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The massed bands of the Brigade of Guards march off the Horse Guarda Parade after

King George VI took the salute during the the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. mony, which traditionally marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch. (AP photo),

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1950...

RUSSIA INCREASES NAVAL STRENGTH IN THE BALTIC

London, June 19. Russia is spoeding up repairs to war-damaged ports in the Baltic and is strengthening her naval bases along the entire 1,100-mile-long coast- line, navel exports sald today.

Chains of well over a dozen powerful bases, stretching from the Gulf of Fin- land almost to the vicinity of Kiel, have been made serviceable again. A similar number of secon- | scale incorporation in the naval dary bases are being developed in Polish territory and in oc- cupied-Germany along the Baltic coast.

development programme for the Soviet Balile.coastline: Dago and Orel, guarding entry to the Gulf of liiga; Usedom and Wollin in Pomeranian Bay with the impor- font naval base of Swinemunde and the island of Rugen opposite the Danish island of Bornholm and the Southern tip of Sweden.

The moves coincide with the expansion of Soviet strongholds on Baltic Islands under Russian control and with the revival of leading German naval and long- range missile centres. They also

However, the powerful base of coincide with the strengthening Kiel in the Baltic and dominating ot. Soviet aurisco and under-point in the Kiel Canal, leading water flects in the Baltic, intelli-to the North Sea, is in British-e- gence reports indicated.

Soviet Russia now has at her disposal,

others, among

the following major bases in the Bal- tic to serve all purposes, includ- ing shipbuilding, submarine shel- tar, long-range missile research and practice: In the Gulf of Fin- land, Porkalla and Viipuri, in ad- dition to minor centres. On the 59 Soviet coast, the famous navel

of Asia scales"

Detroit, June 19,

Gonoral Carlos P. Romulo said today that the moral power of free Asiotic na-

tions may tip the scales in favour of peace.

The United Nations General Assembly President and Philippine Fordign Secretary, addressing the Rotary International, declared that the de- sire for peace in the East, properly generated, could touch off an irre- sistable chain reaction throughout the world.

DIVIDED VIEWS ON ERITREA

Lake Success, June 19. The five-man United Nations Commission which has been studying the future of Eritres, formier Italian colony, is under stood to have compiled a report which reflects hopelessly divid- ed opinions.

Informed sources here said that the report, which reached Wa- shington today, would reveal three minority opinions:

Asia recognised that its power in world affairs is chicf- ly moral.

pressed, the moral power of more then 660,000,000 people united for peace can tip the scales, new periously balanced against war and in favour of peace. The free

cupled Germany-almost the only important non-Soviet-controlled centro in the Baltic. Denmark controls entry to and exit from the Baltic through the Skagerrak.

Bovlet plane and seaplane basos, said to supplement naval Installations along the, Baltic coastline, are now being in- crassingly guarded against any "encroachment" from the out-

aldo.

200 submarinos

The Baltic areas have been lar-

bases of Kronstadt and Lenin- grad. Along the coast of the on- nexed Baltic States, Narva, Reval or Tallinn, and Parnutin in Es- Lonia; Riga, Ventspils (former Windau), ond Liepaja or Libau in Latvia; Memel in Lithuania.

In addition, Russia now holds gely cleared of their native popu- the important forme: German lation to a considerable depth in- base of Koenigsberg, now Kalin-land. This applies in particular to the incorporated Baltic States, ingrad.

Soviet-annexed parts of East Prussia and even to some extent to the Polish coastline, where evacuation of the population ap- parently was limited to the im- mediate vicinity of naval estab-

Polish poris on the Baltic were said to be almost all under Soviet control, including Gdynia and Gdansk (formerly Danzig), Kol- berg in Pomerania and Stettin, with its substantial shipbuilding facilities,

Rostock,

Stralsund,

Baltic islands

Warnemuende, and finally Luc- He defended the Buguio con-

nations of South and South East beck in East Germany under ference of 1950 for not taking a

Aslu

concerned primarily Soviet occupation. are Stronger position in the cold war.

with the practice of peace in The conference could not have taken a rallitary stand even if their own region. But they hope the desire for peace will nations had that the participating

touch off an irresistable chain been disposed to do so. Aggres-reaction for peace among other sive postures were the prero peoples in other lands," They ill tive of the powerful. becue the weak and defenceless.

The free States of South and South East Asla did not have a incans to indulge in a costly game But, he of struggle for power. said, the

peoples did He added have a moral power. that at the Baguio conference the moral force was unleashed which is bound to have some effect on

Asiatic

(1) Eritrea should be placed the settlement of problems that under direct United Nations Truconfront munkind..

steeship for determined 'perlod,

until it is ready for independence,

(2) It should be annexed out-

right to Ethiopia.

(3) It should bo federated

Ethiopia.

with

Observers anld this would mean that

Commission's the

report. which should be published here in a few days, would, in effect, take the form of three minority reports.

Burma, Norway, South Africa and Guatemala oro represented on the Commission.

Pakistan,

It was believed here today that opinions among members of the Commission were split in the following manner:

Pakistan

Guatemala favour of independence, with a temporary United Nations trus- teeship; Norway in favour of an-

and

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Frankfurt, June 19. The United States European Commander, General Thomas Handy, today cancelled the unexpired sentences of five Germans convicted by American Military Commis- sion in Shanghai of working for the Japanese intelligence after Germany's surrender.

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The five men were sentenced in January 1947 to terms ranging from Live to 10 years. They were released today after the War Crimes Modi- Acation Board

recommended

clemency on the grounds that they were in gaol for nearly Ave years before and after their trial, which was sufficient punishment.

The men are: Franz Sieberg, aged 71, former German Consul General at Canton, sentenced to Ave years for collecting military Inforination for the Japanese, Hans Niemanri, aged 49, and Oswald Ulbricht, aged 30, both employees of the radio intercep tion station in Canton, sentenced, to five years each for intercopt=" Ing radio messages for the Jupa- nese Intelligence authorities after Germany's surrender. Herbert Mueller, aged 65, correspondent of the German nowa agency DNB, sentenced to 10 years for co- operating with the Japanese in nows exchanges gleaned from Alllad Pross broadcasts. Felix Altenburg, aged G1, secretary of the former German Embassy in Peking, sentenced to eight years for psilsting the Japanese in set- ting up a news. exchango, after Germany's surrender.

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General Romulo, while stress- ing throughout his talk that the ins and desires of the South East Asiatic nations are for peace, hinted they will not stand by idly should the cold war turn hot.

"Should the methods of peace finally fall' am sure that the from States of South and South East Asia would know where to take their stand."

General Romulo said the Bogule conference, which he described as close to being a family affair as International conferences could be, reached agreenient on a wider arca than was reported in the resolution it adopted.

"Ail major problems confront ing Asju were discussed in cor mittee meetings. The delegates came to an understanding on

every issue."

He added, "In the process a of goodwill tremendous amount was generated, only a fraction of which is reflected in official re- coras of the proceedings."

Of the Baltic islands, the fol- lowing were said to be now whol ly included in the plan for full-

Cairo decision

on tankers

Cairo, June 19. The Egyptian Council of Mials- ters yesterday took a secret deel- sion on the Northward passage of petrol tankers through the Suez Canal and oll supplies for Israel.

The terms of the decision have not been disclosed, but Dr. Salah El Din Bay, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, told Reuter that its purpose was to make sure that no unrefined petrol goes to Israel.

He added that any country trying to send unrefined all to Israel would be put on the black list.--Reuter.

BID FOR PEKING A FAILURE

on

the the

Lake Success, June 10. Yugoslavia tried unsuccessfully today to have the Chinese Com- The delegates considered "poli- munists invited to replace

Nationalists tical conflict, continuing struggle Chinese of several Asian peoples for In-Executive Board of the United Nations International Children's dependence from alien rule, un- scitled

Fund. issues left by the war, Emergency danger of internal subversion in some new Stales in South and South East Asia and the effect of the cold war United Press.

on the region."

When the 20-nation Executive Board met for a two-day session, the Yugoslav delegate's formal proposal was ruled to be outside the Board's compotence.-Neuter.

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U.S. SAYS BALTIC IS OPEN SEA

Washington, June 19.

The United States regards the Baltic as an "open sen". and would object to any Russian, move to close it, in- formed Government officials

said today.

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This view was expressed comment on an article in "Soviet State and Law," offelal publica- tion of the Soviet Academy of Science's Law Institute.

The publication quoted S. v. Molodtsov, a Russian who con- tended that the Baltic Straits led to a closed Baltic Sea and that the Baltle powers had the right to close its approaches to non-Baltic powers' warships.

American officials opposing this view sald the United States re- gards the Baltic Sea as open sca up to the three-mile territoriul

Russia has maintained that its territorial waters extend 12 miles, but the United States, Norway and Denmark disagreed.

The Soviet Baltic fleet is being constantly reinforced. It is belley-waters limit.

five ed to include a battleship, cruisers, several torpedo cruisers, 20 destroyers and between 190 and 200 submarines, about half of which are of modern type equip ped with the German Schnörkel breathing device. There are also about a dozen torpedo-boats and some 50 minesweepers. Three heavy cruisers of some 9,000 tons each are under, construction or the approaching completion in

are Leningrad shipyards. They believed to have a speed of 35 knots.

Repair work is also in progress on the former German heavy cruisers Lutzow and Seydlitz. United Press.

The Soviet article is viewed by some Americap officials as a “trial balloon" to determine in advance what attitude the West would take if Moscow announced the closing of the Baltic.

American omelois attributed Rusalan seizure of Scandinavian fishing boats within the 12-mile limit mainly to Moscow's desire to keep secret the fortifications she is building along the Baltic ronst.-Associated Press.

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