1948-07-29 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1948:

NEW MOVE TO SOLVE BERLIN CRISIS Symbol Of

Direct Approach To Russian Foreign Minister Or Stalin

American Proposal Gets

Western

Approval

London, July 27.

The three Western Allies were believed here tonight to have decid- ed on a new move to solve the Berlin crisis—a move involving a direct approach to Generalissimo Stalin.

The Legal Status Of Palestine

Diplomatic observers in London thought the first step would be a joint request for an interview, to be made to the Russian Foreign Minister, M. Vyasheslav Molotov, through their ambas- sadors,

The British and American envoys to Moscow were both present at today's London meeting at which the next move was discussed.

The request to M Molotov In London, the National Coun- Lake Success, July 27. wonkl be accompanied by a eit of Latuur, which represents A Syrian resolution to ask written agenda" for the nieet-both political ! industrial wings the International Court of Justice for an

ing with Stalin, presumably of the British Labour movement. julvisory legal along the general furs of the day pledged support for the opinion on the status of Pales-note the British Foreign Minis-Government's polley in Berlin. tine since the end of the Britisher, Me. Ernest Besin, has been mandate won Britain's support proposing should be sent.

The United States, Great Bri- in the Security

If the direct approach fails, thetain and France me expected to tell the Soviet Government this note itself night then be sout.

night.

Council

to-

The resolution, határver, opposed by Russia, the United States and Canada,

Forts Bey Al Khoury. Syrian delegate, muil he bar asked the Security Council to declare whee ther Palestine' was one state or twa, but it harf refused to do so. "It this, matter is not sent to the Court, it will Lecome a source of despair. It will remain illegal, irregular, immoral and unjust," he said.

"If the Arabs submit, they will submit to force, but it wil be a crime against justice for all time."

"Super-Secrecy"

Malaya Incident

Singapore, July 27.

The "Stealla Times" report. ed that two intruders ware fled DA early today by quarde at the hame, of Sir Alexander Newhoult, Officer Administering the Govern. ment of Malayr.

The report sald a police

corporal raw two figures at. tempting to scale a fence. The quards opened fire, but the Intruders escaped. - United Preks.

British Newsprint Shortage

British

Investment In Canada

London, July 27.

A statement about the invest- ment by Brilish enterprises of funds In Canada was made in a written Parliamentary reply by Mr. Douglas Jay, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, to-

day.

Brotherhood

London, July 27. Mr. Philip Noel Baker, the Minister of Commonwealth Re- lations, criticising "some clever high brows" calling the Olyin- ple Games "a faked antique,” sold today that the Games were "still a symbol of the unity of mankind."

Speaking at the opening of the International Olympic Committee Bession, he Antel "hundreds of millions in every country-from China to Peru-who know little about their Governments their polities, are watching Wem- bley_now."

till teach us the maxim that The Olymple Games, he said, the dangers and ordeals of our complex world must fought and nvercome.

be

"They still show us that effort and victory are their own reward. They can still call truce among athlûtes to idendsgien) war-go to the Olymple carnpa and sec."

He said the dollars accruing from the sale by United Kingdom residents

of Canadian market securities or from redemptions are due to be used by us in repay- Reuter. ment of the $700 million interest- free loan made to us by Canada i In *1942.

London, July 27.

"The Canadian Government. In The Newsprint Supply Com- pany today published a pamph-these dollars the cost of

December, 1946, sel free besides et giving figures which, it is direct investments in Canada by claimed, show Clint British United "using their Reuter.

The idea of taking the riispate week that the Russian blockage minutes of evidence of the Com-

reet in the Soviet leader, al- ready discussed in was revived at the meeting he-

Mr. Bevin and United

of Berlin is a violation of tho

Nations

Charter, Jiu- Washington, ted

thoritative surces said tonight.

Despite the

offein! of slapped on super-secrecy

this States diplomats in London veshree-power conference just com- terday.

pleted it was learned Unt, sub- Governmental approval,

tween

The aim would be to find a

West.

feel to

The three Western powers are

new

Kingdom residents."

Shanghai Arrests

newspapers are last reserver of newsprint.

The pamphlet, which contains

pany to the Royal Commission on the Press, seif "it is not an exaggeration to

free- say that the fron

በዱ |dom of the British Press,

well Its capnelly to serve pub

the

Shanghai, July 28. The Shanghai Garrison adequately, is now involved/ "It is not enough that the thorities arrested 12 suspects yes- Government

ernment should Beck to balterday in a case involving the

ir

dow checkett, but

111 lay

2 solid

1-

Shanghai Utility Crisis

Shinnghi, July 28,

tu

to

The Chinese Government may Joan CN$5,000,000 million

concerns Shanghai utility avert bankruptcy.

preskled by Mayor K. C.. Wu, ant which was attended by repre-

of

Government,

way out of the Berlin deadlock the the Western power in Thu ance supply with consumption at sale of electric appliances, me-

A proposal to this effect has and then to widen the field of make their next approach to the

been made by the Shanghai City the presunt level. It is af urgent dicine and machinery spare parts Council to Nanking following Birough discussion to embrace all other Russians

verbal mes= delivered to the Soviet

the worth an unfold amount to the conference yesterday afternoon, importance, not only

that the German problema, and finally ges

downward tendency should Communists, Clinese perhaps all of the outstanding Foreign Minister, Mr. Vyacheslav

press ro- that the ports said today. differences between East and Molotov

upward movement should be re A group of five has been taken understood to have agreed that red, and this by methods that into custody in Tsingtao and the sentatives from various branches

foundation for remainder

the National It won assumed today's meeting | "ventually-with emphasis an

The Intter in American aid organisations of Germany experts was to work the eventually they might have

steady avance."-Reu- [eluded militar

merchant seamen public utilisles. out a nasl agreed draft of the to agree

und businessmen, line of approach to Stalin, and ference or to take their case fo

The Garrison ofcers discover- Villity Lake Success, July 27.

delegates pointed tent whicly the mentor

er huge slocks of electric pat the meeting that, istend of perhaps to decide what netion the succeed in devising."

The Security Council tonightpliances and other supplies had increasing prices as had been General A. G. McNaughton, of take would the request he turn-at this stage the West has agrees

postponed consideration of been purchased 1 Shanghai and generally reported, they had e

Indonesian question until shipped to Tsingino for sale to Thursday,-Neuter,

tually been decreasing prices Communist agents there.-Reuter. when compared to the

Sir Alexander Cadogan, of Bri- tali, said that "in advocating this procedure it is my understanding that it will not binder any settle

HAY

Comadia, said it would inevitably pustpone negotiations for a peace- ful settlement-Reuter.

RAF CALLS IN ASSISTANCE

ed down.

Germans Arrested

In Berlin, meanwhile,

to a four-power

United Nations.

P22

Howong,

further

ler,

·

postpon my move Irumente Posumption of Comell of Foreign Maisters toward on appeal to the United

Toward

the

the

"

four Nations. Germans were arrested after

"West specifically constlers seufles with police who broke a' the Berlin blockadu to 1 demonstration of 600 persons in violation of that portion of the Soviet Sector, protesting Article I which obligates mem- against the slow method of car-bers to settle their disputes "by rency exchange.

praceful means, in such a man- German experts today began │REP

er that international peace and drafting proclamation calling a security and Justice are not en-

German Constituent As-

dangered".

Lontion, July 27. The BAF today began using commercial flying tankers to rusti fuel 10 Ceed the Royal Air West Force's airlift into Berln.

sembly experted to nut by The Air Ministry announce. September 1 at the latest-after

~MBUWO Taneustrian tinker air- craft of Flight Refuelling I.tn. bud left Tarrant Rushton airßeb| for Gator fold in the British sector of Burn

yesterday's agreement between the Allied Military Governors and the 11 Gerinan Premiers of Tri- zonia.

A Committee of five men, up- pointed by the States Premiers, met in Wiesbaden to draw up a document explaining the signite- once of the new move and nu- thorising the local Parliaments to f choose their representatives for

Two more Lancasters

with standing by

commercial crews, waiting further orders, the Ministry "sniet; The planes will operate under the orders of the Air Ministry.-United Press. the Assembly,

ECCENTRIC DUKE PUTS OUT NEW PAMPHLET

London, July 27.

The eccentric Duke of Bedford' today published an- other of his pamphlots. It urgos that Britain and Western Europe should be disarmed and the arcas protected by United States and the-Com- monwealth countries.

atomic and other weapons from Persons interested

#nines,

the United States, portions of the British Empire, etcetcra", he writes.

the

West Won't Recognise Soviet's Police Chief

"But when a nation under The lakes to use coercion, as the Russians have in Berlin, IL creates a serious situation. We are trying to use the best dip- Tomatle skill of all three tlons to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. But

MA"

Berlin, July 27.

three Western powers tonight withdrew their recognition of the Russian-sponsored-Berlin- police chief, Herr Paul Markgraf, who was sus- pended by the German civil officials yesterday for being undemocratic and un-German. complete With the Russians refusing to accept his dismissal, the Germans themselves felt that this latest bone of contention between East and West in the already divided city might result in an. actual splitting of the still unified German ad- ministration, with possible two police chiefs being set up.

the blockade is violation of Article 11 of the United Nations Charter.

Real Object

"Our real objective is to try to keep the, situation fuidh amel prevent it from becoming very rigid and very serious".

Quarters close to the negotia-

tions during the last two daya British officials led the way The effect of the Allied deel- do not hide their concern about last night when a spokesman Jaion to withdraw recognition will the seriousness of the situation-announced that, in the British almost inevitably be to split the if the Russians chose to push it opinion, the Russians had over-hitherto united administration of further that way.

The conference which ended stepped their authority in tok- the police force of Berlin. Plans action in the to set up a separate police force today agreed upon three basic ing unilateral

affair.

the three Western sectors, points:

"We will not leave Berlin

Today, the three Western completely independently of the under duress because

powers formalised their position, police headquarters in the Rus- We Kre there by right."

The three Western Commandants, sian sector, were reported to be "We will not negotiate un-Major General E. O. Herbert already iar advanced, pressure, and blockade Is (Britain). Colonel Frank Howley United States) and General Jean Ganeval (France) took the decl- Frion at a meeting here tonight, it

was learned.

der

pressure.

avail-

3. "We will considerately use every diplomalle device able to and a satisfactory sol which he tion and resolve this issue,"

Paul Markgraf, decorated by Hitler for gallantry on the Rus-

the At tonight's meating, three Commandants, also dia. cussed the situation created by the Russian order to the alty authorities to set up a special soction of the Berlin Food De- partment to carry out the Bo.. viet plane to feed the whole elty. They are expected to lodge a

"If an aggressor nation takes with which he was born in 1888, possession of any part of is fond of publishing pamphlets, Western Europe contrary to the One, of 7,000 words wishes of the people, that na- Issued in 1941, asserted that Bri- Authoritative sources asid, "If tion will be attacked with tain had been driven Into war by there is a turn for the worse, Itsian front during the war, was -in Polish will not be because we want it suspended by the City authorities we have not because of his "undisciplined, un- and not beenuse exerted every effort to prevent it. constitutional and un-Germinn formal protest against this Rus- | Some months later, in a pam- It will be because the USSR actions." He Ignored the sinn action which they regard as phiet entitled "If i were Pre- elects "Western Europe, thus freed mier," he declared that if Dri- www to push the situation that suspension order and was at work n gross infringement of the rights' }

in police headquarters today as of the city administration-Reu- taln would express contrition to

The agreements reached still usual. Hitler for its misiceds, such as require the Anal formal ap- the "bad faith" of Versailles and proval of the respective govern- the "denial to Germany of eco-ments, but this is expected to be Hostings Willkom Sackville nomic justice," Iitler would cer- mere formally.-Reuter and Russell, to give him the name Itainly make peace.Reuter. United. Press.

from the burden of nrmaments, could direct all its energies into constructive channels.

ter.

S.. A. C.

hlke.

out

general

They complained that the re- cent vertical price rises and the change in the exchange ruling mode it almost impossible for them to maintain their Bervices even at a loss-Reuter,

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