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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1953.

Adenauer Pounces On Neo-Nazi Free Corps: Top Leaders Arrested

Army Chiefs In Secret Talks

Frankfurt, Feb. 10. The United States Army's two top Generals in' Europo had a one-hour secret talk here today In a planc parked

Frankfurt's

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thine Main airflold,

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General Blatthew Ridgway, Allled Supreme Co

ommander and Commander-in-Chief United States forces Europe, flew in from Parts for this talk. General Thomas T. Handy, his-De- Duty до Commander of United Blates farces, board- ed his plane.

When General Handy left, General Ridgway flew off to Paris without leaving the aircraft. A spokesman at General Handy's head- quarters in Frankfurt zald he could give no further information-Neuter.

Bonn, Feb. 10.

The West German Government today banned the ultra-nationalistic "German Free Corps", charging it with plotting to selze power and to set up a new Nazi-like state.

The West German security police have arrest- ed four top "Free Corps" leaders and have issued. a warrant for a fifth, Gustav School, one of the seven one-time Nazis under interrogation by British intelligence agents since January 14.

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The Federal Interior Ministry | which was bullt along para- sent Polico to search the militaristic lines, was actually homes of 35 other "Free Corps" Nazl in nature, Egidi, asserted.

-United Press, chieftains, it was announced.

The Director of the Interior Ministry, Hans Egidi, said that

the

BRITISH INTEREST

London, Feb 10,

tonight wolcomed the German Federal government's swoop on the Freikorps Deutschland as an energetie, move to defend demo- cracy in Western Germany.

the authorities had not yet Official quarters in Londen established whether the Free Corpe was actively linked with alleged Nazi cell at present held by the British

on suspicion of con- spiring to overthrow the Ger- thon Government.

seven-inan

Government

seized agenta enough Free Corps records to prove that the organisation,

Strenuous Efforts To Stop Refugee Flow

Berlin, Feb. 10,

The organisation had been watched by

Bellish security police In Germany for some Lime,

It was understood. Officials are now waiting to see what links, if any, the Freikorps had with the Naumann group,

Dr Konrad Adenauer, the German Chancellor, told Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick, British High Commissioner in Germany, of his intention to ban the Freikorps Deutschland some days ago, it is understood authoritatively.- Reuter.

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Eva Peron Memorial

A huge stone memoria) made in Pietraianta, Italy, by the Italian sculptor Leone Tommas), to be sent to Buenos Aires. The Memorial. In memory of Eva Peron, tata 'wife of the Dictator of the Argentine, is to be erected in front of the Palace of Social Aastatance in Buenos Aires.`` (London Express Photo).

Not Yet Ready Soviet Moderation

The East German Communists today took new measures to isolate West Berlin from surrounding For Pound Soviet territory in an effort to halt the record flow of refugees to the West.

However, 1,250 East Germans sought asylum in the West today to raise the number of refugees this month to 11,600. At this rate the February total will exceed even the record of 25,184 set last month.

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The Communist police erected East German village of Stakken two more barbed wire en- from direct access to the neigh-

Convertibility

London, Feb. 10. The British Treasury gave' a flat "No" today to making the with other currency now. Pound Sterling freely convertible

Over Formosa

DICTATOR POWERS SOUGHT BY MALAN

Capetown, Feb. 11, South Africa's Assembly faces the most important debate of its pre-election session today (Wednesday) when the Minister of Justice, Mr Charles Swart, explains why the National- 1st Government has intro duced its controversial "Public Safety Bill" as a new weapon against the Africans' defiance cam- paign.

The bill, which gives the executive or the Minister, almost unrestricted powers to declare state of emergency and suspend legislation will be accepted by the United Party opposition only If the Government agreps to safeguarding amendments assur- Ing adequate checks by Parlia- ment and courts.

The Assembly's Parliamentary which

minority

Labour Party,

la part of the United Democratic Front against the Nationaliste, has taken an adamant stand againat the whole bill in principle and is expected to move its indefinite postponement.

The bill, linked with મ second new measure, tho Criminal Law Amendments Bin, which imposes fresh penalties, including Lashings.

for

denance of the Race on laws, has brought of dictatorship 313 tyranny from anti-Government groups.

Members of the African National Congress have held profest meetings and the militant Torch Commando movement. formded by veterans has threatened countrywide demonstrations Reuter.

war

Presents A Puzzle NO REASON

London, Feb. 10. Moscow's surprisingly mild reaction to Presi-

|FOR GLOOM |

That was the answer given by dent Eisenhower's statement on Formosa is inter OVER NATO

inglements on the border of bouring British sectar. and Mr John Boyd Carpenter,

road Financial Secretary to

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American

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on race

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November theres....anti-Zionism is it would be contrary to Inter

Diplomats pointed out here that Pravda had merely registered the cool reception which the latest American move in Asia got in many coun- tries but that it had refrained from attacking the President in any way.

New York, Feb. 10. Mr Frederick Anderson, United States: Ambassador to the North

Atlantic Treaty Organisation, said ing in the defence buildup of

here tonight that despite below-

Western' nations how "no Justification for gloon."

East Germany and West Ber-closed down one main lin,

thepreted here as meaning that Soviet leaders might barred residents of the leading from the Soviet Zone of Treasury, in the House of com- still be hoping to bring about a meeting between

Germany to the Soviet sector mons when a Conservative mem- of Berlin.

be: asked if the Chancellor of the the President and Premier Stalin. Meanwhile, the Communist Exchequer would make Sterling U.S. Not Dropping Party newspaper Neues Deutsch-convertible view of the

on attacked Zionism as an created strength of Sterling Case

espionage agency, the international market, but denied that the Communist Mr Boyd Carpenter also told attack on Zionism was anti-a Labour questioner that the Washington, Feb. 10.

Sanitle

£80,000,000 which Britain will

Mr Anderson, addressing the The State Department today It sold: "The fight against make aval

available through the

American Council on NATO, said rejected yesterday's Hungarian Zionism has nothing to do with International Bank for Common-

he was "completely satlided" note telling the United States anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism wealth development will not be The reaction itself was made attacks on President Eisenhower

with the spirit which Western a transport is the outgrowth of barbarie convertible into dollars. He said to look as unofficial as Pravda, since his election. It could recover

countries were approaching the blane forced ttown

could make it. It was not n

common 2-It has repeatedly stressed problem of building Government Ilungation

declaration Bank loans soll n°

fight against national

to tie

NATO defences, nor the "special importance" of the 1931 by buyint it for $98,779 American

a development loans to

was it made in a leading article. and

exports espionage (about £37,000).

diversionist agency,"

from Britain, but that he did not was printed on Pravda's co-existence between the Com- of three munist bloe and the West at the page as one The newspaper sald Israel contemplate authorising converters in The United States demanded

moment. present the newspaper's re the return of the plane or pay- had been using Jews who live sion into dollars in approving gulor review of events abroad 3. Russia has enerely accepte

Mr Anderson warned against ment by the Hungarian govern-in other nations as spies and it specific development schemes, und signed by a second rate the non-prolongation of ment to cover its value.

warned: "One must not make United Press.

analyst, P. Korionov.

Soviet-Persian fisheries agree could in any way be a substitute After quoting profusely from trained from

enent and has apparently redor Atlantic unity. European und Asiatic new precarious Persian situation in a

exploiting the He said he belleved prospects papers to demonstrate how

for ratification, of a European direct way. unpopular the Formosa move

Defence Community Treaty was, Pravda readily agreed that 4-A few days ago Moscow appeared brighter than several It meant "widening the scale of suddenly agreed to take part in months ago,--Reuter, - military operations in the Far the United Nations Economic Basl," but it did not press the Commission for Europe meetina Peint too strongly.

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Mr. Michael McDermott, the | the mistake of being Jess State Department's spokesman, vigilant with Jews than with said the Hungarinn note dld not other people....because of the dispose of the issues which the natural hatred of anti-Semitism State Department would take and because of pity for suffer. on again--Reuter.

ing Jews."-United Press.

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Delicate Operation On Twin Child

Chicago, Feb. 10. The brain and skull ¡Rodney Dee Brodie, separated almost two months ago from his Siamese twin, were almost two- completely covered in a hour operation today.

It

fourth

Problems of defence pra- grammes were being met with confidence, determination and

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spirit of solidarity, he declared. the illusions that European unity

on East-West trade-after falling Greeks On Trial

went

EXCUSING PURGES

It noted with satisfaction to reply to the Commission's in- .177 dzin that the President's decision on vitation for four months. More, Formora and

Athena, Feb. ́ 10. the Foreign the Russians at presend want the Secretary,

Seventeen John Foster meeting to take place almost at

Greek peasants Mr Dulles'. "ultimatum" 10

from villages along the Greek- once, this month, if possible, 14- "tern Europe" has led to acute

Albanian frontier went on trial new controversies in the camp

today before a military-court at As the diplomats pointed out, Konitza, near of the Anglo-American bioe.

the Albanlan the Moscow "moderation" moves border, charged with spying for "MODERATION"

unnotlood ог were Albania and Diplomats here

with subversivo zald

that minimiselt so far because they activities through contacts with Pravda's reaction on Formosa were made at a time when the Greek Communist guerlilas Doctors sald a large flap of w29 One

more Moscow's diplomatic modera- States, are accused by

example of West, and especially the United Reuter.

Com tion during Tha last months, roughly

two munist propaganda of sending since Christ- sples and saboteurs into the mas when in reply to questions Soviet Union and its satelliter. addressed to him by a correspon- But these charges are not new. dent of the New York Times They aro sman for the Univer- Premier Stalin said that he was justify the theory of a "hostile regularly to capitalist encirclement," and

scalp was placed over most of the portion of the brain which remained uncovered. They said the 10-month-old . baby went through the operation as well as could be expected.

A

spokesman for

alty

mado

of Illinois Research Hospital ready, to meet President Eisen- now their aim is to provide

said the doctors hoped the newhower.

covering would minimise infec- Examples are listed by diplo- Lion. In previous plastic surgery operations approximately 75 per cent of Rodney's brain had been covered.

Rodney Dee was separated from his twlm Roger Lee on December 17. Today's operation was his fourth since September 30.-United Press.

mate as followz-

1-Soviet propaganda has re- frained from making personal

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Washington, Feb. 10. Surplus United States- grain would be deliverris, to flood arena in Europe under legislation in- troduced today by Senato Ma- jority Leader Robert A. Tan and Senator Edward J. Thyo (Republican, Minnesota).

The bill would authoríso Pre- sident Eisenhower to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation to make surplus, agricultural commodities": available in Bri

Western Europe stoma break

A$10,000,000,000, appropria

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