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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1049.

Washington Denial Raises Eyebrows In Tokyo

THAT'S THEIR STORY AND THEY STICK TO IT

BAO DAI EXPECTED TO RETURN

Tokyo, February 13,

Washington's categorical denial that high-ranking United States Army officials had said in Tokyo last week that the United States contemplated withdrawing her occupation troops from Japan scha mcaused-surprise-in-informed quarters here...

today.

Socialisation

In Berlin

Berlin, February 13.

A small Berlin racecourse, three chaouiato firme and all Easform soctor brewerion, are among the 408 firms in the Bövist sector of Bertin whose soolalisation under the faw of February B was announc- ed today.

The firms were described as formerly owned by Nazl activists and war criminals, and, are now, to be trans. ferred without Indemnity to the city of Berlin as "the property of the people.".

Router.

Japan Not Good For

EARL BALDWIN IN LONDON UNREPENTANT

London, February 13.

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 49-year old Govamor of the Looward Islands, in the West Indies, who was recalled here by the Colonial Office, will tell the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creach Jones, tomorrow that "unloss ! return to the Leeward Islands I will not be responsible for what may happen,” according to today's “Sun- day Dispatch."

On arriving unexpected at Newhaven last night, the Labour Peer told a reporter for another Sunday newspaper the "News of the World," "You con quote me as saying that.I certainly am not giv~ ing up the job unless I am sacked,' Mr. Creech Jones told the House of Commons on Wednes- day that sugar.planters on the islands had not sought the

Most of official Tokyo has known for a week that a special press conference, from which General Douglas MacArthur's Public Information Officer was excluded, was called last Sunday night by a high United States military authority Communism Governor's recall and that he

the

JUST A WARNING TO JAPAN

Paris, February 13. General Nguyen Van Xuun, Prime Minister of the Vietnam

himself had not "taken umTM (Indo-China) Provisional Cen-

and that only certain American correspondents

Manila, February 13. brage" at the Governor's speech tral Government, wus present

Japan is not a fertile land for opening the islands' Legislative today when 10,000 people at- were invited to attend.

Communist Inoltration, accord- Council last December. The tended a meeting organised at The disclosures mikle

at the official, saying American might Hanoi (Tonkin) by the "Com-conference were to be circulated abandon Japan in the face of ing to Monsignor Paul Marella, speech implied criticism of Bri- appointed Apostolic tish colonial policy and adminis- war threat was shown to Bao Dai's without compromising the source. mittee to prepare

legate to Australia, who 13 Reuters Inter obtained a trans- Department of

tration. Army enroule to Darwin to assume return to Vietnam," the Agence

cript u

of the press conference after spokesman today and brought his new post.

Bombarded with demands from France Presse reported.

and Conservaflve both Labour agreeing to abide by the condi-

forth another denial that the On the contrary, he said, Com-

Members for Bssurances that correspondents,

The spokesman said he stood ren land for its growth for the ing to the islands, the Colonial General uf Central Vietnam,

The transcript, quoting a high declared:

the simple reason that the Japanese Secretary would say only that the "Thanks to the im military authority directly, sald: the acing Secretary of mense prestige. of the Emperor, or think we have a static Army, Mr. William Dropper, who do not go for it.

Governor was coming obligation

yesterday denied that Mr.

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See prelate arrived "consultations," adding Holy S to these people (the neth Royal, the Army Secretary, on Saturday afternoon on board not at this stage going to pro-to shock Japanese moderates Japanese) for anything.

had made any statement Indient- Qantas Airways Lancaster we have any ing that the United States would plane from Japan wm hles wuy moral obligation or any other kind withdraw or abandon Japan. to Australla, Japanese who show The Army Department spokes- interest in Communiam, he sald, said Mr. Royall was expect- do not understand what it is all eci to hold a press conference about. Their number, he added, immediately after his return, and is negible and presents no im- would then have an opportunity mediate danger to the country

Mr. Phun Van Gao, Governor tions Imposed upon the American statement had ever been made. munism will find Japan a bar-jord Baldwin would be return tonight he thought statements;

we have been

obtak able to results which the Government of Ho Chi-minh proved incapable

of obtaining."

those

"I don't think

of obligation

to feed them or

He added that on the ex-Em-protect them. I tend to the opin- <peror's return, he would appeal ion that it (Japan) is valueless for "the unity of all Vietnam in the case of a war with Rus-

excluding rac,"

grosla. I don't know what u trots "who maintain totalitarian prin could do in the event of the qui- cipies of partisan dictatorship break of war: It night be better, and who profess subversive

to pull out before war starts," anti-national and anti-democra tic ideas."

Meanwhile, a

sens

leading offictal

of the French Ministry of Over

Territories, M Jacques- Bernard Hertzog, had converan- tions at Cannes lodny with the French-Indo- ex-Emperor Chinese relations,

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The transcript added that any announcement would be prema- ture, fut the source expected to

a month or two. Ray sunething about the situatio.1 |

The Transcript Following are other excerpits from the transcript:

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not "verlain we

could -The Vice-Premier of the Cen-, hold Japan,, nor am 1 certain at tral Vietnam Government, Mr. would be worthwhile as long Tran Van Huu, also participated we have Okinawa (midway be- member of tween Japan and Formosa) and in today's talks. A

to explain.-Reuter,

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The

Reuter.

Koreans Urged Not To Aggravate Tension

Seoul, February 13.

The Chairman of the United Nations Korean Com- mission today urged Koreans not to aggravate the tension in this divided country. Communism is seeking a peaceable solution between the Republican South and the Com- munist North.

judge the future."

Melbourne, February 13. Mr. William MacMahon Ball, former member of the Allled Control Council in Japan, said that the United States might abandon Japan in face of a here for

"Am threatened war were intended

Into a greater effort Communism.

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against Deopon Things

Mr. Ball, who is head of the In a front-page interview in Department of Folitical Science

1 Earl at Melbourne University, the "Sunday Dispatch,"

Entd: Baldwin was quoted as saying: "I"The Japanese have been going count my speech that the papers efforts to make the nation self- may be sacked, You can dis- slow and sabotaging American

supporting, believing they indispensable to America in op- position to Japan.

runde so much of. They are not annoyed about that. There was nothing wrong with it. There are deeper

things than that."

The pipe-smoking bachelor

"The Americans, however have taken a tumble, and now | realise the Japanese are lead- son of the late Prime Minister, Lord Baldwin,

Ing them up a very long car said he could

den

The path.

American not. discuss the reason for hi

have now given the Japanese recall. "But I know the white

moderates # warning that they nigger in the woodplie," ho con.

would understand, 1inued. "You see, I have al-

"America was not content to and ways tried to be human,

pump dollars into Japan and they say it lacks dignity.

watch the Communist Party "The Leeward Istanda are

day. grow larger every backward. very backward. Hos-panese moderates must take the Social hint and shoulder some of the

Pital

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Of the Islands' white popula- tion which, he said, did not ap- prove of his policies, Earl Hald- win said: "Do you know, I never met a Tory in my life so reac- tionary as some of the white- people there. коте exist anywhere else."

Replying to a message read for the ailing

Republican President, Mr. Syngman thee, Mr. Show said:

the Vietnamese entourage told the Philippines, which are reln-The Reuters that there is still a dif-tively safer and from where we ference of opinion whether can mount a strategle air attack. Cochin-China would be kept as Nor would we have the problem French territory or whether It of feeding a civil populution of would be permitted to become 80 million.

Korean "The fact that some countries an integral part of Vjetnam,

might think we have moral ob- Mr. Hertzog indicated how-igations in Japan to protect the ever that he is optimistic and Japanese is all the more reason thought that the work in pro-why we should pull out before gress would naturally result innnything happens.

Russian Japan, "Even with a the return of Bro Dai to Indo-) China, Reuter.

we can still shove dollars in hers to keep the Japanese anti-Com- munist and on our side."

De Valera On Ulster Vote

·

Japanese Report

The Japanese Kyodo news agency tonight quoted "a high- ranking officer of the Supreme Command In Japan" for the statement that nothing had hop- Newcastle, February 13.

pened anywhere to indicate that Mr. Eamon de Valera, former any change of policy had taken Prime Minister of Eire, said place in the United States.

here today:

"So long

as a

The officer was quoted as say- "most highly inflam- single British soldier occupies ing that any territory in Ireland, then so mable fuel" had been placed in

the hands of the

They can

The Commission Chairman, Australia's Patrick Shaw, made the statement at a Seoul stadium mass meeting held to welcome the United Nations group. The meeting was attended by 40,000 Koreans after police arrested 10 men to foil what they said was

"Our aim is to make breach in those cast-iron bar-! rfers behind which relations be-

tween the two parts of the coun- try are stagnating. Stagnation

u Communist plot to blow up and ignorance lead often to stub- a section of the stadium grand-born bitterness and from there stand.

the stage to conflict is all too easy."

RECORD VOTING IN PORTUGAL

Lisbon,, February 13. Record numbers of women

To Contact North

the Earlier,

seven-nation Commission at its first public meeting announced its Intention of establishing active contact with the Communist regime of North KerOR.

The North Korean Radio has referred to the United Nations Commission as a tool of American imperialists.

the

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Impartility

munists."--Router.

Surprising

And Tactless

Nicosia, February 13. Archbishop Makarios at Cyprus today cabled to the Greek (Prime Minister, M. Themistocles He wanted to be impartial be-

and Sophoulis,

the Foreign tween the natives and the small

Minister, M. Constantin Tral- white population, the Governor dacia, urging the Greek Govern- said. "For that reason I think the ment to demonstrate against the natives believed they were get-unjust intervention by Turkey ting a fair deal."

In a matter which solely concerns

and

daughter

her

Recalling

ho how

Bottled Greece three strikes which were in pre-Cyprus."

He was protesting on behalf of gress on his arrival to the la

F ogainet

reported lands, last April, Lord Baldwin Cypriots wald:

"Just went into the statement by the Turkish For- streets and talked to thom.eign Minister to the effect that helleve that no Governor did Cyprus would never be ceded by that before. It soon stopped the Britain to Greece. trouble. But there were cor- This statement was "surprising

tactless," he tain people who didn't like it. jand

Reuter. Not dignified, no doubt" The Governor said the Island- ers demonstration at the quay

Mr. Yasin Mughir, Syria's when he left WIS "heart-

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Dr. Liu Yu-wan, China's mem- long will it be impossible to get the people can rest secure that sunshine in Lisbon today to cast Korea's newly-gained indepen

Communists, flocked to the polls in bright ber, sald that without early unity the Irish people to be friendly they will not be sacrifled by any their vote in the Presidential dence cannot long endure. with Britain,

United States action. "It is a sad thing that a small rest safely in the knowledge that elections. Officials here des-

Bald: "There no nellon is to be taken whileh ribed the voting generally as member, will not

a peaceful, "a record" and heavy and en-strong, justifiable reason for the the workers, using the slogan: "No encourage

continuation of our work it and Baldwin, No Cane," have threa. sturdy growth in world relations."thusiastic.

This was the first official slale- There appeared to be

when it becomes clear that such tened not to harvest the sugar Referring to Water's Union- ment from a Supreme Command confusion, however, over who-

an objective cannot be achieved." crop unless he returns-Reuter, ists, he said: "We cannot of source on the reports, which are ther

Dr. Ruino Luna of the Philip- ourselves get them to throw in still causing a sensation herewere standing, The Govern plaes sald the North has a stand- their lot with their fellow coun- Reuter-AAP.

minority of our people can con- relations tinue to bedevil the between the two countries,"

trymen but you can by not con- tinuing to give them the sup-

A Further Denial

Washington, February 13.

port you are giving them now,

He appealed for a fresh ex-

one UF two candidates

ment candidate is 70-year-old ng invitation to elect represen- Marshal Antonio Oscar: Cartatives to join the Seoul Gover- mona, head of the Republic for ment Associated Press, the past 22 years. His opponent, Matos, 81-

The report giving extracts General Norton de

amination of the question by from the transcript of remarks year-old Opposition Teader, WHEN REDS

the people of Britain.-Reuter. In Tokyo by a high American withdrew "because - be had

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FALL OUT

Belgrade, February 13.

Communist The Yugoslav that he was still legally a Party newspaper, Borba, called candidate and would be credit the Albanian leaders "adven- ed with the votes polled for turers who had lost all sense of him.

responsibility," because they

There was no chance of Gen-refused to join Yugoslavia in cral Matos being elected, but seclaiming 40,000 hectares of both Government

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Earlier, the Government ap Yugoslavia, would now under peuled to the propla to vote ben take the, more complicated Cutxe . “ahrtention at this fine work of drainago on her own would give room for speculo-side of the frontier only, it was

addedReuter

The Ministry of the Interior announced that there was com- plele order throughout during SCEN the polling

_NO_DECISION

Washington February-14- This first results announced The United States Govern by the Home Ministry show that|ment la expected to decide, this between 05 and 80 per cent of week whether to expel," Hurf- the electorate voled. • The poll- garlan. Kinister Andrew, alk in `ing andai - at: surises. The stin- retaliation for the forced recall envoy to istry would not be able to an- of- the Americon 'nounce" final returns for: about: Budapest, Selden Chapin 's fortnight-Router 2! BOSCO sociated Press.

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