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VOL. I NO. 11

U.S. PLEDGE TO

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1946.

GREECE

IF

FRONTIERS ARE ENDANGERED

Will Act Under United Truman Replies

Nations Obligations

Bitter Battle Of Charges And Counter-Allegations During Bulgarian Treaty Debate.

Paris, Oct. 11 (UP).-The United States to-day pledged itself to act under its United Nations obliga- tions if Greece's frontiers are endangered by any of her neighbours.

The pledge of the United States was made by Mr Jeffer- son Caffery at the afternoon general debate on the Bulgarian treaty and after he had recalled that Greece had been invaded by Bulgaria three times. He told Greece that the United States would not support the Greck claims for strategic rectification of her frontier with Bulgaria, but suggested that Greece find, more security in the United Nations.

"We have profound belief in the efficacy of the measures which the United Nations are taking for the maintenance of general international security and the United States delegation can give full assurance that the United States can be counted on to act in accordance with its! solemn undertakings under the United Nations if Greece's security should be endangered by acts of an aggressor nation," be declared.

Guerillas Control Large Area In

-

North Greece

Athens, Oct. 11. Armed bands numbering 15.000 men control the mountainous areas

To British Note

On Palestine

Maritime Strike

Perth Men Hit

Record Score

Against MCC

(By Norman Preston)

Perth, Oct. 11. There is

Settlement Hopes jubilation in Perth to-night Settlement. Hopes

Blocked

Before we left England we made no pretensions regarding our bowling. we knew we were a strong butting side and smart in the Beld, but our bowling was problematical.

which can hardly be wondered nt because West Australia mado their record score against the MCC with 310 for six, beating Washington, Oct. 11.-Presi-i New York, Oct. 11, (UP), the previous record of 256 for dent Truman has rejected the The hope for an early settle-seven against A. O. Jones's 1908

side. British suggestion that his ment of the maritime strikes. latest Palestine pronouncement which 11 days have blocked of the all American shipping on the endangered a solution Holy Land problem in his reply Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf ports from Mr was shattered to-day when the Clement Attlee, British Prime East Coast and Gulf Coast! would be the Arst to admit that Minister, it was learned from ship operators angrily broke responsible sources in Washing-off negotiations with the strike inn to-day.

ing unions and cancelled all President Truman, it was reported, their compromise offers male tu courteous and Arm tone" during the talks. reiterated His suggestion for udoption .of a programme immediate action.

back to News of the President's reply strike, coincided with the visit to the White

to the recent note

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U.S. Unable To Accept Soviet Restriction Of Dardanelles Talks

Washington, Oct. 11.-The U.S. Secretary of State, in a note to the Soviet Government on the Dardanelles published to-night reiterates that the United States Government" could not accept the Soviet contention that only Black Sea Powers should participate in the administration of the Straits.

the "It

London Strikers Seek Support

The note which was delivered in Moscow on Wednesday, says that the United States Government, after examiring the Soviet Union note to Turkey of September 24 continues at adhere to the position outlined in its note of August 19, 1946 to the Soviet Government. Referring to the protocol ofj proceedings at the Potsdam con- ference signed by Britain, Russia and the United States, United States note says: has been the understanding of my Government that the three. Governments, in, agreeing with one another that the regime of the Straits should be brought into accord with present day West Australia fought hard and

London, Oct. 11 (UP).-Food conditions by means of a revi- were all out to distinguish them-

handlers at Lyons restaurants, selves and win a pince in the Sheffield

sion of the Montreux Conven- popular eating places, were to- Shield competition. They butted to tian. mutually recognised that day urged to join the spreading schedule. The plan was for the early

all three signatories of the pro-work stoppage at the West End batsmen to stay there, wearing down

tocol have interests in the re hotels which thus far has sent the bowling to enable the hiters to accomplish the deadly work later Ingime of the Straits and in any 3,000 chefs, waiters and kitchen the day.

hands on a strike in support of the catering employees at the Savoy.

bowling to-day could not be des- cribed as hostile, but I do not blame the bowlers for the high score. Voce and Edrich, in particular, were sur prisingly let down by our fielding Who would expect two such brilliant youngsters us Evans and Ikin to be the The conciliation efforts thus the chief culprits? Yet, both missed for collapsed throwing the negotiations more than one easy chance, which the starting point of the last summer they would have

swallowed up, The Eastern operators withdrew when the CIO Marine Engineers Union refused to settle with the Fast rumamman zuzenan

HALIFAX BOMBER

House by Rabbi Phil Bernstein, chief adviser on Jewish alfairs to the United States military authorities

who In Germany,

President gave Troman 'firsthand reports on condl- Hons of Jewish displaced persons in the United States Zone of Germany and Austria.

After its visit the Rabbi declared: "President Truman is concerned with the plight of Jews in Europe and is determined to implement his position on Palestine."--licuter.

Britain Accused Of

Agitation In

Mr Caffery spoke after Mosha in northern and central Greece French N Africa

Pijnde (Yugo-Slavin) in the mor- ing had demanded the withdrawal of British troops from Greece and the removal of United Slates war- ships from Greek waters and

to

which they use an bases sweep down on small towns and villages, the Greek Government stated here to-dny.

FATALITY

London, Ocl.

(UP). The Air Ministry announced to-day that Sk four-engined Halifax bomber crashed to-day at Balderby, in north Yorkshire, killed three and injuring one critically.

The cause of the crash is not known.

Coast and Gulf operators inde- pendently of the West Coast hold-out operators' unless the Government Maritime Commission agreed the East Coast agreement to all Govern. ment ships operating in the Pacific ne

of

West

to

out of West Coast ports. The Govern-

for have declined ment thus Torve

hands the

Coast uperators.

Meanwhile not a single American Paris, Oct. 11.-The allega-ship

has cleared for Europe or, the tion that Britain is responsible F. Last or Latin-America except after the United States delivered a Basing is assessment _on_the_for_the_growing agitation_in_with_UNRRA cargoes. new note to the Søvlet Unian re- lätest evidence, Including Jecting the Soviet iden of bilateral | two preliminary discussions with Turkey on the Dardanelles before calling an international conference on those stralis.

from

re-

Press Walk-Out"

These tactics, formulated by Dr Robinson, the captain, worked accord- ing to plan. In the first place, he was fortunate that Rigg and Edwards car- ried on unperturbed by their curly, mistakes, but our bowlers and fielders had to contend with a ball made suppery by drizzle. '

one

sideration it Was no mean

per-

changes which might be made in that regime.

Of Lyons

the

"My Government furthermore in- formed the Soviet Government in Workers from the Regent Palace its note of August 19 that in its Hotel, who last night joined the views the regime of the Straits is

three-day, old strike, apeared before matter of concern not only to the the Lyons shops and called to the Black Sen Powers but else to other Lyons employees to join them Powers, including the United States. demand for trade union recognition. The Soviet Government, neverthe Meanwhile, most of the 11 big less.

in its ole of September 24

the strike hotels now affected by parently continues to take the post-claimed they were able to carry on tion set forth in its note of August In spite of the strike. However, the 7 to Turkey that the establishment smaller establishment were badly of the Straits regime should come hampered. under the competence of Turkey

Black other

Sea powers. Government

MARY

→

and

Near-paralysis of large and small hotels may result if the threat to call workers-elevator does not con- out other unlon *ider that it was contemplated at the operators, maintenance men, wood Potsdam Conference that direct con-workers and electricians is fulfiled versations, which might take place to-day.

The Savoy, the first to be hit by between any one of the three signa- tory Governments and the Turkish the strike, reported conditions were Government with regard to the re- "much better to-day but declined gime of the convention of the Straits to sty exactly why. concluded at Montreux, should have Ministry of Labour negotiations to the effect of prejudicing the parti- bring labour and management elpation of the other two signatory gether were proceding but there was Powers in the revision of the regimo no indication of progress. of the Straits.

The Savoy Hotel announced tom "On the contrary,

my Govern-day that it had secured in interim the considers that the Potsdam court injunction to restrain

to-

Promising Youngster Before lunch, Edwards, lefthander, showed considerable talent and would win a place in any county side, except Yorkshire.

Voce and Up to a point

Edrich bowled to county standard, but when remembers the pre-war Voce, Larwood Tate and Verity, not to mention Furnes, Geary and While, Our bowling did look innocuous, the subject and I reminded them that Many Australians questioned me on

these were experimental days in the tour.

that or French North Africa was made

Bowlers relied on-fielders to hold captives, the Greek Govern-

a to-night by the newspaper Le Los Angeles, Oct. 11. (UP)-The catches and all things taken into con- ment said a typical mountain

management of Monde---which often reflects the Iterald Express prepared to lock the Smith to turn the score of 63 for none the Los Angeles furmance on the part of Wright und glon held by the "bandits" Aghin, on the borders of Thessaly views of the French Foreign plant to-morrow (Saturday) due to into 150 for four at tea, but after and Macedonia, about 180 mics Oflice-commenting to-day on deallocked negotiations in the Amerithis, clever Dr Robinson prescribed

Athens Today's debate before the vote on grouped several "commandos"

Sometimes they the significance of the visit tocan Newspaper Guild strike. holiday cricket for his

hitters, know. the Bulgarian treaty

Publication has been suspended Ing that the wearing down process in almost gether to overwhelm was

Paris of the Secretary of the entirely devoted to Greece in ron of a small town or village outside Arab League,

the garrison

since September 4.

the two previous sessions was likely Agreement definitely contemplated strike-lender Mr Arthur Lewis from tinuation of the bitter battle of their base, withdrawing with "loot"

to have its effect,

enly an exchange of views with the inciting workers to join what the charges and counter-charges.

"From Cairo to Bagdad," said the France this voice re-echoes, as if by when Government

prescription proved correct Turkish Government as a useful pre- | Savoy describes 03 an "Illegal reinforcements newspaper, "the Arab press in de- coincident, the views of the London

und for an hour I was somewhat misliminary to conference of all in- strike," arrived. Dr Constantin Tsaldarls, Greck

nouncing alleged oppression of na- Cabinet or its Beirut advisera.

terested Powers, including the Unit- The Savoy which has been affect- spokestionolisis in French North Africa.

Why Foreign Minister, charged at the

is it that such anti-French crable, seeing the MCC being so

punished. But I admire ed States, to consider the revision ed since Tuesday when 500 cater- morning plenary session that the man alleged that guerilla Oghters But behinil such high sounding words agitation in North Africa receives severely

those gallant Australions, who seem

of the Montreux Convention.

ing workers, walked out took the proposed treaty with Bulgaria, which crossed the frontier, after training are there not more material interests moral or material ald from certal imbued with Don Bradman's front of

"AB

stated in its note of August) Orst action to break the strike. fails to give Greece certain Bulo a "battle school on Yugo-Slav involved?”

circles in Britain? Abandoning the

the wicket strokes.

19, my Government stands ready to The Injunction will rest until next mean Karian territory, would overthrow territory. "We know where the Le Monde added: "Curiously French Union would merely

Wright is to be praised.. "every idea of honour and morality." e Minister of Public Security said. Cairo, Damascus or Bagdad against Brillah," said the paper--Reuter,

bandits are getting their weapons,"

Fully participate in such conferences. My week when the case will be heard, onough, every time voice is raised at entering another unit-Bolshevism or

aware of Australian criticism on dis- Government also feels that it would Dr Tsaldaris referred to the con- "But it is difcult to provide

appointing bowling at Fremantle, he be lacking in frankness if it should ference's refusal to grant Greece a world with proof. The documents

WASHINGTON STRIKE averted an MCC disaster. During that

fall to hectic Herbert-Watts stand, he alone

In the point out again at this time "strategie" rectification of her fron-

most friendly spirit that in tler with Bulgaria while at the

and dossiers we have on bandil

commanded any respect.

its opinion the Government of Tur- time returning to the former enemy the rich area of southern Dorbuja.

Referring to the 10 weeks of bitter Soviet attacks on Greece at this con- ference and to the Bulgarians emer- gence from the war under “Infinitely

Greek Charges

same

The Greek Government

to-

the

activities might casily be pro-

we

know

nounced forgeries, but they are genuine," he added. Reuter.

rutors

"We cannot accept as normal a

more advantageous" conditions than "We cannot accept as normel a situ- in 1910, Dr Tsaldaris asked "What ation in which the peace treaty with will remain of the sentiment of jus-a country which was the victim of ilen?"

treason by its political He answered banself: "Grecce made dependent on political gym- would einerge with her faith destroy-pathies. ed in those principles for which she fought and which have so often been position in which Bulgaria is desied proclaimed in the course of this war recognition ns a co-belligerent." The attacks to which she had been The New Bulgarian Republic, M.! exposed while defending her rights Vyshinsky declared, could teach the before this conference and the sup- other countries much as regards con- port accord the

her stitution-making-notably Greece. cupidity of

assumed former enemics have

ireck and some powerful delegations unreal a character that we have been who countenance the martial spirit of led to ask ourselves whether, by an the Greek delegation, is doing every astonishing substitution of roles, the thing

of an allled nation

position not to ourselves but to our enemies i

Dr Tsaldaris-concluded by stating

democralle

with Rut"

is neither a just nor a Ilearty Laughter

to ensure that peace

not to rectify the Greek frontlers was customary vehemence. Several Umes

Renewal Of

Hostilities

In Southern Annam

FRENCH STRAFE ANNAMITE FORCE WITH FIGHTER PLANES

Paris, Oct. 11 (UP).-Renewed hostilities were reported in Indo-China, which has been in a state of armed truce since the May 6 agreement between the French colonial authorities and Annamite insurgents.

The French and Annamites accused each other of breaking the truce, resulting in a large-scale engagement at Cape Varella in southern Annam province where French fighting planes were called into action. According to a French port, 75 Annamite dead were left on the field of battle.

An-

flocked re- denied, that the planes

elvillans and claimed that they were used only to strafe enemy positions.

Thi

I think Edrich is a test certainty and that Voce is slowly working into form, with the first test as his main objective Reuter.

ment

Washington, Oct. 11-Five_thou-

key should continue to be primarily sand workers

responsible for the defence of the

from their

Jobs

voted to walk-out

at 10 Washington Stralis and that should the Straits hotels at 8. p.m. (GMT) to-day.

Peace talks by the Federal become the object of an, attack or a threat of un

con-

attack by an aggressor, ciliator failed to halt the strike of the resulting situation would be a hotel workers, who are seeking pay matter for action on the part of the increase of 15 cents en hour for those

tions."--Reuter.

High-Ranking Nazis' Security Council of the United Na- who do not receive this and 10 cents

Riot In Civilian Internee Camp

ONLY FEW MINES

an hour of those who do. All classes of hotel employees, including walters and clerical staffs, are included, In- this walk-out.

Managements of hotels, which ́are now filled with guests, could not say:

would have on their services Reuter.

Freimatetezika undan ta

REMAIN ROUND immediately what effect the strike Frankfurt, Oct. 11 (UP)-Third BRITAIN'S COAST Army authorities said to-day that

400 the uprising of some civilian Internces ut Lite camp near Darmstadt on Thursday night was que ng casualties."

by the guards with no fir Less than three per cent of the camp's 10,000

Ing

inmates

were

volved in the incident, the authori-

1,000 Viet Namh During two and a half hours of attacked Averloting the prisoners uprooted some of cross fencing inside but no attempt was

regulara suddenly

PRESS

U.S. MILITARY PLANE CRASHES

Rlo

Oct. 11-An

London, Oct. 11 (UP)-Only STOP 30,000 of the 250,000 mines sown along the beaches of Bri

eastern tain's southern, and in-coastlinu remain to be cleared before the War Office can mark "completed" one of its biggest post-war operations.

de Janeiro, Stx years ago, 1,700 different

plane crashed minefields were laid when invasion American military became a possiblilty.

In the suburbs of Rio to-day, Roughly 90 per cent of the fields Six people were killed.-Reuter, have now

been cleured by 2,000 sappers employed on the extremely dangerous project. Long exposure to sca, air and water has rotted some of the mines and made them even touchier to handle.

The mine sappers are drawn from the ranks and receive no extra pay for their duty;

outer

"that the Commission recommendation M. Vyshinsky spoke with all his numite reports said that a The French version sald that des said. n veritable refusal of justlec." the Russian speaking delegates Broke French force, numbering 2,000 approximately

Not Favourable To Feace into hearty laughter and applause. At men, laid siege to their positions French outposts and scattered along 400 M. Androi Vyalinsky the Soviet the end of these points the Secro-without provocation and an un-a 60-mile front last midnight follow- Deputy Foreign Minister, criticising tary of State Mr James Byrnes, In

perimeter of the camp which was the British and American attitude the chair, turned to his Interpreter specified number of French com- ing a mortar barrage. A Berce battle made to break through the

guarded. towards the new Bulgaria declared for a translation of the joke. The bat planes attacked civilians in raged until morning, according to perim

GOUECCS, with

fighting american officers, speaking over that "certain elements were support interpretation was given but Mr the area. The reports said the Saigon ing some Greek claims which were Byrnes did not seem amused. French attack was repulsed sometimes at hand-to-hand range,

At dawn the Annamites withdrew, loudspeakers, persuaded the rioters, nol favourable to penes in the Bal-

There was an uproar of laughter when in a particularly sweeping ges

with heavy losses..

the French said. An examination of mostly former high-ranking Nazis, kans."

French reports from Saigon placed the dead revealed that they carried to return to their tents and order The fence posts, up- Criticising the Anglo-American ture M. Vyshinsky upset a glass of

the rioting were refusal to recognise the Bulgarien water on to one of the Interpreters the total Annamite casualties at 250 supplies for about 15 days, indicating was restored.

dead or wounded, and said the the intention of the Viet Namh rooted during 'Government unless two representa- seated below the rostrum.

wide-scale apparently chopped up, and hidden

for fuel and none was recovered. tives of the Opposition parties were Unembarrassed, M. Vyshinsky used French losges numbered eight dead command to launch n Included in it, M. Vyshinsky, said:]

and about 20 wounded. The French attack.

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