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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1950.

ARAB STATES DRAW Tension over

UP COLLECTIVE SECURITY

TREATY

Military, political and economic pact drafted

Cairo, April 9.

Experts of soven Arab States are reported to have completed details of a far-reaching collective security "pact linking them into a military, political and economic alliance against any aggressor. The draft of the pact is ready for submission, to the Council of the Arab Leo- .gue with, it was understood, a proviso that any of its seven members,

not ratifying would be liable to political and economic sanctions. The seven members of the League are Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, the

Lebanon, the Yemen and Jordan,

HONG KONG TO HAWAII SNORKEL RECORD

Washington, April 9.

The Navy announced today that one of its Snorkel-type 21- submarines has made a day, 5,200-mile run from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbour with- out surfacing.

Last night the Council, In session here, tightened its f economic blockade of Israel by deciding to ban supplies for ships going to the young Jewish State, to blacklist ships sus- Ivraci pected of working for

and withhold supplies or lond- ing of them, and to refuse a visn to any person bearing an Israeli, visa on his passport.

Last week, after the minute appearance of a Jordan representative, the Council decid- ed to expr any member signing a separate political, military or economic agreeinen! with Yarael.

Institute

special committee composed of the Chiefs of Staff of the armies of the contract-. ing parties in order to recom- mend the necessary collective defensive measures."

Unity necessary

In the event of war, the post of Commander-in-Chief of all the forces in the field would be entrusted, as a matter of prin- last-ciple, to the Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the party on whose territory military opera- tions were taking place, or the Commander-in-Chief of the party which provided the largest num- bet of forces in the field,

King Abdullah of Jordan, which now adrainisters Arab Palestine, being about to conclude bad previously been reported as pack

with Israel.

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The collective security scheme was originally proposed by Egypt just October to forestall a then impending merger between Syria

There was no official claim to a recont for submerged voyages. } and Iraq. but officers said that so far as they know it was the longest run ever made ail unter water,

The precise time during which the USS Pickerel relied on its Snorkel "breathing" Apparatus was given as 505 homes, one hour Jonger over 21 days.

The

submarine dlved oft Hong Kong on March 16 and came up at the Hawalian Naval bass on April 5, Commander Paul R. Schratz of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the skipper of the. Pickerel. *The submarine was built at the New Hampshire, Portsmouth, naval

shipyard and was commis→ sioned on April 4, 1049. She went to the Pacifie Neet autumn:

to

Trieste eases

London, April 9.

British offelals this week- and sea grounds for botieving that the tonalon over the fu ture of Trieste has slightly oased since the. Interview

given by Marshal Josif Tits and published

in the London

*Times"

In this

tarylew Marahat

Tito anid that tho Teloste question is not of great our- rant

nt importance.

In official quarters here this phrase has been interpreted

as indicating that Yugoslavia will not regard the elections

to be held next week in the Yugoslav-occupied Zona Anal-Reuter,

ANOTHER

MCCARTHY

BROADSIDE

Washington, April 9. Senator Joseph McCarthy said today that whether Owen Lattimore is a Russian spy or not he has done exactly what would be expected of such an agent.

Stirring scenes at St. Peter's

Romo April 9,

Half a million people knelt in silence here today, as Pope Pius XII held out his hand in bless-

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ing from a balcony high on the facade of St. Peter's.

Then they broke into cheer upon cheer as the Pape

waved, first to those packed 100 feet below him, and then to the immense multitude. stretching two-thirds of a mile across the great circle before St. Peter's and down the broad avenue leading to the Tiber. ·

The Pope's (Solemn Blessing | |Urbi et Orbito the city and

the world-ended the impres- MORPHINE

sivo Easter celebrations which brought to a climax the Catho- lic Church's Holy Year.

Inside St, Peter's, 50,000 pilgrims from all over the world had восп the Popo carried shoulder-high on his crimson throne to officiate at High Mass

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Throughout the three-hour ceremony, the 74-year-old Holy Father was attended by his phy- sician, Dr. Riccardo Galeazzi Lisi, and a valet carrying a first aid kit in a gold-handled wal- nut box.

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MURDERS THEORY

Peterborough, April 6. Mass murder by morphine was suspected in the daffodil and tulip villages of Eastern England today.

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Plainclothics detectives probing what may become one of

mysteries of the century. the most sensational polsoning

Police spent the Easter week end visiting chemist stores look- Ing for evidence that might ex- plain the sudden deaths a year nga of two old village inhabitants at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire, and give them a clue for the in vestigations into the deaths of at least three other persons in villages near Peterborough.

Christ," the Pope told the huge "It all men deelde to follow congregation, speaking In

"they #holl gentle, Arm voice, become sharers of that Interior peace which is the perfection of must. joy, even though they In an ungrily worded telegram

endure aßiction, persecution and injustice at the hands of men, to the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson. Senator McCarthy accused Mr. Lattimore of secret- "And if everyone attains this true interior peure, when hatreds ly sabotaging Nationalist China

calmed, are spent and passions the and secretly shaping U.S. foreign

when riches are distributed ac- policy

Mrcording to a more equiable, eri--Selentials-at-Nottingham- programme. Commong ideation! lines of the

and Lattimore has denied that he terion of justice

charity. Forensic Science Laboratory are then at last there can arise for expected to announce on Tuesday shaped the United States Far

the entire world with

the results of their examinations unfalling

from the Senator McCarthy's

certainty and with happy omen of the organs taken sent from New York, where he is

for the future that which has bodies of two men exhumed from attempting to and witnesses to been defined as the harmony of Whaplode Drove village cemetery

last week. support his charges against Mr. order." Lattimore, responded to state-

The police are awaiting their When the Pope first coments that the Deputy Under-

report before deciding whether Secretary of State, Joe Puerifoy, the Basliicn he was greeted by a made on Saturday night.

slow march played on six silver to exhume three or four other trumpets high above the door- bodies. way.

An economic annexe draft pact says that convinced of the close community of their in- terest and the necessity of unlly in order to assist the economic

the Arab recovery of | East,

Eastern policy. Middle

the "contracting parties shall so organise and co-ordinate their economic activities as to produce the best possible results by the elimination of conflict in their economle policies, the ordination of production and the | development of commercial ex-

The scheme blossomed during the present Council session into a complete treaty on the lines of the Allantje Pact. But observers | changes" by Calro torly regard the pro- posed pact as ambitious at this stage, particularly in view of the lack of confidence among the Arab States since, the Palestine fighting.

Economic plans

It is understood that Egypt in- sisted during the discussions that there be a unifled military com- mand only after war should have broken out. This was interpreted au meaning that Egypt is not pre- fast pared

to share her military secrets, to avoid leakages.

The Snorkel apparatus, with which the latest U.S. subs are equipped, is 1 breathing tube

which extends to the surface. It

developed was

by Germany Dutch during the war, from idea. Associated Press.

a

Huk raid

in Manila vicinity

Manila, April 10. A third rald within two weeks By Communist-led Huks on Montalbin, mountain village drive less than 30 minutes' from the centre of Manila, was beaten off early yesterday by Army and Constabulary forces. A Constabulary sentry killed when the Huk bund opened fire was the only casualty.

Plans for economic progress included in the draft pact are sald to envisage the setting up of Central Arab Bank and a

Statistica permanent

Bureau, exploiting mineral wealth, de veloping. communications and harnessing agricultural sources..

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COD-

The annexe continues: "The partics shall endeavour to clude as soon as possible conven- tions with each other in the sphere of economie and

50cial security."-Reuter.

Wage policy backed by Co-ops

telegram.

Senator McCarthy said, "Re- gardless whether Lattimore is a Russian agent, he has done exact- ly what would be expected of such

un agent in secretly sabotag- ing our anti-Communist ally in the war and secretly shaping our foreign policy along identical lines of the Communist pro- gramme,"

Benator McCarthy avoided, a challenge today to repeat his charges against Mr. Lattimore without

Im- Congressional munity and was denounced by Democratio Congressman ar Irresponsiblc.

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The challenge and accusation were levelled by Representative John Dingell during a radio debate.

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Thousands of electrio candles

the- sprang alight, blazing on great crimson damask hang- Ings.

Seated on a throne draped in while silk at the end of the 600- foot nave, the Fope received the homage of his Cardinals, who came forward one by опа to. kneel and kiss his satin slipper.

On the High Altar avhere the Pope celebrated Mass, stood the six famous golden candle-sticks by Benvenute Cellini.

Death certificates in all cases record "natural causes," but af ter interviewing many friendà and relatives, the police are re- ported to belleye that symptoms were shown which could be con- nected with morphine poisoning. -Reuter.

ALLEGED BORDER

VIOLATIONS

Frankfurt, April 9. Bulgaria and Albania have pre- tested to the United Nations against alleged violations of their Great Yarmouth, April 9.

The Epistle and Gospel were frontiers by Greek forces. The conference of the Britist

sung in Greek by a special choir

The Albanian news agency Ata, Co-Operative Party, which has Senator McCarthy spent the of Greek singers.· When these in Tirana despatch, said a pro-

were over the Pope delivered his test note was sent 8,000,000 members, today back-week-end shuttling between New

to the UN Balti-Easter homily. and ed the "wage freeze" policy of more in an attempt to round up

York, Philadelphia

secretary general, Trygve Lie, by the Government and Trades thus far

anonymous witnesses Immediately the service was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 19 and reported Union Congress.

who, he says, сап prove his over the Pope blessed the Misal Prifti,

ons of Albanian territory The conference rejected a ins-charges against Mr. Lattimore, pligrims within the Basilien

violations andi tion protesting that the freeze He has refused to name them was carried out on his throne, by Greek troops and planes dur- the triple jewelled crown on hiane Bulgarian, protest was re-

March. Usually well-informed

burdened the working class peo-without their permission. Arab sources in Cairo said today that ple unfairly.

Senator Millard Tydings, chair-head, down the central aisle and the new military, political

and

The Party is closely linked man of the Foreign Relations to the balcony to give the Apes ported in a Sofla despatch by the economic alliance Is a collective with the Labour Party and nor- sub-committee, sald in another tolic Blessing to the multitude Soviet news agency Tass. It sald self-defence arrangement among mally-supports-the-Labour-Gov-radio broadcast-that-Senator gathered--in _the_open_air- the violation occurred on April 4, the Arab countries who, while ernment.

McCarthy promised to give the .Reuter

--United Press, banding together to resist armed The Secretary, Mr. Jack Bui- | sub-committee by Tuesday the attack against any one of them, ley, asking the conference to re- names of the withesses. United reaffirm their obligations under Ject the protest motion, srid that Press. the Charters of the Arab League trade union restraint in wage and the United Nations to settle demands had shown that the their disputes with any nations workers were willing to trust the Government to distribute by peaceful means.

burdens fairly,

The draft, pact says, in part:

"The high contracting powers] declare that any armed attack against a party shall be consi- dered as an aggression directed The Iluk fire was directed,at against all parties. If any party the Constabulary garrison quar-shall be the subject of an armed ters. The exchange of fire died attack, the other parties, indivi- away after 30 minutes.

dually or collectively, shall afford Montalbin is costly accessible the party attacked ali military from the Huk's hide-outs in the and other ald and assistance in Sierra Madre Mountains East of accordance with Article 6 of the

It was the first target of Manila. It

Arab League and Article 51 of the Huk rakis commencing on the United Nations Charters. March 28 on the eighth anniver- sary of the founding of the Huk anti-Japaneso movement as on guerilla force. Last week it was again the target of. Huk fire im a night rold,

Army sources expressed the belief the Huks are continuing their hit-and-run tactics as close to Manila as possible in an attempt to divert Army combat teams being grouped in other sections for a drive

Into the

mountain strongholds of the dis- aldenta-Associated Press.

QUAKE TREMORS

CAUSE PANIC

Calabria, April 9. Two earthquake tremors were

reported tonight in the area round

Permanent council

"The Arab League Council and the United Nations Security Council shall be immediately in- formed of aggression or the threat of an armed attack, as well as the measures taken.

"For the purpose of consulting together on all questions denit with in the proposed Arab treaty, the partles shall create a Consul- tative Council, which shall be so organised as to be. able to exer- cise its functions continuously, unaffected by changes of govern- ment.

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"The Consultative Counci competent in all questions regard ing the application of the Security Pact and shall discuss

this town in the too or Italy. any situation which may consti-

Scenes of panic took place dur-tute a threat to peace and the

ing the Easter celebrations, ac

cording to first polles reports.

There have so far been no re- ports of damage or casualties. Reuter,

steps to be taken in aggression.

cases

of

"It shall be · Incumbent 'spon thia Consultative Council

to

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Earlier today delegates at tacked the working of Britain's nationalised Industries underlined the dangers of bureaucracy-Reuter.

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Arabs backing African freedom

A later motion, passed by * Jarge majority, deeply regretted the Government's decision to make a one shilling charge for

Cairo, April 9, previously free drug prescrip-

The Arab League Political' tions under the National Health | Committee, the League's policy Scheme.

making body, has decided that the Arab states should take a definite stand in support of the Independence of French and Spanish North Africa, a high Arab League source said today. The informant told The Asso- ciated Press that the Committee will bubmit to the League Council recommendations for a policy supporting time independence of Spanish and French Morocco, French Tunisia and Algeria.

TUG TRAGEDY

Norfolk, Virginia, April 9, The tug Lorraine sank In Lower Chesapeake Bay today while towing a coal-inden barge. Six members of the crew are

The source declined to outline the recommendations.

believed to have been drowned, The Arab States so far have

Captain O. P. Brown was

expressed. sympathy for North rescued from the Lorraine's pilot Africans' independence · aspira- house in a semi-conscious conditions but have taken no official ton four Associated Press.

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