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RUSSIAN AIR BASES MENACE SOUTH ASIA British Intelligence Report On Position
17. BASES ESTABLISHED
LONDON OCTOBER 25.
THE SOUTHWARD ADVANCE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS
IS FACILITATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RUSSIAN AIR- BASES THAT CAN BRING THE WHOLE OF SOUTHERN ASIA WITHIN EFFECTIVE BOMBING RADIUS, BRITISH IN- TELLIGENCE sources saID TODAY.
The sources said that Russia has already established at least 17 air bases
manned by Russians in Central Asia,
From at least five of these, in Tadzhikistan and Western Sinking pro vince, Pakistan and Northern India, including New Delhi, are within a 600-mile bombing radius.
CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27,1840)|
No Pressure” Exerted In Goa Issue
New Delhi, October 25,
of
A spokesman of the Indian. External Affairs Miniştry to- day repudiated a reported suggestion in the speech the Portuguese Premier, Dr. Antonio Salazar, at Lisbon on October 20 that "external pressure" was being applied la regard to the future of Goa, thes Portuguese possession In india.
"No Instance which might be construed as 'pressure' has come to the notice of the Government of India, nor la there any question of 'forced absorption
of. Go Re added: "The Govern- ment of India's policy is well known, namely, to bring
about the incorporation of all India foreign possessions In peacefully and co-operative».
y."-Reuter.
RUSSIAN SARCASM
ON CHINA
Mscow, October 25. The Soviet writer Ilya Ehrenburg declared today in At Lanchow, in Kansu province, | Kumming, capital of Yunnan pro-I The Government of India have the Russians are already operatingvince, which is expected to fall, arranged an airlift for them from an article in the Soviet Com- newspaper the airfield built by the United The intelligence sources said Leto Srinagar and the entire munist Party States Air Force during the that Russia bas bree air bases par is expected in New Delhi "Pravda" that American busi
nessmen in their -world Second War the sources said operated by Russians in Sinkiang shortly.
The Intelligence sources said province which cover the heart The Chinese Communist radio policies "have lost more than the Russian planes arrived at of North China.
said today that the People's Re China: they have lost their Lanchow roincident with thei
From Stalinabad in Tadzhiki-public of China decided to estab- Communist occupation carly in stan, Russian airlines spread in lish diplomatic relations with the Septeraber and it is expected that a network reaching as far North Soviet-sponsored German
a similar operation would follow the Cominunist occupation
BRITAIN ACCUSES HUNGARY
of
as Khabarovsk on the border ofmocratic Republic."
De-
Manchuria and right across Cen- The broadcast said that the tral Asia to Lanchow and on to Communist Foreign Minister, ¡Peiping.
Chou E-lat, has sen; a letter to his German counterpart. George Dertinger, to that effect.-United Press and Reuter,
The sources said that the Rus- sian air bases are not oficially military but the Russian airlines are distinguished by their ex- treme militarism.
Kunming Base
Situation Of Indians In China
Rangoon, October 25.
ment
situation in China.
overran the
reason.
"The conduct of American
business men cannot be called other than insane," he wrote.
"They have lost China, of course, they console themselves that they have got Tile. But sane people understand that 400,000,- 000 people weigh a little more
than one smal nation.
"They
gloried in having the atom monopoly, but life is not a game of poker and the glory onded in the September confu- sion.
"Naturally, they now want to balance the loss of atomic mono-
Plan and
be
BRITAIN HAS DECIDED ON RECOGNITION
London, October 26.
The "Daily Telegraph" said today: "The British government recently decided to grant full re- cognition to the Chinese Communist govern- ment, in Peking.
:
"The act of recognition is likely to be delayed for some weeks while discussions are proceeding among British Commonwealth countries and the non-British members of the North At: lantic alliance.
"The aim is that recognition should be announced simul- taneously by all these countriesTM The Telegraph" story was written by the paper's diploma-
It further
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London, October 25.
The aim of the meetings of
"It appears likely that the Inmediate problem of admission of the Chinese Communist state to the United Nations will be avoided by delaying agreement les recognition until the end of United States European en- the present session of the Assemveys in London and Paris had' been a first-hand exchange of There is no doubt in London views, Mr. George. Perkins, the Chinese Communists Under-Secretary for European would scorn anything less than Affairs in the U.S. State De- tul de jure recognition,
partment, told reporters at a press conference today.
He mentioned the Middle It "would be a waste of timaast as a region for which
similar conference. might shortly be held.
that
Britain In Van
to offer de facto recognition." The paper also said that the
a
Mr. Perkins presided. today
envoys from
British Government is in the van over the last session of the meet- of those favouring full and early ing in London of recognition.
Eastern Europe. He Was Also It added that the Foreign Se-chairman of the recent meeting retary, Ernest Bevia, discussed in Paris of American envoys in the problem with the US. Secre Western Europe. tary of State, Dean Acheson, and the French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, during their recent talks in Washington.
"The United States is ham pered by widespread opposition,
emotion and
sentimental grounds, to Communism,” said the "Telegraph'-United Fress.
ATOM CONTROL TALKS FAIL
20
He said that the decisions on American foreign policy
would be made in Washington, but the London meeting like the Paris one, would probably telegraph their recommendations to Wash- which would of course ingtan carry more weight than any sent by individual Ambassadors.
Practical means of assistance to Yugoslavia are believed by observers in London to have been one of the main subjects at the two-day conference here of the American erivoys from Eastern Europe,, which ended tonight
re-
main-
The Chinese Communist oc-j
Kunming would cupation of London, October 25.
give Russia an air base cover- Britain accused Hungary of:
ing the whole of Indo-China, "unjustified and inaccurate :
Burma and Eastern. Bengal, in- criticisms of British policy in
clusing Calcutta, and within Germany in a pote delivered effective bombing range ot Dr. K. M. Panikkar. Indian poly with the inclusion of Spain Lake Success, October 25,
The problem of countering yesterday rejecting the Han- Hong Kong, they said,
Ambassador to China. who and West Germany into their Representatives of the "Biz
Seviet propaganda in Eastern garian protest of October 31 The intelligence sources also arrived here today from Hong military unica. But all sane Five powers and Canada, hold-
Europe is believed to
have against the establishment of the sald that Russia is building with Kong, said that the Embassy people realise that you can swinging atomic energy discussions
been the other important teple German. Federal Republic at feverish intersity a vast irriga at Nanking had lost all contacts the atomic bomb, but to swing here, are expected to announce
of the conference, according to Bonn.
tion system in Central Asia for with indian nationals in Com-General Franco or Chancellor in a few days that they have been
a usually reliable sourde. A substantial number of The British note, published to-
which the majority of forced
at least unable to
on the agres
inter- munist China since the Com-Adenauer would'
reports
ander day, expressed surprise that the labour
recommendations deportees
national control of atomic energy. have been prepared for trans- are being
forces
funny, munist Government of a country which draftes,
The Soviet Union it is under- took part with Nazi Germany in i They also reported that Rus former Nationalist capital.
"They have turned, to Western slood, maintains the view that no mission to the State Department. a policy of aggression and which sian railway engineers in Peiping Mr. Panikkar, accompanied by Europe imagining themselves to international agency should have Strict secrecy has been
tained throughout the conference. now inspires no confidence in its had announced the intention of his wife and three daughters, is be philanthropists desiring to aid full control of atomic energy Reuter peaceful intentions. should see if pushing the construction
consulta- the wanting of on his way home for
a
They have treated production. Inspection, if any make
allegations of this cher railway connecting the Chinese with the Indian Govern- Western Europe to the Marshall were allowed, would only be in acter against the British Govern-Communist capital with Moscow.
now it has become cases specifically reported by each He declined to The
railway would follow the
discuss the clear that this medicine brought government.
¡ ineir Replying to the Hungarian - so-called "Red route" connecting
The Jeukatimia patients
other majority of the "I am unable to say anything cusation that the British policy in Alma Ata
nations regard this method as and Sergiopol
(blood disease). with about China developments before Germany was
to the Lanchow across Sinklang province making contrary
unsatisfactory.-Reuter. こ personal report Potsdam Treaty Lud threatensane inner. Mongolia. the interest of peace, the British The intelligence sources said: note said: "His Majesty's Gov-The railway would be of im- exomment arc not prepared to mense strategic, economic and morning,
The Korean Defence Minister. recognise the right of the Hunpolitical importance in Russian The Indian Ambassador, Dr.
Mr. Shin. Sung Mo, left here to garian
Government, which
up the M. A. Rauf, and Embassy offi- other insane crank ranted about day for Tokyo to confer, reliable conspicuously
usly failed to fulfil it expansion. It will open
Dew apcials, welcomed Dr. Panikkar and the mastery of the world. sources said, with General Dou- teaty obligations, to make un-heart of China and
proaches to Tibet. The work is his family on arrival at Mingala-
"Not long ago this pretender glas MacArthur, the Supreme them on the basis of an allegedgineers in the service of the Chi- Reuter.
to be directed by Soviet
Airport en-¡ don
this afternoon-for the world mastery ended his Commander of the Allied Forces
I days in a Berlin cellar."-Reuter. in Japan-Reuter, fallure to observe the decisions of the Petsdam Conference or, of nese Communist government. other international agreements to Diplomats" Long Journey which the Hungarian Government Meanwhile, six members of the
not a party.
star of the United States Con- His Majesty's Government sulate-General at Uruchi, capital must categorically reject all these et the Chinese province of Sin- unfounded allegations directed against the general policy of Hisang, which was recently report- Majesty's Government in Get- ed to have been occupied by the Communists, arrived in Srinagar,
has
substantiated representations to
many and the establishment of western Kashmir, today, accord- the Federal Republic of Ger- many.”-Router.
ing to reports received by the Government of India.
GOLD STRIKE
They had been flown by Royal Indian Air Force piane from Leh, Eastern Kashmir, where
Cairo, October. 25. they arrived from Urumchi with The newspaper "Assas" report-ice colleagues on October 16,
ed today that the Government le Early in September, the United technical mission has struck rich States Consul General at Urum
Mr. John Hall Pexton, had Consul-
chi,
gold veins on the Red Sea coast approached the Indian which can
compare favourably. with the rich gold mines of South General at Kashgar, Western Sinking for passage through India for his staff.
Africa.
The
veins were discovered at Umoud and El Hangalia in the Bukkari mining area on the Red Sea coast and Government is studying the pässibilities of ex- ploiting them. the newspaper said. United Press.
"The "party of 15 left Urum- chi on September 12 after
covering 1,000 mijes of difficult Central Asian country, by car to Kashgar. They followed the caravan route to Leh.
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