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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1949.

ALLIES PROPOSE LIFTING OF BERLIN BLOCKADE BY MAY 10

Five New Saints Are

Three-Power Talks

At Lake Success

Canonised Time Table Given

Votienn City. May 2.

Pop Plus XII today attend ed semi-public Consistory of Cardinals, Archbishops Track Bishops, which gave favourable

ranonisation voirs for the

two Saint five nev and three Itaban muns.

French

The dates for the cartónovation erremonies were Dxed as follow

May 13 th year deame Del L'Estone, a niece of the French

Lake Success, May 2.

The three Western powers have proposed to the Soviet Union to open up Berlin by May 10 and to hold a Council of Foreign Ministers meeting by about May 23, it was reliably learned here today.

In the three-power talks held here today, it was un- derstood that Dr. Philip Jessup, Sir Alexander Cadgoan and M. Jean Chauvel had agreed on a joint note to be sent to the Russian delegate to the United Nations, M. Jacob Malik,

writer and philosophes Montaigue. The contents of the note were not revealed, but it

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was learned reliably to contain a tentativo time- table for lifting the trade and transport restric- tions in Berlin and for a meeting of the Foreign Ministers,

The note an suuppested to Minto detailed Malik that the ume hard come to Malik.

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States. United justath. take Franer and Russia. All the re- have Catholic rent discussions on Berlin

Jessup and M ben between 1 Bialik. The Western view now is

will

The three

For

Washington,

London

Expellees From East Germany

Mr.

Frankfurt, May 2.

Middelinann, Werner secretary-general of the com- bined refugee administration in the Anglo-American zone, said that 7,000,000 German expellees from Eastern Europe now live in the three-Western zones of Germany.

In addition, he laid, there are the sume 3,500,000 expellees in

·Russian occupation zone.

According to Mr Middlemann, most of the German refugees have lost most of their properly and live in very poor conditions.

The expellers who were sent away from their homes in terri- tory now under direct or indirect Russian control had to leave be- hind 100,000,000,000 Deutschmarks worth of goods, houses and land, and A large part of he emphasised. this properly was taken by Po- other Mand, Czechoslovakia and

countries now behin the Iron Curtain,

and Paris

Foreign Ministers

In London For

Council Meeting

London, May 2. Ten European Foreign Ministers will attend a Con- ference opening at St. James's Palace here to- morrow to plan a Council of Europe. Representing the five Western Union partners, the three Scandinavian Powers, Italy and Eire, the Ministers will work on the basis of recom- mendations from officials of the 10 Powers who met here recently..

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The decision to sol up a Coun- Count Storen, who travelled in cil of Europe, composed of an another coach, declared, "Never Assembly and a Committee of have I gone on a treaty-making hope, con- Ministers, was taken in January mission with more by the Consultative Council offidence and optimism. Western Union.

really making Europe. Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. "It would be a very bad busi- we were cynical and Ernest Bevla, will preside at the ❘ness it conference which is to last two sceptical, becausé nt this moment we must give everybody the im- or three days.

pression of seriously trying to build up Europe."

He will place before the Minis, ters for amendment or approval a draft statute for the Council of Europe.

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Mot At Station

M. Rene Massig, the French Ambassador in London, And the To- Italian Ambassador, Dako

maso Gallarat!-Scotti, were at the station to meet their Foreign Ministers when the Golden Arrow arrived,

Among points which the Minis- ters must deelde is whether not any additional members shall

to the Council be admitted

and Turkey this stage. Greece have let it be known that they are seeking membership and the Britain, Ministers of Foreign

The wife and daughter of the France and the United States an Italian Ambassador, many other nounced in Washington recently representatives that Western

would embassies, and British

Office omelois, were also there.

Germany

Is also quality to apply for membership

as soon as a West German gov-)

of the

London

Foreign

line

and A long

of official diplomatic cars took the Ministers to their rea- be and their porties

where dinner

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talks with

On The Defensive

Mr. Middlemann, who view, common to the

Weatern Governments, deputy chief of the refugee sec- may be summarised as follows: tion of the bizonnl economio ad-ernment comes into being.

will also The conference time since the ministration, said the refugee Or the first

ganisation considered that it is Potsdam Agreement, the Rus

Preparatory Commission of nwaited them. for sians are on the defensive and, better to lift the living standard asked to approve a draft statute pective embasales

of these expellees up to that of representatives of the 10 Powers May 18, 1958-a combined vere-that matters have progressed far

expressed it to- as one French Italan enough to enable the four powers

In the Western German population

"to

ARRIVALS Foreign mony

day the Western Allies are

rather than to face the danger of to sit in London to complete ar-

for the Council's Lange, the nuns, Vineetiza Gerts and Bar-converted to sit around a table

rangements time-

the driving seat.

population's living German the the latter work out a definite Gapitano: telenne

of the

in port noar here today on a Scan- August founded the Sisters

It is common ground between standard being dragged down to first meeting-at present tenta- Minister, arrived at Northolt Air- of Charity table for the next state

dinavian Airlines Skymaster to negotiations. and died in 1833.

altend the meeting of the Coun- The dates of May 18 and May that the Berin blockade and the the present state of the expellees, tively set for next

In close co-operation with the Strasbourg. restrictions 1950-Jeanne De 23 are understood to be tentative Allied counter

put western countries, it should there-

The Preparatory Commission's ell of Europe tomorrow. May 201 Valois, daughter of King Louis XI and subject to further modificat-upon Eastern Germany und Ens-fore be possible to give adequate Chairman, expected to be a Bel-

He said he hoped the Council the 7,000,000 to the Malik's reply of France and wife of King Louistion. M.

tern Europe are forcing the Rus- Anancial help to

and the would proceed carefully, and not XII. After her husband's death | Washington note is expected to sians to seek terms in the "cold | German expelices and thus change} gian, will be nominated the founded the firder of the An-

Western Germany from a possible the present conference

Commission is expected to hold take the second step before the | Borrow. for

In Paris, meanwhile Dr. Jen

The Russians are expected at area of influence for Asia into a nonclare, a religious order

an inaugural meeting before the first.

"In fact we must keep on the She dive in 1505 and is

the sup. and M. Malik, the Russian

forthcoming conference to European bulwark, he said. France. Saint in

ground all the time", The working group set up by negotiator, are 4. February

the lifting of immediate restoration

Ger the World Council of Churches in of

cluded-Reuter. being feted on

communique on com

and the Fruter.

and man unity

withdrawal of Geneva recently to implement aid the Berlin blockade holding of a four-power meet all occupation troops

from the to the German refugees proved that these ideas were now backed Ing. It was learned from welt.

Western and Eastern Zones.

will reply by an International organisation, informed quarters.

To this the Allies The text of

a withdrawal of occupation he added. The problem of these the communique that a

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to the tra

only take place after expellees in no longer only troops can British and French Governments. the peace trenly has been signed German one but a European one. Mr. Middelmann added that the A Reuter despatch from New but that they are willing to co-

German refugees who 200,000 with the and operate

to Western York said the British, French and

were brought back United States

had speeding up that treaty. representatives spec

from Dermark At the same time, the Western Germany there talked, for an hour and

the three been spread all over

women. considered

Foreign Office Confirms Burma Talk

London, May 2. The British Foreign Offices today confirmed that the ques- tion of aid to Burma was dis- cussed at informal meetings of Commonwealth Prime the Ministers last week.

Oficials said,

war."

during

full conference adjourns. now drafting produce a dramatic plan for the

Russians in

half today on Berlin, Negotiations Allies will make it clear, accord- were afterwards officially stated ing to these same high diplomatie to be progressing satisfactorily.

The strongly

Strong Front

Russians will face 21

united

frunt of the

Western zones with most going to the French zone. sources, that the Potsdam Agree-

These refugees, Mr Middelmana They inent is dead and buried.

ver said, have to be supported by the will will say

four-power Germin

government, United talks must ake place on the

Press, situation, ¡basis of the. present

Washing- especially the recent

the new

The Assembly, according to usually reliable sources will num her 87 delegates drawn from the tain and Italy will have 18 mem- 10 member Powers, France, Hri- bers each; Belgium, Sweden and cach; Den- the Netherlands six mark, Elre and Norway each and Luxembourg three.

four

ho con-

India Shows Interest In U.S. Army

Washington, May 2,

Secre-

The French Foreign, Minister AL. Robert Schuman and the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Carlos Sforza, were optimistic

The Indian Defence over the prospects for tomorrow's Council of Europe meeting heretary, Mr H. M. Patel. paid a at Victoria 30-minute visit to the Assistant when they arrived Station tonight aboard the Goldon Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Arrow train from Paris,

Rusk, today. Alighting from

his pullman

He later told reporters it was during friends and officials, M. Schuman merely a courtesy visit

Western powers when they come ton agreement on Germany. Any LIAQUAT ALI KHAN | into a large crowd of walling I 1lo Paris for the meeting of the Russian attempt ip the however, they could not confirm Rangoon reports Foreign Ministers, it was learn- Potsdam Agreement would thus

Le doomed to failure. The Soviet Government that the Conanonwealth countries ed from Paris sources.

has The Western Allies ill wel- Western Allies*

come any Russian offer to allow

already had agreed to provide a

government.

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preliminary

the

IN DUBLIN

Mr.

Dublin, May 2.

All Khan, Linquat

the who loan and arms for the Burmese accepted conditions for a re Eastern Germany to be integral- Pakistan Prime Minister,

of the four-power talksed with the rest of Germany. arrived here by air today from summany as a whole and Ber-

within the terms of the Bonh London, smiled and declined to The officials sak: "At the New on

Constitution, provide genuinely give a direct answer when news- Delhi conference the ques-hain particular.

The French Foreign Minister, democratic conditions prevail in paper correspondents asked him tion of aid to Burmu was dis-

Schuman, confirmed the Eastern Zone,

if Pakistan would follow India's was M. Rober! cussed, but

decision

on ni

Refusal Expected

example and become a republic, reached when the conference nd-today that an agreement

meeting had been reached. But the question of aid new Journed.

ridiculed

Western observers at presont elther within or outside the Com- reports about to Burina was kept under consi- He

expect the Russians to refuse monwealth. vlew between deration and discussed by

these conditions for Eastern

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of the divergencies appropriate Prime Ministers dur-Beltain, on the one hand,

and

ing the Commonwealth conference France and the United States, on in London last week."

In the meantime, it was under- stood that the majority of Com- monwealth Prime Ministers agreed

Nu's that Thakin

government

the

the other,

about handling Russian offer to resume the talks.

truth, according

to high

To the wife sources in the French

frelers

with Mr. Ernest Bevin,

must be supplied with capital to capital, is that the U.S. Secretary Mr. Dean Acheson, dis- save it from collapse. It has of State,

the the Itussian "peace" been tacitly agreed that a Com-cussed monwealth toon should be made,

the Foreign Secretary, ant the but dreistons on the form and ex-

Foreign Minister. M. tent of such aid must wait the French return of the Indian, Pakistani Robert Schuman. in Washington and Ceylon Prime Ministers to last month and they have reach- before Dr. their respective capitals-United ed full agreement

Jessup was authorised to enter

Press.

Type BX 665 X

"My visit here is purely a so- Germany. Failing a merger of clat one," he said. "I have no

the thing to add to that,"-Reuter. with

the West German system. now being set up, the Western Al.

Eastern

Germany

to co-ordinate

only.

car only footing

Western ideas and a 1ler would be prepared to offer gress for the Russians a bridge between defeat for Communism.

This would the two territories.

If they agree to a partial res- of relations-chiefly be a liaison committee in Bortoration

economic-this again lin, conslating of Germans

relations, their give the Western iden a Chlef task being to deal with in what is now completely So-

viet-dominated territory.

In any event, the Western Al- It, contrary to expectations, the Russions agree to allow rent de-es appear

to hold the trump mocracy in their German Zone, cards for the forthcoming four- this would certainly mean pro-power talks.-Reuter.

economic problems.

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said. "I am glad to be meeting which they discussed Mr. Patel's my nine colleagues for the signa- impressions of the United States. Mr Patel said the Indian armed ture of the Charter of Europe. I think it is a very important event

services were interested in secur- of and progress for the peace

ing the benefit of American tech- nations".

M. Schuman told reporters that nicol advances in military lines.

"At this stage," he said, the question with Indians were not asking the he did not expect to discuss the Berlin blockade

Foreign Secretary, United States for equipment but the Eritish

He indicated were more interested in making

talks that the Washington

an arrangements for Indian officers Mr. Ernest Bevin. this matter were all that was to attend American military in-

stitutions-United PreES. required at the moment.

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