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EUROPE NOT CAPABLE OF DEFENDING ITSELF Acheson Testifies On Military Aid Plan

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SENSE OF INSECURITY

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Washington, July 28.

THE CHINA MAIL

Majoria Of Americans In Favour Of Aid

Princetown, N. J4 July 201

A Gallup Poll said today that a spot telegraphio su voy has shown that the mi jority of the American paopla Prealdenburete Truman's

to send arme

to bolster the North Atlantic PRC,

The Institute, in a 24-hour check, sald the replies were 49 per cent in favour of arma ald, 38 per cent against, throu por cont with qualified apinions and 10 per cent with no opinion.United Press.

VIKINGS "INVADE BRITAIN

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DAY, JULY, 39, 1949,

AMERICAN SALES OF SURPLUS WAR STOCKS TO CHINA

Washington, July 28.

The State Deportmont today announced the sale of newly $10,000,000 worth of surplus am- munition and explosives in the Pacific to Na- tionalist China of the lowest purchase price." The Department said the ammunition and explo- sives, purchased for $9,769,700, are in the Marianas and Ryukyus Islands.

China 0140 purchased four vessels previously for $11,000} that originally cost $2,150,000. The U.S. has sold to China 13 other vessels for $22,550 which originally cost $320,700..

wero

ammunition

RANDALL GOULD SET FREE

The announcement of sales to Nationalist China was contained. The United States Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, today

in, "long list of United States told Congress: "The free nations of Western Europe, with

“suruhises, most of which were transferred in the last 14 months

Shanghai, July 28. whose security our own security is bound' up, are incapable of

Broadstairs, July, 20.

to six members of the North At-

Two Americponewspaper defending themselves against a” major armed attack."

Commemorating the invasion tanite pact, Mexico,

12 Latin-

executives were permitted to of Britain by

Vikings American countries, Switzerland, leave their office today after a He was testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committée in favour of (forebeara of the modern Iran, Greece and the Philippines. 32-hour "lock in" by about 90

53 Most of Whe sules Danes) 1,500 years ago, the Administration's $1,450,000,000 military assistance progamme.

vessels. stalwart, bearded Danes ar- for shall

Chinese employees of the 'sus- "This fact, combined with the fact that the Soviet Union today maintains the

rived here today in a replicant spare parts of various kinds.pended "Shanghai Evening Post-

und Mercury." largest peace-time military forte in the history of the world, makes" it of a dragon prowed Viking

The sales ranged up to $2.181,- Randall Gould and Charles Pamatly." Mr. Ache- programme promptly,

ship,

915 to France for a former Ger-Miner, editor and business' repro- necessary for Congress to approve the p

They had rowed the slim, 32,

man, frydock and 262 small ves-sentative respectively

of the son said.

neroas the "The combination of these two

North sels, already, on loan He stated: "What is proposed pared vessel

to Fraure Port and Mererty."" sprged to furce is not a vast

Iron in the Sea in 10 days.

under lend--lease. facts a huge aggressive

increase

paid its publisher, C. V. Starr, who "warriors." In- armies of Western Europe acti

nearly $500,000 for on one side and admittedly

grandes, whr is in the United States, to adequate defence forces on the the supplying of certain keywearing Viking-horned helmets,

ammunition, pistols waving swords, parts for planes.

spare cel part of the workers' de other-has

mands for pay and bontises to- created

morbi items of arma and equipment leapt ashore

talling some 59,000 (US car and pervasive sense of insecurity for the very modest toreas which spears and "battle-axes.

rency). In Western Europe," he sait. the Europeans have already pro-

"The fear isjunt fed. Thus will for in their budgets," danger in redt, however much some may try, to argue it out of existence."

Mr. Acheson said that the pose. sibilities of direct milliary

Western Europe gression upon can not be ignored.

AID FOR CHINA NOT FEASIBLE

Washington, July 28.

ng-

He said: "When politlent ug- gression fails, be it has fallet so far in Western Europe, totalitarian

templed regitnes" are often gain their abjectives by military

when thr cons, particularly Consider that, no. effective rest- tance is possible."

The Secretary of State. Mr. Dean, Acheson, questioned by members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee after his statement on the Military Aid Bill, was asked by Mr. James Fullön (Republtenni) why Chin is 'not in the programme.

Mr. Acheson suit that in the Mr. Acheson said I LA the right of the North Atlantic treaty combined judgment of everyone and with the military assistant that military assistance to China programme, no aggressor would Is not feusible at the present dare to gamble on the possibility time,

of provoking a total war.

Military aid to Koren, however, -is- considered-n-feusible-proposi-

tion, he addest.

Mr. Acheson told the Cominit- fee that be can sew no sign of a relaxation in the

threat of pression in Western Europe.

cson, who was ques- Mr. Acheson, tioned for an hour

and

said that the duration of the pro- gramme is unpredictable.

"Gangster Mind

to abort independent.

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He said that the United States is nåxerting positive leadership

of the free world.

Minimum Sum

or OVERWG

allen

#nd

Mr. Acheson in/Beatert that

werc

The Saxon warriors of England -dressed in skins-lined up to meet the Vikings. They carried of frend, age- large cauldron old British drink made of honey. From this cauldron they served the Danes.

As the 53

of

and

The Army Department said that $46,000, was the price for $3,824,000 worth of war sure plus and small vessels sold to Philippine nationals and small arms and ammunition sold to the Philippine Government.

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Gould said the workers agreed to consider the newspaper closed as of the end of July and evacuate the premises, then;

He and Miner agreed to get Starr to meet the argiloyées' demands for, July.. andi part of 7. June, which they would decept as

netvances toward a final settle ment

The sales, made on June 1948, through March, 10, 1049, were: 19, vessels originally worth 000 and 1,000 calibre 30 approximately $3,706,000 for $27,-

bines with 4,500,300 rounds

worth ammunition,

uriginally $110,000 for $18,000.

car- of

were demi'i-

FAKE WARNING

New York, July 28. An anonymaus telephone mes- age that four bombs would go off at 10 nm. tudny caused an t- tensive police search New Telephone

York's International and Telegraph Building.

None were found.-Reuter.

·

Weary and hungry after the

tn longest labour "lock th series of such dlaputés since

London, July 38. Field Marshal Lord Alexander, Governor of Canada, left-London tonight in a Royal Canadiitin 'Alr Force Machine for Canada ufler o The plane will land brief visit. for refuelling in feeland and La- brador.Reuter,

holiday makers Thousands of lined the beach and cliffe to see Failure to provide milltary

the arrival of the Danes. Resistance would weaken con-

A Hang of bearded "Vikings" fidence in the United Blates

ashore brandishing (who desper and would hearten those who swords, spears and

battle-axes pressure seok by unremliting"

found that

they for flerceness. down, to wear

could barrity compare with

the Communist occupation in overwhelm all who

realat the British holiday crowd.

Gould Shanghal,

and

Miner imppaltion of an

went home to rest, disguised, husky

The largest Item in the safe abhorrent

system.

Throughout the siege they were commemorating was a Con Guard cutter origin a biscuit and water dit kup | Danes. Who are

the real Viking invasion of Brielly worth $2,000,000 in the ardt year about $350,000.-tain 15 centuries ago, sprang oneen. All vessels

for Sti, nited by the workers. The m one would co to non-Atustie the brach from their ship with tirised

ployees refused to renty countries like Persia, the wild cries, thousands of holiday Pros5.

permit, ther befor" salcited in use the telephone and In- Philippines. Koren, Turkey

sted that they were making fatte and makers broke through the bar

statements Greece,

amped the official

concerning the dise and swamped Tiendes

pute.-United Press. Dealing-with-Senator Vanden-reception-comme berg's suggestion that the pro-

or Denmark gramme should be put on an in-

by the surge way swept back He said that this common de- terim bists and the sont ent and found himself in the mid fence would cancel out the addin, the Secretary of State in dle of milling throng.

Also advantage which marauding nations see that the sum naked or

isolated were the mayors and have always had in Europe, the the minimuin.

leading officials of local councils. hall,sion. the

at piecemeal advantage

aggres.

The press scate were over In conclusion he suit: "If the techualque of Ure fal!

United States does nat help

run and trampled under thou, accompll that dictators

Bands the have used

feat. to re-urm

Newspaper nations these countries

cameramen were pushed' aut of comparative ebst to us in the

the way the wa future years of preserving our

Ther

Danes, In the horned helmets of their ancestors, were greater"-Neuter.

hungry und tired. Tuby Kad vailed across the North Sea for 10 days in a replica of a Viking ship. For miles they had had to row vigorously against a choppy its victims are the work and

stiff wind. unprepared, and it doka not

They still had enough energy relish the prospect of fighting

Bombay July 20. to try to make friends with the sure. Mr. Acheson said

But the beards werb That this

an aroused society," Mr. Achr- The official report on the causes children. would

continuation permit the

of the Dutch KLM Constellation too much for the kiddies, xon continued.. ttle Greek Turkish programmie,

Invasion of Western alrerbit disaster on July 12 near As they felt themselves lifted which has been to effective in Europe would mean u total war, Bombay Airport, in which 45, in brawny arms. their terror

in which the preventing the, Indepenitenco of

aggressor would including American journalists, stricken screams and the scowls these countries from being lost be pliting its strength against the were killed, will be rently in two of angry mothers almost drove through exterual

the "invaders" sheepishly back combined mynclinations

strength of the Atlu-weeks' time. Mr. K.

India's Deputy Director-General to seal,-Reuter. against the will of the Greek and tie Paet nations.

"That Turkish people.--Reuter.

isu choice which no Civil Avinition, nation would make

tonight. unless it believed that swift military action the Indian Government's Techna- Mr. Raha, who presides over could gain

gain if enough usable eni fuquiry Commission into the military potential to more than crash, caying for Delhi tomor balance tekemätning forces with the other members of The Duke and Duchess arrayced against it.

tha Commission to continue the Windsor and membebs; of; the Inquiry at Palani Alrport, near Egyptian Royal family a CX- Delhi, from which the platic took pected here Boon to attend the Mr. Winston Churchill, who is

"It is, tho alm of this pro-July 12.

off for Bombay on the morning of Salzburg musle festival, city offi on holiday here, today projpsted

clatu.sald: strongly to the police at photo-gramme 15 insure that a success-

He said that of the total $1-before and since World War 11 450,000,000 programme, which is The fundamental. plodge of the own security will be considerably for 1950, $50,000,000 is for in- terim military aid to Greece and treaty, that an attank on one

rignatory wHI mean Turkey.

an attack on

A total of $1,100,000,000 all, closes the door to plecomeul for North Atlantic Paot singsgression" tories and the balance will be used for aisistance to

other

countries which are in the im-. mediate area of Soviet pre

PHOTOGS' WAR® ON CHURCHILL

Gardonne, July 20,

gropliers attempts to picture.

"The, gangster mind like to things. gamble only on sure

Groundless Fears

REPORT ON KLM CRASH

tokl

M.

Reuter

The Inquiry Commission ex-

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WINDSORS GOING! TO SALZBURG

Salzburg, July 28..

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They added that because reticly

take his ful swift and comparatively amined 34 witnesses in Bombay all seats for festival perfortrianger efforties military action by huid visited the scene of the crash have been sold, they are consider- The photographers, folled by a aggressor would be Impossible with Dutch aviation experts from ing adding a number of extrá cordon of Scotland Yard men and | and, therefore, to make the Aristerdam-Reuter, local policeman pround" Mt. gumble, too hazardous to be Churchill's bathing beach, staged tempting."

2 "sen-borne, invasion."

1 Be Acheson sold that feurs

Hidden under flabing note, they] the military acallance prov appouched the Conservative: gcomme might set off an inter- Toader and suddenly unmasked national arms race or provoka their battery of cameras.-Router. the Soviet Union are groundless.

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