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WORLD SITUATION BETTER, DECLARES MR. TRYGVE LIE

MINERS WANT TO GO BACK

Sydney, August 8.

Mr R. A. King, Secretary of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council, declared in a broadcast tonight that lie

verwhelming majority miris demand a

work.

of

return 10

"Miners, end this furce."

ulded, "Take

the

evuse, being Moscow foolmen."

former Australian

Minister, Mr.

Lake Success, August 8.

The fear of war has decreased mainly as a result of the breaking of the Berlin deadlock, Mr. Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said in his annual report published today:

He described the year ended June 30, 1949, as on the whole a year of progress towards a more peaceful world.

"It

is true that the world has had its full share of crises and alarms,” Mr. Lio said, “The rival claims in an ideological conflict have been pressed as though they were the only issue of our times.

This Great Powers have initiative.

con= |nchloved independence by a pael- timurd their efforts to strengthen fe transition since the United

relative Prime their

positions before Nations was founded. Morris

the situation is brought nearer

William Ilushe, addressing a Liberal Party meeting Loulate, stark "The good strike was designed by Engi www munists as n full-dress rehearsal For the

great day when the Bag

of Communism will wave over this country. What we want are more menti hospitals for Those fools who fall for the Common- ists.

Mr. Cyell Chambers, Australian Army Minister, today told Troops

the cutting coul

open-enst Belds than full oward raten would be put them individually, and nol into regionendad forks,

"I hope before long," he said. "It will be proved to the Aus- tralian people and to the enal miners hot Service fores Cru work underground mines as well as open-casts,

Mr. Chamber announced that

troops working strike. bound upen cast mines in New Bouth Wales had dug 37.502 tons of coal in their first eis days.

the

TRYGVE LIE.

to stability by the conclusion

trea of peace tres.

“Although overshadowed

by the Great Power differ-

ences, move- ments

is no-

tional tulepe- dence and sovint

unheavals

Asian people are the inheritors of some of the world's greatest cultures, Mr. Lie said. They are building their own new worlds

on Hire Foundations of the old.

"Their Influence in the affairs of the United Nations is grow Ing. Given time, and the necea, mary development of their economic resources, their fluence will be more nearly commensurate with their popu Istion than it is today."

In .

Mr. Lie said: "Israel has now in became the 59th member of the many parts of Organisation. The applications of the world four more countries the

of Asia

have

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1949.

Norwegian Protest To Nationalists

Oslo, August 8.

The Norwegian Government has protested to the Chinese Government against the ar rest of two Norwegian pilote In Chinese waters, the For- eign Ministry announced here today.

The pilota were later re. lensed,

The Foreign Ministry ald that they had afused to ac cept the Chinese Govern. blockade of certain ment's parts of Chine's East coast and the closing of some poris.

They felt that the pro. virions made by the Chinese be Government could not

OT

brinding on Norwegian citizens or on vesci In waters porte which were beyond the control of the Chinese Gov ernment.Reuter,

Aruction and their economies,

"Through the planning and execution of compreliensive pro- grammes, both in the economic and social fields, the providing of Fellowships, the sending of missions and advisers, the conisation of regional seminars, the United Nations has begun to make an effective contribution to placing the knowledge of The

development of

OF-

at the

MONTY'S CLASH WITH FRENCH: MAY RESIGN

London, August 8. General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Franch Com- mander-in-Chief of the Western Union land forces, said in a statement here tonight that statements that Fiold-Marshal Montgomery's idea was to withdraw the defonco (of West- ern Union) outside the Continent are com pletely without foundation.

The interview was released by the Permanent Com- mission of the Western Union Powers following press reports that Field-Marshal Montgomery, Chairman of the Western Union Commanders- in-Chief Committee, had clashed with General de Lattre de Tassigny over strategy in the event of a European conflict.

snk

The Permanent Commission

that General de Lattre de Tassigny questioned about press ports concerning differences of opinion said to have come light at Fontainebleau (Western Headquarters)

tu

Union Military had made the following state- ment:

"I can give no details about the work we do.

thant

But I wish to tako this opportunity of telling you more advanced nations

that sintements implying disposal of the less advancet."

Field-Marshal Montgomery's idea Mr. Lie described as ons of is to withdraw the defence out- the most heartening events of whet

enia of side the Continent are complete- the year the impelus resulting ly without foundation. from the United States initia. tive in sponsoring an expanded programme of technical only- tance for the economic develop ment of the under-developed

Areas of the world,

Lit

unnvoid- the Mongolian People's Republle, ably contribut-Ceylon, Nepal ond Koren-bre to international tension. bending. Indonesia may be ex- "These conditions, which have|pecter to apply after the existing existed since the war

ended, I difculties there are settled,** continue tra Pause widespread

Africa, the movement for- Appealing for increased

sup unxtely anung! The peoples of ward was slower, Mr. Lie added.port from metater Governments, the world. Bernee of the Great There, the international trustee- | Mr.

said the degree of Power differences, progress ship system coulli play an expec-security attained in the world has been made during the year ally Important role.

would be in proportion to the towards providing the Security United Naljons supervision ot nations support for the Organi- Couned with armed forces to entrust territories would be felt Ration. alates

Mr. Lie commended the mern- enforcement throughout the much wider area

the world to study the detailed report of the year's activities, which he described us record

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take

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to

"Of course, some varying con coptions have been brought light, a thing which was quite natural, but it can definitely be stated that all the members of cur Committee and Its Chairman have always unanimously regardi- ert their task as being the achievement of an effective de fence of all the territories of the Brussels Pact nations." To Resign?

shipment of Artist-mixed cop!. alior, and there has been little of q=se| (-governing territories, ber nations and the peoples of article by its military corresponder of the Western Union Powers,

In define of à ban

imposed by the Australian Sen- ngreement on the controt of ato- men's Uron, Thon members the

mle entity, of other weapons of mated the Air-talbin Gov- mass destruction, and of conven- trument stemmer

Any

even

WHE

involving

500,000,000 world.

The

On

LORD MONTGOMERY The widely read London "Sun- day Express" said in a front-page, longer ns top military comman dent yesterday that Field-Mar- shal Montgomery had had his "most serious" clash with Gen-

that shrewd observers thought that he could not carry on much

UN Contribution

(2.350tal armaments." Dalby

Mr. Le sald that the United of nehlevement in the prevention eral de Latire de Tassigny and tons) which left Sydney taught When the three Great Powers Nations had contributet (1) the of war And in the steady cons for Nowwastle, New South Wal

brought the Berim question

to progress towards a more peaceful | truction of the foundations of a There it will Jone! 1990 tons of

the Security Counell lost Septem-world by preventing or ending more peaceful indi prosperous cont for Tasmante Ti

x 11 a complaint #ngainst kell a ship-bough meeting be

fourth, many people reared that people. This crisis winafil break up the .... Watersite workers

lead Nex- United Natwas and ..! carlle angeord today to lead th

to a new world war. Dally in spite of a bant by the

Instead, be subt, Waterside wo kaars' Federation.

and relating forces Hottery

In motion immediately, and ... the muck the result was the sumption of Great Power negolin- bums on the prace treatles.

Powers Accused Mr. Lle accused

the Great Powers of continuing

LONDON EXCHANGE SLUMP

moderating

verre gel

progress towarths a settlement."

Turning: from settling wars and disputes to the other phases of their United Nations efforts to strengthen their re- Sreretury-General said

works, the it

Russian Officer A Refugee

The correspondent quated re. porta that Field-Marshal Mant. gomery, "thinking' perhaps of the possibility of another Dun- kirk," was reluctant to pledge Britain to put a big land force across the Channel should wat break out. Field-Marshal Montgomery was also said to have Insisted on a training programme for Western Union forces along British lines, Personal Clash Reuters diplomatic correspon- dent said here today that reporta of a difference between General de Lattre de Tassigny und Field- Marshal Montgomery gained pro- minence when the United States Chiefs of Staff visited Paris for Western Union defence discus-

Atlantic Pact Criticised "Phr record-of-the-past-12:

159-printed months has clearly confirmed the pages, gave in detail

report,

informa- wisdom of the San Francisco con-

tion which had already been "The Mr. Lie continued. rept."

publisher on the work of the United Nations has not been able t

United Nations Commission for to resolve Grent Power <fit-

India and ferences, but the conflict has been United Nations

Pakistan.

and

the nction on the kept within peaceful bounds and

treatment of people of Indian the way prepared for further

of origin in the Union

South

Ankara, August 8, Africa.

A Soviet Army major who said

tantic Fact by name.

Without mentioning

he was fleeing from Communist the At-

Mr. Lic terror arrived here today in the ald that such agreements could company of Turkish intelligence lative

has not be called regional agreements

agents after crossing a frontier -positions bofore the developed international co-opera-in the United Nations

between Turkey outpost

and altuation

brought nearer ton

meaning Russia, in almost

The reports were coupled with atability by the

every Beld of of the phrase. conclusion

rumours in Paris that differences of human activity on a scale hevor

"The Charter peace treatles.

Intelligence sources said Major of the United Nicolai Bonderiav fled to Turkey by a personal clash between the on strategy had been accentuated before attempted. * Lie Mr.

wall that ther mora!

Nations clearly provides much as 23/- per £100 yester-force of the United Nations and universal

"It has proclaimed the frst

regional co-operation but also garded as a "crime" in Russin today's Western Union statement

for alter committing what was two men which, It was Declaration

noted, day.

its power of persuasion towards Rights in history," he continueri, of Human

lays down the limitations for They did not describe the nature did not Closing prices were well below reasonable compromise and The convention of the preven

such co-operation," he said. ef Even those

the crime. "Regional

Major Bonderior appeared at a frontier outpost on

Turkey as a

was refugee. He immediately placed in protective custody and taken here for thorough investigation.

London, August 9,

Heaving selling drove British Government securities down as

for

July

Brokers gave various

co-operation can

re-

28 issues peaceful setlernent had achieved tien and punishment of the crime often be most stitute for the Saturday and asked for entry into

been

FIONS.

The statement's emphasis that the Western

Union Commanders "unanimously regarded their Lask as being the achievement of an effective defence of all the terri- tories of the Brussels Pact na- tions implied that Field-Marshal He told a reporter: "1 fled Montgomery Himself subscribed from the Communist terror to to the plan of a defence line at everyone who is against the least as far as the Rhine, London Stalin regime."-Unlted Press, observers thought-Revier."

but It can Turkish never become United Nations. If regional co- operation is in accordance with tions and interests, it is the provisions of the United Na

is a bene- the fit for mankind, but it is in conflict with the United Nations programme its damaging effect may be Ir-

which bit the lowest level since pener in Palestine, Kashmir and of genocide has been unanimous- the ponic days of the with-Indonesia.

ly approved and member States drawal from Dunkirk.

The establishment of the State have

asked reasons of Israel in Palestine without a ratify it.

to sign and the new callapse, Some blam- major war is one of the opic i "In spite of all the political ed the appearance on the market events of history. When India and ideological differences, of another issue of Government and Pakistan agreed to a United United Nations is developing an bonds issued to finish paying for Nations cease 1re in the State economic and social the nationalised gas industry. of Kashmir.

Others said that recent heavy peo withdrawals from postal savings accounts had caused uneasiness.

The new

came on the uf warnings In the Sunday press that U.S. confidence in Bri- tain's ability to recover quickly in the efforts to secure a peace-

ilons has. played a decisive part "Through United Nations pro- from ils economic crisis has

ful settlement and a pencetul cedures of regional economic co-ture of this year today--95 degrees reached a low ebb. This was not transition to national indepen-operation, effective assistance is Fahrenheit. This is also the publicly cited, however as a fuc-dence of 70,000,000 people."

being given to the countries of highest temperature for six years. tor in Monday's selling.

The Secretary-General said Europe, Latin America, Asia and The heat wave tellawed a cool Heaviest losses were in Gov-that the lays of dependency the Far East towards the recons-period of some weeks.-Reuter. ernment Testes which must inferior status are fast coming to alther be held by the owners an end in Asia.

the 400,000,000 aimed at raising the standards of reparable."-Reuter. people of these two great coun- living of tries were spared the worst

the community of nations for the welfare of each

herls

slide

all disasters-religious and com-or its members. munal warfare,

"In Indonesia, the United No-

until sold on the market for what

a' fixed redemption or New Worlds In Asio

they will bring

or

India, Pakistan, Burma and

In this class savings bonds re-Ceylon, all formerly "dependent deemable in 1960-1970 fell 25/- parts of the British Empire, had to £94: 58.

Losses of £1 or more were re-

gistered throughout virtually the fond minus signs were pretty entire list of Government evenly. distributed, especially securities.

umong industrial shares.-Asso-

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