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COUNCIL OF EUROPE UP AGAINST SNAGS

Clash Between Rival Parties On Policy

ASSEMBLY'S POWERS

STRASBOURG, AUGUST 9.

THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S 12 FOREIGN MINISTERS, FORMING A "CABINET" IN EUROPE'S FIRST VENTURE IN UNITED GOVERN-

·MENT, MET THIS EVENING FOR A FINAL LOOK AT THE PRO- GRAMME FOR TOMORROW FIRST SESSION OF THE CONSUL- TATIVE ASSEMBLY.

Two previous sittings yesterday and today brought the Ministers up against the main problems which divide the advocates of "go slow" and "get results" policies.

While the 101 delegates to the Consultative Assembly were wondering what scope they were to be allowed in discussing plans for European unity tho Foreign Ministers still had to reconcile conflicting views among them- selves on the Assembly's powers.

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Paying For The Council Of Europe

Strasbourg, August 9. The Council of Europe, of the greatest co- 'one stitutional experiments In history, will cost 148,000,- 000 franes this year-in soft currency.

The Committee of Mints- ters the "Upper House" of the new "Parliament” today approved a budget for this sum during the period ending December 31, 1949.

The cost will be borne hy the 12 member States of the Counell, In proportion- al shares based on popula- ton.-Reuter.

WINSTON GETS BIG WELCOME

Strasbourg. August 9. Λ big. cheering crowd greeted Mr. Winston Churchill as he gave the V-sign in the main station square when he arrived here today.

He looked well after his holi day in Italy. He was smoking a ing eigar and wore a light grey alpaca suit with o gay black and white bow 120,

So deuse was the evowel that twice him

wire way to the Mayoral ent blocked by enthusiastic

young

Stadl the The Ministers have finished their The Prest- | Committer, of Manders emiline work in Lomkatter,

imself to suggesting an agenda te dent is alsa respinisible for nam- desmal terms, leaving the Ang the row of his staff.

embly to bli in The detail

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shouting "Vive Churchill," Nanies which have been dis Earlier. on the main platform, The Assembly sell put up arusant are 31.

ustent are M. Paul-Henri Spaak Mr. Churchill had bren welcom- sruggle aganist the control which of Belgum, Count Care Storsaed by local dignitaries of the The Swiss Government forlas the Charter of the Comer places of fate, and M. Paul Van Zee-European Movement and his son- announwed that hich Swiss in the bancs ++) the Foregoland of Belgium,

Mr. Duscan Sandys, in-law, Post Mape dietal has

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But there were Indirations 10-

he was about to alight arrested

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bren less moment and, as dozens of flash foretan perwer which according Court they

bulbs clicked, closed his eyes to benfermei reports, was der als Charter to decide what prominent in International affairs. As the Foreign Ministers carved Assembly shoubi the Trubel States

and smiled blandly to the ac discuss

companiment of onthusiastic The Centment, in a comven af by a two-thirds majority fit the that shape of the Coune 1

Butte Arribly suggested addition

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that Steuer hard world for the elegy the Secretary-General to thebe Europe's debating forum. United States but there was na| Comell of Europe anul hus assis~ turally no way. Jo verify thus as mations bey Pr airly wowledge their!

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The communique Steiner confessed to bren working as spy for a for- rign power before and during the war, and right up to the day on which he was arrested. An investigation established that Stemer delivered military. political bind beermeraient kita and was guilty of having violated hir math of offerlacerery.— Uoiled Press,

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Russians Get The News

Moscow, August D. Soviet papers today told of the

"Pravda" headline said:

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HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTION MAY BE DEBATED

Strasbourg, August 9. Delegates are organising tonight to demand a do- bate on the protection of the Rights of Man in Europe when the European Assembly begins its first session tomorrow.

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The Committee of Foreign Ministers—the European "Parliament's" Upper House---earlier today voted down a proposal that the Assembly's agenda should include human rights.

Mr. Ernest Bevin (Britain). (3) A European Economic and Sean MacBride (Eire), M. Gustav Social Council composed of trade Ramussen (Denmark) and Count unionists, employers and econo- Carlo Sforza (Italy voted. tomle experts.

for

open the subject to the Assem- (1) A European passport bly. They were defeated by the Council officials and political re- votes of seven other Ministers, tugeer who have logi Bieiṛ na...

with M. Constantin Tsaldarisunity.

Grever abstaining

(5) A new attack on the pro-

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Austrian camps.

for the likes and homes for the

negative vote a

complete sur [460,000" dispinced persons in Gua rise-arose because the Minis- ters could not devide whether the Assembly shoul ΕΟ ΚΟ far as to discuss the creation of a Euro- pean Court if

of Human Rights

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A complete project for

creation of a Court of Human Rights in a united Europe "will tomorrow be elistributed to all representatives by the European movement, which cluims inore than half of them as its members.

CHINESE GET A BREATHER

The project ine

includes it Cou vention to be signed by all mem-

Manila, August 10, The Associate Justice of the her States binding them to gun- rantee fundamental human rights Supreme Court, Mr. Gregorio: to their citizens,

Perfecto, has issued an injune- The Convention species 11tion temporarily waiving the basic rights, ranging from serur-deportation of four ity of life und Umb to freedam Chinese

alleged Communists who of speech and the "natural righis claimed they would be shot, to deriving from You ringe und

death if they returned to Amoy. paternity."

The four men, who were formerly school teachers in

ported today.

Right To Complain

It would give any individual Batangas, were to have been de or group the right to complain to the Council of Europe violations of these

against rights.

Valid enses of complaint would be transmitted to a rine-m

Court appointed by the Council and empowered to demand re- the parution for violations of Convention,

They had been found guilty of Communistle netivilies by the Deportation Board,

They illed a petition for an injunction

thie Supreme Court in their anal effort to re- ain here, saying they would remain in gaol.

main

with

They said if they were to be deported, they should be sent

Communist-held

project was largely drawn up by Str. David Maxwell-Fyfe, British Prosecutor at the Nurm- berg trials, with the co-operation

Pierre of M.

Henri Teilgen. former French Minister of Jus-Court, sitting as a body, can de- tice, and M. Fernand Dehousee. ride the case finally Belgian jurist.

The Chinese are Ng Bun Hom

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A Court of Human Rights was La Don King, Lim Sun and Gan meeting between Generulissime one of 13 subjects which the PingUnited Press. microphones and experimented Chiang Kai-shek and the South- European with simultaneous translations. rn Korean President, Syngman to the Committee of Ministers as Thee, and the visit of the Philip equitable for inclusion in the Wan considered certain Painted notices were phunepine President, Elpidio Quirino, agenda of the first session of the that the Secretary-General wup warning the publle that any-

Paris

of France, one "expressing approval or dis-to the United States, former Minister at the French approval" during the session of "Forging aggressive Pacille Pact." A European Passport Embassy in London and later this Council would he instantly

Tokyo, August 9. The "Pravci" account said that nead of the European Depart- Jejected,

Among these subjects are:

The familles of Japanese in- Chiang-Rhec meeting makes

(1) The admission to the Coun- ternees and prisoners of war sill mant of

a bank and it clear that the "projected pact, the French Foreign A Post Ofee.

associate held in Manchurin of Europe as an as bookstall were set up at the en-according to the intentions of its member of the German Federal territories assembled in has

been acting

and Soviet provisional Secretary-General.

Ractic organisers, must supplement Republic which is to come into protest rally here today trance to the University. Mtr. Aubrey

rey Halford of Britain, experts installed their apparatus aggressive North Atlantic Pact who has been acting provisionally and electricians worked the giant and is directed agains; liberation being after the elections in Wes-formally accused the Communist

his assistant, is also expected

floodlights

tern Germany. tomorrow

movements in the in be confirmer his

(2) Invitations to Switzerland night will glare on the Parlia.tries."-Associated Press. post. Some observes expect that the mentarians from every corner of

and Austria and Portugal to jot the Council. offretive powers of the Sperrtary-the galleries.

Karachi. August 9.

(3) A separate Secretariat for Irish Motion Defeated Pakistan is accepting an offer

from the Government of Czecho- the Assembly instead of the pre- the for the Son MarBride, the Irish Forclovakia for the services of Czech sent Joint Secretariat for is made by the Minis sign Minister, raised a lone voice mining technicians to help in a Assembly and the Committee of survey of Pakistan's mineral re- Ministers. The European move- Strasbourg, August D. This proposal is likely to regil of Europe met for an agenda sources. Previously, all survey-ment urged that this was necen- Toled telephone operators here ceive the suppent of

item to determine the best me- ing has been conducted by Bri-sury "to leave no doubt as to the taray estimated that their work legates belonging to

many dels of settlement of disputes tish

technicians, Associated Arspably's independent. has mereased fonsfild since Stras iela) Etenpol Movement. But between member States.

eratic character." bourg became the "eapital of there are others who see in t His proposal was rejected by

another means of concentrating an 11-1 vote, These girls, specially chosen forme authority in the hands of In the Preparatory Comralssion their knowledge of languages, sy the Foreign Ministers. they handle as many foreign calls

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as they did local calls before this prise futlay that no one has any to enable the Irish delegates to

Mlic, Charlotte Matter of Nouvel Hotel, housing members elected to the key offer of Pre-raise the issue of the partition of

Ireland.--Beuler.

Many delegates expressed sur-problems to be considered, mak

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clear idea

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stream of calls to Brussels, Biene,

Londen, Athens and The Hague.

sident of the Assembly.

Open Field

Mlle. Matter speaks French,, The President 1l lals four Geraint and English fluently,

Vice-Presidents ure virtually

"It is thrilling to feel that our responsible for the practical or- eity is now the very heart ufganisation of the Connell during Europe," she unkt.-Reuter.

the main port of the session after

Monty Backs Up French General

London, August 9.

The Western Union organisation tonight announced that Field-Marshal Viscount Montgombry, British Chairman of the Western Commanders- in-Chief, fully agreed with the statomont made yesterday by his land commander, the French General de Lattro de Tassigny.

General de Lattre de Tassigny's which. London observers noted. statement said that while some General de Lattre de Tassigny's varying conceptions had been declaration did not deny. brought to light the Comanders-

PEASANT UNREST

IN CHINA

London, August ik The special Hong Kung corres- tundent of the London Times" today said thai considerable in- terest has been aroused in long Kong by renewed reports in the Communist press of peasant un- rest in the liberated areas of Chinn.

"After the publication of casualties inflicted on the rebels during three months of operations in Anwei Province, # Com-

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The reports, gained prominence in-Chief and their Chairman had when the United States Chiets of always

regarded their defence Staff had defence talks with the nouncement of details of the new task with similar views.

Western Union leaders in Paris pact will be made in London and Lord Montgomery SOW the inst week.-Reuter.

Karachi soon-Associated Press, statement

before it

It was issued, tonight's announcement said.

Paris reports last week alleged that Field-Marshal Montgomery's conception of Western Union do- fonce

envisaged a line involving possible sacrifice of Frence ter-

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