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"DEFENCE LINES ON CONTINENT CANNOT

BE HELD IN A

A WAR"

General sees retreat by West over the Pyrenees

London, April 17.

Major-General Sir Edward Jacob, military assistant to the War Cabinet, warned today that the combined American and Western Union, forces in Europe could not hold the prosent line of defence on the Continent against a Ruxion attack.

He contended that atom bombs dropped on Russia would not halt the

operation of her armies in Europe.

General Jacob suggested, as the only alternative, an integration of Ger- many's military potential with that of Britain to establish unassail- able strength in Europe against Soviet Russia.

SUPPORT FOR CHINA AT THE U.N.

He added that Australia nad Writing in a publication on

Zeninnd should take the "United Kingdom Policy", Is. New sued by the influential Royal lead with the United States in a Institute of International Af-Preifle poet to preserve the in-

violability of the Indian Ocean. fairs, General Jacob said that,

General Jacob said Britain's for the first time in hundreds

Be active participation should of years, there is no nation

limited to the South West Pacific left in Europe which could

and South East Asia Arcos check the growing expansion United Press. and influence of Russia.

He added: "Somehow or other, domination of Western Europe by Russia must be prevented."

Jacob, one of Britain's contended leading

General London, April 17.

Government

Ameri

The British

that the Atratges land and alr In hopes to recruit majority sup- forces at present deployed port by the end of the month Europe with the forces of the for Communist China's bid Western Union would not be for a seat on the United Na-rong enough to hold Europe it tions Security, Council.

The Foreign Office is studying the 20-year pence plan proposed by the United Nations Secretary-. General, Mr. Trygve Lle, who is due to arrive in Londen on April 27 for a European tour and possible visit to Moscow.

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1980.

PIECK'S VISIT TO MOSCOW

London, April 17. The departure for Moscow yesterday of Herr Wilhelm Pleck, the President of the East Zone Republic, has re- newed Western speculation about whether important negotiations between Eastern Germany and the Soviet Government are now in pro- gress.

Herr Pleck, who is said to be going to take a cure in the Soviet Union, is the third leading East German politician to visit the Soviet capital in the past four months.

Princess expecting her second baby

Londen, April 17.

Princem Elizabeth inzoxpecting her second baby. An an 'nouncement indjenting this was 'lended tonight from. Bucking-) ham Palace. It rand: "Her Royal Highness, the Princess Eliza- beth, Duchess of Edinburgh, will undertake no further publio engagements."

an expected

This la the usual procedurs for announḍing."“'a Royal birth.

Princess Elizabeth, who lố 24 years sid next Friday, is now in Malta with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, who has been serving with the Royal Navy in the Mediterranoun,"

The Princess also spent a holiday, with the Duke in Malta from November 20 until December 28 last year, during which they celebrated their second anniversary.

horn

The Princams' first child, Prince Charles, was

at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. Princess Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20, 1947, Sho was then 21.

Whether the new baby is a boy or a girl, it wil be third in line of succession to the Throne, following after Princees Elizabeth herself and Prince Charles, her first baby, and taking precedence.over Princess Elizabeth's sister, Margaret,—Reuter,

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The first was the East German Deputy Premier, Herr Waller Ulbricht, whose visit to Moscow to attend the Soviet Prime Minis- ter, Marshal Stalin's birthday celebrations was announced on December 18. He returned from gn December 30. Moscow The

East German Prime Minis- ter, Dr. Otta Grotewohl, then left for Moscow on January 4.

to In order

receive allegedly medical treatment after an illness. He spent about six weeks in the Soviet Union. returning on February 10. Earlier this month he met Soviet Marshal Klementi Voreshilov, a member of

the A Politburo, at the Hungarian in- dependence celebrations in Buda- pest.

Whether or not the illnesses re- sponsible for the visits of Herr Pieck and Dr. Grotewohl to Mos- cow have been diplomatic in

Los Angeles, April 17. Rússia has four Snorkel sub- marines to every United States

a wartime com-character, diplomatic quarters here Russia chose to attack. He dis- submarine, missed the belief that the drop-mander of the Pacific sub- definitely incline to the view that they and the earlier visit of Herr ving of some atom bomby on marine fleet said today.

Ulbricht have provided an op- Russia wou}} be sufficient to hall

Charles Lock- Vice-Admiral the operations of her armies in wood said the United States has portunity for a continued series of negotiations about the future submarines 70 Europe.

Eastern Germany in Atlantic and the Pacific. He had place of

These quarters believe that 51 subs urvier his command a Sovict-dominated Europe. the outbreak of the last war.

the Soviet Union is contemplat- He told newsmen that Russia

ing an important change in the has flect of

trrore than 250

status of Eastern Germany, next subs and he believes Snorkel

autumn, about the time of the that sotae of them have been East Zone elections, now fixed prowling Callfornia waters.

for October 15. He said, "It is reasonable to

Whether

this will include, as assume dat Fussian submarine has been suggested, the negotia- commanders are prowing

tion of a separate peace treaty and walers to obtain accurate data a treaty of friendship between the on temperature and water den Soviet and East Zone Govern- sitles and to learn all they can ments, is still thought here to de- about sonur conditions for append on two questions plication in hunting our destroy- ers."United Press.

"They might be delayed, but the Russians showed in the last for capacity Wae remarkable improvisation

advancing The Foreign Secretary, Ernest steadily and relentlessly across an area which for hundreds of miles Bevin, has expressed the wish to had been laid waste by the Ger- meet Mr. Lie, probably after Mr.man advance and retreat. If we Lie has completed kis European assume that war comes at

the desire of the Russians of the Officials said: "We also hope moment they chose, it would be that the Security Council stale-rash to imagine that American mate over Ching will have been strength would be sufficient to broken before Mr. Lie arrives in hold so wide a front." London."

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It is known that Britain told. the Peking Government through the British Charge D'affaires on March 17 that Britain would be prepared to vote for Communist Chino's

the Security sent Counell if this was in accordance with the mujority vote, for which Britain

has been

seeking the support of Egypt, Ecuador, and

on

Cuba.United Press.

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'Steady retreat." Central Jago). predleted the following course of retrest:

The United States would Le forced plan for steady retreat

thrae security bases the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.

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2. The Western Allies would try to hold the Alps, the Pyre- nees and the Channel until sum- cient strength could be gathered for £1 counter-offensive.

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Britain rejects Hungarian notes

London, April 17. Britain has rejected twe Hurgerian notes criticising Western policy in Germany and raising claims for restitution course might prove dangerous to of Hungarian property in Ger- the West because European peo-nany.

He cautioned that such a

ple, under pressure and sapping

AT A NEW HIGH

London, April 17.

British production, measured by value, rose eight per cont last year by £828 million to a re- cord figure of £11,076 million, the Govern- ment disclosed tonight.

little less than half the increase was accounted

for by higher prices. Just over a quarter of the additional resources were used for capital investment, just over a third went into public Government expenditure by and local authorities, and the remainder went in personal expenditure by Individuals and families.

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The manufacturing industries, mining,

and public building utilities achieved more than half the total output rise.

A

Government statement on

national. Income and expenditure In 1949 published tonight also disclosed.tnt Britain's 50 million

population last year shared out among themselves £10,226 mil llon in wages, sutarias, pruflist rent receipts and other earnings. This was £298 million more than the previous year.

Manual workers enjoying their thid share of

ever

One is the extent of the opposi- tion from the former German- occupied countries in Eastern biggest Europe Poland and Czecho-national income" received near-

is half, the total. slovakia.

The second is the status to be accorded by the Western powers to the West German Federal Re- public when the Westorn occupa- tion statute is revised, also in the autumn-Reuter.

TRUMAN MAY VISIT PACIFIC

In 1930 manual workers re- ceived £30 out of every £100 of the national Laconic after taxation. Last year they received

£48.

Levelling up

CALL FOR ECONOMIC LINKS

Amsterdam, April 17. Mr. R. A. Butler, leading British Conservative and a former Cabinet Minister, to- night called for an economic conference to link British Commonwealth and European economy.

But, he said, it was essential for Britain not to yield sovereignty as that would mean collapse of the Commonwealth.

Netherlands Addressing

the

Allied circle, Mr. Butler said that it was vital to bring Common- wealth arrangements on econo mics as well as defence into line with Europe.

"Britain's position and influence in world affairs does and will de- pend on being the centre of an Common- operating and successful union of

nations

such as the wealth," he declared.

Eastern

He stressed the importance of The Government "White Paper" remedying the economic situation in the East and said that Britain's disclosed a continuation of the dimeulty in paying the balance of post-war trend to level up in Sterling due to India may well be comes of the population, with the opportunity for bringing the manual workers taking more of United States into the A British note, scht to tho

Washington, April 17.

tho money and paying lower picture. Carlton Skinner, Governor taxes-proportionate to Income- from within, might swing to the Hungarian Government on April

The great strength of the Com- Russian side, and because Bri-14, rejected us unfounded, Hun-

Guam, said today after a than other sections of the popula-monwealth idea now lay in there that reactionary of tain might no longer prove to garian charges

being no question of inferior beasceure base and a-spring-and-aggressive forces have now call on President Truman that tion. board for a counter-offensive, as come to power in Western Ger- the President still hopes to

Wage carners received £230, status-between-members, Mr. a swing around the 800,000 more

Butler said.-Router. by the will of themake many, not

last year than in Lime.

but that of the Pacific some time, touching at 1948, an increase of just, over General Jacob

argued that German people of Europe could be Government of the United States, Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, five and a half per cent, uverrunning

Britain and France. prevented by sheer

Japan and Alaska. prepon- Britain said Hungary had no derance of Western strength over

to make unsubstantiated Russia, but such a course, he right

of British policy in added, would involve dangers as criticisms

Gernary-United Press. Western might tempt the it powers to impose, terms on the

MADRAS CLASHES normal life of the Soviet Union which would be sufficiently onerous to drive her into war.

Dangerous vacuum

A more promising alternative would be the creation of a par- ticular deterrent force capable of holding D position in Europe if

war came.

"I believe we must gather Germany Into Western Europe, identify her interests entirely with European those of the Western

powers,

Integrate her military potential with that of the United Kingdom and thus build almost unassailable strength just where it is most necessary.

"From strategic point of view, the vacuum in the centre of Europe is overdangerdue.” He urged, in addition,

that

bases be established in the Mid-

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Shareholders, landlords, farm- Mr. Skinner urged. the Presl- dent to accept the invitation of ers, professional men and small President Elpidio Quirino to visit traders shared out an additional - increase of

Singapore, April 17. the Philippines on July 4.. But £104,000,000-an Mr. Truman does not know over four per cent, but most of

Kuan Fong, the 80th he can make that or a more it was used to provide for de-munist to be sentenced to death

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in the Federation since the start tentative trip, Mr. Skinner added. preciation

He

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of the emergency 20 months ago, Sixty-seven Communists have Truman accept Presiden Farmers, in their share, got was hanged at Kuala Lumpur been shot dead since the begin- Quirino's invitation and suggest-£25,000,000, more than the pre-today.

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*****000,000 imore and

professional ing a hand grenade.-Associated most of them in Hyderabad and on July 1 when the Government men £2,000,000 more. Reuter,

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