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HIGH COMMISSIONERS GET GREATER POWERS German Dismantling Issue Discussed

ACHESON'S STATEMENT

Bonn, November 13.

The Western Foreign Ministers had given the Allied High Commis- sioners in Germany far-reaching powers, the US Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, said tonight.

The three Ministers, at their Paris talks, had dealt at great length with the question of dismantling, but did not discuss problems of German defence or German participation in a Westem defence system, he added.

Mr. Acheson was addressing a press conference here after paying à for- mal visit today to Dr. Theoder Heuss, the Western German President, and a private talk with the Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer.

No Rise. In Wages For

UK Workers

London. November 13. A British government official said today that although the cost of living is likely to rise workers should not seek higher ages unless they put in extra work.

A. G. Bottomly, Parliamentary Secretary

On German unity, Mr. Acheson said that Western Germany might! became the basis for unity but that would depend on the atti- tude of the Soviet Union.

The United States did not pro- pose to recognise the East Ger- man Government He had come to Western Germany chiefly to meet the men now leading the country-the President, the Chan- cellor, the Cabinet and the poli- tical leaders.

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As far as was possible in short time, he believed they had done something to establish re- lations of trust and confidence for the future.

Allied High

Cabinet, Party leaders and the Commissioners He returned to Frankfurt im mediately afterwards.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1949.

DEAN ACHESON

Russian Submarine Base In Med

Belgrade, November 13. A Russian submarine base is under construction on the island of Saseno, where the Adriafic and Mediterranean Seas meet off the boot of Italy, Western intelligence reports said today.

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re During the reception he

to talk tired for half an hour

Social leaders of the with

According to the intelligence, Democratic Opposition, Dr. Kurt

sources in Rome, Schumacher, Dr. Erich Ollen-trustworthy hauer, Deputy leader, and Pro-Athens and Belgrade had fessor Carlo Schmidt, Chairman firmed the reports of Albanian said the Russians were construct- of the Foreign Affairs Commis- refugees, who several months age sion of the Bundestag.

ing a large naval base, on Mr. Acheson had been pard-strategic island in Vlone Bay,

Paris, it Albania cularly impressed in was learned by the evidently increasing French readiness

Ger- co-operate with the Wes man Government.

to

the

More recent reports, also con- fired, told of Russian sub- marines in the straits of Vione

of undersea 2nd

Sovie: craft arriving at the former, Italian base on the island.

Germans thousand cheered Mr. Acheson when

he arrived in the West German truin capital this morning by

Sources were satisfied that they Adenauer

had come upon with one correct from Frankfurt Dr and other Cabinet members met explanation of why Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia finally decided to him at the station.

He paid a formal call on Dr sever his last ties with Comin- President's resi form by renouncing his military at the

gave aid pact with Enver Hoxha, pre- frommier of Albania. dence at Godesberg and him a personal greeting President Truman.

Mr. Acheson said that he had

Fire for Overseas Trade, had very satisfactory talks with told a conference of the National Dr. Adenauer and had told him Union of Public Employces: of the powers given to the High Commissioners. He hoped he "Since we shall have to pay Com

convinced Dr. Adenauer more through the lowered value had

and his Cabinet

that the United imports of the Pound for our

to from the dollar area, the cost of States Government, intended

me help the West German Govern Irving is likely to rise to some

ment in every way to solve the extent and although the govern

problems ahead. erine difficult ment are seeing that profiteering Such assistance could only be should not occur, it is absolutely vital for everyone to understand marginal however, and the real effort will have to come from the that they must not set off a rise

German people, and their Gov- in prices by seeking any increase in personal incomes unless that ernment. increase is matched by extra pro- duction."

There have been some rum- blings of discontent among Bri- | ish workers at the Labour gov- erament's policy of frozen wages.

Leaders of the 8,000,000 mem- ber Trades Union Congress who question mmmm mm mm mmmm have been studying the were question will call on the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, or

Monday for advice. Mr. Bevin, a veteran Labour leader, one time bossed the TUC.-Associated Priss

Calwell On Entry Of Japanese

Sydney, November 13.

"We have no desire and it would anyhow be impossible to substitute - our will for that of the German Government er our energy for the energies of the German people," he ld.;

Want To Help

"We want to help, but ulti- mately we can only help those who are determined to help themselves."

courage

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Dr.

Heuss

Mr. Lewis Douglas, the United The diplomatic sources said it States Ambassador in Londen, went back to August, when the returned to London by air today Greek government was threaten- from Frankfort, where he had ing to invade Albania in pursuit accompanied Mr Acheson after of Greek rebels who had taken the Big Three talks in Paris-refuge there. Reuter.

Govt To Bargain With Lords

Satisfactory Response

Realising the situation that could arise from such action, Yugoslavia asked the United States and Britain, through their ambassadors here, to Intervene with

the Greek government. The Western powers, according to Saturday's Yugoslav note to Albania, responded with satis

factory assurances.

Export Trade Of Commonwealth Countries Up

London, November 14.

The export trade of nearly every Common- wealth country has increased in volume os well as in monetary value since pre-war days, the Commonwealth Economic Committee an- nounced today in a review of Commonwealth trade.

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In spite of the great increase in the extemal trade of the United States, the Commonwealth had by 1948 regained its prewar share of about 30 per cent of total world trade, the review, said...

Britain supplied 10.4 per cent by value of the world's exports, in 1938, and 11.5 per cent in 1948.

Total Commonwealth Agures, including Britain, were 25.6 for .1838 and 28.4 per cent for 1948, and the figures for the United States were 141 and 22.8 per

1 cent

No less striking was the evi- dence of the extent to which countries had Commonwealth

in North developed markets America and in 1948 the United States was second only to Bri- tain as an outlet for Common- wealth produce.

Britain imported 18.1 per cent, by value in 1938, and 13.4 per cent in 1948.

Europe, which before the war Commonwealth figures, includ-ranked after Britain as an ex- ing Britain, were 32.75 per cent port outlet, now took third place, and 20.4 per cent for these years, but has since the war become a Common- and the United States figures 8.9 much more extensive market than

formerly for several per cent and 12.7 per cent

Britain's exports

in 1948, the wealth countries, and the deve- statement continued totalled flopment envisaged under the E- £1,583,000,000 and imports total ropean Recovery Programme were led £2,080,000,000.

expected to

poten- enlarge its Canada, with exports and im- tialities, the Committee said.

Tables of Commonwealth dollar ports both exceeding 100,000,-

the third largest earners showed that in 1948 000 was now trading country in the world, Canada's exports to the United while the Colonies, with an ag-

States totalled £372,000,000; £41,000,000 gregate export and import total Malaya supplied od about £500,000,000 in each worth of rubber and £17,000,000 case, and India, with imports of of tin; India sold to the United £500,000,000 and exports of States £40,000,000 worth of jute £333,000,000 were high on the and jute mantifactures; Australia £21,000,000 worth of wool; the list

Gold Coast £19,000,000 worth of cocoa; and South Africa £13,000,- 000 worth of diamonds-Reuter.

Pakistan's export trade of £120,000,000, ranked almost level with those of New Zealand and South Africa.

Industrial Outlet

Compared with pre-war years the volume of Industrial pro- duction increased by 25 -рет cent in Britain, 50 per cent in Australia and New Zealand, 80 per cent in Canada, and even

Africa In South

and Southern Rhodesia.

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But Agures for the volume of imports showed that industrial- isation in primary

producing countries had not yet at their import trade.

Fierce Battle In Circus