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VOL. I NO. 41'

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1946.

U.S. OPPOSES ANNEXATION OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

UNO EXPECTED TO Albania Demands UNO Veto Right

REJECT SMUTS' PROPOSAL

LEAD MAY BE FOLLOWED

BY MOST OF SOUTH

AMERICAN NATIONS

NEW YORK, NOV. 14. THE UNITED STATES TO-DAY AN- NOUNCED ITS REFUSAL ΤΟ SUPPORT FIELD MARSHAL JAN SMUTS' PROPOSAL THAT SOUTH AFRICA BE ALLOWED TO ANNEX THE FORMER GERMAN MANDATE OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

The American lead is expected to be followed by most of the Latin-American nations, making it certain the Assembly will reject the South African proposal overwhelmingly despite the British support.

Many observers believe that Field Marshal Smuts' next step will be refusal to turn in the Lengue of Nations mandate and refuse to offer South-west Africa for. UNO trusteeship, meanwhile contin uing to rule the territory as an integral part of the Union of South Africa.

There is nothing UNO coulf¡ Assembly. The matter kiss hot even do to force South Africa to been fully discussed.' hand over the mandate

tiny force the more than it could United States to hand over the -former

mandate Japanese islands also held under

the League of Nations to UNO for restricted trusteeships.

At the start of to-day's meeting of the United Nations Truteeship Com- mittee, the United States delegation circulated n statement

associati - itself with the view that the "data before the United Nations Assembly did not justify approval of incor- poration.

Dr Luis Nerve, of Mexico, told the committee that his delegation would vote against the South African pro- posal. This proposal takes us back to the 19th century," he said.

in

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Senator Basner added that as a "native" representative, he must take strong exception to the intem- perale Lone of General Smuts address to the United Nations the question of trusteeship, especial- ly h thrent to take unilateral action."-United Press and Heuter,

GREEK TROOPS ATTACKED BY

IRREGULARS

Athens, Nov. 14.

on

Withdrawal Of Amendment British Warships

London, Nov. 14.

Albania followed up its pro- test to the United Nations yes terday against British naval terri-

minesweepers clearing

Sought By Australia

New York, Nov. 14. The United Nations Political torial water in the Corfu Straits Committee, under the chairman- by a second telegram to Dr ship of Dr Dmitri Manuilsky

Jew Terrorists' Threat To Blow

Up Railways

Jerusalem, Nov. 14. Hundreds of people dashed to shelter to-day following the cry "Explosives" when ♫ small brown parcel was found on traffic Island in Jaffa Rond here.

The area was immediately cordon- ed off and British Army Sappers were called in.

After a Dren gunner had pumped six shots into the parcel it was open- ed and found to contain an arma- ture of dynamo. A young few, who being held for interrogation. was caught depositing the parcel, is

British Sappers to-day removet a

live mine discovered by the police tween Haifa and Lydda.

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British Administration Of Zone In

Zone In Germany. Attacked By Eden

London, Nov. 14.

The situation in the British zone in Germany rightly gave rise to the deepest disquiet in Britain, said Mr Anthony Eden, Britain's wartime foreign Secretary in the House of Commons to-day.

He added the Battle of the Winter was going to he definitely sterner than that of last winter. The successful administration of the British zone was a matter of main- taining in Europe, and particularly in Germany, the British reputation for fairness, honesty and mercy.

Mr Eden, who was speaking |

Trygve Lie, Secretary-General (Ukraine) to-uny begun its de- from the railway track mid-way be- King's speech outlining the Anti-Government

The first protest asked for

Power velo

Australian

The discovery enme after the death of an Arab constable injured yes terday when a mine exploded under a stationary goods train near Lydda Junction.

the

Uprising In Sinkiang Feared

In the resumed debate on the

Government's plans for present session of Parliament, recalled the following state- ment he made in July, 1941, with the full authority of the War Cabinet when Britain's fortunes were very low: "It is not our policy to cause other country to collapse econo

Shanghai, Nov. 14. Waldo Drake, Los Angeles love of Germany but because a Times Correspondent who has

any

of the United Nations, demand-bate on the controversial ques- ing "immediate withdrawal of tion of the Big British warships and mine- right. sweepers from Albanian ports Australia's member on the Secur and territorial waters," the ty Council, Mr Paul Hasluck, pre- Yugo-Slav News Agency report-senting the

resolution

The Jewish terrorist organisation, ed to-day.

on veto right to the committee, said: rgun Zval Leumi, has appealed to "The question we are placing before Haganah, Jewish resistance move- the the committee is not an amendment ment, over its secret radio, "Volce establishment of United Nations of the veta article. The question is of Fighting Zion," to join it in "a commission to decide the extent of whether the Great Powers are carry-huly war against the British oppres-mically. I say that not out of non-territorial waters in the narrowing out the obligations assumed when sors." Corfu channel between the Albanian and Greek mainland and the Greek

this article was adopted." Island of Corfu.

The telegram said: 'Alter protest telegram of November 11, We have

"The

honour of municating to you the following: Since the morning of November 12, a great number of warships flying the British flag are crossing in our watern in all directions from Butrinto (Albanian town. in the

our

com-

review of the Security Council in which he asserted that the Soviet Union used the veto ten times. "The plain and rather ugly fact is that a

permanent member has claimed suc-

cessfully he can select at will those resolutions on which he wishes. to exercise the veto. In other words, the privilege in Article 27 is being

narrowest part of the trails) up to dangerously near the point ;

Carbouroun.

to

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Meanwhile, the Irgun Zval Leuml Mr Hasluck then gave a detailed announced to-night, in posters axed starving and bankrupt Germany just returned from Sinkiang

in the midst of Europe would Province, In Telaviv, that all Pules- tine railway lines, except one serving poison all of us who

westernmost Chino are her adjoining Russia, reported that Jewish settlements in the northern plains, are liable

neighbours. That is not senti- a general uprising of Appealing to both Jews and Arabs be blown p.

ment, it is commonsense." Muslim Uighur natives against "frgun Zvai Leumi will not be re- not to use rallways, the pouters said: Mr Eden added that he thought Chinese sovereignty is fenred those words should still be the

as a result of sporadic out- disobey their warnings."--Reuter..

foundation sponsible for the lives of those who

of British policy, He added: "Times have changed. The breaks of fighting in the past Exile Government

time ins now Licen reached when few days, Paris, Nov. 14, the Government must surely Ince Movement has started to form

Liberation The Jewish National

Drake said as a result of the out- The fact that we cannot fulfi! our

Gen obligations under an International breaks. provisional Palestinian Government-

Soong Shih-lang, in-Exile, Mr Samuel Merlin, Secre-

Instrument If others are not doing veteran of the Burms campaign, the same. This applies, particularly has been placed in command of the tary-General of

to the treatment of Germany, as an Nationalist troops the Movement and

by Sinklang'a: self-styled political spokesman of

economic whole.

Governor Gen Chang Chih-chung. Zval Leumi, Irgun newspaper France Soir to-day.

told the Paris "Several countries In Europe-be- hind the Iron Curtain as well as in front of 1-in North America and South America, have already inform ed

us they are willing to have 'practical relations with the Provi- sional Government we establish," he said,

"All shipa salled in wor formation Counell wishes to exert some sort one member of the Security inside and outside our territorial of authority, not only over what the waters, aiming at intimidation and Council does, but what the Council provocation.

To-day, November 13, all muy intend to do."

Mr Hasluck summarised through the day A great number of

the three British warships and

charges: "Firstly, the spirit of the mine Charter has not been abserved and sweepers, varying from 11 to 23, the veta applied in ways which the entered our territorial waters of St. Guaranta under the pretext of clearing mines.

British warships fired machinc. run salvors in the air or water to create Incidents," The telegram, signed

the by Albanian Premier, added: "In the name of the peace-loving and de- mocratic Albanian people, which for my years fought with unequalled courage against Fascism at the side of the great allies. -I-address the United Nations in view of the brutal and one-sided action of the British Government.

"I ask the United Nations to give, Judgment on this act of the British: Government and to give orders for; the im

immediate withdrawal of Bri-

A band of 1,000 irregulars tish warshipa and minesweepers to-day altacked a company of from our ports and territorial waters Greek troops along the Graeco-to safeguard peace to the land which Yugo-Slav frontier killing two all their strength."

the Albanian people defended with and possibly four Greek officers.

London Surprised.

CZECH MINE DISASTER

Prague, Nov. 14. A mine official sald to-day that he believed a coal dust explosion caused the Kohinoor disaster which claimed the lives of 52 miners early this morning. Miners' familles gathered around the shaft before, daylight but the first bodies were

not brought up until eight hours after the blast.

The official said rescue work was delayed because the locale of the explosion was one hour distant in the shaft and corridor. from the main hoist Lower- United Press,

FUTJECAJNA STANDARDÓWNANIEL DIMENSICHMANN

Philip Dragoumis, conferred to-day ing in offelt pressed this morn-San Francisco Conference never in-

and later

it

to

in

two-members."

A

intend to

Mr Merlin also denied there was any Jewish bomb threat to the Bri-

Deliveries of Food "I have seen

He said a series of subversive acts a 'report to-day which I trust is true, that some began on October 19 when a group of provincial officials was ambushed shipments of wheat from Russia pro being made to the British zone. I and killed near the Soviet border. hope the Government can give us The victims included two Kazakh some information about that. It is leaders, Resut Turgan Yuz, deputy continued essential that this supply should be magistrate of the Tihwn region, und on a really substantial the deputy secretary general of the scale for so far this vital balancing provincial government. element of the Potsdam Agreement has not been present at all."

Mr Eden asked the

how

Tribesmen in the

Altai region

Ush Embassy in Paris. "There is no give a clear statementvernment to have petitioned Governor Chang to

gration of Jews, whose embarkation ports were often in Italy."

Marshal Reuler.

die East.

Won

It stood send a punitive expedition the.e, parallel with the embassy in Rome. in respect of the continued removal claiming that massacres were the which was the centre of anti-Zionist from the British zone of Germany of work of Uighur terrorists. intrigue. The embassy in Rome con- industrial plants which were essen- tained plans for preventing, the emittal to the economic life of that zone, Sinitiang was the scene of a bloody He declared: "It seems we are rebellion in 1944-45 in which the #til] continuing

these ren

reparations de- Muslim peoples of Sinilang He also denied that Jewish terror-liveries, or at any rate, still con- complete control of the rich north- ists were threatening the life of Fieldinuing to dismantle Industrial ex- west and which terminated in the

Viscount Montgomery-

tablishments

for

reparations de-treaty of Tihwa on August 20, 1045 under which the Muslim won virtual liveries. Cunarder Searched

"This is quite apart from the fact autonomy for the so-called East that until very recently no contri-Turkistan People's Republic of the London, Nov. 14.

butions, so far as I know, have been three rebellious, northwest regions. The lookout for Jewish terrorists was extended to-day to the Cunard-Germany as an economie whole. In

made by our Russion ally, to trent Three days after the ambush, White Star liner Ascanla when she those conditions it is not very sur- besieged Agsu, Chinese citadel oasis. Drake said, Muslim Uighur · bands arrived at Liverpool from the Mid-prising that in the British zone they in southern Sinklang.. He said pro have been giving rise to deep des- ceedings of the General Assembly pondency, so we are told, among 11 thinking Germans, and In

in the Sinking capital on October particular Germans to whom we have to look to 25 were disrupted by. Uighurs sing- to establish a true democratic system t

ing

"anthem of the East in Western Germany."

Turidston People's Republic, and demanded Governor Chang to remove Removal Flant

ok Declaring that he recognised that all Nationalist troops from Sinklang. the Opposition had the responsibility after broke into the Sinklang. Su- to make some constructive sugges- tions, Mr Eden said: "This question Uighur prisoner just before he was

preme Court and spirited away of the removal of plant from our supposed to be tried for the murder zone must be considered first in the of a Chinese air office in Tihwa. light of a contribution made by our allics. Unless that contribution is full Drake said Governor Chang was and adequate and continuing, there expected to fly to Nanking in an should not in

my Judgment, be any attempt to obtain effective military further deliveries of plant at all. On reinforcements for Sinklang and the

other hand, If the others do make attempt to block efforts of Uighur the terms of the Postdam Agreement National Assembly recognition of the their contribution in accordance with representatives to obtain from the which has not yet been done, then autonomous Muslim government. we should consider together how we, (Continued on Page 4)

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the

Dr H. Lannung, of Denmark, sald he presumed the sub-committee which would be formed to examine the question further would be en- powered to call for any information

in Athens, the Minister of War, Surprise was concerning South-west Africa it

quarters in London deemed expedient. He was sur-

with the Chief of Staff

that

Albania, in prised at the altitude adopted

to assurances in two protests to the ended and contrary

given by the great powers in Sau with the chief of the British mili- United Nations, should object South Africa in declaring that

the

Francisco. tary mission, Gen Rawlins. United | British minesweeping activities

Customs officials and Immigration only two courses open to her were Press.

the Corfu Channel.

"Secondly, the claims made for the omcers went immediately on beard Incorporation or continuation of the

the liner, while military and civil Observers in London are puzzled use of the veto have stultifted the administration ent

without Nations supervision.

that the danger to British warship Security Council's work and, under-police took up positions at the bottom arose not from stray mines Meanwhile, Senator 1, M. Basner,

which mined confidence in it and lessened of the gangway to check the identity had drifted, but from mines for the Council's ability to deal effec-of all persons boarding the vessel. African

Wellington, NZ, Nov, 14. member of the South

Passengers passed. Shipping companies who take over ing part of a field which appears to tively with matters. brought before

through Senate, who is here to watch the the responsibility for alloting pas

have been sown deliberately since Thirdly, by employing the veto

hands of interrogation officers in one United Nations proceedings

of the salcons before they were parliamentary representative of sages to Britain when the priority the channel was last swept.

An official spokesman said November 18, are 4,000,000 Africans vitally interested system ends on

that as an Instrument of national policy uilowed to land. the question

South-west receiving enquiries which far exceed would consider the removal of mines has forgotten its representative cap-don, were carefully of

had been expected that Albaida permanent member by so neting

Luggages, mos

mostly labelled for Lin- Africa, told the press to-day:

examined by the number of avaliable berths, it frem & generally recognised high-netty, and its obligations under the customs officials. "No resolution UI) South-west was stated here to-day. Some book-way of international traffic to be Charter to act on behalf of all other Alrica annexation has ever beenings have already been made for humanitarian operation. The

The passengers, except for about taken in the South African House|1949.–Reuter.

Service personnel, including day sweeping carried out by Britain.

Three Courses

members of the Palestine police forcë which is now completed, is under-

Australia' proposed the following returning on leave, Include Greeks, stood to have covered the same steps to remedy the situation:"

Cypriots and Maltese coming to course, one mile wide, which was R Moderation of

Britain to seille with relatives. previously swept in 1914 and 1945. members in using, the right of veto. permanent

There was a number of Jews, main- it was pointed out to-day that a 2. Increased measure of consultation ly

y young students, coming to British considerable number of British lives and a spirit of give and take

universitica. were lost when British destroyers the

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Five.

Lake among

A few friends and 3. Development

relatives of etruck mines in this cluonnet Icat of procedure.in the Security month, and that this cannot oe which would make unnecessary con-

Coruncli passengers arrived at the dock en- matter of indifference to the British tinual voting on procedural matters. All cars were stopped and identity. trance. Several of them were Jews. Government.

The first of the small countries to cards were examined. Whether Britain will

Press photo- take

any support the velo was Poland, its re-graphers had their diplomatic action in connection with presentative saying:

camera cases

In- recent sweeping will, it is changes now we

"By making apected. understood, depend on the report to abollshing something which we can-

run the risk of One of the passengers, according to newspapers; was Mr Harold be made by the Admiralty after not replace by anything better, at examination of the two mines re-least at prescit." covered from the 22 disposed during the sweep.--Reuter.

The Philippines added a further Sir Carl Berendsen, of New Zea land, said that his delegation was

BIG FOUR DEADLOCK

ON TRIESTE STATUS

New York, Nov, 14.

The Big Four Foreign Ministers, resuming their de- bate on the Italian treaty, were apparently, deadlocked · to-day three to one over MI V. M. Molotov's 14 essential minimum amendments to. the proposed statute for the free territory of Trieste to make it acceptable to Russia and Yugo-Slavin

As the Foreign Ministers resumed France also supports the Anglo-

The

of

their negoliations it was clear that American refusal to fix a time limit IRA CHIEF WILL NOT France, Britain and the United for the evacuation of their troops States have no intention of ceding from Trieste and leave such with- the 14 points which M Molotov in-drawal to the Securlly Council with the Western Powers having velo

alsts are the minimum powers rights in the decision.

changes. The three Western

The Western Powers' stand. in die-

BE RELEASED

resolution.

opposed to the veto principle "root

and branch."

Senator Tom Connally, of the United States, Intimated that he would reserve his reply until the next meeting.

The discussion was adjourned unth

Richards, Assistant Colonial Secre

tary of Cyprus, who is reported to have sold that nothing out of the ordinary took place during the voyage.Iteuter,

Faked Bolivian Visag

Vienna, Nov. 14. The American Army authorities said to-day that 500 Jewish refugees who tried to get into France with alleged fake Bolivian visas would not be allowed to return to the American occupation zone of Aus-

It was learned, and

Belfast, Nov. 14. sland firmly for placing full dicta-

The Minister of Home Affairs, Mr torial powers, in the hands of the tated by their apparent conviction Edmond, Warnock, said to-day that to-morrow-Reuter, Governor who will be named by the that there nimost certainly will be he would not bow to any

tra refugees were being held in outside Security Council and to be respon-n clash between Italians and Yugo-pressure for the release of David flood of cables from the United the French occupation zone near sible directly to the United Nations. Slavs unless there

force and a strong-arted Govence Fleming, now in his 34th day of a States demanding that something Co Innsbruck, The three Western Powers want able to enforce Trieste's true status fast to death behind the grim an- done Iminediately., He niso admit so far as the Americans are con

cient walls of Belfast Prison.. ted that the matter was rated by cerned they are now a problem for him to have velo rights with ex-108 n free city. Russia 13 equally At the same time Mr Warnock British Ilume Secretary Chuter Ede the

French treme authority for proclaiming a adamant in its refusal to cede on the Batly refused the request, of a de- during his week-end visit to Lon-pintermed

The spokesman for the French state of slege if necessary to pro- 14 poluts so if the Big Four fail to putation Labour MP's that a fresh don. test Trieste's independence, integrity agico on the Trieste statute Ameri- medical examination be given to the Late last night, Patrick Fleming, visas had been issued there pernit- and pubile order. They refuse M can and British troops will remain 26-year-old former IRA cider who elder brother of David, visited his ting the refugees to travel to France. Molotov's essential minimum condi-Indefinitely and the whole problem is serving 15 years for treason.

fasting brother in person and came The French Army authorities were tion of government by popular as-will have to go to the Security Coun- Mr Warnock's statement concern-out with the news that he was very understood to be investigating the in- sembly with unrestricted powers. cil for action.-United Press.

ing Fleming'o release followed alow."United Press.

eldent United Press.

that transtent

the

A mob of 300 Muslim naves there-

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The situation was said to be very tense in Sinkiang United Press.

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TWENTY-SIX KILLED IN DUTCH AIR DISASTER

Amsterdam, Nov. 14.

Twenty-six people were killed in an air tragèdy at Schipol airfield, near Amsterdam, to-night:

A dramatic last message. "Engine; France. A. Flying Fortress with

on Are: leading for Schipol" was crew of eight was lost near Naples. received in the control tower at

November 7-A Dakota (Ameri

n few can) with ten occupants believed to

Croydon airport, London, minutes before a Dakota of the have crashed into the sea. A Fly- Royal Dutch Air Lines burst into ing Fortress, with a crew of eight flames when touching

at mixing between Naples and London. Schipol.

A United States transport plane

down

s the one of the airliner by missing after leaving Iceland.

aircraft was

most ex-

in

perienced pilots.

November Eight killed There were no survivors. No in-Royal Air Force Anson aircraft crash formation is yet available in London | near Hamm, German,

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as to the identity of the passengers. November 13-A Douglas airliner Air disasters resulting in serious crashed in Mexico. Fifteen were loss of life reported earlier this killed. month were:

In 17 alr· crashes during Novem- November 1-24 killed in a French ber 120 people lost their lives passenger plane crash In central Reuter.

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