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BRITISH RESOLUTION ON POLITICAL UNION Calls For Appointment Of Commission "PRELIMINARY BOUTS"

Strasbourg, August 16.

A British resolution calling for the appointment of a Commission to study means of promoting closer political 'union in Europe was introduced in the Assembly this afternoon by a Labour representative, Major Thomas. He said it had been agreed on between a number of his Socialist colleagues who had dillering views-on'the steps to be taken towards political union

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The resolution said; "The Assembly, desiring that

a full and objective study should be made of proposals for closer political union of Europe; resolves that this problem shall be referred to a Commission which shall report as soon as possible to the Consultative Assembly."

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Senate To Re-Open Hearings

Washington, August 16. The American Senate is to res open beatiful an

whittle away relations or even to diminish the strength af re- lations with those great demo. cratic nations of the Common- wealth.

the GovernA These are the... fiemple cho nient's an rest-for-Europe pro- stood

by us in our gente need Burmue, was disclosed herei and to whom we are deeply in today.

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949.

A United States Navy' Aerobec sounding rocket is depict ed in flight (right) After being fired from its launcher on, the deck of the USS Norton Sound, during firing approximately 700 miles off the West Coast of South America, Data obtain. ed by instruments in the nose 01 the rocket reveals, that cosmic ray intensity above the atmosphere at the geomagnetic equator in twice as great as had been estimated.-AP Photo,

HK Govt's Message

To

Reinforcements. Receives Criticism

London, August 17. 4,000-word message from the Hong Kong govern- ment explaining to now British troop rein- forcements why they have been sont to the Colony come in for criticism in the editorial columns of the liberal "Manchester Guardian" yesterday.

groups would hear half a dozen The tore Int Bely Japanese AFL He called for all possible steps; These would inelade Mr Henry by member coutes to achieve,Walice gd Mr. Norton Thomas, to reveal European

quetuding Thoth forines muly TORT

Murr Party press- countries now absent for reap0s, dential enndidates, they all knew,

Mr. Conally

20 IN them pentibution cutotruction of thoma as

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sak that

city Gedwater fo

Floyd Selime f Seattle wrote Mr. Robert Boolaba Conser- | nithibonial hearings, starting fo- from Japan of the stort of the prriert. Be sad the others with Vive, Britain) came out whole row, would take about

heartedly on the side of those days.

him nie the Reverend Emory who were willing to see a sinking Andrews of Seattle, Daisy Tibbs of national sovereignty (L) th

event of closer utitori.

of Albens, Atabant, and Buth Jenkins, Tucson,

Artzott. We start this week on four family dwelliur sits on is plot evaxt by Hiroshima and zones water the plan of the new chy as a residential area for midle class homes," Schnue said.--As. sociated Press.

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"We must now face the fact that so long as each nation re. cognises no authority other than its own, and no duty ex erpt to its own country, Dur civilisation will be destroyed beyond repair," he Bald. A British Labour re

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No Early Vote

1 said he doubted now whe- ther the Senate group could votr the week on the Bin.

JASON!

message was quoted by the "Guardan" as say ing: "There are two main reasons why you have been called upon to defend Hong Kong in the present disturbed times.

The first is that we have obligations which cannot honourably be overlooked or renounced. The second, and this is perhaps of immediate con- cern to the people of Britain, is because it is very much to our economic interest to do so,“ "Soldiers do not respond to interest in Hong Kong is in the

profits we can make out of it.

Tite House of Representa tives' Foreign Affairs Com mittee yesterday approved the full $1,160,990,000 requested by the kind of appeal in the second President Truman for arms for part of this message." said the the Atlantic Pact countries.

Guardian in an editorial head-

Debatable Point

Mr. Connally told correspon- jed The wrong apptal." hive, Mr.

Idents that the move to re-open Maurice widened the gap between

the hearings was started by Sena- tor Walter George who adynente some surrender of

(Deinoerul. Georgia) who has been national sovereignty

urging

"The soldier will ask himself Whe

that the proposed $1,450,000,000 want a

dras-c Jess

requested for arms for Western why he should sweat for the progen.

Europe and other countries be euttain on the Peak. It is at least He aski whether the silk

debatable whether the British workers of Lyons would agree to Most of the witnesses to be ceniony as a whole at present reduce, their output at the behest feafted" would" oppose the pro- gets much out of Hong Kung f some external Authority 1 Krumme, Mr. Comally said. The Chinese Communists will the interest of the workers of Reuter, Macclesfeld, England, or if the motor car workers in Coventry.

or Billancourt would increase or reduce their output in the I

of the workers of Turin? "These confllels economie

teresis

interest undoubtedly exist and

1 do not believe that any coun

try is prepared to entrust its national

programmeS

to the decisions of same exter-

in half.

suize on the admission that our

Ireland Appeals To End Partition

Strasbourg, August 16,

Inal authority power," Mr. Ireland today asked the Council of Europe to try

Edelmaa said,

"In Eastern Europe Russia is able to impose a central economie plan on her associates and satel- lites by threats or sonelions. Not single country in the West would Mr. wish tớ đo that," he added.

Mr. Edelman proposed the al- ternative of a system of "fume- tional working co-operation" be tween the countries of Europe.

On Germany

to get Britain to give up Northern Ireland. Mr. William Norton, vice-premior of Ireland, mqde the plea in the new European Assembly. Norton asked the Council to use its influence to end the partition of Ireland.

Thwarted in its efforts to put future was out of the question. the partition issue on the Assent Instead, It urged the 12 European

Ireland bly agenda,

raised the Council nutions to concentrate for question in a debate on possible the time being on Increasing changes in the political structure their economic co-operation and of Europe.

drawing up a Europtan Hunani Today Britain occupies one-rights charter. Kixth ports to Western Europe and wishes of the majority and fune-

tions there

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On the question of admitting Germany to the Council, Edelman said, "Western Gor- many can exist only if stea ox-

the Western hemisphere.

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Article 15 to give the Commitice the character of an Inter-govern- mental institution of a' supra-

national nature.

tion."

of Ireland against the Go-Slow Policy

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a great increase in the swelling of Communist pressure in South East Asia. "The defenen of Hong Kong at this state is part of the from o Eine behind which there can be built up a free world of national states in South Asia.

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"It is proper that the soldiers should know this and should not he misled-least of all by the government into thinking thant they are the watch clogs of Hong Kong profits."—Associated · Press.

Another Malta Resignation

London, August 16. The second resignation over Malta's “ultimatum" to the Bri- tish Government came tonight when Mr. Edward Ellul, Commis- sioner-General in London, told the Maltese Prime Minister, Dr.i Paul Boffa, that his molliscution.| of Britain was against the Island's interests.

also

other words in saving Germany power," dechired Mr. Morton. slow policy on the European

Mr. Bom Mintoz, the Deputy are greating for ourselves a "We are in fact, denied the ele-Union was laid down by Lord Premier and Minister of Heron-

distinguished Layton,

British

struction, resigned yesterday. ry-grave industrial competi. muntary right of self-determina- economist and

pub- newspaper He then accused Britain of tive Assembly opened a

lisher, as the European Consulta- A Maltese delegation, headed Signor Persico (Italy) advocated

full by Dr. Boffa, is in London "for extension of the executive power long history of violence and per-dress two-lny debate on changes talks on Britain's decision to of the Committee of Ministers secution in Ireland.

In Europe's political structure to withhold renewal of £300,000 fr beyond the Umits lak down ins Received In Silence achieve greater unity between food subsidies to Malta and the

Mr. Norton's speech was ro⚫ members

of British Admiralty's dismissal of of the Council 'colved in allence and draw an Europe.

1,200 Dockyard workers. Immediate rebuke from the "This was the first time, the, The Maltese delegation presiding officer, who appealed Assembly had launched into alleged that the British Govern- to delegates to refrain

from

general debate. So far 27. As nent refused permission te offeñalve attroke on other sembly representatives, includ, Malta to apply for Marshall'Ald. member states.

Ing Mr. Winston Churokit,

announced " they “ Wili - The delegátlón came to London. with a

threat that grave Mr. Churchill's speech

steps

Britain, gave an adequate reply to Mulia's demand, i Committee Andre Philippe, French Seclallet; The British Government refu- need to create a new Europej We study the problem and hoped-made an Impassioned, appeal for ed i to, opetridiscussions, rinder mune réalise that it may

Germany would be a member by European unity and the catabilah- duress and Dry) Boffa Withdrew to surrender, part of next year. Pement of a federation not only of the ultimatum our Matonal soveel kay Britain today fold the Assey Wein Europe but of all free Dr. Botte is the only men dert

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M. Scherer (France) said that there must be in Europe a poll- tical authority which has at its

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Mr. Serrarens (Catholic Party, posed -the- admission-of-Germany, the Netherlands) declared, "The but sakf he would not press Masses of the people everywhere for a vote now. He suggested Lord Layton spoke after M. | are perfectly well aware of the that the Political

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Decision By SCAP To Boost Trade

New York, August 16. American businessmen 1oxuy believe that Japaneso trode should beneût considerably by SCAP's reporter decision to re- Jease a percentage of foreign ex- change proceeds to Japanese ex- porters.

The authorisation, reported to have been given Jast week, would permit Japanese foreign traders to spend a small percen- Inge of foreign exchange Pro. Couls in sales

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Warning Sounded ·

American traders warn, how. ever, that the reopening of normal trade channels will not automatically bring about ex- pansion of Japanese trade. There are stil a number of factors retarding such

expan

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