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Choice Revelation

Before Asia

New Countries At The Crossroads

London, Aug. 13.

The Labour Press Ser- vice, official organ of the British Labour Party, said today that the British-Asian Socialist Fellowship, set up In July, should strengthen the bonds between British and Asian Socialists."

In a special article on the retting up of the fellowship the paper declared "The inderfed milions of Asia are necking a new way of life. They reck It In earnest. No longer will they tolerate hunger, poverty and ex- ptoltation.

"And, in casting the old order aside, they are at the crossroads which point on the one hand fo Communism or other forms of dictatorship and on the other to democracy.

"Which road will Asia take? That largely depends upon pro- like ourselves - in

plo

democratic countries

world.

Socialiste know

Communism cantol

Use

the

that

be Jought

by words alone, however line they may sound: it must also be fought and beaten -- on bread-and-butter basis.

#

Britain Cuts

Trade Gap

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST. 14, ¦¦ 1963.

Of

Purge

In Republic

Still Further Of Azerbaijan

London, Aur. 13. Britain's excess of m poris over exports and re- exports was cut from £70,000,000 to £60,100,000 In June, according to pro- visional July' figures bsued by the Board of Trade: -

The July Grure com- pares favourably with the monthly average of £73,- 700,000 for the second quarter and £53,900,000 for the first quarter of this year,

Almost all the improve- ment was due to a a sharp rise in the value of exports

£203,000,000 from

to £234,200,000 (second quar- ter average £210,000,000, first quarter £208,500,000).

is also due to the larger number of working days July-27 compared wi.h 24 in June,

But some of the increase

When allowance is made for this the improvement

to just amounts

undler £5,000,000,--Reuler,

CAMPAIGN

IN SOVIET

BERIA MEN REPLACED

London, Aug. 13.

The Soviet Baku Radio announced today the appointment of a new Minister of the Interior and a new Vice-Premier in the Soviet Middle Eastern Republic of Azerbaijan, bordering on Persia.

The radio announced that Mahbali- Firidun Amiraskanov had been appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan Council of Ministers (Vice-Premier) and Anatoli Mikhailovich Guchkov Minister of the Interior.

The new Ministerial appointments indicate that the "Beris purge" is continuing in the trans-Caucasian arcas over which the disgraced former all-Russia police chief once held, away.

.

The appointments follow the However, today Baku Radio all State and announced that Mahball Firidun stripping from party posts last month of the Amiraskanov had been ap- Premier and "strong man" of pointed Minister of the Interior. Azerbaijan, Mir-Djafar Abbaso-

The appointments were made vitch Bagirov.

by decrees issued by the Bagirov, who an Stalin's Praesidlum of the Supreme death became one of the top 14 Soviet of the Azerbaijan Re Party leaders in the Soviet public. Union as on alternate member

Bolcu Radio of the Presidium of the Soviet who the

did not disclose previous Azerbaijan Communist Party, was clearly Minister of the Interior was ar regarded as "a Beria man". what has happened to him. "It is our duty to help the

The Baku meeting which re- commended under-developed countries to rise

luscionlsent o

OCHERA MEMBER

Azerbaijan and stand on their own feel, to

Premier also approved whole neighbouring Republic to Goor- organize the forces of freedom

heartedly the downfall of Berte, gla where both Stalin and Beria in the world so that the cause of

No record has so far been were born. Moscow, Aug. 13. human misery can be incklerl

Savict newspapers today traced here of the appointment

Berin

is believed to have haut with oficiency and vigour and launched what appeared to be of a Prime Minister to succeed a general supervision over parly the people enabled to build a determined campaign back- Bagirov.

and State affairs in these two structure of democratic Governing Prime Minister Georgi

Republics for some years. - mont on a sound foundation."

Malenkov's call for a sharp rise

In his carly days as a re

Beria in consumer goods production.

did under- As is usual

with the Soviet

intelligence work in both The paper said that one of the "prothetivity" drives the news- encouraging signs emerging papers are echoing Malenkov's Republican

ENCOURAGING SIGN

FLEC

of

PRESS

NOT DISCLOSED.

Often such appointments are announced

only in the localtionary.

Azerbaijan and Georgia. press and are not

from the struggle

in the Enst theme that there are shortcom-recorded in the Central Soviet the

powerfulings in the production of day-newspapers. WAS Socialist

anch the to-day necessities and are be parties

In-inning to pinpoint specific strengthening of Socialist fluence throughout the continent plants which fall below the re-

quired standard,

of Asia,

This enabled. Western So- cialiste, particularly those in Britain, to play an active and key role In reconciling the free of liberotam I the Eust with the forced of democracy

in the West,

This campaign to increase the availability of consumer goods is expected to intensify within the next few weeks.

Even papers such Als the Literary Gazette have been drawn in. Today's issue of the The paper concluded The Gazette contains an article by Labour Party Is convinced that a director of a textile factory the need for im- by

personal contact provided Uscussing the

Roods, the fellowship and its proved quality bratiches there will grow between Asian and Socialists

lbotitis sympathy, understanding lasting friendship.. We have a

The can

call for consumer goods British is regarded as the keystone of Government's policy to raise

of

The

Four-Power

Talks On

Air Safety

Berlin, Aug. 13. French authorities today an- nounced that the eighth four- Power meeting on air safety over East Germany will be held at

headquarters tomorrow

and living endards and answering their

workers denitands for igh afternoOT,

lot to learn from cach other. quailty goods with more variety China Mall Special.

is

Both he and Bagirov were early members of the "Chelta", secret police organisation sot up by Lonin to fight "counter-

the

| revolutionary activities”,

up

In Georgia a wholesale shalte- of Ministers and party omela's followed Beria's down- fall.

Interior Minister V. G. Dekano- a Beria nominee and a

SOV,

former Soviet Deputy Foreign Octroista, was taking those dismissed. China Mad Special

Indonesia In

Favour Of

and greater attractiveness in French General de Brigade Peking Trade

the

products.

From Delegates

Nigeria