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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, \1953; }}*

Vogeler Soviet Concessions

Files Big Suit

Claim Against His Former Employers

Néw York, Aug. 23.

To Influence

German Voters

Lontion, Aug. 23.

Robert Vogeler, who Russia's pledge to free her German prisoners of World War II is the unexpected highlight of the Soviet-East German talks in Moscow, diploma- tic quartèrà said,

нpent 17 months in Hungarian prison, has filed a $500,000 suit against the International Telephone and Telegraph Company, of which he was an assistant Vice-President when the Redi solzed in.

The suit has been beath the

New York Supitine Court:

Mr Vogeler dit his attorney; Jacob Rosenberg,

colm

that the action had been taken but would not elaborate.

Mr Rosenberg indicated that the suit dealt with the period Me Vogeler Weg in gual but

nothing to do with said

hack salary: Mr Vogeler severed his con- nection with the Company curly this year.

It is a top trump card played by Moscow in its drive to build up the Communist East German Government as one with alleged real bargaining power in negotiations with the Kremlin.

The aim is to convince the anti-Communist West Germans, who are, to élect a new government on September 6, that the simplest route to the reunifica- tion of their country lies in the latest Russian plan and not in Western schemes of European integration.

The Soviet proposals, provide for the catablishment of an all- German Government, måde, up of nominated representatives! from

both Eastern and Western zone parliaments.

Herr

Otto Grotewohl, East Mr Rosenberg declined to my

had quit or was German Prime Minister, doubt, coalition whether he dismissed, adding tint the cit-less delighted at the outcome cumstances were related to the his Moscow talks. stat.

Budget as n contribution towards

cost the Atlantic Pacti

of defending Western Germany,-

Officials have described, the Iussion plom 2.5 & deliberate manoeuvre to swing the West German

the electorate from

uf Dr next month. {Korradht

The West German Chancellor of a devoler of the Mr Rosenberg said a summons hundreds

thousands of European Integration, including been served on the Company former Getmarktops by Elave the Europeart Army Plan, the and a subsidiary, the Inter- labour

in Siberin, has always wrecking of which is now given national Standard Electric Cor been his weakest ground Intop priority in Burelan foreign

championing the poration.

Soviet Union | policy.

had

The complaint, he added, would be terved on their attorneys within 20 days giving detalls of the suit.

Mr Vogeler, who declined to comment on the case, was sen lenced to 15 years in a Budapest prison on charges of spying

gainst the Communists.

He was sent to prison November 1049, and released April 1951-United Press.

continued usa Russia's

of

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ense

of

as the protector of German The latest moves frum Moscow freedom,

may well influence the German

The promise to hand back 10 voter. Germany the vast Soviet-owned trusts in the Eastern

zone is another major Russian conces wion timed to influence Western opinion.

But they are unlikely to affect the pledges given by all the main parties not to join in forming an all-German Govern- ment with a regime that has to These plants have worked at eall an Russian tanks to support in top pressure, for years turning it, as did Herr Grotewohl, during in out goods for the Soviet Umuon the anti-Communist uprisings in

In contravention of the 1045 Fastern Germany on June 17.— Potsdam agreement for Ger- China Mall Special. many's administration between

Army Private's

Inheritance

Bemburg, Aug. 23.

the Ottonian Empire.

Inllation has reduced the value to half a a million dollars (£180,000 sterling) and mone tary regulations prevent him from taking it out of Greece.

Private Abavares, an Ameri- can citizen, was living in Greece before lie was called up..China Mail Special.

the four occupying powers.

BO.

NÉCESSARY MOVES

Washington, Aug. 23.

officials described

American

Grotewohl

announced

us a

in

cleair

desire

into

Designed Talking Back

To Dad

Bóg whiö ir elibotifared to "fallç,back" jo Father-so long, nd he can do it loudly enough- is 11-year-old Benny. Johnson, seen trying to match the stenlörtan voice of his Dad, Town Crier Ben Johnson of Fowey, Cornwall, at Hastings, Sussex. Mr Johnson, holder of the Na- ishal Town Crters' Championship for four years, was defending his title, Neuterphuta.

Neutral Nations To Flemings Give

Probe Allegations

By Peking Committee

Panmunjom, Aug. 2.

The Neutral Nations Supervisory Com- mission will shortly send out mobile teams to in- vestigate allegations made by senior members of the North Korean and Chinese committee for the repatriation of prisoners of war.

This committee has protested saying they were not able to deliver comfort speeches and packages to prisoners of war in several camps in South Korea.

were

line work.

!

Nazi Salute

Dixmide, Aug. 23. Demonstrating. crowds today KAYO the Nazi salute and threw band music stands at the feet of polioo horses after a pilgrimage to a monument to Flemish, World War-:1 deal car lere.

the

Felice occupied rounds of the big stone "Tour d'Yser"! cross when some of the 40,000. audience refused to leave after the ceremony.

Demonstrators giving the Naxi salute mang” Flemish national sobrs before the police dispersed thei Reuter.

MILITARY

MEETING

IN CAIRO

OVER AND OVER Their production worth

Atalenkov millions of pounds sterling has the paid over and over again for agreement, the tussian ald

GUT-

Moscow today, to East

of the inntly,

which Moscow has now demonstration

of the Soviet and-East German Private George Abavanas, written off, officials said.

Russia's refusal to restore the governments to upset the West stationed In West Germany with! the United States Army, stillusts to Gerinan ownership was Chancellor Dr Konrad Adenauer draws his montlity pay packet one of the main breaking points in the approaching elections in although he has become a multi-test Council of Foreign West Germany.

Ministers' meeting In Paris in

They said the agreement inillionaire.

1040.

promising sweeping financial re-

They also complained over of

demarcation the Walle on leave in Greece,

The Western Powers, who have forms for East Germany-and being billetled in camps enclosed farmers were hard at Private

Abavazas discovered

fences of barbed Kacsong was very much be was the heir to the ever exacted reparations from Malenkov's carller broadcast at- by double that family forture of 15,000 million in the form of industrial tack on Dr. Adenauer, represent-wire. They sold they were only destroyed by bombing. Nearly again and agained efforts to "throw the biggest able to talk to prisoners through all the houses were demolish- drachinas, width dates back to challen

the Soviet right to do passible monkey-wrench"

wire fences,

ed and the people lived and elections the

General B. M. Bryan sug-conducted business In huts. The Allies scaled down West But at the same time Ameri-

The guests Germany's post-war indebtedness can officials said that provisions gested the N.N.S. Commission

driven

Cairo, Aug, 23. to them to a very small percent-in the ogreement must have send out mobile teams to in-

Plans directly to the ralirðað station "The Chiefs of Staff of the age of the whole in the London been found to

vestigate the allegations. be necessary

for the which are now being made

was also destroyed, seven Arab League States are to debts agreement of 1952.

moves to bolster weaknesses in teams early departure and they although trains were running mbet for the first time on Tuesday Moscow's release of Germany the East German economy, from all reparations payments which had been shown to their expected to leave in a few In the dining car the tables to study the enplementation of were set with canapes and all the Arab Collective Security Pact three years after the Western West in recent weeks by the dy

The International Secretariat sorts of delicacies,, with vodka, signed in June 1950. Allies-was

in response of the Soviet Zone

The acting President of Egypt, the recent Russian notes to people to Americah gift food of the N.N.S.C. started function Chinese beur, Polish and Czecli

Leutenant-Colonel Gamal Abdel, am on Monday, winea London, Paris and Washington, sent to the Iron Curtain bordering at 10

Nasser, will welcome the Chiefs August 17. So, too, was the Soviet decision in Berlin.

Swisy and Swedes have agreed Among the guests were Lee who are expected to establith a

Sang-ju, senior member of the permanent military committee. the plan to

of organisation..A.C. for the Northern ride

Libya per cent of the German budget. the agreement, which also pro Members

which joined the of the four nations vided for the return from the Have worked out plans for files and Peng Teh-lual, head of the League earlier this year to the A MANOEUVRE

Soviet Zona

of some German

Chinese People's -Volunteers. eighth member, is not a signa- definite approval ambassadors exchange of

with yet received

Pollsh** President Nagulb of Egypt, the satellite regime, was

pilgrimage to International Secretariat team, greeted the guests and who is now on The unexpected in Washington,

It had been foreshadowed, has organised a temporary office mission. Then followed speeches received by King Ibn Saud at wished the teams lucit on their Islam's holy places, was today which has worked they said, in the Soviet Union

this week by Lee Sang-fu and the head Teef, near Mecca, according to

to note on the German question The Commission has agreed

of the Chinese People's Volun- reports reaching he to the United States, Britain, rules of procedure for the com-

teers. General Paul Mohn He is accompanied by Major and France, on August 15 and mission and has given add thanked the hosts for the party Salah Salem, Egyptian Minister

for inspection by the arrival in Moscow last Instructions

of National Guidance, and ch behalt of all the guests. week of Premier Otto Grotewohl teams.

other Egyptian officers. They and the East German leaders.

are dus home later this week.

-Reuber.

-London, Aug.. - 23. A full-sized missile, 25 feet long and weighing nearly one ton, will be shown by the Minis- try of Supply at the Radio Show in London next month.

foreshadowed

to reduce occupation costs to five

This is an attempt to discredit

American officials said that

The missile is at a type now the Western powers who charge/5oners of war and for anand records but these have not General Mieczyslaw, Wa-tory to the Pact.

being used for -Reuter.

not of the Commission. research work. the Bonn Government something like 10 per cent of the Federal

A British Crossword Puzzle

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4

8

19

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NEW CAMPAIGN

But State Department spokes- declined "immediate com- ment on the agreement, pend-

nien

tic channels of the agreement's

has

24-HOUR SERVICE

A wing of the Peace Pagoda been built over into six

equipped offices

with telephones, radio transmitters and receivers and teleprinters.

ing the arrival through diploma- The Sectatariat works daily D p.m. and detalls and their study by Ger-from 9 am until

thero

is 24-hour radio and tele- phone service through which the

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5 Send (8).

6 Plcture stand (5).

£

9 Moridco (0),

10 Coat (0).

11 Mad (5);

12 Flower ($).

13 Reposes

(5).

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18 Worshipped (0).

20 Governed (6).

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Song (4)

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Bullfighter (7),

5 Gave up work (7).

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Fool (B).

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15 Tenso (8).

36 Dressmaker (7).

10 Contrive. (0).

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Of rat Importónca (5).

21 Custom (5).

21 Girl's riamo (8).

Gloendly angry (0).

Guide (B).

28 Confused fight (8).

20 Divined (0),,,

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SATURDAYS CHLOSSWORD-Acros: 1 Mishap, 4-ight,

8 Pear, 9 Silver, 11iner,, 12 Klamet. 14 Lift, 10 Lense, 10 Abode, 18 Tell, 20 Dilate, 24 Höge, 25. Opened, 20 Runs, 27, Dudas, 28 Senses. Dowi, Mute, 2 slik, 3 Apes, 4. Permit Britte, 6:bborn, 7, Tatile, 10 Vild, 18 Catered, 11 Lounged,

10 Tabik 21 Apse, 22 Enda, 28. Qued: 18 Feeders,

head of

The guests inspected the Whole train which they found sleepers made up with sheets.

clean and comfortable, with

The guests went to the ofl- etal residence of Lee Sang-ju where they were treated to an excellent dinner consisting of dishes and oriental Many

different kinds of wine. There

Bus, in general, officials said Commission stands, in constant were many speeches in which that they regarded the ogree contact with ten teams. This all wished luck to the N.N..S.C. hope for peace This in the world.

Their Polish, and Czech hosts} accompanied the guests back Panmunjom-China. Mall

6.

ment, and its timing, as part of arrangement is temporary until and expressed

now campaign" nimed at the new camp is finished influencing the German elec-is now being built and N.N.S.C. manbers hope to be able to move thdertaking to return in the first days of September, some German prisoners of war No team in the ports of entry who have been held by the Soviet in North and South has yet re- Zone since the end of the second ported any violation. All team world war, was regarded in in both the south and the north

the most significant features of *the agreement.

The return by Russia of Ger- man war prisoners was put for ward by Presidens Eisenhower in

April as one of the

strato sincerity on the part of the

Congressman

to

Special.

here.

A-Cannon

Not Sent

Abroad

Washington, Aug. 23.

A United States army spokes- man sald today that the practical needs of American forces over- seas would determine whether with PEKING STATEMENT

to be they were

equipped any

cannon. (2 atomic.cannon London, Aug. 29. Nonc United States quarters as one of are, satisfied with their accom]. The Communist New China con of the 28-mm; compon,

modation and calyvesant Waite News Agency said today 28 as well as conventional

treatment.

capable of firing on atomic aliell ammuni- wright today visited the Swiss members of a joint Red Cross las, has yet been sent anywhere and Swedish Neutral Nations temts left Pyoktong (North overseas, the spokesman added. visory Commission Camp, Korea) today after completing Twice in the last few months

a

soldiers in Paris conditions which would de pun-helicopter hour or tale head of In pouring rain and in

will be folned on their trend that some of the Big be sent bo Gomerat workers from Manpo, the United States forces in Europe, but each time the Army, has General Red Cross teams, led by re-reacted only to the extent of

Walawright had been sent by Martyn Jerram, set out from sa

far They

be to get South Korea on August 4. They

could Elsenhower President

slippal DELEGATION LEAVES

London, Aug. 23,

on the activities of tho took with them 52,000 pounds of wherever the Army deemed it briefed

rond

with their tobacco, soap and sweets,

conven- .N.S.C. Moscow Radio, broadcasting N tonight in German from flag- Generals Paul Molin and shaving gear for the troops in tional high explosive shells but decked Moscow, airport, sald Nils Ignværson from the Swedish the North Korean prison camp Presidential, approval would be the East German deleration moup and

Frist and Generals

During soventecti days in required under the existing low Colonel Walther North Korea, members of the to send atomic shells outsider was poen off by Vyacheslav Asper Maletov. the Soviet Foreign Bossi from, the Swiss, group, team which loft Pyoktong to the United States-Reuter.

accompanied by

travelled two day Minister.

coch Otto Grotowolt, the East officers, were Invited to German Prime Minister, broad-Katsong on Friday, August 21, visits to six prison Forbidden To Broak

Swedish FTOUP.

the Svrien

the Soviet leaders before any Sven Grafstroem, and the hand of settioment could be reached with

lems-Reuter.

the West on international prob Fredrich Rihner. Congressman tired British Brigadier Roy saying that none had been sent

á statement

gratitusing the to

eltend the of his additional members

Gesinants to the entre Soviét

=

departure of the

more

t' and “all patriotic and Czech teams for North soners of war were held.

necessary

than 000

campa plong

Sound: Barrier where, 6,000 pri- and non-Koredh of Polish Koro river

Washington, Aug, 23.- American Job pliots have been At a farewell dinner, given forbidden to break the sound by the Korean Feople's Army barrier over densely populated BÁBLY DAMAGED ....

and the Chinese People's Volun arena, so as to avoid frightening pappa and the Soviet Govern

Held the agreement bo- The guests, accompanied by toers, Mr Chank Ik, chairman people..

two

Governments their Polish and Czech hosts of the Red Cross team, thanked The other was contained in an tween the uhered in a new toge in the left Panmunjom in detain Cooch their hosts for thick dptration Air Force directive to all com-

American sedandi: They and the assistance given to the mandifig - friendly relation, botwoes, the and

Premo. noted that on the north side team--China Mál: Spee}}

mont

two col

Korea.

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Two-Thirds Of

World Starving, Says US Society

New York, Aug. 23.,

Almost two-thirds of the people of the world are starving, the American Geographical Society revealed today in a series of world starvation maps: :

J.

The world's food production it properly distributed appears to be sufficient to provide food for everyone in all the world's countries, the Society said, adding that only India, Ceylon, China, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines are unable to provide sufficient food daily for each of their peoples.

:

The maps, word prepared Ho added that the country's during Д "study in human Internal rico production would Starvation". Just completed by be sumelent to meet all ration- the Medical Geographical De Ing commitments and no im partment ot tho American pbris would be ordinarily Geographical Society, The quired. Ofice of Naval Research spon- mored the study, 11.

But Mr Kidwal said that f rice, was available, at a price The maps are the first com-comparable to the Internal prehensive compliation of all ruling price, India might available, dala on malnutrition buy about a million tons to in chart for showing the build a reserve stock and do medical significance of thaway with rationing, world's food production as ro- lated to food consumption.

India had already refused offers of rice from Burma and Thailand (Slum) he said, adti- The Boclely and in

thing that India's rice production Western Hemisphere the only in 1082/53 was 23,400,000 tons countries that have an adequate and the prospects for the next diet are the United Stat year were still brighter, Canada, Uruguay, Paraguay and two-thirds of Argentina.

The diets of the people of Western Europe, with the,.oxeep- tion of Portugal, Spain, Italy and East Germany, are Edequate, the maps showed.

COMMITTED TO BUY.

Mr Kitiwal aid. India's what harvest of 0,702,000 tons this year was the highest since 1945- 40 stison and that not thorë than oha million toris would be imported next year.

India was committed to buy this amount of

under

IN RUSSIA Information on Russia would scom to indicate that the. UBS parcament of what your her

Inst May.

provides on ad:qunie diet, the Whont Board uld be available,

said. However, the} He hoped It

Society

Society said it had gathered at a very cheap price. Under the data showing the location ofagecontent India, had to buy one numerous forced labour camps million tons of wheat by next where starvation dibis oxist July at a celling price of 215.

dollars

and à floor price of 1.85 The maps show both data,

The Society said the only dollars a bushes.

But the price of wheat his how countries with adequate diets in

the Middle East are Greece and slumped from 2,8 dollars at the Turkey: in the Far East Rosh-time of the agreement to 2 dollars mir Tibet,

bet, Thailand, Cambodia, and futures of three months con- and Formosa; in Atrien Somali-tract were quoted as low as 1.7

dollars a bushel in Chicago- Land and

Portuguesa Guinea.

Australia ang man wealand also Reuter.

have adequate diets."

The rest of the world subelsta

pro

the

on dista lacking both in energy protective, values, the maps and showed. Factors contributing to this overwhelming valence of malnutrition, Society sail, are population densities, religions, and cultural taboos, land tenure and poor Farming methods.---United, Press.

INDIAN PROBLEM OVER

Egyptian Mission To Yugoslavia

Cairo, Aug. 23.. A 10-man Egyption, military mission will leave today fee Belgrade

at the invitation of' Marshal Tito to visit Yugoslav any units and establishments. Headed by Admiral Soliman EXAL Chief of the 1

Staff,

Bombay, Aug.”23/ Mr Rad Ahmed Kidwal, the

the mission win Indian Food Minister, sald today carry a message from President that India's food problem has Nagulb to President Tito. It ended and

tako flims showing her food imports will also which stood at mora than the progress of the Egyptian

China

Mall 4,000,000 tons in 1952 would be armed forces. cut to a million tons next year. Special.

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