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BRITAIN TO START ALL-OUT EXPORT
DRIVE
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AMERICA
London, April 11,
Britain aims at exporting £180,000,000 worth of goods to Canada and the United States in the calendar year 1950, Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announced today. The specific export objectives for individual com-
modities will be fixed, he added.
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"In setting forth on export target of £180,000,000 as against £136,000,000 last year, the Govern- ment recognise that North America is the most. difficult 'market in the world," he told Parlia- ment during the debate on the Budget.
and
the
"In it we face fierce competi- "Every project seriously intende 1 from United States and frd to assist export trade to North
be carefully Vanadium inthetries and a large Ameries will
sympathetically examined." number of buyers who are un ac
Hush exporis to the United annet thouse. position to pick
States
must strike out far beyond The only torture which count it
The frantified business utinoks that market are prier, quality of the Eastern seabarık,
Phone is virtually an and zerties, 1
uniap-
Britain'
toped marker, particularly in present exports
the South, if only we North America, he sud, amount to only 1 per head of the p- go out and attack it in a deler-
Australu mined way." Mr Wilson said. wherens H pidation.
"There is also a very consider. they amount to nearly £19.
Therefore, we have to go out able market me many parts of the mat self with vigone.
United States and Canda aggressive-
Kl bower
ut goud emphasis mass and
Branch | quality." The task of selling ends in America is one of the Breatest challenges in history in
the merebunt adventuring sparat of our unders."
the Bve to
that
Detailing the help which Gevernisent intends to
tri exparters the North American
Mt. Wilsons market,
niet
for
Difficult Field Dealing wills Canado, Mr. Wil
"We have to work oul Son : m rullaboration with our Cona- of dimm friends many methods.
method most ajercoach, but the
strive band is far
10 night and main
to direct exports
where tverssary "open favencitady
will all our Ism" will be given to exporters to Canada mut the United States in and our
Canada. their
jeir production difficulties, Government departmesils have that been instructed
available for
FEROUFTIR are
10 11 Practi-
*MR. HAROLD WILSON
that resources are made avall. abla for a smooth and increas Ing flow of production for the
United Canadian and markate, mosnu In appropriate СЛЕСЯ outright discrimination
firmy between them and
Sales Promotion
States
Dollars will be provided for sales promotion. "No exporter need hesitate to ask the Exchange Control for reasonable locations of
Dollars where this can be shown to be legitimately needed. for effective and businesslike pro- motion of mir exports to Canada and the United States for such
A market research "The market for engineering,rposes
establishment of goods in Carsadly, is not yet being rdvertising.
gencies and selling and servic adequately turklet," he said.
Exporting to Canada is a task for organisations."
a zawoth and increased flow ofaling; for all who have anything production or the Canadians and
to sell, Bolted States markets.
"Much is being done, not only by large exporters or well-known ms, but by many new concerns
Untapped Market "We shall aim to provide the best possible Government service to exporters. It has already be23 decided its
United divide the States
euch Into four regions,
hv covered
superintending trade rosii for mar administra-
tive purposes.
which did not exist before the
why.
Source:
Although the present lume of imports from Cuda is amense, is Britain's Juruest single she
are There of supply. many commodities which Britain will wish to buy and whieb Cuna- ein will wish to supply, but there is no casy, quick or rendy solu tion to this problem.
"In the North American ex- Government port drive the
the stands ready to assist to
all full extent of its powers who can play their part producing the selling goods." Earlier, Mr. Wilson, sald that The building
exports to 12p of cial difficulties of the North Canna
and the United States is American markets. This will the most urgent task before us.
of additional It Is a diffealt fleld where thera Ports to her."-Reuter.
"It will be necessary to pro- vide spreial help for the spc-
take
the
form
assistance by the Export Credits is plenty of room and where long Guarantee Department,
New Crisis
In Greece
Athens. Aprii 11.
over
term plans of expansion are not likely to be upset by restrictions or importa."
Going Full Out
"We have got to work out in co-operation with our Canadian
methods of friends muny
ap- The method most ready proach. to hand is to strive with all our might to expand our direct ex-
RED ATTACK ON
CHURCHILL
for
London, April 11.
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1949.
BRITAIN'S
NEW RECORD
Vitriolic Attack
IN EXPORTS On Aid To Europe
London, April 11.
During the House of Com- mons debate on the Budget today, Mr. Harold Wilson. Provident of the Board of Trade, announced that Britain had achieved a new record in dxporta
for March. They werd provisionally
put at 159 million, £700,000 above the previous record in Janu. ary, and were likely to be 162 per cent.or-163 per cent of the 1938 volume.
March, however, WAB a long working month and the rate of exports Wal daythrae per cont less than
About
Importe,
In January but one per cont above February, he said.
he added, were nisa the highest ever in March.
The gap on visible trade account was wider than
these
in January and February, Mr. Wihen did not give Figures or the Import figure. -Reuter.
EMPIRE TALKS IN LONDON
Washington, April 11.
Republican Representative John Taber today asked for a slash in Marshall aid spending to prevent the United States from promoting Socialism in Europe.
Mr. Taber, a member of the Appropriations Com- mittee, gave his views in a speech in the debate on the £5,380,000,000 foreign aid bill. Over-spending in Europe, Mr. Taber said, JK permitting Western Europe and Britain to socialise Industry and keep it busy on "projects which are utterly ridiculous and foolish, like building stations on French railroads and digging up streets in Belgian cities,"
"If these people would go to work with, all the money that has been given them and all the food that has been given them, they could have already develop rol hn arm production
p which gramme
would supply France Britain,
and Italy with everything they need to protect
themselves from their. Commun- fat neighbours,"
Mr. Taber said Socialism would bring dietators, and reae- tions nguinst theso dictators would drive Europe straight to Communism.
"A Racket".
"We should adopt amendments here
reducing the amount of these authorisations to something approaching the need. They need no money for the rest of this Ascal year. They do not
year."
London, April 11. Dominion leaders will arrive in London next week for the vital Prime
Ministers Con- ference which is to consider Indio's views on future Com- monwealth Association.
They will hold a week's discus-need $4,000,000,000 for the next
Nscal year. sions on this constitutional issue
Mr. Taber wald he would and other Commonwealth prob-
"reasonable support
foreign lems under the chairmanship of
ald, but I cannot support a pro. Mr. Clement Altice at his official
position that is based upon a residence, No, 10, Downing Street.
racket and raid upon the American people." Repuhilean Representative Hollman would vote against the pending bill and proposals for arms aid to Western Europe because money, with the "will almost certainly involve us In war."-United Press.
The Dominion statesmen are Use Prime Ministers of Australia, New Zeniand, India, Pakistan, Ceylon and South Africa, and the Cana dian Minister of External Affairs, All the Prime Ministers except Pundit Nehru of India will arrive in London by air on April 19, when Mr. Lester Pearson, Canada's representative, is also due.
Pandit Nehru's plane is due to arrive on the night of April 20.
statesmen The Commonwealth
announced
that
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WALL COLLAPSES Paris, April 11. will stay at leading London West
Three workmen were believed End hotels as they diet on their previous visit last October, killed today when a foundation Pandit Nehru and the Pakistani wall collapsed as a lorry passed Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, a building site in Tours, Western wili again make their headquar-France. ters at Claridge's Hotel. Mr. Dun
buried under
Four men were
LABOUR TO HOLD INQUEST
London, April 11.
The Labour Party today da- cided to hold an "inquest" on April 27 to determine why it suffered a major defent at the hands of Winston Churchill's last week's County elections. resurgent Conservative Party in
Final figures from Conservative Party Headquarters on balloting in 62 counties in England and of 341 Wales showed a net gain Conservative seats and a Labour Party net loss of 293 seats
Morgan Philips, Secretary: of the Labour Party, who said the result is a warning we cannot ignore", will serve as "coroner", He is expected to propose a pro- gramme to repair Party machin- ery for next year'
nationwide Parliamentary elections.
The Labour Party organ, "Daily Herald," sold that to take a light view of the past week's reverses would be folly.
The "Herald" admitted that the Tory victory was due partly. to the fact that the Conasr. vatives had regarded theep polls as a general election while Labour had campaigned pure- ly on local issues.
was
The Tory press denled that Lubour's austerity budget
the Socialist de- responsible for feat and the "Daily Graphic" said that the Chancellor of that Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, hind only revealed the truth about Britain's economic condi tions.-United Press.
DO YOU KNOW: Stephen Senanayake, Ceylon's tons of earth, One was broughtYOUR HONG KONG? Prime Minister, is expected loot dead and one badly injured, stay at the Hyde Park: Hotel. and there is little hope of getting The Pakistani and South African the remaining two out alive.-- Prime Ministers are bringing their Reuter. wives with them.-Reuter.
AIRLIFT RECORD
Eerin, April 11.
A record number of 907 plones,
of which 950 were American and 257 British, flew into Berlin todav with "blockade" supplies. The load in metric tons was 6,949, which la considerably lower than the best weight up to now,
Mr. Wilson added: "This great A Communist Member of Par- task of increasing Bollar exports tiament was declared out of or- must achieved not by starv-der in the House of Commons to- Mr. day ing other markets, but within our
insinuating that Winston Churchill hnd made A split in Greece's two-and-tofal export achievement.
und a-half months' old
irresponsible Coalition "Exporters must now he ask- mischievous Government
allegations ed to go full out to take every statements in the United States.
The last record by number was linking a Minister with foreign opportunity in the North Ameri-
"Withdraw." both benches in the exchange smugglers tonight can market even if this means
Commons called out to the Com- on March 30, when 905 planes marghal cases paying less at- threatened the country with a tention to markets where we tud munist, Philip Piratin, after he few in with 5,908 metric
ayhad made the charges in a ques- The weight record is 7,201 metric 1 first class political crisis in the difficulty in paying our way.
midst of the civil war and the
то maintain Britain's standard in addressed to the Prime Minions, carried on February 26,
Aid ister, Mr. Altice.-United Press. strike of civil servants.
of living when Marshall
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The Minister 15 M. Spyras ceases in 1953, she ought to be Canada and the Markezinis, cham-smoking, chess-exporting to
playing teater of the New Party. United States at a rate of £185,-
and a Minister without Portfolio. 100,000 a year, bused on the mid-
Members of his family have been 1918 1gures, he said.
Parliament since the Brat
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in
Greek Parliament in 1843.
Following the
"We propose, as a measure of
the gap which our direct exports allegations have to close, to fix and publish
apalast him, the Deputy Premier, for the calendar year specifle ex- for Individual M. Alexander Diomedes, sun-port objectives moned him today and asked him commodities to Canada
and the The total figure leave the Cabinet until his United States. Juridical position is cleared. The amounts to £180,000,000 worth demand was backeri by
three of goods to North America in the Govern the calendar year 1950." Panayotis
Certain industries had well
to
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ment, M.
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The
Concilo- ter. M. Sophocles Venizelos, drive, but all in all "we have stili leader of the dissident Liberals n very long way to go." and a Minister without Portfolio, and M. Constantin Tsalduris, the Populist Foreign Minister.
to
M. Markezinis is reported have rejected the demand,--Reu-
ler.
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proportion of Britain's total ports to North America is now lower than it was before the war.
Other
points - Mr.
Wilson made: The Instruction to Gov. ornment departments to ensure
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