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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1950,

AID IN

PREVENTION OF WAR MARSHALL COLOMBO TALKS' AIM

Important meeting of Empire Ministers

COMBATING COMMUNISM

Colombo, January 8.

AFRICA--

Washington, January 8. President Truman's American "Fourth Point" Investment in "backward" areas-is now being directly implemented in British Cen- tral Africa through Marshall Ald contributions, a report published in its journal by the United States Depart- ment of Commerce stated here today.

tion conference

A British Cabinet offical declared today that the outstanding pro-

blem for the Commonwealth foreign relations opening here on Monday is how to stop a Third World War. Mr Philip Noel Baker, the Secretary of State for Commonwealth relations, told a news conference that great importance will be attached to build- ing up resistance against authoritarianism by adjusting the economy of the Commonwealth to meet the situation

Other delegates see the spread of Communism throughout Asia and a

peace treaty with Japan as vital subjects.

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ments and to discuss to what ex Commonwealth member

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Contribution have already been made toward mineral re- search in British Central Africa, and for specific mineral produe- notably cobalt in projects Northern Rhodesia. This use vi ECA (Marshall Aid) funds is, ut particular significance to British Central Africa, the report said,

Progress had

been made, the report continued, in unifying and developing British Central Africa. In one project, the Economic Co- operation

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biarked US$1,500,000 to pay the

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London, January 8.

The Forelda Office said. tonight it has 'rocaived ng reply to its two-day-old offer to recognize the Communist døvern- ment of China.

The Foreign Office spokesman declined comment on the patibility that Communist leader Mao Tse-tung's Government might try to bargain with Beltain before accepting diplomatio

་་ recognition.

Privately, other bffolal sources ould the delay in a compone from Peking is not unexpsetad. They pointed out that com- munloations are slow and that in the past, Chinese Commun. Ist reaction' to major, devafopments was deually delayed from three days to a week-Associated Práta..

Peking demands expulsion of KMT delegation

London, January 8. Communist China told the Security Council mom- bers of the United Nations tonight that Na- tionalist China's representatives thoro illegal and demanded their immediato ex- pulsion.

Itself The demand was contained in a telegram.

Scientifle missions had been sent by the ECA to British Africa, i

Rhodesias and

Nyasaland. to assist activities in agriculture, veterinary work and tropeni disease mul tesearch, the report said. 1.

of transport, the In the flcid ECA had approved the project for building a rallway between Rhodesla and East Africa This

for called

both financiat and technical moletance under the Marshall Plan, the report add ad.

1 by Brl-Including oftain in the pre-war Imperial de- feuer scheine enn now be collec AK the obytous tively shemalered,

It is expected that the Commum- wealth countries will state their views on dollar requirementa and licentions. The experts will review the results of devaluation tatud how

aims for its declared ace being achieved,

Noel Baker said that Britain "know to provide WIN BUXTOLIK her feat Ashim countries with The region as a whole pre- national development plans.

sents promising opportunities for the employment o! In reply to n question, he said

long-term A more wide- thought

Commonwealth American capital,

the knowledge sprend Rhodestus and Nyasnlund and ties potentialities economie should contribute to a greater in- terest on the part of Amemente Investurs.

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He added that Mr. Acheson had sinted,

"NattanDist artures him are disintegrating. They do not have to be defented“

Asked whether was the polley | of the United Kingdom to give State. Mr. Dean | Decognition to a government rel Acheson, and Die French Foreign up by torey, Mr. Noel-Bakes said

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that the Chinese Communist Gov- more than ingreed not to regard outward in-

gament represented towards ther-quarters pousastene pes of policy

of the Chinese Chan of the Western Allies as people, and was not at all like repitsenting a fundamental rifte Korean Government ket up

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QUAKE IN NZ

Wellington, January 8,

A heavy earthquake shook the tower half of New Zealand's North Island at 2.21 am GMT Loday.

Accompanied by heavy rum- bling. It woke most people but the only damage reported was

a few cracks in plaster walls. It was followed by 10 smaller shocks up to 8 30 n.m. GMT.

The tremers hati n shallow

Aunther feld in which Amer- The United States would bo origin, about 25 miles from Wel- wan poles wHI

kept informed of the conference | Jington.—Reuter.

be no mle. and "there should Elpidio Quirino, Pre-bending on the

understanding that there is any silent of the Philippines, fer ener

trasity

conflict of interest between our relations with Western Europe and the Commonwealth". he said

forecast today that his Gov. I had earlier been hoped Ahuck erament will eventually re-

The Tareenst was inte

when

how State Department

Asia and the

Pacific Ocean," It ulso said Britain's position at the conference is not easy, for boun Australia and New Zealand have underlined their intention to maintain the closest iles with the

inited States.")

In a radle despatch monitar- cd in London, the Peking New China News said the telegram was sent to the United Nations President, Brigadier-Genera! Carlos P. Romulo, the UN Secretary General, Mr. Trygve Lic and nations belonging to the Security Council.

Under the system of rotating the chairmanship of the Council, Nationalist Ching's delegate is due to preside over January sessions.

the The message, signed by Communist Foreign Minister, Chou En-tal, was directed to General Romulo, Mr. Lie and the United Nations

of delegations Soviet Russia, the United States.

the France,

United Kingdom, Ecuador, Indin, Cubo, Egypt and Norway, the news agency said.

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ANTI-WAR MEETING IN LONDON

London, January 8, Leaders of a Leftist rally in Hyde Park presented anti-war protests today to the Ameri can Embassy and at the of ficial residence of the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, The demonstration was apon- sored by a group calling itself the "British Peace Committee" and was carefully regulated by police.

After the meeting, two proces-

300 sions stretching for

yards with banners bearing such slo-

halde as legal the presence of Kans as "No Trade With Franco Chinese the Fascist" and "A Firm Peace the delegates of

Front This Year" marched to the Kuomintang reactionary alique Embassy and to No. 10 Downing

in the Becurity Council. "The position of the Central Government is that the People's anid delegates be expelled from the Security Council.

"It is hoped that this position be adopted and netion be taken accordingly."-Associated Press.

UK ELECTION PREDICTION

Buxton, January 8.

2

Street.

At Hyde Park the demonstra- tors were addressed by Lester

Hutchinson, Labour Party Mem- ber of Parliament,

Mr. Hutchinson demanded that U.S. troops be withdrawn from

Britain, that Britain repudiate all military alliances and establish full trade relations with Russia

and Eastern Europe.

Britain should go to war, Mr. Hutchinson continued, only if it is invaded. Ho demanded thal Britain should not be made

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A Labour Member of Parlia-Junior partner to anyone," ment, Sir Richard Acland, today Joined those who predict Britain's next general election will be on February 23.

question at Replying to a

want you rally here, he said, "Do

Government to plan social jus- uce at a time of difficulty or don't you? That is the kind of thing you have to decide on February 23."

The meeting shouted approval

of a resolution expressing "anger

and alarm" at proposals to rearm Western Germany and insisting that the Government work for the creation of a "united, democratic

Germany".

Another demand, was for banning the atom bomb and an all-round armsa "eeduction."

A torchlight procession, chant- Ing "Send" thờ: Yankee - bombers Conservative leaders have been home-we want peace," marched alerted for a February 23 election through London's West End later because of reports that the La- tonight. But the police prevented bour Party has reserved many | It from proceeding to the Ameri- public auditoriums for the pre-can Embassy. --Associated Press

and Reuter.

by the time the Colombo powers the Chinese Com-assembled they would have the cognise

Ameriena draft for a Far Eastern

Moscow viaw munist regime.

peace settlement Although they

fair idea of 11 Moscow, the Communist le arrived here by alt on his way certainly must have

thinking party newspaper "Pravda" suld to the Jobs Lopkirs Hospital Inbow

Australia and New Zealand are Baltimore for a kidney operation, or this subject is developing, they the Colombo conference reflects

British efforts "to strengthen the expected to make their decisions of Mao Replying to reporterk who asked will not, in fact, have the od himi whether The Philippiner vantage of an American blueprint, weakened position of Britain by concerning recognition

conbatting the

the influence

of the Tse-tung's regime after the coa- the Chinese since no complete draft yet exists would

In Washington.

States in the Pacific."

ference, which comes on the heels President Quirino In Communists,

of Mac. also

saw the con- of British recognition At the outset, the Colombo Con- "Eventually, certainly. anid,

"If they get

complete

ference appears to mark a new ference as reflecting a tendency in India, Pakistan and Ceylon-three vious night-Associated Press. control

Britain's "Imperiallat policy to Commonwealth members also of the country and if the Gov-stage in Commonwealth consulta-

the Chinese ernment is accepted by the people fons. With India's new Itepublic "activate the struggle against the have

(Communist) Communiste.-- Associated and if they can maintain law and about to be declared on January people's liberation

the countries of and Reuter. recognised by inter- 20, the constitutional problems of national law, you cannot help but the Commonwealth have subalded

temporarily into second place. recognise the Government."

order

President Quirino did not give int as to when recogiution

any

might be granted,

The matter is under considera-

tion was all he said.

He declined to comment

Telwan.

nak

Asked whether he would United States generals to increase

The Colombo Conference, meeting of Foreign Ministers, In primarily arranged to clarify a joint approach to external pro- blema, but Internal Common- wealth problóma will inevitably play their part

Defence scheme

ba-

In particular, the abadow of the American bases In the Philippines, | unresolved Kashmir dispute President Quirino Baid that his tween India and Pakistan will trip was purely in the interests materially affect the political and of his health and any conferences economic power of these two would be purely incidental.-- | countries to serve as a bulwork Beuter.

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