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DEFENCE COMMITTEE RED ARMY HAS

FOR ATLANTIC PACT Regional Planning Groups Set Up

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS

Washington, September 17.

The 12 North Atlantic Treaty Powers today set up a Defence Com-

mittee and a detailed organisation to implement the Pact. The plan was disclosed in a communique issued after representatives of the 12 Powers had met here today for an hour to inaugurate the North -Atlantic Defence Council,

It had been drawn up by a working group which was given the task of

deciding how the Treaty's defence machinery should be implemented.

ANOTHER DENIAL ON POUND

who

stood

The

FIVE MILLIONS MOBILISED

Washington, September 17.

Russia has over 5,000,000 man in her armed forces and is steadily increasing her military strength, according to a joint Senate Committee report issued today.

Since 1948 Russia has increased her military budget by 19 per cent and her ground forces are in better condition than at any time since the

war, the report said..

The Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Com- mittees were reporting од President Truman's armis aid programme.

The Joint Committee said that Russian troops in Germany had been increased from 20,000 to 100,000.The Soviet Union had increased security measures aloar its own borders and those of its satellites.

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PACIFIC

TREATY FORECAST

The Herald"

Sydney, September 17.

Conservative "Sunday today quoted well-

"In the face of complete demo-informed sources as saying that determinebilisation of the forces of the a Pacific regional defence pact

suo-United States and the European

ill be signed before the end of The United States will be a member of this pact, the paper This policy, the repart added said.

The Foreign Ministers of Bri-

group should tain, the United States, Canada, on which sub-group France. Belgium, Holland, Lu- groups each party should sit and Nations, Soviet policy has been xembourg, Norway,

Denmark, the arrangements necessary to and is to increase its military Italy and Portugal and the Ice-insure co-ordination between strength," the report stated. landic Minister to the United these sub-groups in the interest States met in the building where of speedy and effective planning." they signed the Treaty last April. The communique defined the

The defence plan provides for

Aid To Italy.

the year.

and

is apparently a deliberate oge. As in the Atlantic pact, con- and would exist whether or not tracting Pacific tations will agree teens of reference of each the programme of aid of free nato pool military resources (1) A Defence Committee of gional group as being "to develop tions is undertaken by the United support any member threatened with aggression, and the head- representatives of all the Treaty and recommend to the Military States. London September 17.

Most of the arms to be given to quarters of the pact will probably Committee through the standing countries. This Committee is to Treasury officials,

group plans for the defence of the Atlantic Pact nations would be in Melbourne. the region and co-operate with go to France, it added.

The by for Sir Stafford Cripps's te meet on October 5,

said the Australian pape. turn from Washington today, (2) A Military Committee of the other regional groups with a

Government hopes that the Bri- wearily reiterated their "no de Chiefs of Staff from the 12 coun- view to eliminate conflict in,

|tish and American Governments valuation Di Sterling

will have announced the details watch-tries. It is to meet normally in and in sharing harmony among word

Washington to provide general the various regional plans."

"Assistance is also to be ex- of the pact before the Australian The reiteration was made in

In the communique, the Coun- tended to the Governments of general election in December, answer to the enquiries of world Suidance of a military nature to

a standing group and to advise cil instructed the standing group Norway and Denmark

The countries listed as future "These countries, which have

members of the pact are: the newspaper correspondents.

the Defence Committee on uni-to give guidance to the regional Bicanwhile, Congressional ap-Red defence

and to

abandoned their At-planning groups

cocourageously of the North

Slam. United States, Britain, of President

ordinate and integrate their historic policy of neutrality and proval

Burma, the Netherlands lantic area.

and taria-cutting programme has

plans.

joined with other free nations in

the Philippines, an effort to obtain collective opened the way for new Anglo- (3) A standing group of the

The paper added that Canača sorely require assistance is believed security,

to be reluctant American negotiations to reduce representatives of Britain, France

to and strengthen their tarif barriers to trade, a United and the United States,

join because ofthe commitments establishments," the re-with States oficial said in Washington ordinate and integrate defence

Atlantic Union tonight

plans originating in five regional |

United Press. planning groups.

Truman's

to co-

Tariff Commission sources said that as Congress had now ap-

Reciprocal proved the

Trade (4) Five planning groups on a Agreements Bill empowering the regional basis to prepare plans President to adjust tariffs by 50 for the defence of these regions Tues., Thurs., Sot., Sun. per cent, it was an obvious step

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said

Planning Groups

RE

State Department officials The planning groups are

that there would unfollows: doubtedly be new tariff agree- North European regiont-Bri-

ments between Britain and the tain, Dermark and Norway. United States and other Wes- tern European countries.

But it would be many months before these "could be reached because of the American law re- quiring public hearings.

import duties so as not to kill any domestle industry.-Reuter.

and

Tuesday and Friday negotiations on proposals to cut

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The United States has agreed to take part in defence plan ning for this region.

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It said that though military aid per- would go to Italy the United Sta- to assist or

tes did Dorination of the Ital-

condone any

ian peace treaty.

The communique stated that

zaili Prove the standing group should be port went on. so organised

to function continuously with its manent site in Washington, The communique does not give to the standing group the organisations set up the power to make decisions binding in- dividual governments.

The communique stated, after outlining the terms of reference of the standing group: "It is re- cognised that it is the responsi |bility of individual governments to provide for the implementa

or of plans to which they have

agreed."

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The aid would be carefully limited to ensure that Italy's armed strength did not exceed the limitations imposed by the treaty.

Effective. Use

The report said that the United States was determined to see that the Atlantic Pact countries made effective use of any military

the

CONGRESSMEN

IN CALCUTTA

Far

Calcutta, September 17. Six United States Congress- men, at present on a | Eastern survey mission, arrived here today from Hong Kong to study economic conditions in India

They will examine trade pos- West European region:-Bel- "It is also understood that equipment with which they were sibilities and possible require land and the United States.

ments for dollar loans. glum, France, Luxembourg Hol-when-communicating their Te provided.

gional plans to the standing

The missior No equipment would be deli-

was beaded

by Cañada has agreed to take part group, the regional planning vered unless the Secretary of Congressman M. G. Burnside, of in defence planning here,

should be entitled to have their Defence considered recipient na West Virginia, and was accom- The communique said that plans presented and explained tons could make proper use of panied by a United States Air Force liaison officer and 21 Denmark and Italy would also by any one of their members and or requested training in its use.

The report added that European American State Department re participate in this i

not necessarily by a member of region. South European and West the standing group the com- military officers would be trained presentative. France and Italy.

to handle the equipment bath in munique added, The communique said that the

The Foreign Ministers agreed schools here and in the countries Defence Committee would ar-that the North Atlantic Council concerned.

It disclosed that about $50,000,- range co-operation among the itself should meet at least an-000 worth of equipment and sup- three European groups.

nually.

Annual Session

plies have already been sent to Korea.

The arms aid progamme will be debated by the Senate next week. com-Reuter.

There were provisions Norwich, September 17..

other countries to participate in Mr. Anthony Eden,

deputy the different groups. leader of the Opposition, said

The fourth

the

It would normally be group was today: "We have had too many Canadian-United

States region, posed of Foreign Ministers but cycles of crisis-American help, i The fifth was the North At-to enable the Council to meet optimism, and yet more

lantic Ocea region-Belgium, promptly at any time the diplo process. We land, the Netherlands, Norway: ment's representatives.

ton could act as their must pull ourselves up by our Portugal, Britain and the United bootstraps".

It was decided that the ordin» annual session of the Council should normally be held at about

"This time we must finally Canada, Denmark, France, icematic representatives in Washing- ARNHEM BATTLE

call a halt to that

Mr. Eden. the first leading Conservative to comment on the

outcome of the Washington dol-

States.

Equal Share

the other

Ary

govern-

REMEMBERED

Arnhem, September 17,

On

The party is staying in Calcutta for two days and leaves Tuesday for Rangoon and other Far East capitals Reiter.

HAROLD STASSEN IN ULSTER

Belfast September 17. Mr. Harold Stassen, President of the University of Pennsylvania, arrived here by air from London today to spend the treek-end with the

of the Prime Minister Northern Ireland, Sir Baril Brooke, at Colebrook, County Fermanagh.

He lunched with officials of the

the same time and in the same British pilgrims stood with Ministry of Health with whom he lar talks, told a Party rally here "The responsibilities for plan- general geographical areas as the thousands of Dutch in heavy rain discussed the working of the that much of the communique

Northern Ire- issued at the end of the talks in the defences in the North anual session of the United Na-for an hour today at the Arnhem health service in

Atlantic Ocean cannot be shared Lions General Assembly. Other airborne landings anniversary land, but declined to express any was an expression of hopes equally by all members of the ordinary sessions should, when service in Ossterbee Airborne epicions. Mr. Stassen will return rather than of constructive pro-group," the communique said,

15 London on Monday Reuter. ever practicable, be held at Cemetery. posals, a

The true message of Washing-responsibilities can to some ex-

hand, these some convenient place in Europe. The Reverend J.WE Harlow, Officials said that the 12 For-who took part in the 1944 as-* Every Sun., Tues.,

ton is that the United

States tent be divided along functional eign Ministers reached agreement sault, conducted the service with Thurs, and Sat. have once again given us some lines and allocated to those par- in one hour on the plan cutlined two Dutch clergymen on a dais measure of help. We can have no ties who are best able to perform in the communique. They reach-in the midst of the white crosses complaint against American the respective cofeace functions, cd this agreement without any marking

the Blower-covered generosity. But our own contri- Therefore, the North Atlantic hitch.

graves of the 1,600 Allied men bution to our salvation-which

regional planning group, when They reported one of the who fell there.

meets, should establish a Foreign Ministers as having said Half-way through the service, of planning sub-groups after the Council meeting that a thousand Dutch children, with related to specific functions of if Russia had been there what their arms full of flowers, filed was done in -que hour would into the cemetery and placed have taken several years.

their Bowers round the crosses. The officials added that this! In the afternoon, a silent pro- was the only time that Russia cession wound through the streets was mentioned at today's closed of Arthen, where wreaths were session of the North Atlantic laid on the Airborne Memorial

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