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ACTION PENDING AGAINST FRENCH COMMUNIST CHIEF

Paris, February 24,

The French Premier, M. Henri Quouille, told tho French National Assambly tonight that the Communist leader, M. Maurico Thoroz's stato- ment that, "should the Soviet Army como to France, French workers would behave towards it as did the workers of Poland and Rumanio,” had boon sont to the Public Prosecutor's Office. The Premier made it clear that it was now up to the law officers to decide whether to take any action,

M. Therez and repeated his [ M. Thorez eald he welcomed statement, originally made car-the opportunity to repeat his lier this week, in the Assembly statement. Ho sald" "The workers today. Five hundred and fly of France and the friends of French deputies from Communists peace will do everything to ren- ta Gaullists and extreme right-

der..

war against the Soviet Un- wingers rose like one man ito in lon not Just aimcult-but-im-- dicate their agreement when, M. possible." The Communist beri- Eduoard Herilot, the Speaker of ches applauded the statement the Chamber, asked if the House loudly. wished for an immediate discus- alon of the speech.

M, Thorez.. said his statement had aroused worldwide attention at this time threat of war, a

the Im-

new

War

Gov, because there was

prepared cleverly by perialist powers a war in which France was asked to be the ally of Germany and Spain.

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M. Queuille warned the

the munists that would not tolerate any campaign to demoralise

the Army. "All those who come into conflict with the law, undermining the morale of the Army, will have to answer for

acts before their

before the Courts of Justice," he declared.

After three years of Com- munist agitation, confidence had now returned to the country, he Bald. The Communists were less able to exploit economic discon tent and they were therefore looking for now means

**iniquitous tinuing their paganda," he added.

a right

wing deputy, M.

Andre, invited the Government to outlaw the Com- munist Party.

of con-

pro-

M. Marc Scherer, a Popular Republican, opening the debate, asked, "Does M. Maurice Thorez consider himself the leader of a party at the service of a foreign country?"

King Enjoys Better Health

London, February 24. King George VI appeared n better health today when he arrived at Buckingham Painco after his six-weeka hollday at Sandringham, Norfolk estate. He had very alight limp as he walk- ed to the car which awaited him at King's Cross Station.

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At the and of last year, the King had to cancel his projected tour of Australia Now Zealand because of an affection of the leg arteries. His first big official engage. · mant since hladilnose will be at Buckingham Palace next Tuseday, when he holds an Investitura.

He will romain geated dur ing the ceremony-Reuter.

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"The capitalist countries were in a fight for engaged again markets overseas which would inevitably lead to war unless the people of the world reacted."

Referring to the Atlantic Pact. M. Thorez said: "Whatever may be its final form, there will be & programme of armaments lend- lease to Western Europe. That

Soviet Satellite Countries Throttling Church Influence

Higher National Bill Expected

London, February, 24. Beillah, taxpayers heard to- the next fow day that, in weeks' the Chancellor of the Exchequer, · Sie a· Stafford' Cripps. would find himself faced with a national bill of nearly 23,000 million higher than he had to budget for inst year.

financial prophets--are

The

rived, at this conclusion. by adding the Defence Estimates to the Civil Estimates, which The ware published today. now figures showed that the "Cost of running the various Government departments and serviõde will be €2,239,897,- 087--an Incrasse of, £278,- 718,555./

The cost of the National Health Barvice has

Icapad from 185,431,142 to £220,- 424,000.

Food Ministry.es. timates

have Increased by over 37 million. The Sscrat Bervice will cost £3 million half a million, more than the current year.

Expanece In connection with the United Nations are Increased from 2916,000 to

£1,155,000-Reuter,

Plot In

means that military bases against Siam Foiled

the Soviet Union will be set up from Norway to Turkey;

"We still

that believe

tha American people, like any other people, do not want war. It thoir administrators who have already made their cholee-war want to see their and who cholce endorsed by their people and by the peoples of other coun- tries.

M. Guy Molfet, Socialist, ac- cused the Communists pt want- ing to create a war psychosis, to enable them to appear as the defenders of peace. He added that the whole French nation would rise in defence against any aggressor, wherever he came from, even if he proved to be a former ally.

The debate was then adjourned until 8.30 p.m. GMT.

M. Queuille continued: "It is the first, duty of every 'French- mon to.dafend his country.”

France would welcome any military old the United States might send. as a consequence of the signing of the Atlantic Pact, he said.

The Prime Minister announced

that M. Thoreze statement med been sent to the Fubile Prosecu- tor's Office.

M: Queuille made it clear that it is for the law officers to de- cide whether to take any action.

-Reuter.

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Bangkok, February 24, Slamesę police have crushed a now plot to overthrow the Gov- ernment of Marshal Plbul Song- kram, official sources said to- night. Fourteen people, including two officers of the Slamese Navy and some Chinese suspected of Communist sympathics, have been arrested. More arrests are expected.

A high official source told Reuter that the plotters intended to assassinate the Prime Minister and leading members of the Cabinet. Special precautions by troops and police were being ob- served in Bangkok tonight.

The roundup of plot suspects followed a formal declaration of a state of emergency throughout the country under a Royal decrce issued earlier today. The decr

decrce, signed by the Council of the Regency last night, was said to be necessitated by the Com- munist menata to the country and by

by the situation in neigh- bouring countries,

It urged the public not to be alarmed, cautioned the press against the publication of any- thing detrimental to national in- terests and warned the business community against hoarding nd profiteering.--Reuter,

Gonava, Switzerland, February 25.

The throttling of church influence in the Russian satellite countries of Eastern Europe is moving with the precision of a time table, Western' Church officials in Gonava say.

Some churchmen who have maintained contacts in Eastern Europe say the whole pattern is so rigid, carefully planned and exécuted it appears to have been dictated by a central authority, pos- sibly the Cominform (Communist Inter national Information Bureau).

They say the whole structure | Government control.

in this burrowing into the founda-Loot Of Lima”

Truman

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Praises Accord

Washington; February 24. President Harry Truman sald today he is "immensely grati- fled" over the armistice agret- ment between Israel and Egypt.

Ho told a press conférence he congratulated the United Nations" mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, for his part in the settlement,”

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Believed. Found agreements between Israel and

of church and religious life in 3. Any viini, personal religious Eastern Europe is being altered opposition must be eliminated by by Communist pressure.

getting rid of the responsible The life sentencing of Josef church leaders on civil or moral Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary charges-Associated Press, and the forthcoming-trial of 15- Protestant leaders of Bulgaria are only the headline developments tions of established religious life, according to these informants.

Churchmen in this internation- al vantage point say hundreds of church offelals and pastors are either in prison or living in en- forced retirement.

Christian

schools

boing forced under state sponsorship. Non-Marxist youth movements are being dissolved, relationships with foreign churches or religious organisations, broken abruptly.

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All this is being done under the gulse of action against "espionarʊ” and "reactionary" centres.

Advanced Progress

The process is most advanced In Rumania, Hungary and Bal- Karla. But it is not far behind in Poland and Czechoslovakia. A start was made in

Yugoslavia, but the campaign appears to have been blunted. Whether this was

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duc to Marshal Tito's rupture with the Cominform or to the unbending attitude of the Serbian Orthodox church is 'uncertain.. The Communists also

also have made little progress against the Lut theran church in Finland,

Churchmen here who have had direct contact and correspondence with Eastern Europe's religious leaders say the campaign follows these rigid rules:-

1. Churches are not persecuted openly as in the early days of the Russian revolution.

2. Influence of the church on public life must be eliminated; the church must be brought under i

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Los Angeles, February 24.4. Searchers bellave that they have located the fabulous "Loot of Lima," pirate booty estimated to be worth $600, 000,000 and supposed to be buried under the shore

Cocos Jeland, off West coast of Costa Rica.

The "Loot of Lima" is sup posed to have been carriad by the ill-fated British mor« chantman, Mary Dear, to Coca when Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, staged his march on Lima, Peru.

Ell Paterson, * former Lleutenant Governor of Call. fornia who sailed from here on January 21 with an ex pedition to

search for

the gold, returned last night.

Ho sald that Mr. James Forbes claimed he had tocat. ad the treasure under the beach and at the mouth of a stream on the small Island with metal detectors. This

is Forbes' fifth quest for the idot. He maintains that it i shown

on maps loft by his great-grandfather, who was

a plrato. The

treasure, s recorded In Spanish archives, consists of solid gold statue and other art objects, ralica the Spanish Conquest

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President Truman expressed the hope that there will be similar

other Arab states leading to per- manent peace.

I am immensely grailfied over the news from Rhoties that the representatives of Egypt and I- rael have signed un armistico agreement," he said.

"This act is a tribute to the restraint and statesmanship of the two Governments. I wish also to congratulate the United Na- tions' mediator, Dr. Ralph Bunche, whose untiring efforts so greatly contributed to the success of these negotiations," he added..

President Truman said that "I hope that now a format-armistice has been agreed upon between Egypt and Israel. This pattern for peace will be followed rapid- ly towards the conclusion of similar agreements between Is- rael and the other Arabs states.

"A general armistice will then, I trust, lead to the attainment of permanent peace, thus freeing the talents of theso Near-Eastern peoples for constructive work in the development of their respec- liva countries--

"As a member of the Palestine Conciliation Commission, the United States stands ready to us- sist the parties to the rapid con- clusion of a just and honourable peace." Associated Press.

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