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'BROADCAST BARRAGE" DIRECTED TO RUSSIA East-West Radio "War" Now In Full Blast ANGLO-U.S. EFFORT

"PREPARE FOR WAR" CALL IN EGYPT

Cairo, May 7. Egyptian newspapers today

called on the Arab countries to for war". "prepare

etaiming that the Israelis are extending their line in Palestine.

"Ai Misry's" Damascus corres pondent said that the line in being axtended Northwards from Cen- tral Palestine with the aid of Run- stan engineors und the United States loan to Israel.

London, May 7.

Radio listening stations in London reported tonight that the East-Wost radio "war" oponed up in full blast when 61 powerful British and Ameri- can transmitters started a barrage of broad- costs to Russia at 4.15 a.m. British Summer Timo.

The British and American "broadcast barrage" was in answer to recent Russian attempts to jam Western broadcasts to Russian listeners. Reuter's station said that wherever one turned the dial on short-wave receivers one heard a pro- gramme in Russian. It came either from tho State Department's “Voice of America" (direct from the United States or relayed in Britain and Gormany) or the British Broadcasting Corporation.

"The

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THE "CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1949.

GEARING INDUSTRY FOR WAR

New York, May 8. American Industry is fant being put in stand-by cond). tion in case of war, Edward V. Hickey, production director of the National Boaurity Re- sources Board, says.

Mr. Hickey also says that tentative plans for mobiilsing American industry are ready In some fields and in other fields are fast nearing com- pletion Associated Press.

No Truth In "Worker" Allegation

London, May 8. The

Government yesterday Communist "Dally denied Worker" story that Princess cost Elizabeth's new home will

£250,000.

The "Worker", under a front- rede- page streamer, raid that curation of the four-storey dwelling near St. James' Palace is "alleged to be costing £250,- DUD,'

The Ministry of Works, which Is supervising the job, issued a formal statement saying there is no truth in the story. A sum of £30,000

Partlament proved by job.

This Picture Gave Offence To The A-G

"GREAT DISGUST" CAUSED BY PRESS

Oxford, May 8.

Princess Margaret (left), accompanied by her Lady-in-Walt was ap-ing Lady Mary Harvey, in plotured in a rowing 'boat off the lala for the of Capri, on her way to visit the famed Blue Grotto, jofty cavern approached by boat and entered through an aperture thres The Ministry said the job may | feet high." (A.P. Photo). The "Voice of America" Rus- The contents of the programme cost up to 10 per cent more than "Certola and explained: broadcast suffered were for the most part news and that Adul Kader El Hazmy, leader stan-innguage

extensive review of small additional works are being fairly writer in the influential weekly more interference than the British

on carried out at the personal ex- "Akhar El Yom", said that the when the joint of station Anglo-

Articlon In the British press Arab states had falled to save American offensive against Rus this joint effort of Britain and pense of their Royal Highnesses, a number of the fittings in- and Palestine and "now we must pre-lan Jamming began today. America to stop the jamming.

for war because the Jews pare

battery

of powerful tran- "In the transmissions jamorrow stalled are wedding gifts." to allocute the smitters, beamedt at Soviet Russia, It is proposed to alloc

The Daily Worker" said that cannot be trusted".

of the London District Committee Mustafa Amin Bey-proprietor ranged from 13 to 19 metres in

recapitulation grammes to

of the Amalgamated Society of of the newspaper called, in a the the short the simultaneous curred since the jamming began-

the major events that have

Woodworkers estimates the cost signed article, for the resignation

on the basl3 of General Nuai-es-Sald,

Iraqi

such as the negotiations about the at £250,000 Prime Minister, because he is "an

Berlin blockade, developments in statements from building workers obatacle to Arab unity".

Western Germany and the House on the job-Associated Press. of Commone debate on forced la- hour camps in Dussia.

and the The BBC America, broadcasting neously, told Russian listeners to search all the short wave bands to find one not mubjected to Inter- na interference.

He accused the Iraqi Premier of being "responsible for the Arabs failure in Palestine".

Abdul Calil El Rawy Bay, Iraqi charge d'Affaires In Chiro, dec- Jared today

that Iraq is not with drawing from the Arab League but wants its charter modified "to strengthen a general structure"

Meanwhile.

has reject.

ed an tsraell demand to with. draw her forces to the frontiers demarked during the British Mandate of Palestine,

usually well-informed Damascus circles

In thay.

resumed armistice talks

bands. The purpose of transmission was to outnumber the jamming stations which, the BBC said, arc

are operating on a scale as Inge as any organised by the Germans during the war and using techniques evolved by the Nazis.

BBO

channels. "Although the per cent of the frequencies were clear #t the start, about half of

these attracted interfence

Mostly News

gramme.

"Some

oc-

Valce of simulta

RECRUITS FOR EAST STOPPED

of

It is learned at the War Office

the drafting that when

instructions

Attorney General, Sir Hartley Shawcross, said last night that the Press has caused "great disgust” with its pursuit of Princess Margaret during her holiday in Italy.

He objected particularly to the long-range photographing of the shapely Princess Mar- garet at Capri in her bare midriff bathing suit, "Some of the newspapers are often YLI- gar," Sir Hartley said.

Polish Primate Attacked

Warsaw, May 8. Poland's controlled press tu- day accused Archbishop Stefan Wyszynski, Roman Catholic Primate of Poland,

of encou-

A BBC spokesman told Reuter later: "Approximately 50 per cent of the frequencies suffered severe

London: May 7. interference throughout, The jam-

Russian Jamming balleries Im-

About 150 young soldiers, due ning tended to the heavier on the

"The way in which they_pur- to sall with the Suffolk Regiment channels than on the mediately went into action in an American

member of the Royal attempt to obliterate the Western for the Middle East and even-sued a

Malaya-on remaining 50 transmissions. While most of the tually

Thursday, Family on a private holiday. tele- were stopped on the eve of sail-making photographs with Volee of America stations were

of the War scopic lenses, has caused great on Instructions almost completely obliterated, the

disgust. dur BBC announcer could be clearly Minister, Mr. Shinwell.

Sir Hartley, in a prepared ing the transmission of the pro-heard on severni wave lengths,

the Voice The stations jamming

order speech to the Oxford University on the Syrian-Israel border Syria

of America later switched over to was made,

were Labour Party Club, also said that have com-British papers of both Right and ging Poles abroad to oppose Communist-led Warsaw asked for a

withdrawal

15 of the frequencies BBC wave lengths, leaving the that the men must of all

temporarily pleted their basic training about Left political views sometimes the Jewish forces from positions oc

used were completely clear of in-American broadcast cupied after the first truce decis- terference throughout," the apo-switched from one BBC transmit-

Janning stationa also 10 weeks.

print stories with "a great deal Government. clear,

them.

The newspapers, editorially at- jon last November-Reuter.

But during that time and the of misrepresentation" In kesman addled,

ter to another at fairly frequént date they were due to sall, new But, he said, papera Hought tacking the Primate himself for that he instructions were issued that the

to be fettered either by the first time, declared

pastoral completed 12 men must have

Government control or by un- had sent a "revolting"

emigrants, de- weeks service before going to the duly strict libol laws" because letter to Polish

"interests and forces thrives "democracy Middle East.

critic fending

hostile to the people of Poland." Labour Mr. W. N. Warbey,

lam" by newspapers.

The Communist organ. Try- Member for Luton, had taken

Sir Hartley also criticised Con- the matter

leaders in Parliament buna Ludu," said that the letter up with Mf. Shin-servative

was published in Polish journals well on behalf of one the who, he said, "seem privates, aged 18.-Reuter. only to compete with each other in London opposed the Warsaw the leadership."Associated regime, and expressed the hope that Polish emigres will "keep up the emigration spirit”, Trybuna Ludu" said

INDIA TRYING TO BUY U.S. ARMS

Washington, May 7.

The Indian Army is seeking military equipment and supplies from the United States, parti- cularly 75 m.m, ammunition, Sherman tanks and aircraft replacement parts.

Indian sources admit that this had been raised during the visit here of the Indian Defence Secretary, H.M. Patel, but say that was not the main reason for his visit which is a good- will mission.

The Indian

had great have difficulty in getting replacement parts for American surplus equip- ment which they bought from the United States, and nmmuni- tion of the right calibre.

For some time due to the Kash- mlr trouble. the United States has banned the shipment of any military material to either India or Pakistan.

The ban has been lifled but Indin still has a very low prior- ity in purchasing military equip ment here.

Air France Crews Go On Strike

Parls. May 8. Air France flights to French were cancelled yesterme ellies by a strike, and the line's

to London was irregular.

intervals.

Russians Lose Out

The full text of yesterday's Joint BEC and Voice of Am. erica announcement was read by both the announcers on the Western transmitters. On each alde, close to the BBC WRYC⚫ lengths, powerful Russian jam. ming transmitterm could be heard.

Occasionally they missed the and the jamming wave-length

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GUERILLA RAID BEATEN BACK

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Vatican City, May 7 spirit means "service to foreign The Pope will probably receive Intelligence, instigation to frairi- The Greek Army reported to Princess Margaret,

on cide and support by every means could be heard moving from one day that the first serious guerilla holiday in Rome, auditoee of the reactionary frequency to another until it coin-raid in alx weeks has been beaten next Tuesday. Reuter. Ave miler back BBC frequency. with ค Some usual Russian home-service Bulgarian frontier, Two guerilla transmitters

inaudible on brigades of about 1,800 men were aimed at a village in Struma might Valley, the Army reported. some, but

cided

were

their normal wave-lengths.

Atinoepheric conditions

have accounted HAVE

diverted from their diverse

customary

The raiders kidnapped an un- othe had undoubtedly been determined number of villagers be

fore retreating, the announcement were given programmes to jamming activity. said. The casualties Russia would have to muster 60 as 20 guerillas killed and nine Government transmitters to silence the Anglo- soldiers were killed and 35 wound-

lo captured and threa American barrage. So far Moscow

ed-United Press. had much, if any, English-language

apparently

s to this purpose. was observed that Moscow had stepped up the power of the transmissions,

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sacrificed

CANADAIRS FOR HK ROUTE

Montreal, May 7. which could be heard clearly late

Canadian Pacific Airlines an- last night on at least six wave-nounce the receipt from Canadair first of four The three-day strike storted at lengths. Domestic programmes, on Company of the Indian sources say, und United midnight on Friday because the other hand, seemed to have "Canadair IV" aircraft for use trans Pacific service to States officials are inclined to

demands suffered from the offensive. Out on ita crows feel that their

transmitters generally Australia and the Far East. agree, that the global arms pro- for more money have not been of five

for

Tho service, running from gramme of the United States met. In anticipation of the strike audible, only one could be heard supplying Western Europeans, the Goverment

Hong Kong to Vancouver, B. C., requisitioned last night.Router.

is due to start in July,--United Turks and Greeks precludes the

crews flying international routes, possibility of India getting much Deflance 01 the

Press. requisition FASCISTS BUSY equipment within the near future. order can

It is pointed out that India is

IN ITALY not asking a grant but merely a

Home; May 7, higher priority for purchase. United Pre55.

SUNK BY MINE IN NORTH SEA

Grimes, May 8. The 428-ton Swedish steamer Zidia was blown up by a dere lict wartime mine in the North Sea on Friday night. Her crow of 13 was saved and brought to Grimes yesterday by the British trawler Yesso.

and

jend

to arrest or fines. domestic and

and prison sentences The crews flying

RAF AIRFIELD THREATENED colonial routes were not requisi- The Italian police today arrest- tioned and were thus free, to goed five people en charges of hola-.

Singapore, May 1. ahead with the strike,

ting Fascist nga and distributing. Malayan bandits made their Fascists leaflets on March 23, an- Arst attempt to attack RAF. ins- The Flyers' Union protested against the requisition order, but alrary of the foundation of tallations today when a group of 10 approached an airfield at Kuala said it will be respected. Yester Fasciam In 1910.

All five are believed to belong Lampur. day spokesman for the Union said that any interruptions of Into the Neo-Fascist Italian social

are due to movement-Router. ternational service technical simultics-Associated Press.

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SIDNEY STANLEY London, May 7.

The trawler picked up the men from lifeboats an hour after The Sunday newspaper "Rey- their ship went down 105 miles nolds News" states that Sidney North East of the mouth of the Stanley, the Lynskey Tribunal River Humber.

witness, who disappeared from The second mate of the Zidia, Britain on April 1, sailed from S.. Christopherson, zald: "I was Marseilles on Thursday for Tel sleep in my bunk when a terri- Aviv.

explosion

shook the ship, 1 rushed on deck and saw,

ship was sinking.

that

The The paper said that Stanley boarded" the simamer Nagdah at

We launched our two boats, farsalllas on Thoesday. The ship, babút, the men wer at rough that lij which left the same day, is due i'ló" swánit – 118,"amis" to reach Tel Aviv on Wednesday,

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