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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1948,

MOSCOW

Vital Berlin Talks Continue MoscOW WAITS

THREE HOUR MEETING ON CURRENCY CONTROL

Berlin, September 1.

The four Allied Military Governors in Germany spent almost three hours tonight discussing practical, stops for a unified currency for Berlin-the first fruit of the month-long four-power talks in Moscow.

Communists

Proclaim Government

Afterwards, it was announced that a further meet-

ing would take place tomorrow.

The Military Governors were said by Russian sources to have tackled all aspects of the Berlin crisis --currency, administration and the lifting of the blockade.

of

For ninetos before the meet- began, Lewsmen were order- to leave the ballding by the American Military Police guards, few. The order vras escinded minutes later when the MP om- today led to finish their work tonor-teers fullert to find any regulation proclaimed

Chint row and to present the Militaty prohibiting entrespondents from a North

being in the building. People's Government" in oppa- Governors with deůnite plans sition to President Chiang Kai-

The same sources said 1. | Tour-power committers finance, transport and tend officials which have been murt Sun Prativi: en. - Sejtember 1. mg since yesterday are expel.

Cuinere

Communiţa

The Maitary Governors them- About 15 Americaŭ and Bri- shek's reggine, according to as are expeted in reneh detish reporters remained in the Chinese Communst broadcast

Anita conclusions by Friday, coreidus outside the conference packed up here,

when they will fun ward their re TOORT.

The aim of the "Government"port to their respeptivo Goverits

is the "striking down of Ameri

e impet kunstia un Kumin- tang rule in China," the bend

east baki.

ments.

The French cor inunder, Gon- at Pierre Kučnha, was the thist

of the fast to DELIVE

French offel

protested

against thile presence.

No otheint communique

He reached on the matters discussed |ed the Allied Control Authority at this evening's meeting but it The Italianemunced that the ginklist at 4.15 m.

is believed the chief subject was The British commander. % 4 ; [ vi

at the Western Coveteut" "People's

the withdrawal

Was

Gen-

Truman Victory Predicted

Washington, September 1,

The CIO president, Mr... Philip Murray. today pre- dicted Truman win in the November election. ....

He pledged a "strenuous". CIO Campaign in Prevident

Truman's behalf,

Mr. Murray and other CIO officials called on the Presi Vent to advise him officially that the CIO executive board endorsed hils candidacy.— United Prats.

United

Nations Ceremony

of

UPON BERLIN

Moscow, September

The three Western envoys in Moscow today awaited the first reports from the Military Governors in Berlin.

There was no meeting here today but there was some indication that the envoys might get to- gether tomorrow to discuss the first messages from Berlin.

Highly informed sourced here were making no outright In- dications on the prospects of the military governors reaching an agreement but one authori- tative source said that he felt there was a "good chance."

Two of the western, envoys, it was reported, were considerably embarrassed by what appeared

a State Department to be

Bne British Foreign Office news lenk today on the Moscow converan-

It was learned that they will probably make some explanation to the Soviet delegates when they meet again.

the

Paris, September 1.

It was learned in one quarter The Unitert Nations took today that one of the envoys was

a sumclently disturbed over formal possession today, fraction of French territory as news leak to have sent a strong- the seat of the third mcoting of ly worded note concerning it back its General Assembly sitting on to his home capital, September 21,

the In a brief ceremony an terrace of the Palais de Chaillot, the

General, UN Secretary Trygve Lie, received a symbolie. golden key to the building and

the environs from

its

furtura on August 19, at the end feral Sir Deianitobaristill, arrive qurrency from the eily and the Premier, M.

** B. 1-day estion of

Mng the ChaDE

the lat 140 pm, Geraint Luvius froduction of the Eastern mark Provisional Peo. Chy touched The Luling at 4.55 to the West seetors under

Marghal de's Representative Congures."

fra-power control. four

p.m. followed Sukolovsky at 544

$..

It did not say where the Con-minutes tale for the peberhuded 5 Breg feet. Th Congress elected 2.121 raceting.

*Cavernment 27 mezubeca of Cotmeal" to rule in the break of. North China ocupied by Com

patterned

Jenis 291975.

on Bie til Cominaðist regime set Asp North Cluna before the war with its capital at Yenon, it was stated. - Heitet.

No Communique

crowd of more than 500 Potu. the

A German

crowded the damer Street in front of

the Military Gov. building as ernors drove f

UNIFIED WESTERN GERMANY IN SIGHT

Bonn, September 1.

The Promiers of the 11 West German States today yielded up their mandates to the Constituent Assembly which met at the historic university city of Bonn to inaugurate the Parliamentary Council of Gorman States.

Trains Ready

Tony was the serond meeting of the four Military Governors. their first talks In They beli Bilk perles yesterday and it was anpounced that they wHI meet arm tomorrow.

cur daily

com-

The chairmanship of the real meetings will rotate among the Tour military manders, it was learned from a reliable source.

CDW

As in the case of the Mos

negotiations being carried

on by the three Western en. voys, who have met with Mar- shai Stalin and the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov- of which these Berlin taška pre ar extenelon-the progress of the discussion bas been kept accrat.

Trains were standing by on the British side of the zonal frontier, where they have been for two months, ready to rush coal to

british omell said.

French Robert Schuman The blue banues of the United Nations พาก Invisted on the palace lag staff and France lem- porarily relinquished sovereignty over a tiny enclave in the heart of her capital.

Prospects Good

the progress

Shinwell

Appeal For Volunteers

London, September 1. Mr. Einanuel Shinwell, War Secretary, called for another | 100.000 volunteers to come fur- wurd as leaders for Britain's

Territorial · Army, in new

rondeust tonight.

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He said: "The possibility of trouble breaking out, in some part of the world is more likely than 12 or 18 months ago,"

Owing to Britain's many com- mitments, the regular army was much too small and the Territor- Hat Army must be built up to

From 1950 onwards about 9,000 men every month would

опе горвол for which has been made in Moa supplement !.

cow la said to have been the absence of official statements on the talks--that is until yes- terday.

power

1

"The prospects of another four

meeting. perhaps

at Foreign Ministers Council level, is regurtfed us fairly good In neceptingt

thehere. enstody of

if the governors make the pro- palace, Mr. Field Europeans that it is of the greatest impor- res expected and if this resum

lalka tance to the UK and to the worlded Moscow

of there is said to be an excellent as a whole that the nations Europe shall lay their full and chance of some high level confer- loyal part unceasingly in making ence at the time of the United the United Nations strong."-As- Nations meeting in Paris on Sep-

tember 21, Associated Press. sucitled Press.

do

be leaving the Army and would five years' service in the Territorial Army.

It was essential

now before these National Service men enter- ed the Territorial Army to form

and provide lenders. units Reuter

smoothly Bad Weather For War

AMERICAN SECTOR BEGINS RATIONING

Berlin, September 1.

Milk and food rationing of the American colony hore-dependents of the Army parsonnel and civilian workers-began today for the first time since the Russian surface blockade was im- posed.

Monthly limits were placed on which

Athens, September 1. Rain and hait pelted some areas of the Vitsi sector today but the Greek Army captured several important heights.

A communique cold 88 guerl- las were killed, 40 coptured and 25 surrendered,

The Greek Army lost Reven killed and 34 wounded in clashes. The National Iorces opened

art

offensive reconnaissance in the Tzena Bector atoig the Yugoslav border west of Kaimaktchalan.

In Kaimaktehalus, rebels coun

bul were repelled ter-attacked losing 16 killed.

The war bulletin

reported

the Americans always other skirmishes in the Roumeli Peloponnese.—

The keynotes of the inaugural speeches were an af-Bond, the blockade end,111 basic food items including bought from the Army Commis-area and in the

firmation of the indissoluble ties linking all Germans, "from the Saar to Breslau," and on appeal for peace among the great powers.

A scre occurred Dr. Konrad Adenauer, leader

when the of the German Christian Demo- (Communist delegats, Berr Max cratic Party, became the Best Heimann, "orvupled the restrunt

Adult before the Assembly vated an President, and Herr

|Communist • motion to kill the Schoenfelder, a Soviald Demo

"iscussion of

separate We etected Vice-Prest German Constitution." eral, was dent when the Assembly elected its Presidium before adjourd ing.

High politiet representatives

of

in the Alexander

Museum.

"There is 'no dispute among

the German peoples on unity or

For some inutos, he shoutest down the aged Provisional Pre- sident, Dr. Schoenfeller. The mosc Han Was lost.

bacon, candles, cocoa, salad oil.sary and resold to their German Associated Press. shortening, lard. chocolate, friends despite the stringent Army The Frene-licensed news-

syrup, laundry soap, sugar, tea regulations against such transse-

tions. paper, Kurier, parted today

and baking chocolate.

not This rationing order will that the milway line between

iterns Most of these

are re-work- any real hardship on the Helmstatt frontier · point and Magdeburg had now been com-cognised black market stand-bys Americans here, but will reduce the amount of such foods which and could be pletely repaired

reach the black market. opened to traffic at any time.

Western Mark Depreciates

The Western mark: tell rapidly.

All the delegates on the Berlin free market today. two Commitic Curb dealers who were yester-

il +xcept opposed

the

"Magna Charta"

Ministers Expelled By Society

today

lbs

TOWN PLANNING EXPERT PASSES

New Haven, Connecticul, September 1. Mr. Charles A. Beard noted his- torian, died today of anaemla,

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Mr. Beard who had made in All other commissary Rems, in- cluding fresh milk, butter, and study of city planning, went to the earth- Tokyo in 1923 after tinned goods will continue unras

quake there, to act as adviser to tioned excupt by the usual monthly dollar expenditure limit Vicount Gelo, the Japanese Minis which is now $55 for the first two ter of Home Affairs. Mr. Beard years old.Associated members of each household and was

Press, }$50 for each, additional member. Sydney, September 1. the Western necupation sts. Herr Reimann declared (day giving three marks 50 pfen-

The rations established for each' The Executive Committee of

`AUSTRALIA'S ROLE powers beard Dr. Karl Arnold. that the Council had no populirnigs in Eastera vurrency for one the Australian-Russian. Society person per month are: four lbs.

Canberra, September 1. Premier of North Rhine-West- mandate and had been created mark in Wastern currency were

shortening, four that

Mr. Jurd, or

The Governor General, William phalia, make the opening speech "agninst

wishes of the today offering only two marks 20 announced

coffee, one-and-a-half burs of J. McKell, said today that Aus- pfennig and finding few takers. Clive Evalt, New South Wales laundry soap, seven lbs. sugar, tralla aims to co-ordinate strategie Koenig majority of the people,"

The Berlin City authorities to Housing Minister, had been half-pound tea, quarter pound plans for production needs "par night agreed to ask the four Al-relieved of his presidency of chocolate-syrup, six candles, liicularly from the angle of de- lied Military Governors to allow the Society, and Mr. C. Mard, quarter pound cocoa, half a pint veloping Australlo as a main He was opposing - a Socialist Berlin representatives to take

half a pound of support area in the Pacific" partition," Dr. Arnold declared.delegate, Professor Carlo Schumil, ! part in their present series of Australian External Territories salad oil and

Minister, of his vicc-presi- (baking chocolate.-United Press. Associated Press Dr. Friedensburg, Deputy dency.

Mayor cf Berlin, an This followed the Australian Labour Party's decision last nounced thie, declalon after

• meeting of the City authorities. Weck that the Soviety was Com- munist-controlled and that La- ly, to aton, Hiller was "hot n'

Politiept cirgles said that it boir members would be expelled tives took their Gor

the arty if they retained typically for exclusively

was not expected by the Russians from general applause. man. phenomenon, but rather the

Calling on the members of the that the request would be grant-heir membership of the Society. incarnation, of the

In a statement today, the So- destructive

the German the Americans.

fed. Not even the British and clety said that the decision had spirit in. Extrope and the world.embly to give

peopin "true Magna Charta,"

made out of respect to Arnold Dr.

saki: "The urgent porters of the Berlin City Ad-een

to these gentlemen and out of Europe would ministration, are in favour of gratitude for their reconstruellon receive incomparable new such participation, these quarters this Society and to the cause of

nded-Reuter and United Press. world peace."-Reuter.

In a referenge to the war, Dr. Who said the Council was con- tulks Arnold said that, despite all the cerned with the "whole of Ger. horrors the Nazt rulers had many nud all Germany bught to brought

the upon

for send representatives to it."

world

which the Germans had slocere- The five Berlin representa.

Red Heckling.

seats amid

Dr. Christian Stock, Premier impulse." ...af: Hesse, sald that today, for l Afier electing its Presidium, the first time-ince the sur! the Assembly adjourned until render; they were acting not next week.-Reuter.

under Allled order but on

their own initiative,,

South America

Apathetic

A

Don't

fail

Washington, September 1. TO SEE THE

Only 11 of the American

Republics of the 21 who at COMPLETE RANGE

tended the Bogota ConferenceOF have announced their intention

to send delegates to a Latin- American Commission to study the question of European colonies in the Western Hemis- phere.

The Commission should have started work today it two-thirds of the countries, attending in the Bogota Conference-ageded. Four- teen replies were needed,,but ani" IoMelal kidf Nther Part-American -Union--sald: ÷ that "though the pris *ginalcadling had been canlised; the fials would remain open unti more had been received.

Reports from Sanilago atalad that the Chilean: Government und inot to discuss the United States proposals for: International bd- *ministration of Antarctica.

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