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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1948.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE CRISIS CRISIS AS GRAVE AS

Western Union Assumes

Assumes New Importance May Discuss Prospects Of Berlin Showdown

The Hague, July 18.

Five Foreign Ministers of the "Western Union“ will meet here tomorrow in the midst of a grave crisis to discuss whe- ther it would be wise to force a showdown or look for a way out in the Berlin deadlock with Russia.

The United States, whose Super-Fortresses have just arrived in England, will not be represented. But Britain has promised to keep America fully informed.

So delicate and fateful are the problems to be dis-

cussed that even the agenda is secret.

The West will force a showdown

Issue.

The conference is a regularly, what the West will do in the scheduled quarterly meeting of face of Russia's refusal to lift the Foreign Ministers who the Berlin blockade. They are: Bigned the Brussels pact last March and who now seek with the Russians on the Berlin American arms for it and as- sociation with it.

Normally the conference would have discussed only progress tu- ward Joint defence plans and toward getting U.S. support.

But

the Berlin cripla

1 changed the entire complexion of the talks. And discussion of

The

West does not wint showdown, but will try to steer a course in the direction of four- power negotiations.

And

Manila Jail Break Sequel

Garter Ceremony

Windsor, July 18.

MUNICH

Birmingham, July 17.

The Labour Member of Parliament, Mr. Raymond Blackburn, today described the Berlin crisis as "at least as grave as was the Munich crisis in 1938."

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member of the Royal Air Force.

Mr. Blackburn, who was his duty to enlist immediately in speaking in his King's Norton the Territorial. constituency, declared that the Mr. Blackburn

former Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest, Bavin, had repeatedly, stated that we intended to stay in Berlin.

The first parachute exercises torial Army took place Jover carried out by the Terri-

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Did not that mean that Britain days ago.-Agence France-Presse. was prepared, if necessary, to

the

SICK MAN OF ASIA

Rangoon, July 18.

"Burma" is the slek man of

The King and Queen, with take armed convoys to Berlin Princess Elizabeth and her hus- and to repair any bridges, roads band, the Duke of Edinburgh, or railway lines that needed re- and other Knight Companions pairing? asked Mr. Blackburn..

"I believe that the majority of of the Garter, the ancient Order

British

and other people of Knighthood, attended the Members of Parliament would 000th anniversary of the foun- support the Government in tak-

Asia, dation of the

necording to a statement Order at St. ing this action in conjunction

Issued George's Chapel here tonight.

today by Dr. Bu Mow, with the Americans and French. Thakin Da Sels and U Ba Ohl, Only by being ready for war can the latter being a Earl Mountbatten, former we save the

prominent Mr. Black-inember of the Alyochit Party led Viceroy of India, rlood with his burn stated,

the peace," Manila, July 18.

by U Saw. fellow Knights on the steps of After Three guards, one

his completing foreman the Chapel to receive the Sover

speech All I three are in opposition to Mr. Blackburn said that he had the present Government. and an employee at the Governeign of the Order and his Con- offered himself for enlistment in ment prison Mentinglupa, sort, who were dressed in fulla Territorial Airborne Division. that Burmese problems should be The statement says, inter alla, Just south of Manila, have been Garter robes with long flowing He added that he was disappoint-olved in the Burmese way. suspended by the prison

mantles of dark bluo velvet. ed with recruitment in the Ter-deply deplores present conditions thorities following Friday's jail.

ritorial. Army and that, thera-la the country.--Agence France fore, he considered that it was Fresse.

In

break which resulted in several The Order was instituted as a inmates escaping, it ported today.

was ramilitary Order by King Edward III in 1348, but is now more gen- erally bestowed on Royal person- ages and leading members of the Peerage.

Two of those who escaped were captured and an loves- tigation into the affair is be- ing continued by prison and justice officiala-Router. 90000

In between those ex- tremes, are

are countless variants. But

the importance of this meeting in The Hague cannot be underestimated. Until now, ex- changes on the Berlin crisis have taken

place by

by telegram. For the first time since the situation be- came very critical, the men of two of the three Western Powers

Germany can talk face to face. ade. M.

what to do about Berlin and the Russians will overshadow, all other developments of the two-day meeting..

Britain will be represented by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, France by upper Georges Bidault, Belgium by her Churchillian M. Paul Hene! Spaak. Luxembourg by the elder statesman, Josef Bech, and Netherlands, the host, Foreign Boetzelner.

in

the very

A fanfare of trumpets pro elaimed the arrival of the King Hesserland Queen.-Reater,

in problem be achieved because of any direct pressure by the So- viet Union. The only solution, say French sources, should fol- lew an end of the Soviet block-

true that Paris-or the

MAIL EXPRESS IN COLLISION

Jt in not France has always been a re- luctant partner of the West

Blairgowrie, July 18. London at the request of in

The night mail ne! their polletes in Germany France French-la attempting to exercise Aberdeen to London collided with express from hesitantly accepted the any pressure on Washington In

a local trian near Ardler June- decision to go ahead with West- order to find a means of conelllat-tion late on Saturday, killing the ern Germany-an action which with the

reform currency

pre cipitated the Russian blockade of will be the first time the

understood Berlin. And it was Benelux enuntries have bern

on very good authority formally consulted on the Berlin

this year, when conse- crisis, although they have been farlier

Germany kept informed Informally ufquences of Western

were discussed, the French developments,

voured abandoning Berlin.

Minister Buron VOA

Closed Sessions

Western Union

thal

The first meeting, at 9.30 a.m.

The problems on the "West- tomorrow morning in the Min- istry of Foreign Affairs butlern Union" itself to be consider- Ing: will be open to the Pressed. are:

ing the opposing parties.

1 is quite possible, however, engineer and injuring eight per-

Csonk that Lecount will be taken of un- avoidable American waverings in

of American in-

this pre-electoral period in the und four coaches splintered.

The two engines were wrecked United

Also, Blthough Stick the legitimacy

It was second crash of the day. flative in order to obtain a lift-on the Scotland-Londan lines. A ing of the Berlin blockade is ap- passenger express from Edinburgh, preciated here, it is generally was derailed just outside London desired that nothing should

be early on allowed

Saturday, killing the render fodr-power freman-Associated Press. to falks Impossible, as

as such a Con- ference, in any case, seems to be unavoidable in the long run.

realistie andi, at the same

Shanghai, July 19. ilme, concilintory point of view. Regular China-Japan shipping will not prevent Western Europe service will be inaugurated from eavisaging any eventuality Wednesday with the departure of which might arise from the pre- the China Morchants steamer, 9.5, sent strained International situa- Sai Liao, for Kobe, according to tion.--Agence France Presse. Chinese reports. Reuter.

for initial formalitles, but work A report from the milltary

FUMORIES

will be done afterwards in close committee which has been meet- sessions. The Mbolsters will con-

in London. since ing regularly vene in the midst of dozens DIApril on Joint defence plans.

Washington report from reporta ani

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where the Under Secretary of State, Mr. Robert A. Lovett, has been meeting with the "Western Union" ambassadors and Cantle. The Washington report is ex- pected to give theit assurances --but no commitments-of Am-

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