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CRISIS IN INDONESIA: Step In TALKS AT JOGJAKARTA The Right

NEW STATES MAY

BE CREATED

Batavia, June 3.

Crisis talks between the Dutch and Indonesians, be- gan in Jagjakarta today when the Republican Premior, Dr. Mohamed Hatta, mot Mr. L. Neher and Jonhkhoer van Vredenburgh, with the Dutch dologates armed with now instruc- tions from The Hague,

Mr. Neher handed Dr. Hatta a note from the Netherlands Government, the Republican news agency said. Its contents remained secret. Dr. Hatta then conferred with members of his de- legation to the negotiations, which are being held under United Nations auspices.

iment.

Peer Seeks Divorce

London, June 9. 'Lord Stanley has filed a petition for divorce from his second wife, widow of Doug. Ias Fairbanks.

The caso, undofonded, han been sat down for hearing in' Londen. finite.

The date is indo.

They were married in 1944. -Associated Press.

Foreign Legion For U.S.?

formation of #

Stalen

Washington, June 3. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to- could later become the Assembly day introduced an amendment to

an Intorim

federal Govern-a draft bill, to provide for the

United Observers here pointed out Foreign Legion. that the Dutch action coinciden The amendment, originally pro- with the target date originally

posed да wet by them for a political set. Senator Lodge

a

separate blil

last tlement with the Republle. If would allow aliens from agreement were not reached by 35 years to enlist in the regular June, the Dutch sald, it might

by January, 18 to

Direction

New York, June 3.

Commenting on the United States programme to raise her Imports this year to over $7,000.- 000,000, the National City Bank af New York's June monthly let- ter says that this in a stop in The right direction. The letter points out that besides-tending to-hak United States Inflationary forces, incrensed Imports herold an ex- pansion of production abroad and to some extent progress towards better adjustment between for- eign levels of prices and those in the United States.

combined

Increased imports, with Economic Cooperation Ad ministration spending should help to check the tendency toward bilateral trading. which become so marked since the pound ster- ling crials list summer. Al- though this is still far off, good progress is now being made to- wards achieving the ultimate ob- Jective of multi-lateral tions.

transne-

Meanwhile, the letter displays some disappointment at the U.S. Treasury's decision to maintain 1% rate on one year Treasury certifientes of indebtedness. be difficult and perhaps tech-my for five-year hitches out- declares that the decision defers side the United States and its for an indefin'in period the use to transfer possessions.

of a curb on doniestle Inflation- sovereignty to the United States The amendment would apply ary trends which many thought

1930.-United | desirable and indeed expected.-

Reuter.

It was reliably reported that states. The boundaries would be the Dutch would ask the Indo- ratified by an elected constitutènt nesians to "discontinue the Re-Assembly of all Indonesin, which public's foreign relations,' and to say definitely whether they want a plebiscite on the future of Java, Madura and Sumatra.

President 1. R. Sukarno and his Minister of the Interior few in Sumatra from Jogjakarta todny ann month's visit. In a brand- east before he left he urged the veople to translate into action" the unity they had pledged lust mouth--presumably referring to the manifesto in which the Re- publican parties urged unity to maintain their foreign relations,

The Moslem The

party Majumi, commenting on the agreement reached by Dr. Suripno in Pra- que for un exchange of consuls with Russia, was reported today to have said 1 appreciated all MERCURY outside recognition.

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resumption of last year's "police action" ngainst the Re- publie if negotiations break down, reliable sources on both sides said. The view is widely expressed in Dutch circles that the Republic is no longer the the dominant political force in archipelago and that greater at-

The Dutch claim that the Re-tention must be paid to the views public agreed

of non-Republicans, foreign to rave relations to them when they signed the

the truce on board Renville last January,

Bandoeng Talks

NO WAR NEARING,

SAYS SPAAK

Brussels, June 3.

The Premier and Foreign Minister, M. Paul Henri Some sources think that if the

Spook, said today he did not believe that the (The status of the Indo- Dutch consider further co-opera-

world is on the threshold of a new world war. nesian delegation to the Unit- tion with the Republle impos- ed Nations Economic Conference sible, the powers of the conven-

Speaking at the end of 3 On the Palestine problem, M. at Obetacamund was being dis- tion of non-Republicans now long debate on the budget of Spank said that before recognising cussed by a sub-committee today, meeting at Bandoeng (West Java) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new Jewish State he would with India, Pakistan. Burma, might be extended to something

like to "fully study" all Ceylon, Russia, Australia and like those of an Indonesian Con- the Socialist Premier said:" New Zealand asking for separate stituent Assembly,

have said in all confidence that ments put forward by both the representation for her and lol- The Republicans say that this I do not think that we are on Arabs and the Jews. lund, Britain, France and the would be the beginning of the eve of new world war political and economie Betion and furthermore I don't believe Antara, the Republican news agains! the Republic instead of any Government is at present agency, reported that today's military police action-Reuter, thinking of unleashing war.”

United States opposing),

·

Netherlands note 10 Dr. Halto contained no time limit but sug- gested that if

reply were not i given quickly it might jeopardise 1 The negotiations.

Two courses then possible, ac- cording to observers here, would be to refer the dispute back to the Security Council, or to switch the talks to the proposals in- formally put forward recently by the Good Offices Committee.

New Statos?

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