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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY," NOVEMBER 11, 1949.

INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN LIBYA VOTED BY THE UN

ACHESON TO VISIT GERMANY

The

Paris, November 9.

U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, will fly to Germany this week-end after he completes his con- ference here with the Bri- tish and French Foreign Ministers on Germany, Yugo-

slavia and China.

The US. High - Commissioner in Germany, John McCloy, to night confirmed arrangements for Mr. Acheson's first visit to Ger- many since before the war. The Secretary will visit Frankfurt and Bonn to talk to both Ameri- | can officials and officials of the new Western German Republic.

Lake Success, November 9.

The United Nations Political Committee today decided to recommend that Libya, comprising the territories of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and the Fezzan, shall be constituted an indepen- dent and sovereign State.

The vote was 51 in favour, none against, and seven abstentions. The vote came on an amendment to the wording of an original recommendation by a 21-nation Sub-Committee.

vote.

The amendment, a modified | Yugoslavia joined the five mem-¡ form of a change suggested bers of the Soviet group in ab-

second staining. On the substituted the the Soviet group switched over by India, Words "shall be constituted and voted in favour. an independent and sovereign State" for "be established as as a single independent sovereign State."

The Soviet Union, which ab- stained on the voting for the amendment, then demanded an- other vote. This resulted in 58 for, none against, and two absten- tions on the amended text.

The Committee adjourned for lunch before voting on the other

Mr. Acheson's trip will be the provisions with regard to Libya, West's answer to the personal including the suggested date of message which Marshal Josef January 1, 1952, by which inde- Stalin sent to the

дея

Soviet-pendence should become dominated East German govern- tive.

and

the proposals for ment when it

formed. It Somaliland and Eritrea. was will be the first time a US. Earlier, the Committee had re- Secretary of State has visited jected a Soviet proposal for the Germany since James Byrnes granting of immediate indepen- flew to Stuttgart in the autumn

dence to Libra. of 1946 to pronounce the new American policy toward Ger-

many.

The Secretary will be met it Bonn, seat of the West German government, by the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, and the entire West German Cabinet, and he will then call

the by

The Committee adjourned. After the adjournment, Political Committee decided 54 votes to none. with two ab- indepen- stentions, that Libyan dence should become effective as soon as possible and in any case not later than January 1, 1952.

U.N. Commissioner The Committer defeated by 25 votes to 15, with 11 abstentions, a Polish amendment to make the date January 1, 1951.

be deter-

By a vote of 56 to nome, with one abstention, the Committee effec-approved a provision that a Con- stitution for Libya, including the form of government mined by the representatives of Cyrenaica. Tripolitania and the Fezzar, meeting and consulting together in a National Assembly. The Committee voted by 35 to six, with six abstentions, to ap- point a United Nations Commis- sioner and an Advisory Council to assist in the formulation of the Constitution and the establish- ment of an independent Govern- ment

The vote on this was 24 to 20 with eight abstentions.

The Soviet demand for the withdrawal of foreign forces and the liquidation of all mill- tary bases in Libya within three months was also rejected. The vote on this was 31 to 11, with 1 abstentions.

The British delegation, which had objected to the appointment

Russia Warns That She Is

Food

Ready For War Expert's

Lake Success, November 9.

Russia warned today that the is ready for war even though she” hopes for peace. The Soviet delegats, A.A. "Arutiunian, 'told the Poll

tical Committee, "There is no need for any war, but WB don't fear any such even- tuality. We are well prepar- ed to trade blow for blow."

Mr. Arutiunian's' warning came as the Committee dis- cussed the composition of the Council to help govern unified Libya until it became inde- pendent

em

use

Appeal

Washington, November 9.

Mr. Norris E. Dodd, Direc- tor-General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, said tonight that far more practical and decisive steps | are needed if any appreciable progress is to be made in overcoming world malnutri- tion.

He charged that the West-

powers wanted to

"The well fed today are better Libya as springboard for off than they were and the poor new military ventures. He ly fed for the most part are worse sald that if Britain, France off," he said in a speech here. and the United States were

"The gap between named to such a commission

them bas

there were

widened," he added. na grounds for excluding Rasala from same body-United Press. ··

the

Only Force To Support Communism

Manchester, November 9. The Liberal "Manchester Guardian" said in a leader today, "There is only one active force in the East which at present can stand up to Communism. This is nation- alism."

Commenting that the Foreign Ministers' meeting in Paris is said to have Indo-China as well as the problems of Europe on its agenda, the paper said, "If the French ground that it might interfere are to withstand Ho Chi Minh with the British administering (leader of the Vietinb Nation- authorities in Cyrenaica and Tri-alist Movement), who is either a politania, abstained-Reuter.

on the Federal German Presi-More Defeats For Russio of an Advisory Council on the

dent, Theodor Heuss

Mr. Acheson's trip to West Germany will be the West's latest move in the cold war between East and West for Germany. If he can also carry with him Wes- tern agreement to end a major

The Committee voted оп the Soviet proposals before deciding on the Sub-Committee's sals.

prope.

A Soviet proposal that Eritrea should be granted independence

after five years and should be

under direct United Nations trusteeship was defeated by 33 votes to six, with 15 absstentions

portion of the remaining dismant-administered in the meantime ling programme, it will be the biggest shot in the arm the new West German Republic has re- "ceived since its birth-United

Press.

Lewis Orders Miners Back

Chicago, November 9.

A similar Soviet proposal re- garding Italian Somaliland was defeated by 34 votes to 12, with nine abstentions.

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the

The Soviet group was joined by the Moslem States and some Latin-American nations rote on immediate independence for Libya. India abstained. In- dia, Israel and Burma were among the abstentions Soviet

Shipping Experts Resolution

London, November 9.

Communist or closely linked with Communists, they must do so by allying themselves with Indo- Chinese nationalism.

"They have been trying to do so by building up the Emperor Bao Dai and his Government in Jetnam.

made

"So far, Bao Dai has little progress. Nor can he hope

The delegates of 15 nations to do so until the Freach pursue

at an International Chamber their policy wholeheartedly in-

stead of by half measures.

Mr. John Lewis, the United Somati posals for Eritrea and trade agreements

States miners' leader, today ordered his striking soft coal miners back to work

Mr. Lewis said that the miners should go back to work until mid-night on November 30 "as an act of good faith, designed to contribute to public convenience

The decision was contained in

Yugoslavia voted with the So- viet Union on Libya but voted on the opposite side on the Eritrean proposal.

Before the Committee passed to the vote on the Sub-Committee recommendation on Libya there was a long procedural di cussion over the wording of the initial paragraph of the resolution.

was

"For the world as a whole, lit- tle speeding up of progress in agricultufe seems likely to occur unless new and more determined organised efforts are made."

Mr. Dodd said that the needs of a growing world population de- | mand that food output should be increased by at least two to three and one half per cent each year if the overall living standards are to be raised.

The FAO, however, has no evidence that an expansion of this order is being planned

In many advanced countries, he said, there is a grave danger that farm surpluses will aDon result in negative national poll- cies, designed to reduce produc. tion.

Bút food production in under- developed countries is necessary

hunger among more than one thousand million people is to be

abated.

Mr. Dodd, who was addressing the Chemical Engineers Club support for the here, urged FAO's two programmes for over. coming the world food shortage. These are the short-term plan for an international commodity clear-: ing house to bridge the currency gap between areas of surplus and need, and the long-range plan of technical assistance to under- developed areas which was pro posed in President Truman's "Point Four” programme.-Reu-

ter

UNTRAINED MEN FOR MALAYA

London, November 9.

to the

of Shipping Conference here "France is not yet collaborat- Peers complained today, in a today passed a resolution calling with Asian nationalism. In-House of Lords debate on de- ing on all governments to end stead, it is trying to create a fence that young officers and flag.discrimination--the policy puppet state," the paper said.

men were being sent to Malaya Од the of laying down in international It went on to state that without adequate training what ships France's interests might be

Lord Reading, Liberal, said should carry particular car- better served by allowing Viet-

that he was apprehensive that nam to pass out of the French such young men should go out to goes.

Only the Indian delegation dis-Union altogether.

"that most arduousand exacting "Bao Dal might then be able form

warfare of

in jungle sexted from the resolution.

the

unfair Flag discrimination

to build up a State which wat | Malaya." "It is quite evidently sovereign and young men and no less unfair major question discussed at the

if this state entered into al- to the officers called

upon to two-day conterence. The resolu-

liance with France the French lead them," he said. tion described it as a "restrictive practice."

position would be much strong- Lord Templewood, former Con- er than it is today.

servative Cabinet Minister, said: "India, for instance, might re- "I cannot believe everything is comise his (Bao Dai's) Govern- right with the Army when short ment, and with India's prestige service boys are sent into jungle as the champion of nationalism warfare in Malaya without any in South East Asia this would previous training whatever." help to change Bao Dai's situa-

Lord Hall, the first Lord of tion. Even if Bao Dai should in the Admiralty, replied that these of 16 the end fail, France would be m less embarrassed by his fall if week training and 18 weeks his Government was independent service before going out. Most of than if it was part of the French four weeks jungle training in them, in addition, normally had

Malaya before being called upon period of about six lar seven for operations. That covered a months, including the time taken in transport to Malaya-Reuter.

Britain Accepts a resolution adopted in a resolu- tion adopted by a Policy Com- Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, of mitter. The miners will work India. proposed that it be altered under the terms of the United to read that Libya be "consti- Mineworkers' contract which ex-tuted" into a united," indepen

dent sovereign State. pired on July 1 last.

Mr. Lewis told reporters that 280,000 soft coal workers East of the Mississippi. River, who have been idle for 52 days, will go back into the pits immediately.

He said, "The United Mine Workers will again make another contribution of major magnitude to enhance the remote possibility of agreement being reached."- Reuter.

Mr. Hector McNeil, of Brl

tain, accepted this change and withdrew amendments which Britain had submitted earlier and which, he sild, were de. signed to avold the imposition of any particular form of gov. ernment on Libya. Eventually it was agreed to leave out the word "united" alto- gether.

In the 51 to none vote on the

The conference also "noted with concern" that some countries bad since the war adopted the practice of doubling taxation on shipping and called on govern- ments to observe the principle that ships should be taxed only in the country of the owners.

The delegates also

discussed representations that the present Stier Canal dues on shipping could be reduced and agreed to continue negotiations with the Suez Canal Company.

Union.'

have a minirnarn

The "Manchester Guardian" They spoke of the importance concluded. "France cannot afford of safeguarding the independent status of the Canal as an inter- that the struggle in Indo-China national waterway of value to should go on indefinitely. As | world commerce as a whole.

things stand at the moment, the is that France will The countries represented at prospect the conference were Australia, come. not perhaps in the next amendment, New Zealand and Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Fin- few months but in two or three

Berlin,,November 9. years, to a military reverse

Communist newspaper which will shake the prestige of "Volksstimme” of Chemnitz, France everywhere. It is fitting Saxony, wants the German state that the situation should be dis- governments to make cremation cussed by the Foreign Ministers. compulsory. It says: “Graves take The danger of the Communist away from the working populă- power being set up in Indo- tion much valuable soil”--Asso- China affects them all."-Reuter.!ciated Press,

Burma Now Making Own Ammunition

Rangoon, November 9.

The Burmese government has begun to assemble and manufacture small arms and ammuni- tion under the supervision of Italian : techni- nicians.

Sources close to the Govern. At night, music and laughte ment told the Associated Press this today.

The Italians are part of a mis- sion which has been negotiating the distribution in Burma of Continental arms since early this year, the sources

said

echoed across the Lake's silvery waters from the Island dazzling in man-made sunshine.

land, France, Greece, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the United States and Eritain-Reuter,

RAF STRENGTH

London, November 9. The Government continued to attach the greatest importance to building up a strong air force in collaboration with other Euro- pean Powers, Lord Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated in a House of Lords debate today.

He said that the Royal Air Force had reached an advanced nighter squadrons both at home stage in the re-equipping of and overseas with jet aircraft.

The effect of the atom bomb and other modern types of war- are on the organisation of the armed forces and strategy receiving top priority by British experts, he added.

was

After the war, the Island re verted to the Rangoon Corpora- tion. Today dense jungle con- tinues to hide new hush-hush ac- tivities from eyes curious to know what goes on a piece of land that He also said that the possibility of increasing the effectiveness of

being investigated-Reuter.

The Italians, eight in number, always has been something of a made several flights between fascinating mystery-Associated rockets fired from aircraft was Rome, Karachi and Rangoon be- fore starting operations here.

- According to the sources, manistacture and assemblage are being done in two factories on the edge of the city's municipal limits.

"“One of these factories is on an island in the centre of the Kokine Lakes, five and a half miles from the city, and the centre of Kan- goon's more wealthy homes,

This island, known locally as Whiting's Island, was before the the Municipal war leased from Corporation of Rangoon by wealthy Briton, Noel

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Whiting, who managed a vast coffee estate in Central Burma from his wa fer-surrounded "palace."

Old-time Rangconites recal fabulous sun-bathing-parties on the island, concealed from pry- ing byos by thick Jungles, PİNS Ing from the water's edge.,

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