1952-04-24 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1952.

SAAR TALKS BREAK DOWN Franco-German Negotiations A Failure

"No Point In Continuing Talks," Adenauer Says

FO Official On Moscow Visit

Moscow, Apr. 23. Mr Paul Mason, Assis- tant Under-Secretary at the British Foreign Office, arrived in Moscow_toting.

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Embassy spokesman said that Mr Mason is here on a 10-day visit a guest of the Am- bassador, Air Alvary Gas- colene.

He said that the vlalt was routine.Reuter,

BRITAIN

PRESSED

FOR REPLY

Bonn, Apr. 23.

The Saar flared up as an international problem again today when the West German Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer, told Parliament that the present line of negotiations with France over the industrially rich pocket territory had failed,

He said that continuation of the negotiations was for the present impossible. And he warned: "The Federal Government will continue to urge the French Government to keep to its agreements."

"The problem of the Saar is of a nature to disturb, if not to prevent en- tirely, European integration," he added.

The Saar, with 908,000 people in its 733-square-miles of rich) coal and ore territory, was part of the Nazi Reich during the war and for a few years before. Now, it is semi-autonomous my economically linked with France.

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(In Paris today French -London, Apr. 23. Foreign Office spokesman · sald Spain as pressed Britain for that France has rejected a Ger-

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im- reply to a Spanish memoran- dum calling for an international mediate investigation into elec- conference to settle the future toral conditions in the Saar, of Tangler, a Foreign Office

"France will not appoint its members to the Saar Investigat- spokesman gald today.

The original

memoranduhing Commission un!!! France was given to Britain and six Garman talks about the future other Powers interested in the status of the Saar have got under International Zone of Tangier why and

is come in- dication that a solution might on April 7.

be reached," he added),

Dr Adenauer told Parliament today that the altitude of the French Parliament had

The latest Spanish movo ask- ing for a reply has been made in a note to the British Embassy in Madrid and a summary hans been received at the Foreiga

Omice here.

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vinced him that there was no point in continuing his negotia- ions with the French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, begun earlier this year.

Herr Ollenhauer sald that the Clarifying a point about the Güvernment should challenge (constitution of the planned Supe the Freedom of the Sancs Commission, De Adenauer sald politeel instiutions in the Cam-But it was to have consisted of mittee of Minuters of the Coun- French and Gorman - members cit of Europe at their next with the Sour taking part. meeting.

"It was never sail or even The Government should then suggested or hinted that the put into practical terms its view Saar Government be given full that the Sanr is a part of Ger-status in the Commission or that many.

it be given n right to vole," Ke said.

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LONDON TALKS

The Parliament then adopted West Germany should not by 102 votes against 135, with take one step further towards eight absteritions, a resolution European Integration and moved by the coalition parties" especially the European Army which said: until the Saar question was satisfactorily settled.

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The Saar, according to in- ternational law, is German tern During the debate Drritory Adenauer said that he had dis. Present conditions in cused with M. Schuman London last January all the Saar were create without Justification and against possibilities for a solution of the legal

démocrate principles Saat, including the creation of a the European territory which could self determination. be the seat of the Schuman Plannot be disposed of leally with-'

3. -German territory can

The Spanish memorandumn of

Many Depilles, including out German consen April 7 held the view that the

representatives of the Govern- 4.

"We strive 19-13 provisional

agreement

mat coalition, rejected "Euro-European union to overcome chould be considered as lapsed

peanisation" at the Saar along national borders in mutual and that the International an

Pressed by the Social Demo- with annexation" and "separa-spect for right and freedom." Innistration of the Zone should

tion."

The Social Democrats, who be reorganised in accordance cratic opposition, Dr Adenauer

Dr Adenauer then explained, had entered a more sharply with previous agreements signed revealed part of the exchange that there was a distinction be-worded motion, and the Com-

letters with M. Schuman during tween "European setion of the munists, in 1923 and 1928,

-voted -- -Bainst ..........the. Countries represented on the the past fortnight.

Stor and the erading a Government parties". resolution. Tangier Control Commission are

The Social Democratic mo- Dr Adenauer had asked M. European territory in the Saar. France, Italy, Belgium. Schuman Britain

Deputies Whether France wasi

votes understood him to tion, rejected by 100 Holland, Portugal and the United ready to nominate three

mem-mean that the European terri-against 142, with 18 abstentions,

London was included Stoler.

the additional se that

"Bundestad Spain has handed a new notebers to the Commission, whose tery discussed in

the formation on Tangier to the French Am- the two men last month, to see the

was agreed between to have included a part only tence

picsent Saar territory (Parliament) will not agree to bassador in Madrid, usually re-whether democratie conditions along with some French terr any solution contradicting liable sources in Paris sold.

fee principles." Reuter, for free elections existed in theory across the border, Ministry A French Foreign spokesman said the details of the note, Spain's second on the Tangier statute, were not you available.

The French spokesman said it was unusual that Spain should deliver a second nale, before France has replied to the fret.- Reuter.

Shipping Line Summonsed

New York, Apr. 23. New York City officials have handed a suminons to officials

Sacr.

FRENCH ATTITUDE M. Schuman had replied Inst Monday thut the examination of conditions in the Snar could not be treated independently of

seitlement of the whole ques-

tion,

Since the French Senate had declared on April 1 that no final settlement of the Saar might | alter the Sour's present pollten! delaci ment from Germany and economic attachment to France, continuation of the negotiations was for the present Impossible, Dr Adenauer said.

But he added that he would of the French line operators of still seek to obtain "democratic the 43,000-ion liner Ile de France, freedoms for the inhabitants of charging them with violating the territory, though he did not the smoke control regulations. say how;

The lie de France smokes Hey Erich Ollenhauer, acting every time it comes in here." leader of the Social Democratie

described said the Director of the Smoke opposition, Control Bureau, Mr William G. Government's Saar policy as "u Ohrlly-Reuter, »

complete fiasco".

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