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WORLD'S RICE PROSPECTS Still Below The Pre-War Average

China Production Slightly Higher

Washington, Dec. 14.~

The world's rice crop for the harvest year of 1947- 1948 is expected to be 150,000,000 bushels greater than last year's, but will still be 350,- 000,000 bushels below the pre-war- averagej the United States Office of Foreign Agricul- tural Relations said today.

The 1947-1948 crop, it was than Is about 25 per cent greater, estimated, will be 7,050,000,000 but there is some decrease in bushola compared with 6,000,- French Indo-China's production. 000,000 bushels for the previous China's production is only years, with most of the produc- slightly higher with an acreage tion Increase coming from Aala- still 1,400,000 acres less than tle areas affected by the war. the pre-war average,

A record' acreage has been The South Korea crop is 15. planted in Europe, whore proper cent higher. Japan's acreage duction will slightly exceed pre-la higher, but unfavourable wea- war. North American and ther has reduced the production African crops are above the high below just year's. The Philip level of the previous year, but pines' production exceeds the n production decline is possible pre-wNE average and 80,000 In South America:

more acres have been planted in Malaya. Reuter.

Asian Acreage Ania's production Was catí. mated at 6,580,000,000 bushels

in 1946-1947, and 7,100,000,000 Ibn Saud's

bushels pre-war.

Excluding India, the acreage Warning On

of the Asiatic countries has in-, creased by two million to three million bushels.

Partition

Primarily because of some re-

New York Dec. 15. duction in India's, acreage and

King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, production, Asia's total harvest stated that he would protect and shows a relatively small

rise. maintain United States of operations In the pre-war surplus of and other interests in Saudi Arabia Burma, Slam and Fronel Indo- resmrdless of what happens in Pales- China, the total production tine,

or 100,- might be 60,000,000

King Ibn Saud was reported 000,000 bushels greater than have sold that the

United States made a mistake in supporting the Inst year.

United Nationi- decision to partition In China

Palestine, but he hoped they would The greatest progress in incorrect it.

He denied reports that his Gorern erensing acreage was in Burma, where nearly 900,000 more acres ment was prepared to cancel Ameri- were planted. Slam's produc- can oil concessions as "untrue and ir-

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King Ibn Saud said that pressure from other Arab leaders to oppose U.S. interes had been "heavy, hu availing"

He accused Russia of supporting the partition plan solely to drive a wedge between the Arab world and the United States.

Ke haped the United States would do nothing more to split Palestine and cause a schism which would end in Communism, a result which the United States would not like-Reu-

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ESCAPE

· Paris, Dec. 14. Twenty-nine of 39 prison- ers who escaped from Baugo Prison, near Samur, In western France, yesterday have been captured, tho Ministry of Justice an- nounced tonight.

The prisoners, most of whom were collaboration ists. made their escaps after

having bound the chief pri-

son guard in his office and

cut the telephone wires

Heuter.

AID DIM

Washington, Dec. 14.

Emergency aid for Europe and China faced prospect today of another slash of US$50,000,000: to US$100,000,000 or more before it passes Congress, with the likelihood that China will be dropped.

Michael's from the bill altogether.

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LAUSANNE, DEC: 14. THE RUMANIAN'S GOV. ERNMENT'S VIEWS ON THE;

This possibility arose as an influen- sial sub-group of the House Appro- ! priations Committee was reported to day to have reached a tentative de- cision. reducing the 135$397,000,000 unfinished measure with its work. and subject to change.

The preliminary agreement aid to be this:

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1-Removal of China from the bill. 2-A cut of US$10,000,000 to US$ POSSIBILITY OF A MAR-60,000,000 In aid for France, Austris RIAGE BETWEEN. 26-YEAR- and Italy.

OLD KING MICHAEL OF The big question remaining: Should RUMANIA AND PRINCESS; another US$60,000,000 ur to ba ANNE OF BOURBON-PAR- dropped off because Ching is not fo MA WERE BROUGHT TO cluded? SWITZERLAND TODAY BY

sub-committee, which has not COUNT DMITRI NEGEL disclosed any results of Its closed door MARSHAL OF THE RUMA-Ita decisions must go before the full deliberations, will.continue tomorrow. NIAN COURT.

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He was expected to arrive to morrow morning in Lausanne,

where King Michael is staying U.S. Aid For

Greece

with his mother, Queen Helen. and Princess Anno.

King Michael will spend to- morrow in conference with

Athens, Dec. 14. Count Negel and an announce The Greek armed forces bave „al- ment may be made afterwards. ready been allocated $130,000,000 Princess Anne and her mo States aid mission under the $300,- worth of materials by the Voited ther, Princess Margaret of Den000,000 plan, according to a mark, who were due to leave for

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staffs of the three Greek services.

King Michael, accompanied by Import licences for goods valued Queen Helen, will probably at $20,450,000 had been issued up to leave for Rumania on Tuesday pulation totalled $21,689,000.

5 and the aid to the Greek po or Wednesday evening-Reuter.

Gasperi Cabinet To Be Strengthened

Rome, Dec. 14..

Des

The statement

sent said that there had been an increase of 600,000 million drachmas in Greek budgetary :50- ceipts as a result of the improved dip. tribution of taxatlon and the imposi tion of

of new taxes,

The report said that Americans a sistance to Greece warmed the

hearts of all peoples believing in the | maintenance of free institutione and of Greck national independence."--

Well, informed sources said today that Premier Reuter.

Alcide de Gasperi, facing new threats of trouble from Communist labour leaders, "has presented informally to President Enrico de Nicola a revised Cabinet list including moder- ate Leftist parties.

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LONDON, DEC. 15. THE NATIONAL COAL BOARD

Reports here said that ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT

RASED THE PRICE OF EX. Inng negotiations Ave from Ghi- PORTED BRITISHL COAL BY 25 seppe Saragat's anti-Communist SHILLINGS A TON BUT DE Labour Socialists and the old line CLINED TO DISCLOSE EITHER Leftist Republican Party had NEW OR OLD EXPORT PRICES. been picked to join the Cabinet The price the for coal exports be of de Gasperi, Christion Demo- unofilelal came effective

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NEW BALKAN CONVENTION

Dec,

An Albanian Government delege: tion headed by General Enver Hadja,

derate Leftist parties to the Go- vernment would mean the add!- tinn of 76 voted in the National Assembly, giving do Gasper1 283

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