ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE TALKS TO START SOON Announcement implies U.S. objections end
CURRENCY AGREEMENTS
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London, May 30,
A West German delegation is due in London in the first week of June to re-open negotiations for an Anglo-German trade agreement, it was officially announced tonight. The British Board of Trade's announcement said, "Arrangements have been made for a delegation representing the Federal German Republic to come to London in the first week of June at the invitation of His Majesty's Government to open negotiations for a new trade agree- ment for the period following the expiry of the present agreement ori June 30 next.
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"An opportunity will be afforded by these meetings for a resumption of the more general discussions on questions affecting trade and pay- mont's between Western Garmony and the Sterling Area which were suspended in March.”
Egyptian objections to revision
Cairo, May 30.
Foreign The Egyptian Minister, Mohamed Salah El Din Pasha, told the Chamber of Deputies today that Egypt could not accept the principle of Anglo-Egyptian defence.
This announcement implied that American objections have been withdrawn, Zallowing the Progresa
made towards a Eurn- Dean Payments Union.
Twice in recent months the Anglo-German talks have had to be suspended because of Ameri can objections that on the Ines proposed by Britain an agree- meni would mean more bilateral- am, which would, pejadlee the European Payments Union.
U.S. attitude
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Memorandum on French merger plan
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American arms aid programme
Arms shipment to Israel policy being reviewed
London, May. 30.
The Foreign Office is reviewing its policy on arms shipments to israëly afficiat sourage said: fb- day. But ho immediate changer Willibu Made. The Israeli Government, however, has asked just what effect the recent British-French-United. States déclaration on regging the Middle East will have on British policy, and whether it will grant Israel access with the Arab States' to British weapons.
Foreign Office officials reiterated carlier, state-
menty to the effeck that the three power des clälution-dbés nöt în folFConstitute & change in their policy. One official said: "The whole question of arms shipments to Israel is now under róview,”
Reliable sources reported that the Tel-Aviv government is un [xious toʻrectivoṛat least, a¦ token; shipment from Britain. 14 evidence of British 'willingnicks to balance: Arab-Israel strenźżth in the Middle East.
Adenauer's illness
Bom, My: 30.
Some quarters here interpreted the British acknowledgement' of 'a
The West German Chancellor, policy review as an indication Dr Konrad Adenauer, today, att that more tenient attitude would his bed for the first time ginge be taken on the issue of arming fast. Thursday after overcombig Israel. They said however, that
attack of Britain will thoroughly consider
Pneumonin, accord- her treaty commitments to the to an omelat Arab State before making a degufering from
Dr Adenauer, who has, heen influenzand shipments to
bronchitis, left is bed again his doctors, advice last Thursday to attend the debate in the Bun, desrat (the Upper House) on Germany's entry Jrnto tlte Counc
on cision
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Washington, May 30, President Truman is pected to ask Congress Thursday for about $1,225,- 000,000 to finance American arms shipments to 14 foreign countries.
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At the same Ima; British officiatet indicated there was a
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were-expected-to-price for Bellected that Dr. Aderinger tish arms purchase in view of not Immediately be able to re-
sume his office fully, their large sterling, balancs It is doubtful therefore whe- because thějš weapon ther the debate in the Bundestag would be more philly adaptable (the Lower House) on Germany by their army...
Joining the Colmell Europe Will come up this week as erl- pinally expected-Reuter.
If the British polley towards Israel is altered, Londen wilt de
finitely
Agency disserted tonight the Budget Boreau have recomiend Chinese Communists plum to en-ed this amount as necessary elsele the British Crown Coly of bolster American policy in the
cold war.
The money would be for the it has been known for Reve.Hong Kong. ral weeks that the Americans The Apertey gave no source for fiscal year beginning July 1. The and others regarded the Anglo- its report. Normally, it issues no sum is slightly less than the $1,- German issue as only a facet of military, news without previous 228,000,000 appropriated by Can- the major issue at stake in the approval or Inspiration by the gress hast year for
ments to 13-me arms ship Union. The concloental coun- Nationalist Defence Ministry.
fèquire commitments tries having conceded the spo Central News said the decision About $1,000,000,000 would
BEVIN ENTERS clal position of Sterling in the
was reached at a top level Comfor American military supplies to from Tel-Aviv that the arms will Union, Britain, in turn, In the munist conference called recently nine Atlantic Pact countrica not be used for aggression. Simi-
HOSPITAL AGAIN past few days, he inade imal Conton to consider the Hong Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, for guarantees were recently re- portant concessions away from Kon problem.
the Netherlands, Luxembouri, çelved from Israel by Washington the Arab States by.
London, May 30. bilateralism and toward mare It reported the leaders rejected Norway, Denmark and Portugal, and from
The Foreign Secretary: Mr. The remainder would be car-London and. Paris.
Ernest Bevin, entered hospitat Unofficial nanela) quarters inediate force, political methods marked for arms aid to Greece, British, afficials said no special today for his second operation In long negotiations in 1916 between the look it for manted that an age such as strikes, and appeasement Pure Persia, Karen and the machinery would be established twe, months before taking
ment, if reached, would be in line it represented General Yen Chien
Philippines.
Portugal is being included for by the Big Three to control arms convalescent holiday...
Mr. Bevin was operated on for among the Atlantic shipments to the Middle East.
They said informal co-ordination haemorrholda on April 23, but Europeth Payments Union, very
Páet recipients. different from the payments as advocating force now. rangements that British and Ger-
force equipment would be ent to the Portuguese to help protect Portugal's strategic coastline and important Azores war bases.
The Foreign Minister, speaking in a foreign affairs debate, sak, "We rejected the principle of joint defence in the Sklky-Bevin agreement and we still reject this principle."
Salih El. Din was referring to
British Foreign Secretary, Mr. then. Egyptian Foreign Minister, over the revision of the 1930 treaty which granted Britain the right to
convertability.
three other
courses-use of in-
Ernest Bevin, and Silky Pasha, with the Jatest proposals for it. Communist chief in Canton, the first meelais said that will be maintained through noreturned to work on May 0 with
maintain troops in man officials were discussing car has been submkey continued, small amounts of naval, and "alr mal diplomaile channels rather but having completely recovered,
the
iler in the year.
The
plan, the
to Peking for approval. In expectation of this, Sucz Canal Zone bul
Any currency blinteralism General Lin Plac's Fourth Field nowhere else in Egypt.
would probably be confined to Army was reported to be moving They agreed to a revision
old Sterling back to the Canton area. which would have removed Dri-dealing with the
balance, if any, that Germany The Agency said the Fourth. tish troops from the Canal zone as well as the understanding that might hold on July 1 when the Army has more than 1000 Rus- Egypt would keep strategically European Payments Union is due sians attnened to it and inchades
lo start,-Reuter.
4 large number of Japanese, Important airfelds servicentile.
Proposal rejected The Egyptian Parliament, however, rejected the proposal
of the because
long-standing dispute over the future status of the Sudan, Britain replied that the 1936 treaty was regarded as in full force. It does not expire until 1950 except by mutual agreement.
Western officials accused by Czechs
Egypt appealed to the United
DUL Nations Security Council, no decision was reached at the The
caring in the autumn of 1947.
Salah El Din also told the' Deputles that no one tried to press Egypt into signing a peace treaty with Israel or to keep Jor- dan from
Arab quitting the League.
Io said, "I assure the House that no pressure in any shape or The form has been exercised or nt- tempted to be exercised upon the Egyptian Government for conclu- ding pesco with Israel or keeping Jordan within the Arab League."
United Press...___
Acheson gives
assurance
Prague, May 30....
former American, British and French Ambor sudórs to Czechoslovakia, and 19, Western officials and newspaper, correspondents were actised töhiġħt of planning, directing and participating in an alleged conspiracy to over- throw the Czech: Gammúnist regime. late American, Ambassador, Laurence Stein- hardt, the British Ambassador, Sir John Pier- son Dixon, and the French Ambassador, Maurice de Jeune, headed o long list of Westerners named in charges on which 13 Czechoslovaks will be tried tomorrow. The 13, who include three, former Parliamentary deputies, were accused of planning..armed revolt against the government.
Washington, May 30,-- The Westerners were also Įtakke, General Georges Flippot
The United States Secretary accused of gathering secret in- and Georges Hellbt.
of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, 15 formation for "ilem emigre" or "reported to have assured Mrganisations in Norway, France, Trygve Lle, the Secretary the United States and Englihd. General of the United Nations, The charges were broadcast by that the United States would Prague radio, maffing the most not use the veto to keep. Com-sweeping denunciation of Western munist China out of the United nations ever issued by the Ciech Nations.
government: The plot was said to This re-statement of American have gone on during 1948 and policy was believed by observera 1949. today to have been the principal
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Other Westerneral leted, wer the former Belgian.. mijltery attache, Colonel Robert, MD: rola, the Yugoslav ohard d'affaires, Ive Murko; a Nor weglar Embassy, clerk ident
Americana named Included Also named was
Collective forces
Officials who have been draw- ing up the programme said that the money will reflect the prin clple of balanced collective forces agreed upon by the 12 Aliantic Phet Foreign Ministers at their meeting in London early this month.
France will come in for the biggest chunk of the second year's sum,
as during the current 12 months.
mittee-United Press.
Big Three and Allanile. Püct mitte ich ny special com- his order: to: participates in the
Foreign Ministers;
conferences here-United Press,
S. African
uranium industry
Pretoriam, Union of
South Africa, May 307
· South Africa is building up
The utmount each country gets has never been broken down, but a highly secret uraniumin- some informed officials have es-dustry in her rich gold flelds, timated France's share at around The Union government has $300,000,000-mostly for artillery
production, pro-
thike, armour and other suppins launched a
needed
to strengthen France's ject -designed to extract ground forces,
uranium from previously Britain is 10 receive more
wasted bye-products of gold during American aircraft
the South second year: About 75 8-20 prúduction in Superfortress bombers have been African Union, promised to 'Britain' and încally-20 of these have been delivered Reuter,
Red plans for Taiwan
invasion
́¡It: “expectations · ‘ate' zuinjiga, the output may keep the, West supreme" in production of atomic chergy.
Top secret experiments are underway in a number of mines along the rich Witwaters Rand gold-reef, the vast deposit which | extended South and West of Pro toria to Johannesburg.
Guccessful production, persons Washington, May 30...
connected with thế g project said, Reports to the State Der could make - South Africa the partment say Russian Alf world's largest supplier of Force personnel, including uranium, an essential atomic energy raw material of which the jet plane pilots with their earth offers a limited known up- aircraft, are probably taking y
part in Chinese Communist Already the Union government preparations to attack the hd offered to sell her potential fied as Miss Alversrandma Chinese Nationalist strong- uranium output to the U.S. and Fo Norway Παπάδ Anderson.
Britain;The three countries, a the charges named several uns hold of Taiwan
with 'negotiating' för tekiá; dentified Söder
These reports come fram Jojta: Benes, American dipichiáte abthoritied the US. reported to be thinking Embassy Brother of the late President who were in Shanghai only a few tie Souh African demands árei air attache; resident of assistant Truman and Mr for with the Belcherisher United Press cor-
The 40 to 50 mines along the Milwaukee
ea Washington to report their The 13 Czech defendants in- first hand observations. One of Witwaters Rand Jast year Diplomats familiar substance of yesterday's "confi- respondent; Dana Adams Schmidt, clude the former National So these
authorities, whe
gold ore. The amount of uranium dential
Chat Indienten that they New York Times correspondent,cialist Parliamentary produces little. in the way of Milton Fried, former labour at Mts. Stana Zeminvova; fed 08 There are more than 3,000 bath to 13 Het wery great but delimite understandings promising tache, Louise Schaffner, secretary. Dr. Milada Horákova,
firm development in the meaning Mary Tichi, Amalan Serie Eduard Berek Mr. Bener Is a weeks ago and have fitße reach or DSME VER
held by Mr. Lle with President Second Eecletary:
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deputies use of his name, said declined: buket some 57.000.000 ton of
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to ease cold war tensions. But Also named were Mary Baker, and Amöble
ggen Fornel in Shanghal, about equal amount of uranium-Associated Mr. Lie was left with a free bamtuited Nations pincial and Vishta plot to continue his efforts to find in Vlaas direcibe of the America o bethat was alleged to have divided between Air Force Press
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way out of the United Nations lief for Czechoslovakia organisa- former visi deadlock Reuter
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