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BIG FOUR TALKS TO COME TO END TODAY Good Prospects Of A Double Agreement TREATY FOR AUSTRIA

Paris, June 18.

The "Big Four" Foreign Ministers will assemble in a secret session here tomorrow afternoon-in the last working meeting of the

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1949.

Bevin Speech Relayed By Telephone

Wakefield, Yorkshire,

June fa.

The Foreign Booretary, Mr. Ernest Bavin, told

minera

demonstration here today that some progress has been made in the Foreign Ministers talks in Parle but final conclusions have not yet been reached.

Mr. Devin, whose specch tolephone relayed by wall from Luxembourg through loud-speakers, added:

"We have tried earnestly to relleva International tension.

to reach an understanding with the Soviet Government and to promote greater har- I return to Paris on mony.

continue Sunday to work-Reuter.

the

▼

Hopes For

Paris conference-to try and settle the remaining differences One Germany

on an Austrian peace treaty and the proposed "live and let livo" arrangement in Germany.

The Ministers will meet in a plenary session on Monday for their final formal meeting, when the results of their four-weeks-old conference are expect- ed to be announced in a communique.

They went into a two-day adjournment shortly after Thursday midnight,

following a seven-hour secret session.

They have failed

to achieve, ment in Germany and the Aus- after four weeks of talk, any-trian peace treaty, thing on united

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Germany, Observers think that succesa on will materially united Berlin and a peace treaty these problems

and in Europe But with Germany.

they will reduce tension enter the conference rotum

leave the door open for another morrow, necording to the latest meeting of the Council of For-

information. with eign Ministers available

before the year prespects of reaching a double is out. agreement on a working arrang“.

ISRAEL'S FINANCIAL BURDEN

10-

London, June 18. "The Times", commenting on budget Israel's Brst

statement, said today that is accepting a polley of unlimited immigration Israel has undertaken a financial

obligation which can only be borne by a strong and sustained upon the patriotism of her

Call

people.

resources.

COSE

bem

The position today appears to be:

Austria:, The Ministers are ported to have agreed on

aro

in working out the plan for inter- zone trade,

The Ministers belleved to be still in disagreement over the exact statue of the Gor. maha participating in this task, as well as on the final degree of contral to be exercised by the four occuping powers.

A main point still unagreed is how to define the facilities which either side will give the other for

Abandoned

Western Union's Discussion Of Defence Policy

Luxembourg, June 18. The Western Union Foreign Ministors ended their two-day session here today after discussing the co-ordination of European defence plans with Atlantic Pact security measures. They received a report from their military commit- tee, aimed at linking the original five, power scheme to the wider system of European de-* fence under the Atlantic Pact.

The Ministers

sub-committees were representing manent Britain, France, Belglum, Holtho best bit of constructive land and Luxembourg-took eer- work we have done in Western lain decisions which will now be Europe since the war."" referred to the military commit- tee for implementation, an off- cial

spokesman said,

Doing Wall

After the closing meating Mr. Bevin said: "We uro doing very well in the social committee and this committee may well end by giving big results.

The military committee is un- derstood to have made advance plans on the assumption that the military clauses of the Atlantic

"The reports reveal the like- treaty will become effective. This

ness of thinking between all of Involves the ratification of the

u likeness that lo really Dalkeith, June 18. treaty by the United States and

amazing," he added, said Anthony Eden

voting of credits by Congress for today

Mr. Bevin said that the oven- to the European.tual effect of that the Big Four Foreign military aid

pooling all these Ministers have abandoned signatories of the Pact.

ideas is American and Canadian

very important for the what slender hope there may

exfuture Integration of industry and perts have for same time been economy In have been for German unity sitting on the permanent military Union countries.

the Ave Western Addressing DI Conservative

committee of the Western Union Party rally in

North Eastern in London.

-committee's re- Scotland. Mr. Eden said:

The military "The fact is Union wants more than ever to post involves budgetary problems, tical difficulties which stand br

up the economic benets of Ger- calling for the study by the Fin-ween us and greater unity," he

ance Ministers of the five pow-sald

that the Soviet

man unity, but is less than ever | an willing to pay a price that coulders. These are: how the delence

of

Union con be the Western loss of political in- involve

promoted at * minimum cost. fluence."

Ule predicted that some limited and how the cost is to be divided arrangement may yet be achieved among the five nations. in the economie field though the two Germanies remain politically divided,

Mr. Eden is himself a former 1. Re-establishing Austria's access between the zones of Ger-

and between the Western Foreign Minister. He is now de- 1938 frontier (before the many

Implying zones and the Western sectors ofputy Loader of the Conservatives. auschluss), that Russia has dropped her Berlin-in other words, a precise-Associated Pres

against the re-im- support for Yugoslav ter-fuarantee

th

ritorial ciniens. Yugoslavin position of a blockade by either would only be allowed to side,

retain any Austrian assets Inside Yugoslavia.

Austria should pay no re- parations.

3. The deputies should resume

work, with

instructions to complete a final draft of the Austrian treaty by Septem- ber 1.

Danube Shipping"

to

The Western Powers are also

to be reported

prepared agree to Russla receiving $180,- 000,000, payable over alx years, In settlement of her claims for German asects in Austria, but have not yet accepted the 30. viet definition of all these as- acts.

ata

of Austria The discussion

expected De tomorrow's meeting is

ste Anition ito centre una precise

deals

Observers

generally belley

Ministers will that the Foreign end their conference on Monday by simply defining the nature of a working arrangement in Ger- many and the principles peace treaty with Austria.

the

They will leave their deputies

The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, who is to fly

to Paria tomorrow for the resum-

ed Council of Foreign Ministers, told Reuter here today that the work of the Western Union's con- council and sultative

$14

Der-

HEALTH SCHOOLS FOR THE WORLD

Rome, June 18.

or experts to work out the de-Sovon countries today supported a move for the

tails for final implementation, it

is expected.—Heuter,

Russians Sentence

creation of international medical schools in

each of the 36 health regions of the world.

made

by Dr. The proposals, Johannes Holm, of Denmark, at the end of the first week of the World Health United Nations

here to- Organisation Assembly

backed by Australia, day, was Britain. Bu

Bulgaria, Hungary, India and Pakistan, Berlin, June 18. The Berlin Social Democrat youth lender Heinz Westphal was sentenced by a Soviet sector

A. German

"A Sub-Committee will report next week on the suggestion.

that the Holm proposed

Dr.

by

Hunt For Woman's Murderer

"It intends to break both fron- fiers and to build up a real com- mon destre le get over the prac

Mr. Bevin declined to discussa the military aspects of the West- ern Union which the Consulto- Uve Council studied today.

Asked whether he expected an agreement would be reached in # modus vivendi for Paris on German and the Austrian peace treaty, Mr. Bevin answered: "'1 hope so."

Bonn

Withdrawal

Social leaders and representa- tives of the Anglo-luxenborg Union today met Mr. Bevin. To- morroly he will lunch with the Luxembourg Foreign Minister, Mr. Joseph Beck, before flying to Purls with the French Foreign Minister, M. Schuman.

The Briti

British military governor

In Germany, General Bir Brian Robertson, who arrived yesterday, rwat the Belgian Premier and Foreign Minister, Mr. Paul Henri Spaak, before going on to Germany.

They discussed the withdrawal

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of Belgian occupation troops from Bonn, chosen as the seat of the new West German government.

Conference

Turks. Killed

In Nicaragua

"No one can necurately foresce the precise numbers of intending immigrants, but it has been off- cially estimates that in annual influx of 200,000 persons, which | is by no means an excessive ex-

Rel 2053 pectation. tween £200,000,000 ani £300.- 000,000

for the provision f of certain categories of these "Summary Court today to six medical schools should be run housing Copleymur and essen-

sets and the future of companies weeks' imprisonment for ossuuli- the World Health Organisation's

Los Angeles. June 10. offices. health

These tial services Expenditure on. this

Russio How cwned by

in Austria.

Police today pressed the great- Ing and resisting the police.

regional scale is quite beyond the capa-

"Block been set up Westphal, whe is Chairman of have already

forest manhunt since the One of these categories

murders

the sex South East Asia,

for city of Israel's ordinary revenue with shipping and navigation on the "Falcons" Social Democratic

the Americas, Dahlia' Russians the Danube. The

Are Youth Organisation, was arrest Eastern Mediterranean end tem-fiend who strangled and mutilat

Managua, Nicaragua, June 18. "Murcover, it is only a begin also understood to be insisting❘ed on Wednesday

ed pretty Mrs Louise Springer, outside the porarily us Europe.

Three Turkish scamen were Large development pros on retaining 60 per ning.

Others cent of the court-room where nine members

will eventualy

Homicide detectives, retraced killed today and several National jects, calling for further capital all production in the Soviet zone of the Organisation were on trial

established for Africa and the the 35-old hair stylist's Jost Guardsmen injured when a mob for distributing West sector investment on an extensive sente,

of Austria,

Western Pacific.

hours, prowled the parking lot of scamen from the Turkish ship

tried The Committee also decided on a where she was last

to release scen alive, Kastamunu The four

are report newspapers In the Soviet sector. Ministers will be required to cater for the

The Prosecutor alleged that

£192,400

to a rapidly ex-

who had been of a

programme fight and made a door to door check several comrades permanent needs

ed to have agreed to the estab-

Westphal caused a public distur

bo. charges of having venereal Hishment of a liaison panding population.

machinery

Court-room, In view of the anxiety

body was found on Thursday.

a riot while under the in- to to govern future relations be bence outside the hit the police and

thuence of drink. encourage foreign capital, many tween the four powers

Meanwhile, laboratory analysts The dead seamen were Sangue und people think that appropriate

the restoration

of Southern Husni, Ding at the University

Suphi and Sofcal assurances, in the case of Infrare

Irade between the Suviet and

California went to work with a

Nuzofeer. new scientific test expected to

Authorities said that the sea- be worked would

that reveal if the woman was raped. men approached the prison bulld. "The Israel! Government can under plan

મ

providing for count upon the continued support balanced exchange of goods be. Reuter,

and the National Guard opened investors in of Zionist

foreign tween the two zones. All four

themselves.—As fire to defend countries, particularly in

sociated Press, facilitate the powers have agreed to United States, but if this support

movement of people

Jany

dlyidual transaction, may soon Western zones. be forthcoming.

This

the

In Ger-

of

members of or pencase by extensive use of the neighbourhood where her jailed

the public and damaged property.

public

deferte

Westphal said 'In his that he was attacked from be out hind and resisted in the balle! athat he was being kidnapped.

and

is to be large enough to meet the gouris to promote Inter-zonal

urgent needs of the development trade. programme, it must be given more attractive inducements than now exist," cludes.-Reuter,

the "Times"

con-

Borlin Guarantee German experts sides would be co-opted to aid

from

both

UNIQUE SCHEME EVOLVED FOR WESTERN EUROPE

Luxembourg, June 18.

Social welfaro, public health and war ponsion facilities will be interchangeable between Britain, France and the Benelux nations if the aims of a Scheme evolved by oxparts of, the five Western Union Powers ara realised in due course.

This is the gist of the report from the social security system of the Social Committee of Wes- of the country in which he re- tern Union, entitled "One Year aldes.

of Co-Operation

Between the Five Powera in Socluk Mattera," the Consultativn approved by Council of Western Union,

In more

than 20 meetings in various Western Union capitals, experts in social security, public health, war pensions, manpower and social policy in general set to work in the past year to carry out the job given them in July: 1948, by the Consultative Council At The Hague.

This year has already seen the first of Carica of ex changes of medical staff of nif grades, including nurses. The exchanges already affected aro only beginning of a plan for continuous exchange of public health administrators,

Standardised measures for the control of notifiable

diseases have been adopted for operation in sea and air transport. Poollog ot resources to enable sick per- sons from any of the member establisheit betwee the Ave countries to benefit from methods

Lleison; has.... strandy

been

countries Ministries of Labour, of treatment available in the Public Health and War Pensions others is being planned..

Ten bilateral agreements have

would

EGYPT HOLDING BRITISH SHIPS

Documents submitted

indi. cated that the world death rate reaches from

alone syphilis 2,000,000 a year. The Committee

agreed 350 fellowships for key health

Fun

personnel sho

should be granted by Ironically, the police learnering armed with sticks and knives

that a police car pulled abreast the WHO in 1930.

week of its of the parked car in which the During the first work the Assembly's Programme body was found while the killer Committee has so far agreed that still set at the driver's seat, but nearly £750,000 should be spent the police drove off without Witnesses sald the during the next year in training noticing him.

kiler turned Into a side street doctors, nurses and

other per" Just ahead of a police car, then are sonnel.-Reuter.

pulled in to the curb and turned off the lights.

Port Said, June 10. The Egyptian authorities today holding two British ships, the 11,301-ton Blue Funnet liner Tyneargun and the 0,986-ton Glen Line ship Glenartney, because they suspect that their cargoes are destined for Israel.

AIR WAR GAMES

London: June 18.

said

VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

voles

on

the

Lake Success, June 18. After a five-wook debate the United Nations Commission The two polleemen in the car. Human Rights today decided. to not knowing that the murderer examine Individual petitions and his victim's body were in against Government violations of Western Union fighters, bom- the convertible beside them, re-human rights already on its files. bers and reconnaissance planes primanded a minor traffic

A resolution adopted by 10 Belgium, France, the violater whom they had followed,

asked to four also Both vessels are carrying gene-from

Netherlands and the Royal Air and drove off. Witnesses ral goods from the Far East.

Secretary General, Mr. Trygve Force

modern "air the curly haired The Egyptians cabled for

slayer leaned guarantee that the goods are for cover" in the realistic battle con-over to adjust something in the Lie to study the whole question nd individual petitions. Rusiar consumption in the countries of ditions of the Western Union back seat of the death car, and

the Ukraine, Yugoslavia and Iran' opening

strolled on then casually destination, declaring that other-naval manoeuvres

opposed the resolution-Reuter. United Press. wise they mus be discharged at June 20. Port Said.

The naval force involved in- Pending receipt of the guaran- cludes about 100 units contribut- tee the cargoes are not to be dis-ed by Britain, France, Holland charged. Reuter,

and Belgium-Reuter.

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