BIG THREE MEET WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY China, Far East. Topics Likely To Be Discussed CERMANY MAIN TOPIC
Washington, November 5.
The State Department announced today that the meeting of
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1949.
In Paris
Truce Declared Question Mark Hangs
Over Big Three Paris Conference
Paris, November 5. Nationailst and Communiet secretaries at the Chinese Embassy today declared week-end truce în „their-ver- bal battle for the Embassy. Staff members who yesterday scuffled ch the embassy EKTRONIKE - 30. pottesmart- looked on, said it would be. irregular for diplomats to be In their offico over the week-' end.
For three days the Nation-- alists, fed by Mr. Tuan Mao- Lan, Charge: d'Affaires, have been- trying to have the Communists ejected by the police. A small paties patrol was outside the gates of the embassy this afternoon, but Chinese servant sald that all was quiet. Reuter.
the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and United States Council Of
will open in Paris on Wednesday.
Present plans call for the meeting of Mr. Ernest Bevin, M. Robert Schuman
and Mr. Dean Acheson to end on Thursday.
A State Department spokesman, commenting on London reports that Britain and France might try extend the conference, said simply that “as far as we know it is for two days only"
A-Energy For Blasting In Russia
Berlin, November 5. The Soviet-licensed newspaper Nach; Express said today that the Soviet Union was using atomic energy to blast a channel between two mountain ranges to change the direction of two Siberian TİVETS.
The newspaper spoke of blast- ing a path through the Ural and Caucasian Mountains, but details given in the article made it clear that it actually referred to the preparation et a new channel between the Urals and the Karak Mountains.
now
He said that the agenda had not yet been drawn up but that it was unlikely that the Foreign Ministers would discuss German problems only.
He said that their conference was also expected to cover China, Indo-China and the Far East in general.
It was still not
known
here
when Mr. Acheson would leave
for Paris.
He has an appointment at the State Department with the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Andrei Vyshinsky, on Monday afternoon and may leave immediately after his talk with M. Vyshinsky.
Mr. Acheson, who will fy to. Paris, will be accompanied by Mr. George Perkins, Assistant Secre- tary of State, and Mr. Henry By- rozde, chief of the State Depart ment's Bureau of German Affairs,
Reuter's plomatic correspon- cent reporting from Paris, says It added that the world
that German problems are ex- has an explanation for the Soviet Pested to dominate the agenda of declaration on September 25 this French capital of the "Big Three"
next week's
meeting in year about the atom explosion.
Foreign Ministers
the
The paper gave no source for Delegation officials and confc- its report, but hitherto no Sorence observers agreed today viet-licensed newspaper in Ger- that the German scene has now many has carried a story from reached a point where new deci- the Soviet Union that has not stons are urgently needed. come from official Russian sources.
MR. VYSHINSKY
Key To The Mecting
NO CHANGE
IN
BRITISH
Europe Meeting
Paris, November 5.
London, November 5.-
A question mark hangs over the meeting of the "Big Three" Foreign Ministers which is due to open in Paris next week. -
This consists in. Western uncertainty whether on the day before he flies to Paris, next Monday, - Mr. Dean Acheson, the United States Secretary of State, will receive from M. Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet Foreign Minister, any suggestion that there should be fresh four-Power discus- sions of the German problem through the Council of Foreign Ministers.
to
The fact that Mr. Acheson willment that the eventual with- come to the Paris meeting hot drawal of the British brigade of from private discussions with M. 3,000 men trum the neighbour- Vyshinsky certainly gives the hood of Salonika is not expected! Paris talks unexpected interest, to have any repercussions
It is thought likely here,
internal security--Renter. though there is no official
COD- Armation in London, that "Mr. Acheson will bring with him a possibly unfinished draft of a future Japanese peace treaty_on
The Committee of Ministers of which officials of the State De-
the Comell of rope todaypartment are believed to be now adopted a Consultative Assembly at work.
resolution which suggested that It is also thought that the ques- they draw up a convertic
tion of the timing of Western re- Chinese-Com- munist Government will again
human rights and a reccmmenda- tion that member States should cognition of the study the creation of a European be reviewed. passport
transfer to member Gövernments
the Assembly's recommendations on international social
security co-operation.
themselves.
cussion
among
the
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S. Korea "It's easier to do business with Infiltration
Seoul, November 5. More than 500 Communists,
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The Committee also accepted The Foreign Ministers will be an Assembly suggestion that they work of two conferences
in a position to draw on the trained to lead South Korean which guerillas and to conduct acts of which have served to some ex-Korean Government, are re- have been at work this week and sabotage against the South tent as preparatory meetings for ported to be The Committee
working their the work of the Foreign Ministers instructed the
way South from ¡Communist- Secretary-General
to prepare a comprehensive report ora social One is the meeting of the Com-dominated North Korea.
mittee of Ministers of the Coun- Usually well-informed spices security including
on a report what has been done in this eldcil of Europe which, at A dis said that these men were armed by the Brussels Treats Powers Ministers of 12 European States, hand grenades each, and
Foreign with one rifle and home made The Committee decided to ask member States to ratify the In- had attempted to assess public machine gun for every 50.
These Communists were said to ternational Labour Conference reaction to the admission of the
Federal German Government to be part of a Convention of、 July, 1949,
a group of more than 25-** suring emigrant workers of their the Council This will have pro- 2,000 reported to have studied at rights under the social legislation vided a valuable sounding board the "Kangdong political schoo of the country
for testing Europe's reaction to a in Northern Korea since in which they work.
policy of gradually, drawing the most of whom have entered The
State back into Southern Korea Commitice of Ministers West German will not meet again before next cormal international relation- February, a Council
of Europe ships. spokesman said.
The question of a date for the meeting of the Consultative
GERMAN POLICYssembly Europe's Lower House
-was discussed today, but aei London, November 5.
cording to the Foreign Minister Press reports suggesting that Luxembourg, Mr. Joseph Bech, Since the three Foreign Minis-Britain would support the crea-in a later statement, "the ques-! ters met in Washington last Sep- tion of a West German Foreign tion was left open The great plan, which
tember a Federal Government in 3inistry in the immediate future pro-
The Ministers agreed in prin- poses to. reverse the flow of the Western Germany and a Com were described as incorrect toeiple to limit the meetings of the Ob and Yencsei Rivers, forsees munist Government in the Soviet day by the Foreign Office spokespinal of Ministers blasting a path through the Ural zone have been created.
man today.
Consultative Assembly as much He denied that there was any as possible in the interests change in British policy with re-
economy.--Reuter, gard to the Occupation Statute
and Caucasian Mountains-by. Deans of atomic energy", the paper said.
It added that the purpose of the plan was to irrigate the dry area between the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea, by which means 30,000,000 hectares of extra land could be cultivated and $2,000,- 000,000 kilowatt hours of elec- tricity produced
Main Topic
The simultaneous presence in for Western Germany which Parls of the High Commission would encourage its revision be- ers of the three Western oc-fore the minimum period of one cupying Powers is seen as proof year from the time of its coming that Germany will be the main into force in September. topic of the talks.
No official agenda has been
made public but observers agreed
tions
The conduct of foreign rela
is one of the functions re- served to the Occupation Powers
added.
The Western Powers are, of course, prepared to receive Ger-
and its
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If M. Vyshinsky recovers from his present attack of influenzs time to keep his appointment with Mr. Acheson on Monday the meeting may well provide the Secretary of State with some up to-date background for discussion with his Western colleagues on
problem.
the third
SEVEN KILLED
at nearby Burtonwood airbase is the suitability o the basing of American forces Bevin and Mr. Acheson in Paris continued financial aid The Communists addressed
by the United States, The market-place crowd, describing
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Singapore, November 5. Seven people, including one European, were killed and
today when guerillas A police car preceded the not making a gesture of disine wounded ambushed a
the
Balkans by. a truck and a car in parade and women with children teresting itself in
in baby carriages were
withdrawing the token British the Segamat area of Johore.
among Observers here do not exclude ese women and two Chinese Sam was carried, having around
Two special constables, two the marchers. A dummy of Uncle military force in Greece, the possibility that M. Vyshinsky
men werd among those killed its neck a poster saying eing of Yugoslavia's civil aviation may propose to Mr. Acheson
The six wounded included five drop the bombs, you do the dy new four-Power meeting to dis- cuss the German situation. Rus- Chinese women sia may now feel that her hand
at Burtonwood had policy both in Britain and the is strengthened in Germany fol- lowing the creation of a Govern escorted by a car carrying the asked his men to stay away from United States.
European and two constables the town, because as guests of The situation in Greece is now: ment in Soviet
the
when terrorists attacked with Britain, they should keep clear of considered to be so fully under 1 M. Vyshinsky makes such a
political demonstrations. Reuter, the control of the Greek Govern- Proposal, the three Foreign Min Bren guns and rifles. Beuter.
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Apart from German problems, the three Foreign Ministers are expected to review the related zind
questions of the Austrian Far Eastern peace settlements.
Both these subjects were dis- cussed at the last meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers and. may, consequently, be raised again by M. Vyshinsky at this meeting with Mr. Acheson. Reuter.
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