1950-05-09 — Page 7

AURIOL'S WARNING OF MENACE OF A REARMED GERMANY

Paris, May 7.

President Vincent 'Aurial said today that France could not accedo to the

creation of a now German army as a means of blocking Communism. in Europe, His warning against unleashing a new German mence came as the Ameri- can Secretary of State, Dean Acheson arrived in Paris for talks with the French, preliminary to the Big Three conferences.

Arriving at Orly airfield just two minutes boforo Mr. Acheson, the Amoric. an High Commissioner to Germany, John McCloy, told nowsmen that Germany will definitely be a topic of the Big Three conversations.

CHURCHILL ON TORY STRATEGY

•

"This is not a point where However, observers said that, further concessions to Ger- while the United States belleves many will be decided," he said. it strategically necessary to back Vietnam French-sponsored The United States has never the proposed West Germon

Government under Emperor Bao rearma- ment, but M. Auriol is evidently Dal, the United States could not for France's war seeing a trend in that direction. foot the bill

ས He made It clear that France there. would have nothing to do with such strategy.

President Auriol spoke before the Rheims Municipal Council on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the capitulation there.

London, May 7.

He nid: "We are disposed to The Conservative Opposi-

phas over in silence our sufferings tion leader, Mr. Winston and grudges, but on the one con- Churchill, in a statement to-dition that the German people day declared that there had accept the necessary international been no difference of opinion control and do not reconstitute in among the leading members either East or West an army or

rearmament." of the Opposition on its chal-

On his arrival, Mr. Acheson de- lenges to the Labour Govern-elined to elaborate on his state- ment, precariously holding ment, made when he left Wash- power with a majority of inston, that now was the time to to build the six, in the House of Com- make a big push

moral and material strength of the West,

mons.

Several times since it was re- turned to power with n decimat- ed majority last February, the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee's, Government has narrow-

tion,

the

Most important talks

Diplomalle sources said that the United States will tell all the Western Furopean nations that they must make greater efforts un rely less on themselves American aid in the colt war.

Franch request France is expected to ask the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Denn Acheson, for $500,000,- 000 tomorrow to fight

Communist forces In against Indo-China.

the war

from

The request is expected to come from the French Foreign Minister. M. Robert Schuman, as he and Mr. Acheson, who arrived Washington by air today, get down to bilateral talks prelimin ary to the "Big Three" Foreign Ministers' inéeting in London on May 1 to 13.

The American Foreign Affairs'

British Ernest

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 9,- 1980.

Nehru's visit to Pakistan

¿Premier Jawaharlal Nehru of India arrived at Mauripur airport, Karachi, for a, goɔdwill visit to Pakistan. He discussed with. Pakistan Premior Liaquat All Khan, the agreement an minorities drawn up in New Delhi. The vlalt returned that 'made by All Khan to Now Delhi to make the agreement. Photo shown. All Khan and his wife (Jeft) grest Nehru and his daughter, Mrs. Indira Nehru Gandhi (right), as the Indian Premier arrives at the airport. (Asolated Press Photo).

Tibetans trying to contact Communists

The

faith in the ultimate success of the misslori, The co-leader of the mission is a Lama monk, Sechag

Calcutta, May 7.

American arms for Pakistan?

chief will leave here for London An official Tibetan delegation seeking a friendship pact with Communist On Monday he will talk with on Tuesday for separate prell-

China is hold up in Calcutta today unable to find any Communists. French Foreign Minister, minary talks

with the

seven-man group left Lhasa in February, taking 28 days over the averted defents in House of Robert Schuman, then dy to Lon-Foreign ly

Secretary, Mr. Commons voles, any one of which don to conter for two days with Bevin.

snow-blocked Himalayas to India hoping to get to Hong Kong or o would have meant its resigna-the British Foreign Secretary, According to the highest Frenen

neutral point to contact the Mão Government representatives. Ernest Bevin. On Thursday the

sources, M. Schuman intends to In a sintement Issued from his Ministers will begin the three-put his Indo-China ald appeal

The spokesman, hair-braid- } Taring said, "We do not wont country home, Chartwell Manur, power talks, hailed as the mest quile bluntly, saying that the ed, affable Jigme Taring, sain to fight anyone. We are peaceful, near Westerham, Kent, Mr. Chur-important slice the war.

United States must either give

the mission offered Com-religious people." Taring, who chill said: "In view of the vori The United States hot it all-France substantial and prompt

or everlasting said he is in the forties but who ous statements which have been star diplomatic team on hand ald or France may have to and munists peace circulated in the last few days Paris.

duys

addition ta Mr. her efforts to hold the Western Opposition to any Communist looks to be in the late 20's, has about the polley of the Conserva Acheson and Mr. McCloy, it in- strategic line in

Indo-China.

invasion of Tibet. tive Party In challenging thecluded the Assistant Secretary of

The group, Observers include among other

headed by the Government by division on sev-State, George Perkins, the Am-main topics down for discussion Finance Secretary, Despon Sha-Thubden Gyalpo. eral occasions during the session, bansator at large, Philip Jessup, between Mr. Acheson. Premier kabpa, arrived in Calcutta Ave

None of the party knows the it is desirable to state that there the Ambassador to France, David Georges Bidault and Foreign weeks ago and are still awalting

length of time which will be has been no difference of opinion Bruce, and the roving Marshall Minister Schuman, M. Bidault's British permission to enter Hong required to see the Communista

leading members of Plan among the

Ambassador, W. Averell suggestion for

Supreme

or how detalls will be, worked At- Kong. the Opposition upon the course to

lantic Pence Council"

Taring said, "Our Government

out, but they are willing to

New York, May 7. be adopted,

Com- not understand the hasi do

wait.

Authoritative sources Gald Government The French

Secretary of modified the original form of the munists' threats. We made re-

Taring said, "If we do not got today that the

Kong, perhaps the State, Mr. Dean Acheson, has suggestion the underlying idea peated inquiries by radio and to Hong

was Chinese will send an Ambassador promised the Pakistan Prime being to take the sting out of the letter to Peking but none sharp opposition

to India where we can talk. Minister, Liaquat All Khan, to between East ever, acknowledged." and West symbolised by the At- Ministry decided in January to treaty it may be pony-expressed range for American arms ship- Taring added. "The Foreign the Communista agree to a peace do everything he can to ar-

a.delegation to the outside across the ilmalayas to Lhasa send veterans, marched The statesmen are also tions of polley and principle which along the Champs Elysees chan-peeled to confer on the timing of and seek an explanation of what sent back to us for official sign-

ex-world to contact the Communists for approval or decision, then ments to Pakistan. they could not have allowed to ting: "Acheson back to New revision of the Allied occupa is meant by 'beration'. We are pass, unopposed without de- York" and "France for

are Ing." reliction of duty to the millions men. No disturbances were VC-

French-tion statute for Germany-United empowered to offer the Chinese

vc- Press and Reuter.

Communists a peace treaty but of electors who voted against the ported.

the only possible place to contact Socialists at the General Elec-

the Communists seem. to be tian."

Hong Kong, where visns seem unobtainable."

Harriman.

lesser rank met at the Amer- Ican Embassy this afternoon for a major policy discussion, As the conference got under way, a crowd of Communist de-

Those diplomatá and others of

Each case Was considered carefully on its merits and full agreement prevailed. The mat- ters upon which His Majesty's Opposition has felt it necessary to. record its votes since the Gen-monstrators, Including 2,000 untic Treaty.

eral Election have involved ques- French war

Mr. Acheson Me

and his advisors went over the entire cold war strategic arena which would be covered by the next two weeks of Western power talks. Three main questions stood nut: Germany,

The Government wori Its first vote of confidence will a majority of 14 on the steel nationalisation issue on March 9, and a second such vote on housing with a 25 the Far East and the Atlantic

13.

majority

March on

Its first defeat-not on a cruelal

issue-came on March 29, when

Pret.

Indo-China

Indo-China most urgent problem

London, May 7. The problem of indo-China is perhaps the most urgent and

Fight to death" Taring polated out that the Communists practically surround Tibet. The Party had no contact with the Indian Government off Taring, who was educated in a

sala: clolly but has been repeatedly British mission school,

entertained

Government "There is no evidence of Com House. munists in Tibet and we want no

British Communism as it is against

are ligion. We very religious

re-

מi

However, the Secretary of De- fence, Mr. Louta Johnson, is un- derstood to oppose this plan. Prime Minister's request to buy Mr. Acheson, in response to the American arms, promised that he would take the matter up with President Truman and try to cut red tape which at present makes it impossible for Pakistan to get American tanks, guns and planes. sources admitted that

Mr. Acheson pointed out that the delegation has placed them in. the existing regulations require an embarrassing position as the the Congress to approve the sale might cause-tho-Chinese-Com-bolieved that this could be ar munists to regard the mission as ranged. Anglo-American sponsored and refuse to negotiate with it despite the fact that the British are de- sirous of bringing the two coun- tries together to avert hostilities, London.

Mr. Acheson_will_find___ M.{also the most intricate problem/People who are ready to give up granting of Hong Kong visas of arms to any country, but he

war

The Opposition___won___by___26 votes. Still more crises are ex-Schuman chiefly concerned about facing the Foreign Ministers pected next Tuesday. Wednesday the surge of Communism through of the United States, Britain and Thursday.

the Far East and in particular and France when they meet The Government his sent its anxious to obtain a promise that here this week, says the "Sun- supporters

three-line

whips the United States will underwrite day Despatch." most urgent summonses to attend France's

on Communist "France recognises that Europe's the House for debates on the forces in Indo-China. proposed £0,000,000 Common- wealth foan to Burma, higher progressively

policy springs from a weakness increased inde-in the sphere of military de- railway freight charges and hous-pendence for Indo-China in ex-rence,"

the paper continues. ing in Scotland.-Reuter.

change.

That weakness is desperately increased by France's own heavy commitments in Indo-China.

our lives for our religion."

Nepalese treaty

The party spokesman said Tibet expected military ald from Nepal, if invaded, under the 100-year- promised to help the Tibetans to repel any outside attacks.

to

M. Schuman is ready to offer/ inherent fear of a strong Atiantle old treaty under which Nepal] The matter has been referred to weigh immediately. military con-

No strings attached to aid for SE Asia

Canberra, May 7,

TELEVISION IN RUSSIA

"British opinion tends to write off Bao Dal's regime as already lost, as a result of the mistakes made by a succession of French Governments, which failed to

Moscow, May 7. pursue policies parallel to those of Britain in India and Burma.

Russia is solving the problem television "But we cannot escape the of long distance conclusion that the loss of Indo- broadcasting, Moscow news- China would so speed the Com-papers reported. today, munist drive across South East At the same time it was claim→ Asia as to bring countries toed that Soviet colour television which we are ourselves deeply will be in action in the near committed into immediate danger future. of attack and conquest.

"Where is the line to be drawn and how is it to be defended? How does Malaya differ from

British Commonwealth aid to Asia to be decided upon at the forthcoming Sydney conference will be offered in a spirit of good neighbour liness, the Australian External Affairs Minis- ter, Mr. Percy Spender, said today. Acceptance of aid would not j Mr. Spender, as the leader of Indo-China?"-Router. involve the Asian countries in the Australian delegation, will be any commitments other than assisted by Mr. Alan Stewart the use of available technical and other. resources for their Intended purposes, he declared.

The Commonwealth Consuita- tive Committee on South and South East Asia, which begins its meetings in Sydney on May 15, would consider asking Interested non-Commonwealth Governments

for their collaboration," the Minis-

も

ter added.

Its detalled taske, would. 'In- clude.

the consideration of

Walt, who in February returned bassador in Moscow-Reater, from his post as Australian Am-

FLAG INCIDENT

- IN BERLIN

Berlin, May 7.

NEWSPAPER TO RESUME

Rangoon, May 7: THO Rangoon newspaper, "Bamakhit," is expected to re- sume publication shortly after a gop slice March 1, when it was sealed under orders from Burma's Home Ministry...

at

Live sports television is being inaugurated on programmes in the Moscow television centre with

broadcast soccer match Dynamo Stadium on May 14.

All Moscow papers carried long articles on the occasion of Radio Day, honduring Alexander Popov, whom the Russians claim, in- vented radio,

The articles made the point that Marconi stole radio from a scheme published by. Popov after the latter had demonstrated it before Russian scientists.

The articles claimed a long series of inventions in the field of

SLAVE LABOUR

Three unidentified American The Government took this radio for Russian and Soviet The Committee would receive soldiers today entered the Soviet action after the newspaper had selentists, including television, and consider statements from the sector of Derin and tore the published political articles aboud radiolocation (radar) and other several Commonwealth Govern-Soviet fing from a flag-pole in the Burmese Cabinet. Yesterday important developments. Asso- ments as to action feasible under front of the exhibition hall of the the Attorney-General told ciated Press, the recommendations of the Communist-dominated Demo Burma's Supreme Court that hy Colombo Conference relating to cratie Women's League, the East order of the President, Sac Shwe economic aid to the area.

German news agency ADN claim-Thalk, the printing presses and ed tonight.

equipment of the newspaper arg being released.

IN RUSSIA priority economic requirements, "When passers-by approached

was hearing The Court, which them, the three Americans an application filed on behalf of

Washington, May 7.* of the methode, of co-ordinat-cowardly took to their heels", the the nowspaper's publisher

Mr. George Delancy, Inter- Ing development, activities. In Agency said.

national representative of the cultor, asking for is release, then order to calso, the level of pro- However, before they reached declared that it was not necessary

American Federation of Labour- duction and standards of living. the nearby-American sector a to proceed with the case and de-trade union organisations urged one of the two great United States. Mr."Spendor said that senior people's policeman managed to clared it closed.goon District people should make officials of all delegations would recapture the flag, the Agency

that a Commission of distingulshed. meet in Sydney on May 11 to added. Magistrate demanded that of flave labour in Soviet Russla

Today the Rangoon clour the

for the plenary

efficiat Argurican spoken

security of 3,000 rupecs should be

of the area and an examination

and

salon Old Yeading the the United stat tonisht nd, that deputed within a fortnight as Lord

authorities British delegation, is to arrive in no confirmation of the report nublication of "Famakhil Bau- 'condition - for resumed PRSydney by alf tomorrow.

Heuter

a

teri

survey

exists in Soviet Russin," he said,

complete slave State as It

Iraedom, security, and-wall-being presenta a constant threat to the

of other nations.Heuter.

Taring concluded, "Although we have only a 10,000-man force, our people will fight to the death for our religion. We intend to stay until-every possible way is tried." United Press.

According sources the matter has boiled high omelal down to disagreement between Mr. Acheson and Mr. Johnson as to whether political aspects out-

siderations. White House sources said, however, it was their im- pression that Mr. Acheson's view would be accepted and purchases would be permitted to Pakistan within the near future. -United Press.

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