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THAI PREMIER SAYS RED PRESSURE IS ALARMING

A SCENE OF TERRIBLE EXTERMINATION

Hamburg, August. 30.

A description of a scene of terrible extermination was was read here today to the British court trying 61-year- old Field Marshal Fritz Erich |

Von Manstein on war crimes charges.

The

Elwyn Prosecutor, Mr. Jones, British Labour Member of Parliament, read the description of the shunting of Jewish refugees for an order, he said, which was signed by Von Manstein.

The refugees had crossed the San River into Russian-occupied Poland in front of the invading German armies, and wanted return home, but Von Manstein. threatened to use force

'neces-

Bangkok, August 30.

The Thai Premier, Luang Pibul 'Songskram, said

today that the Communist pressure on Thaj land had become so alarming that he was urgently considering ways to get modern equip- ment from abroad. Thailand-all of whose neighbours are battling Communist úprisings-was reorganising her border patrols and preparing to deal with fast growing internal Communist agitation, the Premier told Reuter in an exclusive interview. Afarming reports spoke of Chinese Communists in- '

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filtrating towards the country's Northern and North Eastern frontier, especially in the last fortnight, he added.

Ignoring the Impending grave crials in South East Asia,” the Marshal said.

U.S. TO BACK INDIA'S CANDIDACY

Washington, August 30. American officials told the United Press today that the United States had promised to support India's candidacy for membership in the Unit ed Nations Security Council when the General Assembly held elections at its coming session for three seats on the Council..

The Thai Army wanted fly- ing columins of light mobile tanks and armoured cars to replace the présent heavy aridman said immediately after the tie quarters as. another step in interview that what the Govern the US campaign to cultivate

This promise of American' sup- A senior Thai military spokes-port was interpreted in diploma-

obsolete arms for defending the border.

The Premier kald that he was studying

micans to get

mont wanted to know. Immediate- |ly was:

1. How far the

closer relations-with... India and assure the latter's adherence to Western the anti-Communist froit against

sary to stop them floating back equipment and had also instructed powers would allow the Commu- the Soviet Union,

into Upper Silenin neroes the San River, the Prosecutor said.

the Foreign Ministry to sound out the best basis for n confer- Mr. Jones read from a docu- jence of all parties with common South East Aslan ment entitled: "Germany's crimen interests in

in Poland. which said: The stability-particularly the United Gestapo stood on the bank and States and Britain,

drove the Jews mulo, boats, Many

did not get on board and were carried away by the current

Shoot Into Mass

"""Women in

the water held

for

into

their children above their heads to prevent them tram drowning and screamed 'shot The Gestapo help. the struggling mass of people. "The blood of those hit spuited in all directions and coloured the river blood-red."

The order, which was signed by Von Manstein, the prosecution.

strengthened Said, greally

order from the Supreme Army authorities of September 20, 1939, declaring that the crossing by refugees of the San and other rivers on the line between the Soviet and German areas should be refused.

"Von Manstein's" order," Mr. Jones said, "mude conditions far worse for Jewish and other re- fugees, and showed that he was using his initiative not to protect civilians, but to incile people against them."-Reuter.

REDS CHANGING RAIL GAUGES?

Berlin, August 29 Soviet Zone railway authori- tles today refused to discuss re-

that they are ports

installing wide Russian

tracks to connect Enstern Germany Moscow.

Red Activity

Coinciding with the threat of external pressure, Internat Communist activity had vigor. increased, the Promlor ously stated. The most notable internal deve- topment

WOR the financing of That Journalists In the past two months. An important section of the Thai vernacular press was veering towards Communism for the first time since the war, he Judded.

"A

National

Newspaper Act amendment to tighten control and extend counter-propaganda ts now under consideration, he stated.

The Government was also con sidering collecting details of alien Communist purchases of controll- ing interests in Nationalist Thai language newspapers, he said.

The Marshal said that Thai- land's anxiety to call an Asian an attempt conference was not to steal the Philippine President's Pacific Pact,idea, but rather a desire to stimulate concrete Asian defensive plans with Western

Thailand wis

in the dark about the Quirino plan because there had been no exact defini-

ils tion of

scope. Whatever mutual aid is proposed in an Aslan

or Pacific regional pact cannot be offective without armed support from the West, "the Pre- mier added.

nists to go in Bouth East Asia.

2.- What advice Thailand would receive from the West in her anti-Communist rele, and

3.How much help would come from the West and when.-Reu- ter,

The Hague Indonesian

Conference

The Hague, August 30. The Netherlands - Indone- sien round table discussions so far have consisted mainly of feeling a way in the involv- ed political, financial and economic issues at stake.

The fourco sald the United Kingdom likewise had promised latter's bid for a seat. that she would back India in the

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Disclosure of the American Intention to back India for the Council cama at a time when there were increasing indica- tions that Britain, at the forth- coming Anglo-Amerloan-Cane- dian dollar talks,

might call upon the Americans to take a

share in South East Asia's against Communism,

Dr. Mohammed Rum, leading Republican delegate, said, "No- thing substandal has come out of How- all the negotiations so far. ever, I have the impression that in another 10 days we will get to grips with the resi issues. And I

bigger do not think it will be long then.

"All in all, my impression is that the whole conference will be over within two months.”

Dr. Rum also said that on the Republican side they were near completion of their working pa-

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Britain reportedly was prepar- ing to tell the United States she could not continue to convert large sums of sterling into dollars for India and some form of American assistance would be necessary to all the gap left by in the amount of Sharp The three delegations (Indo-conversion. nestan, Dutch and Federnlists) It was presumed that the scut met on Monday morning and for which the US, will back In- afternoon separately, to carry on dla would be that being vacated discussions in their own circle, by Canada. It has been tradition- according to the official communi- at for one Commonwealth coun- que.

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The chairmen and vice chair- men of the delegations of the other committees will also meet today to fix the date for the next meeting and to decide upon the procedure to be adopted.----Asso- clated Press.

LASHIO FALLS TO KARENS

Rebel more

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Rangoon, August 20. Karens captured two Shan towns, Lashio and

Lilem Collem, 160 miles North and 40 miles East respectively of the capital Taungoyi, semi-official sources reported toddy.

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The capture of Lashio was later admitted officially.

The rebels' identity is not given, hut it is understood that they are Karen tribesmen.

According to official.reports, the rebels pierced Lashlo's slight de fences as dawn broke on Sunday. The Governmeni garrison made a partial withdrawal as the rebels entered the town.

Reports said thai a confused situation at present prevalis inside Lashio from which Foreign Em- bassies In Rangoon hope to em- plane their nationals after. evacuating them from Taunggýl.

Telegraphic communications were suspended today betwee Rangoon and Namtu, a mining kity 30 miles East of the Northern | Khan states' capital of Lashlo,

The British-owned Burma Cor- poration has large lead and silver mines at. Namtu --- Associated Press

BISHOP ATTACKS

"SADISM"

Stuttgart, August (29.

A 70-year-old rétired German bishop, Dr. Theophil Wurm, has accused. American "oficials of sadism towards condemned “Ger» · Manwar, i crimes i prisoners by

·keeping them in ignorance of the confirmation of their sentences

2. The retired bishop wrote to the Amerionu, authorities after vi Ing-Lindberg prison.""where :23 conylated: Germans await. «COOLE 400, (and demanded an immediate

test against the American deci- sion since Pakistan had deliber-

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QANTAS PLANE SEARCHED

Sydney, August 30.

The departure of a Qantas Em- piro Airways Constellation from Sydney for London was delayed two hours tonight while Qantas officials searched the plate for explosives,

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