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MARSHALL PLAN IN FIGURES

Details Of American Aid

15 Countries To Be Helped

Washington, Jan. 7. Detailed estimates of aid in terms of commodi- tics which it proposes that the European_na- tions should receive under the Marshall Plan were published today by the Department of State.

Acceptance of the estimates is subject to approval by Congress of President Truman's project to implement the Marshall Plan at the cost of $17,000 million over a period of four years and three months."

'The document

thebeen the case released by State Department was a volumineur said, compilation of several hundred thou- fsand words. It listed in the case of each recipient country quantities of food, tobacco, raw materials and ma

received at different chinery to be periods.

far" the report

Not As Large The total impact requirements of grain of the Marshall Plan countries in 1947-1948 were about 30,000,000 tons and about 27,000,000 sons for each of the following years,

For Europe

EXPLOSION

IN TOTNES

Totnes, Jan. 7.

An explosion at the slẹc- tricity works here today rocked the town and result- ed in a breakdown in elec- tricity supplies over a largo area of south Devon,

Work was stopped at the milk distribution depot, which deals with 16,000 gul- lons of milk dally and at the textile mill. Attempting to tackle the fire which broke out after the explosion, the manager of the mill was badly injured. -Reuter.

Coul-1,208,000 tons. Steel-5.300,000

tons,

Eire

Switserland: Grain-415,000 tons, The repust zid that the United Coal-447,000 rons. Machinery-$9,- States had concluded that the avail-100.000 worth. Petroleum-1,615,000 able supplies which could be moved tons. to these countries "were not as large as Mated."

The State Department, in ita Pur! claimed that "miraculous results" could be achieved though it acoled down some of the estimates inade in Paris by the 16 European nations participating in the scheme,

Shipbuilding resources during the next four years should be curtailed country henesing under the Mar- 2nd utilized in industries which shall Plan for essential commodities would be more vital for reconstruc-grain, coal, steel, machinery and

petroleum-over the whole period: tion, the report mid.

Food Supplies

be-

The report urged intensive salvage operations in Europe, particularly in Germany, to recover old iron, cause the United States would not be able to export iron or scrap fron The possibility of allocating the ship to the participating Recenery countries would be considered by the United States Government.

The report

suggested that scrap iron should be bought for hard cur- rency or by exchanging machinery and the equipment needed by Rus- Mia.

special

000 000

Here are the allocations for each

tonu.

Ma-

Grain-305,000 Narseny Steel-168,000 голя Petroleum-2,-' $21,000 tons. Machinery-Nil.

Eire Coal-1,812,000 fans. chinery 56,900,880 worth. Petroleum 1,668,000 tons. Grain and steel Nil, Tobacco-, $28,100,000 Electrical equipment - $2,700,000

worth.

worth.

Luxembourg: Grala-21,000 tons. Agricultural Machinery- $700,000 first two years and $300,000 for ab

Petroleum-186,000

sequent years.

Great Britain France: Grain—1,175,000 10am, Coal --27,524,000

Steel-999,000 tons. Machinery-$125,900,000 worth. Petroleum-22,636,00 tons. Fais & Oil-183,000 inns. Timber-$33,540,- tons.

Netherlands Breasl Grain-1,270,- worth. Dairy products-$633,500,-

000 loos. Coarse Graio-1,015,000 worth. Belgium: Grain-1,411,609 tras, Coal-2,685,000 tons, Steel-1,121,000 1,273,000

Coal-1,321,000 ton. Steel- Coal Mining Ma- ons, Machinery$41,500,000 wonb.chinery - $36,100,000. Petroleu Petrolemo 4,754,000

& 467,000 tons. Oil-82,000 tons. Dairy products $49,900,000 Worth, Timber-$10,800,-

on worth.

Nil

tons..

Fat

Cons.

Portugal

Michael Short Of Cash?

LAUBANNE, JAN, 7.

A SOURCE CLOSE TO EX- KING MICHAEL OF RUMANIA SAID

TODAY THAT PRINCESS

ANNE OF BOURBON-PARMA

HAD POSTPONED HER SCHEDULED VISIT TO LAUSAN- NE BECAUSE MICHAEL WAS CONCERNED WITH

"MATTERS AFFECTING HIS COUNTRY!"

Several telephone calls were made to Bucharest by members of Michael's entourage, reportedly to Dr. Ion Popescu, Michael's r presentative, who la negotiating which the Communist-dominated Government there for millions of dollars the Royal Family was forced to leave behind,

Michael, appearing pale and drawn, today took a brief spin around town in his limousine,

Aides indicated that it was at. fairs of the purse and not of the heart that were bothering him.

Meanwhile, a Copenhagen dis- patch said that Princess Anne had made reservations for herself and her mother aboard the Nord Express to Basel leaving Friday noring and scheduled to arrive on Saturday-United Press.

Nylon Smugglers Busy

אוניד

OPERATION OF 100 SILK STOCK.

the

SHANGHAI, JAN. B. Saerdes Grain-100,000 tors. Coal Greece: Bread Grains 1,320,000

PRESENT RAMPANT Steel-871,000 tons, Machinery tons. Coarse Grains-185,000 The document made

Ton SMUGGLING OF NYLON STOCK- $4,200,one worth. Petroleum-10, Coal-45,000 tonk, Steel-225,000 INGS HAS RENDERED OVER analysis of the prospects of food sup- 206,000 tons. plies and concluded: "The conclusion

tons, Agricultural machinery-$27,- 1.000 FACTORY WORKERS JOB- Britain: Grain 1,305,000 tons. Coal 600,000 worth. Coal machinery-$2-LES AND BROUGHT THE which a general analysis leads to in

orth that the food consumption targeta ani. Steel 1,646,000 tons. Machinery 200,000

worth. $292.800,000

Petroleum Turkey:

Steel 118,600 toria. ING_FACTORIES TO A STAND- planned by the countries participating | 24,000,000 tons, Tabarco-$13,000,000 Agricultural machinery-27,600,000 STILL. in the recovery plan will not

These are charges made by reached unless there in a series of worth. Mining machinery $75,000,000, worth, Coal Mining machinery-$4,

Electrical equipment$35,250,000 000,000, Percaleum--880,000 tons, Shanghai Silk Weaving Industry worth. Steel making equipment-$34, Iceland: Coal. 179,000 tont. Association which intends approach-

Timber-$243,000,000. Dried Petroleurn-284,000 tons,

the City Government authorities $276,400,000 worth.

tons, Dairy products Portugal: Bread Grains:-115,000 for an immediate ban on the sale of

tont, Coarse Grains--120,000 tons, nylon

here goods which arrived Austria: Grain-1,810,000 tons. Coal-2,126,000 tone, Steel-209,000 "through illegal channels." Machinery-549,800,000 worth, Coal tons. Agriculturai machinery-$9,- The Association aid that before -Nik Steel-Nil, Petroleum-NIL. 900,000 worth. Petroleum-2,212,000 the introduction of nylon boilery

Denmark: Grain-236,000 tons. tons-Reuter.

L. RONDON & CO., (H.K.) Ltd. very fortunate crop conditions

A.P.B.O

in

many areas of the world."

Bread grain deficits would have to be covered during the period of the Marshall Plan, the report said. "This spring, Europe will evitably be faced with an even more serious shortage of food than hax

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However, this figure has now beco reduced to 20,000 ss * resule of the indux of smuggled goods.-Reuter.

RECOGNITION OF SIAM CABINET

Bangkok, Jan. 7.

American press reports that the United States has invited Britain to join her in setting up a great

A Slamic inilitary mission will new base at Benghazi, Libya, as an answer to shortly leave for Europe and the any threat of Communist encroachment in United States, under Colonel Luung Greece, were officially denied here today. Sura Narong to study military mat- I was pointed out that the

Defence Ministry lishing a large-scale navat, terr. the 'Siamess future disposal of the former air and military baso Innounced today. Italian colmies rested with the

Bong has was largely ruled here sald today that his government Dr. Paul Lanzinger, Swiss Consul Council of Foreign Ministers and out on technical grounds. no decision on Libya or part of Though Benghazi might be very had extended de facto recognition to Libya could be made untit the useful to Britain or the United the

Government preser Slamiere four-power Inquiry Mission

November, States for its airfelds and as a which seized power in the colonies had submitted its minor naval base, the problem of This is the first de facto recognition recommendations on Libya to the water supply and its complete ince Marshal Pibul Songgram Foreign Ministers deputies in lack of industrial resources would carried out the coup-Reuter. London.

prevent it from being turned into The Commission has just com- a new super-Gibraltar without an pleted Its report on Eritrea and extensive development of tho is now dealing with Italian hinterland, which is largely de- Somaliland.

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Britans and the United States in common with other members of the Council of Foreign Minis

New Delhi, Jan. 7. ters must, however, decide on Earl Mountbatten, the Governor their attitude towards any new General of India, today presided at situation in the Eastern Mediter meeting of the Prime Ministers ranean which may result from and representatives of 20 Indian the deputies' discussions.

States at which the setting op of a Observers here considered } Rulers' Privileged Committee WAR that the possibility of estab-l'discussed. Reuter,

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Manila, Jan. 8. Reports from Tacloban today said that 17 prisoners in Leyte Provincial Gaol, serving sen- tences for grimes ranging from theft to murder, staged a suc- cossful break last night.

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