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THE CHINA MAIL, BATURDAY, MARCH 32, 1947.

DEBATE ON ARMED FORCES No Reduction Yet In View Of World

Situation; Conservative Support

Rebel Labourites "Out of Order"

London, Mar. 20. The Defence Minister, Mr. A. V. Älexnader, today flatly rejected rebel Labourites' demands that Britain reduce her armed forces below a mil- Hon men by March 31, 1948.

"I share fully the feeling that our defence burdens should be reduced at the carliest possible moment," Mr. Alexander told the Commons, "but because of the great dangers, which would follow abandonment in part of the mainten- ance of peace and order in the world, we ean- not subscribe to it.'

yut of order un

Burces,

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can plan long-range

IK. Garrison

NO MEETING POINT

The

Furix, Mar. 20. HLOROMFRIZION,

Monde,” which sometimes re- flecta the vicwr

this

·Foreign Office, wrote today that there was "no glimpse net af a meeting palid where the conflicting aspirations of the Russiazza and Anglo- Sun at the Morrow Co ference could come together."

The paper naked

agreement

Rebels To March On Asuncion

Anunelon, Mar. 20. The revolution army radiz station at Concepcion announced that rebellious troops in northern Paraguay will be ordered today tu march an Asuncion in a decisive effort to drive President Higini Morinigo from power.

The breadcast said the rebel march would be ordered by the "hund the

of the revolutionaries tlie Chaca,"

EP2076

e whether wax possible between

tha Russian scho teunt to push towards west by means of unification of Germany, and their participation in the control of the Ruhr. and the Anglo- Saxons, who seant to consoli date their western position und defend it against Rug- encroachments."— Rou-

ter.

ever,

If

Mr Alexander moved appro- which it. val of Government's defence, defence policy. volicy after the Speaker, Mr Douglas Clifton Brown, ruled

After saying that the num.

Bion amendment her of British troops in Japan offered by 46 rebel Labourites was comuratively small and arging a further review of the that they had all been with- country's commitmehta "so ; drawn from The Netherlands to entice the burden on our East Indies, Mr Alexander de- ment's plans na giving a very manpower 44211 Guancial Feclared: "But in places like confused pleture of British or

He Hong Kong and Malaya. British ganisation for--any war. The rebels had been prepared troops must continue to be had the impression that there to support their amendment located in numbers sufficient to was no mobilisation plan what- with arguments that Britain guarantee security and recon-

Supreme Comman- was maintaining a million-manstruction after the catastrophic army primarily as "defence" years of Japanese occupation." against Russia, with whom this Mr Alexander said that he country has a military alliance, fully shared the desire of cer-

reactionary tain and to support

Government supporters Hovernments in Europe.

that British defence respons). The rebels were expected to bilities should be reduced at the the Government' de-fearliest possible moment, but attuck fence policy despite the fate of because of the great dangers their amendments, Int now which would follow abandon- probably will must seek a show- ment of British power in pre down vote until the Govern serving peace and order in the ment's conscription bill comes world, he could not subscribe

p for delte at a date still to to their view. be fixed..

Withdrawal Date

scat.

With support garcisons tered throughout the swamps of Chaco Boreal, the Paraquay re volutionary forces have-widened their grip on the northern part of the country.

Chaco Boreal, known as "green hell," was the scene of the bloody war with Bolivia a decade ago.

Independent estimates indicate

at least half of Paraguay's armed forces are now in the rebel ranks.

United Press and Reuter.

PORT SIDE DOCKERS' STRIKE

Khartoum. Mar. 20. The strike of dockers at Forl

ler was appointed in the event of war tomorrow could he be

old in a few minutes what | Sudan worsened today, accord. were the fighting forces at his ing to the latest reports here. men are now About 1,000 lisposal, how they were to be teployed, what reserves were out in support of their de- coming to the colours and what mands for pay increases and a he mobilisation plan was? The bigger free cloth ration. The irst thing. required in prepara. strikers were joined yesterday ion for war was to have a ful- by railway labourera, y worked out plan of mobilisa.ships are now reported to be lon.--United Press and Reater. held up by the strike. Reuter.

Serious Split At Moscow Talks

Moscow, Mar, 22.

Four

France and Great Britain split last night on the future disposition of Germany's coal resources in the first serious disagreement among the western powers at the Council of Foreign Ministers.

• Minister

It would be falat, however, to They have joined forces will depart from the Government eonscientious objectors within policy and kubstitute Instead the party to conscription, to in- further precipitate und Imme froduce an amendment declin-diate reduction in the size of ing a second reading of a bill, the forces since such step would that wutl provide armed not only cripple these forces forces "disproportionate to the and make them wholly inoper nation's nerds and economic able nows but would Inflict a position. More than 100 La- long term handicap upon them would take bourites have already signed from which they this amendment.

years to recover.

Hush-Hush Mr. Alexander disclosed that the war Me, Alexander made only experience during

French Foreign Georges Bidault notilled The passing reference in the Com-howed that some of the detaile

the pre-war de- Council that his country could not mone to British troop commit-published in ments in Italy, Venezin-Giulin fence estimates were of the at-

consent to the cccnonle recon- to value and Greece, because, he said, most

enemy.struction of Germany unless the the Government ther powers agreed to her de Government hoped that all Bri- Therefore, fish forces would be withdrawn would not revert to the pre-war mands for guarantees of German from those countries by the end practice until an exchange of coal.

British Foreign Secretary of the next fiscal year-March information had been interna 81. 19-18..

tionally agreed. The fact that Ernest Bevin replied curtly that Highlights of his speech in. Britain published so much in. he could not accept a propesi

pawer biocited where one cluded: #1 The Admiralty formation removed the only and the Supply Ministry expect bargaining factor she had forgotiations until it gets its way

one point. That meant that the French to spend more than £60,000,non | obtaining similar formation

stund, a virtual ultimatum, creat- during the fiscal year em re- from foreign governments. Ararch and development of wea- Mr Oliver Lyttelton. Tormer cd possibly the worst split yet de- pons for the armed forcess, pres Minister of Production, speak-veloped here among the western somably including those involving for the Opposition, said powers, ing atomic energy,

ย

the

that the Conservatives would at

on

nil

The Russians backed the French

Formula Wanted Fidnult said tint France wants

(2) Britain is willing to pub-once support the Governmental demands. lish detail of the strength and to keep armed forces ut such a assignment

her armed size as to fulfil Britain's com forces, but inly if the other mitments. To carry the idea United Nations do so.

of cutting defence forces to the minimum into the realm of danger because of the economic crisis was nonsensical.

(3) Mr Alexander save the Imperial General Staff as me morandum in mid-February on

the 6nancial limits within He criticised the Govern

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a flexible formula for coul ex- ports "adaptable to the rate of production and which would take into account the requirement of German economy."

Mr. Bevin and priority must be given to making Germany relf-supporting.

United States Secretary of State George C. Marshall sold te would propose that the Austrian Government representatives be called to Moscow for consultation in drafting the Austrian peuce | treaty.-Associated Press.

Paris Prefect

Of Police Dismissed

Paris, Mar. 20.

The Ministry of the Interior sinounced tonight that, Charle : Luizet, Paris profect of police, had been relleved of his post fog fallure, to purge the police fores properly following the liberation. Although the Ministry.commu- nique denied that Luizet's suspen- Bion was connected with the

"Joanovici affair," the netian came on the heels of the suspen sion earlier today of

day of Jean Pou zelgues.

commissioner in the .tha with

mysterious·

in: coppearance Joseph Joanovic two

two weeks

It

was also followed by the

of

rest of two other high officials of the Judiciary police,

both of

whom were hold for complicity in the same affair,

The announcement sald Laizet would continue to“. 5. draw his salary but had been rellevad, of: hip responsibilities. -United

Press

Dachau, Mar. 20.. "Lieutenant-General - Juergen Stroop, former Nazi police chief in Warsaw, and 19 mem- bers of his staff were found guilty by a United States mill-

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