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GREEK PEACE OFFENSIVE: GENERAL MARKOS' FEELERS "ANOTHER BLUFF," TRUNK MURDER IN

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SAYS ATHENS

London, June 1.

The Yugoslav news agency, Tanyug, reported today that the "free" Greek Government of General Markos, in a statement, said that it was "pre- pared to welcome" any Initiative aimed at establishing peace in Greece under the con- dition that foreign "interforence"

¿"there is and-

od,

It said the statement followed a meeting of the Markos Cabinet on May 30, to discuss the mili- tary and political situation.

According to Tanyug, the possess suffetent strength needed statement was made to "aid to Impose upon it and its Anglo- endeavours of democratic forces American masters in the interests of the entire world for prace of the Greek people." and democratic understanding of mankind."

The statement said, "The pro- visional democratic government of Greece always ready to ac- cept and support every initiative aimed at aking the establistemont

Athens ociais received the offer coldly.

The well-informed newspaper,| Exile, sald offelals considered the rebel suggestion a bluff,

Never before have the rebels:

of peace in Greece, on condition attempted Cven # backhanded that the unrestricted democratic

way of life is assured to the peg-conciliatory line.

there

MAIDENHEAD

Maidenhead, June 1.

Police' found the trussed body of wealthy Mrs. Freeman

the Len. 89-year-old recluse, 'today in a trunk standing In front hall of her 18-room 'home, at Maidenhead.

She had been slain, police raid, before her' body was put In the trunk, probably last Saturday. They said robbery was the probable motive for the crime.

Neighbours noticed three days' milk was standing on the, doorstep and called the pollas. Mrs. Lea lived alone in the large house the rooma of which were in disorder. A noigh- bour sald she believed Mrs. Lee was born in America.—Asso- clated Press.

AMERICA SCEPTICAL

OF SAIGON SET-UP

Washington, June 1.

United States officials wère understood to take a somewhat sceptical view of the new provisional Vietnam Contral Government of Indo-China, which reportedly will' be proclaimed on June 5 aboard the French cruiser Dougay Trouin în the Bay of Along.

ple, that national sovereignty and Reports In Athens Indicated Independence аге safeguarded,

may have been some dis-! that every foreign interference

Markos and agreement between Le ended and that the Greeks

Communist

since

the

They were said to be await-} freely decide upon their fate.

Greek Army's offensive In

In the ing fuller information as to the clude many of the dissidents who south of Central. Greccè ier the the

"High Time"

tional Interest,

leaders

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The fact that it does, not in-

Roumell sector, Markos, reportedly composition and system of the have been most active in the lung (resistance of Ho Chin Minh's "To this end, the provisional criticized the Communist leader, Government

deciding vicinom group to the reimpost- democratic government is prepur-Nicholas Zachariades,

whether it is what it claims toon of French pie over Indo- several ed to make all concessions per-months ago for failing to arrange be"an independent central

China inclines some persons to nitted by the people's and na-suficient shipments of war mater", government”—or merely

the latter view, ials from outside Greence.-United] "fron!" for the French Govern- is high time that blood Press. ceased

a shed in Greece ceased to be for the account of foreign Im-) perialists and domestic pluto. crats. It is time that monar cho-Fasclat murder and slaugh- ter cenied.

“The democratic people's move- nent In Greece has never in the past sought, nor does it now seek, forcible and exclusive power. It

is at all times rendy to discuss

any proposals which tend toward

ment,

Surplus Of Sugar Estimation

London, Juno 1.

the general well-being of the peo- The International Sugar Council estimates that

ple and homeland,

13:1 the ite- mocratic nemy is not relaxing its irm hold on the

rific. 11 cherl- shes boundless Faith in the right- cousness of its ease and has con- fidence in ile strength, which is- sues from the people.

Cold Reception

the monarcho-Fascists, even in the last minute, fall to show readiness to stop bloodshed.

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there will be a surplus of 317,000 metric tons of sugar over and above the estimated require- mants of the world's free export market on August 31, the end of the crop year. Estimated free market sup-j The world dollar shortage plius un that date are

than at rather

lessened demand

the 4,617,000 tons against estimated was mainly responsible for

estimates

being requirement requirements of 4,300,000 tons. lower than pre-war figures, the

There Agures were reported

communique said. after the Council met in London last week, Representatives of 16 Governments attended.

set

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countries would bux more sugar if they could afford

to do so, particularly those coun-

Free market figures for year's tries where consumption is stili end estimated supplies at 4,018,mited by rationing," it sold.-- 000 tons against requirements * Associated Press.

4,414,000 tons.

A Counell communique pointed out that neither supply estimáto look account of reduced US Washington, June 1. quotas for 1948 which were eut President Harry Truman by 500,000 short tons Inst week. picked up 74

Cuban sugar, more National That amount of convention votes for the Demo- therefore, may be available

the communique cratic Presidential nomination the market, today and sloud to gain another said. cight.

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CONSCRIPTION

IN RUMANIA

Bucharest, June 1.

Not much is known here of General Nguyen Van Xuan, who reportedly will be Premier of the new Government, except that he is, an Annamese who id alzo General In the French. Army.

Informed sources here assuin- ed, or, the basis of unofficial re- poris, that the French would ac Ford recognition of some sort to the new Government.

States However, the United will not follow with "de facto" recognition, as it did in the case of Indonesia,

the

Instead, it will await further information which would more' clearly indicate just what new Government is and how re

Indo- presentative it is of the Chinese people.-United Press.

INTIMIDATION

Berlin. June 1.

A Brilish Military Government spokesman said today that Berlin Communists were using intimida- tion to obtain signatures to their

for "people's petition"

German unity.

Circulation-of-the petitions-bas- been banned in the American and The conscription service in the French sectors of Berlin as a Rumanian Army was raised_from]"propaganda trick" but is being 18 months to two years today. permitted in the British sector-

Press reports on the decree, Associated · Press.

It emphasised that require which was Issued by the Gov The 74 were made up of 54 ments for some European coun-ernment Presidium and published without opposition in ́altries were still tentative pending in the offelal Gazette today,

said California primary and 20 in-jaal decisions on how much; it showed the Government want- structed for him in a Maryland sugar these countries would 'geted to provide soldiers with a high Party convention.

under the European Recovery level of professional and cultural This ran his total pledged and Programme.

effielency.-United Press. claimed

to strength 589, or 20 short of the 810 required for the nomination.

Some of his claimed votes are disputed. The President's chan- ches to net another eight dele- gates' votes were dependent on the outcome of the South Daw kota primary-Associated Press.

Spellman Attacks Communism

Shanghai,-June-2. Cardinal Spellman, at a recep- tion given in his honour at Auro- ra University yesterday, gave 'dn extemporaneous address saying, **The obvious thing about Cam- munism is that-it-is-hot-Chinese- but allen and the Chinese are being persuaded to follow

the Red Star as a solution of their troubles."

The Cardinal said he hoped that the Chinese Reds would see the error of their ways, adding that "they are wrong in not fol lowing the leadership of the Generalissimo.

Referring to American ald to China, Cardinal Spellman said, The Chinese cannot pull them

lver up by their own bool alraps and we Americans must continus to help them.”—United Press.

CARDINAL WAS AMAZED

Shanghal, June

An official spokesman for Car- dinal Spollman said today that John Dyer Spellman, who was killed in a tavern braw! In Rock VIUD Center, Long Island, Sun day was erroneously identified dr 'the Cardinal's cousin.

The spokesman said the Car- dinal asked that it be made clear: that, the man was 'not his cousilv or relative in any connection). Thờ spokesman sald the Cardinal win. "amazed" at the reportarUnited:

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