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Washington, May 18,
Two Sonators and 43 members of the House today introduced a bill establishing a "Near East Survoy Commission" to study an economic development programme for the Middle East.
A spokesman for the bill said.
it provides for comprehensive Inquiry on possible action which
It may prove necessary or desir-} x able for the United States to take to develop the Near Eastern countries.
the
Franco Attacks Britain
Speech Before Cortes
In
Madrid, May 18..
Gonoral Franco told the world tonight that the European States", word
clumsy, so old and so divided that they are pushing us towards coun- › tries of our own strain in the American continent, in which the Unit- od States has achiovód the ruling position.“
Quirino Attacks Spain was entering upon a new stage in her foreign
Communism
those
relations, he said.
RUSSIANS HOLD UP TRAFFIC
Berlin, May 18. Rusala today barricaded the autobahn from West Germaný to Berlin against trucks, caus- ing the first serious hitch in Inter-zonal trame since the Soviet blockade was lifted last week
Soviet officials halted truck trof- fie on the broad highway at Helm- The general said that he would stidt checkpoint on the Anglo- make what he called a most im- Kovlet zonal border and the chief In D 00-minute radio speech, This statement, sald General portant revelation, which the gateway to the Russian zone. marking the
of Franco, was made by Mr. Chur- | Chancelleries Interested are kee- | opening
Itusalan traffic officers demand- the third legistative period of chill to the Duke of Alba. Gene-ping secret, but which Spain hased new entry permite to be issued the Cortes (Parlament), General mi Franco quoted the statement a right to know.
by the German Economie Commis Franco declared: "Realities lead from the text of a a telegram sent
sion in the Soviet zone. Truck us towards the United States, but by the Duke to Madrid in
He then read to the Cortes drivers did not have them and 1041.
telegram from the British For-argued angrily against what they with signifled relations, reciprocal
eign Office, dated January 31, regarded as a wholly unreasonable loyalty and clear friendship." who
1944, addressed to the U.8. State demand.-United Press.
This, tolégram 'dx- Department,
Manila, May 18, Representative Jacob K. Javits, Paying tribute to the patriotism Republican, said the programme of the late Justice Jose Ahad would follow either the aes of Suntos during his monthly radio the European recovery pro- chut last night President Qatrino
of the attacked or Point Four
profess gramme
inaugural President
address which was directed towards imoyalty to an allen principle,
He suki that strange as 't may living standards in proving the
Нелга stem one
many ngaln under-developed countries.
The
speedy salva- Commission set
i set up under voices promising would bili
be composed of tion from the confusion and dis- five House members, Ave Seat-tress "which they are helping to tors and five incmbers to be up- sow it the midst of our greatest efforts to reconstruct the coun- Presiden!. pointed by the
The sponsore of the bill, in a try that but yesterday they de statement, said, "it emphasises livered to the enemy." Fortun
ke added, "we were not particularly
+tely, public
worke power deceived, then and we should not We can at all vast potentialities for this pur. times check their words against pose exist in the vallays of the their diets."-Reuter. Jordan. Tigris, Euphrates and
developments, generating The❘ be deceived now.
and water for
in the area of the White Nile,:
and In In Byria, in Lobanon
which ati Jordan. these areas
time supported A great civilisation.
BUC
"estimated that 10,000,000| to 15,000,000 cultivable HICTUR coalit be created by projects costing about US$300,000,000,
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of
Other Purposes "Another purpose will be the
of International: maintenance peace and security by eliminating the potential of the Near East as the world's foremost tinderboxes for wor and revolution duo to the chronically low standards of living. bad conditions health and education and feudal unditions of the government,"
The statement also sald the sponsors consider that the fate of Israel is linked with the fate of the whole region and see in this bill a way to bring permanent peace and neighbourly relations between Israel and other Near East countries.
Saud
The bill defines the Near East as including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Isract. Jordan, Kiwalt, 112 Lebanon. Palestine, Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
Representative Javits said the would request early sponsors hearings on the bill by the House Foreign Committee. He said he hoped that by improving the con- ditions of the people. "we will diminish the possibility of war. -United Press.
THOMAS DEWEY
IN HOLLAND
Aunsterdam, May 18,
Mr. Thomas B. Dewey, Gov- ernor of New York State, arrived here by air from London today 10 spend three days in Holland. On Saturday he leaves for Brussels before visiting Paris.
FIGHTING SEEN IN HOLY LAND
Calro, May 10. Egyption newspapers today published a Damascus report fore- casting a renewal of fighting be- tween Syria and Israel following in the deadlock the armistice talks.
After nearly seven weeks of fruitless negotiations the talks ended yesterday in failure, being suspended indefinitely until and If further proposals for the 80- tiations were made by the former Palestine Mediator, Dr. Ralph Bunche
the Israel had insisted that Syrians withdraw from Palestine the old international territory border while the Syrians insisted on having forces stationed West of the border-Reuter.
KING ATTENDS PRESENTATION
London, May 10. King George attended this after- noon the first of this year's pre- sentation parties at Buckingham Palace his first blg-scale func- ton since his recent illness.
The King, wearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, looked very well and walked with no trace of a limp. It s & little nore than two months since ho was operated upon to improve the flow of blood to his right foot.
-Reuter.
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Florence, May 18
Four employees, withstanding
He was welcomed at Schipol all appeals to strike, continued to Airport by Dr. Herman B. Baruch, serve Princess Margaret today at United States Ambassador In the Grand Hotet here while the Holland, and Mr. Josse Van Wie- kel, American Consul-General in Amsterdam, and the Chairman of the American Businessmen's Club in Amsterdiun, Mr. H. Wybrandt of Florence, and affecting about
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His speech, in which bo strongly attacked Britain, had been de- layed until after the United Na- tions decision on Spain. On Mon- day, the General Assembly of the United Nations talled by tour vo les to give two-thirds majority to a motion calling for the resum- pilon of diplomatic relations with Spain, which were broken off In 1047.
General Franco accused' Britain of not keeping her promises made to Spain during the war, quoting Mr. Winston Churchill as having told the wartime Spanish Ambas- sudor in London: "If England wins the war, she will help Spain to become a strong power in the Mediterranean and support her rightful territorial aspirations in North Africa."
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The General said that Britain did not hesitate to make promises In 1940, promises which offered a small guarantee because they were made when Britain nearly in the throes of death,
Double Game
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Не проке Allied intrigues In Spain, and said: "Not one of the foreign conspiratora pasted unnoticed by us, and more than half of the secret agents used) by foreign powers were in our employ
ware playing
double game." General Franco re-affirmed Spain's friendship for Portugal, for the Arab and South American countries, and for the United States. He said theso nations were Spain's friends despite a "certain country's attempts at torpedoing our good relations with them."
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· AN INTIMATE NEGLISER- MIGHT PUT HIM IN THE
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the
provise comed
British Foreign Office's agreement of
plan covery, but if the assistance is which had been drawn up by subject to haggling we will ra General George Strong (then fuse it and achlove
Asalatant Chief of Staff for United States Military Intelll. BAND), so attek, thì Garman Atlantic Wall by an invasion, through Spain.
General Franco said that this plain was scotched by the Soviet |
from Union, aa was evident telegram sent from Moscow. dated February 2, 1944.
. Referring to Marshall aid and. foreign loans during his speech, General Franco said: "To expect gifts is immoral and unbecoming to Spaniards. We do not disdain foreign help because It would accelerate the rhythm of our re-
IDEA -
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10-
surely but more slowly.
Falangists demonstrated night after, General Franco's speech, displaying banners with slogans attacking the United No- tions.
Earlier in the day, shops and schools closed on official orders, and labour syndicates appealed
to
read:
their members to join in to- night's mass meetings,
Some of the banners "Israel Again Sold Herself for Thirty Pieces of Silver:" "Kan- garoos voted against Spain" "Six Votes against Spain in UNO but 23,000,000 in her favour here."- Reuter.
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