U.S. WORLD PLAN FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE
NEGEV BATTLE CONTINUES
Tel-Aviv, December 30. Aerial, artillery and infantry
Washington, December 30.
The United States Government will ask the new
Congress when it convenes next week to back, a world programme of military assistance, en- abling the United States to give aid to any "free country" when it is needed, it was learn- ed from State and Defence Department sources today.
warfare shook the Negev desert The
the In Southern Palestine for seventh straight day as Israel awalted receipt of the Security Council order to cease firing,
A Jewish military spokesman sail the order for ceasefire and troop withdrawal,
In issued Paris yesterday, had not arrived tonight.
Meanwhile, the Jews report. retly had won most of their ob- pretives in a weeklong campaign.
programme will incorporate military aid schemes for Western Europe, Greece and Tur- key, and probably China. The proposed legis- lation will mention no nomes and therefore permit the Government broad action to choose any country it thinks needs aid at any given time.
The scheme will par: 20 many respects
One example of this was said Lite We to be the Government's desire to extend military and to Italy to lend-tease programme
why.
A Jewish spokesman tald the despite strong Congree that allowed under the peace Daluation was unclanged and objections, the President rende mopping
against fed power to send "ald 1 up operations the Egyptinis continued,
Planes Shot Down?
He described the fighting as "wide in scope, but decreased in intensity."
country whose defence the Pr sident considers vital tu defence of the United State
No Separate Plans
no
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Heli
The spokesman nald two There will be Egyptian planine werd shot Western European milHary down this morning in a fight fener programme, with Jewish planes and denied tiner Greck-Turkish Coyplian claims that three and a separate plan for En
the soirees snitt.
Jewish planes were downed.
Asked about reports that the
Jews were Bghting in Egyptian Tentative details of these territory, the spokesman replied; ¦ tries' needs will be given in
We are Aghting the Egyptians | rosuse of hearings bat will on wherever we Bod them.
included in the fiant legislatio
(The Egyptian War Ministry claimed In Cairo that two Jewish and no Egyptian planes. were that down today. The communique Bald Egyptien forges were pursuing the re treating Jews, who yesterday had failed In an attempt to encircle the Egyptian Army's "right flank.")
Meanwhile, in Haifa, Brigaller General Willian
the Riley of
Rese
States.
treaty.
N
Unofficial estimates put the
Italy is not fikely to beemine an minvitate member of the North
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, "JANUARY 1, 1049.
Russian Withdrawal From North Korea Said Completed
London, December 31. Rusala completed evacuation of its occupation forces from North Когед on Chritmas Day, the official Bovint newe agency Tass reported today.
Left behind, however, was the Communist dominated, Kremin recognised North Korean "People's Democratic re- gime, with a well-schaaled army and police force of its own. The United States' withdrawal wilt begin soon, but total evacuation was postponed at the request of South Korean leaders, who fear their own Army and police force cannot cope, yet with Communist-inspired disorders or with a posal. ble full-sale invasion from the North,
THREE ARAB STATES WILLING
Chicago, December 30.
Dr. Ralph Bunche, United Nations mediator in 'Palestine, today sald three major Arab States had signified willingness to an armistice to bring peace in Palestine. He said these states were Egypt, Transjordan and the Lebanon.
aver
The United States Army announced
optimistic In Washington on Tuesday that it was withdrawing the Deventh Infantry Divi- sion from Korea, in accordance with the agreement with Russia to evacuate all troope of carly na practicable, but no date was art for the withdrawal, The Army Bald the Bixth Division and some service troops would remain in Kores.— United Press.
RUSSIA QUESTIONS U.S. PLANS FOR JAPANESE
...
Washington, December 31.
Allante Past, but the global pre-Russia demanded yesterday a report from the United States on whether General Douglas MacArthur is seeking to rearm Japan.
gramme would aBow her to be given and without any new legis- latum,
Beutet.
Bing Still Tops List Of Stars
The State Department later issued a statement that any such reports are totally without found- ation. President Harry Truman told a news conference that he had never heard of any order to General MacArthur to rebuild the Japanese Army or otherwise restore Japan's military strength.
Hollywood, December 30.
The Soviet demand was made Geral MacArthur or this go. action British, exhibitors picked to the Far Eastern Commission Jernment have suggested
5.thward rearming Japan or re-es- the bestby Ambasador Alexander
Japanese Army Commission tablishing the money-making British flim stor | Panyushkin. The
totally without foundation." of 1948 and placed her second is an international body which
-Assoctufed Press. only to the American crooner, | makes Japanese occupation Bing Crosby, in an international policies list published tonight by the Motion Picture Herald.
cont of the prograinnse to Anna Neagle 25 first year at about $2,500 mil tion. As the Secretary of De fence, Mr. James Forrestal, saol yesterday the programme wil begin in "modest proportion -about $2,000 millan บ Western Europe, $350 million to Greece and Turkey, and $129 million in China-thought depends entirely on the out come of current events ther
hend of the Unit- and Nation truice team, dgclosed tint all United Nations obser
The State and Detenes Depi Vers with the Egyptian forces ment sources land spread sta
had been withdrawn to the sea- fun the Truman Administratio port Gaza, because "1 don't want desire for fremium of actie then exposed to danger."
Vers
General Riley said the obser
the with
Jewish forces were concentrated in Tel-Aviv.
quick Button, The names"
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tirt sof would allow the Governmen make available fundla striegh
He returned here yesterday from 1. As membership of the pro- visit to Bagetuc aarl deniet Jeeted North Adlantic defence thu the Iraqi Premler had ope Hance broadened, new meinte *tere:1 United Nationa
ometais crub Le Included 111
Out erf the country.-United scheme without reference 19›Co- Press,
Krcas.
OUTPUT SPEED-UP OF PLUTONIUM
Washington, December 30. The Atomic Energy Commission today announced that it is trying to increase the production of plutonium, one of the materials from which atomic bombs are made.
The Commission said the Du¡manufacture are regarded ie 1 Pont de Nemours company of most important. Wilmington, Delaware. would However, scientists believe
atao may provide. a link whic
undertake a total programme of
fo
ultimately will enable them': harness atomic onergy power and perhaps even drive trains and ships.
The British exhibitors picked the British stars in this order as money-makers after Mas Nengle Margaret Lockwood, John Mills, Michael Wilding, Stewart Graf fer, Mclel Deudson, Jack War- 'ner, Google Withers, Patricia Ror, with a last-place tie with James Mapon and Dennis Price.
Press Reports Mr. Panyushkin told the Com- statement. later
inission
"
have recently appeared made public that press vegur tu
in the country
Ba riter: that General MacArthur hins sent to Washington a report in which i is suggested the re-establishment of the Japanese Army, and the question of rearmlog Japan raised,"
htt
Mr. Panyushkin did not wheattify. In their international list, the
the press reports, he had British exhibitors selected after we Bing Crosby and Miss Neagle: rond. In recent weeks there have Margaret Lockwood, Jahn Milk, been reports at General Mac- review Michael Wilding. Frederic March, Arthur had suggested
Dr. Bunche, who flew here to apeak to the American Political -Selenice Association, said he was prospects for Peace yoon the Holy Land fighting. He added: "It is only
maller of
time until Isracl becomes
mes part
of the family of nations. I am confident, despite the Negev setback, the truce wit be superseded by an armistice."
Ife and the major issues re- maining for the United Nations to settle in Palestine Anal deЛnition of boundaries, future status of Jerusalem and repatriation of persons displaced by the Holy Land war.United Press
were the
IRAQ REJECTS ARMISTICE
Baghdad, December 30. The Iraqi Premler, Muzahlm Amin el Puchachi, today-told the Chamber of Deputies he had re- jeeted the United Nations' urmis- tice proposal and
would or- der Keneral mobilisation lo strengthen the Iraqi Army.
The Premier said Brigadier- General William Riley, deputy Palestine mediator, hat present- ert the armistien proposal when he visited Baghdad on Tuesday. Premier el Pachacht sald ne told General Riley. "Come and when the .Becurity Council lo in position to im. plement its decision."-United Press.
me
Britain And France To
Try Dissolving Friction
Paris, December 30.
France and Britain today agreed to try to improve their worsening relations before the friction endangered Western defence plans.
The Quai d'Orsay announced
Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Myrna of the American military position { that the French Foreign Minis- Loy and Gregory Peck.
In the Amertem producers' Hist of Hollywood stars, Bing Crosby came frst for the fifth successive year, a record in the 17 years that the poll has been running.
Betty Grable,
repeating 1aal success, came second, and year's
in
Japan in view of the spread
of Communism In China.
12
PRINCESS AT THE CIRCUS
ter. M. Robert Schuman, would But this reconsideration of go to London on January America's military policy in for a two-day conference with i
London, December 30. the Western Pacifle and part-the British Foreign Secretary, Princess Elizabeth, with the
uf Duke
Edinburgh, Princens Mr. Ernest Bevin. The trip,
Margaret and a small party of ruggested by Mr. Bevin, will friends, saw Bertram Mills Christ- climax months of steadily de-as-thue circus at the Olympia teriorating Anglo-French rela-Exhibition Hall here tonight, thons.
her second night out since the birth of her baby.-Reuter.
cularly Japan would not the same as re-entabilahing the
Japantie Army, The statement! issued by the 11 was her sixth appearance State Department was short and 10 the point "Reports that
among the top 10,
The comedians, Abbott #ni Costelle, after an absence of three years from the lists, came back its third place, followed by Gary
Cooper, Bod Hope, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Cary Grani, Spencer Tracy and ingrid Berg-
Inon-Reuter.
MAN WHO SLAPPED TOJO
Two-Year-Old Plot Revealed
and
Lowest Point
Preneh ameials have not hesi-
DO YOU KNOW
tated in describe relations between YOUR HONG KONG?
having
the two countries 魏器 renched their lowest point since | the 50-year. Dunkirk, alliance was
signed in March 1947,
It was understood the Sehuman- Bevin conversations would cover the whole field of Angin-French relations, but no detailed agenda has been prepared.
Paris,__Deterber_29.. A French ribunal in Saigon today sentenced Lo four yeurs Imprisonment two men who in 19-4 tried to blow up a plane carrying the late General Philippe Leclerc, liberatur of Tokyo, December 30.
Paris
former French Shumei Osawn, a co-defendant
in Indo- Although radioactive, plutorius who was taken to
of the ex-Premier, Hideki Tojo,nder-in-Cluet Plutonium, like other atomic
a menial
The French press agency, s
Main sources of Anglo-Frenchi materials. is obtained by nearly as stable ao raditie hospital alter slapping Tojo's head
(1) the disagreement are: porting the sentences, srid
Allies relative's bombarding uranium atoms with and that
the courtroom, returned to his General had escaped because his pulley in Germany (2) Trade istopes. But the Commission easy to handle. By-productind
plane was delayed,
relations under thé Marsbull Plan said Improvements in the chemi-olonic materiais, plutonium Tokyo home today, a free man.
The charges against him as a
The attempt had been kept and the whole European Eco mic
research to improve chemical
processes involved in the pro- duction of plutonium.
makes It
સ
ur crash o
cal phases the process offered also important for research in Class A war crimes suspect secret till now, it added. General Co-operation programine. the best promise of stepping up fields of chemistry; blology and were dropped when he was sent to the amount of plutonium pro- medleine.
hospital. He was put on the list Leclerc, killed in an a given amount of The Atomic Energy Commiss duced from
Class B and Class C war year ago, led Free Preneli forces | (3) Stability of the French
Western sion said I had given close times suspects, but these charges in 1943 on is 1,000-mile tick from frane. (4) kranium.
European Production of plutonium from tention to the possibility of im-were also cancelled on Christmas Chad to link up with the british Union, (5) Disposition of Italy's unbut 1s
Eighth Army in Tripoli-Reuter. tormer colonies.United Press. alow and tedious. proving the chemical phases Eve.--Reuter. Under some circumstances, ma- plutonium production stuce it terials useful in the manufacture took over the atumie progrninte
of atomic bombs er production in 1047. It
Haid DuPont was
one
of atomic power comprise only asked to cu-operate in order fr per cont of the original make sure that the Commission: uranium ore. Because of the staff has the benellt of the wirfest tense international picture, the range of expert advien in military aspects of plutonium In veloping the total programine. 'connection with atomic bomb United Press.
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