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ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS: NO OPEN DEFENCE AGREEMENT ATTLEE QUERIED

IN COMMONS

London, June 29. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, today denied' the existence of any Anglo-Amèrican agreement for defence, against Soviet Russia. -- Mr. Attlee told the House of Commons during ques- tion period, "There is no defence agreement between the British Government and the United States Government, although relations between Services and Staffs are close and cordial.”

Left to war If the United States

into Hilary Labour entered

Atlee with the Sovieta,

Me Konni Zillacus. Wing member of the Party, had asked Mr whether his announcement of March still held good-—that war between this contry and ether the United States or Rusin could equally be disreg

carded in considering British pulley.

Mr. Zilbneus algu asked for as- issance that the Anglo-American navrement for Jest action in ease of hostilities with the Soviet Unen

Berla QJ cise. where did not oblige Britahi to

u

British Interests In Burma

London. June 29. Prime Minister Clement Aflec Totlay tereived at No. 10 Downing Street a deputation) from the Bome Committee of The Burnia Chamber of Com-

It'

The deputation. wished to 45- frettuin what steps His Majesty's Government proposed to take with regard to compensation for war dainage suffered by British Interests in Burma and for the

nationalisation

British in- Įterests in Barma by the Govern- Iment of the Union of Burow.

Mr. Allee, who was urcorn- pandert by Sir Stafford~~~Cripps." Hector MeNell and Lori Lis- tosvel, esplaltied the attitude H Majesty's Government to these problems.

ut

The members of the deputa- dan were: J. K. Mielie (chair- Iman of the Home Committee of {}}}|{{{-Chamber-of-Com

Str Kenneth Harper (ehairman, Burma Qil Co., Ltd.); Sir Maurice Denny (ehairman. Irrawaddy Flotilla Co., Ltd.): W. G Lely (Direvior. Wallace Bro- thers and Co. Ltd)-Associated Press

CEYLON AND U.N.

Lake Success, June 29, The Membership Committee of the United Nations today upprov- ed an ipplication by Ceylon for membership of the United Nu-

tions.

the United States.

A Grave Situation

New York, June 29.

The Republican Prealdon. tial candidate, Mr. Thomas Dewey, sald, today that the Russian blockade of the": American, British and French sectors of Berlin bonstituted "Agravo altuation."

tial conflict

Mr. Attice

"The replied: policy of His Majesty's Govern - ment In regard to security continues to be based on our

obligations under the, Charter af the United Natione organiza. tig

cannot undertake to Tay in advance how there obligations will operate If An act of aggression occurred.

Regional Pacts

Meanwhile, he British Gov- ernment naturally reserves the right to ronclude arrangements, for, national defener, based on Article 51 of the Charter. Re- Khanal arrangement for defence already exists in Butern Europe.

Mr. Zithacus pressed

Mr. Aller

"Are you aware that the arrangements referred to in there two countries me regarded in the United States as automatically

remminking this country to go to war if the United States were to go to war with the Soviet Union port? Is that impression Any

correct?

Mr. Attlee: "I am not aware that that hopression is prevalent in the United States."

The Deputy Opposition leader, Mr. Anthony Eden, raised a laugh by asking whether Me, Attlee had any information as to how de- fence arrangements were work- Ing in Southeast Europe.

Mr. Attlee did not reply United Press.

Asked.". If he though the altuation might lead to war, Dewey replied: "We must not even consider such pozabili ties,"

The Third Party Presiden

candidate, Mr. Henry Wallace, In an Intervlow at Portland, Maine, said: "I do not defend Russian methode, the Important thing is to get together and have # peaça conference at once."-Router.

BEAUTY CONTESTS "PAGAN"

Deserters

Take Tanks With Them

Haifa, June 29. Lieutenant-General G. H A.. MacMillan refused to al- tend a farewell banquet in his honour today when the theft of two British Churchill tanks from Haifa Airport was discovered.

were res

British

He said the Jews ponsible for the theft.

Mr. Cyrit Marriott, Consul-General in Haifa, report- ed the theft to the United Nations' observer headquarters and claim- ed it constituted a breach of the truce by the Jews.

General MacMillan and 10 sta officers refused, to attend the ban- quet

offered

ered by the Mayor and Town Councillors of Haifa.

While demolition squads were blowing up the_last_Immovable stores before the Army quits Palestine, Royal Air Force planes 18-hovered over the roads searching!

for the missing tankr.

Wheeling, W. Va., June 20. Miss Marlrull Ford, year-old girl who wants to be

A third tank, stolen from the an actress, today won a beauty contest which she entered des-was found stranded on the road heavily-guarded Holfa airport, site a threat of excommunica- mile from the airport after Lion from the Roman Catholic mechanical breakdown. Church.

With the title "Miss Wheeling of 1048," she is now eligible la compete for the title "Mise West Virginia" contest, and if she wins he can enter the "Miss America" contest.

Bishop Swint of the Wheeling liovese forbade Catholle girls to enter the contest on the grounds that beauty contests are "Im- moral, Indeceni exposure and

totally pagan."

The contest sporrors cabled the Pope to lift the bon but had not yet received an answer-United Press.

BERNADOTTE MISSION

A FAILURE?

Cairo, June 29..

A British staff officer said that two men of the 4th/7th Dragoons Guards disappeared at the same time as the tanks and may have deserted, inking the tanks with them.-Reuter.

Accused Had A Bible

The

Delhi, June 20. Hindu who allegedly shot Gandhi, supplied a bible Today for swearing-in-a-Chris- tlan witness before giving teslimony in the trial of eight persons accused of the Mahat- ma's slaying.

C. Pacheco, Anglo-Indian manager of a New Delhi hotel, was not permitted to testify in the trial at the Red Fort until he swore on the bible.

there no bible Ir. Red Fort?"

Judge Almuacharan asked: "Is

"I"

V. Godse arose in dock.

Rosponsible Arab circles here believed tonight that Count Folke Bernadotte's proposals for a settle- ment in Palestine would be rojected because they fail to meet the Arab aims. The Ekyptian press today expressed fears that Count have a bibic in my room," he Bernadotte's peace mission would fail, and de-' A court assistant was sent to scribed tonight's Arab League, Political Com-get it.-Associate! Presa.. mittee meeting as the most important since the truce.

anci

told the court.

Washington, June 20.

to

An exchange of notes between The Arab Premier here, and Jewish state which the

Brilain and the United States con- Araba the Jewish State authorities in could never accept." -

firming agreement on the decision The Tel Aviv, were tonight consi-

Arab Full support of the application dering the proposals.

Lengue Political to extend "most favoured nation" Committed met briefly last night treatment Western Germany came from the Argentine, Bel- The Prime Ministers of Egypt, and adjourned until 0900 hours and Trieste was officially announ. glumn, China, Canudo, Colombia, Syria, Iraq, The Lebanon

ced in Washington today.-Asso- Wednesday. France, Syrlu, Great Britain and Transjordan were to decide whe General, said that discussion of

Azzam Pasha, the Secretary ciated Press. The Soviet and Ukraine dele-ther the four-week truce, due to

expire on

on July 5, "need be ex-Count Bernadotte's proposals war Katrs postponed their discussion tended or not," according to the postponed until the pending ar- of the application and reserved Secretary-General of the League, delegates. He disclosed that the rivals the Lebonese and Iraqi the right to state their views in Abdul Rahman Azzam Parho the Security Council later.--Rey-

committee had considered the problem of feeding Arab refugees in Palestine and in Arab coun- tries outside Palestine.-Router and Associated Presa.

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Azzam Pasha had said 'five days ago; "We shall not now agree to extending the truce."

War Again?

Today ̃hagavo"it"as ̋his ̈pār- sonal opinion that the fighting In the Holy Land

would re-

sume after July 9 If the pro Bent proposals had not led to a final settlement by then, but that the talks would continue

at the same time.

BISHOPS TO VISIT MOSCOW

Beirut, June 20. Responding to Moscow's invi- | Arab experts, back here from talion to attend ceremonies in Rhodes, the mediator's headquar-memory of the foundation of the ters, expressed uneasiness over Independent Russian Church, the the form of the present proposals. Aroh. League sources repeated that no settlement would be pos- sible if the Swedish Count called for the recognition of a Jewish State.

Orthodox Patriarch delegated Bishops Alexandros Jean and Ilya Karam, Archdeacon Samaha, to represent the Patriachate.

The delegates will carry to Josef Stalin a present consisting of his portrait In beautiful slik embroidery with incense and oil. The delegation left for Moscow

A reliable Arab source said that the proposals are in the form of alternative suggestions "but all imply the existence of a this morning.Associated Press.

PACIFIC ISLAND

TRUSTEESHIPS

Lake Success, Juno 29.

The United Statos today offered to keep the United Nations Trusteeship Council informed of ad- ministration plans for its Pacific island trustaa- ship if othor nations holding United Nations trusts matched the offer.

The United States' Francis administration of the trust terri- Sayre said the United States tory of Tanganyika and the Bri- would notify the United Na- tish Colonies in Africa.

the islands were Britain's Sir Allan Burns federated with United States torted that Britain could not

to make the Council agree possessions in the Pacific.

**judge" of its rule of trust

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The former Japanese mandated areas islands are under the direction China's Liu-Chieh praised Mr. of the Security Council, where Sayre's offer, saying that China the United States has the veto, foured administrativo union might lend to "radial extension of the political identity of a given

Britali, Belgium and Australia Immediately röjected the "offer. trust territory

Mr. Bayro warned the Council The Philippines Victorio, Car- that federations of trust terri- pio said "The basic point I

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