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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1946.

ANGLO-U.S. ZONE TO BE

BE MERGED Bevin: Beginning

To Be Treated As Single Economic Unit

All Imports Will

Be Pooled

Washington, Dec. 3.'

The British and American zones of Germany will be economically unified from January 1947 with the alm of achieving self-sustaining economy for that area by the end of 1949, the Anglo- American agreement on the fusion disclosed today.

"The two zones shall be treated as a single area for all economic purposes. Indigenous resour- ces of the area and all the imports into the area, including food, shall be pooled in order to produce a common standard of living." the agreement states.

Australia And The Antarctic

Canberra, Dec,

The External Affairs Depart mental Committee is expected to recommend the dispatch to the Antarctic of an expedition ver:

Britain and the United Stales have agreed to share the financial responsibility equally

u to aim at achieving a uni fic ration standard of 1,850 caries dally for the normal consumer in both

zones.

In

view of the current world foed supply, however, 1,550 calories a day will be maintained.

The agreement establishes a joint export and import agency tuke_the_initial_responsibility for foreign trade but which will transfer its funeti ans even- tually to a German administra- tive agency for foreign trade. apon, to promote the develop- ment of mineral and fishing re-imports into two categories-". The agreement splits German sources in view of the interest These imports required to pre. of other nations, particularly

vent disense and unrest, and 2. the United States, in that area. These imports which will

-Australia elaims Edderby required if the economic state Land, Queen Mary Land and of the area is to recover to the King George V Land, amant extent sufficient to achieve self- ing to about one-third of the

sustaining economy." Antarctic laud mu

It is understood the Minister

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Proceeds

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of External Affairs, Dr, Herbert i The proceeds of exports will Evatt, and the Minister the collected by the joint expi Defence and Post-War Recan- and import agency to help de- struction. Mr. Julm Johnstone fray the cost of imports. The move for an expedition-Reuter, available to the agency £7,500,-

AMBASSADOR Indians In

TO BRITAIN

Washington, Dec. 3. President Truman today appointed the Linder-Stere- tary of the Tremest{1"}}," Max Gardner, to he Ambos sador to Britain, A former Governor of North Carolina, He succeeds Mr. We Averell Harriman, who became Secre tary of Commerce; Mr. Tre

718- wan told a news conference Mr. Gardner would take over os anos na passilite, major

alibject The appointments to confirmation hi the Ke- mhlican controlled. Senate:

Afr. Gardner, who is Gars of age, in a wealthy financier weroniinent member of the Democratic Party-

United Press.

Operation Highjump

Indonesia

Guerillas

Batavia, Dec. 4. Salted through the re- gular and guerilla for- ces of the new Republicį of Indonesia. are up to 600 former Indian Army soldiers who deserted rather than fight against their fellow Muslims.

When the last British-Indian occupation forces finish their withdrawal from Indonesia in the next few days, these men will he stranded in the strange land where they have chosen to begin

new lives.

On a recent trip through the Republican interior, Stan Swinton. of Associated Press, was told by

sarongelad Urdu-speaking In dian-deserter from Calcutta that the Indians who have joined the Indonesinn forces include Pun-

jabs, Mahrattas, Sikhs and others.

Of The End

New York, Dec. 3.

"The beginning of the end of our economic trou- bles as far as Germany is concerned," was the way Mr. Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary, des- cribed the new Anglo-American ・ merger agreement here today. Mr. Bevin, who was addressing a press conference, said: "The agreement is not in any way direct- ed by antagonism towards any other, Govern- ment. It was born from sheer necessity and we still hope it will be possible to bring in the other zones." He explained that the plan ori- ginated in talks held in Paris to decide what should be done to deal with the dilemma that' resulted from the non-fulfilment of the econo- mic clause of the Potsdam agreement. This was the clause laying down that Germany; under oc-

cupation, should he treated as Franco

one economie unit. Mr. Bevin summarised the objectives of the plan as follows:-

1. To put an end to the dilemma which had arisen out of rival claims of distressed ex- occupied countries of Germany and the economic necessity of putting order into chaos in Ger many itself,

2. To build industry in Ger- many-ander such control that

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Madrid, Dec. 3. Generalissimo Franco,

Washington, Dec. 3 The most ambitious-exnedi tion to the Antartic ever un- dertaken, known as "Operation Highjump," began yesterday when the bulk of 13 ships in d United States Naval Taak i The Indonesians are our re-ig permanently below normal Force under the command of licious brothers in Islam," he the veteran Polar explorer, said when asked why he deserted. Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd,

This Indian, now with their sailed from Atlantie and Paci regular "Peaples Army "nid he fie ports.

receives only food and shelter. He is given no pay.

British authorities in Batavia, however, say 600 Indians only have deserted in Indonesia over the last 15 months--not at all on usually high number. They concede religion is a factor but a women, and other inducements which normally figure in deser-

d Press.

it would not be aggressive-in the sharpest note yet which would serve Europe, the rest of the world, and Gerinamy addressed to the United States, denounced the itself. There are even some Ghurkas. 3. To remove the danger of charges in the United. the standard of living level be: States amendment to the for the largest single popula- United Nations resolu

incorrect and tion in Europe-which if pertion as petuated, might threaten the

claimed that the tone whole of the Western European offended the Spanish na- living standards.

The expedition, whose pur- pose is nerial survey of as much as possible of the 4,000,000 aquare miles still unexplored, during the coming Antarctic summer, will have planes equip ped with new deviers able to determine the nature of mineral

cap Reuter.

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4. To alleviate the burden oction.. British and American taxpayers Spain delivered the note 18 by enabling Germany to make hours after the text of the Was received in adequate. export to pay for her resolution own essential minimum imports. Madrid.

The importance Franco at- Cost To Taxpayers ·· taches to the amendment wis Mr. Bevin revealed that dur-shown in the fact that the Gor- It is understood that official- to the British taxpayer of sub- dom was incensed firstly at sidising the British zone would have been £100,000,000 had the 'Anglo-American merger agree- ment not been concluded.

Dedman, are b.th backing the United Kingdom will make resources beneath the vast jce tions also play a part.--Associat- ing the current year, the costernment reacted so quickly.

House Gets Back, Its Chandeliers

London, Dee. 3.

Opo ia settlement of the under- standing reached in 1945 for pooling the proceeds of the ex- parts of the two zones in pro- portion to the import expendi- tures which shall be credited fo the United States contribu- tion.

The United States will als contribute to the agency un es-

PLAN TO REBUILD OUR COTTON INDUSTRY

Dive great bronze chandeliers, | timated £3,500,000 which are with 400 candlehlders, which the accumulated proceeris of ex-A lighted the House of Commons|perts from the United States before it was burn down lu" 1834, will be used in the new House of Commons, new being rebuilt, after the bombing ef 1941.

The chandeliers have been bought by the Ministry of Works from Bayons Maner, near Tealby, Lincolnshire,

Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt, M.P., uncle of the poet, Loril Tennyson, bought thêm after the 1834, fire for the G0-room battlemented mansion which he was building to be greater than his brother-in-law's

enstle un the Scottish border. ·

zone. Both nations will hand over their respective shares of the sums they receive to be used. for financial purchases of es- sential commodities for German economy under the agreement for the liquidation of German nzsets, reached with Sweden last July..

Sir

Manchester, Dec, 3. comprehensive Government plan to reorganise and rebuild Britain's cotton production indus- try was announced today by Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, speaking 12 hours after he had helped to steer the "Cotton Centralised Buying Bill” through its second reading in Parliament,

Stafford told representatives of all sections of the cotton industry at a meeting in Manches- ter: "The Government well be prepared to make a grant of 25 per cent towards the cost of mechanical re-equipment provided the re- equipment is carried out within a fixed period and in agreed stages. All orders for such ma- chinery would have to be placed within two years of the scheme coming into operation and the target date-say 5 years-would be set for the completion of deliveries.

"The costs incurred by the Governments for their LWA zones before January 1, 1947 and for the area thereafter shall be recovered from future German exports in the shortest practicable time consistent with the rebuilding of German econo.

· There were eight chandeliers my on healthy non-aggressive then but three were destroyed lines," the agreement contigues. in the fire. All the glass shades

Normal Business "Home supplies of textile accept this scheme with the are there, however, carefully looked after for 112 years, und

The two nations agreed on machinery other than spinning Government obligations, their they will go back to West- the early establishment of the mils will have, if necessary, to own obligations, and a third exchange value for the mark. be curtailed so that the plant party's obligations all firmly

under one attached to it. the relaxation of trade barriers, ed requipment

"There are today millions of Anancial reform and exchange theme can be carried through. on full technical and business This scheme will apply only eyes upon Lancashire's industry. communications between Ger to groups of mila containing The consumers want to know Hay, half aif they are to get belter sun- many and other countries, The not less than, agreement stressed: "Normal million spindles, whether there plies. Importers all over the business channels should be The nation's business is selling restored as soon as possible."

minster.—Associated Press.

Security Sales

New York, Dec. 2..

the future output of many

tries.

$100,000,000

indus-

size or new groups formed for ever, they are going to be able

He admitted that, the three yeur economic plan represented by the agreement rained the whole question of the level of industry in Germany and sala this would have to be gone into

by the Allies.

Regarding the exports which Germany will send abroadt pay progressively for her lus- perts, it is expected among the early deliveries will be coal, textiles, pharmaceutical pro- ducts, chemicals and ceramics, all of which are at present in short world supply. Partly finished goods from the Rutar will also be among the early deliveries.

Mr. Byrnes Meanwhile, at another press conference, Mr. James Byrnes,

Senator Tom Connally'a strong language. and secondly, at the unexpected United States ac- tion, and interpreted them as intervention in internal affairs.

United Press.

"""Intervention

Madrid, Dec. 3. the Spanish Ministry of For- The G00-word note, handed by eign Affairs to the US. Charge Bonsal, claimed that the d'Affaires, Mr. Philip Spanish people reject the scription of the present regime as Fascist.

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It continues: "The Spanish people know that the regime established in July, 1936, was Put in, power by the people's own efforts and at the price cf their blood in the fight against Communist tyrany."- Reuter.

the US. Secretary of State: WATCH THAT Russia and France would join. FAG-END

reiterated Mr. Bevin's hope that hukukundan

Britain and America in the merger. He would be happy to have them do so at any time. said, in describing the agree ment as "fair to Britain and He said he had not, raised the fair to the United States. question with M. Molotov in New York, but had discussed it countless times with him in Puris. Reuter.

Sydney, Dec. 4. The 1,650-foot long single-

bour catches fire, on an average, span bridge across Sydney har- once a week. The fires occur in the wooden decking of the rail track sections.

Officials say that the main causes are dropped cigarette. ends, which lodge in crevices jammed with old tram tickets and are fanned by the wind. It has become necessary

to in crease the number of water hydrants to one in, every 100 feet-Associated Press.

Oakland, Calif., Dec. 5. Complete business paralysis 1,000,000 Te

|

SMUGGLING JEWS

Laxis to the steamer.

Totalizer Corporation teen will be authorised to accept taken, followed by the second new centralorganisation de the Oakland police in breaking the Italfections and control by

offering. In one of the of the whole of Germany," and. Awaiting Reactions Biggest recent deals. Bethichten asserted in its consluding

Steel sold $50,000,000 of 25 gr graph: cent bonds at par. It was mar- keted

with ense-Associated

"As soon as the reactions of i smaller, but higher paid labour The work stoppage will tie up Mediterranean generally

US

tre existing groups. of that work! want to know when,Frisco Strike

to buy Lancashire pocis agThreat the public new securities at the The agreement also establish the purpose.

"The scheme is not a com- and ùbove all workers in the: fastest rate in months in the ed a jInt committee in Wash-pulsory one in the sense, that industry want to know what face of strikes, dwindling producington to obtain from the ap any mill will be compelled to are their prospects of stability tion and unsettled stock market. propriate authorities the cem

Stoppage of soft coal mining modities in short supply and to re-equip, nor will there be any and prosperity for the future. placed a question mark against determine the source of the outside interference with the We must not disappoint these confronts the

nidents of Oakland and East

INTO PALESTINE form of re-equipment chosen millions," said Sir Stafford. supply. The agreement authny any particular group.

San Francisco Bay communities -Levy On Cotton

(Continued from Page 4) But this wook General Motors rised, the joint export-import "The general staging of the

as a general strike of all Ameri- of preferred agency to open bank accounts in operation would be for the would accept the broad principle Unions has been called.

He hoped that the industry can Federation of Labour

· The

Beauharnais arrived, in stock-the largest sach issue is any countries where it is epera re-equipment of cae-third of of the continuation of the levy Orders for work stoppageing for Palestine on June 13. She Savona 20 days before her sail- financial history.

ting and added:-- At the other

each group to be first under on raw cotton, but if, ne the extreme Pari- "Bi-partite fiuance commit.

was in retaliation for action of avoided mutuel

part authorities by third. makers of race track equipment, payment of balances in either

*veloped and nettled down some. sold 70,000 shares of common dollars or sterling, whichever to be reviewed to see whether would be glad to consider it

"The position will then have better system developed, they AFL picket lines on Sunday to entering dock for minor repair permit delivery of merchandise work on her superstructure. No stock at $2.75 each..

to two department stores

cargo was declared and her beld In the judgment of the joint. the mills so re-equipped are The demand for must new Is-

Experience confirmed the sues has ranged from satisfactory Caport-import agency, may be sufficient to abcrb all the working

The CIO, Council announced had a double Bottom so that party's assumption excellent. General Motors was better utilised in fisancing the abour available. oversubscribed a few hours after essential economic unification

that the industry must in CIO support of the strike by passengers could be hidden from authorities who might board from honouring AFL picket lines.

British warships: patrolling the future work, with relatively

trains and buses used by thou-

Crews for the sands of East Bay commuters are hired among unemployed sex- "It is the intention of the twe and employese) are made clear, "It is quite useless for

dimcult to find Governments that this, agree we shall be able to decide when to lay plans on the basis of to reach San Francisco businessmen who are lured by generous

willing to

un risks-ud- ment shall govern their mutual the scheme can come into the return to the pre-war es each day-Associated Press: offers. It is no

So in Ita employment Is no serious Arrangements for the economic operation and the precise de labour forces we shall only be

lian maritime circles. edrinistration of the area pend-tails of its carrying out can damaging ourselves and doing ing agreement for the treatment be completed. But I hope that irreparable damage to the in- easy sellers market, but before Practically all the ships engaged very long in-the-buyers market the clandestine rado have of Germany as an economie :nit if a favourable response la dustry," Sir Stafford declared and we must therefore be able double holds especially designed to

"We certainly cannot accept sr, until amended by mutual given we shall be able to cover agreement. It shall be reviewed the deliveries of all eligible that, therefore, output must to produce good quality and accommodate from 10 to 60 Jews. machinery ordered after today's permanently be far below pro- well designed materials at Passengers are forbidden to go on deck but Lanight nothing President Manuel Roxas esat yearly intervals."-Reuter. date at ranking, for assistance, war and we agree with the campétitive price, both in order on terday amplifted his November

se that nothing need be held working party in their deduction to keep our home market and has been sighted they are to win and keep the export to go up in small groups

for a statement that an agreement had

that, first, output per head must

lew hotira up in any way,

treab of markets. been reached for United States States Congress. The cost would have put before you be increased and consequently day we are supplying The passengers live on

cuita military bases in the Philippines run into the neighbourhood of scheme. designed to preserve all kinds of labour saving some 65 per cent only of what and water for the entire length of by explaining that, while it Is | $1,000,000,000. The Mariveles the independence of the cotton machinery must be Installed.

we used to have at home and the trip which isually lasts from daya United agreed that bases would be estab-area would be leased to the Unit Industry and to give it strength We accept that the situation very little for, the export mar- Preated po

to eight lished, locations are still under ed States for 100 years.

and resilience in difficult times demands the industry must kel. Both those forms of prodie- negotiation

The American fog now, waves ahead of us, We want to give re-equip itself, on a lager scale ton must go up and go up San Francisco, Dec. 4. Under ppe American plan un-over Fort Stateenburg, with the it stability and prosperity auch with the most modern quickly. We cannot afford to

American President~ Lines derstood to be agreeable to Roxas, Clark Field network of air fields, as it has not experienced for machinery, so as to get the walt indefinitely, until re trans-Pace can

passenger

ting. thefings covered Mariveles but recent criticism of Ualted decades of maximum production out of a equipment is forced on us by "General M. C. Meigs," Bres of Balaan would be convert-States military personnel in the "What I want to ask both smaller labour force which will

salled on Monday night for Hono ed info an atom-bombproof base. Manila press has strengthened the sides and all sections, of the be available! the wallapidation of our mult, Shanghai, Hong Kong and chinery. Industry must man- Manila, was the first big commers with extensive undergound in conviction that many American industry to do, and do ne Buyers Market

ocurean naivision and not cial passenger shit to depart stallations. Authorization would bases should be removed from the 'quickly as possible, is to let Ita contribution to exports, in regiments or platoons, he since the maritime strike-A have to come from the United area—Associated Press:

[me know whether or not they l“will not have to be in the sold Reuter,*

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