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POTSDAM PACT REVISION Suggestion By Conservative M.P.'s.

Germany In State Of Collapse

-London, Dec. 23. The immediate revision of certain clauses of the Potsdam agreement, if necessary by unilateral British action, was urged in Londoa aj two Conservative members of Parliament, Mr. Victor Raikes and Major Guy Lloyd, who have just returned from a five-day visit to Dussel- dorf, Hanover, Essen and Hamburg, in the British zone of Germany:

Stating that they had found an jagain the military menace that futterly shattered economy with she was, for many years to come, the German people not only desc Mr. Ralkes stated, owing to the perately hungry but completely extent of physical destruction. without hope and 'in' a state of moral collapse, botir" MPs huggest- ed remedies on these lines:

At present, production in the British zone in the industrial heart of Germany was between 20 and 30 per cent of the pre-war level.

Mere coal was essential to stop

1. The increase of coal output to be achieved by the release of more German prisoners of war the destine, and the key to more for work in German mines;

coal was man-power, which could 2. The retention of on-increas-be obtained if the other powers ing percentage of the coal output would follow the British example for use in the British zone; ir announcing the regular release

rates for prisoners of war.

Reminded of the French oblec- tan' to such a policy, Mr. Raikes, replied that only if German indus- iry was set going again could France cbtain substantial repara- tions from Germany at a later stage and that the German coal

3. A stop to the dismantling of non-armament industries. -

There was not the slightest chance of Germany becoming

Arab-Jew Conflict Feared

output, including. the export would already be higher but for the French retention of German prisoners of war,

Major Lloyd said to continue the dismantling of useful plant while trying to restore economy was like pouring water into a leaking kettle,

It was no use keeping Unterally to the Potsdam ogree- ment it was not implemented by the other powers.

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EXPLOSION IN Daylight

MINE

West Auckland, Dec. 23.

An explosion early today at Rumahan No. One pit, West Auckland, Durham, re- milled in the death of two men, while another three are in hospital," suffering · from

The explosion is believed to have been caused by a pocket of gas which had accumulat ed over the week-end-Rey- ter,

Ship Sunk By Mine

Athens, Dec. 23. The 3,240-ton Greek Army ammunition ship. Syrn yester day struck a magnetic mine and sank outside Volos Harbour, 35 miles southeast of Larissa, completely blocking the port.

The authorities said they did. not know if the mine had been deliberately planted in the har bour entrance or had drifted into the area.

Reports said a member of the crew was miasing..

The Larissa area, north of Velos, is a stronghold for the Greek guerilla forces against which the Government forces have been fighting for months.

Unitd Press.

POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED

Jerusalem, Dec. 23. Palestine Arabs today

Hamburg, Dec, 23 foresaw the threat of re-

Asked whether they would ad- Captain Haurand, the Police newed Arab Jewish vocate action contrary, to the Chief of Dusseldorf, has been strife, following the pre-the March meeting of the Foreign bezzlement, the British New

Potsdam agreement even before arrested on suspicion of em- liminary call to arms is-Ministers, both Merabers said the Service in Germany reported sued by the commander-moment for a new start was today...M: in-chief of the Najada

January 1 when the merger of the His arrest was ordered by British and American Zones came the Cologne District Prosecutor. the Arab Army.

-Reuter..

Arabs said that the seven years of comparative serenity between Arabs and Jews in Palestine might be abruptly shattered if the Aralk were ealled upon to engage in plan- ned. civil disobedience in pro- text against what they felt was Jewish encroachment on their lights.

into force-Reuter,

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Round-Table Talks In India

London, Dec, 23.

A wildly cheering audience A round table conference of all Indian political,

of 3,000 Najada members heard their commander, Mohammed Nimer el Hawari, tell them to crganise to "fight the Jews." Hawari said it was the will of Haj Amin Husseini, exiled f Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, to organise for the fight..

"The Mufti will give you the signal when the hour comes", Hawari said.-United Press..

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On Dairen Incident

Washington, Dec. 23.

*: communal and princely elements, to be held

in New Delhi before the Constituent Assembly: reassembles on January 20, is a strong possi- bility," responsible Indian political quarters said today.

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These quarters said the Con-League, particularly in view adjatore con.ciliatory" gress Party is now inclined to the Congress decision not to refer titude

· at=| differences to the Federal Court towards the Moslema measure to which Mr. Jinnah League, as evidenced by the was most vehemently opposed, Congress Working Committee's United Press. decision not to refer matters "of

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BOOK PURGE

Vienna, Dec. 23,-

edere Congress Party's intention The law for the purge of

is now to leave the door open Nazi literature in Austria was for Moslem League participation approved unanimously here to in the Constituent Assembly.

Despite the repeated assertion mission for Austria..

day by the Allied Controj Cam- The State and Navy Mohammed Ali Jinnait, that he

by the Moslem League leader, Present at the short meeting Departments today re-saw no reason for calling co the

was Colonel-General” Kurasov, fused-to comment on League Council to reconsider Its Soviet representative, whose the news that a United boycott of the Constituent As absence for about a month had States naval vessel was believe he will consent to par- being changed. He looked sembly, responsible Indians here led to reports that his post was forced to leave Port ticipate in an Indian round table extremely fit on his re-appear- Dairen by the Russian conference at which no British re-ance.-Reuter. military authorities.

The Navy's answer queries on the incident was "no delegation at present in London, mediate economie assistance to

Washington, Dec. 23. The possiblity of giving im Department believe such a conference could Greece is to be investigated he spokesman said they had recely-result in a considerable narrow- the United States Government ed no official report on the mating of the existing fission

be according to a State Department

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Indian quarters, including 'some members of the United Nations

ter so far and would not discuss tween Congress and the Moslem notice here tonight-Reuter, jit until they had official 15-

formation.

The dispatch sald the Flussians gave thecommander of the | United Slates vessel 20 minutes to leave Dairen after the 48-hour visiting had passed or the 'Rus- siens would not be responsible For the consequences.--United ¡Press:

British Party In Antarctic

***** Washington, Dec. 22. The British Antarctic miesion established at "Admiral Richard Byrd's old base, Margart Bay, due south of Cape Horn, since 1343, had agreed to the-request. of the State Department to vacate the base when a section of Admiral. Byrd's new Antarc- tic party arrived there, it was learned in Washington today."

The British · Embassy, - snid that the British mission, with- out prejudice to British terri torial claims, was removing its post to another site, some 300 metres away Movot

Admiral Byrd, who establish ed the base, in 1941; has already left America with one section of the expedition and will rep- dezvous at sea with the other. unite taking parts Router, 4

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Train Hold-Up

Berlin, Dec. 23. Armed bandits held up a Berlin suburban train on which British soldiers were reported to be travelling, irr broad daylight today, and robbed passengers.

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Between two West End statione and went from compartment to compartmenit taking watches, rings, money and wallets. They then pulled brake and as the train' slid to the emergency

Tiergarten area.. a standstill, made off into the

The American licenced news- paper Abend said the bandits spoke "a foreign language" and wore "foreign uniform."

The paper asked why the British soldiers travelling on this train did not' tackle the bandits as "Allied occupation troops must be ready to use their weapons.".

made the slightest effort to Apparently no passengers

hinder the bandits, it added, but British soldiers stood against the doors of their compartments to keep them out. Reuter.

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U.S. COMMUNISTS' CAMPAIGN

Washington, Dec. 23. launched a compaign

American Communists have the administration's univerani against

training programme, based on "the charge that United States military preparations since V- J Day have reduced the rest of the world to a state of terror. They claimed the United States Army and Navy were preparing for battle right away, or soon-United Press,

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