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London, Jan. 16.

The Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, said at a London prass conference today that the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, had rejected 4 proposal by tho

forces Commonwealth Primo Ministers to put

from other Dominions into Kashmir before and during a plebiscito, pro- posed as a solution of the Kashmir problem.

Mr Liaquat Ali Khan said that the troops to be sent to Kashmir were to be withdrawn as soon

as the plebiscite was ended under a proposal by

the Commonwealth Prime Ministers.

"Well, I accepted the proposal. I am sorry

to say that Mr Nehru rejected it.

"I am gratified that the Prime] future. I am prepared to accept Ministers made such a proposal. any reasonable proposal which They also offered that the ex- will insure that.' penses of any forces sent would

OBLIGATIONS be borne by the countries sup-

Questioned about what he ex- plying those forces. This was a very great and practica? con-pected from Lake Success, Mr tribution by the Prime Minis-Liaquat All Khan said: "I want

Council the Security

to give tors."

directions to India and Pakistan. Mr Liaquat All Khan, refer-as to what are their obligations ring to the negotiations for and see that they are carried settlement of the Kashmir Issue out."*" said it had been agreed by all The Pakistan Prime Minister concerned that

said: "I am

the grateful to decided on a free plebiselte, but Prime Ministers of the Com-

of the conditions of one

themonwealth countries that they plebiscite WAS

that Kashmir all agreed to discuss this matter should be demilitarised.

it should be

with myself and Mr Nehru and helping in finding a solution to this problem."

Court Of King MacArthur

London, January 10. The Conservative" "Daily Mall" joked today:-

"Watch for a move by President diplomatie

in Tokyo.

for

Truman

representation

He la anxious

to have a Yankee at the court of King MacArthur.” ---United Press,

Senator Wants New Strategy

"There cannot be a free ple- biscite if there are large armies

Mr Linqunt All Khan said Washington, Jan. 16. in occupation," he said. "The

The Senate Republican Prime Ministers had to consider that there were only two stable

countries in the Enst today-floor leader, Mr Kenneth how to break this deadlock."

"So long Their plan for troops from Pakistan and India.

Wherry, today proposed neither other Dominions

their as this, dispute lasts, was

Pakistan nor India can make that the United States con- solution.

any contribution to the pre-istruct a "ring of airbases servation of peace

around Russia" and build Reuter.

100,000 warplanes rather than contribute to a Euro-

MORE NEHRU REFUSALS

the

In Asla."-

VERSION Ottawa, Jan 16.

CANADIAN

The

second

in

the

worse

at all," he said.

of

11:

tran

"Our

There was a second proposal What a combined force of troops from India and Pakistan should take charge. He accepted this

Canadian Prime Minis-pean land army.

Senator Wherry made the the the too. But Mr Nehru rejected 1. ter, Mr Louis St. Laurent, sald

In a speech to of proposal They are the men of the labour service units) Following the merger,

of a re- There was Americans decided to arm them

proposal tonight that the possibility a third

io Senate, in support Prime

troops sending Canadian controlled by the British and United States armed all and put thein into barracks from the Commonwealth

Ministers that the United Na- Kashmir in a Commonwealth solution to ban the sending of in U.S. ground troops to Europe

evaluation forces, which are now being reorganised on a more and tighten up discipline,

tions Plebiscite Administrator brigade had been discussed

"pending full military basis for guard duties to release increas- Like the British subsequently, (Admiral Chester Nimitz, of London but rejected.

He told

conference policies by Congress." bid a press

"A

rate army brigade

and in firepower-in ing numbers of Allied troops as fighting soldiers the Americans at the time ex- the United States) should have

plained ofcially that the mer

of was proposed by the Australian numbers

oil-rich people from among

or Robert Europe Mr More than 60,000 Germans and displaced persons are ger was for "economy and ad- authority to raise a local force that a Commonwealth

Prime Minister, Kashmir Itself organised in the. British and United States Zone labour ministrative reasons."

All other forces

Menzies, as a means of lessening Middle East-s (including

He Kashmir.

none tension in formations. Most are Germans. The British-controlled

GENERAL PLAN

Jammu and Kashmir militia and the

the free world forces) should said the Indian Prime Minister, chances of keeping the Western force, about 35,000-strong, has just been renamed the

the Azad Kashmir But in practice, both

or with Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Europeans in

of air bases disbanded

u ring, "German Service Organisation." The American organisa-

American and the British either be

with complete He (Mr Liaquat All Pakistani Premier, Mr Liaquat without tion is composed of "labour service units.”

by drawn. actions were considered

of the Khan) accepted

this proposal. AH Khan, had considered the around Russia,

proposal and decided against mastery of the air, are exactly observers here as part general Western Allied plan to Mr Nehru rejected it.

their front line He said that India, to excuse it,

Senator Wherry delivered his "Our Eastern friends came to strengthen

all the retention of her troops in fighter forces by making

bo bor. He said his resolution labour servicemen available Kashmir, had argued that they the conclusion that it would not speech in a nearly empty cham-

were there for

the security of be advisable it might for guard duties.

misinterpreted so the rantter neither approves nor disap- WETO the State.

of United not pursued."

United proves the sending

States ground forces to Atlantic Mr Liaquat Ali Khan recalled was

GENERAL SITUATION

treaty countries to become part that the proposal for a. Kashmir Press

The Prime Minister also said:

of a peacetime international armed Germans doing guard plebiscite had met "a stumbling

1. "There is comfort to me

UTILY. duties for the Anglo-American block" in that one of the con- in nothing ditions was that Kashmir should

those The purpose is to hold in Occupation anales

from the unanimity

at the abeyance assignment of troops conference in

until Congress to Europe Asked which Commonwealth came in contact with new. It has been going on since be demilitarised.

Commonwealth would have sent London, Paris and elsewhere the end of the war, when the American and British Armies countries

being rapidly depleted troops to Kashmir, Mr Liaquat about the general international (statics) the matter."

"Australia All Khan replied: were

and I think situation) through demobilisation,

The black-uniformed Indus-other Commonwe

done this. We American would have British officials say that they trial police in the

the never reached

stage have decided to merge this corps Zone had become such a well- with the purely German known sight that Germans and finding out which ones.

(labour Allled

here were personnel "Arbeitskimpanion

Nearly all labour service men in the United States Zone are armed with standard United States Army carbines.

In the British Zones an undis- closed additional number of

Contrary to popular belief Germans are to be armed under the reorganisation plans recently outside Germany the practice of announced.

The British force consists chiefly of former Wehrmacht men and a small number of East European displaced persons who have been transferred to the new

Service

Organisation Germant from the armed "Mixed Watch men Corps."

left

do more to civilian-type work.

So

ZETO...

on

and New Zealand, countries but hope about the attitude be- Tuesday next whether take up

real

m

IF WAR COMES

will decide The Seuate 2. "No one can do anything

the Wherry Resolution hind the Iron Curtain" to the

or send it to the mediately of United Nations cease-fire pro- Foreign Relations Committee.

by the

factors. the call posals and

Discussing strategic Senator Wherry said: "I war Commonwealth conference for a The Pakistan Prime Minister Com

not prevent we could pos general East-West conference. companies) because many astonished a few months ago said: "No cooperation is

3. There is "no

gap" comes, wo displaced persons (DP's) have when the American-merger deci-sible between India und Pakis-

the deadlock between the view points of the Russia invading Western Europe it permanent | sion

because produced Press reports tan co long as

London conference and the State but we could make the Russlan over Kashmir lasts.

horde powerless

broad abroad that the Americans were

Department about the path to be hor U.N. ACTION

followed in arranging a cease- would not get any more Members of the German Scr- creating a "new German armed

fire in Korea and a general East- or bullets out of Russia, Russions armies would have to survive vice Organisation are now being force."

Asked what would bottle-green

happen West conference. issued

off the country. There is noth- The American

excluded off the and British-next, Mr Liaquat Ali

4. France is not German-pattern uniform to ro-

labour and said: "I know what the

Go- from the general East-West ing unique about trading space

from

112 knockout place the previous motley collec- controlled German

have repeatedly vernment of Pakistan proposes conference by

the recommen- while tion of dark-blue, brown and police forces

that to do but I do not want to 50ydations of the Commonwealth punches by air.

"It ig not pleasant to. other coloured uniforms in which evoked Soviet accusations

authorities were it

Prime Ministers, since. the

Euro- they have done duty in the the Allled

maintaining “nationa secret German

taking another British Zone since the end of army" in defouce of the Pots-would give the United Nations

on how long he "language used is the broadest contemplate the

though possible."

willll

the war. •

As purely new developments. to tighten up discipline, German Servicemen have now been or- and dered to salute British Allied officers as well as German

who are superiors,

being given distinctive ranks

GUARD DUTIES

daan agreement.

Those accusations are

the world

but

false;

常

tioned

Khan

getling

situation has tomorrow. The issue is so ime Ware were fair and ronson- more Europeans

to

Many observers here now He was asked about believe that the Allies, par gestion that arms would stit

to

may they

Peans to take action, he said: "I want: Mr St Laurent said the latest occupation-temporary

United Nations to decide the

Nations Korean peace it be but there will be many left, more of her industries still steading than portant. I am prepared

ground war, an changed fundamentally since withdraw all

forces to ble my

"One would have to be quite if we wage

inferno of tanks

and the Potsdam agreement of the morrow if Mr Nehru will with-

Ito reject that other unreasonable summer of 1945.

said bombs consuming Europe. draw his."

said. "We ofler," he

cannot simply

make "We asu what we believe would be the

basis for peaceful settlement every country on the perimeter ticularly the Americans, may

international dimculties. of Russia Impregnable against their

semi-be in the hands of Azad Kash- Pay is being raised to attract be ready to use

mir troops, Mr Liaquat All of

to hear capture in the event of war— Now we would like recruits or prevent men from milltary labour formations

Khan repiled: "I am quite pre-what they (Russia and China) United Press, cadres for a future

even these leaving the merged organisation provide

I ain prepared have to say. are withdrawn

"So far through dislike of this increased German contingent in an Euro-pared to see that

there has been no new "militarization."

pean Army.

Reports persist in the British to accept that responsibility, Where possible, families are

"No human being can escape reply that I know of. We hope Zone that the Americans

when injustice we put our position forward in if we get being allowed to join person-

be

a way that Fuch responsibility planning more than nel who live in barracks.

to The German

admit. Omelally the is being perpotrated." Service Or-care

Mr Liaquat All Khan declared: started in the right direction we Americans insist that the labour now to to over

"It Communist China ganisation will the guard duties of the mixed service units are exactly what "Let us appoint three men of will go a long way."

their name Implies apart integrity and ability. I am pre- watchmen's corps on airfields

from the fact they are now all pored to leave the whole matter not make some reply, it doesn't Italian Communist and other important places

carbines and do to them. All I want is that the seen there will be a peaceful joined the Italian armed with well as continuing the work of the old

guard duties at army-controlled people of Kashmir should have settlement," said Mr St Laurent, Palmiro Togliatti, companies labour

in installations, Reuter

real freedom driving for the Rhine Army and doing construction work.

Reorganisation of the British German civilian labour forces follows the American action last August in merging their two Bodico the clyülan Inbour labour service units and the in- dustrial

police

Like

DS

mmrmod.

The purely labour units con sisted of about 13,000 men-hulf Germans and half displaced por- Bone, whose jobs were similar to those of the British "Arbelta kompanion."

the British labour units, they were uitly

The industrial police, s smaller la

In size, were compared almost entirely of Germans. These men, had been armed al- most sinds the end of the vir They do guard dutica al Ameri- can Army depois, post exchanges Kehopu, ton-occupation PER

late

similar sonnel), parking

to decide their United Press.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

AS MANDRAKE FOLLOWS NARDA'S TELEPATHIC BEAM, TRYING TO REACH HER-

US STILL ON

BEAM THINGT

YES. KEEP

GOING.

INARDA, I'M TALKING TO YOU! WILL YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO ME? THIS ATTITUDE OF YOURS--

·NO--ND- I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE.

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Off To Moscow Rome, Jan. 10 The Interior Minister, Signor Mario Scelba, sold tonight that of tho two vice-accretaries

Party had

in Moscow. Red leader,

-United Pres

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

OH, GO AWAY! NOW

YOU'VE BROKEN

WHAT

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