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CARDS ON THE TABLE

Mr. Bevin's Attitude On The Soviet Move

Danger Of Terrible Disappointment

London, May, 12.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ernest Bavin, the For- eign Secretary, declared that unless the ground could be cleared first, à conference with Russia "is going to land us exactly where we were after the four-power Conference” (the reference was to the last Council of Foreign Ministers which broke up in London on December 15 last year). Mr. Bevin said: "If a conference was held and broke down, it would cause such a terrible disappoint- ment in the world.

"I still believe the ground ran be cleared by a diplomatie approach, an exchange of views, and trying to understand what it ka that everyone is trying to

aware

There would have to be song deal of "putting the cards in the table face upwards" be- Tore Britain entered into another conference.

of Dat

tho He

was negotiations between Russia and the United States un he heard

Moscow Railo announce

of Russia's agreement to rett

the differences with discuss Wuted States, but he had now koon fully informed on the_nate

by the American

ter

ment,

Emphasishig his

Govern-

anxiety

for

In

Mr. Bevin declared; "But I cannot get peace the world If

have to ask the Western powers and the powers in other parts of the world to sacrifice their principles And their spiritual beliefs in which they do not agres."

order

wish to

"In view of the reference to European recovery prus the gramme and to the Avo-power treaty by the Soviet Government. moke it clear that nothing that has happened could nffect: the development and ecution of these polices, which are not directed against anyone but at the legitimate develop- ment.

necessary alike, for own and for European prosperity and security."

1y.

"All I Want"

our

Mr. Bevin added: "The evi. dance all

that goes to show

How To Fight In

Far East

3.

London, May. 12. Britain's fighting: Saevicom are to study how to fight-n war in the Far East when

meat on. "Exercise, 8am- bag at the Camberley Staff College in Burray from May

24 to May 79.

General Bir Moritagu Blop- ford, who commended the 12th Army during the Burma Campaign, te preparing the exerclas in collaboration with the Navy and the Air Force,

This third annual exerclan, ordered by Field Marshal Vir. count Montgomery, Chief of Stall, the Imperial General followe

fight of alx Lin. coin. bombers from England to Singapore last month to

how demonstrate

British striking force can be provid ed at short notica on the other side of tho world.- Reuter.

Pakistan And Australia

Sydney, May 12.

House Of Lords Reform

ATTLEE

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London, May 12,

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discussions

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the peoples of the world want Negotiations for a trade pact peads, if the people are-allow-between Australia-and-Pakistan ed to moet, they can

have are proceeding, but still appear It Is

Dom- only the райсе

to have some way to go. munists who stand in the way.

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sioner in Australia, Mr. R. H. for a settlement with Rahman, commenting on a Syd- axious

ney Morning Herald report from Soviet Russia, I want to clear the Round of misunderstanding."

Declaring, it was not BritainNew Delhi that a trade part was

about to be effected, suid

Degolla- who had been holding up peace,tions were going on, but he knew/ed in the press and in political

quarters thnt the to fit in with something with Mr. Bevin concluded: "All I want nething of an impending phet.

...ve ended unsuccessfully is peace. All I want is peace, i

Omrials of the Australian

so much had been agreed.--Reu- emphaalse," he added dramatical-Commerce Department in Can-

ter. berra said n pact was possible in Too Many Failures

Asked by Communist Willian a few months as the outcome of act. In the recent Geneva torlit agree- Mr. Beyin said: "1 yant to be Gallacher, "Cannot you quite frank-I am not anxious to dependently of the U.S. and put ment between Austraila, India

conference few cards on the table and then and Pakistan. enter into a further

put their

The Department's latest bul- Until the grand has been clear- invite the Soviet to el. I have had too many fallures. cards?" the Foreign Secretary re-letin stated that when private negotiations were resumed, the A food dent ut propomlors work plied

"Why should I put all my cards presunt tariff might give way to to be

a comprehensive agreement the down and the Soviet only two or protested that Mr. Bevin clearing of ground for an under three? 1 do not understand that." | the most favourod nation princi back a jeering crowd of over

almost impossible-Henter and Associated Press. standing was when

Moscow Radio, diplumatle usage, announced reply to the United States Gov- id before the Inter erament received it,

against

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"I would like to remind the Gov- House," he said, "thut the ernment always have been anx general remain anxious for a solution on a world-wide basis, If that is possible.

Britain To Reduce Population?

plc.-Reuter.

Disease Conquest

To Aid Trade

Washington, May 13.,

on

Crowd Jeers Film

New York, May 18. Mounted policemen and burly officers on foot last night held

of

4,000 persons who congregated where the at Roxy Theatre anti-Communist picture "The Iron Curtain" opened today.

the crowd was avowed Part Communists who came to picket the theatre in protest against the Bim. Others were members the Catholic War Veterans who protest the on hand 10 were presence of Leftwing pickets..

Some fist fights, broke out as the crowd milled about. in front of the theatre but there was no report of serious injuries.

The pollen, estimated to num- ber about 50,

10 break half a dozen into the theatre. Spearheaded by mounted officers, the police sought to keep the crowd moving -and from the building; nway down nearby sida streets.- modern civilisation. A chief United Press.

The conquest of tropical diseases would stimulate world trade, meet the fundamental'needs of the people of the world, and was one of the most important requirements of the present world situation, Mr. George Marshall; the Secretary of Stato, said today........

our

the consequen social and

of

ia

persongors of

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FORMAL OFFER TO RESIGN

Rome, May 12 Signor Alcido de Gasperi, Christian Democrat Prime Minis cutter, handed the formal resigna-

with

greatly. In the advantages Mr. Marshall was speaking at the opening session of a 10-day'

factor in restricting improve. London, May 12. meeting of the Congresses on

ment

these 1n

respects Gritain must plan to reduce Medical Medicine-and-Malaria;. hava

"tropical disdana,*-*- her population

point at which 2,000 doctors "to

"Littic Imagination is required where tho economy can be gathered from 41 nations. balanced", Sir Ronald Weeks, a

10 visualise the great increase in He said the meetings were the production of food and raw prominent industrialist, told the

world materials, the stimulus Royal Empire Society here to "convincing evidence that

world is not a conglomeration of trade, and above, all the improve- day after a a world tour.

Sir Round, a wartime Deputy } Kvographic entities, but a vast ment. in living conditions, Chief of the Imperial General neighbourhood of peoples."

there should also be a Marshall would re-tion of his Government to proportionate dispersal of induseresion Mural all said the tropical sult from the conquest of tropical new President, 15-year-old Signor try in the Empire and further ing weakness and ineffelency diseases."

increasing decentralisation of Empire de- from disease and to

The Conference on Friday will on low- fences.

foodstuff production

commemorate the 50th siniver must be planned

of "Emigration

Sli of the discovery yielding lands. bolder greater and

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two termed these

fields Ronald on a much

Ross, the British scale and it must not be of a cor-tremendously. important fain group of people the able- quirements of, the warld situa- bodied-bust of whole com- tion." munities, including the young And old."

Describing the redistribution of Britaki's population as u "war operation." the general, suid it Pealled for "great statesmanship and political harmony within the Empire."-Reuter.

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Berlin, May 12.

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He added: "The tropics aro the habitation of perhaps half the human race, but a large portion of these people Inak

CASUALTY FIGURES IN' PALESTINE

Jerusalem, May 12, An Army spokesman said to

318 British subjects

The British authorities In Ger- day that Inuny have banned. the circula were killed in Palestine between tion in the British Zone of "Neue July, 1947-and-one-week-ago

He estimated other casualties

Zeit", the German-language ve between October 1947 and May sion of the Moscow paper, "New

New 5, 1948 so far as authorities Times.

know as 1,100 Arabs and 1,100 It was banned because of "dar Jewe grant and consistent violations" of The British casualties:

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