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Big Three Conference On W. Germany Planned

Washington, March 27.

The State Department is quietly arranging a three power Foreign Ministers meeting on Western Germany to be hold hero in about ten days, itwas learned on Saturday.

The meeting will try to settle among the United States, Britain and France critical issues delay ing final unification and further economic develop-

ment of Western Germany.

The cunference 1 throed to with a population of 13,500 w Netherlands, Belgium and Luxem- inke advantage of the fact that be switched to the Netherlands, bourg in a Paris conference.

Reports from Europe said the British Foreign Minister Ernest Belgium, Laxembourgt. the Sour Bevin and French Foreign Minis-and France to improve communi- Germans reacted bitterly. Some The German leaders denounced any ter Robert Schuman wil arrive callons and administration.

with the in Washington late next week, frontier will be pushed back In- tampering

Western borders as contrary lo interin They will tend the signing of de Germany at 31 points.

Atlantie the North

tional law and a violation of the Atlantic Charter, Apr 4

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The Geimtu! will be fødd immediately.

talks probably

after that. Authorities said they would

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be very informal.

On Saturday

Western

Javery unfoumerd minor trans-

The major problems arise from efforts to unify and establish a zones government for all three af Western Germany art pro

development mote its economic

to aid European recovery.

Among The Issues

fers of territory from Germany Issues which may be taken up to its Western righbours--the by Secretary of State Mr. Dean Jesuit of one of the conferences į Acheron, Mr. Bevin and M. Schu- of lesser officials on Gerinas pro- man here inetude the following: blets which have bern under

way abroad for many months.

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The Western powers had long staved off this issue despite pres- sure from the Netherlands, Bel- giur brid Germany's other neighbours. They finally agreed to take action because of the de- lays in working out a German pence settlement as a result of the split between the West and Russia.

Nevertheless, the changes which are to be brought about nk 11 result of the Paris

Agreemen! One--Drafting ara occupation are

officially term "provisional" statute Work has been going and

my bi "confirmed forward on this in London. will fix the relationship between dified by the terms of the final

the occupation powers and the | proposed. German government The United States is understond to want the Krentest possible freertom of action for the TLOW government, consistent with se

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1949,

France Signs LONDON SENDS STRONG Customs Pact

With Italy

Patis, March 27,

Pago 5

PROTEST TO PRAGUE QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

London, March 26.

France and Italy on Satur-The British Foreign Office disclosed today it has

day signed a treaty designed to tear down the tariff wall be- tween them and eventually unify all their trade.

The pact calls for a French aud

sont a vigorous note of protest to Czecho- slovakia over the incidents which caused Cap-. tain Philip Wildash, British military permit of- ficer, to leave the country last Tuesday.

Italian customs union in 1950 and Copt. Wildash was seized at his flat in Prague, ques

complete economic merger by

1955.

The French and Italian parlia- ments are expected to ratify the agreement in abous three weeks, A year afterward, customs officers

tioned for several hours, and then instructed to leave the country immediately.

within the

The British note. presented { Capt. Wash left the country on the frontler are due to end the to the Foreign Office at Prague, on the advice of the British A-1 the collection of tarifs. At the said that in the course of the bassador in Prague same time, an identical list of questioning an official threaten-me limit set by Czechoslovak

pellec.-Associated Press. duties is to go into effect fored to arrest Capt. Wildash's goods coming from other coun-wite unless he became more tries Into France and Italy. communicative. Such a remark, A council nade up of members said the note, was considered from

both countries will take

|"superilous" by his Majesty's care of putting the agreement

Government. into effect.-Associated Press.

NEW INCIDENT ON BORDERS OF IRAN AND USSR

Tehran, March 27. A high military source sald

The notc assertext that Cupl. Wildash. mensber of na Allied fenm which issues permits for Czechoslovaks to travel into the Western zones of Germany, was in fact arrested.

It suld he had been threatened with dire consequences if he did not leave at once.

The note added Capt. Wildash had been accused of plottmg to injure the Czechoslovak Govern ment but that Czechoslovak of cials presented no proofs 1107 would they say which law Capt Wildash nilegedly viointed.

Highhanded Manner

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China Reds Shopping For Ship

news

Shanghai, March 27. Transport

from Com- munist-held North China includ-) ed the report that the ss. Han- | yang, of the Hong Kong China Navigation Company, arrived at Takum March 14. The vessel's master bas applied to Tientsin customs for port entry

to dis charge 550 tons of chemical raw materials, machines and tires. "bamboo curtain"

Two ships arrived behind the

from

behlad These were and the ss.

in the announcement as "minor on Saturday that a detachment rectifications"-Associated Press, of 50 Soviet troops has killed

the iron curtain." one Iranian soldier and wound-

the ss. "Tientsin" ed and captured two others in

Lung Wei Y which docked at a disputed frontier region.

Tientsin on March 14 from The incident, the Informant

Majesty's Government," Dairen, Soviet-occupied Chinese said in an interview, occurred in the note concluded "fect bound to port in South Manchurin, an area claimed by Iran. In the record their view that the Czecho- On March 11, the SS. Clover- Gurgan district south of the Atrek slavak Government neted In an lacks, British, salied from Tang- River

inconsiderate and highondert inan-ku for Hong Kong loaded mainly The date was not given in thisner in forcing this British officer with herbs and wool. dispate, which passed through

with local consular rank, on vague The Reds may soon Ironian censorship.

and general charges, to leave the agency for foreign trade in the country within 24 hours, under British colony. First item threat of arrest and that public their shopping list is said to be opinion, in Great Britain will in the purchase of about three 0,000 evitably regard this yet another ton vessels and several coastni example of methods and actions vessels of

less than 5,000 tons familiar and which are entirely munisis with which they

are becoming each. Total for the Chinese Com-

projected 30,000 tons-Associated

This Radio Hong Pwò--Division of powers

Kong tween the proposed Central Ger- 145 kiloeyetes per second find on broadcasting on a frequency of |inna government and State gov- ernments. The United States and 9.62 megacycles per seennel Britain have favoured a stronger 3 metre band.

H.K.T. Uran

Delministration

Frater.

which considered Toczsely federalisesl combination of states as a one way of keeping Germany under control,

Three The Berlin

Prisis--20

fur all efforts to reach an agreem ment with the Russians for lift- geir Berlin blockarle have failed. Diplomatic authorities be- Deve, however, that the Foreign Ministers must seek other pos- sibilities for ending the crisis.

Four---Reparations--on Eenno- mic Cooperation Administration Committee several months recordmended a reduction in the number of plants marked for re- rations removal from Ger- many. Britain and France did not at once accept the proposal. Omelals said this may be mottled before the Washington meeting.

ago

Five-Prohibited and restrict- ed industries-the United States favours narrowing the number of industries in which German activity was elther prohibited or restricted,

Territorial Changes

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1.ifty Mayer! at the 'inno 1.46 --News. Weather

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The leanan Commander

pro- tested to the Soviet Consul in the city of Gurgan and demanded the return of the prisoners. negotia tions for the release of the two and payment of indemnity were reported under way, Iteport and

Press sources reported the So-foreign to their own conceptions of feet: viet Commander issued an ultima- tum to the Iranians to withdrawn from the frontier posts In the ares and massed Soviet regiments In a show of force, but the Jean- Jan Commander Hour.

moved up no equal force.-Associated Press.

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pected to resolve these issues 11.4 p.-Weather Report retail. They hope for agreements in principle so Deputies in sub- sequent meetings can work out complete agreements. The slleing off 31 smalt pieces of Germany and attaching them to Germany's neighbours, was the first shifting of the German Western boun- duries aside from establishment of Saur nulonomy.

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