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Rhodos, March 17.
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Transjordan port of Akaba be reduced, an authoritativo source said.
Jewish delegates at the armistice talks here made the demand after agreeing in principle with the Transjordan delegates to reduce their armed forces.
One unconfirmed report said
gone
British spokesmen have the Jews even demunded the on record ns opposing the esta- of a socalled "rump complete withdrawal of the blishment British garrison as a prerequi-state" in Arab palestine. site for signing the armistice These informants said that the with Tranjordan.
Amman Government's move up- United Nations clrcles believe peared as a logical develoment Jericho Congress Inst that an overall armistice agree of the ment can be expected within ten December when King Abdullah days. The Palestine mediator, Dr. was Ralph Bunche, has started draf-{Palestine." ting the general terms for agree- ment,
proclaimed
"King of
A Foreign Office spokesman
Dr. Bunche has accused Bri-sald later, in reply to a question
Britain Bod lain of violating the Middle East that
Informed in advance of *Trans- irnce by despatching troops to Akaba, informed sources at Lake Jordan's move.
"Why should we be?" hu Success revealed today.
Press
and As-
The sources reported that Dr. added.-United Bunche made the accusation in soclated Press. reply to a query from Britain, asking if Israel had not violated the truce by occupying Eloth, coastal strip along the Red Sea near Akaba.
Suicide's Ingenuity
Chicago, March 17. William Saunders, aged 07, unemployed machinist, today used a plece of pipe, à null and builot to kill himenif.
He had no pletol so he put the pipe against his head, put bullet in the end of it and hlt the bullet's fulminate of mercury cap with the nail. United Press.
"THIRD ELEMENT" IN
SIAMESE
POLITICS
Bangkok, March 17.
Marshal Phibul Songkram, Siamoso Promior, said in
an interview here today that ho would toko steps to eliminato Siam's "third_element,” which had spread rumours creating opposition botwoon the Army and the Navy.
"Third element" leaders were accused of instigating fighting between the Siamese Army and Navy in Bangkok on February 26.
Chennault Wants Aid To China
Washington, March 18.
not been Major-General Claire Chonnault says the real issue in China today is: Is alien Communism being forced down the throat of a people who do not want it?
RAF PILOTS
The United Nations Security OBEYED ORDERS
Council resolution of lust July banned the entry of fighting per- sonnel into any Middle East area. The Elath coastal area is part of
British Stand
tha
London, March 17, The Air Secretary, Mr Arthur
the ленг
border on
the Negev desert territory us-Henderson, told the House of signed to Israel under the or-Commons today that the in- ginal partition resolution.
quiry into the loss of five RAF israelf sources Assorted in]
planes lighter London tonight that Transjor-| dan has virtually annexed the Egyptinn-Palestine major part of Arab Palestine. January 7 showed that the Bri- tish pilots had scrupulously ob- served their orders not to cross the frontier or engage in com- They were commenting on an bat." Animan
One British pilot was killed in announcement TransJordan has placed under attacks from Israel ground and
civil its own
control all the air forces. Arab Palestine territory its own Replying to a question on the and Iraqi forces occupy.
outcome of the inquiry, Mr. Responsible diplomatic
in Henderson said: "The Jews had formants recall that Britain in every intention of attacking any this encountered aver the past has maintained that the aircraft
With reference to after. best way of dealing with Arab area. Palestine would be to incorporate noon reconnaissance the
couri it into the neighbouring Arub considered that the Jewish attack States and particularly Trans- was deliberate and highly skill- jordan.
ed."-United Press.
to
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CAUTIOUS NOTE ON GREECE
Washington, March 17. President Truman's quarterly report to the Congress on the The first step would be the progress of the Greek-Turkish reorganisation of Bangkok's aid programme said today that University of Moral and Poll- the military outlook for the
and anti-Communist forces tical Selencos-the Law Econornics University - with Greece is more promising than which the "third element" are it has been for some Linie. connected, the Premier said.
He added, however, that there
defcat.
on
in
Commenting foreign and is no indication of an early Red diplomatic speculation of constitu- tional and Cabinet changes to allay criticisms, the Premier said the Cabinet will remain and the Gov- ernment will not interefere, with the destiny of the new draft Con- stitution.
The report added that it was apparently the United States ald to the Greek Government which shifted the balance against the Commmunist rebels,
United States military strate- gists think that the Greek Army is large enough to defeat the the Communists, adding that
casualties during Government the year were 20,000, compared with 32,000 rebels. are
Under the
programme far, an expenditure of $28,600,- 000 has been authorised for the Gresk Army.
them-
30
During 1048, the Unlied States military assistance to Turkey to- talled $70,394,258.-United Press.
The Premier said he is main- taining a balance in the Gover- "Mao Tse-tung, 1 Chal-sum, ment between the right wing and In an article urging more American aid Nationalist Chi Teh, Lin Pino, Chou Enlai the left wing elements,
Star is without a significant China, the one-time Flying and other lesser Chinese Com-
munist leaders have been dis- "extreme left political party al-
almost Tiger commander continued:
0s though a few Communists ciples of Marxism
known to have attached himself. Coin- "Even our
Department long as Stalin
the recent dia- knows
there's only one answer munist propaganda nds it ex-selves to the followers of Prid small pedient to suggest that Commis- Panamyong in To that question-that
and Pridi Pahomyong, former Pre-
mier
Senior and
Statesman, group of native traitors aup-sur Mao might just passibly turn orders, he said. by Soviet out to be Nationalist Orst armed and ported
escaped from Slam when Marshal Russia is conducting successful Communist second.
Songkram seized power. He has unet aggressive attacks on a free
"Such suggestions become China that has traditionally ex-
ridiculous when viewed in the been named No. 1 accused in the
The Premier said there are no tended the hand of friendship to
Map has King Ananda assassination trial, everything light of
Last December, the Siamese police steps contemplated for outlawing our country and its people."
Buld
written IN racont
announced that they were con- years. He has repeatedly stated ducting an international hunt for the Communist Party as such. Of the rumoured Cabinet changes for hla adherence to Cammuntam,
increasing the Navy's hand in tho world domination and abhor-
Government after last month's rance of America."
"As Sufficient Chock”
clashes, the Premier said: far as I am concerned, the entire concluded: "If Asia Chennault
en bloc Ile suld: "The American people
Marshul Songkram said that Goverment is due for a world war On China - goes Communist, are il informed
only a few politicians were active resignation within five months be inevitablely interested and in view of the con- for survival wi fairs,
In changing the when the national elections arc
and fused thinking by our own State Grave as the situation (in China) Siamese Government,
due to be held. A reshuffling of Department it is no wonder the is, I don't believe we have lost American people themselves are the final battle yet. We still have clination of the pro-Pridi Fano experienced and adequate Mints-
myong "third element" would pro-ters now would be purposeless." a chance, if freedom loving peo-vide indefinite stability.
The Premier said the country's of the world will look the ples of
The Premier added that the new draft Constitution for giving facts of Asiatic Communism in present policy of deportation of increased monarcalal powers had the face. We can still supply the both Communist and Nationalist been prepared by the elected As- small amount of needed military Chinese minority leaders, known serably, had Parliament's ratifica❤ and other help, together with to be illegally active, is a sufficient tion and is now in the hands of supervisory personnel, to turn check on Communist or other alien the Supreme State Council, whose the Red tide."-Associated Press. penetration.
advice is awaited.--Reuter.
Chennault's article, titled "Red Cloud over China", appears in "America", the national Catholle weekly.
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