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LAVRENTI BERIA'S FATE MATTER FOR SPECULATION

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST ; 14: 1958.

Russian Premier Keeping The World Guessing

London, Aug. 9.

The Soviet Prime Minister, Georgi Malenkov, in his policy declara. tion to the Supreme Soviet in Moscow yesterday, steered clear of answer- ing two questions the world is asking will ex-police chief Lavrenti P. Beria be put on trial? If so; when?

Malenkov, in a short cryptic reference to Beria, told the 1,300 assembled deputies that this "master-agent of imperialism has been exposed and rendered harmless".

The question is now whether Malenkov and his colleagues consider it a wise course to put Beria on trial,

GAMBLE IS They may decide to keep him In Stalin's time, the Supreme

OUT OF QUESTION

Russian Claim On The H-Bomb

Washington, Aug. 9. Mr W. S. Cole, Chairman

in the background as a kind of Soviet was purely

villain of the piece" and not stamp stage a trial of the kind which may remind the Russian people only too vividly of the horrors of pre-war purge trials.

"debate" was

the

a rubber. body.

unanimously endorsing all Government cisions. The paly thing which budget, and this debate" con- produced a alsted of a series of prepared speeches read by different De putles,

If, as many observers belleve, the the Soviet Army is behind

This same pattern was follow- move which toppled Beria from power, the Army may be satis-ed in the session which entled fed with his removal from office yesterday. and his being "rendered harm- less" and may not press for a full-scale trial,

to

The one difference was that Malenkov treats the Supreme Soviet with a little more respect than Stalin did. Stalin normally of the Joint Atomic Energy the present the answers

above questions are attended only the budget session Committee of Congress, sald hypothetical. In the

of the Supreme Soviet, and very on occasionally one other meeting. today the United States incl of General

Malenkov has made a point of Soviet who was should proceed on the as- Rudenko, Bumption that the Soviet Chlef Prosecutor at the Nuren-attending all Supreme Soviet berg war crimes trial, as the Union had the hydrogen new Prosecutor-General of the

Malenkov also has made major policy spooches at both sessions bomb.

Soviet Union, some may see an indication

that he has been of the Supreme Soviet held since

Stalin died. selected to take charge of the case against Berla.

Mr Cole sold there was some speculation whether, the Soviet claim to possess the secret was true or not.

not

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"We cannot gamble that it is

(rue,"" ho commented. "We must proceed on the theary

is." The United States has never officially eximed to have made Or exploded the hydrogen

statements by bomb, but

two members of the Joint Committee

M. Malenkov aince

made his Saturday in- announcement on dicated that it had. Me C. Hinshaw

(Democrat) said: "We mastered production of the hydrogen bomb a year ago, so it Is not surprising the Rusalanes claim to have deve- loped it now.

The meetings

very

But his appointment, together with two new members of the Supreme Court, may easily be routine.

Safonov, the previous secutor-General, had held offler for several years.

Stalin, since the war, had not addressed one Supreme Soviet session.

CONFIDENCE

Malenkov's speech yesterday Pro- cemed to reflect what appeared to be confidence in the stability of the present regime, despite

eyes one of the

the Beria affels on the need

With his

to produce more consumer goods, and by cutting the agricultural taxes with the aim of stimulating food production, he is continuing trying to make life a policy of

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and less austere caster for the Russian people,

AMAZING ASPECT

The Supreme Court in any case numbers over 70 members

To Western most remarkable features of the four-day Supreme Soviet session just ended was the very Ultie reference made 10 Beria.

A notable feature of the Malenkov referred to the sub-budget was the promise to build

yesterday rather as an aside during the course of his 25 per cent moro houses in the Mr J. E. van Zandt (Republi-policy statement.

But at the same time, Malen- can) said: "We did not know From the beginning to the we had one (a hydrogen bomb) end of this session, the Berin kov's tone is becoming sharper

towards the West.

Though armed expenditure is being

extont

ourselves until last October, affair socmed to have been ace when we exploded hydrogen copted by the Deputies an an device."

coming year.

reduced to some

to

Princess At A Wedding

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Striking Similarity Noted

Vienna, Aug. 9. Political observers who have made a special study of the Communist Southeast European States were struck by similarities between the speech of Georgi Malenkov

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West To Make Assessment

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Of Kremlin's

Princess Margaret attended the wedding at Hambledon, near Henley, of her friend, Miss Laura Smith, sirler of Lord Hambleden, and Mr Michael Brand. At left Princess Mar- gurek la voèr arriving. At right the" bride and bridegroom leaving the church after the ceremony.-Central Press Photo,

In

Red Regime Germany Sitting On Powder Keg

Eighteen million Eart Germans remain restive, in the wake of the June uprising against Communiam. The United Press manager and chir{ cor- respondent for Germany, who covered the uprising, returned from Berlin fo Frankfurt today after making a 110-mile trip through the Soviet Zone. Here are fils impressions.

Frankfurt, Aug. 9.

Intentions

MALENKOV'S SPEECH

LIFTS THE VEIL

London, Aug. 9."

The team of Western diplomats who meet shortly to reply to Russia's call for a conference to ease world tension will make full use of M. Georgi Malenkov's latest international review in assessing Soviet intentions, diplomatic quarters said today.

The Russian Prime Minister's address to the Supreme Soviet yesterday contained important clarifications of Soviet policy aims obscured in the note which Moscow sent to Britain, France and the United States last Wednesday.

The note answered a Western invitation to September meeting of Foreign Ministers to discuss German elections and the treaty for Austrin. It said the Ministers should tackle the overall problem of China Germany and ways of relaxing the cold war. should be in the conference for the latter item, it said.

M. Malenkoy's address corms į The radio broadcast the to establish beyond all doubt|spooch in German and in Eng- that he is not prepared: to mogo-jish, intended for listeners in Unte on isolated problems, the United Kingdom and North largely on the choosing of "the | America. Western powers. !

Moscow radio's Spanish pro-

Instead, he seeks a conference grummer for Latin America also to get to grips with the major carried the spocch-Reuter, world problems simultaneously. This is a proposal which the Westem powers, themselves, made in 1951, but negotiations for an agenda ended in dead- lock following the Russian | delegate's ' demunciation of Live

North Atlantic Past,

A squad of Communist police troops in ill-inclusion of the Baan Republic fitting Soviet-style uniforms covered the big red as it pulled U.S. Army train with burp guns through the first East German station out of

Berlin.

munity was necessary

Prisoners

Were Tried After The Armistice

Yesterday M. Malenkov again picked on the Atlantic Alliance as the main threat to world peace" and demanded that the West abandon its plans to in- tegrate a rearmed West Ger

United Europe. many into a scored the argument that the

Tokyo, Aug, 9. American prisoners were in a European Defence Com-

to pre-tried and sentenced after serve European peace.

the armistice to gaol terms All this suggests that oven it ranging from three months the Western Powers were pre- to three years, a 21-year-old pared to agree to a conference They patrolled the platforms in strength at toy and reach a global settle soldier from Battle Moun Union, tain, Novada, sald in a hos the Bavick of Gribnitzsce, Babelsberg and Potsdam - the first three meat with

circumstances, *tho meeting "The last trials were held the stations on the 110-mila trip through the Soviet Zone which they are not, in present pital today. to West Germany.

would have little chance of day after the armistico signing

Corpman Richard M. Davis, Earlier in tours of West Berlin success.

At their I saw them lurking overywhere,

forthcoming meet prisoner of the Reds since guarding the East-West sector ing, probably in Faris, the February 12, 1951, sald.

He stated six men were tried “ border points, near the railway Western diplomats are likely to stations and key factories, even reaffirm their stand that it is for on July 28 on various charges on the Stalin Allee, top garish Moscow to prove its sincerity including "Ku Klux Klan" act new Fifth Avenue of Berlin's by hecepting one of the prin- vity and "instigating against the

to the Supreme Soviet yes- terday and the speech of

Premier

the now

Hungary Imre Nagy, to the Hungarian Parliament on July 4.

They pointed out that Nagy bad also stressed the past over- investment in heavy industry, the need to devote more funds and the

accomplished fact beyond argu- the Soviet Premier "Device" is the word employment and discussion.

need the ed by atom scientists in speak-| At the last Supreme Soviet has stressed Ing of any kind of atomic ex- session, held on March 15, Berin strengthen and consolidate the plosive being subjected to a test. himself then number twa in Soviet armed forces. Now he

pro- adds that Russia has also -Beuter.

the hierarchy-formally posed appointment of Malenikov hydrogen bomb, as Prime Minister,

Winnipeg, Aug. 0. Canadian troups may soon be

Yesterday the Deputies, with- out discussion, unanimously ap-

an-

LESS CONCILIATORY Observer have already seen a less concillatory participating in atomic bamb proved a tlecree removing him evidence of

reply to fests, according to the Chalinan-from-Government office and one in the Russian of the Defence Research Board, confirmed his classification as the Western Invitation to take

DO. M. Solandt of Ottawa an enemy of the people."

four-power conforence part in said yesterday Federal officials

In nearly all respects, the on Germany,

most interesting One of the were discussing the matter with Supreme Soviet session just

appointments the United States Government,- | ended took

the pattern of Ministerial

nounced yesterday was that of United Press.

Maxim Saburov as Chief of the State Planning Commission,

Saburov, for many years an chief of the Planning pedistant Commission, took over as chief when Politburo member Nikolai was suddenly

Stalin's cra.

A British Crossword Puzzle

DISARM SENSE dropped and disgraced in 1940.

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world

He held the post of Planning Chief up to the time that Stalin.dled.

In the changes announced immediately on Stalin's death, unknown, Grigori F дл Kosyachenko, was lifted as head of the State Planning Commis alon. Now Kosyachenko, after a short period in

is de. moted, and Saburov once again In the interim, takes over. Saburov had been Minister of the Machino Building Industry,

attention to agricultura (food production) and the pro- duction of more and better con- sumer goods. and the nect to raise the standard of living of the working people.

The same tendency had glaso been expressed in Czechoslova kla and do a lesser degree in all these threo Rumania. In States the same tendency to do mand better quality and foodstuffs and consumer goods hall been constantly expressed in press and speeches during the last month.

more

It was not unreasonable there- fore, the observers stated, 10 suggest that the samo troubles had developed in the Soviet Union as In those States whose coomomi Ufo had been modelled on that of the Soviet Union and that the new policy was intend ed to remedy similar troubles in these States.

It would appear that this ro volution

economic in the development in the Communist States. now reflected also in that of the Soviet Union, had iwo main TORSODE:

11. The growing dissatisfaction

The background to these of the people with the shortages Ministerial changes is not at the of foodstuffs and consumer goods moment known-China

Special

Pranksters At Westminster

Loadan, Aug. U. Three new flags fluttered from the Houses of Parlia - ment today—the work of. an unknown climber who scaled the 340-foot high Victoria Tower during the night to te them to the turret.

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The flags a six feet by three feet Union Jack, a blue pennant with a white desiro, and maroon burges (swallow-tall flag) with blue edges and the sun and moon in white- are believed by the police

have been placed there by a student or students, who climbed scaffolding to

the top of reach

the

tower.

Police removed the flags. -Beuter.

DULLES

Mail and the bad quality of the goods MISSION A

"Planting" Of Agents Fears

Fears

Discounted

Washington Aug. D. Defence Department oftefals tend to minimien reports that the Coment.nists are using the war prisoner mechange in a broad attempt to plant fed agents in Western nationa

A

provided This had led in Czechoslovakia and Hungary fo open demonstrations of dissatis fontion after the demonstrationis in East Berlin.

2. The fear of an economia erial, due to the trues in Korea. Just as in the Western lands it

had been feared there might be

FAILURE?

Tokyo, Aug. 9.

Soviet sector.

Peace."

ciples which the Alles regard

Earlier in his imprisonment as vital to a satisfactory settle-

the young soldier, who lost 45 They can be seen in every ment of world problems.

lbs. during his confinement, sald Soviet Zone city today, the

NOT SUFFICIENT

he was twice tortured by the Red Chinese and North Koreans. refugees roport-squads of 1- kempt.- tommygun-toting- troops, The Communist - agreement- toThey took nie to the office of East Germans in Russian-style the Korean truce is not sufi- a Chinese general and he asked about the way they call. They me questions dent proof

the forthcoming American weapons being used in must awalt

Korea worked,"

sald he

"When miswer evidence of & frightened Com-Korean, political conference be

they took m outside and beat me munist dictatorship sitting on a fore assessing Russian intentions I refused to

the admission me outside and deciding on

with powder keg of anti-Communist of Communist China to the explained that after his

uniforms.

They

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the

outward

hatred and unrest.

United Nations.

No one doubts the is explosive.

situation

The Wester

You can hear thousands of Gooding into get free packages in defiance of. Com- munist polico terror,

He

"Five months later there words only 400 of us left," he said. They died of starvation,

plain

when Powers hope capture

hia Second that Russia might sign Division anti-aircraft position the Independence treaty for wag QVEITUN he was berdad carnest sign of with about 1,400 other prisoDNE, It from the Austria, as. 03 East Germans ber desire for powe dwindled mostly Americans,

to zero after M. Malenkey's West Berlin

reiteration that he regards the American- food settlement of this late as de

Pendent upon agreement on the dysentery

murder prpplem of Germany,

M. “Every timg o mún plipped One heartening aspect of

was his on the loo or fell he was shot Malenkov's promise to "continue" forta to or bayonotied to death by the

world tension, it is felt guards, before he could get up.”

United Pre

You can read about it be tween the lines of the con- trolled Communist press, despite attempts to disguise it.

BABOTAGE LIFE

The June 17 uprising was a mass explosion of suppressed hatred. Only the Russian Army tanks and troops saved the Communist regime.

The mass hunger march of East Germans to Berlin was the second shattering blow to Com munist prestige...

Zone

Strikes, shutdowns,

ara Mr John Foster Dulles, the downs and sabotage

throughout key Bovict an economic crisis due to the United States Secretary of State, plants and are paralysing pro

failed to persuade the sudden cammation of arters for has arms and munitions, to also. In Japanese Premier, Mr Shigeru duplion.

together with his omission of Stalin's - name: in dealing with foreign affairs, suggests that M. Malenkoy may still be ready to turn his back on the policies of his

predcees sor in order to find an accom modation with the West hero Unfortunately, officials here may, the

the tone of both last week's

find

Negotiations With N.Z.

Wellington Aug 9, 2 Ruslan noth and Mr. Malenkov's

Mr Kolth Holyoaks, Minisjor address inter that Russlan

of Agriculture), Announced today. foreign policy is back where that negotiation on the slow stood after the list meeting of New Zealand's bulk pusset

tithe Supremo Soviet Stalin meat agreement with

attended in 2 October 1982-

been opened but furler Router.

consideration has: boon deferred while the meat position in the United Kingdom

Clarifod today released from the Mejor Minister of Food

turning down A Roquna?” for two

SUNGBEAT DISPLAY:

the Soviet Union, and the South Yoshida, to launch a full-scale Red Army tanks stage shows drive to increase Japan's of force outside plants like the

Government Louna force, defence

chemical works near The Russians (press and radio the fast of sources indicated today.

Merseburg. Communit Cabinet today, gave great prominence to

east European countries, menaires had to be taken to prevent a similar crisis, due to the switch over to some extent from WIT Industry to peace. Router.

Reception In Moscow

Moscow, Aug. 1. Holy Letter ton

Mr Dulles was stated to have members. hava been hurried to the address matin by the Prime 15%eb

America

to intimidate Zealand mier Yoshida the American with threats of arrest, imprison the joint sessions of the

bulle buying Government's views on defence, ment and perhaps execution as Soviet fosterdit

Moscow: paperis, carried, MAN AND MORTON PAPOT be the letter er land is proposal and stressed that after accept "saboteurs, counter- Thar confirmed that

anco of Mutual Security Ald

Communist aquads have boon to delivering his speech and hindi ode" sedisys: distribution Japan should bolster her de formed topy, intelligence agents were mingling

on anti-a text of the speech which through private traders should Jonica forces 18 quickly, as Conununisia and denounce them occupied three pages. with the returning Allied prison-

bo allowed before riding bulle ers to search out possible moder.

possible.

to the secret police. The prestige: Long queues formed at inewi, bugten –– Beuter, sk spokesiano sold this was

Paris Aug. 9. "tandard operating procedure.

The Soviet noge ngmcy Tam

Government sources said Mr of the East German Government stands in the dlly and they se

never had been lower

sold out of papiro American official

also were

Moscow today Dulles tinted that

through the timing. aware that the Reds had thrown ported from

that Soviet Minister for In wanted a gradual withdrawal The purges, the arrests, tho

Praydn, bg. Communist Party at the termal and Extemal Trade of troops from Japan and stress squads fail to wipe out one grim lot of propaanda United Nations prisoners. But, Mikoyan gave a reception lasted that this required a subsian fact the threat of static hunger paper made a loading tornite reported today how many

industry and agricultural ex- capacity

winter. The grain harvest is unded to become Red splen

hibition.

seriously low, Transport: break-

"Englale" and about five per cent above last Whwhile, the United, stałem, wax The

Premier Yoshida, according to President of the. Pry

the full urgently-pended food.

text

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