1948-08-06 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948..

ANOTHER MEETING WITH STALIN Traffic

Expected To Take Place In Moscow Soon

Envoys Progress Of Discussions

Reticent On

Speculation Might Be Very Harmful

Moscow, August 4.

second meeting between Marshal. Stalin and the three West- ern envoys in Moscow is likely within the next few days, observers in the Russian capital forecast tonight.

Going Deeper Into Isolation

The Soviet Foreign Office and the British, French and United States Embassies are maintaining strict secrecy on the next move in the four- power discussions.

Every affort is being made to keep the time and place of the next appointment secret, and it may only be known after it has taken place through a short jointly agreed communique.

Replies received trun their Progue, August 4. Home Governments

the Soviet satellites took a new sought-for East-West talks

Germany, R step today towards isolating ever their people from Western inderstood here tonight, brought fluence, when Rumania and the envoys of the Three Western Bulgaria decreed the closing of powers foreign schools.

four tower grades, continue in the under the supervision

on

was un.

Fogether' for a bastily arranged P0-minute meeting at the British Embassy.

speculation about the talka in Moscow between Marshal Stalin and the representatives and the of Britain. Franco United States might be "very harmful."

about

In

Austrian On Allegation

War Crimes

Trial

Hamburg, August 4. General Valentin Feuerstein, 01-year-old Austrian , who commanded the B1st German

Army Corpa undor Field Marahat R*ཀ*མྤ! fored a Hamburg war crime court toany with five of his staff officers.

Withdrawn

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Opened On Small Scale

Hof, Bavaria, August 4. The Sovlet authorities have reopened the border between. Thuringia, in the Soviet Zone, and Bavaria, in the United States Zone, for traffic on a small scale, the German news agency DPD reported tonight.

The border was closed after the

Lako Success, August. 4. The Philippine delegate to the Security Council tonight withdrew a complaint that Introduction of the now German British delegate had "reported" currency in the Western Zones him to Cardinal Spellman for tion of internal transport in the at the end of June... The relaxa- criticising Church ownership of Thuringia-Bavatin border does large estates.

not affect the long-distance traffic They were charged with

of goods or persons by road and having

The British representative, Sir rail. Hitler's carried out

Alan Burns, it was explained to- notorious "Commando Order"

night, sent Cardinal Spellman-Bizonal Railway Administration Frankfurt, the German of Octobar 19, 1942, that all special detachmenta aant to

an old friend-an account of said today that it had received Germany by the Allies bad

Trusteeship Council meeting at no news of an impending reopen- to be annihilated/Router.

which some delegates criticised ing of the Berlin-Helmstadt roll- Catholic missionary schools,

Tears For "Mr Eicho"

There was no mention in the letter of Church estates, nor was there any "complaint."

After hearing the facts, Philippine delegate, Senor torio Carpio, withdrew his gation---Rester.

In

way as reported earlier by Rus- sian-controlled sources.

Preparations for 43 special trains from the Western Zones to the Leipzig Fair, including seven the international trains. were made Vie-even after the Berlin line was alle-closed by the Russians, a spokes-

PRISONERS TOO COSTLY TO KEEP

'Yokohama, August 5, Strong men's eyes filled with tears and women sobbed un- testrainedly when skinny, bow- cd jinricksha coolte broke No Statement

through the ranks of MPa and dignitaries on the dock bidding Repeatedly questioned at bha forewell to the Eighth Army's At the same time, Czechoslo

weekly press

Lieut-General Robert L. conference

Eichel- The meeting was attended by the progress being made by the vakia reported that French' and

berger. English schools would he shorn of Mr. Frank Roberts, the persona Western envoys in the talks, Mr. |

"Mr. Eicho," cried out frantic- but woul!! Secretary to Mr. Ernest Bovin,

Shanghai, August 5. Secretary, Generni Marshall said: "For evident rea-ully waving Taunakich! Nishino, upper grades the Foreign

The Shanghai district court one of the three ricksha of the Walter Bedell Smith, Lie United sons, we make no statement."

men solemnly announced today that States Ambassador,

General Eichelberger had grant-prisoners serving short terms M. Yves

Cautious hopefulness about the ed permission to operate front The ometal gazette in Bucharestador, Mr. Foy Kohler, Counsel stonding with the Soviet Union ters two years ago.

Chataigneau, the French Ambas-

prospects of reaching an under- of the Eighth Army Headquar- for minor offences may be re- leased soon-to cut municipal published A aweeping decree or to the American Embassy was noticeable in French official

expenditures. foreign closing "all

schools

112 and Mr. Geoffrey Harrison, the quarters in Paris.

The toll, gray-haired general Rumania established and main-

who had led his Eighth Arm tained by Governments or insti- British Charge d'Affaires. tutions of other countries or by As they left the Embassy, the communities or associations of envoys nakl they would meet

again tonight at the French Em bassy for dinner, but told corres- fpondents there was no newa" "There is nothing to tell you."

Ministry of Education.

foreign citizens,”

the

The executive committee

Bulgarian Paritament de- creed the closing of all foreign schools effective September 1. and denounced

December 11% 1936 School Convention

-France-United Press.

with

CAT CRASH MYSTERY

Shanghai, August 5

No clues as to the cause of the crash have been found in investigations by the Govern- ment's Civil Aviation Adminis- tion of the Civil Air Transport C-40 wreckage at Tsingtao.

The accident, which bemiered last week, resulted in 19 eing

killed.

Replies Received

Mr. Francols, Seydoux, adviser to General Pierre Koenig, the French Military Governor in Germany, arrived in Moscow this afternoon. Mr. Roberts Wan unching at the Indian Embassy with Mrs. Lakshmi Pandit, the Indian Ambassador, today when he was suddenly called back to the British Embassy.

Tonight's conference

tasted

The Shanghai high court earlier had been notified by. Nanking

was to be cut by 50 per cent.

The high court notified district court that in

the

tn

man of the Railway Administra- tion stated.

These traini would now. however, fall under the Anglo- American trafo ban of July 25.

ony The

"We have not been notified of change in that," he said. Fair is being held from August 29 to September 5—Rev- ter."

AIR CRASH INQUEST ADJOURNED

London, August 4. The inquest on the 30 victims of the air disaster near Northolt Airport on July 4, when a Scan- dinavian Airlines plane,

Was

In collision with a Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft has been adjourned until September 1.

No Information or even an ex-through the South Pacific and pression of opinion was given by did nearly three years of occupathat funds for prisoners' food representatives of the French on duties in Japan, halled on offelal the gangplank, looked down and Foreign Office as every has strict instructions not to dis-broke into sobs. The hand that had smartly saluted the ranks of close anything and to refrain men lining the road from

order from giving even the slightest general's house to the gangplank save

the prisoners' board Seven crew and 25 passengers Indication of the prevailing "feel went out toward Nishino in “o judges trying minor offenders in the Scandinavian plane were mg" in diplomatic circles.-Reu- gesture of farewell.-Associated | "should not impair opportunities killed. The inquest on the vle- 1er.

Press.

for release of the accused on tims was opened on July 10 and ball."—Associated Press...

adjourned until today.—Neuter.

the

SOVIETS BACK TITO OVER TRIESTE

Lake Success, August 4.

from 4.30 p.m. GMT. to 6 p.m. Despite Cominform attacks on Marshal Tito, Soviet

GMT.. All the three envoya received their communications simultaneously from their res- pective Governments today. While their

natura was not disclosed, It was believed that they did not imply any Immo. diate further approach to the Soviet Foreign. Office.

On the scanty information so far available, it would therefore

This

Russia and the Ukraine backod Yugoslavia in a debate at Lake Success today with the West over Trieste.

line-up in the United Nations Security Coun- cil gave the first clear-cut indication that party differences had not dented the solid Slav front in its conflicts with the West.

that the

Western

A general investigation by CAT is still in progress, but is also not expected to provide any informa- tion regarding the reason of the

M. J. Vilfan, Yogoslav re-powers had in effect incorpo- crash.

appear that the envoys conferred presentative, told the Security rated part of Trieste into Italy. Airline pilots hold two possible on the communications

received Council causes responsible for the mishap from their Governments." 1-Saboinge by the Communists; London diplomatic quarters be- 2-A sudden shift of the passen-leved some solution to the pre- gers, making the tail end of the sent situation in which two rival plane heavy-Rester.

currencies are circulating in Ber- lin will have to be found before discussions between the Big Four Jean proceed on wider Germun

problems.

Chinese Soldiers Unruly

Shanghai, August 5.

Committee Meets

Egyptian Objection Overruled

The three-man Standing Com mittee on the Berlin crisis mot

London, August 4. in London

the Arst today for Chinese soldiers created 81 time since Marshal Stalin

The Egyptian Ambassador IC- major "disturbances in Shanghai celved the envoys on Monday, to Britain, Abdul Fattah Amr bewteen October, 1946, and The Committee is believed to Pasha, saw the Foreign Secret- last month, according to City have gone to work on the task ary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today Council statistics quoted by the of co-ordinating the polley on Britain's decision to invite China Press today.

¡the

from the Sudan tu Western powers on the next observers The city authorities are sold to step to be taken in the diploma-the colonial conference on Affl- be sending records to the Minis-tle exchanges with Moscow. can territories here in Sep-

try of National Defence, together in Berlin, the three, Westem ember. with a petition calling for anCommandants were meeting in improvement in army discipline. closed session

discuss the A Foreign Offee spokesman

The 8 cases include damage latest developments in the capli- said it had not been considered done to theatres following fights al.

M. Vilfan said that the United States and Britain had openly violated the Italian peace treaty In an effort to "bolster the reac- tionary forces of Italy."

"The only distinction between the Anglo-American zone of the free territory of Trieste and the Republic of Italy is open occupa- tion by Anglo-American troops," he sald.

M. Vilfan asked the Council to act quickly to prevent an alleged Anglo-American plot to give áll Tricate to Italy.

Mr. Philip Jessup, United States representativé, replied that the Yugoslav attack was designed for propaganda pur-

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"My Government is convinced necessary to invite the Egyptian of the unworkability of the solu over tree admission, and clashes In Washington, Mr. George Government Fo send observers, tion envisaged in the treaty," Mr. with civilians apd military Marshall, the American Secre- nor to inform Egypt in advance Jessup said. police.-Reuter.

tary of State, warned that of the invitation sent to the Sudan: But he added that the United

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RUSSIA DOES NOT WANT WAR--YET

Washington, August 4.

A reliable source today said that one of the chief Impressions gained from the three envoys who saw. Stalin, is that Russia does not want a war at present.

authorities..

States would continue the ad-

There was no question of the ministration of the Anglo-Ameri- Sudan being invited, to attend the can zone "pending a solution of conference as " British colony", the problem."

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FOOCHOW countries outside the colonial the administration of the Westerp Empire, such as France, Belgium, zona

KUNMING Trieste but Yugoslavia's Portugal, South Africa and operations in its zone wero Southern Rhodesia-only been shrouded in secrecy.'

LIUCHOW Temporarily Suspended. Invited to,rend observers.

The Council, he said, might NANCHANG~ Thursday The conference, which aims desire to inquire into what was at an exchange of Information happening in the Yugoslav zone. NANKING®- Tues, Thurs. & Sat. on economic, medical, agricul-

Sir Alexander Cadogan, Bri- tural and

government tish tooal

representative, supported SHANGHAI↑ Dally Service probleme, will be attended by Mr. Jeasup. He expressed regret delegations from all Britain's that the Council, after almost a SWATOW African colonisa,

Dally. Service (year's discussion, had been unable to select a Governor for Trieste.

There is some intimation that [ting Russia have anywhere near the Russian industrial situation the volume of raw and finished is not geared to war.

materials sho watts from West-

It is understood here that the The latter

was em, Germany due to the fact Impression derived from Stalin's Insistence that the area must help to reduce Sudan Government has accepted on certain rew materials the present huge dollar defeit the British Invitation to the con finished materinis from Western incurred by United States ex-ference and will probably send a to Western mixed delegation of British and penses there, Germany.

„Sudanese observers.—Router, j Germany's vital' role in the Mar- compromise could he

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and

This source said that apparent shell Plan.

Stalin gave nɔ straight answer Som

and

on the question-of-lifting the Berreached about the proposed West-

Jin

blockade, but the envoys had crn Government federated states

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Berlin," August 4.

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He said that the fact that Yugoslavia had made no reports

· "does not mean that "wa unaware of what la going on in the Yugoslav_zone=far_from] It," he added.

"Later I may have occasion to refer" to 'some of the more un- pleasant features of (what has an impression that Russin would if the four Powers are unable to

[been going`on.".. consider this as soon as the West-reach an agreement on a Ger. 4 British official spokesmen

The debate was 'adjourned, un- forn Allies showed willingness at man Government which might be tonight denied at feport that the August 10.

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were among the rench an agreement on a German the Russiank, No such ordos dent-deplin his own insistence things the Russians want..

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