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CHINESE COMMUNISTS' LINK WITH VIETMINH "A SERIOUS

Pact To Be

Signed On April 4

Washington, March 24.

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THREAT

London, March 24.

Chinese Communists are supporting Viotminh force in Northern Indochina.

intelligence reports said today that the

They have taken the initiative almost everywhere

from the French colonial forces, the reports said..

A series of operations has been carried out which seem to be preparations for more important actions, it is added.

Hanoi, pricipal etty in Ton- kin and this sent of the French administration, has been

"The number of troops om. ployed also has been growing, among which Chinese re-

Com munlet units have been noted .working with Vietminh units.

from Tonkin,”.

Paris Theory

Official guests and the press will be able

witness the ported threatened with an signing of the North Atlantic úprising and railway and river Paet here on April 4, it was au- communjentions to Baiphong nounced today.

are sold to be subjected to daily.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman A State Department spoker-attas

in Paris today

thot suggested man sutel that admission to the

will KPTEMBBY

be by invitation The

the the increased military nellon n that no wall in Vietnamh and Chinese covers undocking by Communist rebel only. He bel Washington could be found large being composed of mobile and faces is an attempt to prevent enough to accommodate all meme | will-equipped enmesandos whose the return of Ean Dai, tormer

public who

Eqperor of Annam.

deserliest tejarts

youthful, French-educated

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1049.

MYSTERY OF ANOTHER SHUFFLE BY THE KREMLIN:

THE SOVIET

RESHUFFLE

Washington, March 24.

The shift in leadership. In the Boviet ground forces add nd to the mystory in official quarters over the recent shifts in the Soviel filorárchý, The authorities, are.... gi puzzling and wondering whe- ther

shake-ups másn promotions for the leaders or Involve some elements of a "purge."

the

The major sentiment hers

Is that the Russians are free- ing senior Politburo mem- bore to devote, mora time to. Internal Soviet problems, with A corresponding am. phaels on forelgu affairs.

Quanla. máy ba deciding against further expansion and concentrate on consolidating

galna behind Dost-war

the Iron curtain.United Press.

More Meat Cuts For Britain?

BULGANIN GOES

London, March 25. "

The Moscow Radio announced last night that Mar- shal Nikolaj A, Bulganin has been relieved as Minister of the Armed Forces.

Marshal Alexander M. Vasilevsky has succeeded

him, the broadcast said.

Marshal Bulganin is also Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, and presumably will re- tain that job. As such he is a Deputy Prime Minister.

Marshal Vasilevsky has been Marshal Bulganin's Chief Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union,

Marshal Vasilevsky was relieved of his duties. ns Chief of the General Stoff of the Russian Army Inst November but was retained A Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces.

U.S. Navy Leaving The Pl

San Francisco, March 25. The Philippines will soon be stripped of United States naval air and

sea power: Rear- Admirut Ralph W. Christie 'sald

Throughout the war. Prime Minister Josef Stalin was hinta- today. hers of

the

aight, mudacity is extrumiliatory.

Lur of the Armed Forces. He wish to attend the germony.

The Admiral, former Com- Tentative

gave up that job in March, 1947; mander of American Navnt forces plans are for The The commation are you to bees-Emperor figner a part In

London, March 24.

and Marshal Bulganin was ap the Philippines,"said! ceremony to be held in what concentrating their #thanks s.ri Paris on March it, under which

Britain may soon have

pointed to take his place. Mar- known is the Departmental Agrailway supply, trajos.

infurther cut in the meat, tation.hal Vasilevaky has been Deputy are certainly explosive, France recognises Vietnam's Espiseren

"Conditions to the Far Easi mfortumm This has seating for Haul au Haiglyng

independence in the French Union London meat funct

traders believe: Minister of the Armed Forces ennnot afford to maintain strong

but wel only 1,300 people. It is believ- have destroyed several

nad Byo Dai as head the state uniess the supplies of of vinam

corned since the same year. He is 49. beef improve.

forces everywhere, due to re- former Emperor is still 12

tuced budgets and the shift of The recent France and is expected to leave

reduction of the

naval power to the Allanlie. weekly ration to Ad worth of Byou for Vietnam.

fresh meat and 21, worth of

"After March 31, we will have corned beef per person, through claration to bring him worldwide | no jiaval aircraft in the Philip- shortages of shipments from the notice was his order marking pines." Argentine, eumes into effect next the 31st anniversary of the Red Sunday.

ed that this areommodation wil}

be taxed to the funt by the For- Supplies fr other

tef

important Pent are

eign Ministers and their official | towns such as Phom quests, by representatives of the ¦ ulen reported to be presentinus, United States Government

by the press,

and

Mr. Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign

London Secretary, left tonight on the first stage of his voynge to the United States for the signing.

Also sale in the Queen Mary tomorrow. Southampton along with Mr. Hevin, will be M. Pearl Hours Spnak, Belgian Pre- mdes, Dr. Dak 9. Stikker, Dutch Foreign Minister, M. Joseph Beck, Luxembourg Foreign Min- ister; and Mr. Hector McNeil, Minister of State and leader of

delegation the British

The tu United Nations Assembly

Schuman, French Minister,

M. Robert

Foreign

and

Count

or

A report and it is safe to way that the Vietminh forces no longer fear the French Army of occupation and constitute 2 serious threat more less.

[ addle; ***[*1/* Nationalist movement in Victam is far more to the left than similar nove= ments elsewhere In South Enst Asia

k

The

The spokesman sad the Freneti 11 [ 1,

thus far have been able put down what be described by the T・Ctar*5° ༥༠L pressure Turces of the rebel leader, Ho

However, he added: “Sudden renewal of this pressure, par ticularly at this time, suggests an ottempt to care Bao Dal returning to Indo- china

Into

ys grevinest

with

In Saigon, the French Far Eas12a, France hopes to swing Viet- tern Headquarters Torlay sand

the Chinese Communestsl

1*xt:317] are fighting with the guerillas.

t

An ufficial

+

communique

Order To Army

Marshal Bulganin's

last

le

He suid the Sangley Point¦ 'naval vir station, near Manila, Is Members of the National Ex-Army last month.

being converted into a general He said Soviet fighting men navy base. But no Ambrican must maintain a constant state warships will be stationed in battle preparedness at a Philippines waters. The only re- high level because of themaining nuval base, braides "policy of aggressior" pursued Sangley Paint, will be a reppic station at Subic Bay, 40 miles trom Manila.

ecutive of the Federation of Ment Trade Associations held an emergency meeting today to dis- cuss the dwindling ration and its impact on the retail meat trade in Britain.

Corned beef stocks are report- Bao ed to be precariously low and some experts feel it may be very Barn away

Moscow-dilleul: to maintain the corned from the taled Ho Chi Minh and end beef part of the ration

much the alemated war which has longer than a month unless fresh drained away millions of dollars supplies become available, said and forced the French to main-

Carlo Sforza, the Italian Foreign that rebel activity is increasing? tain a 100,000-man army in Indo Minister, are expeelest to My Janfong the Tonkin frontier. Ton-china since 1948,--United Press. Washington for the yigunK.

Northernmost kin is the

Llabonnavar

Indo-

Bordering

chinese province. China,

"Since Murch 15, there Fres increased rebel nefivity,

Informed sources in sald today that the Portuguese Cabinet 25 decided in prin. tiple to join the North Atlantic bee

pact,

The Cabinet in continuing talks

In an effort to overenITIO CONT- fliels between lerms of the part

Portugal's

24

nt with Spain.

particularly nlang the Tonkin

frontier.

"Attneks against our posts are in the growing more mumerous

and of Langsen

defence Agree-region North

East of Lankay.

In Copenhagen. the Donish Lower Chamber today approved a resolution authorising the Gay- crmest to sign thi Atlantic Paet gave the Treaty auto- malie ratificution as soon as it is retified by the original Atlantic) Pact natinte-Reuter and Unit- ed Press.

PACIFIC PACT "PREMATURE"

Danger In Palestine

The Ministry of Feud declined

R new cut.-Reuter,

of

by the U.8.

"The ruling circles of the U.S., which seek to establish their world domination by force, pur- sue a polley of aggression and of unleashing a new war," said the order.

The new shift followed Major

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to comment on the prospects of changes in the Soviet political President Quirina is on recordi

heirarchy in the last few weeks. as favouring A Pacinė Pact

•The most important was the' re- (similar to the Atlantic Trenty lease of V.M. Molotov us Fereign "The Philippines are an oasis of Minister to be succeeded by An-stable government in the hear drel Y

Vishinsky, "MI Molotov chaos of the Far East", the AR- remained as First Deputy Prime miral anid-Associated Press. Minister, right at Stalin's side.

Strict Silence

On Empire Talks

London, March 24.

All official sources here continue to maintain the closest silence on the date and details of the impending conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers in London.

In political creles, however. It has been noted that Britain's

The

the

to

seven

The speculation.

Western observers in Moscow) view these changes as measures to strengthen the highest ranks of Soviet policy makers.—Asso- ciated Press.

Siam's New Constitution

on

Bangkok, March 24, Commonwealth Slam's State Council, acting countries for exploratory talks countries

in the name of the King, today! the preparatory to

conference, have lent no supper, to any of announced the ratification of

a new Constitution.

Promulgniton, is expected indicated in that the envoys April 0. The Constitution provides went the Commonwealth that.80 days. thereafter the Gov-

matters ernment shall resign, followed Daminion the dissolution of Parliament and Prime Ministers' Conference general elections.

subject of

All that has been officially

it is expected that the silence four special envoys, who travell will be broken by a simultane-ed London, March 24. A Foreign Olke spokesman ous, announcement in all Do- Raid tonight that Britain's minion capitals early next week, Palestine policy is governed The opening date in believed partly by the danger that the to be on or near April-23. Israeli Government might use exchanges taking place between is armed forces to bring Trans- the United Kingdom and

Commonwealth countries are ap- Jordan under duress and to ac-parently concerned with the de-. quire further substantial areas tolls and tuning of the announ- recognised as mainly inhabited

cernent. by Arabs.

The scape of the conference

lu political quarters, it is ns-considerable controversy; provides has been the subject In reply to an Israeli suggestion

of wide sumeel that the Prime Ministers, icr tcreased monarchial powers Indonesia en route to Tokyo. Mr. at the presence of British trhops mention none of which who in one or two cases may be and increased membership in Far-

"Count Akaba is delaying un israellany official

Manila, March 25. Formation of a Pacific alli

be nace at this time would premature, according to Vicent Sheean, foreign correspondent. und author.

Arriving here by plane from

Sheean told reporters:

tical."

to

countries to discuss arising from the

here last October.

The

Constitution,

confirmation. both represented by deputies, will hold lament.-Reuter here And in Commonwealth their conference behind closed tries in this part of the world are Transjordan armistice, the spuk- countries.

doors, as they did last October. in various stages of development.esman insisted that it is in the

Subjects which have been sug- and that relatively little will be Interest of the British Govern- Two years from now such an alliance probably would be prace thent. for peace to be restored ingested as ranking foremost for learned publicly of their delibe the Middle East as soon as pos- the light of the Communist up-

consideration incluie security trations:

The main conference may last The writer said an atmosphere, ple

but pre- He sakt lagrant violations of surge in South East Asia, the only five or six days, nervousness and anxiety_pre-'}

Southern Pacific and other resumably there will be Informat vpils in Batavia. The Dutch the Security Council truce, reso-

Aional defence questions, and exchanges between Individual dilemma in Indonesia is not a Jution had already been used by questibe of prestige or face be the Israeli Cavemment to bring the Commonwealth; after she be- tion headquarters.

ndien views on co-operation with statesmen in their own delego- present truces with

as was the comes a republle. Egypt arid

urid the Lebanon.

case lust year.-Reuter, The spokesman added that any

of

cause the Dutch have lost both, he sold:

Mir. Shecan discounted the

about

The

Communist menace in India, further acquisition of territory by The Prime Minister Jawaharlal Israel would be an even greater

Nehru, seems to have gone to- ward the Right and the Reds are

departure from the United No- tons Assembly partition resolution

not frying very hard, he conchift of November, 1947, than already ed.Associated Press.

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