of Empire

London, Oct. 20, Reorganization of Britain's lifeline to the Orient may mean establishment of a number of tre- mendous military bases on both the east and west coasts of Africa ringed by a 3,000 mile super-highway bisecting the dark continent, The shape of this gigantic Imperial defence pro- gramme was outlined by Colonial Office and War Office sources as an imposing group of Middle Eastern experts and leaders in both the military and political fields gathered in London for a series of conferences.

Behind the planning lay the,pected to submit an overall T- British decision to withdraw perial military strategy plan to from Egypt, the manifold poli-the Cabinet soon after he as- tical troubles of the Middle sumes.office. East and the costly lesson of world war that the Medi- terranean is far frors invulner able.

From an informed military source came the disclosure that if the two coastal bases

are established, a defence advisor will recommend construction of A highway linking them across. equatorial Africa's and swamps.

deserts,

This source said examination of these intercontinent propo- sals would be one of the first tasks confronting Mr. A. V. Alexander, who has been de

signated new Defence Minister, and that Mr. Alexander is ex-

Less Hot Air Plea

Military Functions

HAGANAH THREAT

The

Jerusalem, Oct. 20.

Hapanah --controlled socrat Jewish radio "Voice of Israel alleged yesterday that the talks between Jewish Agency representatives and #the British Government which concluded in London on Fria day teero inconclusive and no substantial increase in Jewish immigration to Paleating had

• been grantoc

Under those circumstances, the speaker, said, the Jewish resistance motement is oblig ed to increase its strong th for the forthcoming struggle for Jewish national interests and for Flarrescals immigra- tionAssociated Press.

Nightmare Voyage Described

Bristol, Oct. 19.

Seven West"" African "firemen and trimmera of the British ship | Princess (8,000 toni) appeared before magistrates here today, a sequel to a 62-day nightmare voy age from Buenos Aires.

The mea, charged with “con tinued wilful disobedience to law- ful commands,” were remanded until Thursdays seman

A detective inspector, who led a posse of police to the ship to take the into tod

For months Britain's military Soviets Unearth the court that other charges,

and political leaders-echoed and expanded by the press and.

forum-have been discussing Relics

possibly of a more serious nature, will definitely be preferred."

The Princesa docked at AvoR- the strategic situation that

Moscow, Oct. 10 mouth near here yesterday; three would result from evacuation of

An ancient musical instrument weeks late with five of her fire- Egypt and independence of In- resembling, Bute, estimated to men in irons. The police brok dla..

be between three and four thon-charge of the ship's log, which A military source said a re-sand years old, was found in a contained references to a long port submitted to Prime Minis-acolithic camp in Yakutis, explor-serics of incidents, which began four-point definition ter Clement Attlee included ed by an expedition of the Mos- when the ship left South America of Bri- cow Institute of Material Cul- and continued until she was near tain's "military functions in ture, which has just returned home waters.

Beside 14 passengers, the ship from the extreme north of i

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These, he said, were: continental lifeline now running stone and camps of hunters dating

First, defence of the inter-tion were ancient workshops of for one week

from Gibraltar and Suez and back 3,000 into the India Ocean;

Second, defence of the Middle Eastern airfields so vital to Dodern communications;

Third, defence of oil interests in Iran and Iraq, and

of

One passenger said that when a storm of rau into Brazil the white crew had to go down into. the boiler room to raise enough steam to keep her head to the heavy sea-Reuter.

years, and ancient the ship. dwellings made of wood and earth, containing stone axes with wooden handies, finely ornamented har noons and an "unique" statuette representing a polar bear. All were well preserved in the frozen ground.

animals. enparently the ancestors of the Eskimos of today-Reuter.

Fourth, maintenance. of 趱 The explorers concluded that lengstanding treaty with the the Siberian northern shares were New-York, Oct. 20.

ones inhabited by hunters of sen Ir a new bid for cooperation Arab world and expansion among the major powers in the friendship with Turkey-Asso- United Nations Security Counciated Press. cil, United States Delegate Herschel V. Johnson called for -au end of "the wild and un- substantiated charges, harsh accusations and countercharges within the council.”

Speaking before the foreign policy association as delegates from 61 natiors gathered for Wednesday's opening of the United Nations general asseth bly, Johnson criticised what he called "misuse-ef-the-Council for propaganda purposes" and too frequent use cf the veto.

Another Chapter In An Old Story

London, Oct. 19.

Tass Agency today continued its campaign against alleged British intrigues in Persia with a re- port of a talk broadcast from Moscow by the Soviet commentator Zelenkov.vivt

The Agency quoted Zelenkov, as

one and the zame ceatre-the

is the Province of Huzistan, where the Anglo-Persion Oil Company, has its enterprises, Zelenkov added: British concession exerts a great mention the try and a kind influence economy and poll

A Franco Climbdown

Madrid, Oct, 19. Spain has agreed to treat with Britain, the United States and rrance concerning the disposal of official German properties and assets in Spain, Senor Jose Ibanez Martin, Minister of NG tonar Educacion, told.newspaper- men here today. *.

He said that the Cabinet had

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He declared that people throughout the world "react" with deep misgivings" to the way the Security Council has saying: "Plotters and rebels are

The wording of a brief note operated so far and added "all receiving their instructions from of us, I think, feel the need of centre which is interested in

caused much confusion in Allied issued in Madrid this morning substituting a spirit of co-weakening Persia internationally operation for one of recrimina and sanping its state foundations of state within a state diplomatie circles as it gave the dismembering it. Persian The Enziatan events are ex-impresion that one the final tion. We can if we will change and

plans disposal of German aksela so the climate of international in-public men consider British Con- posing the Imperialists

+ tercourse by trying harder to sul General Trott in Ispahan which are aimed at weakening Sonin. whereas negotiations have

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tors and actual organisers of the try's democratisation, Simultane point in debate."-Associated

anti-Government and anti-State ously with these events a large Presa

plots in southern Persia.pl scale plot was beine prepared in "This consul, as well as the Bakhtiar, the mountainous dis British Colonel Underwood and trict between. Isvahen and Buzis

tan, inhabited by nomadic tribes the political adviser of the Anglo-Asserting that the Fara rehellion Persian Of Company, have not which started in Seutenler was only instigated the reactionary Bushire and Qashqai Kharis and the answer to the fact that three representatives of the Peoples sheikhs of the Arab tribes to Party had loined the Persian Gov- anti-Government action but have also worked out in detall rebellion rent Zelenkov said: "On the eve of the rebellion the political plana

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C-IN-C IN GREECE

Athens, Oct. 19. Admiral Sir Algernon Willis, Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet, arrived in Paleron Bay from Salonika in his flagship, the 9,400 ton cruiser Liverpool to- day-Reuter.

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Georgie's scheme goes according to plan...

Declaring that the main arena of Imperialist intrigue in Persia

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Secondly, it agreed for the first time to recognise the Allied Con- trot Council in Berlin as the legitimate Povernment of Ger- many for the purpose of legal ownership of German oroperties.

As the Loesians are not re- presented in Madrid, Spain con- aldered that they cannot take part in the negotiations. Reuter

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