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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1948.

FINNISH DELEGATION TO GO TO MOSCOW FOR TALKS Pact Of Friendship And

Mutual Assistance

Helsinki, Mar. 8.

The Finnish Government decided today to accept Marshal Stalin's recent offer to negotiate a Finnish-Russian pact of friendship and mutual assistance. A Finnish delegation will go to Moscow shortly to open talks. A statement issued by the Finnish Foreign Office tonight said: "The President of the Republic has today in the State Council decided to re- ply in the affirmative to the Soviet Govern- ment's proposal to enter into negotiations with a view to conclusion of a pact of friend-

ship and mutual assistance and to propose that these negotiations take place in Moscow." Finland's reply enme 11 days The composition of the Finnish after Marshal Stalin Arst made delegation will be decided at an- bis proposals for a friendship and other Cabinet meeting tomorrow. mutual assistance pact. Difer-It is likely to consist of three or ences urose, it was learned, over four Cabinet Ministers and three the place where the negotiations Members of Parliament represent- were to be held,

ing the People's Democrat, The Finnish President, M. Social Democrat and the Swedish Paasikivi

preferred

Helsinki, People's parties. where the Finnish delegation The Ministers strongly tipped would be in closer touch with the a delegates are M, Mauno Pek Government and Parliament, who kala, the Prime Minister, M. must be consulted before Finland Yrjo Leing. Minister of the In- con constitutionally agree to any terlor, both pact,

the

Some members of the Social Democrat Party have privately expressed disapproval of negotiations taking place in Mos- caw on the ground that the Finne may be confronted with the text of a treaty and be given no op portunity to negotiate modifica.! tions.

UNO PARTY

SHELLED

Athens, Mar. 8.

A delachment from the United Nations Balkan Commission was shelled in Macedonia, near the fron- tter. prem reports from Salonika sald today.

No damage was done by the shelling, the reports

· added.—Reuter,

Police Open Fire On Strikers

ed.

INFORMAL TALK ON PALESTINE

New York, Mar. 8. The "Big Four" pow. ers of the Security Coun- cil-all the permanent members except Britain

met here today to dis- cuss the procedure for the talks on Palestine.

They did not deal today with any substantive matter con- nected with the Palestine prob-| lam. The meeting, lasting 76 minutes, was held very inform- ally in the drawing room of M. Andrei Gromyko (Russia).

Kyrenia, Mar. 8. The police opened fire when six lorries, carrying workmen. wore attacked by strikers at

Those present were Mr. War- the Mavrovount copper mines today. Two men were wound-ren Austin (United States), M. Alexander Parodi' (France), The Pan-Cyprian Federation Dr. T. F. Tsiang (China) and People's Democrats, of Labour, however. called M. Gromyko, and their ad- and M. Carl Enckell, the Foreign mass meetings in Nicosia Ministor, an Independent.

to. Visers.

The subjects raised as possi- to protest against the

ble items on the agenda are, The entire Finnish press, with death of a 60-year old man,

firstly, whether threata to the exception of organs voicing who, they said, "was killed to--

resisting strike peace exist in Palestine, sec- the views of the People's Demo- day while

ondly, the problem of organis- crat Party, is expressing givings about the negotiations,

mis-breakers,"

Press reports that a strikering a provisional Government, Newspaper administrations say killed when the police thirdly, the organisation they will make every effort to opened fire were officially den militias, fourthly, the question secure visas for reporters to covered here tonight. the negotiations,

Misgivings

A Finnish Foreign Office spokesman. asked it

night

was

Not Yet Sent There have been hints in the past lew days that Finland would want modifications, of the

The atrike at the copper proposals made by Marshal Statin Journalists applying for visua for

Finnish mines began 64 days agn when and would not be prepared to Moscow would receive official the men demanded increased nccept the Russian treaties with Finnish backing, said ho could wages and a 40-hour week. Hungary and Rumonia s an maka no comment.-Reuter.

Reuter. exact model.

A Finnish Foreign Office spokes. man said tonight Finland's reply had not yet been sent to Mar- shal Stalin.

He would not confirm that the reply would make the same points

as were included in today's of- cial statement.

Western European Union Talks

The Finnish Foreign Ofice communique tollowed an hour's meeting today of the Governinent Foreign Affairs Commities of six A

by

full

Ministers, followed meeting of the Cabinet, presided over by the Finnish President, which Insted nearly two hours. Finn Delegates

Brussels, Mar. 8.

committee, set up today by Britain, France,

Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, will draft,

the proposed treaty for a Western European

Union. Representatives

of the ye

The Social Democrats support powers, meeting today, agreed on the principle of negotiating with seven points and were brought Russia, but, in a manifesto pub-closer together on economic prob- ished Inst week, described such lems. negotiations Ds against the will

he

agreed points included

of the majority of the Flanish some statements of principle. people."

Labour 'Revolt' On Palestine

PRIORITY FOR WESTERN EUROPE

Washington, Mar. 8.