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DEFENCE CHIEFS CONFER

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Preparedness?

Washington, Mar. 23.

President Truman today conferred, behind closed doors with the nation's top mili- tory command.

Defence Department sources said, a multi- milliard-dollar. programme to build up the Army, Navy, and à 20,541-plane Air Force was discussed.

The White House conferees The White House PresK included the Chiefs of Staff of Secretary (Mr. Charles Roas) the Army, Navy and Air Force, Faid the conference "consider the Defence Secretary (Mr.ed simply budgetary problems James FurrHtd|}, Admiral in connection with the armed William Lenhy (elief of Staff forces and nothing more." to the President; and the Bud-

get Director Mr. James Webb).

crease

in

Get-Together

Paris, Mar. 23,

Greece and Turkey have begun negoliations. for closer economie cooperation "amounting almost to a customs union," Informed quarters mld here today.

The negotiations were said Lo have been began during the 16-nations Marshall Plast Conference which

· opened in Paris a week ago. -Renter,

Commons Enquiry

London, Mar. 23. An all-party Parlia- mentary committee was set up today to inquire into a statement made yesterday by the Deputy

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a solicitor, acted for Mr. Government aircraft began Emanuel Shinwell, the Mr. Webb and the President on Tuesday bombing and straf- War Minister, in a dis- would have to reconcile any in- ing the rebel stronghold at Sap pute with another Mem- "TREVEAN" All declined to comment ex-

military spending Isidro airport, 40 miles south- cept Mr. Webb, who said "The

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The underground radio and Emrys Hughes. ground. When he makes his ances so as to have enough left give taxpayera* - a

a Government communique gave decision, you can be sure it will over to

conflicting reports of the fight- be for the good of the country." US$4,800,000,000 tax cut.

ing by ground forces in the He refused, to say what "de.

Defence Department sources į jungles. cision" he meant. Defence D...

anid the proposed US$10,000,- Both sides claimed that the partment Moti Peta xnid. how-

000,000 defence ever, that President Truman would call for an increase in roverses.

programme other's forces suffered serious fold how much it would cost to the size of the armed forces The rebels control the im- provide the notion with armed forces necessary to back up the administration's stond ngainat Ruselan expansion.

The Chiefs of Staff wore said to have carried with them a series of plans for national defence.

Reports that Mr. Truman would ask Congress for more! Foney for the armed forces be gan circulating after he hud called for action on UMT and the draft. These funds would

be in addition to the US$11,- 000,000,000 military budget ha "equested last January for the 1949 fiscal year..

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The Two Ages Of Civilisation

Washington, Mar. 23.

Opening the House of Representatives debate on the $6,205 million World Aid Bill, which In- cludes the European recovery plan, Represen- tative Charles Eaton, the Republican Chair- man of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that the United States was facing an up- heaval between two ages of civilisation, and that the ald programme formed the basis for a new foreign policy.

was conceived against

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Mfr. Eaton said that the ald pro gramine background of world forces and com dition which make an immediate enartment tragically urgent

The dispute was over some Inaccurate remarks inade in a broadcast by Mr. Hughes about the part Mr. Shinwall | played in labour troubles on Clydenide, Scotland, în 1919,

Mr. Hughes had apologised to Mr. Shinwell.

The point at issue, in whether n Deputy Speaker, who often. presides over the House of Commons, should be a legal adviser to one Member in a dia- | pute with another.

Mr. Milner said yesterday that his action was "perhaps unwise" and hé apologised to The House.

Mr. Winston Churchill, lead- er of the Opposition, proposed. an inquiry, and the. Prime Min- ister, Mr. Clement Attlee, agreed.

Mr. Churchill said the mat- ter was not one of personal character but touched principles which should, at any rate, be explored and pronounced upon by the House. Reuter.

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London, Mar. 23. The bill, he said, is the foundation Two Labourites and one Con-of long delayed and desperately foreign policy for the servative today urged the Gov-seried

guidance of the nation in discharg- ernment to begin planning ing is inescapable responsibilites, as immediately for the evacuation a world leader.

*The

of the British Istes in the event "Mankind stands inday in a shat of a third world war.

tered No Man's Land between twa Labourite W. F. Vernon said ages-one will in the throes of death, that the island with densely the other is the pangs of birth. populated areas will be un-

supreme task, which now confronts all

all peoples, is the creation tenable."

of a new world civilisation. One ceti- Labourite Mrs. Leah Mantral issue to the decided is whether ning naked

-evacuation of all this new civilisation shall be based the 18,000,000 residents to the jupon frreedom, or ujon slavery. Dominions.

A.F. Conservative Bris. Head charged the government

Face To Face "Is it to enthrone slavery in every with "most appalling and land, with Rusalas its instrument lamentable neglect of duty" in of control, or is it in enthrone free- dom in every land, with America as

falling to males arrangements leader and champion?

for evacuation.-United Press.

HOF, Germany, Mur. 23. Approximately 8,000 Czechs have Bed into the American zone of Ger-

since Feb, 22-Associated

many Preas.

here they

stand face to face. The American champion of freedom. as the basis of ali civilised life. Rus- sia, the champion of slavery, as the baxis of a world civilisation without a soul.

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London, Mar, 23. Mr. William Francis Casey has been appointed editor of "The Times" in succession to the late Mr. Robert Barrington Ward..

of Mr. Casey Joined the staff The Times in 1913 and lug been. depuly editor since 1941.--Router

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