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FRANCO-SOVIET CONTRETEMPS Arms Cache Found In Russian Repat Camp

Military Swoop Near Paris

Paris, Nov. 16.

The Soviet Embassy in Paris is "awaiting instruc- tions from its Government" whether to lodge a formal protest with the French Government over a search which uncovered hidden arms in the Beauregard Russian repatriation camp near Paris on Friday, the Russian Embassy here announced today.

CAMI

About 2,000 French Mobile) In the Russian statement, it Guards, supported

by four was claimed that previous col. armoured cara surrounded the lectiona of arms at the camp and found, in a store had been turned over to the room, two enses of arms, includ- French nuthorities in December. ing 60 revolvere, Sten guns, as 1945, July, 1946 and October sorted rifies and about a dozen 1940. grenades, French official sources sals).

To Be Closed

The Soviet Embassy, In A The statement also claimed long statement of explanation, that the woman and children

CONTROLS ON ATOMIC EQUIPMENT

Washington, Nov. 15. Stricter controls over the export of anything relating to atomic energy

researoli

and production will be put into effect on Nov. 20, the Atomic Energy Commisalom announced today,

Loyalty

Review

Board

Washington, Nov. 10.

Americons

In Government agencies who are charged with disloyalty in the curiofit com- paign against aubversive olements, are to be granted hear- Ings and written notices of the charger, to enable preparation

of defence, according to‚ap an-; nouncement

by m

Prosklent

Truman. or

The order requires s licence for the shipment of any "facilities of equip- ment" which could be used for the production ot uranium, plutonium. any fissionable material, ar for laboratory instru menis such as radiation de- Lestion equipment and high vacuum apparatus-Reuter

Bat that the arms were "in a were not "ildden" in the camp Chinese bad condition and practically and that the Russian language unusable," and complained that nevapȧ; cr

Paris,

sklenovosti, had published Interview and photographs

Dy

of

the Embarny had been told by the French Foreign Ministry that the search would be made them at the camp on Nov. 7. only 20 minutes in advance.

The The statement added that the "All that was necessary to find statement continued: Embassy hail refused its ront to the rearch.

them Was to read the news papers. In any case, there was no need to send three battalions and combat tanka".

Search For Children

The Russian statement That the Soviet authorities

con-

said.

Fighting For Democracy

the Cathetic archdiocese of Nanking

Washington, Nov. 16. Archbishop Paul Yo Pin, head of told the Institute of Chinese Culture deneracy's baute in apposing the today that Ching in fighting Cisinese Communist armies, which he

here

The French Foreign Office aid are "equipped and in part of

the

the femucsacion."

in tonight delivered a note to

tered by the Russian army." the camp had been authorised Soviet Ambassador in Parts, in-seal China is fighting not a by sin agreement with the forming him of the

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life and death French Government to

French war, carry Government's Jutention to wired beginning of

against Contention"the avms "to nasure order", and up the Beauregard camp within launched by the Soviet Union agaior an invernational war that unde another agreement, the next five days. eltizens awaiting repatriation in by the French authorities. arts belonging to Soviet The camp will be taken over He end the "hird world war" an began when the Communist sought the camp became the property of then disbanded, official quarters to establish independent sovereign the Soviet Government,

reported.

in Manchuria. In a report on Chino The French action was held bishop said it was hus a half truth to the stitute's trustees the Arch- here to be a general hardening in eat the Chinese conflict a civil Government's attitude rar. He was Chinese Communist

A French Ministry of the In- terlar spokesman, had earlier

stated that the search was made of the

Jn an attempt to find three towards Soviet influence "missing" children of a Russian French affairs-Reuter, born atatelesa woman awalling rephiriation to Russia.

Her husband had been granted custody of the children In " divorce decree lamed by a court at Nice.

A Ministry communique ni. leged that the mother was nt- tempting

"kidnap the rhildren.

to

Although the mother and the children were not on the camp roster, icy were found at the

camp.

Indemnity In Coal

Paris, Nov. 16.

France will receive 3,800,000 tom of coal from Poland, to be deliverer during a 16-year period beginning io 5), nder the terms of the Franco-Polish financial

agreement signed in Warsaw this month, the Foreign Ministry announced today.

The coal shipments will represent an indemnity for a French holding in Paland which has been nationalis ed and will have a total value of alon £15,000,000.

A

Appeal

.

I was like Communist everywhere- Soviet-directed.kasciated Press.

For Help

For U.S. Shipping

call to the Government to give financial back-

Washington, Nov. 15. ing to a plan to establish a progressive United States shipbuilding industry by creating a more efficient merchant fleet was made today by President Truman's Advisory Committee

on the merchant marine.

Such a development, the Com- | American mittee declared, was indispene-trade, the United States ship-l shipa for world able to both national security building industry would soon and peacetime economic sta be almost inactive, bility.

Unless new

contracts were

Joss of technical-and

followed

new

The announcement the first meeting of the Ameriena Loyalty Review Board and the plen by counsel of seven employees, who had been dropped from the State Department, that they be allow- ed to resign without prejudice or be given full and fair hear ings.

President Truman, who' cepted from his order a few Government

agenclen

who

cx-

them by Congress, emplinised might need to exercine traordinary

powers granted that subversive elements ment of the Federal Government, must be removed from the employ- but said that rumour, gossip or suspicion would not be suf-

world

Aclent to fend diamèsal.

Dismissed employees have the right to appeal to a citizens with no axe to Review Board of outstanding

grind whose judgment would be impartial as humanly possible Router.

PARAMARIBO CONSPIRACY Paramuribo, Surinam,

Nov. 15.

FLA

Six soldiers and policemen are under arrest here in con- nection with Government charges of a conspiracy to Helze military barracks and in- tera the Dutch Governor of this Netherlands colony.

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YOUNGSTERS FOR, THE FORCE

Chester, Nov. 16. Boys of sixteen are being offered jobs at police codela work with the Cheshire County Police,

They

the

-en- {tiven,"

It disclosed that, unless new. contracts diately, American

were placed imme-placed immediately, American will be encouraged to join the advis shipyards shipbuilding would suffer such: force tater-sove wil be attached would be almost idle early next a year and called for a $15,000,-gineering staffs and skilled la-

C.L.D, for training as detec 000 construction programme to bour that years would be

Boys are being invited to apply include

for jobs while still at school. Cadets two "express-type"quired to restore it to effective will work a 40-hour week at junior of trans-Atlantic

local Government officers Remter.

Under the terins of the pact, coal shipments can be accelerated if and when French credits are attributed to Poland as planned in the Franco Polish commercial agreement signed on Aug. 2, 1947--Reuter,

acis.

passenger ves-operation.

The Committee stated in its report that it had found that, while foreign shipyards constructing many modern ships that would compete with

were

AMERICA MAY CONTROL COMMUNIST ACTIVITY

Washington, Nov. 16.

Informed observers believe that present trends in the United States may lead, within the next few months, to consideration by the Supreme Court of the fate of the Communist Party here and the rights of its members under the Bill of Rights.

Recent hearings by the "express or convey the impres House of Representatives Union, the publication, advocat- American Affairs Committee on ing or conveying the impres- Communism in Hollywood are slon cf, sympathy with Com- generally considered 'to been designed mainly to

have munism or Communist ideology

win could go publie support for two bills States maila, on-a-penalty of through the United which the Committee will con- fine of $10,000 or 10 years sider at the next ordinary sea- Imprisonment or both." tion of Congress and which, in Whether or varying degrees, are aimed at win

not these bills controlling the activities of the they raise Important constitu- Congressional approval,

re

the

an

MORE JAPS

· rates.--

of

thin

In two world wars, the Unit- ed States had been given time to prepare for hostilities, but that might not be the case in

Tokyo, Nov. 16, future, the Committee said.

The Statistical. Bureau It was necessary for

noureed today that Japan's po United States to have

rulation as of Oct. i totalled operating merchant marine and 78,090,991, or an Increase shipbuilding industry

4,976,855 over April 1948. that could be use immediately for. It and the figures, showed defence and provide a proper manies. The bureau also report.

1,849,947 more females foundation for rapid expansioned that Tokyo's population

The Committee concluded that the best prospect for a

4,997,666.-United Press strong and progressive chant marine to bo realised sary to put it on n fair com- would be one that was private-petitive basis on the various owned and operated on a re- foreign trade routes and to munerative basis in commercial protect it from discriminatory services, but receiving any practices in the domestic trade, Government aseistance, neces--Reuter.

mer.

General Assembly To Hold Next

92...

Meeting In Europe

Flushing Meadows, Nov, 16.

Communist Party and its mem-tional issues which the courts The United Nations General Assembly approved

bera.

The first bill, sponsored

may have to decide. by

Under Moscow?

the Itepublican Congressman,

Mr. Karl Mundt, would require

Party.

For stance, the frat mea-

today the holding of its next session in Europe providing the Assembly later approved by a two-thirds majority the extra cost involved. The voting was 32 for and 17 against, and five abstentions.

IA

the registration of all Com- sure is based on the assump- nunlets undor the Foreign tion that the Communist Party, Arents. Registration Act and in this country is an agency of similar registration of mem-he Sevlet Government. bors of

The Secretary-General, Dr. Trygve timated at approximately $1,000,000 any organisation Several years ago, the Dee and the committee of nine mem for Generathil further $500,000 "dominated, directed or con- partment of Justice ruled that here, have the task of choosing the anywhere else in Europe. trolled" by the Communiatha Communist, Party was "subThere is at, present considerable op Brazil, China,

town where the session, is to be hell Britain, Afghanistan,

Australia versive"

Cuba, and was seeking to position to Geneva because of the Honduras, India,, Liberia, New Zea

· Dominka Big Issues

werthrow the Government by difficulty in obtaining Swiss francs. land, Nicaragua, Paklitan, Paraguay The second measure, put for- force and on the basis of this The main favourite town for ward by the Democratic Con-uling the Immigration: Service session is Paris,

the] Pera

Turkey and Saduh Africa veled greenman, Mr. John Rankin, denied entry to all aliens known

ngalast, Canada Denmark, Creece, would place severe restrictions to be Communists, de to

Persia, and the PhiUnpines abarained, In a dramatics session during which The United States en Communist political activity. No Government department, Si Hartley Shawcross, the British Europe,

ales was in favour of It would make it illegal for court or official, however, hat the move on the grounds that it recommended last week that the As delegate, led strong fight against The Assembly's gendral, commlure. Communists to run for State yet categorically affrmed who would involve the delegations in texsembly should consider meeting In or Federal offices. Teachers in ther, or not the party dorsi tra expenses and reduce their elli Burope. next year on the suggestion private or public schools would fact, "act under orders from tience, the Assembly took a simple Jointly of Krance and 15wedes sup bo forbidden to advocate, os Moscow,Router.

majority votes The extra.cost is deported by Renia Reuser,

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