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CHINESE RED ADVANCE TO INDO-CHINA NEW PROBLEM FOR FRENCH

BRITAIN AND BAO REGIME

London, November 2. A Foreign Office spokesmian said today that Britain has not seriously considered re- cognising the regime of Em-: -peror Bao Dai in Indo-China. !

He explained that Britain

far has not received z formal request for recognition and is un- likely to get one until the French Parliament ratifies the Dao "Dai- Vincent Aurio pact of last. March. That agreement gave Bao Da limited sovereignty.

Paris, November 2.

A high French official today said that France does not look for an attack, an Indo-China when the Chinese Communist troops reach the border.

However; he said in an interview, the French ex- pect to have to deal with smuggling attempts to send arms and supplies across the thinly held jungle border to aid the Viet Minh Nationalists, Jed by. Moscow-trained Ho Chi Minh, who have fought a bloody four-year war against the French.

The

approach of the Chinese Communists ·poses only one more problem for the shaky French prestige and position in the Far East.

The French apparently áre as far from winning the Indo- Chinese war as ever and,

Britain has been under pres-amid growing criticism_at sure from India net to recognise home, are playing the last Bao Dai, whom the New Delhi

trump card of a. disad- Government regards as a “pup-

vantageous peace with Ho.

pet

strong Communist element in his movement, but the majority of the Nationalists

prob- ably not Reds.

are

France took over Indo-China bit by bit during the 19th Cen- tary by force of arms. By the 1920s. i had become 4C most This was made clear in a con-

valuable French possession with Last March they concluded anthe exception of North Africa. fdential memorandum sent to the agreement with ex-Emperor Bao Now it is a liability. Prime Sister, Mr. Clement At- Dai to set up a rival government flee, and the Foreign Secretary for Vietnam-the

Mr. Krishna Menon.

his

the

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 4, 1948,

Sharp Note To Albania

- Belgrade,-November-2.-

In a note just short of an ultimatum, Yugoslavia, to- night sternly cautioned little Albania to live up to treaty obligations with Mari shal Tito's country.

its

The note demanded in the .most abrupt terms that. Al- in -Dania "answer this mote the shortest passible time."

It listed a long series of complaints against Albania including alleged border pro vocatione, frontler shootings, persecution of Yugoslav citizens In Albania and ce pionago by Albanian agente

in Yugoslavia. — Associated

Press.

U.S. STRIKE

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U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY TO VISIT JAPAN

Washington, November 2. The Secretary of Treasury, Mr. James Snyder, „is planning to inspect Coastguard facilities across the Pacific this month-and in the process will talk with General Douglas Mac- - Arthur and his financial advisers in Tokyo. Although the Treasury declined to discuss the trip, his visit to Tokyo November. 17 will -come when occupation authorities are study-- ing means of adjusting - Japan's foreign ex- change rates to bring a better balance, be- tween Japanese exports and imports. Mr. Synder doubtless will| confer with Mr. Joseph Dodge and other American trade and financial experts, now in Tokyo.

The US. is interested in in- treasing Japanese exports so that Japan's sales abroad will earn enough to pay for her imports. Since the war, the US. has had to pay, vast sums in a virtual- subsidy for food and other in ports into Japan, because Jap- anese exports were

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London, November 2.

enough to pay for these fareiga Helsinki Radio reported to- Foods. Washington, November 2.

At General MacArthur's re-day that Karl Fagerholm, Hope for a break in the six-cuest, the International Monetary Social Democrat Prime Minis

was Funt, in which Mr. Snyder has iter of Finland, told a con-

Bir Saster is credited with

provinces of French Inducnce dropped to 2. Ernest Bevin, by the Indianenkin, Anuger and Cochin- izero in Indo-China during High Commissioner to Britain, China-giving Bao Dai's govern-war. The Japanese extorted Week-old coal strike

ment considerable autonomy but military bags when they ack blasted today when Indiana an influential role, recently sentgress of his Party in Helsinki, The Foreign Ofee spokesman keeping French contról.

over some border areas and near operators refused to make a two experts to help authorities. The most important object said at a daily news conference

Bao Dai went that the document "actually is a

the end of the war the Japanese separate deal with the pre-there find ways of improving to Indo-China set up Vietnam as a constitu-

in Japan's present complicated sys-

our foreign policy is gover-tonal monarchy under Bao Daisident of the United Mine tem of foreign exchange rates- report, not a memorandum, drawn last April to form

friendship with our great up by the Indian Consul-Generalment. Although the French say

of Arinaci. Emperor.

When the Workers, John Lewis. in Saigon,"

Lewis offered to talk over having had a large part in die Peighbour, the Soviet Union” |

cussions which preceded the

"The fact that Social Democrats wave of foreign currency de- jhave fought against Communism valuations begin by Britain on in our country does not minimise September 18.

four .contribution towards -establi- He had visited Britain and the thing good relations with the European continent a few weeks Soviet Union", he was quoted as earlier.

Yen Rate

Beo

it is too early to judge, he ap-Japanese collapsed. Ho look over It was passed to Britain reparently has not picked up much the government and Eas Dai left contract with them after the this country's information, he support from Ho vel

Governor of Indiana, Henry said.

Cambodia and Laos, the other for China. two Indo-Chinese provinces, are

Schricker," appealed to him to end Britain officially welcomed the kingdoms

Fighting started in September, the Indiana strike and save the within Dai-Vincent Auriol pact Union and

the French 1945: when French troops went state from a threatened coal shor- when it was signed last March-akhough there is

CD-Uperatively quiet ashore with other Allied units, tage. Associated Press.

souze picrilla

and has been going 03 since. However, the operators sent 1 activity in them too,

Sporadic negotiations between back a

a firm rejection, refusing to Premier Georges Bidault's Ho and the French broke down break away from Northern and new Cabinet inherits the indo in December 1947, several months Western operators who ended Chinese problem, and, although after Bao Dai and the French contract talks with the mine -it is composed of the samajhad began to dicker. Eao Dai unión two weeks ago.

Parties and almost the same had been called back as part of UMW headquarters had no im- men, the

Cabinet new

may the Ho government for a time,mediate comment on the develop- provide an excuse for a new bat fnally broke with it. move on the part of the French.

MacDonald May Visit Indo-China

Mediation Hint

Singapore. November 2 Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, The independent newspaper Commissioner of South East "Combat," usually, well-informed Asia, today declined to com- on internal affairs, said a few ment on reports that he is te days ago that the former Pre- mier. Socialist Paul, Ramadier.

French Hopes

Negotiations resulted in the agreement of last March and the French say they hope it

be out Can

into effect by the end of the year.

However French troops will soon to ask Premier Nehru to still be needed to _back_up_the negotiate a truce. This

Vietnam, report new government. For

visit Indo-China after the end would probably be sent to India of the conference of British diplomatic and military of cials being held here.

Although British officials and diplomat: expressed interest reports that Ho Chi Minh's Viet-

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Prospects of settlement dealt another blow when Southern Coal Producers Associa-

ion tion walked out on negotiations

His coming visit ` to Tokyo raised speculation over whether the yen might be devalued, but Army authorities

sharply re fused to comment on this. The Army continues to study yen problems arising

from the British devaluation of the pound, but guards against giving any in-

Mr. Snyder's schedule: Departure about November 11.

saying

M. Fagerholm denied that Fin-

land was negotiating with the Western Powers,

"The Government has not re- ceived any proposals whatever of political nature from the West- crn Powers and we have nothing to hide", he said.

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the sidered. secretary-treasurer, John Owens, tailed to show up.

In Cleveland, the CIO pre- sident, Philip Murray, announc-visit Seattle November 13, Juneau it would have been best if Scan- ed willingness to negotiate Rovember 13 10 13, Adak dinavia had reframed from join- "tentative" agreements to end November 15, Tokyo Novembering the Atlantic Pact," he declar- the steel strike pending final 17 to 20, Manila November 20 toed, "but Denmarks and Norway settlements..

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the agreement calls for. inde An official who holds a high pendence within The French position in the Overseas Ministry Union: unity of Tangking, Annam said the present French lines at and Cochin-China; the right to Details of the "entative" agree name querilla forces had in the border string of forts had been sc China, Siam and the Vatican: not revealed, but it was presumed

diplomatic

representativesments sought by the Union were vaded Nationalist China, they set up on the assumption that to

here would be Chinese Commu- complete administrative, judicial they would require the steel com- Mr. David Rees-Williams,nist troops on the other side, and financia) autonomy; and the panies to agree to match the Re- Under-Secretary for the Colonies, The official knew nothing of fright to have an army, though thlehem steel settlement announc-

Mr. M.

M. E. Dening, of the press reports that French officials with French instructors.

ed on Monday". Foreign Office, have made re-bad negotiated with the Chinese

Janes and Laughlin and Re- ports to the conference, which has Nationalists for a common defe Vietnam, right of free passage for sotiations with the union on the For France: strategic bases in public Steel resumed contract ne- been discussing events in the

at the frontier, but said 고 Far East during the past year, meeting had taken place between French Union troops, co-ordina-basis of the Bethlehem settlement Before the conference ends on the French and the Chinese Nation of French and Vietnam arms The union clained the Bethlehem Friday, it will discuss the pro-ionalists it was probably to dis-under a liaison committee which formula settlement was greater blem of recognition of Mau Tc-cuss what would happen to the in wartime would be a general than the presidential fact-finding tung's new Peking Government retreating Nationalist troops at staff with a French chief, money board's recommendations of six and will forward its findings to the frontier and, more especially, linked to the franc, safeguards cents for pensions and four cent London.-Associated Press.

their arms. The 123,000 for cultural and economic rights. for

social insurance. United French troops in Indo-China luck United Prose. many of the modern armes they need to fight approximately 80,- 400 guerillas under Ho.

After four years of trar, the containing French bold towns

ANGLO-U:S. NOTE

jected

REJECTED

Budapest, November 2.

the

Hungary most emphatically re-most of the 20,000,000 population. Anglo-American bu: they control only about, 15 charges of peace treaty violations and countercharged that Britain Per cent of the land area.

and America were "mustertag

The French say that if Indo- China goes, the Red-tide will be

the sworn enemies of Hungarian well on the its way to sweeping democracy and maintaining the hole of South East Asia. hostile attitude" toward Hum- gary.

The charges, made in a note to the Legation on Saturday and released tonight, said the Ameri- www charges WEE "libcL"

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'London, November 2

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Bogota, November 2 The newspaper, "El Liberal," estimated today that 235 per-

"However, we are greatly «pleased that -Sweden decided to

stay neutral.”

31. Fagerholm announced that the Government would hard in fts resignation on March 1, when the new Finnish President takes office.

This is in accordance with tra- dition-Reater,

Sons were killed in political REDS REJECT

U.S. REQUESTS

riots in Colombia's Western mountains within the last 241. hours

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The State Department-said in Central and Western Colombia.today that the Communists The worse outbreak occurred have rejected all demands for at Ansermaneuvo in the Southern the release of Mr. Angus Ward, province of Valle.

US. Consulat Mukden, 27- ***Liberal" said that 150 rested on charges of beating a persons were killed, and 300 in- Chinese employee of the Con jured in the new outbreak at --sulate Ansermaneuvo.-United Press,

the

The Department spokesman, Michael McDermott, Vice-Consul, Mr. Wiliam Stokes,

a message to the State Depart ment, said that he has been un- visit Mr. Ward and the four other able even to get permission to Consulate employees gaoled with

of comitra interest. it thought such information was Similarly the British Foreign Office would pass on to the Indian Foreign Office notes on him. various subjects."

Mr. Stokes reported that he Indo Chinese Nationalist ment. They said that it was com normal course the Indian Gov for food, heavy clothing and bed- The official said that in the had received and filled requests (Vietminh) and the French-men practice for Commonwealth sponsored regime of the ex-countries to exchange inforama-Bush might have sent to the ding Inma Consulate clerk, Office whatever Ralph Renberg, and two Euro- emperor, Bao Dai.

tion on various tatters of con- reports they might be getting of pean members of the Consulate The officials did not deny that mon interest.

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passed understanding, but it was totally ed men due to the impending reached London--as "reported, by on any information it might rewrong to describe such a com- enset of the severe Winter Beuters yesterday-in the course ceive through diplomatic chan-muzication, as a memorandum of weatherited 'Press. of normal exchanges of informa-Inels to the British Government firepresentations. Reutër.......

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