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THE

BLACK BOK

Radio Dept.

'SEE IT. HEAR IT.

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GILMANS

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Gloucester Arcade ‚†.

Stupid Mistake

WHETHER the Republicans

believe it is going to help them wint the next Presidential and congress- { ional elections; whether the State Department sincerely believes that the documents! nre of such historical interest that

bo

they

muxt world

offered to the

today; or whether there in

some

inter-

deep, subtle nationally pulition) motive behind the action: the re lease and publication of the hitherto secret minuten of the Yalta conference be- tween Roosevelt, Stalin and) Churchill serve no useful or practical purpose.

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RUSSIA REPEATS THREAT Clocks Forward

Will Annul

Franco-Soviet

Agreement

IF FRANCE RATIFIES PARIS PACTS

Moscow, Mar. 18.

Russia today made a last-minute move against Moreover the presentation of final French ratification of the Paris agreements, the documents engenders a rearming Germany due to be debated next feeling of wonderment. The Wednesday by again threatening to annul her

treaty of friendship with France.

IN

lato President Roosevelt designed as the great dupe: the late Marshal Stalm true of the canning exceedingly elever and Sir Winston chill

IM

"poor relation"

and i

duper,

A note to this effect was handed to the. French Ambassador here tonight in reply to France's note of January 26 challenging Russia's contention that

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P. 8! A "Bart" psychia

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Robert Pitman,"

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P. 13; William Stevenson's report on Rêả China.“

P. 10 & 17: Latest "foçal

and -- overseas ** | sports, round-up.

STOP PRESS

Chur the Paris treaties contravened the Franco-Russian CHURCHILL

い

The State Department's action

Alliance.

|·

The Soviet Unlon considered that referENCES in the Just

French note "to the so-called system of limitation contról and guarantees". provided by the justified.

agreements were "not

Mart whose pre-

The sence ut the conference was

Savicl statereni was

The Soviet nete sk that in mude in dictated solely by cireum French Ambastador, M. Louls the Paris agreements the French mole handed to the trying to achieve raliscation of stances, and whose part in Joxe, by the Soviet Foreign governement was Laking upont the proceedings was of such Minister. Mr Molotov.

itself responsibility for the a minor character as to be; The Soviet Union frst threa- remilitarisation of Western negligible. It is a mutilation arned to armul the Franco- Germany and its involvement in of history.

Soviet Treaty on December 10, military grouping, directed Mr Molotov's note suld "The against the Soviet Union ond Soviet Government confirmed other Communist states. Relations between the Com-is position outlined in its note

munist and Free worlds will of Decemmer 16, and again not be the slightest bit that the act of rutification of affected, for better ur for the Paris agreements will lead worse, by the release of ranco-Soviet Trenty undi that Paris

to the annulment of the these documents: except, the entire responsibility for this probably, the. Bussians will wilt rest with, the governmEAST

The note anuc be able to take extracts of France? T

country which suffered for the from context where it suits

BRITAIN WARNED

last war from the aggression of them and tu twist them

German militarism can rely on A Soviet nate to Britain on into typical anti-Western December

thicko рарст guarantees อย 20 threatened

to serving in any way as rent propaganda.

cancel the 1942 Anglo-Soviet Treaty if the Paris agreements guarantees against new German The Soviet government said it were ratified. Britain replied to aggression." this note on the certainly cannot help

game day a 03 the France

two Western could not agree with France and the cause of America and

that the Paris agreements would her notes were almost identical in Allies, Good taste has been context.

contribute towards the estab- lishment of European security, violated in making public Russia's reply to Britain was

If the French government was the documents while one of hunded to the British Embassy

really concerned about estab- the confreres is still alive in Moscow on February 28.

Lishing European security it and outright discourtesy has This too re-affirmed the Soviet

have no grounds for ob- been shown in releasing the threat to break off the treaty of Jecting to a Soviet proposal to papers before consulting Sir]

Western observers considered establish a collective security Winston Churchill

it significant that simular their text.

reaffirmation to break up the Franco-Soviet Treaty was de- Perhaps certain Republicans, wyed for nearly three weeks in whose political sagacity is order to bring it nearer to the notoriously narrow, will feel parliamentary debate in Paris.

Foreign correspondents were that a very smart thing has

ovitably, seriously been done in disclosing the summoned to a press conference of the Soviet Foreign Ministry

the situation in Europe and "secrets" of Yalta. For our to be given the text of the new greatly intensify the danger of part we consider it a stupid Russian note. The occasion was a now war in Europe," mistake. It might provide a apparently considered LT- Sucli a policy of the French

that satisfactory battleground for portant

of government, the Soviet note number Amorican elections, but it Western correspondents were declared, "Indically centrallets both the spirit and the letter of does nothing to solidify re- called to the Foreign Ministry

from a showing of new Soviet the Franco-Soviet' treaty:"h lations between the United Alma to which they had been Reuter.. States and her friends.

invited by the mme ministry.

ubout

alyance.

A

in Europe, NEW WAR DANGER

|

The Wrexham By-Election

NO LANDSLIDE AWAY FROM LABOUR PARTY

London, Mar. 18.

The first test of electoral reaction to the barring of left-winger. Aneurin Bevan from the Parliamentary Labour Party came today in a by- election result at Wrexham, Wales, and it brought some encouragement

the official Socialist leadership.

to

The Labour share of the total votes cast dropped nearly four per cent compared with the figures at the 1951 general election. But the Conservative (government) percentage also fell by fully this amount.

Bevanites, after the deciston

of the Labour leaders on Wed- nesday to exclude Mr

Beran from the

parliamentary fold, predicted immediate and serious reactions among the 060 local Labour parties from

which Bevan deřivéa hin chlet suppo

arom

Welsh

Vale,

Wroxham, about 100 from Mr. Bevor's own constituency

of Ebbw therefore provided an immediato A heavy unexplained drop in the Labour percentage of the poll would have been in warning sign to Labour chiefs. whose governing caucus, the

test case. RETIRING

REPORT

London, Mar. 18, Derek Marks, the Daily Ex- correspondent press political reports today, that Big Wington Churchill is about to sefire,"sc-

cording to well-informed opinion at Westminster,

If present plana mafutati Premier wil band ove

week, in Apr SMS BARLINE fore Bir Winston leaves holiday in Sicily.

KESKKOO

Thus Eden would

nine months--less than 's fort- office at the age of 67 years.

night before

the Budget on April 19,

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Russians Going Back On Contracts

1 Hour Tonight

Summertime begins, officially in Hongkong at 9.30a.m. tomorrow, You should “there- fore put your clocks' and watches one hour “ FORWARD before re- tiring tonight.

Cairo,

Aruba

Crew Will Strike

Seamen's Union Statement

Helsinki, Mar. 18. A Finnish Seamen's Union spokesman" "Bald to-

Teheran & night that the crew of the

Potsdam

To Follow

Washington, Mar. 19.

tanker Aruba would go on strike if they were asked to take the ship beyond the Nicobar Islands northwest of Sumatra.

The Aruba originally was bound for Communish China with a load of kerosene but tho crew rebelled against travelling The Aruba today six days

A

The State Department is into war zone" to, publish proceedings of was reported

away from the Nicobars and the Second World War con- about 300 miles west of Colom- ferences of Allied lenders at bo, Ceylon. Cairo (1943) Teheran (1943)

Gunnar

Damstrom Pre- sident

and Potsdam (1945) by Company

of the Re-Be Shipping which owns the June 30 of this year, Reuter Arabe, suld he was confident learned, authoritatively 10- "an agreement on the disposal

of day.

Aruba's cargo, will be

the ship reached, before

up Informed officials said how-proaches Nicobar waters. ever that the world reaction to

Aruba bears 13,000 tons of the publication this week of the kerosene from Rurants, proceedings of the 1945 Yas Ho-Be confirmed that the conference might necesitate a captain of the Aruba, Henry reappraisal of this programme.

United States Szervlary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, may be uxpected to take up this question when he returns from his current visit to Canada on

London, Mar. 18. The Russian trade delega- tion in London initiated talks with several British firms aimed at the cancella-Sunday. National Exécutive, meets Wednesday to consider whether tion or modification of cer- to expet Me Bevan from the tain contracts placed with Party. Itself,

them by Russin during the fast year, it was learned at the Board of Trade this afternoon.

Socialist members of Parlia ment left for their constituencies tonight, discussing repórted new moves to avert Mr Bevan's ex- pulsion

MOOD

**The Insiders are, aula ur bein a mood to carry the disciplining of Bevin to its logical con clusion expulsion.

But some of the left-wingers are pinning their faith in a row. plan, sald to have been dis- cussed in executive circles. This is that Mr Bevan should be asked to give an undertaiding about his futuro conduct and be further action on his case deferred for a month to enable

Because of this, high Tory soutees bellave that as a stopɛap

Str messure,

Anktony Eden might temporarily combine the Premiership with his present | him to reply. ofice of Foreign Secretary.

Acceptance of such an under- Although there, is * wide- taking by the left-wing would desire Sir Winston | be accompanied by a strong Churchill, should be given in official cenšure of his past de- peerage to mark his retirement, | fanco and the warning that any it is believed he will stay on the | recurrence 'would cause his 'ex- back, benches of Rie, Commons sa puiston-Reuter. a Member for Woodford.

spread.

system

The pushing through of the ratification of the Paris agree mente by the French govern-

assist ment would

the re- establishment

German ok militariam *which would in-

In Churchill's list of pending engagements there is one parti.

date: significant aggravate cularly

Monday, April 4, he i due to ́entertain'the' Queen and Prince 'Philip to dinner-st 10 Downing

in the ordinary : Streek And course of events "the Premjer will be having audience of the, Queen the following: night,

"INFILTRATORS” KILLED

Tel-Aviv, Mar. 18.

An Isracil milltary spokesman suld tonight "two Egyptian in- filtrators"

were killed today when they were caught in the. cross fire of an Egyptian border. outpost and an Israell

patrol near Kissoufm, facing the Gaza strip. Reuter.

The proposed · change would allow Eden sufficient time to decide whether a general elec-- tion should be held in the late Syring or In the Autumn, London Express Service.

French Admiral Acquitted

Paris, Mar. 18, Rear-Achmiral Henri Blehaut, who was Secretary of State for the Navy in the wartime Vichy Government

tonight acquitted by the French High Court of Justice of charges ngainst him for his wartime conduct.

The **68-year-old • former | Admiral; deze father of, nlne children, and then of his son'

11⁄2 understood that cun-

Resentment, has

•

been de-

Bergesten, luad been ordered to proceed Eastward until It was decided what should be done with the strategic cargo.

"UNDER CONTROL"* Damstroom.said the situation aboard the Aruba was under added, "There la Ho control." monstrated overseas particularly no mutiny atmosphere: and we

hopeful Britain, through the publica are

bem strike pem confidential to settled. without the case will be

by the 42 crewmen ceedings In Yalta, in the face of

B. Johansson he received Secretary of the he opposition by Sir Winston

Seamen's Undod, Churchill-Reuter.

tion of such

Junier: foods arul machinery Sikh Winning

the risking of such goods which

Humlans ordered under the s

are mainly

by this

The news aroused considerable surprise in British frudé quietersAlthough even before the fall of Malenkov, it was' known" that Russian orders

came through at a much slower pace, it is probably the first time that the Russians come back on their commitments. France- Presse.

500 Students Defy Police

Battle With Army-

London, Mar. 18.

zudiogram from the Aruba crew today declaring that the crew trad decided unanimously not to sting aboard the vesse even as far as the Mal Straite”, “He sald

-the cra wuggested the Nick farthest Eastward

travelling into

Nationa

as

·Com

Avtar Singh,, a 22-year-treatened to intercept old Sikh, who went absent ship: if she approachs from the British Army for munist Chips. Damstroem asid

he expected

a final decision on two and a half years be the disposal of the Aruba cargo cause he had to shave and to be made by Far East Enter..

within the Bext

of couple. The Hongkong concern char- tered the Finnish ship for its present voyage.

cut his hair, is winning the brises, Ltd., of Home, w

fight for his religious prin- ciples.

Singh, sentenced to six months detention hore last month for Captains Bergesten was order absence, has been released and led to keep.. the

ship" moving

the Army's Adjutant-Genral is Eastward without calling at any considering -freeing him from port as long as the crew kept his two-year national · service] working-United Press. engagement,

.

Brussels, Mar. 18. More than 500 University students stormed the town, ħall at Louvain, Belglum today and When he drst joined the

Catholic raised the

flag of Army he was told to cut off his Flanders in protest against hair and shave, and to eat beet government proposal for school-ull rigidly forbidden by his

forms.

Beaigs and barbed wlie were brought up to seal off entrances to the trading where students held out for nearly an hour be- fore sutrendering to strong police forces-Reuter.

WHY NOT PARIS

BY THE SEA? - Brighton, Mar. 18. Brighton, known as London by the sen; will this year sell glasses of French wine in itm pier for overseas visiters who fought with the "Free French" do not like their mug of British forces during the war. In 1942 ho carried out an order to scuttle the ships under his com mand in Toulon, Harbour. In 1943 he became a member of the Vichy Government, France Preset

beer

Not Wednesday; 200 hotellors

and prominent cliizens of the town will be invited by the Pier Manager, Mr Waltor. Tearno to a wine-tasting cere- monyChina, Mall Special,

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religion.

Since his sentence, Singh has been allowed to cook his own food under guard. Now he need no longer shave or have his hair cut-Ching Mall Special.

Forest Skirmish

Batna, Algeria, Mar. 18. Two French legionnaires were killed and four wounded: in a sharp skirmish. with out- laws in the Beni Imioul, forest tonight... Rebel casualties were hop immediate

Reuter.

announced. mont

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