1950-08-29 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1980,

Pago 9

BULGARIA IS THREAT TO GREECE, SAYS UN COMMITTEE'S REPORT

TRAFFIC IN OPIUM IN IRAN

Teheran, August 27.

Opium trafic legal and illegal-is the "big secret" of Iran today and probably one of its biggest rackets.

One of the world's ranjor pro- ducers of puppy seed product, Iran observes 110 internationni

production limits

re-

und no hable statistics are wailable production or sales to either local or foreign drug control quarters, All legal oplain production and distribution is handled by the dr

for partment

the

of extrert opluri, subsidiary of Finance ministry.

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other American el

foreuph that estimate norcolies experts only 30 to 40 per cent of Iran's

กร opium produtor about 10,000 enses ever reiches legal channels and that the ra Jority Is sold it black and other

Het markets,

The opian poppy is grown i chiefly In central Iran by indivi- du tarmers who estently self it after harvest to the govern

the pucks, ment which

stores and sells the finished product to licensed narcotic manufacturers, local and forrige.

After the poppy has attained full growth, the farmer "bleeds" the seed pod by puncturing It with manually operated hasp. This operation is done twice, first o one side of the pod and then on the other. A gum-like scere- tion-70 per cent pure opiusn- collects on the pod as a result of the puneluring and this is later packed for and scraped olt weighing by the farmer.

The government then buys this gum opium from the farniers at about $7 per pound and cans it in one-pound sticks. There are 160 cans to a case.

Black market rates

Et is estimated, however, that 60 to 70 per cent of the annual production reaches the market because the narcotic brings at leant double the official rate in Illicit markets,

which

Lake Success, August 27.

The United Nations Special Committee on the Bol- kans stated today that Bulgaria, which has continued to assist the guerilla raiding and sabotage parties near the Grook border, cons- titutes a potential threat to Gracco.

In a unanimous report, the Committee urged the General Assembly to call upon all States, especially Albania and Bulgaria, to do nothing which would encourage or permit a renewal of the armed action against Greece and to permit international verification of the dis- arming and disposition of the Greek guerillas on their territories.

While the guerilla leaders buv suspended their efforts to domin- ute the country by armed force, their alms have not been aban- tioned out the remnants of the movement within Greece have not been resolved, it stated.

I asked fall countries not to provie arms or materials of war to Albaniu and Bulguric until it was determined that the unlawfu Assistance of these States to the Greek guerillas has ceased.

It recommended that the Gen- eral Assembly call again upon Albarda un Bulgaria and Greec to establish diplomatic relations.

an effective ud provide chinery for controlling their com- nion frontiers.

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It expressed the gravest con-

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Malik keeps up

Combined poker face at UN

air exercise concluded

Fontainebleau, August 27. Western Union air defence needs more money to build an adequate communications sys- lem. Air Chief,Marshal, Sir James Robb, the Commander- in-Chief of the Western Union Air Forces, said here today a the end of the three-day com- bined air exercise "Cupola".

Commenting on the lessons exercise, In learned from the

cern that no Greek children had been repatriated to their homes in Greece and that two General Assembly resolutions calling for the 'repatriation of the childrer estinated at 28,296, harboured i the countries North of Greece incomplacency, and I do not pretend January this year. had no practl- cal resulta.

Source of friction

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which British, Belgien, France and Dutch planes took part, Sir James said: "This is no time for

Loko Succoss, August 28.

"In three more days Jacob A. Maliko will step down

He

as monthly President of the UN Security Council.

Some may stay on as the Soviet delegate.

delegates and UN officials think he will. Others think he won't. M. Molik would not say anything except that he had come back to the Council after a seven-month boycott because it was Russia's alphabetical turn in August to hold the Presidency,

that all has been done to com plete the air defence system-action rarely far from it.

"The system must achieve á very high standard of efficiency and this depends very largely un This problem constituted

first-class communications. These continuing source of Interna.

cost money, and money must be Ilonal friction and a standing found very soon if we are to challenge to the United Nations, achieve what we set out to do

that is to provide an air defence Commenting on its efforts to

system second to none." rela- restore good neighbourly

Sir James congratulated the tions between Greece and her four attacking and defending Northern neighbours, the Com- forces on the success of the exer- mitee said that the Greek Govcise. Language difficulties ernment had co-operated with it existed, he said, but were being while the Governments of rapidly overcome. Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavla had refused even to recognise it.

But it noted indleations of "possible Improvement" in Greek- Yugoslav relutions since the clos- ing of the frontier in July, 1949.

Even under unfavourable wea- ther conditions, the number of interceptions had been fair. Night lighters had given a good

account of themselves.

severe

porters who always crowd around him when he

UN comes to

meetings or trail after him when he stalks grandly out of one.

No josting

But there was no doubt at all that he will give up the chair at the end of, August word after the most lambasting any Council Presi- dent has ever had to undergo. For a long time before the Those who watched him In Soviet boycott, began last Janu- saw any emotionary, M. Mallk stayed out of the showing on his fair, fattish face | delegates' lounge, No round of while delegates roked him and handshaking and jesting for him. his obstruction of Council bust no talking with another delegate ness during the month.

over a drink, before or

after chats Whatever Inner squirming he meetings, no confidential did when delegates called him with reporter. "slave driver"

dictator," Like most other Russlan ignorant" and called his words officials, he arrives with his ad- lies" was reflected only infce-visers promptly,

about three by the way he pursed minutes before a meeting is k quently his lips.

begin. He may have a word for on their insistence- reporters meeting them first with a blank stare, scensionally even breaking

smile, into a

Rurer still were his shoulders shrugging and arm waving as he argued against the points made by the U.S. delegate, Warren R. Austin, who said Russia had only to give the word to the North Koreans. to stop the Korean con

let.

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He has a frozen smile for UN employees whose duty it is to deal with him. But once he enters the Security Counell chamber he Otherwise, while most

becomes an official in the grand, gates talked, he sat impassively. style, frosty, erect unmoving-as For some he clamped on his he takes his seat at the head of headphones or cradled one the horse-shoe table. He poses to hear the briefly, but still coldly, for news simultaneous translation in Rus-photographers.

against his face prohibition..

Much of the black market sales are consumed in Iran, despite government has one of the world's principal opium smoking populations. Al- most anywhere throughout the ution, in cities and Lowns and even at roadside stands a pipe of oplum can be obtained with little trouble for no more than 10

rp.

It mentioned specifically the de8nite steps towards the re- establishment of normal diplo- motic relations between the two countries and the Yugoslav pro- pusais for implementing the Assembly resolution on the re- patriation of Greek children.

The report, which covered the period from mid-September, 1949,

Because of Iran's lengthy sud largely unsettled frontiers where

July. 1950. declared that efective

practically control is

normal relations between Greece of the impossible, much

and her Northern neighbours mainder of the illegal product relatively simply smuggled could not be restored until four

urgent problems were solved,

These were:

abroad.

Occasionally the government cracks down on the traffte, Se-

.

and con-

veral years ago its agents up- rooted a great number of poppy fields, but it has as yet failed to pince effective controla er ration ing on production. In other con- trol drives, government agents frequently

trucks halt CUTS on aceting principal cities, their search Is generally cursory inspection for large case shipments, allowing all types of i amall packages of the drug to get by without detection,

main

roads

1.The international verifica tion of the disarming and dis position of Greek guerillas out- side, Greece.

The exercise was at testing the air defences from the Dutch coast to the Rhine. About 450 aircraft, Including jet fighters and Van- suer-Fortresses, took part.

Air Vice-Marshal ́ W. A. D: Brook, Chief of Stuff to Sir James Robb, said that the exercise had proved the value of standardisa- tlon In procedure between the different vir forces.-Reuter.

Artificial moons for television?

London, August ¡27. "Artificial moons" may some day be used for television, with fuel stations thrown in.

The British Interplanetary Society says it has models of 2. The repatriation of Greek rocketships, which will be used children.

as way stations for trips to the moon itself.

3-The repatriation of detained Greek soldiers and other Greek nationals.

sian.'

Cold stare

His only sign of distress is į when the giant lights go up during the session for movie

cameramen to shoot the scene. Then he shades his eyes with his

For others, like the Chiner? delegato, T. F. Telang, he had only a cold staro, mirroring hands.. ""contempt`as-he ̈eat`stolldly,"alt"| most ostentatiously ignoring them.

There was an occasional

grin when one of his delegation ad- visers icaned over his shoulder to note a point.

But while he sat in the Presi dential chair the public saw only the great stone face.

but

M. Malik is no back slapper. Ife is always what German ofclats Hike to be...correct. He understandably, and several times speaks English brokenly, briefly broke into Council discus- store in English. It is this English he

talking with

can use but

4.The conclusion of conven- tions for the regulation and con- trol of the common frontiers between Greece and her Northern neighbours.

The average Iranim regards oplum control as many Amert cans reacted to probibillon dur- ing the dry era, but the violations The Committee suggested that

of opium regulations and the graft" und "take" from its sale are much more widespread and lu- crative than in the peak of U.S. liquor racketeering. — United

Press.

the Assembly consider maintain- ing a United Nations agency on the Balkans in the light of the current international situation and of conditions along the Northern frontlers of Greece.-Reuter.

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M. Malik is one of the young "Old Bolsheviks," a youngster of 11 when

Look. the Bolsheviks over from the Czars and Kerensky's middle-ronders Russlo,

He learned his lessona well, however, going up from a writing job on "Pravda," the Communist Party newspaper, to the Foreign Office Press section, and becoming Ambassador for Russia in Japan.

Inter

Ruslans do not talk about the private Ilves of their heroes,

M. Malik and others in his de- legation live on great estates once owned by American mil- Monoire families on the North shore of Long Island.

"Groups of four will be made to meet some miles up," a spokes- man said. "They will form the bases, 'artificial moons," for of the earth at the same time," refuelling for further rockets. the society announced.

"These artificial moons will The biggest catch to the Socie- also take over control of all ship-ty's plans is that a full-scale

Chlef amusement of the groups ping and aircraft radio in the version of such a rocket ship is watching private showings of future and they will send out would cost several million pounds. Į Soviet Aims sent over from Mos- television programmes to all parts-United Press.

cow.-Associated Press.

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