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COMBritain's 'No' To Mossadegh

Economic

Problem Proposals

IN

a regime so largely based

upon doctrine and theory,

the essay contributed from time to time by Mr Stalin to his party's perfodicals are for Russin more than have the essays; they quality of inspired utterances. The one which was made public last week In evidently meant as

an

addition of high importance to the Marx-Lenin-Stalin scriptures. The theals which Mr Stalin develops in it is that war between the world's enpitalist States, arising out of their rivalry for markets, is more imminent than war between them and Communist Russia. Indeed, he thinks it "Inevitable" With the economic hegemony of the United States becoming increasingly irk- some to Great Britain and

France, and with Germany, Japan and Italy once more free to tread the path of international competition, the antagonism between the capitalist States will grow to dimensions exceeding thong of the opposition between Capitalism and five

UNREALISTIC &

UNACCEPTABLE

Persia To Receive Reply Today

London, Oct. 13.

Britain has decided to reject "politely" the latest proposals made by the Iranian Prime Minis. ter, Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, for a settlement of the oil dispute, authoritative sources said today.

Foreign Office officials said that the reply would be handed in Teheran tomorrow (Tuesday).

It may mean a rupture in diplomatic relations between Britain and Iran. But Britain and the United States hope to "leave the door open" for further efforts to resolve the 18 months old ill- fated conflict, the sources said.

The decision to roject came after extensive con- sultations with the United States which are said to have resulted in agreement and in the preservation of the joint Anglo-American front which was established last month by the Truman-Churchill plan for oil peace.

Communism. Those nations will "break loose

The United States is also ex-, following the conclusion that from American slavery and pected to send a note urging a they are "unrealistic and utterly launch on the path af settlement to prevent serious unacceptable." independent development." economic and political develop- This, of course, suggeste ments in Iran.

Authoritative quarters stressed some wishful thinking. It is

ibat the rejection what Mr Stalin's audience. would like to hear. It will Mossadegh's latest proposals has

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Both Britain and the United States, the Informants added, were aware of the risks involved Drin view

ever present

continue dunger of Communist moves in

of the

comfort them to be told that home after earnest study" and Iran and will.Cheraton $0

they can sit apart in peace. H while their enemies devour one another. That much may

be discounted,

and alan

the falle assumption that warfare will economic

suffice in itself to generate actual milltary war-an assumption to which the course of European history lends no support. But, after

CATI APPEAL

Privy Gives

Council

Reasons

subtracting these elements For Judgment

of fallacy, we may ngree with Mr Stalin that tho "capitahst world has now-an

London. Oct. 13.

outstanding economic prob- Reasons were given by lem ahead of it. We need the Privy Council Judicial not share his views that it Committee for allowing the is insoluble. But as yet it appeal of the Civil Air Transport Incorporated on July 28 in claiming posses- sion of 40 civil aircraft Kai Tak airfield.

has not been solved.

S the last war neared its close, conferences and

bo

company

to appeal, to Dr Mossadegh them on a fair meet

basis as provided in the Truman-Chur- chill proposals of last month.

TIME LIMIT MET

The British reply will agaio) adhere to the time it set by Dr Mossadegh in his note of last wock, The earlier British nole

also honoured the ultimatum data.soi by the Iranian Premier.

British sources made it clear that Britain rejects:

1.The Teheran demand for a down payment by Tuesday of

£20,000,000 sterling.

2.The suggestion to send a

mission of the "former Anglo-

Iranian Oil Company to nego-

tiate an agreement on the basis of Dr Mossadegh's carlier pro- posals which were rejected by

Britain and ignored in the re cent Anglo-American replies. atment of an additional £29,000,- 000 sterling three weeks from

i

3. The demand for the pay-

tomorrow.

negotiations began to held to shape the monetary Lord Simon read the judgment Britain is expected to explain and commercial policies of and said it was beyond dispute in her reply that the amount of originally bo- £49,000,000 sterling demanded that the aircraft the post-war world. On the

to the Nationalist by Dr Mossatlegh is not due to British side the negotiator longed

Government of China and were fran tegally and could therefore of most influence was the flown to 'Hongkong on its orders.not be claimed by her. The lute Lord Keynes. Keynes

two US On December 5, 1949, two amount would have been due to had present to his mind two eftizens, Major-Gen. Claire Iran if she had ratified the supe alternative courses of Chennault and Mr W. Willeuer, plementary agreement of 1949 royalties policy one for multilateral bought the physical assets of providing for higher

Iran did tor and specdier payment. trade, if the Americana the Nationalists

not ratify it. United Press. should prove sufficiently $1,500,000 in promissory notes.

Among the terms of the sale co-operative, the other for

APPROVES REPLY was one that the aircraft should bilateral trade, if they not be used to fly Into Com-

London, Oct. 13. should not. The early con-

The CAT Mr Anthony Eden, the British vertibility of sterling would assumed control of the company Foreign Secretary, tonight ap- to the ba characteristic of the from the Nationalist government proved Britain's reply first policy; ita continuing on November 9,

intest Persian note on the oil 1949, inconvertibility, of the Lord Simon

sald the trial dispute.

note was immediately second. In the event, though judge took the view that the the Americans held back at Nationalists sold the aircraft out despatched to Teheran, where embarrass it will be delivered to Premier many points-notably in of spite merely

successors. He Mohammed Mossadegh temor- British Charge regard to thoir tariff-the Keynes judged the situation added that such a view was 'not row by the

to warrant multilateralism.

territory. raunist

Judges.

inevitable

ton,

French Union Forces Score Big Success

Hanoi, Oct. 13. French headquarters announced today that 625 Vietminh rebel troops were killed or captured in two

the Franco-Vietnamese days of battle and pressed forward in the biggest campaign of the new winter dry season.

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Harrow Train Disaster Two Vivid Pictures

These two pictures dramatically illustrate last week's appalling train disaster at Harrow which resulted in the death of 109 people. Top shows a panoramic view of the collision involving three trains, and the other picture shows wreckage of the trains spreadeagled across the railway tracks-Central Press and Reuter- photo.

Mr Attlee's “Ingratitude"

Reports said a force of 10,000 men, including para-667. troopers, ranged in a giant arc to trap elements of two rebel divisions on the rice belts below Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, 50 to 100 miles south of here in the lower Red River delta.

Ten Bullets

that

plust year.

Bloemfontein, Oct, 13. The South African Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr E. Louw, Waves of French bombers said here tonight he had never case of blasted retreating rebel units encountered "a wome

of the with searing palm bombs: A ingratitude" than that French communique listed 300 former Britich Premier! Mr Vietminh troops killed and 325 Clement Attlee, and certain captured in weekend operations members of his cabinet towards taken by the Privy Council d'Amaires, Mr George Middle Killed 2 Men

Farther south, in the constal South Africa "after the aid they The British note, it is under- But Great Britain's case did The second ground of appeal stood, authoritatively, does not

mountains of Central Vietnam, had received from her. Whiston, Oct. 13.- not stand alone; the whole was based on the alleged retro-

the

Vo rebel generalissimo

Mr Louw, opening the Con framework of the 1944-46active effect of recognition by accept the demand made by Dr.

An inquest on two man str Nguyen Glop was reported to gross of the Afrikaans Chamber policies turned out a misfit. the Brush Government of the Mossadegh last week for a cash

vants, who were shot during sten be in personal command of of Commerce, suld there bad

rebel farce reinforceti This was made worse by Communist Government of China payment of £20 million con-

Jure government from vertible into dollars as the first gun incidents at Knowsley Hall

been "an intensive campaign, ói 29. do unexpected circumstances,

January, 1950,

Instalment of the 49 million near Liverpool, the home of especially by the "cold war" Lord Simon sald the Privy he claims is owed to Persia by Lord Derby, last Thursday, was threatened to strike north into slander against South Africa".

ni County Hospital, the delta. But the size of the and Korea. A resort to Council judges agreed with the the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, opened

Nor does it accept Dr Mos- Whiston, today and adjourned French force, which included in Britain and America iri the patchwork has characterised conclusion of Mr Justice Gould,

three mobile columns, was bo- the policies of Great Britain who said the doctrine of retro- sadegh's Invitation to send an after evidence of Identification. and Western Europe. No-ectivity was related to "acts of ell company mission with full The dead men were Walter leved to be holding Vo's troops. In 1949, the Attlee Governy.

the government which already powera to negotiate

Anal Stallard, 40, a butler, and in check. where WAB anything acquired jurisdiction through settlement of the 16-month-old Dougins Steward,

29, under fundamental attempted, and pomocasion and cannot include the dispute.

For the first time in almost hence there has been no actual act of taking possession. If The Brillth Government is not

the French, in the fast that act be wrongful."United prepared to enter into detailed fundamental. Improvement.

The doctor said there were The time of decision cannot Press.

negotiations for a final settlement five bullet wounds in each body, ten days, have moved out of |until the principles governing the

Harold Windstanley, 19, who the Hanoi defence perimeter to be distant, when either the

compensation to be paid to the had been employed as-trainee carry a major campaign into United States will make the

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company for footman at the Hall for the enemy-held territory. concessions without which

the loss of its £500 million in-past nine months, has boon multilateralism cannat per-

dustry have been agreed, It charged with the murder of the French aircraft were out in manently be worked,

Lander, Wyoming, Oct, 18:

understood.

two men, and is now on remand strength in the past fortnight, Britain, contrary to all her Seven people were admitted traditions, will be forced to hospital and scores taken compensallon should be limited

alleged shooting took bombing Colonial Houte 3 which (and the sterling group affor

with what doctors said was a to payment for the company's place in the anaking room at winds through the gorges north his fellow 'ministers were very with hor)

develop following dinner at a Re-Britain maintained that the wife of the Earl, the chef and bilateralism on a scale and

company should be compensated the valet were injured. with a rigour which will Publican rally near here.

Most of those stricken-un- for the loss of revenue it has Lady Daby, who was wound the restraints of officially estimated at about 200 suffered by the 40-year curtall- recent years seem small by were affected three to eight are of a 1983-1993 concession, ed in the neck,

hdepital, this work--Reuter, comparison.

hours after the dinner. - Reuter. Reuter..

make

to

or

Dinors Poisoned

a

Dr Mossadegh' has sold that

butler.

The

is leaving

a year

ment had appealed to the Union Government for help in trdo of financial need. South Africa had guaranteed Britain old to the value of £50,000,000 yearly and had amended her import regulations to enable Britain to carn about £30,000,000 extras in gold, he said.

"At the uno Mr Attlee and

the help!! Mr

| Zouw, sald. "And today the *In Saigon, meanwhile, gera- game Mr Attice and bla Party montes were held to mark "the scold the tfnion'sTM: Government arrival of the 200th shipload of and our country of South.

the Unlied- billtary ald from |/Statos.--United Press.

Africă.”. 4- Reuter,

Parliament

Meets Again Today

London, Oct. 14. -

The House of Commons will meet today for the first time since their summer vacation which lasted two months, -

The next three weeks, the last phase of the old session, will be devoted largely to domestic issues, and preparing for the state opening of the winter version, when Queen Elizabeth for the first time in

Announces *reign

the Government's programime" in a

from

the throne on

hor

speech

November 4.

Two subjects of international importance will be raised by Mr Churchill today. He will reply to a question about the dispute on British admission to the Pacific Pact Council meetings congned to Australia, New Zealand and the United States,

He will also answer a question of the British atom weapon test In Australia. It is howÖVET EX- pected that he will-asis· Parita~- ment to wait a little longer for details.

J

During the summer vacation, the Labour opposition WAS shaken, to its foundations by in- ternal strito between the Bevanites and the party mode rates led by Mr Attice. This has left it weak and divided

just

when it needs maximum unity to fight Churchill's determined plans to denationalise the steel and road transport industries Reuter.

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