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MEETING OF MIDDLE EAST ENVOYS ON POLICY REVIEW OPENS

London, July 21. Mr. Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign Secretary, today opened the conference of British diplomats and representatives in the Middla. East who are re- viawing British policy in the light of political and economic develop. ments in that area.

Spitfires Active

In Greece

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Athens. July 21. A UNSCOB (United Nations Special Commission on the Bal- kans) observation team ported today that Greek Spit- fires and artillery fired into Yugoslavia three days before Marshall Tito announced,

the border was being élosed,

A. Yugnelse frontier post in the Kaimakehalen Mountains reluni. ed the re

Reports said 70 rounds of artil- lery fired by the Greek Army fell i 500 to 1,000 metres inside Yuges- javio,

Two rockets and several 20

mm, shells from twa Spitfires fell

100 metres

North of the Greek frontier, the observers reported. It was disclosed that a senior Yugoslav officer red luster

cars told the UNSCOB team that the border had been closed ein- phasising that it was closed to the guerfitas.

The Incident securred on Jufv 7, the day on which the Greek Army drove the querfilas out of Kaknakchalan.

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The conference will fast till Tuesday,

The presence at today's meeting of Field-Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the Imperial Gener- al Staff, and other Service chiefs suggested to London observers that one of the earliest .subjects_for_discussion would be the Middle East's strategic position on Commonwealth lines of communication, and its vital role be-

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1040.

Moose, Danger World To Produce

To Aircraft, Must Be Shot

Har

London, July 21. The authorities at "Stopk- holm Airport have decided that

whlah a moose, taken to wandering along the runways, in a danger to air. craft and mut be shot, Stockholm Radio reported today

Until yesterday, the Air port staff confined themselves to chasing him off, but his visits had become more fre

quent, and the authorities

have decread moose hunt.

#

full-sonie

Hunters and beaters want after him, but the quarry got away, He is to be slot as noon as he reappears.—-Ħeu - fer.

tween Eastern Communism and Western De- Wants 20

mocracy.

Reds Get Soaked

In Sydney

Its been

officially stated will be given to that attention the possibilities of economic and social progreRK in the Midzile East under-developed areas. · Th presence of Mr. John Trostbeck, bend of the Middle East Office be invaluable in

in Cairo, will there discussione.

Years For

Nazi Envoy

Paris, July 21. The Prosecution today, de- manded a sentence of 20 years

Abetz, hard labour for Otto former Nazi Ambassador, to France calling him both a lonter and a policeman-a Nazi policeman.

Other delegates are the British Hplomatie representatives to Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabin, Sydney, July 21. Ethiopia, Afghanistan. the Hosts were tamed on Com-banon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the unist speakers who tried to Resident in the Persian Gulf and

several the Governor of Cyprus. address workers at Adelaide factories tonight.

The Communists were also Mr. Hector McNeil, Minister penalty is death, including com- petted with flour and Autor State, is expected to preside plicity in murder, mass deporta- "bombs" and broed.

nt later meetings when Mr. Hevintion, torture and lootings is to go on holiday.

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These widents coincided with reports of growing demands by miners In the New South Wales calfeldr

coal-producing MELIA

Australia-1 Hass meetings to decide

"whether the four-week-old nation-wide strike There have been Communist should end. reports that Greek troops wedd Yugasiny territory successfully to work.

Originally, 22,000 miners struck

throwing hundreds Di complete the Kaunakchalan opera-thousands of other workers kile, tion, but this was depied by the but one have since gone lack Greek General Staff.- Assciutetti

Werter Australia Press,

and Queenslank

A miners meeting at Single- AOA FLIGHTS HELD. Now South Wales, toxlay vofl < ze settlement of their UP BY STRIKE laitos by arbitration and called

New York, July 21. for unes meetings,

Maner at Muswellbrook beved Three transatlantic flights by Americm Overseas Alelbis sibuyas – 9 sien. Touters. when they tell held up today a strike or fi address a meeting, but na vote were the company's wireless operators, was faken. 14 was understood here

that West-bound flights from Europe also were being held up because wireless operators had refused..10 bulled ADA aircraft.

A

страну offell said that all other nir

Frew members were working normally. Sixty-eight wireless operators are affected.

The reason for the strike is a disagreement over terms for ter- minution of contracts-Router.

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At Swansea, miners declared themselves in favour of continu big the strike but observers said that many miners dat not vote.

Meanwhile,

the loading cargoes at Brisbane has been delayed by a wateraldo work. era decision today to walk off their job.

Alietz faces war crimes chor-

for which Res.

the maximum

The still handsome

More Meat This

Year, Report Says

Washington, July 21,

The world can expect more meat this year, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations reported today. The mild Winter.in Europe meant a great saving in livestock feed, the report showed, and feed supplies there are now more plentiful than at any time since the war:

Major increases in meat production are expected in Europe, the report said, and if all goes well, 1952-to-1953-will-see-production there” near the pre-war level.

World ment production was slightly down Inst year on 1917. the report continuet, and the volumo of shipments from the Ight main meat exporters was 10 per cent below that of 1045. The eight are: Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Uruguay,, tue] United States, Denmark An} Brazil.

The effects were felt more

j

Ex-King's Warning

To America

Rome, July 21.

Ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia warned the United States today to beware of a double cross by Marshal Tito in his new deal- inings with the West.

the United Kingdom, by for the heaviest Importer of meat.

Europe's production VERS *kt only

62 per cent of the pre-war level, the report in- dicated, but production North Amariga was 135 cent of pre-war.

WHE

RCF

the

No UK Contracts

The United States only major meat exporter which did not have contracts with the Abeiz at United Kingdom, FAO officials A team of Foreign Office and in a comer of the Court listen pointed out.

During the

year without sign of the U.S. reverted to its pre-war uleinla aging attentively attending. They include Sir Wit. emotion, except for an occasiouentus as a net importer of meat. liam Strang. Foreign Office Peral blink, as Captain Paul Filcot-

The leciine In meat exports manent linder-Secretary of State, eaux wound up the Prosecution's

was greatest In Argentina who recently made a

ease before the Military Tribua- the United States, "see for himself" tour of the Middle East, al.

other

Government

na

នរក JJohn Rougetel, British Ambassador in Teherun, will not

the cunference

had attend been expected, a Forolga spokes man said here' today.

He could give

ROYA

the

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He sold in an Interview he was quite certain that Marshal 'Tito's Communist government hos approached the West for

gonomic ald but only because feels the pinch of the Comin- form's economic blockade.

Ex-King Peter expressed the rption that there is no Imme- diate prospect of internal revolt In Yugoslavia, adding that Mar- shal Tito. can

now be topped only by Russia and its satellites.

"Boviet Russia wants to get rid of Marthal Tito: wants t in the worst way," he said. "The

only thing holding t back is the fear that open con- fict in Yugoslavia would touch

full-scale world which Russla doo not want right now."

off

war

ant report Speaking in a high, amelionat World production last year was voice, M Filcoteaux suld be considerably less than the 1934 had un anguishing problem a to 1938 average. burden of responsibility in déoki- The world price for ment does ing what punishment to ask for not exist, FAO officials said. "this adventurer who went in for A-large proportion of the rucat politice.

trade is conducted through bila "must be Arm- owe tttteral trade contracts at negotiated

prices.

Monarch. almost justice," he said, but taking into

as boyish looking as eight years In 1940 to 1949 Foreign account all the evidence and the Kingdom had contracts with all go when he ruled his country,

the Unitert fact that Abetz was a German, the major meat exporting coun-was Interviewed

exclusively by he would ask for 20 years labour..

tries except the United

States the Associated Pres and most af the meat shipped incognito. and

He arrived here this morning by the exporting countries was Rome hotel under

registered in В

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reason for

this change of plans.

He

office did not expect

Bided that the

vive ny news of the progress of the con- ference, which was a "domestic "fair".

Hard

over |ponsible for the 10ortation, of

vor-

covered by contracts with

Importers. Associated

case to be

The forma

an Assumed Police

were mo

informe 3, however,... and placed-plain-ja- clothesmen about the hotel en- trance.-Associated Pres.

BORDER TROOPS REINFORCED

Captain Flicoteaux said that Mr. Bovin opened

the сол- Abetz was a man responsible to ference today but left before the Berlin for the political situation pur and of the then-hour scrsion. Sirin- France and ancient William Strang then took

of-Tow the Chair.

ish property, thass

German Foreign

Minister) hart French workers. the been made in the Jews and The three Service chiefs-Ad-arrest of hostages and the pro- unfavourable to Abatz. miral Lord Fraser, Field-Marshal posals to shoot. the former French Sir William Slim and Marshal of Cabinet Ministers, M. G. Mandel, sald. reflected

The missing documents, he the Royal Air Force, Lord Ted M. Leon Blum, and M Paul Rey tactics-appearing to agree with Abelz's typical der-were there for the

whole naud. The men did this on hearing session.

"He knew all that was going on ing them down or getting rid of extreme proposals, then water- that two officials of the Austro- Mr. dan Waterside Workers' Federn-ference with the benefit of recent teaux said.

went to the con- and approved It," Captain Fileo-them altogether. tim had been cauled for con meetings with two Arab lenders

Abeiz had always In his closing speech for the minimise the

striven to tempt of the Federal Arbitration

visiting Britain-the

dumage the Nazi Re-defence, Maltre Reno Fleslot al extremists were trying to do in Court.

a selection of the tele-France, Malire Floriot said.

On the Greek frontier, the of grams between the Gecinan Em-

The hearing was and Ribbentrop (former until tomorrow bassy

adjourned source sold, troops have bezi when Maitre sent to Monastir and still other: Florist will continue his speceli to Skoplje, a rallway point on for the defence.-Reuter.

the line to Athens-Reuter.

now

Bevin

Simultaneously, the Federation Kent Axlul filah of Iraq and the leged

Emir Sayid Idris el Senussi | Cyrennira.--Konter,

nation-wide

24-hour

strike for Sunday.

The

ofteints. the General- Secretary Mr. James Healy, and the Assistant General-Secretary, Mr. Edward Charles Roach, were sentenced in Canberra “to months imprisonment.

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The Federation was tined A $2,000.

The charges prese from the fallure of the Union leaders to

I pay into Courį, as ordered, A£6,-

ono alleged to have been drawn

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village of

Released after a week in Regina Corli Prison, Rome, on suspicion of being involved in International drug smuggling, Luciano was in- vited by the Italian police leave his luxury flat in Rome and take up residence in his primitive Sicilian home village.

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