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BRITAIN U.S., CANADA TO RE-OPEN TALKS. ON ATOMIC SECRETS

London, September 15.. Britain, the United States and Canada will re-open the question of their atomic secrets in talks in Washington on September 20, the Foreign Office said tonight.

The discussions, the statement said, will be entirely exploratory and any agreements reached will be subject to approval by the three governments involved.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1949.

Big Three View On Austria

Washington, September 15 The Western Big Three Foreign 1.Ministers today co-ordinated plans För an all-out attempt to force Russia to agree to the Austrian Peace treaty,

The Ministers issued the folletins

communique "The Secretary of State and the British and French Foreign Ministers met "American" members-The Se- this afternoon to discuss several About two months

The Foreign Office announce- ago the British government formally ment said:

cretary of State, Mr. Dean Ache-matters of common concern to the requested the United

States to

The talks will be conducted son, the Secretary of Defence, three governments. Among the extend the range of co-operation by the combined Policy Com- Mr. Louis Johnson, and the subjects discussed was the ques- between the two countrief on the mittee, which supervises Anglo-Chairman of the Atomic Ener tion of Germany, subject of both atomic weapons American and Canadian relations

David E. Li- Commission, Mr. and atomic energy.

ir the field of atornic energy. The Coming meeting appeared The members of the Committee (lienthal,

in London to be one result of that request.

are:

The talks will be entirely ex- "United Kingđờm members.

British Its announcement follows last the

Ambassador, Sir ploratory and no new.. arrange week's meeting of atomic-experts Oliver Franks, and the Briticments regarding future relations of the three nations at Harwell, Minister, st Derick Hoyer among the three countries will Britain's atomic centre, to study | Millar.

be made pending- subsequent in safety

by the precautions

"Canadian member-The Minis-dividual consideration connected with the handling of atomic pro-ter of Trade and Commerce, 3r three governments, Associated ducts and stock piles.

C. D. Howe.

Press.

Sir Stafford To Discuss Dollar Talks On Monday

London, September 15.

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, will hold a press conference on Monday at which he will discuss the results of the Wash- ington talks, official quarters here stated today:

France And

The Dollar Discussions

Washington; September 15. The United States told France today that decisions reached dur- ing the recent dollar crisis talks between Britain, the United States and Canada would

apply equally to France and other countries participating in the Marshall Plan. Help extended by the United States would, in particular, apply 10

Treasury sources said that the Chancellor was not expected to make an announcement on devalua- tion on his return..

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Sir Stafford's press conference, something that only the future may be preceded by a meeting would make, clear. of the British Cabinet on Monday meeting has so far been but arranged.

Official sources here continue to show satisfaction at the outcome of the Washington dollar- talks.

According to these sources the the talks British delegation at feels that the official communique. issued afterwards was moderate in its expression of achievement.

Sweden's Opinion Stockholm: If the Pound Ster ting were devalued, the Swedish crown would follow, but only

Na part of the way, Swedish

Bank sources said this tional afternoon.

A 20 or 25 per cent devalua. tion of Sterling, they forecast, Would lead to a faff in the value of the Swedish crown' of ---about--15-or:18 per celt;

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"The three Ministers are pleased that the agreements reached in London in 1948 and Washington culminated in the establishment in 1949 have now so successfully of the Federal Republic of Ger- many. They have examined some problemas of working relationships which may be expected to arise from the new arrangements in Western Germany.

Desire Re-Affirmed

"The

three Ministers-aixo"Eit- cussed outstanding unresolved Issues in the Austrian treaty and re-affirmed their desire to

Hurricane Fighter Leads Air Show

· London, ·September 15.

A single Hurricane fighter, piloted by a senior Royal Air Force officer who fought and shot down Germans In both World Wark, Ted 'a night et mere than 200 modern British and

nation.. American fighters" and bombers which today began wide observance of Battle of Bistaln Week.

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In this commemoration of the historic events of nine years ago, United-States Air Force" #150% Lancasters and Lincolna of the Royal Air Forte, high-speed Mosquitoes. Spitfires and the Royal Auxillary: Als Force, Sea" Hornets and Sea : Furies of the Royal Navy, and jet-propelled Meteor, and Vampires Look' part.

Many thousands of watcher in Lendon recalled the war time days when fire enginés dished to the Air, Ministry, sum- moned by people who thought"the" "yellow"" glare""and" "heavy smoke" of flares used as guide-beacons for allots meant that, a fire had broken outi Sek

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Demands Spread Unrest In Britain

-London, September 15,--

folal obligations, assumed in New demands for wage increases today- spread

the Moscow declaration of 1943, to revenablish an independent Austria.

They co-ordinated their plans

for the conclusion of a satisfac- tory treaty at an early date and again expressed their willingness to proceed with negotiations by deputies for the treaty in New York on September 22.

be

labour unrest from England into Scotland and Northern Ireland:

Transport, electrical and mining industries were the targets of workers fighting against the Labour government's efforts to "freeze" pay scales.

"The Ministers hope a reply war In Scotland, spokesman for the National Union of Mine Workers said 3,600 union miners quit work in an unofficial move to support demands for minimum wages of £7 15s per week for lower paid men. The minimum wage is now £5 15s.

received froma the Soviet gov erament accepting this proposal, which was made by the United States

the close of the deputy conference of deputies in Londen on September. I. The three Minis- ters also exchanged views on cur- rent developments in Yugoslavia and the Balkans."-United Press.

Sonja Henie

Married

of a

Coat production was ent 5,000 day strike on September 24. They tons a day by the miners action, also called

for general strike their union's representative said. action for wage increases in a Northern Ireland faced a power resolution which the National and light blackout. 25 3,000 Union · of Railwaymen, -500,000 employees in the electrical in- strong, will consider at a special dustry threatened to strike. They meeting at the end of September. demanded

increases wage

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An 11th hour conference in Government, quartèrs here

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in a

workers and the employers failed, the possible relaxation of

talks produceda any secret ar-shadowed in the French press by mids that lacked only the glass!

setting of blue tulle and

Union leaders said that, there"} United States Customs regulations. rangements not disclosed by the Franco-Americat talks which

slippers eligibility requirements within the the official communiqué,"

a possibility that power opened today in Washington.

fairly-table setting. The marriage Miss Henle's would be cut off at midnight limits set by the Economic Co- Reports today from other Euro- The results or Izst week's

second and Gardiner's fourth, was

Such a development, the Labour Operation Administration Act, and

pean capitals on the dollar talks Washington dollar talks were performed in the Park Avenue Ministe. Mr. W. V. McCleery, mo a review of the United States and the question of Sterling de-greeted with general satisfaction Methodist Church before 60 rela said, might throw more than 200,- La Paz, Bolivia, September 15. stockpiling programme.

valuation included:

in weekly reviews published here tiver and guests. Five hundred 000 people out of work in The decisions, were announced Geneva Swiss financial cir- tonight.

Senor Mamerto Urríoligotia, to M. Robert Schuman and Mcles today minimised the prasi-

President of Bolivia, The Socialist "Tribune," the guests from Miss Henie's hair-Northern Ireland.

Cresser

announced... to a couple of actors-kiss- Maurice Petsche. the French bilities of a Sterling devaluation most jubilant of all, remarkeded the bride under a bower of Foreign and Finance Ministers in the near future.

that the conference had princed gardenias at the reception. respectively when they met Mr.

Banking circles declared that some valuable, practical short Guests danced to the music of Dean Acheson, the United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Sny-term view of Sterling, but there some of our difficulties and as-

was impossible to give a long term agreements which will ease a nightclub band and ate a huge der, the Secretary of the Treasury,

wedding cake frosted to match Mr. Paul Hoffman, Marshall Plan appeared to be o immediate sist Britain on the next stage of the bridal gown. The diminutive Administrator and Mr. W. Averell danger of devaluation at least for her hard uphill trek to complete skater's wedding gown was of sky-blue lace and tulle, with thi Harriman, Marshall Plan Roving the time being

pladependence Ambassador at the State Depart Opinion in Swiss financial cir-

assis-new transparent, uneven hemline "measures of Practical ment today.

-14 inches from the floor in front the tance-particularly the conces A communique issued by the

and dipping to the ankle at the the current sion freeing ECA dollars to bug

back. State Department said that the plan. was worked out with the Canadian wheat-should make it

Her dressmaker, Carrie Mühn, meeting gave special attention to aim of avoiding such devaluation possible to get through the next

said: "She wanted to wear glass the problem of liberalisation- of at all coste

months- without further slippers, but we talked her out of trade and payments within Europe. Should the Washington plan damaging cuts and without un-that-United Perss

fatly it was thought hare, then employment, the "Tribune" a66-

cles

that was

Washington talks

during

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Confidence Re-Affirmed some drastic Tacasure such used. The communiqué added, "The Anding a new level for Sterling officials of the two ecuntries re-might be necessary, but this was affirmed their confidence in thé Grganization for European

Economic Co-Operation and spirit of the international agree

would do nothing to cure the "Spectator's" Comment, long-run- disequilibrium.

a) country has known ended today Union spokesmen said they with the capture of Santa Cruz by were urging their men"not to Government forces. strike and that if they did walk out it would action. A

strike of

the

A rebel station, which was be an unofficial

heard here earlier, admitted the capture of the city, which was one of the rebels' last main strong- holds in the three weeks' Bolivian civil war.

Northern Ire- land Electrical Workers would disrupt telephone services, trans- port, hospital operations and the shipbuilding and aircraft indus tries.

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The occupation of the two other rebel strongholds of Camiri and In London 16,000 underground Matoral, in the Pamapagrande railway workers awaited a reply Department, was officially from the government owned nounced in La Paz. system to their demand for wage The rebel station," "Radio,". increases of 10-shillings per said that the leader of the revo- week. It had been promised for lutionary movement, Senor Froi- today.

Lan Calleja, had fed from Santa The Conservative "Spectator" Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor Representatives of the workers Criz-for

for an unknown destination thought that the progress made of the Exchequer, and Mr. said they believed their requests morning In Washington was as much Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Mini would be rejected. A similar wage eats that 21 of the rebel leaders. (A despatch from Buenos Aires at any right thinking observerter, had been successful in their claim involving 15,000 railway could have expected of this main objects which were to res employees on inland

reached Argentina in two waterways aircraft. The leaders declared that one conference, and far more tore confidence in Sterling and and docks was under discussion ser -than-was- thaught feasible" two to win, time.

today by the National Union of would end with the fall of Santa

the revolutionary months ago."

The most critical note was Railwaymen The communique said, Mr.

and the Docks Cruz but they added that Senor The "Spectator" added that struck by the Independent Time Executives, government appoint Calleja had decided to continue Acheson and Mr. Snyder assisted were informed that arrangements it was a mimor miracle to have and Tide in an editorial headed, ed management organisation the struggle.to the last man).- by Mr. Hallman and Mr. Harri- for working our conditions under agreed on man, conferred uday ~ with* M* which

London railwaymen will hold Reuter. trade world

so comprehensive a "Something Attempted; can develop

Notting Schuman, M. Fetsche and M. steadily and with the increasing list of subjects to be jointly Don

a mass meeting next Monday: Bonnet the French Ambassador.

dor. freedom recently discussed"

studied. be

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more positive and their représentatives said; to dis- Mese

conversations continued tween the United Kingdom, Canz- The Left-wing "New States-vigorous action was proposed at euss adoption of a go slow pro- those held with Mr. Snyder in da and the United States' would man". in. a more cautious com- the meeting of the International gramme in support of their wage Paris during July. Economic and be equally applicable to Francement, said that the measures - Monetary Fund, it said, it will demands, financial problems of common in- and other ECA, countries." Reu- agreed upon would ease the in-ave to be by a mass of paper. At Dundee, Scotland, railway terest were reviewed within thè | ter:

médiate drain dollars but expedients-Re

workers voted for a token one-

their common desire that nonements to which the two countries of the problems which fall have adhered with a view to within the area of competence development of a flow of interna of the OEEC be dealt with out- tional commerce as large and 25. side that organisation."

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