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"THE CHINA” MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1949:

INTENSIFIED RED PRESSURE FORECAST IN SOUTHERN ASIA

NO CHANGE IN PRICE OF GOLD

Washington, November 10. President Harry Truman said today with emphasis that the United States is not going change the price of gold.

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His words aimed a direct blowi at rumours of an impending rise that have persisted for weeks.

These reports, repeatedly denied by Government officials, appeared, 11

to have figured strongly in for-

London, November 10.

Intensified Communist Pressure throughout South- ern Asia in the immediate Future was predict- ed today by British experts on Asian affairs. The experts have been studying telegrams from the British Far East representatives, who at- tended the Singapore conference on Novem- ber 3 and 4. K

The reports reviewed political, economic and military problems ranging from Japan, Korea and China to South East Asia and India with particular stress on Indo-Chino, Siam and Burma.

The reports regarded the last named three countries as !

the "central core" and most CNAC Suspend

likely to see increasing Com- munist activity,

Neanwhile, it was officially, an- eign purchases of US gold renounced today that Mr. Malcolm cently.

Commissioner-Gon- MacDonald, eral for South East Asia, will visit Indo-China soon to meet the French authorities and Emperor

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if the profit United States raised the price.

But Mr. Truman added to the official Benials what he called a categorical "no".

a news

Bao Dai

It was stressed at the Foreign This was his reply to

.not conference question as to wheOffice that the visit does ther anyone in the Administra-portend British recognition of the French-sponsored Vietnam Re- public under Bao Dai

tion is considering raising the price of gold to reduce the na Lional debt

is President, -As long as he Mr. Truman said, the value of gold is fixed.

The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. John Snyder, has declared fatly that only Congress can de

value the dollar (which" would

be the effect of such a gold price rise) and that the Truman Ad- ministration has no intention of proposing it--Associated Press.

Aviation Petrol For Yugoslavia

Washington, November 10. The U.S. Government today approved the export of 40.000 barrels of aviation petrol to Yugoslavia.

It was the latest in a number of US actions to bolster Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia m his strug- le for independence from Mos- cow's dictalion,

Officials called it a "courtesy ! visit" in return for the visit cf Indo-China's French High Com- missioner, M. Pignon, carlier this i

year.

During his visit. Mr. Mac- authorities but also Emperor Bas Donald will meet net only French Dai and members of his Govern-

ment

Core Of Problem

Mr. MacDonald will meet Baa Dai at Dalat on November 15, and on November 18 he will go to Paomh Pech to visit the King of Cambodia and his' Ministers.

Operations

In Burma

Rangoon, November 10. The China National Avia- tich Corporation here today received orders from its head office in Hong Kong to sus- pend

Burma operations in Immediately.

The Corporation's General the Mariager deserted Communits yesterday.

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A Corporation official here said that suspension of opera- tlors is only.temporary, until the situation is stabilised Reuter.

Menzies Attacks Communism

Allied Plan For Germany Made

Paris, November 10.

The Foreign Ministers of the United States, France and Britain announced today they had taken steps to support and faster the "pro- gressive integration of the German people into the European community.“ They said they would give their High Commissioners for Western Germany "certain instructions. and powers which will permit them to achieve": that aim.

A communique issued after. two days of meetings here. said the Ministers had taken this action in expectations

TRADE

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The Foreign Ministers of the three Benelux nations-Belgium.

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the Netherlands and Luxembourg Paul Hoffman, said tonight that, trade barriers aże -ave it quick spproval, and M. junless Schuman took the plan to his eliminated, the fear of recurrent for a Cabinet There, reliable sources war will destroy chances said. M Schuman was given "de-istrung European economy. tailed instructions" which amount

before the speech to a French counter-proposal. Academy of Political Science at Columbia University, Mr. Hoff- Rejection by the, French, al-İmmm hammered

the again on alliance with theme that breakdown at trade ways wary of an their historic enemy, could scut-restrictions must precede per- !

Three plans. It would manent recovery in Europe. tle Big cven wreck Premier Georges Citing Hitlerite-Germany as an unless Bidault's two-weeks-old 'Govern example, he said that !ment.

Europe had a free flow of trade, Feach nation will be under relent- less pressure to warp its economy to the requirements of military | security.

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Diplomatic sources said the point at issue is the dismantle ment of German industry. M. Schuman had joined Britain and

He traced the historical the United States in agreeing that the dismantlement should velopment of trade barriers from be halted. The informants said their arst prominence at the turn that the Cabinet, however, sent of the century to the "point of which was ultimate absurdity" M. Schuman back to a night

first stage of time Big Three session with in reached after the structions on just how far France recovery following the recent is willing to go in rescuing the industry of her traditional foe.

Though its contents have not yet been made public, the gen- eral lines of the big three formula were believed to have bee: to dissolve!

Melboume. November 10. The detemination of the

It is possible that be will also visit Tonkin, ап атка directly threatened by Chinese Commun- opposition parties ist infiltration from the Kwang- the tung and Kwangsi provinces of stressed Chima.

Communist Party Was i

by R. G. Menzies, Liberal leader of the opposition! The situation in Indo-China is in the Australian Parhament.

said to have figured in today's when he opened the Federal discussions by the "Big Three" election campaign today. Foreign Ministers in Paris.

The danger of a Communist The

Country Liberal and power being

indo-Parties, if returned, would pro- set-up in China has been recognised as pose a constitutional amendment the core of the whole South to prevent Socialist legislation, East Asian problem.

such

war.

As long as Europe had a free Flow of trade, labour and capi tal, nations were progressing. but early this century Europe, behind German leadership, started placing trade walls around national "compart- ments". He added: "This strangulation of intra-European trade. `practi- competition in 1.

Sharp cuts in the Ger- cally eliminated

Europe's basic industries, thereby man dismantling programme. In exchange, the West German destroying the fundamental con-

of ditions increasing produc-i Government would accept Altivity. It also provided a barrier

Dismantling Cuts

fied contrals over industries which turn out goods potentially behind which an aggressor twice for war against its prepared neighbours."-United Press.

useful in war.

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2. Consular representation 35 nationalisation of the abroad for the West Germans, In Tonkin province, the French banks, being passed without the without diplomatic status. The action was announced by position is described as precari-people's approval on a referendum,tain, the U.S. and France to re- the US. Commerce Department, ous. The French have lost prac said Mr.Muzies. which issued licences permitting tically the whole area, with the

tain direction of foreign policy the petrol shipment.

3 West German On the plan to dissolve the

associat The action. ห25 one of the exception of the Red River delta,

in the Council o calculated risks that the United and elsewhere they are struggling Communist Party. Mr. Menzies membership

Parliament which States and Britain have agreed to keep a military hold on the said the day had gone by for Europe, the

the Vietmin treating Communism as a legiti-seoks European unity. The Säär should be taken to strengthen entry against

mate political philosophy.

Basin, now linked to France's leader Ho Chi Minh. Yugoslavia.

economy, also to be a member.

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The State Department an- nounced on November 3 that the Government had approved some shipments of aircraft petrol and lubricants, and would consider Yugoslav requests for “reason- uble

quantities of civil aircraft, aviation parts and equipment and used motors.

British View The British viewpoint in the discussions on Indo-China is that France should

Dai's give Bao Vietnam Republic complete in- dependence outside the French Union.

"Communism in Australia is an alien and destructive pest and, if we are elected, we shall out

Menzies added law it" Mr. Associated Press.

NEW JET PLANE

The French Premier, George Bidault, had summoned the Cabi- net to consider the plan at a spe- cial session, timed so the Minis- ters could leave Paris on Friday. The German Economics Minis- ter, Ludwig Erhard, held a news conference in Paris today and Strict controls have been in It is argued that this would win

confirmed that the Bonn Govern- force since early 1942 over ex- extra support for Bao Dai against

Stockholm, November 10. ports of any material to Eastern Ho Chi Minh.

The Swedish aircraft Company ment had sent detailed proposals Europe which might be used in For example, India might re- SAAB today announced that full- to the Big Three for easing the preparing or waging war-Asso-cognise his Government, and in-scale production has started on occupation statute and ending

"dia's prestige as nationalism's its latest jet fighter, the 665-mph the dismantlement programme.

Herr Erhard said Germany champion in Southern Asla would Saab-29, vasily improve Eao Dai's status. The company said that the wanted to join the "projected European Economic The Indian Prime Minister, Saab-29, nicknamed the "ying Western Jawaharlal Nehru, is known to barrel", is laster than any other Union and is ready to co-operate have expressed the view in Lon-

jet fighter in "production except actively in this union.. 'He had the North American F-G6. It has discussed this with the French -don that France's present policy

started production of 500 295 for Finance Minister, M. Maurice in Indo-China would result in nothing but a military reverse; Swedish Air Force United Press Petsche-Associated Press. and that the French should give Bao Dai complete independence.

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RUSSIAN VIEW ON CHINA

Landon, November 10. Moscow's Pravda" said to- day that the victory of the

· Chinese Communists. “acquires historic importance in strength- ening peace, the Soviet moni-

tar in London reported. """We know,”? "Pravda” contin="

that reactionary Kuonin- tang China Coccupied a special

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RED CHINA TRADE WITH AMERICA

New York November 10. place in the post-war aggressive American consular reports Trom plans of American ruling circles. Communist Chinese areas clearly was to be the main base for indicate that considerably more the domination of the United trade is taking place with the States in Asia and the Pacific, a United States than is commonly decisive link in the encirclement realised, the New York Jouma of the Soviet Union."

of Commerce said today.

It emphasized that with the It added that fragmentary re- victory of the Chinese Commun-ports distributed in recent months ists the Soviet Union, and the by the Department of Commerce. countries of the Communist Peo-auggested that United States, ple's Democracies in Europe and Communist China trade has been Asla now have a populatim of increasing steadily and has approximately 800,000,000.-As- reached a monthly volume of well sociated Press.

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