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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1949.

HISTORIC MEETINGS A LEAD BULLET UNION THE ONLY

OPEN IN STRASBOURG

First Sessions Of Council of Europe

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Strasbourg, August 7. The Foreign Ministers of the 10 founder members of the Council of Europe, starting its historic first session here this week, will tomorrow open the way for a month's discussions over wide field of projects for tightening European unity. They will set their seal on a report to the Council's Consultative Assembly, giving their ideas on the aims and scope of the-Council, and inviting the Assembly, which meets on Wednesday, to submit its ideas on practi- cal projects for discussion.

Projects already mooted for debate in the Assembly range from public works schemes to the question of catublishing o European Court of Human Rights.

ABDULLAH

ON VISIT TO IRAN

Euro- und

The creation

# European

EL setting up of passport, pean broadcasting station, the establishment of a European patents office are among the sub- | Jeets __taentioned,

Hudleations tonight were thot the Conseiltative Assembly, with over 100 delegates epresenting 11 12 members, extending from Turkey in the East to Fire in the

| Went, will have a greater measure of freedom in its discussions than had been expected.

Teheran, August 7. Iran and Hadenate Jordan normed in a joint communique today that they have reached emplete understanding on poliet, drawn tical and economic tradio rela-

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The communique sold aise that the two countries have agreed to cu-operate in efforts to enlarge and strengthen eentomke anat cul- turul relations between ill Isimak countries,

The communique did not men- tion the signing of any willen

The amenneement, enne King Abdallah prepared to turn In Hashende Jordan on Monday after an official 12-day visit to Iran.

Under the Chacter of the Costa- Foreign sup by th

Ministers in London last May, the Consultative Assembly muy only dismiss subjects approved by the Com mattre of Ministers and mat- lens of national defence are in atty eas burred.

A a two-day meeting of the Foreign Minister's deputies, wluch ended in Parts yesterday, il vens rigid agreed, however, that no

to agenda should be stilamitted

agreement, but informed sources Live Assembly, although 1071 predict that the two ratuntries agenda had actually been draftel will formine the agreement in

Council's DY the

Preparatory a signed treaty.

Commission in Parts over the as last few geneks.

Enalead, the Assembly with receive a report, to be approved by the Foreign Ministers when they meet, in Strasbourg City Hall tomorrow afternoon Bug gesting a general framework of broad subjects alon.

The commonitque said that the two countrum hava agreed to cu operate in Bud

solution

tex

differences Between the lande cout tres by fructully and penceful Associated Press.

Russians "Reply" To Britain

The

Moscow, August T. Communist organ

General Debate

MR. CHURCHILL.

prominent

st

from!

"E"

on the In the peteral debate

follow the report, which will election or they Assembly's fest President, debates will be five to raise strifects for inclusion inning the agenda. The Assembly will broadcast in Britain, France, and then refer back to the Committee other European countries

Busted proval.

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GOOD ENOUGH

Bingapore, August 7.

An ordinary lead bullat- and not the silver one that he wald would be necessary ---loday killed Wan All, notorious Malay gangetor.

Wan All had taught his fot. lowers that he was a dem. god, called himself "King of the Invulnerable Cult," and sald that he could be killed only by a silver bullet.

The lead one

one from, which he died was fired by a rifte of the Kampong Guards dur ing M engagement with bandle forces in the Herantut area of Pahang.

Was

A Chinese detective shot and killed by a woman bandit In a coffee shop near Ipoh today. today.

The woman bacaped After

throwing hand grenade which wounded two woman, a girl, and an indian polics cergeant who opened Ace.on her,-Acuter.

Turkish Minister In Paris

Paris, August 7, The Turkish Foreign Minister Neameddin Sudak, arrived today ut Orly airfteld en route to Stras bourg for the opening meeting of the Council of Europe tomorrow.

Admission applications

both

It is

ALTERNATIVE TO CHAOS IN EUROPE

and

Strasbourg, August 7,

The European Movement, of which the British Op- position leader, Mr. Churchill, is President, tonight issued from its headquarters here a statement declaring that the alternative to European union was an inevitable fall in living standards and loss of personal liberty.

The statement was issued after a meeting of the Bureau of the Executive Committee of the Movement.

wan

The committeo

formed i through the fusion of the five chief independent bodies work- ing for European unity as a re- sult of their conference in The Hague last year.

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Acknowledging that there diflculties in the way of achle- ving European union, the state- ment declared: "The alternative, is to watch our liberties' shrink and shrivel, our conditions ut Uite decline, the frults of our past achievements evaporate.

to

of the great overseas countries

and

us.

RECALL OF ENVOY

DEMANDED

Vienna, August 7. The Rumanian Government has dananded the recall of the Aus- trian Minister to Bucharest, Aus- trian Government sources sald

"By combining our resourers today." we shall be able for the first time:

deploy the full economie The Rumanian note said, that strength of our Continent the Minister, Herbert Schmidt, was involved in smuggling Ru- manians out of the country.

The British Minister, Mr. Roderick Sarrel, was recently ex- pelled on the same charges.

which are

associated with Again we shall stand on our own feet and pay our own way.

efforts

we

"By uniting our can. If we will, within a few years not only realore the health and vigour of Europe but make a positive contribution to and Greece are un prosperity of the world and the the maintenance of peace."

from

the Council's opening agenda and expected that Mr. Sadak will represent his country On the

Council of Ministers should. Tur-Broad Outline Of Policy

key be admitted.

Mr. Sadak refused to comment The statement

on the Council

claimed that

could

hopes of t

M. Schmidt is at present hull- daying in Austria.

He asked to be transferred to Austrian Foreign Minister, said another post, but M. Karl Gruber,

that he will be ordered to return to Bucharest,

M. Gruber, sald the charges against M, Schmidt were trumped of his 'the European Movement was the source-Associated Press. in view

up and false, according to the Special situation.

only Organisation which welcomed at the air-express the aims and Held by the Turkish Ambassador, all Europeans, whelber of Right Numan Menemeneloglu, and other or Left. Embassy ofBeials. He will spend the night in Paris-United Press.

up.

He was

The

Marriage Bureaux

To Go

because

that f

It recalled that the Mave- man! had Bot up *pocietat study groups composed of ex- perts and representatives different schools of thought to formulate proposals an есоло- mio, social, cultural and juridi- cal aspects of European pro. bloms,

the statement

and we

NEPAL OPPOSES USE OF GURKHAS

Moscow's Latest Fantasy

It claimed that Papacy plans to spread Christianity in China by Intons of supporting Japanese militarists in aggression in East Asia,

Zhirnov, connected the Japanese Christian leader, Kagawa, with Wiese plans. He said Kagawa has caplial of 20,000,000 Yen andl vspires to become Premier Japan. Associated Press,

Moscow, August 7. ន ( tud

The "Literary Gazette" de- bulldarts.

clured today that the Predominant among the Bags

Vatican "We do not claim that the re- decree on excommunication was that of United Europea

commendations which have re- Communists and their supporters banner consisting entirely of a

sulted from these Hudies offer was dietated to Pope Pius by the large white

Interlocked

Prague, August 7.

a Anal solution of the main eum-American emissary to the Vatican, Communist with a green " for discus-

newspaper plicated points which confront Myron Taylor. The meeting of the Con- "Rude Pravo" said today" The

marrlage advertisements

our Continent." have | sultative Assembly will be open

An article in the Soviet paper from been droppi ed by the veteran French radical vakfa's controlled press and mar-

Czechoslo satd.

"We feel, however, that they by Doris Zhirnov, entitled "The statesinan Eduoarti Herriot,

Sup- riage bureaux will soon be closed. provide the broad outline of a Vatican Threatens, Pence Speaker of the French Assembly

comprehensive and constructive porters", found

" close connection and provisional President of the

Mac. hope between General Douglas The newspaper labelled both European policy Council of Europe.

Consulta Arthur's administration in Japan commentaries

capitalistic Stunning

they were that members of the on the conducting marriage on a business ve Assembly will find in them and the Vatican. ceremonies will

bebasis, It admitted that

many comprehensive, basis for dis- angry readers, mainly female, had cussion."—Heuler, from written letters against the stopp- of Munsters its own list of sug-windowed studies set up in the ing of marriage advertisements.

gallery round the 100-foot square Rude Pravo" said times have subjec s for

their ap- kall.

changed and

mon with a flat When the Consultative Assem- is in most demand among hus- Strasbourg, France's "Sentinel

first meeting on band-seekers. It the Hhine", which wears the bly holds its

said nothing about "Pravda," said today that Bri-battis sears of every major Euro Wednesday the delegates of the can be done immediately

12 nations will be sented in al- this type of free enterprise, but tish efforts to send a comunis-

pean war since Louis IV. was

individuals in the new society it has no place sion to investigate alleged So-day a blaze of sunshine, gay phabetical order of

frocks and flags, as officials made round

balt circle of seals. and it will go United Press. viet slave labinir was the same final arrangements for the Coun- / After the

first session, is ex- pected that

they will be free As AS

belis pealed through to choose their own seals.

The purpose of this the morning heat haze people to slave labour flocked to the mediaeval Uni- ment is that whatever crouping charges master by Britain,versity building which has been of delegates takes place shall be "Pravda"

Recused Britons of

and transformexi into the sent of spontaneous

not imposed falsifying the corrective labour

from without. code and slandering the Suvlet Europe's first "Parliament".

Workmen and technicians were slavery existing in England, the today putting the Bnishing

Honour For Churchill United States and other imperi-touches to the transformation of allst powers".

the building.

According to tentative plans, British suggestion to send a

About 350 men have been en-, the Consultative Assembly mission to Russia us a "trans-Anged on

the work which has meet in

the morning and after- parent trick intended to smuggle cost 30,000,000 francs of which noon on Thursday, in the after- in Anglo-American spies" and said about two-thirds, has been paid noon on Friday, and in the morn- such efforts were "doomed

by the Council of Europe anding on Saturday. So far no plans failure."

the rest by the French Govern- have been made for night meet- Britain han charged Russia with ment as hosts.

bourers. "Pravda" today charged

Type of manoeuvre as "Ameri-churon

can sples seeking Noah's Ark

on the Turkish border."

Replying

Union so as to "cover up for the

It dismisse

Ulic wie

a com-

ings.

arrange-

KASHMIR HOPES

New Delhi, August 7. The Nepal National Congress is against the recruitment of Gur- kha soldiers to the British Army and their use in Malaya, Mr B. P. Koirala, the Nepalese Nation- olist leader, sald here today.

Mr. Koirala, who today met the Indian Premier, Pandit Nehru, did not comment on Gurkha re- cruitment to the Indian Army. "India and Nepal should have the closest relationship."

Karachi, August 7. A spokesman for Pakistani Army Headquarters disclosed to- day that the authorities hope to be able to set an actual demarca- tion of the cease fire line in Kashmir by the end of the month. The newspapers meanwhile are

The Nationalist Party optimistic about the possibility of

the will implemen ling

early truce Nepal to become an independent agreement with India as a result sovereign State and a member of of United Nations mediation. the United Nations, Mr. Kairala United Press.

to

holding millions of slave 1n- National emblems of the 12 The Assembly is expected

countries-Greces -end Turkey split up into committees on Mon that there are appulling chain will be invited tomorrow by the day. ung:

On the opening day of the Assembly Britain's Opposition leader, Mr. Winston

Churchill,

to join the

gang conditions in the United Foreign Ministers States prisons.-United Press. Council-fluttered over the main

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They

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a ceremony in the City Hall. With the arrival of the Britists Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest

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10 Foreign Ministers due to at-

sald.-Reuter.

British Jet Sets

Fuelling Record

Rushton, August 7.

wants

A Gloster Meteor landed late today after 12 hours and three minutes aloft and the pilot claimed

a now world's record for refuelled jet-powered flight.

Patrick Hornidge brought the cessful-now it's just a question jet fighter down on Tarrant air-of the pilot's endurance."---Asso- Beld at 4.23 p.m.

He had taken off at 4.20 a.m.

The plane bad been refuelled

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tend tomorrow's meeting have parafa, It had flown roughly

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here are M. Gustav Rasmussen,

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The British-made twin-engine|

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THE NAME'S IRELAND

ciated Presa.

SYNAGOGUE DEATH TOLL

Д

Damascus, August 7, Five more victims of Friday Last September an American-{night's terrorist bombing of made eight-engine Northrop Yi-Damascus synagogue have died of 49 flow for nine and a half hours their wounds today, the Syrian over California and Arizona at Government announced.. an average of 382 miles an hour.

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The official total is пож Hornidge made a good landing dead and 10 wounded, but unoff

the wounded Strasbourgh, August 7.

and stepped out of the Meteor clo estimates of Sean MacBride, the Irints looking fresh. He had kept up range to 35. Foreign Minister, tonight rent an his strength by drinking coffee Under the parsenal orders, vi official request to the Secretariat and eating buns.

to his country in

President Husal Złam to appre Hie fight was the climax of hend those responsible without months of experimentation by suspects yesterday and early to- fail, the police arrested numerous ‚a Nem ontled'. Flight-Refuelling. the

day. Ltd.

of the Council of, Europe to refer all Council official documents simply Ireland and not as Eire or Republic of Ireland,

The request is seen by obser- A spokesman pointed out that Informed. Syrian sources said vers here as part of the systetna the Meteor's normal fuel capa- that the Syrion: Government is Le campaign by the Government city is 350 gallons and a speed of afraid that the terrorist attack in Dublin to link the question of 350 to 400 miles an hour uses might disrupt the Arab-Jowish

the partition of Ireland with this up in just over an hour, talks at Lausanne and is deter every international organisation Half way through the fight, mined to make a quick, clean-up of which it is a member Reuters he maid: "The refuelling is such of the affair.hssociated Premt,

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