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"Part Of A For Reaching Conspiracy

Moke Siam A Ropublle""

TWO-YEAR INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF KING ANANDA

Trial. Delay

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TITO-DMITROV PACT

ON THE

THE BALKANS

Sofia, July

Yugoilgyig's Marshal Tiro and Bulgarie's George

Dmitrov agreed last year on a division of a Balkání Territory, the creation of a separato Macedonian state and un a'eventual Southern Slav Federation, the Bulgarian

adrian Communist Party disclosed today.

The Communist Party's, 18th). Marshal Tito proposed a Sou- Central Committee Plenum thern Slav Fetteration on the day adopted a resolution which was after, the Cominform.excommun!-

Bangkok, July 15. 1ments. Failure to name the sixth- Phra Pinit said that he had in-

exodus from Bangkok of all pro- nesses and his investigation turpect has led to an almost mass terviewed a total of 300 wii- wineart porzaniniges Whinde tarnen him all this way, to Lausanne

ave been mentioned in connec- Switzerland, where the present tion with the cust.

King of Siami batut int. There, ho sald, His Majesty "was gen2. grously pleased to give a delali ed statement, covering more than 10 sheets of paper, which cigared up a number of things published today in the party eated him and his Part- Rabonitcheskoet rov proposed the federation ear- Delo. It disclosed for the first fler this year and was severely which were formerly just con- newspaper,

time that at the Tifo-Dmitrov criticised by Moscow's Pravda, last year the two Balkan Com

by

stack of

port.

meeting at Bled, Yugoslavia, United Press. New Prosecutor

munists:

US SELLS ARMS TO BRITAIN

sensationalism. rumour, and false From the welter of conjecture, Lessation which had surrounded the two-year-long Investigation into the death of King, Ananda Mahidal, thero hus. finally Mah emerged avkience that the young monarch died neither. as a result bf an

an accidental gunshot, nor‘a Subscription Rates:

kaif-inflicted wound: he

Trial of the suspects-none of Will

whom has been formally charge murdered. HK$18:00

So, at any

rate, says police ed-was scheduled for mid-July 6 months....... HK$30.00 General Phra Pinit Chonakali, but a delay occurred with the rp-ture.

signation of Public Prosecutor head of the copmalasign which Phra Sarakan Prasit, who asked One year

HK$72.00 conducted the

relief because he had served on the King's

who added the Inquiry Commission and felt Siamese newspapers, however, that he has a documentary

First, agreed that the Bulgarlan that his position sight thus be quoted "well-informed circles proof to this of-

(Bulgariga Macedònia) IK WAS " that "the critio fect

el prejudiced. His asdistant, Luang saying that Phra Pinit was not Pirin the focal

Was granted a Royal audience Afthaprila Chanupakari,

and would be given to a Macedonibu press as saying formed a part "of a

reaching subsequently appointed to the that the King had ordered one Republic, Yar

of his Royal pages to foil the Secondly, they decided that the conspiracy thrown

to 'make a republic. of

small Yugpolov frontier regiona It is generally believed that members of the committee. SIKM and to establish a *United the Publit Prosecutor's resigna-in his position us

of Siam given to Yugoslaýla át; Versailles) Bates fof South-East

Asia." "implicated" in "the death of opinion between Phra Sarakan be

the ketigated as it was not in} and Phra Pinit as to how

ng with his dignity as a Federation of Slavs Fates, Britain and France plot, the list are the fores

**' five 'hkye been namod: Caso should be prosecuted.

King The investigallons, ricw evidence which fore, were only for the lifting of the block profiler and Eldar

Statesman Only

The State Department an- come to light as result of Phra ade of Barlin 'is'clear enough. Reidi Puntanyong and his

the Royal

cdramon nounced today that the Unit- Documentaty Army 45 found in the King's

under placed engaged, with all delibera-dhive), who was alde-tic-camp was, he said. prom that the US.

Committee's resolution then tion:, and it holds the poten to the king when the alleged re-chamber was not the

capon guard and the newly appointed went on to declare that Marshal for US$7,000,000 'all lend-lease tram which the fatal shot

Whs pros culdr law survey of the ments reached with Damhe Yugo- and overseas territories.

aldr is working overline Tite had not followed the agree-military equipment in British tality of exploding into open icide occurred.

fired.

possession in Western Europe conflict. In these circum

Complete

a tank -

The resolution said: six weeks' in- stay lenders tarryipk_out "Melr stances, it is appropriate to the course of examine events, make sure that our position in the dispute is sound and whether there is aby Justification for the Western Allies to stay in

The challenge down by Soviet Russia in her entirely negative renly

to the demand of the United to six men "who are saidtion was the result of a difference he could not att man to would be returned to "Bulgaria,

the

a put

changes Thirdly, that these and some of would be made only in the

tramowork al one

Washington, July 15,

A badde at nerves has been social aldo, Lui Vajarnchal Chaisi. / Plilt's more recent Investigation

his close has been

federation of the Sauthern" Slave ed States has sold to Britain

In Macgo?

The whereabouts of both are Current unknown although rumour has it that they are both in Mačio and are hence not sub- feel to extradition, since Portugal na Slain have no extradition agreerhenti.

Berlin in the face of the de-been in Whey had

termined Russian effort to compel their departure.

The presence of the three Western powers in Berlin did not rosult from any magnanimous

fled after the

of November last.

"wheto they "Coup d'etat

the

Salmon De-fused

A

bed

London, July 16. Maurice Barnett's wartime experience as Samb dis posal officer came in handy today. He had to de-fuas a salmon.

The 23-pound fish turned up at Barnott's salmon curing shop with two cannon thalle in its stomach. One had been fired but the other was a five 85-mm incendiary.

Barnett expertly removed the live one and touched & off with no casuallion—Asso cinted Press.

REFORM FOUR

D

24-hour

Tho

Dritter.

This is part of the "Anal conclu

timated to tensive

own hallonul altitude, eduti sive" settlement of Britain's US$ No special court will be set strove to annex the-Flyin up for the trial, the Minister of and postponing under various pre- 14,000,000,000 wartime lend-lease Justice has announced. He said texts the creation of a South Slav account

this way they that it would be handled nor-Federation. In mally by the Criminal Court in demonstrated an insincere attitude Bangkok. After

trial by this towards the question of a federa- court, he explained, the conviction." ed would have recourse to the

Appeal Court and, fl? To the

Dika or Supreme

Siamese

catist

politics since the death

M:

of Anada have been closely sa- zociated with the investigations and Governments have fallen bo

of their inability to tablish motive. and murderer, 50 observers watch with interest the progress of the present case while opposition elements hint that ex- igencies w are which prevent it ever reaching the

room stage, caurt

United

Pre

will

OF KMT. PLANS

Nanking, July 16. Four reform plans are now being drafted by various Kuomintang factions to inject new life into the party which is rant by internal dissensions. The United press learned property. The Independent that at least four blueprints will Liberals plan is reported to be presented at the Party following the same "line-United caucus to be held at Kuting Press in August.

Yugoslav Macedonie

Piratin Refused

A Visa

London, July 15.

the

with the U.S. Government officials said U.S. reserves the right to veto ho British sales of these lend-lease [ktočka to' third countries' and re-

capture them if necessary.

Hale Shenefield, the Depart- ment's lend-lease expert, told re- porters the U.S. might possibly use this provision to supply some of these lend-lease arms to Was-

European Léountries. tere Shineffeld sald

catlingte of amount

or

that no type of

weapons WOB now possible but it was presumed they includ ed tanks, artillery, lorries, ordin- ance. stocks and communications

2.

Mr. Philip Piratin, one of the equipment. two Communist 'Members of

·Shenefleld sold the US$7,000,- Parliament, has been refused a 000 charged to Britain was mare. visa to enter the United States. [thah the US, could have obtain

ed by selling the material itself. He had been invited to attend The text of the agreement signed the National Convention of the on Monday reveals that the US. United States Communist Party reduced 'Britain's lend-lease ge as a fraternal delegate from the count by US$35,000,000, Communist Party In Britain. This sum must be paid back

The re-

The American consulate ́au- over a lü year period.

Piratin was I duction was due to the fact thist

thorities said Mr.

mandatorially excludable from both the United States and. Bri- the United States on political tain overestimated the amount of

grounds"

Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, tha reply to a letter that as the granting of visar was profest from Mr. Piratin, said the domestic concern of the Unit

States Government. It would bo improper for him to attempt to influence them in an indivi- dual case.-Routor. --

goods Britain bought ofler VJ-Day when lend-lease haltedšo clated

Press,

War With Italy At An End

They have since been reported as having been in Hong Kong, to Shanghai, although enroute

in Shanghai has their presench

confirmed. nover boen dispensation

The other three, who have been from Russia. If anything, held prisoner since the coup the reverse is true. In 1944 d'ent are Nai Challew Pra- the European Advisory Com: King, and Nai Butr Padhana-

dumros, secretary to the late -and mission, of which Russia Was Nal Chit Singhasini, bed cham

attendante la

Royal a member, agreed on the partitioning of Germany and palace,

sixth, as yet unnaal the quadripartite control of

rumoured to be either In postwar Berlin:

the Thambong Nawasawat, who suc- spring of 1945, as the British desded Pridi as premier and who and American forces swept was unseated by the coup. or a cabinet minister who eastward across Germany, former the boundaries laid down by might have served with either

the Pridl or Thamrong Govern theadvisory commission were left far behind, and the Americans

within cestive meetings of the coun-' came striking distance of Berlin.cil established that the Soviet Then, by agreement among Union was willing to nego- the powers, they sat down tiate only upon terms laid and let Russia have the down by herself. honour of occupying the Out of all of this, there German capital.

emerges the inescapable con- On June 29, 1945, the mill-clusion that the Soviet Union tary representatives of the has embarked upon a policy four occupying powers agreed of securing Berlin and even-

President Chiang Kai-shok, as formally to a pact providing tually all of Germany for Director General of the "party, freedom of access to Berlin herself, and is willing to will preside at the Caucus, which for the Americans, French tailor the means to it the will be attended by leading Party wiembers representing all cliques.

INDIA ARRESTS and British this being no end.

Chen Li-F4. who is at present Such action has left the in the United States, is expected more than an implementa-

Belgrade, July 10:

MOSLEM The Central Committee at the.

ed last Friday. Dr. Herbert Evalt, tion of the original agree Western allies no alternative to return to China to participate

Bombay July 15. Nooruddin Bandukwala, West- the acting Prime Minister," said ment of 1844. In further but to adjust their own in the reorganisation conferences. Communist Party of the Republic

had Drafting the reform plans bre of Yugoslav Macedonia today eth India's biggest licensed fire-fancements

already been reforma club. declared its solidarity with Mar alaberation of the original policies to At this power.the.CC Now Deal Club and shal Tito and attacked the Bul-works dealer, was tonight report the lions among

immigrants. agreement, the Allied Con- gamle." HONG KONG

Youth Сотра

orrested "under"

The end of the war came

when trol Council (comprising the it is quite true, as Russia independent Libergis with no gurion Communists for using d edib live been arrested

Nazi "line" In connection with the Public Security Mebsures Act.

arrest of Bandukwals, with the Australian Instrument of 'ra- The four powers) afgned an alleges, that the movement clique organisation.

The party's own official blue-Macedonia,

six other Moslems, was stated to tication of the peace treaty agreement on September 10, toward a separate Western print is being drafted by a four- It delared that the Albanian be due to suspected inftigallon of (signed by the Allies in February, in 1947) was deposited with the 1845, providing for the pass- German state is in contradic-man committee appointed by the Communist Party had "brutally recent communal rioting in French Government on July 9. age of 16 railroad trains daily tion to the spirit and letter Party headquarters

the Yugoslav, Patty Bombay in which many persons of hope the formal act carried though that portion of the of Potsdam. It is also truo

The CC plan calls for stronger insulted"

Wern killed and 100 wounded.

Police extended for five days out in Paris,on behalf of Australia Sovie i zone that lay between that the Brussels pact, or of disciplibe and control over party and the people.

members in:lip Govern

Government. The "Tho Committee unanimously the

the curfew between 4230, und will begin a period of friendly the Western zones and Ber. any rath its spirit of opposi Youth Corps. Which is seeking to adopted resolution which 0000 hours in Central Bombay relations with the new democra iin. And on November 30tion to the Soviet Unfan, send the CC dominating position charged the leaders of the Bund in part of the fort business tle, Italy," Dr. Evatt sald-Reu

Communist Party-kid treaz Associated Press. the four powers signed an a violation of the spirit of in the party, is said to be seeking garlan

Front with being agreement, establishing air the United Nations charter.the dissolution of all existing Fatherland

-Associated finity organs, membership changes "teeply, chauvinistic." corridors over the same ter- But that tells only the latter and the requisition of members Press. ritory. All of those agree-half of the story. The first pients are still in force; none half was told by Russia in. has been formally abrogated. her refusal to discuss any In_fict," the Sqviet govern:plan for a united Germany ment" has made" "he official which was not loaded with proclamation of the present conditions under which the Rockade. It simply put .. Soviet Union would domin

fect.

At that united Germany. It、 is an integral part of that first half of the story that the Soviet Union has chisel- red away at every provision of the Potsdam agreement Affecth

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