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SECRET PACT DENIAL No Anglo-U.S. Negotiations.

Big Three Meeting Prospects

Washington, Feb. 2. President Truman to- day ruled out any possi bility of a meeting with Premier Joseph Stalin, and "Prime Minister Clement Attlee unless they are willing to come to Washington.

news

The President told a conference he would be pleased to meet Stalin and Mr.Attlee here any time but sees no need to leave the United States for such a conference; in fact he sees no need for a "big three" meeting.

la this Mr. Truman appeared to take a position in conflict with the reported views of Stalin. His comment appeared to reflect the advice of his top flight

Russian

experts on

affairs. They said privately the Russians would like further big three sessions to seek con- cessions from the United States and that the United States has. no concessious to make now.

Meanwhile

Secretary

į

America Committed To U.N.O.

Washington, Feb. 1.

High Government officials today flatly denied re- ports that the United States and Britain are on the verge of a secret defence pact aimed at Soviet Russia. ⠀

"The United States is committed to the United Na- tions for any international defence measures and is making no pacts-secret of otherwise with anybody." 'one high ranking official said. The denial followed a state- Close military cooperation be- ment in London by Konal Z11]tween the two countries is noth- lineus, rebel Labour Member offing new although there has never

A secret pact' been any formal defence treaty. Parlament, what was being negotiated. He nald Based on common language, was intended to provide faint culture and world aims, this "pact

without paper"

existed in varying degrees from World War I down to the present.

has

Joint Chiefs

Curved Taylor said, and have understanding going

On

GUS BROWN MURDERED

Rio de Janeiro, Frò. 1. The body of Gun BroWN- old me English music hall star, 100% found knifed, to death in his apartment here this morning.

Brown, well-known in Rio night life, had been in Brazil for many years and recently opened a "dancing school. Reuter.

Eileen Changes Her. Mind

Welch, West VA

Eileen

defence against Russia.

The Labcurite's statement created a tir despite denials both in Washington and London. Ida, raid it would be a

Senator Glen Taylor, Democrat, "shock- ing revelation if true "The

The Congressional inquiry into of

the United States place the

Pearl Harbour people

disaster their faith in international co- brought out that a cooperative

Feb. 2. as far nå

Edwards, 17- their bucks on the old joint defence plans existed be

based

London power, politics

secret

tween the British and American!year-old

girl Irgaties,

forces prior to Dec. 7. 1941. who went to the United Senator George A. Wilson, Re-

American naval vessels convoyed States to marry one man publican, la.. said he was "tor British ships in the Atlantic long! the United States being alone." before the United States was at and changed her affec-

Edwin Johnson, De- mocrat, Colc., saht he "hopes the

tion to another after her arrival on Friday night, gentleman (Zilliacus) does not know what he is talking about"

received a cable from Ite noted that the story is denied

her parents forbidding there and 'in this country."

her marriage to her new fiance.

mater

London Denial

War Department sources here of } also deined any plans for a formal State Marshall informed

the pact although they said they Russian Government he prob-favour long-range military co ably will take an official dele-ixration between the two eaun-

drios, gation for the conference

In London, a British Govern" Foreign Ministers March 10. nient

war with Britain's adversaries.

During World War II, an Anglo-American top-level inill- tar planning unit known as the combined chiefs of staff was se up following Hoosevelt Churchill

talks to handle broad strategie matters.

The combined chiefs are still functioning, though presumably to operate when they will cease the end of the war emergency is declared unless other provisions are made,

The U.S. Army also has co- spokesman acknowledged operated closely with Canadian that the two countries are dis- | forces since the end of the war in The State Department alscussing standardisation of wen-a series of Aretic manoeuvres. notified Moscow that 73 Ameri- pons and further peacetime mili-This, it is said, is being done car correspondents, photogra- tasy aperation but denied plans through the joint U.S.-Canadian phers and broadcasters have for a part.

Defence Board, another wartime applied for visas to attend.~ Zulness connected his charges arrangement which is still in Associated Press.

with the speech made by ex-force United Press. Prime Minister Winston Chur- chill in Fülten, Mo., last March. At that time Churchill urged an Anglo-American "fraternal asso

with close military co-

The Hague, Feb. 1. Special measures to prevent

theft from trains passing through 012-

Germany with goods exchanged

The wartime Prime Minister between Holland and Czecho aid the programme should pro- slovalda are being taken follow-vide for similarity weapons. ing talks between trade repre- and instruction; joint use of air sentatives of the two countries at and, navy bases and "comman The Hague.-Reuter.

study of potential dangers."

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The cable waS in reply to one which Eileen had sent to her parents on Friday asking their consent to her marriage to Theodore Crabtree, a coal- miner of Superior, West Vir ginia, when she found she was to young to marry without parental consent:

Eileen's parents told her that

hic must marry Arnold Bues ing of Grand Island, Nebraska, who paid her fare to America

or no one-Associated Press.

Arctic Defence A Grave Problem

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New. York, Jan. 31.

Defence of the Arctic is a "grave problem" for both Canada and the United States and the ⚫ two countries are acting on this problem, the

weekly "America" said today.

to

"Canada fas engaged her. She feels that it is essential self in organising outposts on to her own safety. She wishes the Arctic which will insure to have sufficient outposts detection of strange air forces and will watch for unauthorís- ed bases," the article said.

do the job properly, but noi so many as to alarm other na tions. The outposts are to be purely Canadian; but the pre Aunce of observers is not ex

"The Arctic has erased be a protective zone. The great Powers and many small nations are in the North Temperate Zone. All are within range of airplanes coming out of the Arctic."

Soviet Radio cluded. Not Up To The Mark

Moscow, Feb. 1. Sharp criticism cr Soviet broadcasting and a declaration that the present shortcomings

the

"can no longer be tolerated" a peared In the Soviet magazine "Culture and Life"

today. The article states that present standard cf Soviet radio from satisfies the requests of listeners." Musical programmes showed "excessive uniformity" the language used in broadcasts was too highbrow, while in some arens transmitters worked badly and were out of commission for months at a time.

"Many local radio committees

to

The magazine continued to sole defence say that "the against this is to discover hos

tile planes while they are yet

en route" as Great Britain did against German planea in the

war.

Grave Probleni The article pointed out that the Arctic was now "practical. ly unguarded" and that in the organisation of outposts, "the United States is aiding Canad

the two nations are co- and

in

are working very unsatisfactorily operating. They have recently and the central committee of all completed joint operations

the Union Communist Party has the Far North to test methods called on the radio committee to of supply, equipment and com- eliminate all those shortcomings munications."

and to take the necessary mea- sures for an improvement of broadcasting.".

(This obviously referred to

last winter's "Operation- Munk- Soviet broadcasting at the pre-1 Ox and possibly to joint acti Isent time is carried out in 70 1-vities this winter which --- Bơ languages of the people of the far have not been officially re- USSR as well as in 28 foreign vealed). | languages.--Reuter.

Vote For Maximos Cabinet

Athens, Feb. 1. The seven party coalition Go-

ernment of Dimitrios: Maximos

The weekly said that In these joint operations "It was found that there was no diffi.. culty In supplying by afr"mill tary forces anywhere within the Arctic. More manoeuvres and operations are envisaged.

"For the United States, and Canada, this is a grave pro .blem; the weekly said. "It in. necessary to watch both East

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