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BEVIN SAYS MARSHALL PLAN

NOT DIRECTED AGAINST

No Television In Motor Cars

Chicago, January 25.

The National Committee for Traffic Safety today ap- pealed "to all State Legiala- turon to pase lava banning television in motor cars.

Legislation outlawing vehicle video stready is in force in eight states. A bill Intro- duced in the indiana logista »* ture would ban a television soronn which can be viewed by the driver,

The high toll of traffio deaths Indicates that the driver needs to Коср his

diven more needs to keep hie ayes en. the road-United Presa.

Claims Only Aim Is Salvation Of Europe

London, January 25.

There was naver any idea behind the Marshall Plan to create a moans in which "we could build a force to defeat the Soviot Government some day in the future," Mr. Ernest Bovin, the Foreign Secretary, told a lunchqon of the Foreign Press Association in London today.

RUSSIA

Pianist Beats

Deadline

New York, January, 25. The German planist, Walter Gieseking, departed at 10.15 a.m. deadline sat by the m migration authorities.

Asked by reportars if he was dhappointed at return. Ing without pocketful of dollars, leaking sald:

**

can earn enough in Europa." He added, however, that he had never been to badly treated. In any other country,

"THEY

have been Baking for concerts everywhere--In South America, Scandinavia,"

the first time have not been treated as an artist," United Prats.

"I was extremely sorry that for a French, British, Scandinavian the Russians could not see or and Benelux mentality. -mind-on-drivlig, the Comseize the opportunity that the Europa.is.to.bo závod pro

mittee spokoeman said, but Marshall Plan and the subse-has to be in fire end one entily,

quent developments of a Eurn- and it must be together."

There were two ways of achiev- pean group offered to the peace Ing this, Mr. Bevin said. One was of the world," he said.

political and functional. If they Raising his voice, the Foreign could get transport and basic in Secretary said: "They seen industries on a European basis, they Basume that all we were doing could go a long way to creating was trying to create a kind of the economic situation that made barrier or a means by which wn a political union possible, could build a force to defeat their Government gome day In the future.

ARMY THREAT IN PORTUGAL?

3

Lisbon, January 25. Portugal's War Minister, Lleu- tenant Colonel Santos Costa, de- clared tonight that if a revolu- tionary atmosphere develops out of the current Presidential elee- tion campaign, the Army will have a word to

say."

The candidates in the election, to be held

on Fobruary 13, are 79-year old Marshal Anthonin Oscar Carmona, the Government Party (Unias National) Incumbent since 1926, and 81-year old Gen- eral Luls Norton de Malos, who demands

.

"Now I assert with all selam nity that that never entered our heads. Our one object was to give happiness. contentment and a decent standard of life to the masses of Europe whe had suffered from the terrible attack that had been made upon

Declaring that the Organisation of European Economie Co-opera Lion was not merely a Committee for the Marshall Pinn, Mr. Bevin said it was a "continuing organi sation intended to go on after the free elections for 1 United States assistance had National Assembly which would ended." draw up a new Constitution.

"I am not going to claim that General de Matos has described we all agree about the four-year his condidature

fight plan and that everything is rosy," against the present regime in he said. "But I am quite convinc- Portugal, to establish democracy. ed that we are creating what I -Reuter.

call a European mentality instead

ECA SUPPLIES STILL FLOWN INTO PEIPING

chartered

Peiping, January 26.``

from behind

Nothing To Fear

From Reds?

The Atlantic Pact offered um assurance to Western Europe. II such a pact could have been de- vized in 1910, and "given France the assurance to which she was entitled," the second World War might never have started.

Denying the assumption of "a lot of disturbed minds" that Bri- tain was

opposed

to European

Geneva, January 25. Unity, Mr. Bovin said with emo-

Dr. Wu Non-ju, Chinese tion that he would regard it, it Minister in Berne, told the his health crowning event of his life to es- International Refugee Organi- spared him, as the Executive Committee of the tabli sound, definite and progressive 6,000 White Russian refugees in European Unity on a tion (IRO today that about basis.

What he wanted to avoid was China had nothing to fear from "a mere talking shop for passing

the approaching Communist troops. resolutions,"

#

Mr. Bevin said: "What I want

The Committee was consider- practical organiem in ing proposal to evacuate the Europe in which we shall cease White Russians to the Philip- to be English and French, cease pines pending their re-settlement to be English and Italian, abase in

in other countries.

to be English and Belgian, but will be European, with an or. ganism that can carry out European policy in the face of the naw development in the world.

"I appeal to all my friends in Europe that if we give Europe a new organism, let it be a real organism that will not lead to further disillusionment,

"We

must not fail again in Western Europe in any organism that we create."--Router.

Growth Of U.S. War Materials

Washington, January 25.

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ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD. Tha Director General, Mr.] DAVID HOUSE William Hallam Tuck, in his re port to the Committee, said that most of the White Russians Ilve in very great fear of what might happen to them If there were a radical change in the political situation in China,

He said there were about 1,000 who would be unable to leave because, of age or infirmity, and another 1,000 who will not wish to leave

Shanghai

The remaining 1,600 White Russian refugees "are living in 'a state of mind bordering closely on panic," he said.

He disclosed that some of the

very

Jewish refugees there had ask-

and

America's ECA brought a plane load of medical supplies today for free distribution to hospitals and clinics in this Communist controlled city. The supplies, consisting main-still, pulling wires ly of penicillin and sulpha the scenes. druga, will be distributed by an The Reds apparently do not in- ECA panel of Chinese doctors, tend to come into the open until the joint administrative committee, No Insignia

consisting of four Reds and three Nationalists, is formally Installed.

ad for visas to Germany The Munitions Board today Austria, and that between 3,000 Various

Nationalist The plane, which was

organis- ations, such as the

revealed that the nation's stock-and 4,000 will be moved to by ECA from the China National ernment Information Office, stil pile of strategie war materials IsraelAssociated Press,

Chinese Gov- Aviation Corporation, did not bear are under their original direction, had been expanded rapidly in the usual CNAC Insignia,

J. C, Sun, who was Captain Raymond

Bowes, of director of this office

appointed recent months and was Buffalo, New York, who plisted siege began, is in a plight which

now ITALY RECOGNISES when the almost completed. the plane here from Shanghal via typifies that of many other off-gramme when the cold war with

ISRAELI GOVT' · Tsingtao, sold this was because cals,

--London,~ January 25. it was under ECA charter,

Italy today become the 24th country to recognise Israel.

The decision to grant de facto, recognition was made by an Italian Foreign Ministry spokes- man-Reuter.

In Peiping, all Nationalist arms and ammunition were being con- centrated in depots for handling over to the Communists, who are

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Bleak Now Year

He so far has not received any funds to pay himself and his staff. who consequently face a bleak Chinese New Year!

Censors are still those which the Nationalists appointed when they instituted consorship in Fei- ing on January 1, but they are quite lackadaisical about their work.

Pressure turned on the pro-

Russin' was at a high pitch.. At that

time, President Truman went before Congress to call for revival of the draft, a.bigger Air Force and other preparedness measures.

The chairman of the Munitions Board, Mr. Carpenter, reported that the stockpolle now contain- ed US$1,446,000,0000 of ma- terials. Some of the materials are surplus stocks left over from the war, but an amount has been bought since the war ended They take three or four hours The programme, started in for lunch or dinner while corres- July 1948, calls for accumulation pondents fume and fret and their of a $693,000,000 store which, messenger boys walt restlessly. at the present rate of spending, A Nationalist official apologised may be reached around January for them by saying: "Of course 1, 1959. they are demoralised. I suppose A Board spokesman said the we all are."

international situation troubled Communist currency has yet to had made it necessary to step itself, though it circulates freely up purchases even though buy- 'make its appearance in Pelping ing had taken a sizable part out outside the city.

of the 'country's supplies” of lead; and copper.United Press.

Money Market

Dealings in United Stater cur- rency, gola bullion and silver dol- lars have been brisk since coarse- fire day. January 23, with wide- and rapid fluctuations.

Everyone is trying to guess what rates of exchange the Com- munists will establish, and every rumour on this subject, of which there are several score a day, dipŵ lurbs the market.

Many different types of. Com munist currency are in circulation in Hopel Province apart from Peiping, and as, each has a dif- feront value, confusion is very great-Associated Press,

Strings Tied To Russian ECA?

London, January 25.

A Foreign Office spokesmIRTI sald today that the British Government (will '

with

watch

Interest to see if any political strings are attached to the new Economic Council for Eastern Europe, le da

He was commenting on the Moscow announcement that Russia and other East European 'coun- tries, except Yugoslavia, had. established Council bowling green, which caught fire] Avunomic Assistance, kavoslavia i for Mutual

Sydney, January 25. A 15-feet coke under a Sydney

two months ago, was still burning The exclusion of today despite attacks on it with from the "Soviet Marshall Plan thousands of gallons of water, certainly provided food tons of sand and a bulldozer thought from the political point Reuter,"

of view, he said.—Router.

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