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COMMENT OF THE DAY

What Now?

THE death of Josef Stalin

THE

poses many questions, the not auswera to which are likely to be revealed to the world outalde Rusala for It is Rome time Come

being widely assumed that a struggle will go on in the Soviet hierarchy for the dominant position which Stalin held in the Kremlin. If the official Soviet press and radia build-up which Malenkov has received dur

months ing the past six

means anything, the

in-

ference is that Stalin per-

sonally nominated him да

his successor. Nevertheless

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MALENKOV SUCCEEDS STALIN

New The Man Whe

Never Was

Russia's New Becomes

Prime Minister

MOLOTOV IS APPOINTED

FOREIGN

MINISTER

London, Mar. 6.

Moscow Radio announced today the appointment of Georghi Malen- the pretentions of Molotov kov as Soviet Prime Minister 24 hours after Marshal Stalin died.

and Secret Police Chief Berin cannot be dismissed us Inconsequential. Of the three, Beria's chances of stepping into Stalin's shoes can be considered the slim- mest, for while he ha

a

firm grip on Russia's State police and is almost certain-

his

Heavy jowled Malenkov, often called Stalin's protege had been tip- ped to replace the Soviet leader by diplomats in the Western world. He is 51.

Vyacheslav Molotov, 63, was appointed Foreign Minister. Lavrenti Beria remains in charge of internal police as Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs-a new Ministry fusing the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Security.

drawn

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Kumykin and - ing. become his de

ly in a position to blackmail

Marshal Klementi Voroshilov, 72, one of Stalin's closest associates since his Kremlin asceintes, it is

the earliest revolutionary days and builder of the Red Army becomes President less likely that he possesses

of the Soviet Union, replacing Nikolai Schvernik. any control over the armed

"Comrade Kosiachenko is to services, or that he could Other appointments announced, involves the greatest cohesion of ever secure their confidence by Moscow Radio were:

the leadership for the proven- be appointed chairman of the State Planning Com- and support. Molotov NB Minister of War: Nikolai tion of any diversion of effort USSR

mission, Nikolai Shvernik is to order Vice- und panic and senior Vice-Premier is, from Bulganin, 57, former the viewpoint of natural line Premier and full member of the ensure realisation of the polley be recommended as chairman the Soviet Trade Ualon up by our Party and Movement and Vassili Kuznetov of succession, a more likely Communist Party's Praesidium.

United Nations Permanent Government QT regards

our is to be released from this candidate, but inasmuch that Representative-Andrel Vyshin internal and external affairs.

post,"

the Radio said. he has been publicly pushed sky, former Foreign Minister,

Moscow Rodio sald that with The Ministry of Foreign Trade the Praesidium into the background,

Secretary of

view to preventing any and lome Trade will become Soviet:-N opportunity for aelzing of the Supreme

difficulties in the direction of

one Ministry to be called Minis- the activity of the Government power must be somewhat Perov, hitherto virtually un

Government try of Home and Foreign Trade, limited. Malenkov already known in the West and one of

and Party organs the Central under Mikoyan, the seven men appointed to

Committee of the Communist Kabanov, Bossesses control of the organise Stalin's funeral.

of the Soviet Union, the Party Communist Party, and it is

Zhavoronkov Beria, Mutolov und Bulganlḥ, | Council of the USSR and this fact which will probably together with Lazar Kaganovitch, Praesidium of the Supreme carry him into Stalin's posi- | 59, Stalin's brother-in-law, are Soviet of the USSR deem Ilon:

also Vice-Premiers.

necessary to put into effect were number of measures aimed at To the world generally, how-All except Bulganin

Vica-Pranicis under Stalin.

the organisation of the Party ever, the most intriguing

Moscow Radio sald Nikvial

and Goverment. in whether the Sivomuk-now President of the changes which must come Soviet Union-was "to be re-. about in the Kremlin will commended as chairman of the Soviet Soviet Trade Union Movement. to be foreign policy. The pos- Vassili Kuznitzov was sibility must not be over-releared from this pet. estimated, any more than it can be discarded as wholly Itadio wishful thinking. Moscow's insistence on the urgent need for unity among the Soviet peoples at this

poser

mean uBy

new

•

The Fourth Session of the Supreme Soviet has been con- veed for March 14 in Moscow,

Moscow Radio's

announce

USSI,

the

Ministry of Motorcar and

Tractor Industries, the Ministry Suez Canal Future

of Machine-bullding and Tool Instrument making, the Ministry |

H

at Agriculture Machinery, andy the Ministry of Machine Tools "They have accordingly ap will be merged into one Ministry pointed Comrede Malenkov to be known as the Ministry oi President of the Council of Machine Building. Ministers; appointed

First Saturoy becomes Minister of Deputies to the President of the new Machine-building the Council of Ministers of the Ministry, USSR Comrades Berin, Molotov, Bulganin and Kaganovitch."

-Ls no1

on

11

Affairs

ANGLO-US

IDENTITY

OF VIEWS

Washington, Mar. 6. Reliable diplomatic

Riots In

India & Pakistan

Religious Feelings Run High

New Delhi, March 6, Religious rioting flared up again today on the In- dian sub-Continent.

In New Delhi, 1,000 right- wing Hindus defled a govern-

ment ban on demonstrations and tried to hold a procession through the streets. Police used tear gas to break up the surging crowd and arrested 22 leaders, including the heads

Parliamentary minority parties,

All were held un charges of violating the demonstration batt earlier in the day by

imposed

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Aggressor, Request

United Nations, Mar. 6.

The General Assembly's Political Committee continu- Ing its debate cn Koren despite Stalin's death was today asked to brand Russia as an aggressor.

collective re-

Colonel Ben Limb, permanent, victory for the observer to the United Nations sistance and self-defence of free for South Korea, said:

**The

Soviet Union, whose chiet spokesman frankly ad mits that it is a partner In the business of killing United Nations soldiers, ought to be designated as an aggressor by this body",

NEW PRAESIDIÙM

The post of Secretary of the A ten-member Praesidium of

The Moslem rioters, fired by Praesidium of the USSR Supreme the Central Committee of the

the extremist Ahrar group. Soviet, which is now token by Communist Party is being set up

DEPUTY MINISTERS

were demanding the resignation had been held for many Pegov, of Malenkov, Berla, consisting

of Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Appointed as Deputy Ministers | years by A. F. Gorkin, Melotov, Voreslillov, Kruschier,

Gorkin's of War were:

name appeared

Khan, Pakistan Foreign Minis- Bulganin Kaganoviten, Saburov

Marshal Alexander Vassilevsky all decrees issued by the sources and today that the ter, and attacking the modernist and Pervukhim Maryan, the time is not without meaning, Radio announced.

Ahmadiya sect to which Soviet Praesidium, Foreign and Georghi Zhukov.

Supreme

Mr Secretary,

belongs. Zhukov, one of the War's most which issues decrees when the Anthony Eden, and for it at least suggests thut

the

New Delhi demonstra- farious soldiers,

Soviet Ini-Supreme Woo duo the country may in

mediately after the War con- session.

Secretary of State, Mr John tions were called by right-wing courae be presented with

sidered to be number two to

Colonel Limb said that the The Supreme Soviet usually Foster Dulles, were reported Hindus to support Hindu agita- idens not entirelyin

Stalin. Vassilevsky was Minis-meets only once a year for ato have reached virtualon in Jammu in the controver-war

had been caused by the line with these which Stalin ment tonight of the changes Inter of the Army under Stalin. session lasting four or five days identity of views on how to

sial state of Kashmir.

people of Northern Korea. adopted na a hard and fast the Council of Ministers read:" Chairman of the Government

The leaders had Berla's formal appointment as solve the Suez Canal prob- they would

announced

"The army of Northern Kören Commission "A plenum {fúll meeting) of Planning

is Minister polley. The reactions of

of Internal

parade through

was composed to a considerable the Central Committee of the Kosiachenko,

India's capital with the ashes of Russia's satellites have also

extent of Soviet citizens and of Communist Party of the US to reveal themselves. There he council of Ministers of the Vysmsky and Jacob Malikte relinquished the post of

Deputy Foreign Ministers are means he has a new Ministerial lem with Egypt.

11 people killed by Jetima

Chinese Communists of Korisn They sald this was in the police during the last

race who were are alrendy signs that the USSR, the Praesidium of the Malk keeps the post he held Minister in charge of security desire for a fair deal for the

with President Eisenhower's months.

Northern or brought into Albanian authorities are Supreme Soviel of the USSR under Stalin.

and Internal affairs in 1948 but Arab nations in order to form members of Parliament, were Mr attacking us," he said.

The three leaders arrested, all Union for the very purpose of Jittery, while the disillusion- have jointly issued a statement. Nikolal Shvernik, replaces as was generally understood to ed Czechs may consider this stating that at this difficult titular head of the State by have controlled these affairs at soon as possible a Middle Sycmoprasad Mookerjee, heat of

"Stalemate is not enough" he East defence community. Party and Vocochilov, is "Lo be for our a ripe time to show their moment

the Jantangh party. Mr N. C. (Politburo) level with. higher

the said. "There must be an ending Chatterjee, President of hatred of Soviet-controlled Country they consider that the mended" as chalenan of the cut Cabinet portfolio.

They understood that most Important task of the party Soviet Trades Union Movement The post carries with it con- Dulics

Mr Hindu Mahasabha party, and Me sometime. And when that time and Communism. Russia at the and of the Government is to

Mr Eden

in is reached it will were Nandiel Sharma, Secretary of the trol

of the secret police and is agreed that the Sucz

prove to be either a victory for moment fa a big question ensure uninterrupted and correct

Canal Raira Parishad party. mark, and is likely to re-direction of the entire life of

generally understood to include problem had to be solved with direction of labour campa a framework of such a defence the majority, clain their economic

Hindus in Jemenu, although in Communist main so for a long period. the country which, in its turn,

arrangement and this should grievances are ignored by the give sty considerable satia- Kashmir Moslem government of faction to the Egyptian desire to Sheik Abdullah. More than i have

control over the Suez thousand of them have been im

prisoned in the state during their They also understood that Mr four-month agitation.Reuler.

Mr President Dwight D. Elsen-Dulles and

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Moscow Hadio announced also that the Ministry of Transport Machinebuilding, the Ministry of Shipbuilding, the Ministry of Heavy Machinebuilding and the Ministry of Construction Roadmaking · Machinebullding now become one to be known a the Ministry of Transport and Heavy Machinebuilding.

The Ministry Power Stallons and Electric Bower today nominated career agreed that the present pro- Industries is to be fused with diplomat John Allison, 47, as posals rubmitted by the United Queen Mary Latest

Mr the Ministry of Means and United States Ambassador to States Ambassador,

Loy Communication to be known as Japan, succeeding Robert Henderson, to Premier Moham-

London, Mar, 0. the Ministry of Electric In- Murphy.

med Mostadegh in Teheran for Mariborough House said today dustry.

At the same time Eisenhower solving the all dispute were fair Queen Mary, confined to her bed Pervukhia becomes Minister nominated Murphy to be As-and proper ones and there was with gastric trouble, spent a of the new Ministry of Electric sistant Secretary of State for no question of asking Britain fairly good night and her Power Stations and

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M. Baranovsky of the ...A. Ukraine repezted the Communist charge that the leaders of the present United States administra- om planned to use the forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shak gainat Chinese People's Republic.

the

He also said that only the pro-

posals of the Soviet Union held out the possibility of breaking tho Armistice deadlock-Reuter,

Tito's Visit To

London

Belgrade, Mar. 6. Marshal. Tito's visit to Britain Is to be advanced from March 23 to March 18, * British Embassy spokesman said here. tonight.

It was understood the change In the date was made by Mar- shal Tito himself,-Reuter.

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