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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1948.

THE DANUBE FARCE OVER

"

An Example Of Cynical Solidarity"

BRITAIN REJECTS NEW CONVENTION

Belgrado, Aug. 18,

Western participation in Danube navigation ended today when the Eastern bloc majority of the Danube Conference hero accepted the now completed Soviet draft Convention eliminating from the future Danube Commission States through which the rivòr doos not flow, Britain and France have been members of the Com- mission for 92 years, but their influence in the river since the end of the war has been negligi- ble owing to Soviet predominance.

vention.

The countries of the Eastern bine welcomed the end of Western Imperialistic interference in the affairs of the sovereign Danube

declared that the

Mr. Cannon said that, from the beginning of the Confer

There had ence,

ben olid phalanx of seven governmenta already committed to the Soviet text and also determined to dia. regard whatever proposals the Western delegatea might pr

Abdullah Reminder

· Amman, August 18. King Abdullalı reported to day that

Transjordan la spending nearly 25,000 pounds manthly for the relief of Palestinian refugees.

In a message to other Arab rulers, the King reminded them of "what you have promised" toward the burden. Press.

sharing Auscistad

preamble,

The Western dele- gates boycoltml the formal signe- ture of the Convention later to- night.

M. Vyshinsky said that at the beginning of the Conference when the Western powers accepted the Soviet draft as a basis for dis- cusalon, they had hoped for a favourable altitude and "soll- darity in many mallers".

Earlier, the Soviet delegate told the Conference that although the

Burmese Troops

In Action

Rangoon, August 18.

Burmese Goverment troops went into action today against insurgonts northwest of Rangoon, ac- cording to an official communique published tonight.

They recaptured Minbu, a small town 200 miles north of Rangoon after killing 30 insurgents and capturing 40. There were no Government casualties, the communique said.

The Burmese Air Force at

neked an insurgent convey at Laungde, 120 miles northwest of Rangoon along the Rangoon-

Council of Foreign Ministers hat given the Soylet Union two sents on the Danube Commission, she would "In accordance with the principles of equality", reline

relinquish casualties" and destroying

one sent on the Commission.

The proposed Soviet Cont

Intercourse with the world are vention throttled to the advantage of a

ingle-powerful neigbour.

the

lite

He said that four amendments had beon introduced in the Soviet draft, all based on Amerl- en proposals and a number of articles hurt been taken from the 1921 Convention

the

British Protost

Prome Road, inflicting "heavy

three lorries

Troops and police have repair

NEW UN FORCE OF OBSERVERS

war-

50.

that

Count

excludes the Western ed the railway lines destroyed by powers from

Danube the "Insurgents in the Honzada Britain, France and the States. Mr. Cavendish Cannon,

Commission

Washington, August 18. In which Britain area, în

the Irrawaddy Della United States refused to re- the United States Ambassador

and France have

The United participated northwest Rangoon. The com

States, Franco cognise the new Convention and lender of the American

since 1856.- The British and muniqu added that

to send 300 the Karen and Belgium are today and spent the last sea-delegation,

Soviot Reply

French delegates claimed that the Union military policemen who men from their armed forces ston of the Conference protest- Co

Conference bout bren 0

Convention had been imposed by yesterday returned to their posts to act as a new force of ob and An example of M Andrel Vyshinsky, ing against it and insisting on ception

one delegate alone and voted after deserting from the Insein servers in critical Palestine cynical solidarity on the part Soviet delegote, accused

through by a disciplined majority the validity of the 1921 Con-at the majority who had refrained Western powers of attempting to without proper regard for any "They "repented of their folly" George Marshall, the Secretary suburb of Rangoon numbered 60. spots such as Jerusalem, Mr.

Crom proposing

minor Justify their denial of the legality spirit of compromise. even

Both de-

and reiterated their allegiance to of State, disclosed here today. changes in the text of the new of the Convention, to be signed, legotes reserved their countrica the Government.

the United States would sup-- Convention.

by making Inconsistent assertions rights under the 1921 Convention.

Now Force

ply 125 men-some from about the Conference.

Three companies of between ship now in the Mediterranean- 600 and a 1,000 men are to be re-France 125 and Belgium crulted in the Rangoon area for Mr. Marshall snid active service, the headquarters Folke of U. Tin Tul, Inspector General Nations Palestine mediator, had Bernadotte, the United

of Burma' Auxiliary

asked for a substantially larger announced today.

force but the request had been The men will serve two years referred to the Security Council, nt regular Burmese Army rater which had not yet acted on it. of pay

Mr. Marshall also announced U. Tin Tut, who resigned his that his Department was consult- post as Burmese Foreign Minis-

with all other United States ter, to take up his present ap-

Government gencies on Count pointment, is devoting most of his time to the organisation of the new force, which whit be

compos ed of Burmana, Anglo-Burmans Palestine. and others with Territoriul Army experience, and is to co-operate American relief with the regular Army in fight-react to the appeal-Reuter. ing the insurgents--Reuter

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No Basis

The British delegate, Sir Charles Feake, in his rejection, sald. Britain entegorically rejects the Convention because it places cer» It is strange to her accusations tain users of the that all were relied by this Conference. This was

Monopolistic position and denies no, M. to the non-riparian powers with sale. Vyshinsky

(major commercial "You ussert that there can be na

not

Danube In a

interests In

its

Forces,

ing

Bernadotte's urgent appeal for food and DDT for the 330,000 destitute Arab refugees trom

He *believed

that privaty ngencies would

ZBW Hong Kong brandenstins, Danube River was dead to inter-gural freedom of having the waterway any volce in on a frequency of 845 'kilocycles national trade, When we layton unless non-riparian States

adininistration". from 12.15 to 2.00 p.m. and from there will be no change except are represented in the Commuts-and Italy had asked Britain to He added that Greece, Belgium 0.00 to 1.15 p.m. t also on that the present regime of right slon. Such a guarantee we can-point out that they also reserved 9.52 megnyeles in the 31 metre Soviet conteal from Bratisinya to

fie added that their rights. band from 12,30 to 1.30, 7.30 the nek Sea will have been give you."

the so-called

Sir Charles said: The Soviet acquired rights or acknowledged by seven govern-grabbed mouts at this Conference", Mr.grabbed rights on the

Danube Government is in a position to rialmed by Britain Canon statel,

and France prevent other powers from using by virtue of the 1021 Convention certain stretches of the Danube, have no justification.

but auch unilateral netion does The Soviet draft was accepted nut cancel the rights of the other

Rangoon Calm Thy seven

Votry to

(the powers. one

Rangoon was calm despite the The Entot States could not United States). The British and accept the Soviet draft for all s French

repeatedly distribution of Communist "Mr. Bavin had

pam- delegates withdrew from declared that Britain hoped to phlets proclaiming this as D-Day declivations of rood intents ue- their sents around the horse-shon

obtain roauita by compromise in the city. emrzne 11 48let not provide a basis for Conference table and took no part

that The pamphlets warned the peo-today and mutual recognition of each Propening the river to freedog in the voting.

other's interests. However, the ple to stay away from Govern- "with Red stars on its Soviet delegation and certainment offices. They said the Cam-machine-gunned

Kortaidas, munists intended to try "offen a other delegations had refused ders" before a "people's court." Komoylal. to compromisa and attempted to

The pamphlets were

Press reports sald ride rough-shod over the rights in the market place and business was Bulgarian and asserted that and ncode of the other riparian area on Tuesday night.-Asso: it had been seen by United States such as Austria and clated Press.

Nations observers.--Reuter.

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I A M.

Vyshinsky, who took, the a respond wither to the recom-chair at this final session, drat mendations of the pence confer put the Convention to the vote enee or the derisions of the Coun-article by article. The United [ell of Foreign Ministers.

State abstained from voling as ench of the 42 articles and two 6.30 1.17. (lur Nih od Prevent because it represents a new and was put to the

"We think is a backward s supplements of the Convention

Conference. Finally, the Convention WAN Danube Stales from their orinal voted upon as n whole and the anal salin? intercourse

by Philis neo dander

7.00 p.m. --“How Tee" Tutki

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7.30 p.m.- George Melarħring and

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determiner effort to eal of the

the rest of the world.

like Britain,

powere

who had enjoyed rights for} nearly a

he said. M. Andrian Thierry, for France,

with United States then voted againat said the Convention as drafted

acceptance.

**The Convention haul further

16.50 prn, World M110) Home Now attempted arbitrarily to nullify

Mylno. Reing),

2.15 pm. -- "Take Your C'huiles!"

the Convention of 1921 and this

the f

Signature Boycotted

Er the Soviet Union contravened

the principles of free navigation tall down in the peace treaties. that it was inconsistent with the 22.00 .m.--Hiret: "Cazin" Art 1. Was contrary nol only to

Professer Kominiew, the Bul-spirit of the declaration of the Principals, Chur wast Herbe-tre rights of Britain and Francs batarian delegate, suggested that, as Council of Foreign Minsters in also 10 the rights of othe, the United States, Britain and 1948, and was not inspired in any gignatories such

France had objected to the Con-way by either the letter or the vention, tipeir names should be spirit of the United Nations

emoved from the Convention's | Charter-Reuter,

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