1949-12-28 — Page 7

TALKS ON BRITISH POLICY IN ORIENT

Ernest Bevin's most

difficult mission ANTI-COMMUNIST FRONT

London, December 26.

Foreign Secretary, Mr.Ernest Bevin, leaves for Ceylon on Tuesday, to help formulate the British Commonwealth's policy for keeping 600,000,000 Asians out of the Communist orbit.

Mr Bevin, according to his aides, regards the mission as his most difficult

since he took office five years ago.

Mr. Bovin is making the long trip despite the fact he suffered a mild heart at- tack on Christmas Eve. Ho recovered quickly and physicians say ho

is porfactly well. He has suffered similar attacks in past years.

Working with burn will be the

"Ministers of Foreign

Britain'

neven Dominion partners, meet- ing in Colombo on January 9.

Batons Legoed 1950 an erraktens

They your. event of the enming your

Asin's

think the will

Re far toword deciding the polt- lucu destiny of the thousand mail- How people who live is the deert le of the Asian

movement, with

revolutionaON

Chin

hovering over Indonesia, Indo- Clima, Sam at Burn

*These

Driebe

Whole seething reglan will

the

vale Pie healer for a more dis-

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East-West thut struggle has

Lenner plane "volf w been wage largely

Europe. with Western Europe the prize ab

alake that with the portent mus virtory of Mao Tse-tung's

Jackie's 104 Clona this your, the scene has shifted Eastward,

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M Phup C Jessup, roving 17

State Department Anshas

MR. BEVIN

strategie co-operation with Rus- Joston Benders.

sudden, left America last week un

fart-findingg

a

Co the Far Fast.

trip

Loaders of both the Cum unit

non-Communiut worlda

preparing

In

And

are

ne m

In the battle for Aala, the opinion of British

Moscow talks

Fr MW,

Mao arul 15

Ox

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Sovven podrlead. CHATANTEMENTE

A

BRITISH RAILWAY STRIKE

an

London, December 20 Stride by railwaymen dis- gruntled with their holidrey work - Frase time-table disrupted servic in the Southern region ĐI the British rullwnys today.

All suburban trains were can- celled, including 12 specials which were to have carried some 6,000 racing fant

meeting at Kempton Park

to

Hundreds of persons crowled Waterloo Station, terminus of the Southern region.

Christmas music was played on the public address systern while ticket collectors advised travellers how to reach their destinations by underground or bus.

Long-distance runs to South- ampton, Portsmouth und Bourne- mouth were started after delays up to an hour.

A streamlined Sino-Soviet friendship and perhaps mulitary

part is expected

einer ge. And in the West, not only An- tin but also the United States and her friends are putting thei beads together over What to 10 Ir+x1

The Commonwealth folks are part of the prerege

The Cotonakan conference wil deal with ecotune and Brunetal as weed! ex patlitiral matters.

Same mala besties

A Japettese peace trendy Bo Per Contronage.dth: malume NATAL a strong OF a wenk Jajun” A Fin Japan would imply build- at that country up in a possible ally galan!

Rist. A wenk Japan would suggest

At

r

The United is to be discussed. States wanta Britain to cut and completely freeze these debts to help her earn more dollers. present the Asian countries taking their dobts out in British trade, which might go for dolint exports. Britain is against cost- celling the war debts

because

4. How to turn rising nation allet mavements in verlous parts of Aala against the Com munista.

1

of

THE CHINA-MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1949.

Recognition by India in a week

Talpeh, December 20.

It is generally belleved among informed ciralen høre that, Indian recognition of the Chinese" Commünlat regime will come within a week or so if nothing happens in the meantime to delay it.

Indian recognition of the Peking government probably wilf.came before Britain will take similar action. Thera la no doubt that the Chinesa Nationalist lendars here will receive such nawa

with ex- treme dissatisfaction. Como Яго afroady flatly declaring that recognition of the Pok Ing government will not serve India's purposes.

One Authoritative

source

said he has definite Informa- tion that India will soon`re - cognise the Chinese Commun. Ists with the ■tatement "if the Paking government will pledge to honour all existing relations with India, In- cluding the Simia Convan tion of 1914 between China and Britain regarding Tibat." --United Press.

ALL-DAY QUAKES

IN JAPAN

Mao expected to sign pact with Soviet Russia

..

Moscow, December 27.

Talks are expected to begin soon between Mão Teo- tung, Chinoso Communist leader now visiting hora, and the Soviets in connection with o treaty of friendship and alliance. Preliminary discussions on such a treaty are be- lieved to have started already. Any alliance drawn up can be signed in Moscow but, before it becomes operative, would have to be ratified. However, ratification is con-honouring Stalin's Birthday, Mao

bo the first foreigner to sidered a foregone conclusion, I was

received tre- since it is known that both Introduced. and aldes desire such an agreement.mendous applause. He sat next

to Stalin. Several highly-placed diplo- matn in Moscow are surprised cently returned from a visit to at suggestions abroad that China. Welting In "Red Star." there is not perfect harmony organ of the Russian Anny, he between the Russians and Mao. said in part "When our delega- station These diplomats believe just tion was at a frontier the opposite to be true that (between), Manchurin things are very much in har- USSR, the first thing that leapt to the ye was the slogan "We learn from the Soviet

mony.

Soviet Professor Stoletov re-

and the

(One recent report from Wa-shall shington Bnld bigh American Union. **

Professor Stoletov said he had officials Bro

that convinced

... read this same slogan all through spilt is developing between Com-

Manchuria and down into Shang- munist Chino and Moscow over

In- control of Manchuria. These om- hai. He continued "Many etals

the believe

Manchurian delible impressions are left from The our visit to the new China. question is probably an issue in

strongest impression is the scen the current Moscow talks bo-

feeling of infinite love and re- tween Stalin and Mao,)

Diplomats in the

the Russian capi-spect for our country and for the

Stailn

the by visit believe Mao's

will reat strengthen friendship

between people,"

Mao Tse-tung's visit to Mos- the Chinese Communist londor

cow and his meeting with Stalin and Soviet leaders.

has been hailed throughout Com- munist China as events

bringing "Joy"

tal

Anything development

olhor than

thle would

dome As

con- Buch

great surprise to the diplomats, and they will lay you siderablo adds that no thing is in prospect. Mao's rat statements when he arrived here should not be forgot- ten.

Chinese

to wid

wido sections of the peo- Peking Radio said tonight

It added that the visit was the most discussod topic in factories, shops, barracks, and universities in the Communist capital.

To mark what was described as the "historke meeting" between Mag and

had Stalin, workers pledged to redouble their efforts in production, the Radlo further said.

Tokyo, December 26.

series of carli- An all-day she does not want to lose her

North, of Tokyo today valuable Asian markets to Aine-quakes ricans.

She in turn wants the caused seven deaths. Damage was

widespread but launch new United States to

comparatively minor. "Marshol plan" for Asia by ple-

Simultaneously, Mount Aso, roughly dging more dollar aid,

rogarded the world's largest equni to the amount of the debts.

volcano, srupted on Kyushu Island Ave miles South West of Tokyo.

Great quantities of stone and ashes aspewed from the crater, Earth tremors on Honshu were fait in Tokyo and Jarred an area covering nine prefectures North capital National police said seven wore killed and several injured at Imalchi, city of 17,000 of population 85 miles North Tokyo. Imaichi apparently was the epicenter of the strubance; 85 houses collapsed there und 150 were damaged,

The Imaich!

station rallway collapsed and the rall

bed sani In the 20-mile route trom Utsun-

He concluded his remarks with

CANTON UNIONS onlya to Mikko, forcing travellers "long live friendship and colla-

San Francisco, December 20. Windows beration between China and the to change to buses. were broken in the Kanuyu Hotel Soviet Union.

The Chinese Communis! radio Two freight trains Nikku.

cere sald that Canton's 280,000 work- his ers are to be organised into trude were derailed in the Nikko yards, monies honouring Stalin on

la Tokyo, damage was liraited 70th Birthday, Pine Minster

Man sat on the

unione

within the next three to broken dishes.

tribunal next lo Stalin and an months.

British experts think there is A good chance of bulling a v

**Titalsm" KUTOUR

the Communist parties of Asia They

111 vite the .tuations

Chiren, Burma. Ceylon. Indonesia and Thailand where "pro" and "ant!"" Stalin elements have been notrit Su- nmung Red insurrectionists called national CommaTRE USIN Ada is believed to predale

the

Cominform's quarrel with Yug

slavia.

Malaya policy

I

5 Speed up armer action gainst the Reel 10% grillas

Federation Melayan Botany's

Beltuses and India clash over th

polary here low,

<?

Jawahnilal Nehru bug corne

fanar more than once in quick and full Malayns events Eritemy opposed this partly cause Malaya is her best doll earning vodomy,

Financla experts are de take a close look at the Con mozwenities solar position while these poblicul talks are going on. in prticular, they are gong ta

Conwealth roundries still day to assess the effects of the not trust their former enemy, that

They suspect Japan might that against the West and funk with Busin

War debis

Indu

ro.

2. How to help their friends in Burma, Indo-China and nesia to bent down hæcal Com- munist risings. Not all the Com- monwealth countries agree over the situations in these countries. India, for instance, Bercely alsts the klen of recognising the In Indo-China. Bab Dat regime Indians regard Bao Dal ay "French puppet" and have told Britain RO. Britain, though, feels she cannot let France down by withholding recognition.

д

30 per cent cut in

value of the pound,

the dollar

ut

He began by describing the Soviet Union as the "first great Socialist state in the world."

First tribute

of the

Ho talked

brotherly friendship extended by the Rus- slans to the Chinese people for almost 30 years, adding that this will "never be forgotten."

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committee

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the Prime Minister's right. They This decision was made by the

one another in most preparatory exchanges during the Canton

which

tulked to

friendly meeting.

(1s Angeles said residents or the area South West of that Call- fornia coastal city ware shakenu

by a strong early on Tuesday

Damage, however, earthquake. was inconsequential).-Associated Press

LETTER TO MAO

San Francisco, December 20. More than 500,000 people

The

Trade Union Council adjourned on December Mao was the first of the for- 18, the broadcast said. eign quests to pay tribute to meetings of the preparatory Stalin. He received an ovation committee, which were uflended introduced and by 300 workers' representatives, when he had concluded. Stalin decided on the formal establish personally joined lluns.

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When a reception was held in the Kremlin the following night

The Commonwealth countrier the Port Arthur-Dufren are re- agreest lant autumn to slash their rently wrote a letter to Mao Tse-

tung, the dollar spending programmes one-

Chinese

Communist quarter to help ease their col- lender, thanking him for

dollar shortage. lective

Pro- brilliant leadership which

"his had

gress of this programme is going | brought marked betterment of to be looked at.

lives during the past four years," Peking Radio reported to-

The prico

night.

ex-

The letter

R was written on huge piece

cloth of scarlet silk with $10,000 signatures. Thou- sands of those who signed were formerly workers who could neither

They

Many officials privately press the view that the price the Commonwealth may be called on to pay for Amerlenn ald in Asta will be disbandment of the ster- ling monetary area. That pro-

write. read nor spect, they recall was foreshu- learnt to do both in the course of dowed in the House of Commons the present Communist literacy

3. Action to deal with Britain's a few months ago by Mr. Bevin drive, the Radio said.-Router.

$8,400,000,000 sterling balances

(war debts) most of which are The walk-out involved about 45 | held by Asian countries like In- of the region's 268 motormen, who dia. A report by до objected to working 01 Boxing | (American · British - Canadian) Day-Associated Press.

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Mr

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when he said he dreaded divi- sion of the Western world Into conflicting economic blocks, Bevin is known personally favour development of a mon Anglo-American

currency. The Treasury, under the Chan- cellor, Sir Stafford Cripps, op- poses the idea.

Other side issues expected come up at Colombo:

to

The Indian-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir.

MOTHER DIES AT SON'S GRAVE

Namur, December 20. Mme. Charreux of Laroche, a war-shattered town in the Ardennes, today was found dead lying across the tomb of hor young son who was killed in the Rundstedt Christmas offensive in

Commonwealth objections to 1944. what is regarded as Britain's too She died a natural' death after close association with the Par-baving decorated her son's grave llament of West Europe. As with A Christmas sociated Press.

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