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COLLAPSE OF BIG FOUR British Cabinet To Discuss New Situation

German People Anxious And Depressed

London, Dec. 17. ›

The collapse of the Big Four conference will probably be discuss-

ed by the British Cabinet at its meeting on Thursday.

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, is expected to make a statement on the subject in the House of Commons before Pár- - liament adjourns for the Christmas recess. Mr. Oliver Stanley on behalf of the Conser- vative Opposition, today asked the Gov- ernment whether such a statement would be forthcoming, and there is a belief in certain quarters that the Conservatives may yet go further and ask for a pre- recess debate.

The British Cabinet fully dis-1 It is thought probable hero that towards the Marshal Sokolovsky will also go cuased its attitudo main issues to be raised at the to Moscow to report either with Foreign Ministers conference be M. Molotov or shortly afterwards. for the talks opened and the understanding was that, if cir. cumstances changed. Mr. Bevin would come back to the Cabinet for fresh discushions.

French View

The French Foreign Minister. M. Georges Bidault. holda out hopes of continued Big Four co. operation.

The general feeling among Bri tish political observers tonight that Britain and the United States will have to do what they can to make "Bizonia" a success and will try to create a bizonal area participants to comment on the by negotiations with France.

German Anxiety

Worldwide reaction today to the conference adjournment as report.

Speaking at a press conference here--Arst of the four leading

now situation-M. Bidault said: "It is my desire to leave the door open for all possible attempts at an overall settlement."

M. Bidault was replying to the

No Proposal Made

London, Dec. 16.

A spokesman of the For- elen Öffice said today that no proposal for three- power security pact had been made by the British, French and American Gov- ernments.

The spokesman Also denied reports that a three- power conference to

dis- cusa economic problems for West Germany had already been at arranged to take place in Washington On January 15.-Reuter.

China Sticks To Policy

Nanking. Dec. 17. The Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Shih-chich, at the Executive Yuan inteting yesterday, sald that China's stand on the Far Eastern

SETBACK FOR UNO

Lake Succosa, Dos. 10. United Nations diplomats today viewed the breakdown of the Biz Four Foreign Ministers confor- ence as a setback for the strife- weakened United Nations,

Diplomats maintain that world organisations cannot really worki until the great Powers bottle the peace and put their signatures on tho German and Japanese treatles, United Nations observers point ed to the futility of debating im portant fasues like solection of the governor of Trieste, or interna- tional atomic energy control, or warfare in Indonesia so long as the Russians and Americane and British or the French feel com. to uno such issues in their polled

battle bigger

over the

pence treaties,

Tha London failuro heightened the acepticism in gtune circles about apparent American- Russian harmony on Palestina that made possible the General Assembly decision to divide the and Holy Land between Jawa Arabs.United Press.

CHIANG'S GIFTS

even

Nanking. Dec, 17. Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shck has bought 200 silk hand- kerchiefa costing more than CN$14,000,000 for distribu-

tion among the Army Advisory Group as Christmas gifts, ench embroidered with the charac- ter "Chiang," it was reported today-United Press.

ed in Reuter dispatches included: question of whether the three peace conference and the four-

Germany: The Premiers of western powers should now pro- power velo right was unchanged, followed by a full conference of eight States of British and Amer!-|ceed to a settlement without Rus-despite the British note of Dec. the 11 powers and the four major enn zones, meet in Frankfurt stala.

13.

powers. namely Russia. the the end of the week to discuna

Asked if there would be an- Up to the present, China has United States, Britain and China, the future German constitution, other session of the Council of Insisted on an 11-power-now 12 the latter still retaining veto and it is possible that British and Foreign Ministers, M. Bidault with the inclusion of Pakitan rights under the United Nations American com

commanders will bo sali: "No dato has been fixed but preliminary conference to be Charter.-Reuter. back from London in time to join the institution exists for always

the German Premiera discussions, and this is one of the good things:

German newspapers expressed the depression and anxiety felt over the future.

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No plans have been made for An executivu of the German talks between Mr. Bevin, Mr. Social Democrat Party in Han- over, laday described an Ameri-Marshall and M. Bidault before: can report that the Social Demo expected within the next 48 hours. the departure of the two visitors, crat, were intending to

Despite these official negotiations with the Christian tions, usually well-informed quar declara Democratic Union for the crenters in London believe that the tion of Western State constituz

alart

tion as "wrong in every respect." three Ministers may meet tomor. Dr. Kurt Schumacher, stated:- row to make immediate decisions

of Western Ger "As everybody who thinks like a on the future

Imany, writes Reuters Diplomatie German had foreseen, bhe London

Correspondent. conference proved that not the German wish for unity but the balance of power among the vie torious nations is dreistre for Germany's immediate future.

Wrong On Every Point

Merger Issue

Asked whether France will Juin] the other two "western zones, M. Bidault said today that a merger was possible but not inevitable or

Reports abroad that two lead-imperative.

Basis Of Plan For Germany

of

Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 16.

met the

on

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any

The principal political leaders of the Anglo-Ameri- can zones of Germany agreed today on a basic plan for creation of a Western Germany. They met behind closed doors, said they had agreed to tell the without the Communists,

zonal cominandera: The session

1-They wish to avoid breakdown

Foreign suggestion they are creating a Ministers conference in Lon- "Western German state." They don. Attending were the lead- want Germany united.

Christian of the

Social 2-They recognise that "50,- Unicn. the Social Democrats,000,000 people in the Western ing Western parties are going to "There may be a merger which) and Liberal Democrats.

zones must be in a position to HONG KONG bring about a Western German, profitable for France and one They accepted an invitation live and work.”

Government are wrong on every AIRWAYS

which is not. I will choose the to confer with the Anglo-Am- 3-A sound economy must be point. Responsibility for thi must be put on the powers that profitable one," he declared,

erican zonal commanders, prob- established. This can be achiev- The treaty between the threeably on Saturday.

ed only by reorganisation partielpated in the London con-

of ference. It is not right to place western powera for the disarma-

Out of this conference may the bizonal economic council, the responsibility on Germans for men of Germany had not yet

A provisional parliament| the consequences of the disagree. been discussed, he anir, but such energe a political organisation

a long term guarantee

zones, was of for the combined ment in London."

major. Importance to France. which the French zone may be He expressed his Party's hope M. Bidault listed four other added later. At any rate, the that the adjournment would not guarantees which France hoped Germana expect to learn just incan on East-West break in Ger for the economie detachment of how far they can go. The Ger- # federal regime for man leaders have mapped a many and the world, and declar- the Saur,

special regime for that despite their severity, the Germany, Russian demands which led to the the Rhineland, and the interna- detaile, campaign designed to combat Soviet propaganda and cearation of the talks, "should not tional control of the Ruhr. be considered

an insoluble protonight made it clear that the col.

Althoritative London quarters influepee in Germany. blem"

Russia: Moscow blamed a secret lapse of the conference will in plan by the British and Ameri- no way affect the impending trade to make the Soviet Union agreement between Britain and responsible for the failure of the Russia, Reuter's Political Corres- London conference.

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There was widespread disap- This is regarded as purely a pointment among tho Russian commercial agreement not affect people, a Keuler dispatch fromed by political issues-Routor. Moscow said,

Phychologically, the fact that Mr. George Marshall, whose name is linked with the "notorious" plan, led the American delegation, cuusel suspicion here from the

start that the Amerienns, British and French planned to wreck any agreement.

⚫U.S. Suggestion America: Some American ob servers suggested that Truman Attlee-Stalin meeting be held. They argued that Generalissimo Stalin in his Interview with Mr. Marshall earlier this year, made it clear that only after the For- eign Ministers had exhausted all avenues of compromise, could the heads of the States seok an agres- ment as a last resort.

France:

news. The French papers, except those of the Com- munists, blamed M. Molatov for the breakdown.

La Mondo, the Conservative journal which often reflects the French Foreign Ofes views, wald: "France has no choice but to cast in her lot with Britain and the United States in the administra- tion of Western Germany.”

Vienna: Dr. Leopold Fil; 'the Austrian Chancellor and Foreign Minister, expressing his regret in the Austrian Cabinet mooting to- day at, the fallure of the Foreign Maisters Conference sild: The Austrian people and their Gov ernment will not change their 'de termination to

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Berlin: Neither M. Molotov nor Marshal Bokolovsky, made ́ any, alatement on their arrival in Ber In today, though--high- officials of the Goviet Inspired-German Socialist Unity, Party, ware gathered at the airport to meet them.

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