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GOOD PROGRESS IN DELHI CONFERENCE Agreement on problem of

minorities in

Bengäl

1. THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1080:

New Delhi, April 3. A joint communique was issued today on behalf of the Prime Ministeri

of India and Pakistan, now conforting hero..

.

It said that their conversations reviewed the situation in East and West Bengal and Assam primarily with a view to devising ways and medhs that would solve the immediate and urgent problem of restoring a full sense of confidence among minorities in these areas. The negotiations, which will deal with other common problems; will be rai

sumed tomorrow; the communique said.

COMMUNIST SETBACKS IN FRANCE

Paris, April 3., Communist officials admitted torlay that their Party is losing ground in France and passed down the word to do something sahyut it.

The bazi news, from the Com- mquist standpoùit, was given at

Pandit Nehru, the Indian of the Howrah strict; a West Prime Minister. is believed to Bengal Government, communique

Calcutta, announced. have reported to his Indian Cabinet, colleagues this morn- ing on the opening meeting of the conference yesterday.

Well-informed Quarters here fndicated tonight that, the alici between the two Prime Ministers have made satisfactory progress aun snic that agreement has been reached on several points regarding the problem of minu rities In East and West Bengal and Assnin.

The two Prime Ministers had a meeting this afternoon which insted two and a half hours,

For the first time today the two Prime Ministers isatied 1 Joint Press.communique.

According to Informed quarters the reference in the communi-

The communique said there was no other incident In Calcutta

or Howrali today.

In Cawnpore,

power station stoff who struck, today and cut surrght to factories

And male weng employing cb,000 hands

to work unconditionally fo night,

The lightning strike was called in protest against the arrest, of eight workers for annlieged conspiracy to damage the power house.

Mill-hands stood idle during the night.. Police picketsguard- ed the power station-Reuter,-

by

Vietminh offensive repulsed

...................Balgon,, Apr)1,3...

An offensive by Vietminh Insurgant forces, described hase a thoir most ylösent yet, has ended in a burping dafont, * French communiqué sald today.

The offensive has been rag- ing for over a week in the Trayinh Province, about 70 miles Bouth of hord.

Very good, reapity were ph- talked when, French alroraft battled to free a light racon-, nálpiance group, attacked by af string Vietminh force, "the communique added.

#geveral

force attacks, which led at tlpen to hand to hand struggles, were re- pulsed. Our inipore and in- fantry surprised the pesall- anto from the rear, and forced them to retreat, leaving be hind several hundred dead and wounded,

"Vory, Important, quantities of armaments, fell into our hands."Reuter.

GENERAL COLLINS

IN EGYPT

-

Cairo, April 3. General J. Lawion Collins, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, arrived in Calro by air tonight for con- BRITISH REDS' fereners with senior Egyptian

military officers. "PEACE CALL”

General Collins, accompanied four U. S. Army Colonels, the Party's first national congressque to devising ways to restore

London, April 3,

went directly to Abdine Palace, three years. The meeting confidence minung minorities 3r was pitched on the theme "Fight | East and West Bengal and

The British Communist Party where he signed the official re- gesture of respect to for Peace".

sam means the, setting up. sald today that United States lea- gister as

น theders, thould be branded "war cel-King Farouk. General Collins machinery to inquire info

came here from Jeddah, Saudi origin and extent, of disorders inminals" for being the first to use

Arabia, He is to remain in Egypt these areus and to suggest steps the atom bomb.

until Thursday, when he is to fly to Tripoll, where the U. 5. main- tains a big air base.-Associated Press.

iti

Honore Drouarti, Communist speretary-general from the Boy- ches du Rhone Department, salif: " is in the factories, that the strugte for peace can best be But in my Depart- curried out. ment, the situation is far from goud. In 1948 we had 425 cells. Today, only 370 exist. Cells or- ganised by sullors in Marseilles have disappeared completely. If We continue like this, we will become Social Party."

แ

to prevent their recurrence,

Priblity task

A-

Both Prime Ministers, in their have recent publie statements,

greed that it should be the res- ponsibility of both Governments to afford security and protection punish those Democratieto minorities, to

Kulity of crimes in the recent communal disturbances, to cum- victims Auguste Lecouer, member of ponante and rehabilitate the Party's Central Committee, of disorders, recover looted pro- pointed up, the Party's weakness,perty made appurent by Communist sel-mongers. backs, Bi recent strikes and fat- lure to disrupt Atlantic Pact arms shipments from the United States.

He said: "Too many Cummu- nists net today, as if there were nothing going on around them, We have too much of a tendency In certain cells to consider the 'struggle for peace a job for those appointed to assure its success."

United Press.

YUGOSLAVIA, AND

TRIESTE

Belgrade, April 3

punish

rumour.

to

has

ditions in East and West Bengal and Assam.

It also called for agreement between the great powers. The Party made the statement in a "call for peace"-United Press.

Communist activity in Madras Province

The resolution asked the Indian Government to step in to fight the two-year-old Communist cam

CHOU BLAMES HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

San Francisco, April 3.

The Chilole Communist Premier-Foreign Minister, Chou En-lai, put the full blame for the recent sabotage of seven gircraft of the China Na- tional Aviation Corporation at Kai Tak air- polt on the Hong Kong Govornmont, He also accused the Hong Kong Government of impeding the taking off of the 71 planes claimed by the Communists for airfields in China:

Chou's statement was carried "During the period when the by. the Peking radio. It said: planes, and all, property of the "The Hong Kong Government two corporations are still in Hong must be held fully and directly Kong, the Hong Kong Govern- responsible for the incident in ment must remata. fully responsi which seven civil planes belong-ble for their protection."-United ing to China were wrecked in a forbidden military zone, guarded by British police.

"Since the

Civil Aviation Bureau of the Central People's Government ordered Liu Ching- y, General Manager of the China National Aviation

Corn

and Chen Cho-lin, General

or

4ation,"

the Central Air Transport to Hong Kong to Jake the property of the

the two alr corporations on

on January 13, 1950,

Preis.

MOSCOW EYES ON TURKEY

London, April 3.

A. Radio Moscow broadcast

the Hong Kong Government, on alleged today that the Amer the one hand, has impeded the lean imperialists are rulning civil planes belonging to Ching Turkish economy. from taking off for their home The lorid, while

on the other. land; article in the newspaper, "Pray

broadcast, quoting, an it has never seriously teken, mea- dp," said the United States forced sures, to profect, the planes sta- their military aid on Turkey, and tioned in the forbidden military, that, under the banner of ald, the zone in Hong Kong.

American Imperialists have drown Turkey into the, orbit

their adventuristle her of her national independence. The broadcast said, · ́ ́All re- venue and riches of the country are spent on military

Purposes, The Turkish army is ava times as great as a peace-time army Unemployment is growing worse in the country, dooming. hundreds of thousands to poverty and out hunger. The total nuraber withi

“Fully rösponsiblő”“ "This enabled criminal elements to undertake the sabotage,

"Therefore, the Hong Kong Government, must be held fully and directly responsible, for the present, Josses.Jntured. by China and, must immediately transfer all property of CNAC and CATC in Hong Kong to the personnel en trusted by the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Central People's Government to deal with them.

MAYOR IN A GRIM MOOD

Washington, April 3.

·Mayor Elmer Robinson of

pulicy, depriving

reaches several million."

permanent. employment

The broadcast sald that the area of Turkish land under cul. tivation is 27 per cent less than

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Madras, April 3. Communist activity in the Andhra district of

It said "As a result of constant Some kind of machinery to

Madras, Province has reached the' f'qmipo' and'

exactions and run of millions of objec. Ichlove, these declared

peasants, famine reigns In 22 tives là understood

have

trotid of guerilla warfare, Professor N.G. Ran-

vilayets of Turkey In the been discussed at today's talks.

villayals on the Black Sea coast It appears that in view of the

ga, the Indian Member of Parliament, sáið

alone, more than 1,500,000 pear Bengel problem,

here today. priority

sants are starving,. Although do been given in the current talks

per cent of the population of the to the restoration of normal con- "Large bands

country are literate, the sum of well-or- the Madras Government the pri ganised Communists make mary responsibility for maintain-San Francisco sald today, that allocated for the building of of raids on villages and wreaks ing law and order in that part of an atomic attags could make schools and the training of tea A satisfactory settlement

this city the world's largest chers is less than that assigned this problem will, informed vengeance on people who re- Modros Province.

ghost town from which, the

for

the building of prisons and quarters belleve, create the right sist their demands for arms

entire population would have police stations." atmosphere for discussion of the and booty," he said,

Resistance among workers ja whler question of Indo-Pakistan

or móré.

at a meeting in Naiseri, workers Mayor Robinson told the Joint put forth the slogan, 'Drive the Committee "We are not prepared Press. House Senate Atomic Energy American Invaders out?-United to protect ourselves against re- Professor, Ranga, said, the Comsults of an atomie attack." miltée is convinced that it is kos

He criticised the military for ypad the resources of the Madras ridiculous rules of secrecy which Government, to root out Com hamper civil defence protection. munist, viglence.

→ The milltary seemed to be. pri- Madras Law Minister, Mr...darily interested protecting Madhava Menou,said laten that military strength.

Scout, April, Lee Buk, Such, Prime Mialster the Andhra Congress Party's TC

Mr. Robinson Jol

G. A of the South Korean Republic, solution was absolutely uncalled

corordinator of the resigned, today because he tell

"Ranson Is even being extract- palgn of violence in the area. 1 to be excluded for four years growing, the broadcast said, and

relations.

Liaquat Ali Khan, the Pakistaned from people for immunity mentioned four districts border- Prime Minister, dined with Pan-from Communist attocks," he ing Hyderabad State as being affected by lawlessness and vio- dit Nehru tonight,

added.

Professor Ranga was speaking lence. The Vice-President of the Howrah incident at a Press interview on a resolu- Presidium of the Slovene Re-

tion passed today by, the Execu- publle said-today;Yugoslavia Meanwhile, one-person was live Committee of the Andhra will never renounce its claims to killed when police opened fire to- branch of the Indian National the free territory of Trieste."

day on miscreants stated to be Congress Party, asking the Indian United Press.

responsible for arson in a village Government to take over from

Scientist states an atomic war is virtual certainty

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POST WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM

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sinh chất Hồ was rồi đ Mr. Madhava Menon, who, was thort as possible about planning to statesmon and had only served commenting

on the resolution in meet atomic and hydrogen bombas a leader during the Japanese the absence of tho Prime Minis- attacks.

occupation... who is on a tour of the pre- Mayor, Robinson accused the He became the first Prime Ottawa, April 3. Dr. L.. G. Cook, head of the think Canada should ante up the vince, said that the Andhra Con- Federal Government of fumblinie Minister of the American-accupi One of Canada's leading chemistry. branch. af Canada's

sala atomic energy project at Chalkey and men and stay in the grass Executive Committee, show the ball, of civilian defence and ed Republic in August, 1946 atomic energy scientists

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weed a want of appreciation of what fence be inaugurated imque cepted the resignation, which is

templ urged that the policy of

President Syngman, Rhee,ac today that the present genera-River, Ontario, told the Rotary should let our little fire run as the Madras, Government has lately by the Federal Govern-not expected to mean a change of tion may be involved in atomic Club of Ottawa

course and leker bul?”—United doing to put down Communjst "You may be involved in a war Press.

Government-Heuter. ment." war and the next generation in which atomic bombs are used.

violence in those areas,-Reuter. 'almost certainly will be. Your children altoost certainly will be. As citizens, of demo- cracy you must know the details of these developments, must Lassist your Government to make Iwise decisions in a precarious

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