THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949,
TORY MOTION OF CENSURE
TURNED DOWN IN COMMONS ARAB COUNTRIES
BRITAIN FACES NEW TROUBLE
London. July 26.
The King today revoked bis emergerey proclamatio in
leal
with The now-settled waterfront strike, but Britain. "still" laces" "new labour trouble. The Prime Minister, Mr. Cle- ment Attic, annotanged revocas
proclamation' to Ting of the cheering House of Commets as *pened the debule on the walk-
Shoutunmandy,
I
London, July 26.
The Labour Government overrode a savage Opposi- tion attack in the House of Commons tonight for its handling of the recent dock strike. The censure motion proposed by Anthony Eden, De- puty Leader of the Conservative Party in the Commons, was defeated 245-185. The vote come a few hours after King George revoked his emergency proclamation for dealing with the waterfront stoppage.
The Government also heard favourable reports from negotiations at Labour Ministry with officials of the National Union of Railwaymen..
The
Union President,, W. T. We call upon waterfront workers Puttes, fold
an of the United Kingelom' to fullaw newsion fter right-houn conference
the our example." Cnion's threat in tnke go-sluw
Mr. Barrett had denied that he action "The outlook is Hot A
jever sent such a telegram. Mr. black an it was this morning."
10 francs nudes, deinand a The railwaymen Talling wages Increase for an
The Canadian werkers.
Beaverbrac moved
er berth in the 1 of London night on the Best Atage of her journey back to Montcal.
There were no incidents, as the 9.034-ton vessel Appert quiet
Scotland Yard defectlyer -all- ed Press and Rester,
Labrul Government
Tegotiated to pre- vent further spread of the "go Alow strike on the national Planetary railways,
Oncials of the Mmetry
Tuuletred Throughout
of
pay
elle
ME en clinaxed the bitter the Hork like by proposing a token reduction of the Labour Minis- expenditure - traditional
the Government
strike
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ARMS RACE THREAT BY ISRAELIS
Lokdən, July 26. British representatives from the Middle Easy onfed a four-day conference tonight after deciding that Britain should give adequate aid to the Arab countries.
T
The Foreign Office sold no communique will be issued but it is understood the diplomats agreed that unless the Arab states are given sub- stantial aid the oil-rich Middle East will have to be written off in the event of war with the Soviet Union.
ofce
the ver
of
ara
the
Throughout the Arab atalos British diplomata sald, the pos putations pinning...fresh hopes on Irrigation schemes to
tracta transform
of groat wastelands for growing food for the fast increasing populations which are about 80 per cent curat,
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Lake Success, -July 20. Israel today threatened an
For four days British diplomats fland, but laid stress' on arms rate with the Arub sinles
and Foreign Ofee experts have need for capital to start bigger unless. the United Nations been piecing together the jigsaw projects, particularly in irriga- Security Council reinforces ils of the Arab political-and-ceone--lion), which—will- require- hugo- embargo on the shipments of inic reene with remnants of the outlays of foreign capital. weapons to the Middle East. structure of Western treaty rela-
Aubrey Eban, permanent Iaraclions with the Arab
Throughout representative to the United Na tions, told a press conference that conference, the the Security Council must take stressed the need for measures to
the general standard action on this question Imme- ratan diately now that armistice agres- stablilty and security throughout shipments have been concluded be the Middle East, without whicht.
Isinc
and oll couptrics they said, no progress is possible. which fought against her in ue Their reports showed that in- dividual Arab states are looking Holy Land war.
British represcritatives pild Under the fruce agreements, to Britala and the United States special attention to schemes for which preceded armistice paels for the lead and that the me creating an overall fund for re- and while were drawn up lug events la drawing the Mitic settlement of Arab refugees,
with file Security Fust As a whole.
man stendily towards which, for economic
they sold, is the first pre- Council directives, a strict arms the Western emp.
mbargo
ordered against
diplomatte fernet and Arnb alates.
millions of dollars projects to provide accommoda- Mir. Eban said: "The Security and pounds sterling are waiting tion and labour for hundreds of KIMBERLY ROAD Counell will have to dockle whe-to be spent in reconstruction and thousands of refugees in develop- ther the replacement of truce expansion programmes If the ment of hydro-electric power, armistice agreements antiuls Middle East can be made a more food control and nid drainage.
from
vween
the day with peptesentatives of cute methuel. Earller, he away, watched brandonformity the National Thun of alwayered men, who threaten 39 “po : low"
lo its banks contolle failure unless their damunda.
Jong of the strike na demanded raigra
that if the Government had evi- the House be
that the Communists In the doekomentet trouble the facts chuld ulrike Sir John Anderson, Scut-published immediately. tish Nasional and chief of the
The Labottr Minister, George
Meenwhile, a Ku the
debate
London Port Authority, eineged i-zaes, promised that they would that the authority of the doels L1ord
The Pack publie in due course, was undermined,
Three Alions
by the Government
Sir John warned that Gov. ernment's action in repudiating. 'the Labour Board's back to wark order to deckers a few days before the walk out was settled might
still have the moet
unfortunate
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#onur Secretary, Mr. chuter File, blamed the London tock strike oh
A group of men rema Umada who," he sail, set top at offers is Loudon towards
1th 2
if la This, he told Parliament, was The effect of the subway "g" before the Canadian ship leave
is already being London. At Broad Street sation) supilte, ratovi fren: Canado.
which was involved in the 1,000 works began "wo lang
The men closed the Lunchb fter the day after the dockers i
return to work, he
Blow"
to the rule book" unloading 136 Tons of thb and 1,900
QUEENS |
of meal, Clare workers in Mua| added. chester johned in the glow move. Chaled Prest
Formula For Strike. Settlement
He was defending the Govern- ment against charges of inefli- erent handling of the docks dis- -pasab
Sydney, July 26. The Combined Mining Unions' Council, which represa
Australian
Cordial Talks On Palestine
WEUS
*tritish
showed that
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MIRAMAR reports siruction. The schiethes Include
by Armst all features of the truce resolu-attractive feld for investiment tion, particularly the ban on in-through political stability.
British projects for the next n of arms to the Me
freedom is restored and few years are expected to dop
bie the present all production in Arab countries continue to rearra heavily, Israel will not allow the region and oil production ex- pansion is the most significant in raising living factor
stan- dards in the Arab countries.
self to be overtaken.“
Mr. Eban recalled that farnet och Pinna, July 28, An introductory meeting of everal weeks ngo sent a letter the mixed Israeli-Syrian aunts-to the Security Council calling tice commission was held here its attention in British piness in in Israeli ferritory tulay under
open arms shipments to the chairmanship of the U. N.
Arab states.
Staff chief, Brigadier-General William Hiley,
the
He thid he was informed that
other countries, which he pre- ferred not to
name, are now alko shipping arme 10 the Arabs.
After clay's meeting the
with deals only agendo general procedure of the mixeți .Mr. Eban sakd: "We have aristler cominidsskon vet tip ons heen sorry to read many declara-
the
Armistice agreementions of Arab- leaders concerning med last week,
econd round.' In these ele cumstances. my Government's
ler
d Nations is to see to its own Iefence." United Press.
The next meeting has been ad- journed- -until-August-1,at anty to Isract and the Unit- Other facto which Mr. Edenti) after the first three weeks, gave were that one of the three since the agreement was signed. "gentlemen 01 allon blood" by which date the Syrians must whom he had deported.
w live evacuated the found to have an Invitation on North of Mislunar Hayarden,
Today's meeting was attended him from the London unoficiat "Lock-Out" Committee.
by the Israeli chief of the four Liculen-
Conference at Merscilies.
first rea
U.S. Moves Staff Out Of Berlin
Capital Neoded The conference at the Foreign
Strong Pointe
The British diplomats cm- phasised that these factors must outweigh immediate. political considerations. They
stressed that British policy must be framed to include the state of Israel in all Important long-term projects and streged, that Israel can contelbute substantially to-
ce reviewed Middle East pro-wards making the Middle East
which were atrendy in an attractivó investment.
Jects
RUSSIA MODEL, SAYS POLAND
Service chiefs have attended certain phases of the conference, but the main emphasis was luid on-economie development.
However, there no British in- tention to abandoy the Middle
view East from the strategie point. Gibraltar,
but
Malto
and
Geneva, July 20. Poland, the first Eastern EuroCyptus will remain strong points in the Commonwealth lines of penn Government to comment pn
economie communications, the proposed $6,000,000 United reconstruction of the Arab lands
backward Nations plan to aid
was adjudged to be the best de- countries, todny
the Festod
fence of the oil fields, said to be edonomic development of the the vital factor in the cold war. Soviet Union CAR IN model.
-United Press. I invited him here from the armistice commissions,
The
Polish delegato permanent Commast International Dock-ant-Colonel Meshe Dayan, who
to the United Nations, Mr. Julius. was accompanied by members of
told the 18-State Katz Social Council that the Syrian-Israeli armistice corn- mission, Forged Telegram
Major 5. Silberman,
Ue industrialisation and agrarian Captains Y. Vogel and 1. Shapire. tives of the Australian Council
Mr. Ede said that he could get The Syrians were represented by
Frankfurt, July-26.
backward coun development of
within the of Trade Unions on Wednesday
confirmation of 110
Mr. John J. McCloy, United tries must take place statement to discess a settlement forine at the final meeting of dock Major Sawich and Captain Disri
States High Commissioner-de-framework of a general plan.
There must be on analysis of strikers that the Assistant Minis- for the Australian coal stroke, tor of Labour in Canada hud ek niest cordial atmosphere in a that he will transfer the bulk The meeting was held in the [signate in Germany, said today
an many nations retain their The alternative in a settlement cute, towards the end of last hotel here. No chairman of the of American Military Govern-
backward character, he declared. in the strike. is Chat
that he would do some- tance by
commission has yet been apment staff
to adding that it is because they had Canada to end the dis-pointed, but it is thought that the Frankfurt and Bonn in the long been subject to colonial ex U.N. French Lleutenant-Colonel Western zones in the immediate nation for agricultural and
minn
workers, will meet representa
the
accep- I w
nitter's
thing in
an ultimatum that the Any wall begin open cast mlung August 1
The ultimatum is to be ise! by the joint conferener of repre sentatives
A
Englund. What settled the digitale was
derision of the
the porters -English trade unimists"
were not going to be
of the Festeral and cal's-paws any longer, he said. State Governments, the Austra lian Lalour Party and the New South Wales Counell.
Trikes and Labourette solely to
The Combined Mining Unions Counell will decide whether F wil recommend to a meeting of the Miners' Council the inert ings be held to allow miners the chance to say if they will retum to work.-Associated Press.
MALTA DEFENCES TESTED
Valetta, July 20. Extensive two-day exercises to test Multa's defences started here. today with all three armed ser- vices taking part. The Royal Alr Force has been reinforced for the cecusion.
Anthony Eden sald he did not believe that the strike was
Communist agita- Hon. There had been many un effcial stoppages and one had Su look deeper.
Wording up the debate, Mr. Minister of La- George Enues, Loue, gave as an illustration of the decelt" practised by strike onders the sending of u forged telegram.
It was, he said, telephoned
from a barber shop that was
ured as an office by the Cans dian strikers. it was sont to meeting of dockers in New port, Wales.
Canadian Ship Leaves Bearing the name of R. Bar- of the National reft, Secretary Asvelation of Stevedores and include sub- Dockers, it read: "London maring and E-bont attacks and 'evedores and waterfront workers coastal landings by raiding por are sold in support of official ties and saboteurs-Reuter.
The exercises
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ASIAN SCHOOLS TO BE HELPED
London, July 27. The United Nations Education, Selentitie and Cultural Organisa tlen today announced a scheme to help needly European ani Asiatic countries to obtain educa- tion equipment in exchange for other goods.
from Berlin
1
Economic
materials under foreign domina- political and
economic tion.
He gave no hint of how much the Polish Government will ba willing to pay towards tho schema. Reuter.
The move will be completed by the time the West German Federal Government, whose Par- liament is to be elected on August 19, in functioning.
He stressed that there is no
United question of the
States
GBS PRISONER fearing Berlin. He will retain a Berlin all those elements of the
IN OWN HOME future High Commission which
Ayot St. Lawrence, July 26. tundle quadripartite matters, the
for The famous dramatist, Mr. Military Government division the American sector, including George Bernard Shaw, remained economic and political represen- a prisoner in his own house today Under the plan, which was tatives and units of the Americanhis 93rd birthday rather than prepared in co-operation with Army and Air Force enguged in face the crowds who were anxious the Economic Commission for occupational tasks,
to see him,
The world's most famous play- British spokesman in Hern Europe, war-devastuled countries
wright, who hates birthdays, TC- whether | mafned adamant about refusing of their scientific and erfication are
undecided requirements and information on sanitar action should be taken interviews to crpwils of reporters with regard to the British Mul and photographers who surround-
are sketi lo supply detailed lists said that the British authorities
the commodities they can offer ary Government staffis-Reiter,' ed his house here-Rouler.
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