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European Delegation Mission To America Plan For Preferential Areas For Trade

REDUCTION IN TARIFFS

Strasbourg, September 3. European representatives today called for American aid in build- ~ing an economic union embracing member states of the European Council with special links to the British Common- wealth and other overseas dependencies.

In a swift-moving finale to its discussion of economic issues, the European Consultative Assembly took these and other decisions in a series of votes on a show of hands which, in nearly every case, was overwhelming. The Assembly President, Poul Henri Spaak, did not announce the tally on any

In most of them it was unnecessary. Chverriding objections from 2. request reductions

In The British Labour represen-Americam tariffs in order to en- tatives, the Assembly acted (Soprage European exports to the

U.S

boltot.

To seek Amerten's consent to a preference trade areu eluding

the Sterling bloc

in effect Western Europe.

SAAR TO PRESENT ITS CASE

Plus

тез

invate this field of arlion at the present stage in its life.

Guaranteed Markets

British inbour dele

Fut the

a bails in the Au-

that

the reconueniation from is Ermonic Committee that the The Assembly's adoption of the gates won Council send a delegation 16 resolution means that it now goes (sembly by pushing through a re- the Foreign Washington on a twofold mis-to the Cusmcil's Upper House, the commendation

Committee of Ministers, in the Ministers Cabinet, calling for the sion.

form of a recommendation. The development of a system of guar- Committee, grouping the Foreign need markets. Misters of the 12 member states, Mr. Hugh Dalton sald

were is to theel here next month to

markets guaranteed act on Asseinbly residutions.

portant as a stimulant tu produr- Under today's resolution the de-tion and a stabilising factor. legation would be appointed by The proposal for economic union the Cominitter of Ministers to re- was carried when Assemblymen present the Council as a whole.dopted an amendment backed by The Hnat wording left it open to M, Phillp urging member govern- take all preliminary e- the Ministers deelde if they ments to take want to include members of the tion for the establishment of a Asseinhly on such 'n delegation.

economic union. "This union," sald the clause, "shall retain the preferential system and economic tles now

between In existence

certain European nations and the over

and territories Mens countrloa associated with them." The governments were urged to consider the progressive would enter extension of these systems and into 1.gotiations with other in-tles to other member states of the terested governmente, This was union.

that Mr. Hugh the proposal

Strasbourg: September 7. Starlani President Johannes Hoffan stated here today that the French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, had authorised him to publicise the Saar'a cost for admission to the Counell of Europe.

The Sear, now politically inde- pendent of Germany, is guided by France In defence and foreign poilcics,

Mr. Hoffman hatt talks with the French Minister last night after

There was no mention of when the delegation might go to Wash- ington, but sentiment In the As- sembly is strong for quick action. Assemblymen also favour the in- clusion. us France's M. Andre Philip suggested, of M. Spaak to represent the Lower House.

Objections By Britain

The delegation

yesterday described

European ech

Open To All

also

Dalton, British chief delegate. There was virtually no opposl- "humtion to this clause. In practice bug." He did not speak today.It would mean that all Western and' Turkey Greece to the Europe, opposition

Empire preferential

The main

Mr. Schuman had told Jrrespon-Commlitre's proposal came from would be brought into the Bri- tarif the British Liberal representa- tish

dents that the Saar candidature for the Courell of Europe presents. no dificulties,

tive, Lord Layton The Assem-system. The trade privileges be- A proposal for a "European bly, however, insisted that n de tween France. Holland and Bel- University" was one of the ideas legation should be appointed by glum and there respective colonies In a report presented to the Eu-the Committee

would be open to all other mem of Ministers,

envered in

in the ber slates. ropean Consultative Assembly to-point that was not

Such an agreement would rum Commillee's Еголоті day.

report.

to the "most favoured Lord Layton hjerted prinel counter The report, by the 18-member committee on cultural and scienti-pally to the suggestion that the antion" treaties these nations now fie questions, umie no detailed re-

commendation about the univer-Should include repre- have with the U.S. Hence Wash

The committee thought that

of the Assembly.

plan for co-operation might in1yton agreed that clude the preparation of a series

tries.

coun-

would he Inggon's permission necessary before one member

i

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Allocations Of Rice To Be Stopped

Washington, September 3. The Food and Agriculturd Organisation of the United Nations announced today that International allocations of rice will be discontinued on December 31.

It was the one remaining agricultural product under in- ternational allocation. The de- cision

final to remove the bans was recommended you. terday by the FAO's Commit. tes on rice composed of mem- bers from 18 governments.

The Committes reviewed factors likely to affect Inter. national trade in rice in 1980 and decided it would not be feasible to develop allocation recommendations based сл relative needa. This was the bazio principle which guided determination of allocations. --Associated Press.

Labour Asks For A Truce

"Our representatives p Wash- ington must not be Hampereel by political bickering at home." saidi the War Minister. Mr. Emanuel Shinwall,

"They should receive every en- couragement because the issues are much wider than our political differences would suggest.

"On the

made progress

at Washington depends not only the fate of this country, but maybe of Europe and the whole world. It may mean the difference between peace and wnr.

SENATE BATTLE OVER AMERICA'S HIGH TARIFFS

Washington, September 3.

A Senate battle, to give president Truman more freedom of action in lowering trade barriors, is likely next week.

United States tariffs will be one of the subjects dis- cussed by the British-Canadian-United States delegations at the talks starting on Septem- ber 7.

They will consider 11: D shortierm measure, a simplif- cation of customs procedure and the long-term impact of tariff barriers to exports to the United States.

President Truman would seek to

from the Reciprocal remove Trade Agreements Act, the res- trictions on his power to cut

duties import

on goods from abroad on a reciprocal basis.

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TALKS ON JAVA AT HAGUE

The Hague, September 3. At Its two-hour meeting to- These restrictions, notably * day the Steering Committee of "peril point" clause, empowering the round-table conference be-

Tarla Commission to

Indonesians and the tween the tariff point beyond which the Dutch did not make a final deel- President could not reduce Im-ision on the hearing of minori port duties without having to ex- es and significant interest. plain to Congress, were inserted A communique issued after the in the Act by the Republican-meeting said use of the minori fiominated 80th Congress last les had applied to be heard at

Ute conference.

year.

the

соп-

On

London, September 3.

Sir Oliver Franks, British Am- The Steering Committee decid- A Member of the Labour Gov-bassador to the United States, ed to ask the applicant to inform ernment appealed openly to the today discussed with other Com-them which subjects were con- Conservatives today for a political monwealth Ambassadors the pro-sidered to involve their interests truce until the Anglo-Amerleng

betore Hress of preparations

the for

it deeldes on this applica- dollar talks have cited,

Anglo-Canadian-American dollar Jon

the hearing of represent- crisis talks.

atives of the signifrant interests. it was decided to form a Sub- Asia Commitments

Committee, to meet on Monday. Omcials described

Each delegation could appoint a ference as the regular fortnightly representative to this Sub-Com-

Commonwealth mltice. meeting of the

With these decisions the Steep- ambassadors.

ing Committee has sheived the Bir Henry

Wilson-Smith,

for the time head of

minority problem the British experta'

being. It is understood that at delegation laying the ground-

the work for the main conference,

next meeting of the Com- it will discuss mittee on Tuesday was on hand to manist the Am-

questions. [the question of release of bamador to answer questions.

formation to the press. Officials would not say whether This subject

ол Wat discussed the Ambassadors had Mr. Shinwell spoke at a La-

aconda for today's Steering bour Party meeting in Easington. debts to

the question of Britain's

wor

Committee session, but the mem- Commonwealth Meanwhile, a leading member bers,

Committee did not get round and the of the

us India, opposition

laying Wat

to it. Minorities and procedure of their converting down exactly the kind of bil-question

were the only matters discUES. tering attack on the Attlee Gov-sterling balances into dollars.

ed today, Shinwall which Mr.

They say there had

been an was arguing against.

increasing tendency during the The Conservative speaker was last week's discussions between Leimera, Chairman of the Mill- Mr. Brendan Bracken. Minister of the financial experts of Britain, tary Committee of the Republican Information in Winston Churchill's the United States and Canada delegation, be included in the wartime coalition government. for attention to be directed

to Steering Committee in the place Speaking at Hawarden. Wales. Britain's financial commitment to of Mr. A. K. Pringgodigdo, who Mr. Bracken declared:

Asia.-Reuter.

will be adviser-secretary-Reu- ter.

"That is why there must be no stabbing in the back."

ernment

"Britain can never recover un-j der this dithering and feckless Socialist Government.

"We can comfort ourselves by

the thought that Britain must be a very tough country 10 have survived more than four years of Socialist vivisection."

Strike Wave In Italy

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NEW PARTY IN PHILIPPINES

Manila, September 3.

A new political body called the Citizens Party, was formally launched this afternoon at the Government-owned Manila Hotel with a banquet.

London, September 9. The forthcoming financial talks Washington will concentrate on American, not British, econó

The founder and president of nie troubles, Moscow radio do. the

organization is Senator Tanada, leader of clared today.

Lorenzo M. sily, but suggested that the As- "If there is to be any negotia could give its neighbours bettered off a country-wide strike which

Manila's young

ing political liberals. "The USA, is preparing to take who in his speech denounced the sembly night discuss it at a future on it should be carried out by ression.

the Executive Bonnet," he said. trading rights than

Americans had been fred for tomorrow after a running jump onto the back utter "bankruptcy of the present organisations." Deje- Subject to this change. Lord would enjoy.

negotiations for higher pay broke of the British Empire," a Muscow political Earlier British Labour Assumi-

be further commentator said in an English-gates from all over the country. down. There are to a genrent!

broadcast. talks with employers' representa-language

"The Wa-numbering about 400, attended economic

programme should

tives tomorrow,

shington talks Are not at all the affair-Reuter. Siciliam trade

Britain. unions tonight connected with

There announced 13-hour general are quite opposite nima.

CHINA ENVOYS strike throughout the island on

protest against wage "The focal point of the talk

TO LEAVE Tuesday as. levels generally and those of will not be the difficulties of the

Shanghai, September 3. metal-working trades in particu- British economy, but the question

The Brazilian of how to overcome the difficulties lar,

Ambassador to by the American China, Gastao P. Taria Branco, Bank employees in Rome and experienced

Ambassador. Steady aggravation of and the Argenting Napies are still on strike for two economy. hours each morning and all after- the economic difficulties of the Juan Carlos Rodriguez, and their noon against a decision to open

United States gives reason to consuls have applied to the local the banks to the public for longer believe that American pressure authorities for exit visas, hours. Elsewhere in Italy banks on Britain will continue to grow; are working to their new time- and assume more active forms." table almost normally. Reuter.

The ministers

should be called

of

education

In approving Joined byrnen in of impartial books on scography due enurse be presented to other proposal for

letting European and history of European

currencies find their own level countries, including America.

free convertibility. 011 The Baltish Labour represen-through into the con-tative, Mr. L. J. Gullarhun, sala being assured that existing ran up the plan that the Assembly must have re-trols on the Sterling-Dollar rale

gard to

and not would not be affected. Its imitations

Conservatives in turn support ed Labour-sponsored arend- ment for the development of "guaranteed markets" through bilateral trade treaties.

ference to draw Reuter.

Brabazon Moves

Under Own Power

Bristol, September 3.

The 130-ton Brabazon, ona of the biggest airliners in the world, moved under its own power for the first time today—in a series of testing

runs.

OEEC's Work

The Assembly turned down proposal for the European Coun- cil to take over the Marshall Plan's European Economic Co- operation Organisation (OEEC), but adopted a clause urging gov crnments to follow up and ex- tenrl the OEEC's work in Ilber- alising intra-European trade.

The Assemblymen adjourned In mid-afternoon until Monday

morning. when the report from

TC-

Test pilot Bill Tegg gulded It will never go into commer-its General Altairs Committee the monster up and down a cial service but a new Brabazon will be examined, notably lis mile and a half of runway at I, of which it is the prototype, is commendation for a permanent Steering Com- 10 miles an hour five times, expected to carry 100 passengers "little assembly'

British Overseas Airways milten to sit throughout the year while 'n team of nine techni- for clans studied, its 1,000 instru- non-slop from London to New to carry on the Assemblys work.

ment dials.

Thousands of spectators on nearby golf course cheered when the eight engines roared to life for the tests.

Soon, perhaps early next week, Pegg hopes to take the exper!-

York.

The Brabazon

has been 1945.

under construction alnas

it in expected to fly' 260 miles

an hour at 25,000 feet,

--Associated Press and Reuter.

BEVERIDGE TO

VISIT BERLIN

Berlin, September 3. Lord Beveridge, British outho-

The Brabazon II is designed to rity on social welfare, will visit mental giant on its firs: night. fly 300 miles an hour at 35,000 Berlin from September 13 to 15.

The Brabazon has a wing span

feet,

He will oddress the City As-

of 290 feet, a fuseinge length of It will have sleeping berths, sembly and the technical Univer- 177 and a rudder which towers a large dining room, lounges, asity, the high school for politics 30 feet from the ground,

cocktail bar and P cinema,~~~ and give a public lecture on new

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