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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1949.
BIG FOUR REACH AGREEMENT GERMAN MODUS VIVENDI Right Of Berlin Access Guaranteed For The West
AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY
Paris, Juno 19.
The Big Four Foreign Ministors tonight reached agreement on a modus vivendi on Gormany and were near agreement on the preparation" of an Austrian peace treaty, a Western delegation official stated after the Foreign Ministers had talked together for three hours in a secrot session-thoir ninth.
The German agreement was reached without any sacrifice of the major
points of principle insisted upon by the Western Powers, a British spokesman stated.
Agreement With Bao Dai Reached
Paris, June 19.
Dai,
the
The French Government an- nounced today a general agree- ment with Buo
former Emperor of Annam, on establishment of an indepen- dent Indo-Chinese state within the framework of the French Union. The agreement Wax reached between Bao Dai and Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic.
It covers six principal points: Recognition of a united Vietnam state, agreement
Right of access to Berlin for the Wostorn Powers is specifically guaranteed in the agreement, it was understood.
Points still at issue in the Aus- three Western Ministers to have trim negotiations were believed [co-ordinating talks.
to be:
claims (1) Soviet
Danube docks,
vil
to pil the
on
There will be a private meet- ing of the Austrian tresty deputies (2) The right of the Sovlet Gov.
in the morning. A committee ernment
draft to take out of Aus-appointed to
Official communique on the results of the tria profits from Soviet-owned
and Danube
conference will also meet, accord- shipping
ing to United States sources. Concerns
in Austria: The here
whether question these profits should be sub- jert to Austrian law. 43) The timing and the hand
over of German asset- return. able by Russia to Austria or $130,000,000 receipt
This settlement settlement. is to be paid over a period of six years, but the Western Powers claim that the trans- fer of assets should be made to Austrin at the start of the Agreement.
of
Before today's session, it was learned, Mr. Vyshinsky had sent a reply to an alde-memoire from the Western Powers seeking elu- arising on both the main sub- cluation of some
specifle points jects under discussion-the Aus- trian treaty and the working ar- rangement for Germany.
this
aide-memaire
secret
after last session
10
Six Killed In U.S. Floods
Petersburg, West Virginia, June 19,
8ix people have been killed and 20 aro Uli miesing In- - floods in Virginia and West
Virginia.
A heat wave in the Esstarn States has caused 37 deaths.
No rain, has fallen ins New York or New England for simost a month and farmers any that the crop damage will total over $40,000,000 untees rain comes five days.
and
within
Heavy rain in the Shonan- doah and Potomac Valleys of Virginia
West Virginia washed sway phone and power Iines, bridges and roads, causing damage set!- mated at hundreds of thou wands of doflare.
Many familles barely had time to escape the on-ruching waters-Router.
FLOODS
IN NEW
S. WALES
Sydney, June 20. Airmen were today standing The Western Powers had sent by, ready for merey flights to nid 25,000 people left homeless Thursday's clarify certain points in the pro-ty floods which covered thou- of the thesunds of square miles posals exchanges
of New two sides, according to usually Central coastal area to
South Wales during the week- reliable sources.--Reuter,
end.
On the German settlement the
were understood
on Vietnam's Ministers diplomatic representatives, dehave agreed Anition of Vietnam's sovereignty, points: establishment
of n
оп the following!
Programme (1) Establishment of Kalson ma- chinery to govern future re- lations
of cultural collaboration, deßal- tion of Vietnam's Judicial jurks- diction and agreement in econo- mic relations.
Own
Vietnam will have its army but will permd the baslag of French troops in the country. within the limits of future agree- ment.
The authority and responsi bility of the French High com- missioner in Saigon will be trans- ferred to nations! authorities after
discussions between the iwo on the time and method of transfer.
Mixed Courts
between the fou. Powers in Germany, taking the forms of:
September Talks
(s) Four-Power representatives
the at
United Nation General Assembly to con Autt next September to discuss the next meeting of the Council of Foreign Minlatera.
between
Jews On Trial In Budapest
Railway
services
areas was acute.
were
Officials
Chinese Reds Must
Trade With West, U.S. Survey States
Washington, Juno 19. The Chinese Commúnists will have to trade with the West if they want to put Chinà on hor economic foot, according to the United States Department of Commerce.
An article in the Department's "Foreign Commerce Weekly today said it is impossible to predict whether normal trade relations between China- and the Western nations will be restored when the Communists take complete control of the government and added that commodities essential to the reconstruction and rehabilita- tion of China can be obtained only from Western nations.
The article, written by Michael ¡commercial and Industrial depen-
Chief of the Foreign Trade dence to the French Union, Branch, said permanent improve- Hong Kong's Trade
ment of economic conditions throughout the Far East depends, first, on the attainment of politi cal stability.
he said, is up to the This countries themselves.
Secondly, recovery of pre-war levels of agricultural and mineral production..
Hong Kong-There Wa phenomenal trade. boom during the part three years hut oon. tinuation depends on the main. tonance of the high level of world demand and Hong Kong's ability to attract a large pro portion of Western Profio trade. Thirdly, further investment of
Indonesia-There was remark- private capital.
able
progross during capital
the past He said inv could be stimulated if the in-year in the rehabilitation outside Aghting areas. However, the vestor agrees not to exploit the islands have a long country where he intends to put and need an uninterrupted periou way to go
investment of
expropria-
profits home and should not levy
| discriminatory taxes,
201310-able |
rg-
his money. In turn, Lee said, the of internal political stability and,
should protect nation Involved the investor against
general tranquility in Asia "to reach
trade levels. pre-whe tion of his property without com- Japan-Industrial production pensation and should assure the to Improving but is still for be investor the right to lake
low
pre-war. future
The outlook for expansion
Is dependent upon the establishment of politi– Lee wald if such understand-al equilibrium in Asia.
Koren-Although ing la roached it would lead to more trade and Industrial do- Improvement In velopment of the Far East and covery and foreign trade is anti-
False Oriental would
living cipatedl +15
a result of the aid standards. He said this would agreement between the United be in line with President Tru-Sintes and the Republic signed
December 10,
10, 1948, man's programme of stimulating | "
as long the The division
38th the economic growth of back-s
parallel ward areas.
the pre-war volums
of foreign trade hardly be attained.
Malaya-Despite internal dis-
Great Opportunities
said,
trade
In
nt
continues
ly on the rehabilitation.
road
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Lee said that while the im-turbances in 1948, Malaya is firni
toward industrial mediate trade picture in tho sus Orient is not bright the
Continuing ovi- pended and highways blocked does offer great opportunities for
dence of increasing production of and the food position in some long-range economic
other and core-tin, rubber, palm all and
made agricultural commodilles intiicates mercial development. He
trade of a detalled country by country not only that foreign A Government spokesman said analysis of the Far East
Malaya will expand considerably Royal Australian Air Force picture.
In 1945 but that the country will Dakotas were ready to fly sup-
to balance be able
its foreign plies to isolated areas.
The Department of Commerce trade. estimated that damage totalling fast week summarised, the over- Philippines-During the pasi Budapest, June 18. Aust. £4,000,000 had been caused, nii Far East situation in another two years total merchandise. trade | Exciteri Jews
only the floods, in which seven peo-Treport. The report converged
with increased more than three lines Budapest's Central Court today ple were reported to have been Japan almost the only technolo-over the 1937 level totalling for seats for the trial of aino
drowned.
gically progressive country (In- US$807, prominent Jews and one Chris-
din was not included in the re-
to US$202,000,000 tian on charges of alding the Troops, potice and civilians,
port)
However, future Industrialisation
economic recovery Illegal
boats and emigration of Jews from using lorries,
Army cannot be accomplished in a short has been slower and production Hungary to Palestine.
amphibious craft. worked with time.
of pre-war exports, except copra The 10 defendanta were in the out 7 break throughout the
Excerpts from the country by and lumber, is still lagging Mindszenty was tried last Feb- trom
court in which Cardinal weekend to evacuate thousands country survey read:
The report said in view of the Maitland, Singleton and
continued availability
of foreign ruery, and Gyula Alapal, who other towna flooded when the Burina-Clyli
paralysed exchange during 1949 it is re- prosecuted Mindszenty, was pro-Hunter River burst its banks on trude and Imperilled economie pected that Philippine forelan whose powers will be fixed in (3) Restoration of trade between
secuting.
Saturday morning.
and Anancial stability. United trade will not fall substantially later agreement.
Nineteen-year-old Nagda Welss, the Soviet and Western zunes leader of the "Mapal"
States Embassy estimates showed below the levels of the two pre- Vietuara "will send its
Socialist diplomatie
under a plan pros representatives
providing for a Youth Organisation,
One of those drowned was the unfavourable balance of in- ceding years. Export of pleaded
coconut balanced exchange
of goods guilty and with other defendants
16-year-old gif, who was reports over exports totalled 130,- | products will probably Slam and either India or Ching,
between the two areas.
agreed that the Zionist youth of
ported to have been trying to [500,000 Rupees In 1045/40 and volume of foreign trade be- but will be represented by French
find a diplomatic missions
both Hungary had made plans to leave
way ACTORS Hooded 72,600,000 tn 1940/47 with no im-cause of declining prices and in olher
experts zones are to be co-opted to work the country in organised groups. arack for some small children provement shown in 1947/48.
curtailed demand in hard eur- countries. France will have the
They had decided to leave ille- when the swirling right to open both public and out the plan for inter-zonal trade.
when they dis understood to ally, she said, private schools in Vietnam, white Agreement
swept her away. waiting the new state will join with have been reached on the status covered that they were
in vain for legal emigration. France in establishing a common
of the Germans.
Dr. Bela university.
Earlier, was reported that and Chairman of Mapal";
Denes, a journalist French businessmen will have the Foreign Ministers had decid-Dr. Sandor, Kertesz, a lawyer to have porished when trapped East-one finds instead complete the same privileges in Vietnamed to hold one more secret ses- and Chairman of the Zionist in the flooded rivers and creeks.
Vietnam will have full and completo jurisdiction over its own nationals and casca In. volving French
be submitted
nationals will
to mixed courts
own to
that Indo-Chinese businessmen have in France, and the Vietnam currency will be tied to the French franc-United Press.
Rome, June 19, The Italian Government warned today that the newly discovered all flelds in the Po Valley, in Northern Italy, would not provido the country with all the oil 11 needs, as exaggerated reports had suggested earlier this week. Router.
(b) The four Occupation au
thorities
Germany In
to consult one another to re-
= minimum duca to
the difficulties and friction re- sulting from the existence
ystems.
of two separate (2) Russia ogreed not to Impose the blockade.
German
was
from
Samme
waters
The others-five men and 15-year old boy-were reported
war
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French Indo-China-Outlook morrow.
guilty. Denes said that up to The police said that they fear for future trade depends upon An authoritative United December 1048 Jews could leaveed some people, flood-bound in swift solution of the
country's States source said that the rex- Hungary legally but since then the Maitland district, near New-political problems, Guerilla war- son for the large number of emigration had not been possible castle, would die of cold or fare has retarded economic t- secrot meetings was that the in spite of negotiations between hunger 'or by, drowning it more covery. The United States has Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. the Hungarian Government and rain foll-Reuter. Andrei Vyshinsky, could Iker-Israel-Associated Press.
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Budapest, June 18, The Hungarian Ministry of the Interlor, announced tonight that Laszlo Bajk and Dr. Tibor Szane- ly have been arrested on charges of espionage for a foreign Power, The communique also said that 18 accomplices have been arrested.
There is not a single industria). worker or peasant among them, it added.
When, M. Rajk's name. wun omitted from the new Hungarion Government elected on June 8, serious differences of opinion in the Politburo were given-by in- formed diplomatic quarters as the reason for the criission.—Reuter,
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