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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER' 9, 1948.

Britain Rejects Red Disarmament Plan Spanish

MCNEIL ASKS AMOUNT REDS SPEND ON ARMS

Paris, October 7.

Mr. Hector McNeil, Secretary of State and chiaf British delegate to the United Nations, this ovoning challenged Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky, Soviot Deputy Foreign Minister, to disclose what proportion of Russia's na- tional Income was spent on armaments.

The challenge was issued in the United Nations Political Committee, which began discussing Russia's disarmament résolution calling for a reduction of one-third in armaments of the Big Five powers--Russia, Britain, the United States, France and China.

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Mr. McNeil declared: “In 1947-48 the proportion of the national' income of the Soviet Union spent on armaments was what percentage?

figures say "The published

M. Spaak's speech scemed 17 per cent--a not inconsider be designed to help: Mr. Bevin able figure." He added that in the unbearable burden the latter 1937 the Soviet Government had taken on his shoulders--the spent 17.5 milliard roubles on armaments. "Today, it spends

CB.1 milliards.

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"Me. Vyshinsky 'knows perfect- [ly well that none of us could,

withkland un

appeal

din- for jurmament if he could show US

think

It was well based; I do not want to commit myself to this rough and unjust system, but if conditions of trust are displayed.

Vyshinsky Proposes :

• (1) The Big Powers shall mu a tira! stóp In the reduction of armaments and armed forces, reduce by one-third, during one year, all present land, naval and air forces.

(2) Prohibition of atomic wenpshs Intended for alms of aggression and not for defance,

(3) Establishment within the framework of the Security Council of an International control bedy for supervision and control over the implementation of the "mezsúros for řáducing armamente and armed forces," and for the prohibition of atomic weapons.

McNeil Replies:

"Unless_trust is created, unless the doors are opened, nono of us would be good representatives of our people if we ac. ceded to the Soviet reqüent.”

to us, this Committee would go} **: forward at a tremendous paer to wards disarmament,” concluded Mr. McNell,

Avoid War

ARGENTINE MEDIATES

IN BERLIN DISPUTE

Poris, Octobor 7.

Democrats Appeal

Paris, October 8. Anti-Franco Spanilurds have called upon Britain, France and the United States to make good their pledge to back up a democratic regime in Spain.

Representatives of the Spanish Republican and Monarchiste ontd they had retchiest agreement steps to form a conlition govern- ment which would displace Franco. The British and Unit- ed States Embassies conßrme!! that they had received copies of the agreement.

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Spanlarda here Eld the agreement was welcome by British and French officials, but that they were uncertain of the American reaction.

Their aninowicement was timer at the height of speculation that the US might revise its "anti- Franco 'polley 'on the ground that Spain is important to the defence of Western Europe.

Indatencio

agreement, negotiated by nclo Prlic, former Socialst Premier, and Jose Marie Gil Ro- bles, exiled Montechist, was re- ported to call for a mixed com- mittee in Paris to continue work- afterm ing for the overthrow of Franco, govemment, free elections and a plebiscite on the fotiten of the monarchy.

Pledge Support

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Senator Henri Rolin (Belgium) aked how Mr. Vyshnisky could doubt that the peoples of Europe, and particularly of Western burden of trying to prove "such Europe, who had suffered in two whes, Wished at all costs to avoid horrible nonsense that is not another. He went on: "It is true. possible to have co-operation betat totny we see an armaments

Argentine is sucking to mediate in the big power tween Communist and non-luna-race which dwarts the armaments

conflict over Berlin and has voluntarily taken munist countries." "My country undertook 4

rve up to 1940. It is true that

on the role of conciliator, it was learned today SHVAC disarmament and de. "As the as the Soviet Union is four people are being crushed by inobilisation programme after the concerned the position

from authoritative sources. s clear. turden that is a painful andi

wvil thing, a thing we are trying Foreign Minister, Dr. Juan Atilio Bramuglia, who is of support from troubter

president of the Security Council during its critical session, has made the first present moves to work out a formula which would break the deadlock between East and West on the Berlin issue, sources added.

war.

Mr. McNeil continued. But those Who ish in "This is traditional for my coun- waters do not

realise that they and 14 traditional for alle busy with the try. Western European countries,

facts.

"We are ni the bottom of the seale, reduced to the irreducible minimum--but facing figure of 08.1 milliards.

Grave Risks

us in this

"I should not be a presenta. Live, worthy, of any confidence ( I exposed the people I represent before I had assured myself that I was not exposing them to grave risks.

distortion of

to get rid of.

"The urmaments

race is the height of usurdity, The world in exhumating itself to the bene-

"If the British and United of none but the armaments"

policy States foreign

is thus ankers. All my compatriots. In constructed then there can be cluding the chief of our Govern- no progress with the reduction | ment, wish to disarm, Nothing fr of armaments, which after all snove ridiculous. Thin Lo pliege one of the most important tasks that M. Spank has envisaged pur-stood to have been in contact

of the United Nationa,"

On the control

of atunic energy, Mr. Véhinsky said: "We ste ̈h stubborn. luck

desire on

the part of a number of daleka- tlong not only on the question of banning atomic bombs, but also ph that of selling up interpation- A1 control,"

Mr. Vyshinsky, presenting the Russian proposals, said that the Soviet Government's motives insought atomic control.

It was said to contulit a pledge MonarchiMs,

Socialsts, the Spanish Confalera- fion of Labour and underground democratic forces in Spain.

Concluded on August 20, ofter stalemate, the

maim at two years of

agreement was prid to proving to the big powers that the main anti-Franen forces are

of n British-French-American joint declaration of March, 1940.

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Dr. Bramuglia was under- Until the Security Council re-ready to fulfil the requirements Leaving

convenes, behind-the-scene talks will continue, both with small and big member countries of the Council, these sources said."

Dr. Bramuglia has also been in

Long Way To Go

tha

sald That declaration three power would support a carataker government that could displace. Franco and hold unfettered elections.

pusos ulher than to secur

the for the past 24 hours, first with Pately of his country and

all representatives of the five neighbouring ones,"

Senator Rolin added: "It other non-permanent members difficult to imagine

to anything of the council and

have than the been assured of their support more over-simplified Soviet proposal," While every in his efforts at conciliation. Diplomatic quarters were not Any suggestion of closer rela- "Will Mr. Vyshinsky give us a

body agreed on the principle of The small member countries unhopeful today following the tions with Franco seemed likely

Soviet series of proposals that does rican

disarmament the

plan and strongly in favour of an fhst results of the soundings of to meet with a cool reception adequate verifleation, ndegúnte!

gave no hint of how the one.

British Government. inspection, for any disarmament He said that the American and

third principle

was to apply early solution of the confilet the interested parties by Dr. from the

but he Budgets, within the Security Council as Bramuglia,

cautioned Anti-Franco factions in Britain, programme?"

British delcgnies had deliberately

Was it to manpower.

the dominant rejceted ali suggestions that # future development?

proposed by Argentine, it was against expectations of a specxly particularly n

result. One well informed source Labour Party, repeatedly have learned. general

agreement

"If we were to accept the pro- should be

said that the last 24 hours have demanded more vigorous action porn! it would be then that the

brought some relaxation of the jugainst him. The French Gov- "Atomic weapons are weapons trouble would start. It is a beauti- contact with representatives of suknitting its proposul were part of aggression, and future pro-fui proposition, but it is not the the big Western pavers as well tension, but there is still a long ernment had a similar problem of its consistent aim of struggling duction of such weapons can only first time that we have heart one as of Soviet Russia today, these way to go. against any measures or designs serve those who have aggressivejot its kind. I am convinced that sources added. tending to create cleavage amb jalmis, and want to attack foreign we must not accept this proposal to be along the Uues, to evolve a the peoples of the world.

| territories," Mr. Vyshinsky cle-f

If we want lasting and visible. re-formula of compromise between clared.

{sults in this me."

As there WHX 270 further speaker, the Chairman, M. Paul Henri Spaak, adjourned the Poll.

Negotiations The prohibition of atomie and teal Committed until Saluploy.— acen working to cure the reduction of conventional Wea- Reuter. Wounds doalt their country

pons were closely related, and during the war and towards could not be dealt with separate- Increasing the economic powerly, he said, repeating his earlier of the Soviet State are parti-attacks on the mad cularly Interested in gatting race in the United States.

urmaments soild peato throughout the On military expenditure in the

He declared; "The Soviel

people, who herolcally defea!- Closely Related

ed the attacking German chemy and who for three years have been

World.

"The Soviet Union has persisted in this policy since the very first days that power was put in the hands of the workers in the Socialist State.

"This polley of peace is directed against war-mongers and against such things as the war psichosis which is being kindled in the United States."

Were Usglass

Referring to the pre-war die- armament efforts, Mr. Vyshlásky said: "It is quite clear how uscicas were all those conferences and commissions. They show how

Hittle the capitalist states were in- terested in gonuine duratmament.

United States, he suki, "vast sums are being spent to increase armin- menta, to perfect the striking power of the United States.""

Mr. Vyshinsky quoted a press

on plans being report on

inld for the develoment of alomie wen- pong in the United States during the next 50 years, and a pamalitet which prophesied that the So- viet Union would not be able to catch up with the United States development of the atom bomb for many years to come.

It was pure demagogy to say that the Boviet Union would’be

Efforts are sald

the Western demand for utting of the Berlin blockade prior to resumption of negotiations and the Soviet stand on the issue.

willl continue throughout the next few days.

"Some Corner Of A Foreign Field.”

Singapore, October 5..

·Corners of Southeast---Asia will remain=”forever-

England."

In them memorial cemeteries are being construct- ed for British servicemen who lost their lives fighting to defend or liberate this area so re-

mote from Sussex or Hampshire. Unlike the Americans, who | Tkërineing” nothing in accepting have returned home the bodies | a universal treaty for the' des- fruction of the atomic bomb. of some 30,000 war dead since while, the United States WouldOctober, the British decided to leave their dead' in the areas be deprived of an advantage.

where they tell

Even if the United Statler is

Initial work is accomplished

The source added that the small member countries unconditional support of Argentine's concllis

on move, was encouraging and that the spirit prevailing in the talks with both West and Eastern ropresentatives was not altogether discouraging.-United Press.

President Sails On Warship

Pulping, October 8.

in the attitude of its Socialist clements-Associated Press.

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Indian TUC Goes To Communists

Bombay, October 8. Cominuniets gained control last

All hight of the

India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), ploneer of the Indian labour movement. M. Joi, General Secretary for eight years, resigned in protest

at what he called lack of unity In the Executive Committee. He

Reports fram Tientsin safti is an independent, Chiang Kai-shek left, thera on

Communist Monok Gandhi was Wednesday on board a National-elected acting Secretary and dele-. ist warship for an unannounced gate to the International Labour destination.

Organisations Geneva conference the textile industry. 5. A. Chiang probably went to the Dange, Communist President of North asaport of Chinwangle the AITUC. Is under detention. close to the Great Wall to In-Associated Press,

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spect reinforcemente landing there to join battle against the Reds in the Pulping Mukden railroad corridor.

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JUDGES ARE "RETIRED"

Most of Chiang's staff is still in

Budapest, October 7. The Peiping so it is believed he will

Hungarian Ministry panied only by a guide and an return here before flying back to Justice has "retired" 101 judges Interpreter. By plane, Joso Nanking.

and public prosecutors-10 per and foot, through native

The Generalissimo's prosent cent of the joint' in the country— lages and

overgrown visit to North Chino-his fifth in a campaign to remove "unre- Aions Jungle trails, they have pur.is the longest he has made since Hable elements" it was officially

VJ Day-Associated Press. announced today-Reuter.

vli-

sued elusive clues. Southcast Asia is the last area Suu "It was impossible not to notice deprived of some fletillous advan- by teams who locate and identik-¡ in which the British have to cóm- in all these talks Uit the naval tages, or privileges, these advan- bodies in the

plete the task of locating the Isolated tropical bodles of their war dead, Lt. Col. powers demanded land disarma- tuges are those of mass exter- jungles of Malaya, Burma, Indo-Harrop said. ment and the load powers domination, and the human con China and the East Indies. manded naval disarmament.

Occasionally, the body of an sciences rise against them."

Lt. Colonel S. Harrop of

American pilot is found. US London, as head of the Graven authorities are notified in much Registration Unit for South-

cases. Usually they fly the body out to Manila. From there It is i rent home on a funeral ship

"None of the peace-loving Mr. Vyshinsky said, in -con-1 proposals of the Soviet Unionclusion that the Soviet Union - were supported, since they were eisted that the disarmament mea- of atomle not to the taste of France and Gures and prohibition the United Kingdom."

weapons, such as it had proposed, be subjected to "strict, stringent Mr. Vyshinsky then described, measures of control, to see that Munich to the "ossence of treaties they are carried out

guaranteeing International Re

Im

McNell Britain) urip which were in fact, he mediately took the floor to reply. added, designed”

to organize Europe without Soviet Unich

the "Today, the hilted

States

stands in the 'van of the organini tion of blots of European coiln tries directed against the Soviet Union.?" Fla

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He then made a ten-minute at-: tack on an hddress to the sim bly by M. Faul Herrl Spank, the Balbion Prime Minilor, 19 fe repohled the Buzzin Bations

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pianostatin on Begressive attitude towards the Soviet Union, adding that without doubt there. Fekleted "In Belgium today groups and pars Hey, Including the Spelalist Party, hoaded by JM Bank;; Consisting of propagandláts « anti incitoes to

war dastu

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eastern Asia, Bani and Co- ordinates efforts to locats the estimated 10,000 men athil un- accounted for

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of Interviewing misquoung Leni nnu. War Office flies, of turned to the Soviet pro-

survicemen and Malayan villake reduction of arma. Morn yielded clues which have Ied to the recovery of ap- We shall all know that Mr. proximately 0.000 bodies to date. Chinese proposal is not a rea. These include Malays obsal wid is not designed and Indian who fought with the condition or con- British soldiers in Singapore and from which disarmument the Federation of Atalaya. protced," he said, Safar

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