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WESTERN EUROPE RUSSIANS STAGE WALKOUT Leave Health Body

REFUSES TO BE

CAUGHT NAPPING

London, February 16.

| The military chiofs of Europa's Wostern Union are rushing work on a radar “fence” to guard their five countries against a surprise air attack. The first hint that an electronic "East Wall" is being built come with the publication of a White Paper, which said that Britain is furnishing radar equipment and jet fighters to her Brussels partners.

SWEDEN BUILDS UP AIR FORCE®

Stockholm, February 17. About 1,000 planes, many o them jet-engined, have been added to the Swedish Air Force since the end of the war, Mr. Allan Vougt, Swedish Minister of Defence, disclosed today.

about Sweden has spent

1,- 000,000,000 crowns on new, war materials after the war, he said. disclosed that Mir. Yougt also

factories ara Swedish aircraft

building now

Swedish jot estimated top fighter with an

peed of more than 620 miles an speca

hour.

Π

The official

announcement

wald that Meteor and Vampire jets-latest model interceptor types-are being shipped to France and the Netherlands and that plans for local †maitufco-- ture of similar planes in those countries are well advanced.

The White Paper added: "Ground.radar equipment is also | being furnished from the' United Kingdom for an integrated early warning system."

No detalls are given.

British sources tonign! illed in some blanks, on methods which probably will be used to quant Britain, France, Belgium, the

and

Luxembourg Netherlands. against blitz raids.

Tight "Mash"

He made

but his statements at a ennference in Stockholm ar- conte ranged by the national voluntary defence organization "People and Defence."

con- same

Surprise Decision To

UN LEADERS SHOCKED BY SOVIET MOVE

Lake Success, February 15,

United Nations fenders are shocked by Russia's abrupt withdrawal from the World Health Organisation.

They feel, however, that it doon not portend Bovist walk-out from the United Nations Itaalt.

com.

Tho Becretary-General, Trygve Lle,' was not imme. diately available for ment but persona cloro to the 1JN chief said he is greatly perturbed over the "develop manter-United Press.

A "Little ECA" For Japan?

the

COMINOUS SIMILARITY TO GERMAN MOVE IN 1933

Geneva, February 17.

A surprise decision of the Russians to cut one of their ties to the

United Nations was disclosed today.

The Soviet, White Russia and the Ukraine have walked out of the World Health Organisation, a specialised UN agency.

The WHO Director-General refused to accept their

withdrawal.

He proposed to the Russians Instead that he, visit Moscow to

answer Russian arguments that Strang Sees

the WHO is ineffective and too expensive.

"I awall your invitation," the WHO chief, Dr. Brock Chisholm of Canada, told the Russiana.

The withdrawal would remove the

the unly Russians from specialised arcticy they have foined since the UN was formed. They have bitterly attacked most of the dozen such agencies spon Bored by the UN,

the Bovist Resignation of Union, White Russla and the Ukraine would reduce the membership to 85 nations and further I seven cut into it antellists of Russia follow their loader out,

MacArthur

London, February 16, Eir. Whilam Btranh new Permanent Head of 'the Fare eign Office, who is touring the Far East before taking With up his post, lunched General Douglas MacArthur, United States Commandor- in-Chief in Japan, In Tokyo yesterday.

On Monday, Bir

20

William

also aulled upon Mr. William Bebald, United States Minis tor who acts

General MacArthur's deputy on the Allied

Control Counol for Japan, and discussed Japan. cee political developments Aleuter.

Washington, February 17. The Economic Co-operation Administrator, Paul G. Hoff- man, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today that. Well-concealed-rader stations, the Army would like to start will be set up along the outer a "little ECA" for Japanese re- border of all five nations, dlake; covery. enough to warya an, invisible

Dr. Chisholm told the Russians European Testifying on

pre premature in their tight enough "mesh" to

recovery programme, Mr. Hoff. they

WHO accomplish- detect even relatively amall

man said: "I know the Army judgment of

He said WHO is just misation as guided

well as would Uke to try the same thing ments,

emerging from its organisational enemy bombers.

in Japan."

Later clucidating hia state-period, that started in 1948, is

its first operating to the Associated Press, ments Mr. Hoffman said: "The Army gramme, and: would like to undertake in Japan recovery plan rather than a continuing pro-

"The proposed programme for gramme that is primarily relief."

Mr. Hoffman said that if the 1950 provides for large-scale Army will undertake such

a control of epidemies by eradica-

Washington, February 18. reprogramme it will be done with tion and extensive strengthening

army funds, and will not in-of national health administrations The Navy today announced volve ECA in any manner.

which would meet your point, of that it will open the rich fish- The Army's proposed rallet view."

ing waters around the old and rehabilitation programme The Russians in resigning told Japanese-mandated islands in

for the him: "Tasks connected with in-

Stations in

all Ave countries

quarters, where all air

Speaking at the

the Premier, Tage Erlan-will be linked to Central Head- ference,

move ger, said:

It

"it is easy To may that we sents anywhere near the thoroughgoing of a future ders of the dive nations will be cannot keep out war. The Swedish Government, continuously charted.

however, does not share thi view.

It will be possible to dismiss "This is not the time to throw mot "targets" immediately up your hands and wait for for-peaceful aircraft following eign aid only."Associated Press, ular routes,

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6.09 pm-Programme Summary,

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At first sign of strange air ac- tivity, Headquarters will ofert all points to follow the suspect plane and at the same time will order! fighters and aircraft batteries to stand by for action.

On a grand scale this system

for occupied Greas

year

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"Not Satisfactory“

pru-

Pacific Fishing Grounds

KING TO HOLIDAY IN MALTA?

London, February 17. King George, who 'la suffer- ing from a serious arterial all- ment of the legs, may go to Malta late this Spring for a several months' rest mure.

Unofficial reports any that the King

will spend three months on Malta" starting in April.

odd that some of

The reporteland have already the King's

made an on-the-spot investiga- palatial tion of facilities. The home of a Maltese banker is said to have been chosen for residence.

Buckingham Palace sources say that they know nothing of the rumoured visit or of any preliminary visite by members of the Royal medical staff. They admit, however, that such a project may have been drawn In the privately-sirictly up family circle, that and that a relatively short trip abroad is not out of the question.—Asso-

ciated Press.

VANISHING NYLONS

coming fiscal year totals more ternational measures for preven- the Pacific to fishing companies MYSTERY

SLAVE LABOUR IN SOVIET NATIONS

Bro

7

It's Happened Before

than US$1,000,000,000 of which tion and control of discases and of all nations. an callmated half billon is for with the

However, it added, a 40-year of spread medical

Jacksonville, Florida, not franchise will be granted only to Japan.

achievements science

February 16. A heavy share of this latter being accomplished by the or-approved companies.

The Islands involved include Dr. W.-W. Rogers, city. Health will duplicate the wartime de-will be for rehabilitation rather ganisation satisfactorily. tection system which indicted than relief, the Army has in- "At the same time mainten- the Marianas, except Guam, the Officer, says that the conditions such heavy punishment on Gordiented,

ance of the organisation's swollen Carolines and the Marshalls, The which made nylons vanish from in the legs of Jacksonville women machinery - Japanese fished extensively man bombers over London, The Army has no comment on administrative

their Algiers and other cities.-United Mr. Hoffman's

pro might have been similar to the remarks.-Asso-volves

are too these waters under expenses which Press,

clated Press.

states to bear war League of Nations mandate airborne death which recently heavy for member'

The USSR (and, White Rus•

The regulations under which

struck the town of Donora in ala and the Ukraina)'no longer

commercial fishing will be per- conalders`itaalf a member of mitted again were drawn up by Pennsylvania!

Dr. Rogers said soot particles this organisation?!)

the Navy, State und Interior De partments. They provide that in the air might have spelled the commercial fishing

anles difference between stocking runs companies may obtala a franchise to catch, and death. purchase, process, sell and trans. At UN headquarters at Lake ship fish and fish products. Fish- third day of vanishing nylons 10- the Secretary-General, ing vessels must keep records day as Dr. Rogers made his ob- Trygve Le said he is consulting showing fishing gear used, arcas servation. He said the

damaged by the three Russian delegations Ished, balt used,

probably were estimated

wasto sulphurous Industrial with the hope that they can be quantity of each species of fish which persuaded to

converted into landed and other detailed infor- main with

WHO der

sulphuric acid by contact with. mationUnitedPress. Soviet The

`nute threw

moisture in the air.

the Ho added that

peculiar UN staff into speculation over

combination of atmospherle con- the Russian move. Some persons

ditions here is about the same that which caused scared lungs and suffocation in Donora, Jacksonville the except that in seld was spread by soot particles that could not be inhaled.

Lake Succoss, February 16.

Hermon, Vocal and Orchestral The World Federation of Trado Unions -- camo to

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7.00 p.m.--World News and News An

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7,15 p.m.-Eporting Preview. (Studia) 7.30 p.m."Variety Band Ilox" From

the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, (DECTS)

8.00 1.From the Editorials." (Lan-

den Relay)

8.10 p.m.-The Man born to be King" by Durothy 1. deyers. 9th Play:

"The King's Supper" (HBỢTÜ) 1.55 pm-Musle from the Flima, 9.15 p.m.-A Story: "Here comes the Cooper by Henry Wade. Read by Cifford Davlen. (BLudlo

(London)

9,85 p.m.- Short Programme of the

Music of Drorak 10.00 p.madlo News Rel.

Relay) 10.18 pamA Max Beerbohm Story

(London Relay) "Not that I would bout (Adapted for Radio 'bor Christopher Bykes). Max. Beerbohrn played by James McKachole. 11.15 pm-Weather Report and Cle

Down.

Russia's defence today in the United Nations debate over alleged slave labour camps in the Soviet Union.

Success,

and re-

the

are even recalling the walk-out American resolution calling of the Germans, from the League on the International Labour Or- of Nations in 1933 and the walk- out of the Italians in 1937, but ganisation to inquire into

there is no Indication that the AFL's charges.

Soviet Union, intends to loosen

'It asserted that it has never an received any evidence to prove that forced labour prevails in the Soviet blog of nations.

the

The WFTU counter-charged in further her UN ttes-Associated The WFTU submitted a formal memorandum to the UN Econo- its memorandum that forced In-Press.

tolerated mic and Social Council, denying bour is endorsed and charges by the American Federan the Southern United tion of Labour that Russia and Chile,

practice Nigeria, Kenya and Tanganyika some of her satellites slave labour on a mass scale.

States, South Africa, British

and in other Colonies and de- pendent areas. ...

The Western powers say there is evidence that Russla

Both the American and Bri- forced 8,000,000 to 14,000,000 people in- Ush delegates to the last conven-

to slave labour camps.

tion of the WFTU, in Paris, walked out because of disagree

DEAR JOSEPH”. GETS LETTER

London, February 17. Tass. .the Russian news agency, said today that 16,767,- The majority of the Economic ment with the Russian attitude 680 Koreans have sent Premier and Social Council members, ap- towards labour unions-United Stalin a letter thanking him for Dear ready, however, to approve" Press.

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the Soviet withdrawal of troops from Northern Korea.

The agency's Moscow despatch distributed in London said that 9,040,000 of them live in Amer-

lean-occupied Southern Korea and signed the letter despite re- prisals and terror on the part of the local authorities,

Tass said that the latter was embroidered on silk and was ship-

ped

STERILITY ON THE INCREASE

Los Angeles, February 16. Sterility is increasing in the United States, according to Dr. Edwin Hamblen, chief endocrino logist at Duke University's School; for Medicine.

"The apparent decrease, In fertility," he said, "may be caused by a change from rural to more hectio city existence, by later marriages and other condi- tions."-Reuter.

DUS

Parts of the city entered the'

was

nylons

in Wilmington, Delaware, Dupont de Nemours Company wald that under certain condi-' tions tiny particles of sold. bearing soot can cause runa 'les nylon fabric.

The Dupont nylon division has begun investigating the shredding nylon hose. United Press.

Streamlining Of ERP Structure

Paris, February 16.

Ministers of nine European countries today agreed dato strengthen and streamline Western Europe's

Marshall Plan organisation.

The nine-power-Committee of, 1. That the Counell meet at

to Moscow in more than 30 the Organisation for Europeana Ministerial level not less than

boxes.

Stalin was addressed as "Doar Economic Co-operation adopted four times a year.

2. That to ask the full Joseph Vissarionovich, friend, and a resolution

teacher of the working people of Council of the

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the Committee' chairman, Mr. Paul Henri Spaak, the Belgian Premier, be given Boven- power to summon a member Ministerial Consultative Committee when necessary.

This Committee would com

M.

priso Britain, France, Italy, Hol Land, Sweden and Turkey, Spank would thus become Execu--

General

Manager in the

tive

sleycture:

This would represant a

"com promise, giving him executive powers without the title of European head of the QEEC, which had been forecast,' The Ministers took their de cision at a closed session lasting 100 minutes on the proposal of Eire's Foreign Minister, Mr. Seun

MacBride, M. Spubk

and; the

British Chancellor of the Exche-

quer, Sir." Stafford Cripps, yeaters day suggested that a new five- power Committee be superime posed on the Organisation,

Mr. MacBrides original plan to give the CEEC more dynamic Teadarship provided for a per- manent Prezident, and Executive Committee meeting on A Minis Farial level every two mont21.