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VOLI NO. 5

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1946.

SERVICE MINISTERS REPLACED IN BRITISH CABINET SHAKE-UP Western Powers

Alexander Given New Housing Shortage No Decision On

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Defence Portfolio: Colonies' Secretary Appointed First Lord Of The Admiralty

London, Oct. 4.-The Prime Minister, Mr Clement R. Attlee, to-day replaced three Cabinet Ministers and gave new posts to three others in the first over-all reorganisation of Britain's Labour Gov- ernment since it won the General Election in July, 1945.

There is to be a new Minister of Defence, co-ordinating the work of Britain's three Service departments, but the Prime Minister will remain supremely responsible for de- fence and will be chairman of the Defence Committee. which will have us regular members the Minister of De- fence, the Lord President of the Council (who is usually the Prime Minister's deputy), the Foreign Secretary, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, the Service Ministers, the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Supply.

The new Minister of Defence

is Mr A. V. Alexander, at pre- sent First Lord of the Admiral- ty.

The appointment takes effect when the new Ministry is formed. For the moment, Mr Alexander will be Minister with out Portfolio:

generat Cabinet re-shaffle all three Service Ministers are 16 be replaced. The Colonial Secretary, Mr George Hall, succeeds Mr Alexan- der as First Lord of the Admiralty and becomes a viscount. The Minis- ter of State. Mr Philip Noel-Baker, -becomes-Secretary-for-Air,-succeed.. ing Lord Stansgate, and Mr Fred-

crick

MIL A. V. ALEXANDER,

new Defence Minister

John

Was

Bellinger, who Under-Secretary for War, becomics Secretary for War, in place of Mr J. J. Lawson,

'a Lord Nathan becomes Minister for Civil Aviation, succeeding Lord Win- ster, who, according to a Colonial Office announcement to-night, is ap- pointed Governor of Cyprus.

Mr Hall in succeeded as Colonial Secretory, by Mr Arthur Creech Jones, who was Under-Secretary! at the Colonial Office: Mr Hector Mc- Nell, who is Mr Ernest Bovin's de- puty, has been promoted to Minister of State.

is Lord Stansgale, although he leaving the Government, will con- us 'Mr being tinue for the time

the Egyptian

Bevin's deputy, in

treaty negotiations.

Junior Appointments

A number of junior ministerial dlso announced. appointments are

Foremost among these fa that of Major Christopher Paget Mayhew to bo Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office.

The changes

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defence in Britain's organisation are announced in Government report on the Central Organisation of Defence, which says. that they are logical development

40 of the policy of the

past увага.. They entall, a reduction of the Cabinet personnel from 20 to 18 members and also a reduction in the

status of the three Service Ministers, who will, however, remain of Cabinet) rank, though not actunity in the

Cabinet.

tee:

Will Cost Britain Financial Spoils

- £90,000,000

Unable To Accommodate Three Million Tourists

London, Oct. 4.-Britain will

Of War At Paris

Anglo-U.S. Figures Ridiculed

Reproached By

Masaryk

Slamming Door in Faces

Of Small Nations

Paris. Oct. 4 (UP).-M.. Jan Masaryk. Czech Foreign Minis- ter, in an exclusive interview with the United Press, to-day Paris. Oct. 4 (UP).The reproached the Western Powers lose £90,000,000 of foreign cur-battle for the financial spoils of for what he said amounted to rency next year because of her the war at the Peace Conference slamming the door in the face inability to provide accommoda-was resumed after the dinner of the smaller entries in cust- tion for the estimated 3,000,000|recess to-night, with the Ethio-ern and south-eastern Europe, tourists anxious to view this plan delegate, Ato Aklilou Abte thus driving them into a one- Lowards the country, a British Travel Asso-Wold, expressing astonishment sided orientation

at the low Italian reparations East. ciation official said.

Czecho-Slovakia, M. Masaryk salti, Delegates of 40 nations who attigures proposed by the Anglo- tended an international travel con- Americans. He announced that remained loyal to the Soviet Union

Ethiopia "cannot accept such a c low figure."

FIFTY DEAD IN MAIL TRAIN COLLISION

1 (UF).—The Madras, Oct. Madras-Calcutta mall irain col- Hided with a freight train at Ongole station platform, near Bezwaba Junction, carly to-day killing 50 persons and Injuring more than 100,

The locomotive and two coaches of the mall train were derailed.

ference, emphasised the current trend towards holidays in Britain.

Czecho-Slovakin also attacked the Anglo-American figures, charg ing they did not correspond to the colossal losses suffered by Yugo- Stavla Al did not recognise sufficiently Yugo-Slavia's contribu- tion to the war.

Russin's A.A. Aroutinjut dc- manded that Italy pay Yugo-Slavia twice as much reparations as she the He denouncer! pays Greece. United States proposal for repara- tions settlement as an insult to the Yugu-Slav people.

but said that whatever sums The

ARMED CHINESE ATTACK U.S. ARMS DUMP

Tientsin. Oct. 4-One United States Marine was slightly in- Jured when a force of more than 200 Chinese armed with rines and three automatic weapons this morning aitacked an ammuallion supply point of the First United States Marine Division located at 11sinho, five miles west of Tangku,

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Substantial Immigration Into Palestine Demand By President Truman Statement Made Against Express Wishes Of British Premier

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Washington, Oct. 4 (UP).-Immediate and substantial immigration of Jews into Palestine was again urged by President Truman in a statement. here to-day. He said the United States is ready to lend prompt assistance to this.

Continuing, President Truman said: "In the light of the situation which has developed I wish to state my views as succinctly as possible:

"In view of the fact that win-

ter will come on before the Churchill Renews

Palestine Conference can be re- sumed, I believe and urge that

once.

substantial immigration into Call For United Palestine cannot await solution to the Palestine problem and that it should begin at Preparations for this movement have already been begun by this Government and it is ready to lend its immediate assist-

ance.

persons.

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States Of Europe

Blackpool, Oct. 4 (UP),-Mr Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister. to-day renewed his call for the establishment of a Unit- ed States of Europe at the cere...... ·

"I slate again, as I have on previous occasions, that the Immigration laws of other countries-including the United States should be liberalised monies in connection with the with a view to admission of displaced Conservative Party convention.

that It' M. Aroutinian charged

Britain's wartime Premier said: United

"Furthermore, should a workable"All the burden ought not to be. was not becoming for the

solution for Palestine be devised I

thrown on America. Why should The function of the new Minister

States to propose such low repara- tions Bgures for

countries which

would be willing to recommend to

we also not have a United States A at Defence will be apportionment in

in

Congress plan for economic assist of Europe. Why should this con- broad outline of available resources Mr Rulph T. Reed, President of had suffered such great losses

ance for the development of that tinent be torn and

and mangled between the three services in ac- the American Express company, said the war when in America' "not one

country," he declared.

victimised and dependlag for suc cordance with the strategic policy as thousands of Americans are "ilching" house was destroyed, not one bomb and her industries enriched

cour on the generosity and chivalry inid down by the Defence Commit- to spend their vacations in Britain. fell

billions

President Truman made his state- and were GIs themselves by making This will include the framing The majority, he said,

and she had voted during the con- ment after learning "with deep re- from other lunds less blessed than with its of general policy to guvern research anxious to bring their families tobillons and billons in war profits."

eastern gret" the postponement of the Lon-Europe and less blessed The Soviet delegate did not sust- ference along with the

long history. He will also be show them the places in which they and development.

Palestine Conference for Yugo-Slavia, countries in solidarity with the Slav dón responsible for questions of general were stationed and introduce them gest any figure

were states but she also wanted. to co- middle of December.

"We should not have got victory. administration, on which a couron to the people with whom they be

decided,on, Yugo-Slovia's reparauperate with the West. policy for all three Services is do-

came friends in this country.

He said he could not support Mr Britain and the British Empire should be twice those nf He said the Paris conference had sirable.

honour United States airline companies esti- tions

been a disappointment since it had Hebert Morrison's plan for provincial had falled to assume in lime, that Premier's-Functions-

mate.-he said that they will be able Greece. The new arrangement would not to bring 100,000 Americans to Bri- He referred back to the Farts been a conference-of-lost-opportu-autonomy, leading ultimately to a bi- they had the supreme

would support the Jewish Agency's Evil forces would

would be ruling the world to-day. prevent the Prime Minister, in case tain in 1947. Shipping companies Conference on German reparations,alties rather than of constructive co- national State, or to partition. He keep-the-pg flying-alone. Others be dominant of war, from assuming the function will be ready to transport double when reparations from the Western operation.

proposals for a Jewish State with

Asia," zohe of

divided Germany were as Defence Minister,

basis M. Masaryk said the Paris confer-control over its own immigration and troughout Europe and

inore The Prime Minister will preside

But, with her existing hotels among other nations on the

that economic policies to be established concludor). under-in part of Palestine and that 100,000 as everything depended on an over the meetings of the Defence reverely restricted and little prospects of total losses and war expenses.ence had proved

Then

rated twice Yugo-Slavin

standing between the big Powers and immigration certificates for Jews to Committee and his deputy may be of more being bullt, Britain will not

tha be issued immediately. the Minister of Defence, who in that be in position to accommodate these much reparations as Greece.

He also insisted

that only agreement between that Albania capacity will probably have authority tourists, according to the travel

should be on an equal basis will, big Powers could provide a basis for

President Truman's appeal was to deal with wider aspects of policy, suciation spökesmim.-Reuter,

future peace in Europe and the world Ethiopia.

trome for co-operation

of made public in London this after for which as Defence Minister be is

alter and medium Powers: noon and was officially regretted by "Czecho-Slovakia, as one of those the Foreign Office spokesman small countries, had realised that night, as it was felt that it might Įsome time ago, and I have, said on prejudice the delicate negotiations in

not progress. that we do many occasions, attempt to play a leading part in his difficult international game." he nard.

not personally responsible.

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The Government statement cusses collaboration in defence with other countries of the Commonwealth and also with foreign

countries connection with

arrangement under the aegis of the United Nations. One of the effects of the new plun will be to transfer to the Defence Commiltec

duties previously the earried out up to 1939 by the Com- mittee of Imperial Defence.

Referring to Comm wealth! defence, to-night's statement says that the natural starting point for

that number.

Danube Parley

To Be Held

This Month

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Peace Conference Committees' Race Against Time

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a co

committee has not been at work. To-day,

barely

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Diviston among the big Powers, on the the other hand, would reduce

to persibilities for small countries

be- both establish close contacts

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Isolation Abandonment

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Reuter adds that Mr Churchill declared that the American open-

donment of isolation was one of the reasons why the fruit of Alijed vic- tory need not translate itself into duaf and ashes.

He was speaking at a civic recep- tion at which he received the tree- dom of Blackpool,

"The platform was draped with the flags of the British Empire and the United States.

The Freedom ceremony began a

he ovation given to Mr Churchill.

Apalast Attlee's Wishes

told Reuter's The spokesmon

the dipomatle correspondent that President's decision to publish his

America, he declared, was "watch- statement to-day was made against tween themselves and with the big the express wish of the Prime Minis-ing vigilantly and sharing effectively ter. Mr Clement Attlee. The spokes-in the guidance and restoration of Powers, M. Masaryk sald.

announced that last night at Europe and the peace of the world." Danubian Federation

midnight, the Charge d'Affaires of New York, Oct. 4 (UP)-The Paris, Oct. 4.-Working in

Asked about

possibility of

Declaring that Europe must face the United States Embassy called on future progress has been the idea of United States outmanoeuvred three shifts round the clock, the

Me Attlee and presented him with a forward, the former British Prime regional association. "Geography

Minister said all that had to be done copy of the statement.

to largely decides which problems most the Soviet Union in the United Paris Conference was to-night drawing up some sort of Danubian

The Prime Minister asked that this was for some 250,000,000 people was He development. directly concern separate members Nations Economic and Social going "all out" to complete the federation, M. Masarykc said it was

strictly should not be made publle until he wake up one morning and say, "We of the Commonwealth, and it is the Council late on Thursday night committee work by to-morrow definitely too early to envisage such opposed to the formation of groups aim of the various Governments to

the

ous, and we will only give our votes tempo increased the of States which may even remotely had had the opportunity of discussing wish to be happy, free and prosper-

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- however they recognise and take advantage of this and won approval for the Ameri- deadline.

to political parties, fact by arranging that regional ques- can proposal to call a conference

may be called, who will vote for a tlona shall in the first place be in Vienna before November 1 to delegates and their staffs are show-resemble what is termed a ble

United States of Europe." ing signs of tiredness. Apart from his view for the time being-at studied in the appropriate regional consider the whole question of lunch breaks, there have been only so long as fundamental understand-

พลล outstanding during ing in Europe free navigation on the Danube three hours in the last 30 uring there can be only bilateral agree- MONTY TO VISIT River which Russia sought to which

which three monts on a smaller scale block to Western powers. hours after the Military Commillice to improve trade relations and in- MALAYA IN DEC

of goods for The proposal was approved by had finished its all-night sussian, tonally the exchange

connection, eight votes to live with five nations three others got down to work and speeding up the reconstruction task.

M. Masaryk, in this stayed until lunch Ume, followed by through abstaining after Russia, Nicolai Feonev, served notice that three others in the afternoon and pointed to the suspicions existing to- day which were ready to ascribe to the conference could never take place three are due to meet to-night.

One at least of the committees,every agreement made by a country because Russia and all the Danu- blan nations in its orbit would not the Balkan Economie-was faced to some sinister political motive and attend. Yugo-Slavia, supporting the with the prospect of another all-consider the move directed towards a con- night session. The Italian Economic or against the East or. West, respec Rusalan resistance said such

tively. the most not

be called without Committee, with

He said that Czecho-Slovakia, troversial item

agende on Ita

her with

faithful to I whit

remaining Coton directly

Italian Danubian

reparations still to United States.

settled, was warted by the Secro-alliance with the Soviet Union, is en- finish us work to deavouring to keep the door open to the West as well. "We want to through Mr John G. Winant,

to trade Ameri- day.

and upon a vote however and the

committees work with Assuming all the with the Council's

he said. "We want can proposal,

deadline-or [Witr to to-morrow's

with everybos body proval, now goes to the Secretary keep

Some General, Dt Trygve Lle; for action. at least finish their work by dawn to trade with Austria, with Hungary, of those we have already establish- proposal was opposed by Rus on Sunday the way will be clear, Bumania and others. With

·MI' PHILIP NOEL-BAKES,

Ukraine,

Czecho Yugo-Slovia,

od for the plenary session to com new Secretary for Air

Slovakia and Cuba,

plete consideration of the five dratted trade relations but these relations

the European

ex-Bre based on individual agreements centre. The Government have pro- China and France: abstained with treaties withY Dored that there should be Colombia, Peru and Norway rather enemy satellites by October 15, the rather on a systematic, broad basis.” Four's procedural plan for, ensuring established in the capital of each than vole against the American pro- agreed deadline for ending the con- dominion United Kingdom liaison posal after the Russian bloc made ference. officers, who could join with the it clear that it would hoycott the On Sunday the plenary session that the conference dors end

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quarter of an hour late because of

He had another tremendous 'recep- tion when he mounted the platform. at, the Blackpool, Opera House, Singapore, Oct. 4, Field

Replying to speeches after-the Lord Marshal

Montgomery, ceremony, Mr Churchill said: "There victory should

are clauses of hopu. Chief of the Imperial General is no reason why Staff will visit Malaya in De-translate itself into dust and ashes. cember when the final decisions There

quarrels pass awog". regarding Malaya's defences will Europe rise, let bitter feuds and probably be made, sald Lieut

The British Conservative Party's Gen Sir Frank Messervy, GOC

nak the Party to issue a ́atatement. Malaya in an interview with the Conference unanimously decided to Malaya Tribune to-day.

of polley without delay,, *: Gen Messeryy said that the future Command would probably be three said the object of this would be to permanent strength of the Malayan resolution, which was accepted, brigades, one of which was likely "counter misleading and Insidious

propaganda of the Socialist Pa Former Minister Me Harry "Malaya Command is not intend- to be stationed at Singapore. ing any aggression but is only can-shank, who is a member of the cerned with assuring internal secur- Party's Executive Council supported the resolution and said he was sure ity." Gen. Measervy sald.

Gen Messervy will leave for India the voice of the Conference on this shortly to take over the Northern subject would reach Mr. Churchilli Command-Reuter.

before the night was over,