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GLOOMY FOOD PROSPECTS Low Level Diet Forecast For Asia Matter Of Saving Human Lives

Washington, Aug. 7.

Diets in Western and Central Europe will be still lower next year and in Asia they will remaln at very low levels, a survey of world food pros- pects by the United Nations Food and Agri- culture Organisation said today.

Drawn up for use of the third annual Food and Agriculture Conference, due to start in Geneva on Aug, 25, the survey said that with even scarcities expected shortages and throughout Europe and Asia, the food problem of 1947 to 1948 "is a matter of saving human lives."

more

Compared to 28,000,000 last year because substantially

FAMINE THREAT Tito Has

New Delhi, Aug. 7.

Famine is today threaten- ing the people of south- eastern Punjab, where the pre-monsoon rains have fail- ed to arrive, and Hovera droughts in the Hissar dia trict, hardering on the Raj- putaya

desert, are causing the

miles for people to weath jenter.

Carcanes of animals stricken by the trought are scattered serons the country.

The authoritice aro rushing relief and cattle fodder to the stricken oreg-Reuter.

metric tons of grain imported increased output in Europe, the FREIGHTER SINKS

into the deficit areas in 1946-47, the minimum, import needs for Europe, North Africa and Asia in 1947-48 were estimated at 34,000,000 to 38,000,000 This estimate does not allow for any improvement in the bread ration.

tona.

Soviet Union and the Philip- pinen might be matched by an anticipated decline in production.

Cuban

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At U.S.

BELGRADE, AUG. 7. MARSHAL TITO, THE YUGOSLAV PREMIER, DE- CLARED TODAY THAT THE STATES WAS OF "A KIND BUILDING ECONOMIC BLOCKADE” AROUND YUGOSLAVIA.

UNITED

This blockade, he said, took the form thai "American offelal circles have not allowed us to buy machinery for the recon- struction

our country In Visan. for journeys

to the United States are not granted. and, short, America is trying to isolate us",

Investigation SOLE DANGER

OF WAR

Melbourne, Aug. 8. The British freighter Mahin,

Of Greece, Marshal Tito de- unloading a cargo of match Fats and Oils-A slow and sticke, newsprint and chemicals clared: "The binaed attitude of the Security Council sub-com- stendy Improvement was expect from Canada at Melbourne's mission in Greece complicates el to continue.

Victoria docks, was sunk at the the Greek problem stl moro Livestock products Only a dockside yesterday after and helps to threaten peace in Against this, the supplies of slight improvement expected in series of explosions and a fire that part of Europo"-Reuter.

And milk. Continental grain available for export from meat surplus countries, might be Europe's meat was anticipated that took the lives of 10 men.

Preliminary tentatively estimated at 30,000,- to be about 60 per cent of pre-

the war leve.s and is expected to showed that explosions 000 to 34,000,000 tons.

In spite of larger supplies of continue.

were started when two drums Improvement of the 1948 of sodium chlorate bumped to- some other food, particularly potatoes and sugar, the post-harvest could be achieved by gether while being unloaded. tion will continue to be grim, delivery of more fertilisers and The highly inflamable cargo the report said, adding that ac- farm machinery to areas of transformed the vessel into an cumulated foreign exchange great need within the next six inferno that burned for five diffleuitics worsened the post-months. Because the world po-hours before holes were cut in tion for nations in a weak bar-pulation was increasing by, 15, the ship's plates to sink it.

000,000 to 20,000,000 yearly, al gaining position.

restoration of the food output Seamen pumped tons of water

levels to pre-war

was not into the ship in a fruitless ef- The The fort to extinguish the aro. enough, said the survey. answer to the shortages was to victims wore dock workers and sustain the expansion of pro-crew members. Associated duction-Reuter.

Drought And Floods Lumber, textiles, seeds, ferti- lizers and farm equipment would also continue to be scarce throughout most of Europe and Asia during the coming year.

As gegards supplies in 1947- 1948, the report tabulated these points:

Cereals--Beenuse of a hard winter in Europe, drought in China and heavy rains in the United States, the harvest in! the Northern Hemisphere would i he lower than 1946-1947.

Only in the Soviet Union and It certain other Eastern European countries was an improvement expected.

Siam

Presa.

Rice Shipments To Far East

Bangkok, Aug. 7.'

is reliably understood that the Siamese Govern- ment has completed plans for the handling of rice shipments after the tripartite agreement ends on Aug. 31.

In the Southern Hemisphere. The grin and rice were expected to exceed the drought-affected level of recent years, although it was too cary to make a close prediction.

crop,

Potatoes Europe's shown ON R larger acreage,

should be heavier Jun 1946.

Machinery Need Sugar-World supplies would probably be slightly better than

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tripartite agreement, concluded between Britain, the United States and Siam in May, 1946, provided that Siam would deliver 1.200,- 000 tons of rice to famine areas in the Far East. According to information available here today, the Siam- se Government will set up a new organisation called the Al- locations Board, to handle rice exports. This Board wi'l work in close cooperation with the International Emergency Food Council and advise the Council every six months on available rice exports.

The International Emergency Council will advise its sub-com- mittee at Singapore monthly on the available supplies, and the sub-committee will advise on shipping facilities.

Austria

Critical

Of Soviet

Vienna, Aug. 7.

Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 7, The United States is not and other abandoning Adak

Alcallan outpoate but la con- tracting and concentrating Birength in this arch, Gen. Wwight Eisenhower and here yesterday.,

Visiting Alaska on a tour of Pacific military outposts, the Chief of Staff said no nation would deliberately provoko a war at present because no nation can support ono,

Gen Eisenhower said: "The sole danger of war is a critical could apot where an incident create a situation from which neither side could back down." -United PTSD.

FRANCE CALLS

FOR TALKS

Parls, Aug. 7. France today naked the United States and Britain to call a special Three-Power conference! to discuss the raining of the Industrial level of Germany's west occupation zones,

The French proposal was given to Ambassadors Jefferson Caffery of the United States and Alfred Duff Couper of Britain

niter they presented aimilar notes to the Foreign. Office asking the French to state their viewpoint and explain their objections increasing German Industrial production. United Preas.

The Austrian Ministry of the i

Paris, Aug. 7. Interior states today that the Discussions began here today two policemen arrested by the on the formation of a new Span

Government-in-

Soviet military authorities on ish Republican that of Senor

Rudolfo Llopis, who resigned Inst night. The outgoing Premier con- ferred with the President, Senor Martinez Barrio, and suggested

formation the

of A Cabinet-Reuter.,

April were being held "although exile to succeed It is understood that the no punishable offence could be Siam rico agency will handle proved against them." shipments to Hong Kong, Ma- In note dated May 24, the laya, Borneo and the Nether- Ministry of the Interior appeal landa East Indies, the Con-ed to the Soviet element of the tinental Grain Company of New Allied Control Commission, but York to UNRRA, the American

received no answer had been DIALOGUE IN MANDARIN Commodity Credit Corporation and the Ministry has so far not to the Philippines and Korea, been informed officially of any and the Indian Rics Syndicate to punishment awarded the two

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It is estimated that at the and of August, there will be 360,000 tons outstanding.

It is also understood that of one negotiations are at present un-powers.

Unconfirmed reports from the! der way as to whether, ship-i ments after August are to be United States sponsored press free, according to the terms of alege that the policemen have the tripartite agreement, or

been sentenced to 10 years im- prisonment and sent to Siberia, wicther they may be payable.

It was understood that Lord-Reuter. Killearu, Special Commissioner For South East Asia, who ar rived here yesterday, will have

Paris, Aug. 7. Bir. Lowis Dougins, United States Ambassador

Britain,

Important talks with the Siam who participated in the Anglo- Government on the question of American economic talks bort, rice exports from Siam after left today by air for London-

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