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Proposal On Berlin By U.S. Raises Hopes

Acheson Asks For Report On City's Trade By Monday INCONCLUSIVE SESSION

Paris, June 8,

The United States propos ed today that the Foreign Ministers instruct the Bor- Jin Commandants to try to settle trade and communication matters now under discussion and report back to the Foreign Ministers by June 13. Should present negotiations fail in Berlin, the Foreign Ministers would pre-

sumobly take up the question at the end of five days and settle it. Toward the end of an inconclsive four and and a half hours session, the U.S. Secretary of State Mr. Dean Acheson insisted that the Council send in- structions to the four sector commanders in Borlin asking a report on their trade transit negotiations by June 13.

This was interpreted by British Gources as a demand that all res- trictions on travel and transport from the West into Berlin cease

date.

The Council by that agreed to discuss this proposal at its session on Thursday.

Mr. Acheson, according to Bri- tish sources. told the Foreign Min- isters that current negotiations in Berlin for implementing the New York agreement which ended the

well.

blockade are not mammt was

then

The New York between American, Brit

British. French and the Russians at the begin. ning of May It resulted in the lifting of the blockade and the convocation of the current For- eign Ministers' pession,

Mr. Acheson duggested that the Ministers should tell their respec- tive representatives in Berlin they should reach an agreement not laler than June 13,

Bonn To Be “Unoccupied"

Frankfurt, June 8. Britain plan to maks Bonn, the new West German Federal capital, ал unot. cupled Zone, so that it poll- tical [ife çan develop In completely Independent atmo. sphere, it wat learned here toden

The British authorities are the Belglan arranging with occupying authorities now in Bonn to withdraw all their troops, Including the military police, from the city and an area of 30 milos' radius round It.--Router.

Lord Henderson rejected charge by Mr. Vishinsky that Mr. Dovin and boon guilty of exaggeration yesterday when he Bald the Boviet proposals con- ferred the right of veta on the Borim appointment of minor officials.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1949.

European Shot

Nationalisation

Dead In Malaya Cause For Unrest,

Singapore, June D.

A European sergeant was shot dead and a Malay cons table wounded in . Corco batilo today between a, small polloe party and 15 bandits In the Segamat Brez of North Johore,

Four bandite ware klitod.

The police party was chas.. Ing two bandits who earlier had killed a Chinese shop- keeper in an ambush.Rou

ter

Troops May Unload Food Cargo

London. June 8, Troops may be used to unload food cargoes held up by dockers refusing to work Canadian ships In the port of Liverpool.

Labour Party Told

Blackpool, June 8.

The current wave of industrial unrest on Britain's State-owned Railways swept right into the La- bour Government Party's annual conference here today when a railwayman stood up to do- clare that sinco nationalisation things had "got' 'worse” on the railways.

Unperturbéd by loud cries of "No," Mr. R. Shaw, a

goods guard, declared that on the railways there was a wide feeling of frustration and of being held down by the managers who 'had been placed in control.

of the

"Place the workers in control of the Railways and we will run you more efficiently thon your present £5,000-a-year Railway Executive," he said.

woollentir

More criticism of nationalisa- tlon came from a worker in the State-run electricity industry

Today's announcement that the who said that his fellow workers British Government would inter-were perturbed at the excessive salaries being paid to officials. vene unico food cargoes

They were objecting, he said, to handled without delay, was re- garded as a threat to use troops high salaried posts being given officiala. at Liverpool as has already been to retired trade union done

There were too many of these at the Western ports of

jobs for grandfathers. Avonmouth and Bristol.

Studying Kashmir Deadlock

Lake Success, June 8. The Kashmir deadlock, is Washington being studied in and London but so for no deci- at nationalisasions have been made about

on a day when the future action, authoritative

This aniping It followed an appeat by Mr.

tlon came Arthur Dein, General Secre-

Party chiefs tary of the Dockers' Trade Union. Lord Henderson quoted the So- for volunteers to discharge peri- viel proposal that any Command-shables at Liverpool. ant, by

up the appointment could hold of officials, including those in the field of education.

by objecting to the action,

The British delegate said that Mr. Bevin's remark, far from be- in an exaggeration, had been modernle description of an immo- derate proposal.

About 50 ships are now wait-

had brought up

some of their heaviest guns to sources said today. load the debate on the pro- gramme for the next Generat Election, due next year.

“Short And Sharp"

In both American and British circles there no desire to force the issue. It is felt in both quar

may ters that the Commission still be able to negotiate an ac- the TC- Mr. Herbert Morrison, Deputy ceptable settlement of to Prime Minister and the Party's maining points of dispute between a main strategist, declared that India and Pakistan.

private industry could no longer

ing at Liverpool lo load or dis- charge. All have become In- volved in the dispute which be- gan over a single Canadian ver-

diverted sel, the Dromere,

from Liverpool

Avonmouth fortnight ago..

with a war

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There is, above-all, no inclina- The Soviet Foreign Minister Avonmouth and Bristol doe-be allowed to go just its own

business, way. All then replied. He said the adop-kers came out three weeks ago, Socialist,

private or tion in any quarter to rush the was in the tion of these proposals would fav- refusing to discharge a cargo of state the nation's business. Pri-Council

present question back into the Security All diplomatic sources our the reconstruction of Berlin grain from the Canadian shilp

vate Industry or finance which here are generally agreed that it and of Germany as a single pence-Montreal City because her crew indulged In

anti-social conduct would be preferable if the two ful State.

are members of the Seafarers'

Goveruments could settle The Western powers seemed to International

would be pulled up short and Union, Involved

matter directly with the United sharp. directly the question-was it true prefer the principles of a weight- in

Commission, which re- Nations the striking Strong Man

or false that under the Soviet ed vote as contained in the Wash- Canadian Seamen's Union, between The talks In Berlin

theported the deadlock. Mr. Aneurin Bevan, sector commanders were to work proposals any action of the Cityington agreement on Germany be

Health Minister, declared that Government would be subject to tween the three Western powers out the on the spot procedures for

fone trouble in industry was that in April this New Implementing the

York the Soviet veto?

усаг. These were to im- agreement. prove transport facilities and to promote East-West trade.

This traffle lins been complicat-Berlin: ed by the strike of Berlin rail workers for payment in Western Marks.

"The Soviet proposals," Mr Unanimity did not mean that Acheson said, "comes down to

one power could impose its will this. It says to the people of on the other three but a weighted 'You may do what you vote would mean that the three want so long as it is what the could impose their will on the Soviet Government wants, but one. not otherwiac","

Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign M. Robert Schuman, the Freneh Secretary, was abrent from to- Foreign Minister, replying to Mr. day's session of the Council-is Vishlosky's statements that what 16th since the Earls talks beinahe wanted to ensure by Allled On May 23 and its seventh on control was assistance and Co-

Hopes Raised

United

The surprise

export cargo Iof Briifah cars on the Montreal City when troops finish unloading hor.

Britain's rail labour troubles

Not To Lood

Experts here are also wilting Today the 2,000 West port workers still had the subconscious for the full texts of the replies to the Commission's dockers decided not to load an fear, inherited from capitalism, of made by the two contending Gov-

working themselves out of a job.ernments

a brake on proposals for a truce agreement. This fear was still every industry.

The Commission itself has not Security to the War The

Minister Mr. yet reported

Council its own views on possible The session then ended, ' after jensed slightly today when om» four hours' discussion.

ployees at ilve main goods de-manuel Shinwall, spoke for the developments. Council members

Executive on agriculture. pots dropped their "go slow”

are agreed that the members of He sald that although the

the Commission on the spot are tactics adopted 10 days ago ini Labour Party had not abandoned better able to judge whether any States protest against the delay by the the principle of nationalisation further attempts at conciliation! proposal that the Foreign Min-nationalist Hallway authorities in of the land, in the present cir- are likely to be successful. lators should immediately con- settling claims for an all-round cumstances it would be unwise Mr. Bevin had flown to Black-

alder the trade and transport 10 shilling a week rise.

to disturb the farming community The general attitude here thus difficultles

raised In Berlin England, where he will ad-

At Britain's largest rail goods and perhaps agricultural produc appears to be one of "walt and pool,

London, the tion. drooping hopes dress the Labour Party Confer-

see" with the hope that the Kash- tonight centre, Nine Elms,

1,950 men tackled a big back log that something ence tomorrow, returning to Paris

may

gave the mir issue may be settled by the tomorrow nig

of goods, and employees at two government adequate powers to exercise of statesmanship og all night. Lord Henderson,

that he Schuman sald

from Secretary Parliamentary Under

expressed cautious other London depots and two in thought the Germans were now

Jacquire land, he added-Reuter, sides-Reuter. for Foreign Affairs, took Mr.

ready to assume their own res- hopes that the Council might, at Sheffield, Yorkshire, also decided Bevin's place at the Council table.

Except for Mr. Acheson's pro-ponsibilities and it was not for the least, end the current deteriora- to stop "going slow"-Reuter, occupying powers to run the in-tion of the situation between the posal, loday's session produced teramt affairs of the German peo- Soviet and Western sectors of nothing but minor variations

ple.

Berlin.

operation, said that, in fact, what Mr Vishinsky had suppested was the establishment of a kind of over the

permanent trust

trusteeship German nation.

M

emerge Officials

Berlin.

hore

concrato the conforones.

even apparently technical differ- General Sir Brian Robertson,ences on the Berlin problem were the Soviet and Western attitudes Mr. Vishinsky summed up the towards a united German admin-

aims of his proposals as the re- the British Military Governor, really due to basic difficulties of Istration for Berlin.

establishment of the Kommandanaid In Frankfurt today that the principle between Russsia and the The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Vishinsky, opened tura on the 1848 pattern and the the Paris Conference of the For-West-Associated Press and Reu the meeting

arrangement of free elections on eign Ministers

with a lengthy the same basis as in the 1946

speech, maintaining his position elections.

on equal representation for the Soviet sector with the Western

Claiming that the Kommundu-

Berlin 1946,

the

rectors on the proposed elec.tura had worked well in 1945 and

Mr. Valinsky gait for toral commissions and the right of organisations, deadlock had arisen in 1947 not other than political parties, to as a result of faulty methods but nominate candidates for clea. tion.

He also stood firm on his plan to give the Kommandatura wide powers of control over the Berlin Cily Administration

Mr. Acheson once again press- ed Mr. Vishinsky

answer

of the bad political atmosphere.

M. Schuman replied that bad methods could produce a bad at- mosphere.

"The old system of unlimited right of individual veto can only lead to deadlock," the French For- ister, sald.

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