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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1949.

TITO ACCUSES RUSSIA Attempt Made

OF INTIMIDATION Formal Reply To Soviet Note Scrapping Treaty TROOP MOVEMENTS

London, October 1. Marshal Tito accused Russia today of staging troop movements along his borders to intimidate his people and overthrow his

Tito's regime made the statement in a formal reply to the Soviet note that scropped the Russian-Yugoslav treaty of friendship and mutual assis- tance. The Yugoslov note was reported by the official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug.

BULGARIA

DENOUNCES

ALLIANCE

"The Soviet government, with diplomatic notes full of insults and threats followed by demonstrative Soviet troop movements in neighbouring countries along the Yugoslav border and with similar measures, attempted to intimidate the Yugoslav people," the note said.

Russia's aim, it added, was to exercise pressure on them (the Yugoslav people) in order to realise its un-democratic anti-social ambitions.

and

friendship and mutual tance treaties with Albania and Rumania. There is every reason to believe that these too, will be scrapped.

alone Yugoslavia said Russia

the

On Tito's Life

Trieste, October 1.

The Independent right- wing newspaper "Giornale di Trieste." reported today that an abortive attempt had been made on the life of Premier Josip Tite of Yugoslavia by putting a bomb in his private launch.

Quoting Yugoslav inform-" ants, the paper azid that the Yugoslav secret polles

MI-

covered the plot when they ‚were searching Tito's launch at Fastna, on the Adriatle coast.

As Marshal Ţit is'car drew up on the quayside they dis- covered a time bomb. The paper said it was later ascer- tained that the bomb had been timed to go off

five minutes after it was found

and added that two Yugoslav Communists, known to have anti-Tito sympathies. had

with the attempt on Tito's life-Reuter.

Indian Delegate Urges Flow Of Capital Investment

Lake Success, October 1.

Mr. D. P. Kommarkar, India's delegate, called, in the General Assembly's Economic. Jommittee today, for an adequate flow of capital invest- ment towards the financing of economic de velopment

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India welcomed the assurance, he added, that the Economic and Social Council would turn to the question of financing of development in its next and subsequent sessions and would await the results of such an examination with considerable interest.

The task of economic statesmanship, Mr. Karmar- kar added, was to devise arrangements for

been arrested and charades the co-partnership of capital, skill and Jabour -

in a way that would enable foreign capital to reap the rewards of risk-bearing and yet par.“ mit the receiving countries to refain eventual control of their economic destinies.

Smuggling Operations To Israel

"On the question of the ad-purpose than to raise the stan- |ministrative machinery," Mr.dards of life of all peoples.

Karmarkar continued, "we ap- He paid tribute to President

prove of the establishment of the Truman's vision in putting forth Technical Assistance Board and the "Point Four" programme and the Technical Assistance Comcil said that the American Presi but the authority vested in the dent had done a great service to Board (to distribute reserve the cause of economic develop- funds) appears to us to be ex- ment of backward countries.

Los Angeles, October 1. Operations of a vast smug-cessive. gling ring. said to have sent jabout $2,090,000 worth of arms

to

Palestine, have been dis- closed by the United States Attorney's Office.

Should Control Policy

Mr. Geoffrey De Freitas, the British delegate, told the Com. mitter Britain plans to make "We strongly support the one of the largest contributions view that if an Inter-govern to the United Nations scheme

for mental agency, like the TAC, is

economic development ef to discharge its functions pro- under-developed countries. He perly, it should be authorised said that the blueprint drawn to control the policy, allotment up by the Economic and So- of funds and major administra. cial Council was a sensible one. tive measures of the TAB. in- If the plan finally adopted by deed, the day-to-day adminis-the Assembly was of the same tration and execution of plans calibre, Britain's contribution should be left to the TAB, would be a generous one. which will be a body consisting "Prosperity is indivisible. That of international civil servants, is the keynote of my Govern- but the control of the financial ment's economic policy," allocation for technical assist stated-Reuter. ance should appropriately In- here in a policy-making body like the TAC."

London, October 1. "It is well known that So-

Seven men have been indicted Bulgaria tonight denounced her vist / representatives tried to or-organised the Budapest spy trial on charges of having conspired to treaty of friendship with Yure-ganise their agents within the of Laszlo Rajk with the sole an export arms

and ammunition slavia, & la Radio reported.

She thu followed the exampleslav army with a view to over-cing the Russian-Yugoslav treaty. mit

Yugoslav government and Yugo- of getting a pretext for desoun- without a State Department per- of the Soviet Union, Hungary throwing the legal Yugoslav gov-

A 26-year-old California and Foland, all of whom have erument, the note declared.

Rajk, former Hungarian For

Leland Lewis, said within the past three days de-

eign Minister, confessed during vachtsman, nounced their friendship treaties ernment have been at odds since Yugoslavia to organise an anti- aboard his fast yacht 15 tons of Russia and Marshal Tito's cov- the trial that he conspired with that he had beta farted at gun-

point on May 30, 1948, to take! with Premier Josip Tito's Govern- before the Soviet-dominated Soviet bloc and to unseat ment.

Cominform expelled Yugoslavia Hungarian government. He was

machine guns, pmmunition and Bulgaria's denunciation of her in June, 1948, for

other

war material, being too sentenced to death last Saturday. treaty, which

was signed on independent of the Soviet line.

Lewis told the Attorney's November 27, 1947, was made in

Russia's note said the Soviet Office: "They made me sail the note handed to the Yugoslav

Climax Reached Union was ending the treaty becargo to Acapulco, Mexico, where Legation in Sofia today.

Their dispute reached a cause Yugoslavia's anti-Soviet ac-it was unloaded and consigned

Mr. Karmarkar said that the climax on Thursday with Rus- tions had been shown so plainly Palestine by ship and plane. Indian delegation had noted with sia's denunciation of their 20-during the trial.

"I

never received any money appreciation the statement of the "It was the government of the from them

excep year friendship treaty signed in

$1,700 for United States delegation that 1945. Russia said the treaty Soviet Union which first invoked damages to my yacht."

United States assistance in tech- Budapest was no longer valid because the

Herschel Champlin, Assistant nical development had no other in order to the Tito regime had become a justify its latest non-peace loving United States Attorney General, "foreign Imperialist step against Yugoslavia," the gave the names of those indicted

Yugoslave said.

15 Heary Bellows, 38, writer,

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"Yugoslav representatives 137

number of speeches have been xlandering Balgaria and the Bul- garian people, threatening our people

making territorial and claims against Bulgaria," the note said

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circles."

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trial

The treaty of friendship, co- operation and mutual help be- Yugoslavia's note said the The Yugoslavs said Russia's who was arrested on his own tween the Bulgarian People's Re-Tito government never expected treaty denunciation is of benefit yacht last night; Lawrence C. Ives, President ci the Western

public and the Yugoslav Federal that the Soviet government would only to the most reactionary quar-Ordnance Company, New York; vonⱭYE NITI

Republic on the aim of which was to streng govern themselves. then the friendship and co-opera- tion between the brotherly nations of both countries, has been used by the Yugoslav Government in order to carry out hostile and tn dermining activities against Bul- care." it added.

We

The

November 27, 1947, try to deny any people's right toters in the world and to their Lloyd Rosenblum. President of

war-mongering campaign Pointedly, the note recalled a note said Russia has violated inlays Isham Company, an export statement by

Arra, New impert in 1841, fernational principles contained in Greenspurt, publicity man; and New York; Han Stalin saying:

the UN. charter by its policy and three seamen Al Eliott, Nat have not and cannot actions toward the Tito regime.-Ratner have war sims such as imposing Associated Press.

and Jake Fuchs, also known as Jacob Fouks-Reuter. par will and

our regime upon Slav and other enslaved peoples of Europe, who expect help from us (in war).

"It is our aim to help these peoples in their liberation strug- gle and then to let them freely life in their countries a3 organise

Bandits And Spies "Groups of bandits, spies and agents are being systematically seat from Yagoslavia to Bul-

the note continued.

representatives of the Yugoslav Federative Republic in Sofia

have become a party to this hostile policy as has been disclosed in the trial of some Yugoslav pies

In Bulgaria.

they wish to. There can be no interference in internal or other peoples"

Russia

affairs

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Yugoslavia said now guilty of rank interference #Yugoslav organs are systemati in Yugoslav affairs. cally organising provoked in

Russia's goal, it said, was to cidents on our frontiers. Dozens

in a politically of Bulgarian citizens living in place Yugoslav Yugoslavia

are being persecuted and economically inferior and subjected to terror only be-on. cause of their sympathies towards the popular democratic Govern- ment in Bulgaria and the Soviet Union," the note asserts.-Rester.

MORE CHANCES FOR U.S. NEGROES Washington, October 2. Negroes are to be given more equal opportunities in the United States Army'.

by the

posi-

Cominform Misused

"After

U.S. To Continue

Stockpiling Rubber

Detroit, Michigan, October 1.

The United States will continue to stockpile natural rubber for use in case of emergency, Mr. Joseph C. Satterthwaite, United States Ambassador- designate to Ceylon, said here tonight. American policy could be defined as support for the free movement of rubber in international trade, combined with support of our synthetic rubber industry to the extent necessary, for national security, he said.

Jet Plane Under Guard

Jersey Fire Caused By Arson

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St. Helier, Jersey, October 1. It is now certain that a series

of fires causing £2,000,000 dam- age in this Channel Island since March 1946, were

started by arson, the Jersey Island "Defence Committee announced today.

Az

outbreak in

in the island's Leading furniture warehouse yes- terday destroyed valuable works Eart of Jersey's of art from

£100,000 collection, as

precios dowments belonging to

the old Jersey family of Mapriere. Camberley, October 1.

There was another fire today, The wreckage of Britain's at one of the island's main gar revolutionary jet plane Avro-es. Like all the recent fires,

this broke out at 70% Flying Triangle", which Firemen saw a man bolt as they about 2 a.m. crashed near Blackbushe aero-came on the scene. Petrol-soaked drome. Camberley, Surrey, last rags were found under the seats night will remain under close of trucks. police guard until experts have In many of the earlier out- found open dismantled highly secret equip-breaks doors were

on the premises and net were

ment.

The pilot

of the plane, Sam seen to dash away or drive off Esler, A.V. Roe's deputy chief after the alarm was raised.

All leading firms in the island test pilot, was killed. The plane have started fire-watching was transferred to "part publica service which will last until the tion" list less than a month ago culprits are caught. end the performance and certain

The

Defence Committee' re- details of its construction are stcently called in Britain's Chief a close secret.

Inspector of Fire Services and The Ministry of Civil Aviation two Scotland Yard detectives to

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Esler, a married man, was 31.

His home was at Belfast. Former-

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failing to realise these intentions, certain leader of the Union of Soviet So-

Huntingdon, West Virginia, cialist Republict misused the Cominform as a shield for the

ly of

September 30. the Coastal Command, he inplementation pf their met

joined A. V. Roe and Company postman, threw his five-year-old Claude S. Hatton, a 40-year-old tioned un-Socialist aims," the,

"Meanwhile, we are stockpiling areas in terms of both increased in June, 1943

from the natural rubber against the even-markets for natural rubber and a Aviation Company, and was ap-here today and jumped after him. Miles son from a 220-foot high building note said. "Some leaders of the USSR tuality that natural rubber-produ-more favourable price level he pointed deputy chief test pilot.

-Reuter. He had press and radio, with the knowing areas might be denied us in added.

а only The plan announced

made Explaining support for the syn-tights in the "Flying ledge of the Soviet government the case of an emergency".

ring Triangle" Defence Department and approv-since then, openly propagated the

Mr. Satterthwaite explained thetic rubber industry, he said, which he flew to the Farns ed by the Defence Secretary, Mr. overthrow of the prisoned that that Ceylon faced very serious "The sentiment in the country is borough air display on Septem- Louis Johnson, involves the fol-order in Yugoslavia, calling upon rubber problems.

unmistakably that never again ber 6 from Boscombe Down. lowing changes

without regard the Yugoslav people to revolt ducer "It

is a relatively high cost pro- should we permit ourselves to be Wiltshire, about 50 miles away. to race or colour.

and I am told that some caught in the helpless position in The plane was on view at the The o

opening of all specialised against their legal government.

"hey did not even stop at this plantations are badly located," he which we found ourselves in 1942." display, but was not flown courses to all qualified men; the

said.

Reuter. abolition of Negro quotas for at-

but became organisers of hostile tendance at Army schools; all activity of a group of countries existing rubber trees are of high

agamst Yugoslavia"

open

promotions to be based on competition; Negro school naita to camps for a reserve officer corps.

Reciter.

said

"Only a small proportion of the

yielding strains, and hence a ma- Russia's jor programme of re-planting

was must be carried through.

The Yugoslavs member

denunciation of the treaty attend training

attempt to blackmail the Yugoslav people.

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The meaning of the phrase was not clear in itself. Western diplo- mats, however, have said the denunciation was part of a Rus- sian war of nerves against Yugo- slavia.

Russia has been doing what it can to arouse old line Communi-

sts in the country to act against

Tito.

Plans Underway

belleve that plans are un- derway to improve the situa- tion, including the elimination of rubber production from mar- ginal areas by Government pur-. chase of lang".

He referred to the United Sta tés decision last week to reduce from 33-1/3 to 25 per cent. the Previous rumours of Soviet required use of synthetic rubber, troops movements along Yugo-which followed the Anglo-Cana- slav borders have been inter Washington

dian-American economic talks in preted in this light. Russian, mili- "While it is impossible to tell

along the

border

tary action

how much additional natural rub- might be expected to seare some her will be consumed as a result Yugoslavs into adhering to the of this action, I nevertheless be Soviet line.

lieve that substantial benefit will

The Yugoslav Assistant Foreign accrue to the natural-producing Minister, Mr. Vladimir Popovic, banded the Yugoslav note to the Soviet Charge d'Affaires in Bel- grade this morning.

Poland and Hungary renounced their Yugoslav friendship treat- les soon after Russia acted, Po- land's denunciation was disclosed on Friday night.

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