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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1949.

INDEPENDENCE FOR LIBYA AND ERITREA DEMANDED IN UN

Books Belong To Private Enterprise

Lenden, October 4.

A leading member of the Labour Government asserted today that books belong to grivate enterprise.

"

Mr. Herbert Morrison, De- - puty Prime Minister, told that National Book League: SERVASI" KONte of private pro-

perty in books

do not much -mini 3

people confiscate my house or my watch or my bed.

"But I will fight to the death people who thieve my books or socialise my bookz” -Azzociated Press.

PLANNING WORLD'S RAILWAYS

Brighton, October 4. Fabroad experts from almost every country in Europe began assembling here today to plot railway connections from any- where between Moscow and Lis- bon and Athens to Narvik.

were

The Russian delegates cot among the early arrivals to day, but they are expected in time for the official opening the conference tomorrow.

Lake Success, October 4.

Dr. Jose Arce, chief Argentine delegate, called foday for immediate independence of Libya and Eritrea.

His plan was generally accepted as representative of the feeling about former Italian colonies by Latin American nations, all strong friends of Italy in the United Nations.

The Latin Americans met on Monday to decide

their stand on the colonies question. Dr. Aree agreed that Italian ber boundary commissions, one Somaliland is not ready for in- from the administering authority, dependence but he said its one from the adjacent country Butonomy should be safeguarded. and one neutral, to report back Dr. Arce suggested that a pro to the Assembly a year bence. visional government · ́should be established in Tripolitania, Cyre- naica and Fezzan, each electing the government that suits Its needs:

He added: "The Political Com- mittee has no right to suggest any certain type of regime for these territories.”.

He propose that two United Nations Committees should pre- pare the road for Independence of the three territories.

would One Committee

deal with the provisional governments) for Tripolitania and Fezzan and the other would consider Cyren- aica with Italy's assistance.

Outlet To Sea 1 Dr. Arce said he hoped that independent Eritrea would im- mediately sign a treaty of friendship with Ethiopia, giv ing the latter an outlet to the 50.2.

Dr. Aree said that "Argentina would continue to support Italy for United Nations membership. Fayez el Khouri, Syria, assail ed France who, he said, had "snatched" Fezzan.

He said that Syria would sup port the Soviet resolution "as a sacred duty."

Khouri said that France is not willing to yield Fezzan, add- ing. "If this is to be the French attitude about an area they cop- Each year these experts meet quered less than eight years ago, tacer the title of The Interna- wonder what will be their at tional-Time-Table and Through-titude when the time comes to Connection Conference." It was speak of Tunisia, Algeria and held in Cracow last year. It is

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Even the

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Rahim called for a united Libya in the shortest possible transitional period without its present artificially created pro- vinces.

Rahim said that his delegation wanted clarification from the falian Foreign Minister, Count Carlo Storza. whether Italy is willing to see Cyrentica EXTEN Fezzan free.

He recalled that Count Storma spoke of elections in Tripolitanis only when he talked of Libyan independence last Saturday.

Always Egyptain Outlining past Egyptian claims for boundary, readjustments with Libya covering the Sollum Pla- temu, the Dhaghboub Oasis and the cases of Arknoh and Owelnat and Sarra Wells, Rahlai said:

"These territories have always belonged

Egypt according to refutable historical documents in eur possession.

"Some of these territories were detached from Egypt in the aftermath of the first world war and were annexed to Libya. which at that time was part of the Italian Empire.

to

"It is not with the covetous aim of territorial aggrandifement that Egypt asks for this read- justment.

"In fact, the territory involved is a small desert area of DO economic importance and of no consequence to Libya," continu- ed Rahid, "but to Egypt it cos stitutes a vital adjustment of her boundaries, an adjustment which is long overdue and El Khouri praised the United which is indispensable to ber States' treatment of the Philip national security. pines and the British and Sovie: elements of

It derives its

altitudes toward

areas.

Egypt's Demand

He attacked

the African of our hi legality from events

Reds Clash With Police

Trucks block tram rails during fighting between Communis and polies in Sesto San Glovanni, Red stronghold In Northern Italy. The clash stemmed from a march by operatives from the Breda-arms plant who demanded that bonuses be pole to dismissed workers. The demonstrators bulit barricades across the main Sesto-Milch rad, and in the gun battle which followed three policemen were wounded. (Associated Press Bato).

The

The

HAGUE DEBTS

DISPUTE OVER OF INDONESIA

The Hague, October 4. Indonesian delegates, negotiating here with the Dutch, have estimated that Holland speift. 3,000 million guilders on her two "police actions" in the archipelago, according to usually reliable sources today.

sources said that the Indonesian negotiators are urging, in the national debt discussions now foremost at the seven-weeks-old round- table conference here, that the sum should be deducted' from the debt to be assumed by the proposed new United Republic in Indo- nesia.

oftadonesia's the French and objection in negotiating such

British mandatory powers which took over the Arab States after the first world war, saying that they sowed dissension in and mis- managed the areas then blamed the inhabitants.

He said that Egypt "ands no boundary readjustments with an independent Libyan government and earnestly hopes to

settle them with her sister country in the spirit of mutual friendly co- operation."

a. direct relationship with The Netherlands

Dr. J. S. Warouw, former East Indonesian State Minister

and Chairman of Minahassa Political

Committee, said afterwards that his Committee were not satisfied. with this decision. They did not want to be heard by

a "sub-

committee of a Commitee"

The Minahassa people refected the proposed United Republic of Indonesia as "unfederal and undemocratic." They demanded plebiscite before Dutch sovereignty was transferred.

Dr. Warouw alleged that the Commission on United Nations

sources have State and "quiet unacceptable »/ which a typical example is the cal organisation

am

The

be

Dutch sources gave the figure on the outcome of the talks on Indonesia had wilfully led the

indebtedness to the costs of the military actions round-table The Netherlands at 6,300 million

Costs indirectly connected with undemocratic

conference in direction. Builders, split into a 3,300 million the Dutch "police actions" Suilders external debt and a 3,000 include

are Netherlands Government, because the Indonesian deduc- of its "weakness," million guilders internal debt.

would tions from the national debt, This, Indonesian sources said.sually reliable sources said.

partly responsible for

Possible chaos in Indonesia. would be "crippling" to the pro- Lesson Of War

They include a variety of items; ductive capacity

He claimed that the best politi- of their new Calro milltary

for Indonesia cost of distributing rice in areas would said that the strategic Import ter deducting the cost of the

be on the basis of the overrun by the Dutch Army in American system-Reuter. ace of the areas to Egypt's Dutch military actions, they the course of their defence was learned during estimated Indonesia's

internal actions. the North Africa World War 11. Rahim said that Libya's des

Dutch sources were unwilling pendence should provide the with the Dutch, to employ their to comment on the Indonesion de- the important matter of appro. shortest possible period of tran- į experts, to give them preferences that the Indonesians had rather duction demands, except to say sition during which free, elec in trade at competitive prices

Abdul Rahim,

The Egyptian delegate, Kame! demanded in- mediate independence for Libya and called for a readjustment of the frontier with Egypt through direct negotiations between Egypt and independent Libya.

Rahim said that any decision on disposing of Libya, Eritrea and Somaliland "must settle

ximately adjusting the bound- aries of these three territories with the countries which ad- Join them."

Rahim said that ultimate ob jective in Somaliland should be the "maximum degree of self government and independence" and the solution for Eritrea must take into most serious considera tion the wishes and welfare of the

Sighting In and external debt at 2.800

million guilders.

"We are willing to co-operate

man said.

"Exaggerated"

military

on should be held for a con- and to consult them on francial exaggerated ideas" or the mili- stitutional assembly which would policy, but we cannot be forced,tary expenditure. adopt a constitution for imited an Indonesian Republican spokes- They were prepared informally Libya.

to let the Indonesian delegations During this period, he said, The Dutch feel that they arr

know what the military outlay "the two administering authorità sovereign power handing over

had been. ies, Britain

and France will to a people without sovereignty the country to the Libyans and assume their debts. transfer the administration of and that we should, therefore, in no way act to prejudice the

inhabitants, their racial and reunity of Libya-with its three

igious affinities as well as the just claims of Ethiopia."

component

provinces."

Rahim sald that it is the fitm pinion the Egyptian delega- tion that Libya is an indivisible unit. Any

idea of dividing this

Need For Clarification

Rahim suggested that a special commission of $2 administering Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fer- powers and three other nations, zan, its present artificially creat including one Arab state, shoulded provinces-should be discarded be set up for Libya

se both impracticable and He-also saggested three-mem fist Associated Press.

FLIGHTS EV

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-

Cannot Agree

cant

The Steering Committee of the conference this afterncom ap- proved the rules of procedure for hearing Indonesia's "signifi- interests"-political. 2nd ethnic groups within the archipe "But we are sovereign and lage with special wishes about i we cannot dores to

their relationship to the proposed | debts about which we are not

new United Republic, consulted at the time and Brising from actions directed

against us."

assume

A francial agreement, at the round-table conference, he claim ed, now depends almost entirely

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