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"omergency" London Speculoparty announcement of an
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 07, 1950.
King Paul dissolves parliament
Athens, January 7. King Paul today signed a decree, dissolving the Greek parliament and fixing gens êral elections, for February 19. The hew Chamber will convene on Apali 20. fer Newspaper commentators continued to predict
then, Premior February 23 as Election Day--but the PrimeTheotokis will govern the country Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, enjoying the with a caretaker government of and non-political week-end at his Buckinghamshire official re-ges sworn in last night. sidence, Chequers, allowed no hint of dates to emerge from official quarters.
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The London "Times" today commented: "The date of the general election still remains a mystary, but most politicions now seem to expect it to take place towards the end of February.
Government This apply supporters as well as to Opposition Lalmar member although some
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The decision to dissolve parlia- ment means that the new alec- tural
ral law providing for a system of proportional representation will not be passed.
The now constitution drafted by
parliament will be quished and
the 1911 constitution will remain [ in effect for the time being.
No Russian move
to unseat to unseat Tsiang at U.N. likely
Lake Success, January 7. Russia is unlikely to make a formal move to unseat the Chinese Nationalist dolegate to the United Nations Security Council, Dr. T. F. Tsiang, whon the Council meets on Tuesday under his chairmanship, according to usually well in- formed sources.
Only five of the 11 nations represented on the Council have broken diplomatic ties with the Nationalists and announced recognition of the Communist regime in China. These are Britain, India, Norway, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union,
Russia is expected simply
Council
deel
It is thought unlikely that all If the Soviel delegates were to five would definitely support the boycott the meeting or refuse to Initiation of proceedings to oust join in the debate, the
and could take no substantivo Dr. Tslang at the moment
If the Russians formally chal- sions, according to legal experts. lenged Dr. Tsiang's right to o to cupy the Council seat set aside for make another formal statement China, he could "as Chairman" of protest for the recurd on Tues-rule the debate on that issue out of order because it is not on the day,
the saine sources said. Sources close to the British agenda. delegation considered that
The only item due to be dis- tain would probably abstain cuased at this meeting from voting on a formal chal-question of conventional lenge of this kind against Dr.ments.---Reuter. Talang's position.
Bri-
Bofore the decision to dissolve was known, well-informed politi.seven affirmative votes necessary to allow the re-examination of cat circles said that M. Theotokis
accredited delegates, intention was to Iesus a special electoral law, providing for A majority system with single can didates from 150 sinali constituen- cies throughout the country. All political leaders would strongly oppose such a project.
The prosent parliament was Offe had starres neither confim
New York. January 7. elected for four years in March, nns dens must in the Soctalist
A new proposal for the salu-1940. Pranior Thootoicis told "ts areDaily Heral that the Government
183) of the Jerusalem question. Reuter tonight that he was not M24 RI made likely to make
which considering inviting foreign ob- the archa restricting thuen Jament about the general
would be administered by the servers to watch the elections be- 1 the ct pre slay s
Nations,
being enuse the government believes that The porcions say that Labour Unterl like throughout the country a booking drafted by M Roger Garreau, a position to secure fair
which she no longer President of the and free elections in the country. French nted half for
last fortnight in ti 12
Government quarters said there They expect that the insteeship Council, the New
Greek was no question of the estape Soundist puhales conference in the York Times" reported today Communist Party officially parti
"Times" Lake irst week of the mint many name
Success The
"outlawed had cipating as- "Zera frut
dissolution voi respondent reported that under itself."----Reuter. fou thr
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Paris, January 6. Socialists threatened
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JAP TANKERS
FOR BRAZIL
Eta de Jamesitis Japans C fter than countriesNTURE DIDIMA
London: Dving basveral tankers for Bazil wil
proemd shortly for Japan where Cik andemds to buy nine stuck ships
to Christians.
The correspondent quoted unt- peachable HOUTCOS LR having
te thint
workin would call for the cession of the remainder of the Jerusalem area to Joglon ni Esrael, in accord- ance with the existing armisitee line,
Swedes tortured
by Czechs
Stockholm, January 7. The Swedish Foreign Office
M. Garreau WAN requested announced tonight that it has the Trusteeship Council last
it
be-etvenes
on
Geneva
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No great haste
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ERP
on Washington, January 7. Marshall Plan officials be- of the Communist Government.
leve the whole European re- The American expectation according to querters close to the covery job can be done for United States
about $15,000,000,000, or about delegation, Rusala took formal action against $2,000,000,000 under the orl Dr. Talang It would cancel out ginal estimate, Paul Hoffman' her argument for refusing to re
that 10
cognise the legality of Yugosla-sald on Saturday. via's claim to a Council seat,
The United Nationa required the "concurting of the Big Five Powers substantive decision.
for
The Programme administrator Charter Indicated that the European Rc- votes"covery Programme (ERP) will n require slightly more than $3,000,- 1991, 000,000 for the fiscal year and about $2,000,000,000 for the 1052 fiscal year. The four-year programme is to end on June 30, 1952,
Prague Warning on
month to draw up the working protested repeatedly against paper for submission to it when the torturing in
prison of Mr. Holger Hjelm, a Swedish company director who has been sentenced three years' hard labour for
sabotage and economic pionage.
January 10 Yesterday deadline fixed by the Counell for submission of views be interested governments and organisations,
It is supposed that M. Garreau will dakh drafting the paper be- tore he sail for
Europe next Wednesday --Reuter,
The tankers will be at 1500 to displicement each and will be purchased in Japan because the that D
Tapest adfers wire itiade
Country Viated Press
British press approves recognition of Reds
to
es-
The Foreign Office is continu- Ing to protest.
atom bomb by U.S. Govt
The
President
the Czech court 2 which sentenced Hjelm, he said that
Washington, January 7.
warned Government
the
Mr Hoffman made these pre- dictions during a two and a half hour briefing by recovery officials for 15 prominent U.S. editors who will leave from New York on Sunday for a first-hand view of the Marshall Plan's succESS four countries.
D.BBCS
Discussing the various American cities today that a of ERP, Mr. Hoffman said: "We In a communique issued today single atomic bomb could knock believe that about $16,000 million can do the job. That would be the Foreign Office said, "In 名 out any one of them. conversation in German on De- It said that one bomb could: 1.about $5,000 million more than has
been appropriated." cember 30 which Hjelm had with Lay waste the heart of the target Later the editors were told the Swedish Minister in Prague, elty, lilling or injuring hundreds that next year's budget request in the presence of Dr. Michal, of thousands of persons;
Cause casualties in numbers would be slightly more than $3,000
normally million, Indicating that the ra would swamp that he was Ill-treated by "available factilties even in the im-covery programme would wind up in 1952 with a request for about warder in prison,
probable circumstance that "When Hjelm complained about facilities
were
appreciably $2,000 million,-United Press. The British press-Labour, Conservative and Com-this he was subjected to more damaged, and,
He was Severe treatment.
ott a conflagration 3. Set munist generally approved today Britain's re-dressed and kept under an loco-which would add to the cognition of the Communist regime in China. cold shower so long that he was caused by the bomb itself.
affected with cramp.
In report on the "Medical Contributing to the approval was President A doctor had to be called.
Mexico City, January 7. aspects of atomic weapons," the Truman's statement that the United States has
NA- of medical recognition of the Chinese no intention of aiding Chinese Nationalists ined Hjelm in prison and told him facilities and the organisation of tionalist government. The Foreign defending Taiwan.
not to mention įduring the pro-
urcated.
London, January 7,
The British had been disturbed by the possibility that the United States might give military aid to the Nationalists in Taiwan while Britain was doing business with the Communists on the mainlond.
Differing policies carried
that
paid far might have made “chop sưgy'
u second cost of of British-American partnership
of about £ar
fist delegation led by
in the Orient.
But Britain was still concern.
Secretary, Guy Mollet, fed over how deeply the new Chl
4. George Bidault with
nere polley would affect such Lum to this effect. The
questions as Communist Chinn's Fomised an answer by
membership in the United Na-
M. Mollet said after- tons and next year's Marshal
jost of living bonus was ir November, M. Bidault
opposed renewing it.
ed Press.
plan nid from the United States. Protests expected
She had expected stern pro. testa against her action from
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Aceves, to leave China and return Cri Mexico with' the Embassy count on being acquitted and set It was issued jointly by the to
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