1952-03-26 — Page 3

Desperate Fight For Life

Frankfurt, Mar. 25.

Doctors are today desper ately fighting for the life of Dr Paul Schaumburg, of Germany, one of the three the Dutch survivors plane which crashed here on Saturday and in which

of

people were killed.:

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The doctors have little hope that De Schaumbrig. who has developed pneumonia in addition

to the injuries he had sustained,

fe is still will survive.

in a deep coma.

"

1: wife and his sister, a nun Who is been earing

for him

almist aluce he was brought to the hospital, are-at-his-bedside-

The

azulition

of

The

stewart'eas of the plaste, the only surviving member of the 10 Was today re crew members, ported to be still critical,

The third survivor, Mrs Ruth Hern, of Germany, was said to be improving steadily.

The bodies of the dead have been taken 1 Frankfurt's cen- tral mortuary where a memorial service will be held day auteinour,

on Thurs-

The Dutch-American-German Commission investigating the pause of the crash suli hnd no deinite clue tonigla, a member said.

KLM oficials declined to give information about The nine. kilogrammes of gold which have been mising singo 'the,

erash,

There hind been 500 kilo- grammes of South African gold. ticlined for Paris, Zurich and Amsterdam. on board, but ring

e-kilogramme bars were re- ported as not being Decounted for by yesterday,----Reuter,.

German Debt

Conference

Extended

ranean

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1952,

Warships Of Three Nations.

Warships of three of the four Allied Powers that recently participated in the Western Mediter

naval training exercises seen moored side-by-side at a Naples pier. From front to rear they are the U.S.S. New. port News, the Italian Andrea Doria, the U.S.S.

Adirondack and H.M.S. Liverpool-Express Ser

vice,

GRUENTHER

ON WAR

IN

INDO-CHINA

Washington, Mor, 251

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First, UK Delegate Reiterates In Paris

Paris, Mar. 25.

Britain today told 16 countries debating a "green pool" plan for uniting Europe's farmers that she could not become a full member of a purely European agricultural authority.

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which are

in-

"We cannot enter into now relationships with Europe compatible with our Commonwealth relations," said Mr Anthony Nutting, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

im common customs-free

The "green pool" confer, years bigo proposed 1 ence,

almed at uniting mediate Europe's farmers in a single market for wheat, sugar, daley

produce at wing but dif organisation and a customs-ferences of opinion within the free market,__was_opened | French farming community. ite here today by the Frenchselt induced the French pra

of the scheme to limit Foreign Minister, M. Robert moters

their original objectives, Schuman, in the presence of Cabinet Ministers from 16 European countries.

M. Schuman stressed that after the coal and steel pool and the European defence community, the green pool represented another stone in the edifice of a united Europe.

The conference unanimously elected as its chairman M. Pierre Pilimlin, Who 25 Agriculture Minister two years ago was the French author and promoter of the green pool idea,

Today's proceedings

were

mainly concerned with fixing an

meetings.

The Treasury said today that it had agreed to let 11 business firms and two missionary organisa-agenda for the next three days tions pay about $800,000 in "ransom" to Red China in return for the freedom of a dozen Americans

held there.

The assistant general counsel, Elting Arnold, said that only four of the 12 Americans have been released. The release of others was expected, he added.

M: Arnold said the ransom represented legitimate debts of |various-church and business--in- terests in China, but the Treasury The NATO Chief of Staff,holis licence power over, all General

Gruenther, commercial or Onancial deals in- stuted today that the futo-China yolving United States firms withi war was one of the problems Communist China. which confronted SHAPE and which bore on the implementa=" tion of the NATO programme.

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He made this statement testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee while stressing the need for the total amount of the Mutual Security Aid programmuse requested by the Government.

The Secretary of Treasury, Mr John Snyder, said the Treasury decided to approve the licence system of payment when it ap- peared

Aft refusal migh endanger the lives et the Americans.

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Sergeant To Marry

London, Mar. 25. A Britial stuff-sergeant and his Italian ftaheer for whom he de- surted the Army for five years sat holding hands in a room in the married quarters of Wool-

The absence of prior com- mitments enabled the British Government to be represented at today's conference, Mr Nut- ting told a reporter today.

the

"Britain is taking part in this conference,

he said, "because we want to do all we can to help European union and because we are intensely interested as a In all cЛoriá consumer nation

in cheaper that may result food."

GENUINE DESIRE

Mr Nutting later told the con- that ference) "It is, no secret

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Britain has in the past been ac cused of dragging her feet In reg regard to European unity and hope that my presence, part- cularly after the

proposals which the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, will be taken

ploratory. The exchange of views Mr Eden put forward at

The conference is purely ex-

is to determine what practicable on and freeing of markets can measures of farming rationalisa be undertaken right away and phases. what must

be left for later

When this has been decided a conterence of exports will be called to work out details,

It

FRENCH SUGGESTION

in the spirit in which it is of fered-namely, a genuine and whole hearted desire to associate the British Government closely with all practical steps towards * closer European unity.

Police Uncover Drug Ring

Itome. Mar. 25. The International CH- minal Police said today that It bad uncovéréð s #igantic drug smuggling ring headed by Sicilians who formerly lived in the United States.

The police Added that bechazo the ring's opera- trots Are sti in prokresa, no mailetal details could te tiven. The ring worked between Home and Stelly.

Assosiated Press.

SONGGRAM

ENDORSED

changed

into

Bengkok, Mar, 25.. King Phumiphon Aduldēt last night called on Premier Tibul Songgram to head a new Gov- ernment under the constitution which went elect on March 8, "I am sure it will be generally appreciated that we cannot en-The National Assembly, earlier. ter into new relationships with had unanimously Europe which are incompatible Premter. He with our Commonwealth rela tions,

endorsed the Is expected to call upon most of the present "British agriculture also has a

Cabinet to continue serving. special place in our economy. Observers said, however, that For these and other reasons wo he would be under pressure cannot become full members of from the military to

appoint a purely European agricultural

revolution

William Knowind who asked with Barracks talking over their fixing conditions of imports from Pe fully and noilvely in the ally adopted in 1932, when

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This conference had before t French memorandura out

Weda, 26th-Thurs. 27th- lining possible lines of approach,

Frl. 28th-Sat. 29th March suggests that the first stage

at 8.30 p.m. should be confined to a common organisation for certain farm

Prices of Admission, products starting by those which

$5 — $8 - $2. would provoke least difficulties,authority, the aim of which is more leaders of the so-called

Reduction for Services. to establish a single European coup d'etat party as Ministers. This organisation, which

market.

Bookings open from March would have a supra-national

The new constitution is an "If it proves impossible for

19th at the Roxy Town character, would at frst co- He wrote his views to Scholor

the United Kingdom to parti- amended version of one origin-

Office, between a Booking centrate on' preserving stocks,

ended Parisian Grill and Hong earlier for information on the future.

making of the European agricul-bloodless countries outside the green pool tural authority we shall wish Thailand's absolute monarchy, payments,

A low hours earlier a Chol-speelalisation of production by to find effective ways of

asso- is considerably less llberai Kong Furniture Co., Queen's

constitution The reply, entered by Senator curl-martial Stair-Sargeant member countries and common clating curselves as closely as

thrown Rd., Central Henry Reginald Hall, 37, of the

in out after the coup d'etat of last with any Knowland in the Congressional R.A.O.C., pleaded guilty to de- financing of imports.

possible record, said that

new in-

Nov. 20. 20 or more

Glifutions which may emerge American organisations and US January 1947 until he gave him- envisages abolishing all customs political way to forge another reserling in Battaglia, Italy, in At a later stage the plan and which may serve in Д

At yesterday's Assembly citizens or employees in Communist China, January this year.

other non-Chinese self up to the British Consul in tariffs and Import restrictions on lak in the chain

including of European meeting four names, when this Government stopped

those of two Thai strong meni, and unity. trade with the Red regime in confirmation to be reduced to the

He was sentenced, subject to Europe's

Chunawan and "I hope to be able to indicate Graneral Phia

Police Lieutenant-General Pizo December, 1950,

rank of corporal.

plan the extent and nature of the

Driyanond, were proposed for two United Kingdom's relationship Small, dappar URGENT REQUESTS

but all asked Staff-Sergeant Holl.

an agricultural authority the Premiership fall, who volunttered In 1940

when our work

that their names be withdrawn, has developed The Treasury declined to and served throughout the war

-Associated Presa, further."-Reuter; denly ether the individuals, 10 with excellent character told the businessmen and two mission-court he fell in love with cries, or the organisations involv- Signorina Adele Delaurens. He in Indo-ed. Me Arnold said that all are wanted to marry her and work the best reputable."

in Ily.

He applied to be demobilised Their home offices, he said, in Italy, but there was a delay in mercial and miscellaneous whether the French are willing made urgent requests

his application going through. Treasury

τα authority 1noney in return for quick free-

demobilisation he was posted to dom of the individuals,

another unit. Ho did not go. He got a job in a boot factory,

London, Mar. 25. The 28-nation conference for settling Germany's external üebts,

which was originally planned to end by the end of Apri. may now take several

weeks

General Gruenther told the more

10 complete its

Committee that the prospects of work.

the Indo-China war were mut wur had cost No defuite dute for the con- very good. Tie clusion of the talks has yet been 30,000 fatal casualties to France fixed. This whi depend on the aud she Ind some 140,000 Easter recess to be fixed shortly troops stationed there, including

the [21-member Steering 40,000 officers and uon-commis Committee,

sionet oicers, These were ex- The recess may be a long cellent elements whose absence about a fortnight or three was keenly felt in the Western enable the 150 re- re-anament elfort. The weeks to

up- presentatives at the talks to Reep at these French forces in detailed consultations onu distant theatre of operations progresa with their govern- was a heavy burden upon the ments.

French economy. The creditors' and debtors

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hud private discussions today The French effort on question: relating to indus- China, he said, was trial bonded debts and com-reply tu those who are asking

light-France-Presse.

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for

pay

farm produce creating a free market,

The

original French worked out by M. Piimiin

Income Tax

Experts

Three days bafore he was dus for For Malaya

After a year he had enough

Kuala Lumpur, Mar, 25.

tax evasion in

The Department approved the principle of paying legitimate money, to buy a small boot busi- Income tax experts from the Chinese debts as a means of get-ness of his own, but even then Board of Inland Revenue in the ing Americans out of Commu- he could not get married. No United Kingdom are to help nist hands,

pries! would marry them be- combat Income

Malaya. Since the licences were issued, cause he had no civil status. the Treasury added another He gave himself up, then

The High Commissioner, requiremen: that American hos-brought his fonece o Britain

Sir Gerald und surrendered to the civilian General

Templer, Mayes be released 10 non-police.

announcing their coming arrival Communis area such as dong- Sergeant Hall said: "The first to the Federal Legislative kung before the Chinese get the thing we are going to do is to get Council, also proposed the np- married. At last we can pub-] pointment of Д panel of

sh the bannis."

unofficial advisers in · Instruct

money.

No licences have been granted since his proviso was added. United Press.

Progress In Discussions

On Trieste

London, Mar. 25.

A Foreign Omcó statement sald tonight that some progress who made at a meeting today between the Foreign Secretary, | Mr Anthony · Eden, and the Italian Ambassador, Signer Manlio Brosio, on the Trieste situation.

But their happiness depends on the Malayan revenue authorities what the G.D.C., London Dis- on the assessment of various frict, Brigadier W. M. Sale, trades and businesses. thinks of the case. Under Army

Law Staff Sergeant Hall should A large section of the Asian serve the years he was a deseler business community is belleved over again in the Army."

to be evading income tax,

The court-martial president

told Hall that the G.Q.C, might, At present only one in 500 in from the circumstances in the the Federation of Maluya and esse, find he can order his release, one in 100. In Singapore pay In- and not make him forfelt his come tax, - necording to offleig Years of service.

statistica.Associated Press.

Tokyo Explains Scheme For Security Force

Tokyo, Mar, 26. { various general pelley desicas, No reserve duties have been he explained. considered "ellher for the exist

ing National Police Reserve or

before the

Under the new scheme on out- the security force inta which sider will become the Inspector- The Italian Ambassador paid the NPR will be developed, the General with a few atsistants. his second call on Mr Eden in State Minister, Takeo Ohashf, who will also be mutsiders, two days to discuss the anti-declared today in reply to # British "demonstrations in the question by a Leftist Socialist will have a general staff, he maid. The Inspector-General's Omoo port...

Sub-Committee of The chief of this general staff the Upper House Budget Com will be the renice man in the Tonight's statement said that mittee, there would be further discus- Mr Ohashi also explained proposed Inext and sea security sions, though no date had been that under the proposed security forces, his continued. ixed for them.

force scheme State Minister This chief of staff will fee Diplomatic quarters here will be appointedt Director-Gen present the Inspector-General thought that Signor Brosio had crai of the prospective Security or the Director-General, and, made certain proposals to Mr Beard

by tier of the Prime Minister, Eden designed to improve the An Inspector-General's offles will convey the Government's situation in the Anglo-American will be insistuted for overall con orders to the forces, he said. Zone of Trieste, and that the trol of both the lind and sea Below the chief of stum the proposals were now being security forces, he prediated - present ranking NPR will be examined in both London and The Inspector-General Will be relained, he concluded A480- Washington.Iteuter

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