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SHIPPING NEWS

Cruiser Euryalus, 6

Destroyer: l'enn, ATD; Comsack, Aber- deen Dry Dock; Contest, 11; Cockado, Bouth Wall; Constanes, 6.

Escort

Vessel: Opossum, Hart B Widemouth Bay, on Cockade, Black Gwan AFD 10,

Submarine Depot Shipt Adamant, Dry

Dock..

+

Bubmarine: Auriga, Astute, en Serbol, TU 10.2.4: Neches (AU_47), A4; Y 340, on Nechrs: Moore (DD741), AS.

Chinese Frigate: Tu Po, 1

Chinese Customs Cruiser: Teh Haing. WD; Hal Ching, W.

Internment Reflections

IN the dark days of imprison-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1946.

China Needs More

Ships For Her Rehabilitation

ment under the Japanese, much was secretly written in

Stressing that China needs reflective mood, and the Tele-

other graph commences publication to- more vessels than any day of short series of vorse country to rehabilitate and de- the Shamshulpo velop her shipping trade, the composed in POW camp. Readers are invit- Shanghai Shipping Guild has ed to submit Internment MSS petitioned the National Govern- for publication. The opening ment to lift the present restric- Depet Ship: Tamer (post), West Arm. contributions are dedicated to tion on the purchase of old ven- sels, na imposed by the Chinese beata Ministry of Communications, a

local press report said.

Administered by Commodore-in Commision

VAIN: Fort Beauharnols, 1.

Flore Ship: Furt Sandusky, AlJ..

ARIS: Yort Langley, 13.27.

BTO: Wakatake, on Empire Garden, Beized by Admiralty pira Witham, Como Dock

Ollers:

G.L.M. by Anon.

ሴ። the noon-day

relentlessly down,

I think of a garden fair; With many a glade,

AUR

And many a winding stair.

Celeral, Yaumati; Empire Gar- den, Ms. War Budra, Narth Arm: Bir-Aud many n shade, chot, Yaumat Rapidal, Berbol on Tamar; Bordalo, 1; Empire Damsel, Yausaali: Wave Regent, North Arm: War Aźrtil, 1123.

Wall

Balvage Vessel:Cing Salvor Wellington Lifting Craft: 28, 25, W3 and 4 Wanchal, 50, Wellington Wall.

Crane tip: heishu Maru, Mackie's..

Entleer. Fast Rescue Tugs: Encure,

Arm.

LC (1): 12, On King Aniver.

TM 1190. Aberdeen: 1107, 1100.

1105, Kowloon Canber

Tag: Rockglen, Rockland, Tockpidgeon. Til Bonin-

M8L (NASO): 42, Tidal Basin.

Stipe in Maintenance and Reserve M: 1, 101, 203, 204, 205, 242, 244, 245, 751, 792 706, 1011, 1101, 1127, Kow- Joon Camber.

Let (1): 218, 11, 123, 105, 172, Kowloon Camber.

LET: 1191. DJ, 1150, 100, 1193, 1341,

Kowloon Camber,

NHC: 130, Aberdeen; 100, Wall.

Wellington

HMDL: 1000, 1003, 1998, 1:50, Kowloon

Camber.

Where the bamboos gracefully bend

to the breeze,

And the bul-bul sings his xong. A garden of bliss, The garden I miss,

Pray God it will not be for long. The banks and the flowers,

pals and the trees,

iris, orchids, and stocks:

The creepers of gold,

Their flories unfold,

the

The palms by the side of the silvery

poot.

Thle

ok

restriction states that ships to be purchased should not be older than 28 years, displace more than 18 feet of water, and have a speed of less than 10 knots per hour Chinese shipping circles conalder the restriction somewhat harsh and ask for its abolishment."

The

spokesman of the Guild is reported to have declared that the purchase of old foreign ships should

Sinkiang Requires Medicines Urgently

To Combat Disease.

By WALDO DRAKE

Thwa, Nov. 12 (Delayed). Because of the almost complete lack of medicines, doc- torn or hospitals, public health conditions in Sinklang are the most grievous this correspondent has seen throughout Asin.

not be restricted and the quality off molarin, syphilis and typhoidsin uld!!

the craft should not be judged by its age, as many vessels built during As they climb o'er the walls and the war failed to match the stand- ards of vessels bulk before the war. the rocku.

Since the termination of the war, the spokesman added, every nation has been striving to recover its former shipping tonnage so ba

International trade. compete in Quoting a statement by Generalls simo Chlong Kal-shek, who said that China should have at least 3,000,000 that tons of shipping, revealed China has only some 500,000 tons at present.

The ash as they flash below. Jade Intus leaver-round, The silence profound;

All belong to that garden I know.

Tori Rockfores, Holckwing, Rock-And the towering hills with their

mount. Kowloon Camber, Outside Wall,

Merchant Ships

Anna Odland, Kowloon Wharf.

Astonia Cosmo Dock.

Bulimba Yaumati

Caltex II. Taith Wan.

C. Do Hau VLA13.

Chungking Kowloon Bay.

Edna, Kowloon Dock.

Eastern Trader, 10.

Elong. Latchikak,

Empire Calcos, Taikoo Dock. Empire Park, Balkong Wharf, Empire Jamaica, 11. Empire Witham, Talkokimui. Erica Moller, Kowloon Dock, Fengtien, BID,

Glenstran. Taikoo Dock.

Hai Chang, Kowloon Bay.

Hai Chen, Stonecutters.

Ha kia, Kowloon Dock.

Hat Tan of YaumaiL

Hong Kheng, A10.

Junan, 132,

Iris, 12

Kwelyang, Talkoo Dock.

Lake Nipigon, Kowloon Wharf. Lully. B16.

Mascot, Tai Kok Tsui.

Nanchang, Talkoo Dock.

Mayon, Kowloon Dock.

Newbrough, Kowloon Whert.

Newchwang. D11.

Pakhot, Taikoo Dock.

Paulo, Taikoo Dock

Period. Yaumati.

Ping Wo, Custodian Wharf.

Samtweed, Kowloon Dock,

Hepttish Prince, Kowloon Wharf.

Alastung, Taikoo Dock.

Shengking. Talkoo Dock.

Blanhall, Kowloon Bay,

Szechuen. Talkoo Dock.

Tsinan, 34. Typhoon, 9.8 Po.

Vanderbilt Victory, A2, ' Wainui Bend, off Taikao, Wuchang, Taikoo Dock. Wuruchi, Taikoo Dock.

Arrived Yesterday

Fengtien (D. & S.) Dritish 1,861 tons, Capt 0. Fox, froin Singapure," General cargo.

peaks and their crags, Shades of purple, bronze and green. Each tiny rock pool,

The ferns moist and cool, And the birds in each leaty ravine.

The Isles and

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to

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the

the

Shipping arms, he added, are will- full efforts to buy g to exert the bays of

foreign ships in order to fulf the national development plan.

harbour below, The brown salls of junks in

breeze

The distance so blue- Enchanting the view

From that beautiful garden I know.

March, 1942.

NOTICE

ANON.

BUILDING FOR SALE, The undersigned is prepared to receive on behalf of the Owners Teaders for the purchase of No. 10 Ice House. Street, Sec. A of

M. L. 2A.

Permits to inspect the building may be obtained from the ander- signed during office hours.

Tenders should be addressed to the undersigned at their offices

sealed

endorsed "Tender for Purchase of No. 10 Ice House Street" and should be delivered not later than twelve noon on the 23rd November next.

In

a

cover

affords UNRRA and Rs

An

of

Pirates Plunder Smugglers' Ships Off Malayan Coast

Smugglers around Malayan const have met a enemy-pirates.

PACIFIC ISLANDS

INSPECTION

Washington, Nov. 22. Diplomatic sources told the United Press to-day that tho United States would be willing the to open Pacific island bases for new international Inspection. if a dis- armament accord were reached, providing similar checks on the bases of other nations.

According to unofficial reports only about ono case ir five of piracy is reported to the authorities an in The sources said that such a step the majority of enses the victims would be in keeping with the on- prefer losing their cargoes to explain-nounced United States willingness ing how they come by them.

to co-operato in an effective dis- armament plan.

Out of about 22 cases of piracy in waters around Penang in the past three months, only three were directly reported.

ould

deve-

While they admitted that the pro- visions would permit arming of 15- lands without international checks, they pointed out that provisions for Merchants trying to anuggle rice, the welfare of natives were more rubber or other products from Burma, liberal than the trusteeship pro-

other nations. They Sumatra, Java or Slam are at the posals of mercy of the master and crew of the United States proposal provided- whatever junk carries their trade, for freedom of speech and assem Frequently, these are in league with bly, education, and positive steps "pirates" and the few shots fired by

self-government and the motorcraft which intercepts them lopment of the islands' economic and social resources. They said it was are more a signat than a warning,

detachments of the these provisions which the United Recently

did suc- Nations Trusteeship Council was do- Queen's Regiment, which did cessful anti-piracy works on the signed to promote. north-east (Perak) enost, have been moved into the Penang district, together with units of the Seventh Indian Division to patrol the coast by land and sea.-Reuter.

and The United States is ready willing for inspection of non-mill- tory areas for the fulfilment of these. ends, they declared.--United Press.

CENSUS OF TROOPS TO-DAY'S BROADCASTING

(Continued from Page 1)

assumption that no foreign troops remain in that territory,

"We should not apply one yard- stick in one

Case and a different yardstick in another.

Of Greece, Mr Molotov said: "No one can deny that the presence of foreign troops there brings pressure to bear on the internal situation in Greece,"

If help is not received before the 1943. He said the provincial govern- ment his repeatedly' appealed for winter weather closes in, bitter

fear help from the National Department say they provincial officials epidemics of typhus and cholera may of Public Health, but that there has decimate the native Muslim peoples, been no response except for a visit particularly in the northern regions here in 1043 of Minister of Health of the

P. C. King. province. Aerally, theso

twin ancient

He said he understood that UNRRA medicines to scourges of Aslo appear to be at had allocated some present

relatively minor menaces, Sinklangt two years ago, but that since Sunkiang also is suffering a these were still in Kunming, Chung-

high

from king and Nenking because transport constantly

mortality small-pox.

dysentery, was not available to get them to amoebic

due to Sinking.

Need for Supplies the lack of even the most of medicine and social hygiene,

Deputy Commissioner of Public Sinklung's pitiable public health Health Pl Wen-yu estimates that altuation Sinklang's

infant mortality is. in Chineze counterpart, CNRRA, exers of 70 percent, chiefly due to opportunity to prave its humanfiarlan small-pox and dysentery..

worth by sending expeditiously a few Serious epidemics of

scrums, sulfa drugs and stich typhus now tons of are sweeping through the camps of preventatives us DDT and

and atabrine. the Kazak horsemen in the mountain One aircraft could carry sufficient pastures around Tihen. It is feared suppiles to save the situation, accord- the

epidemie

even to ing to Dr. Pl, who says a list may spread Thiwa.

unless serums and preventa-j

Sinklang's

minimum requirements is of the Ministry of ives such as DDT are rushed here in the hands

Health la Nanking. from East China.

Epidemic Areas Unreachable It is most important that help Dr Pi emphasized that a typhus come now, instead of waiting for

mic reached epidemic

the outskirts of the usual UNRRA-CNRRA surveys., efforts are to be Thwa lost spring, and was checked in fact, if the

the clothing and successful, it is nust essential that only by burning even the houses of those affected. the medicines

10t supplied be The shipping Guild is also report-He said typhus killed two-thirds of accompanied by any American r National the population of the village of Chinese officials, but are consigned td to have naked the

in 1943 directly to some Moslem leader for Kashgar, shipping Burkhatal, near Government to subsidise

the area. foreign before help could reach

distribution. Arms in the purchase of

This is vital, because of the critical ships, or extend leng-term loans to Epidemic areas cften are very un-

situation

In cxisling

There were other cases, he said, them to aid in developing national reachable, because of the lack of political

inds vast Central astan! Sinklang ever slace the success of Including the "dispute going on be highways shipping-Reuter.

America the recent Moslem rebellion in the tween

and Iceland wasteland.

In Tihwa, with a population of 100,-northwest region of the province.

connection with troops which the 000, has only two hospitals Unless, it is handled on this basis, United States wanted to remain in general hospital of 400 beds and a even in their distress the Moslems Iceland for manning the bases which UKRAINIAN DELEGATE

the United States desired to maintain EXPLAINED mental hospital with 40 beds. I might refuse to nccept such aid. SHOOTING

believe visited the General hospital, whose

in that territory." eminently were qualified for this task of mercy is dings, dilapidated corridors packed with long lines of Moslem Messud Sabri, distinguished Moslem

Chinese and

Indigents, awaiting Turkish Uighur, who enjoys the New York, Nov. 22.

Dr Dmitri Z. treatment.

confidence both of his own people The accusation by

dele-

The ill-lighted wards were packed and of the Chinese Central Govern- Manullsity, chief Ukrainian

in i manner ment personnel in the area, .tho

of comprehension One plane-load of medical supplies gation, that the shooting of delegate with bed patients

Stadalk Gregory

was "political beyond

humanitarian standards. would save the people of Sinklang banditty" was deflated to-day by the Western Police Commissioner, Mr Arthur W. Commissioner Pi sid Sinkiang's 10 great future misery, it sent within hospitals in the outlying regions of the month. If delayed, or the pica Mr Wallender formally announced the province have a total of 1,100 of Sinklong for aid goes unanswered, beds. But there are almost no believe China may reap a black that the shooting was the work medicines or doctors to take care of harvest of bitterness which she can two thugs in a $150 hold-up of the

the native population, which the afford to risk-United Press. delicatessen store. The police report

This is the fourth of a new series of articles shows the thugs had completed the Chinese estimate ni 4,000,000 people,

currant the but which the Moslems claim exceeds leaving were

conditiona in Binklang Province, "stick-up" and

The Afth and final article will store with the contents of the cash- 7,000,000, box when M. Stadnik entered. M.

appear in the "Telegraph" on Stadnik speaks no English and the

Monday, police say he did not understand the bandits' order to hold up his hands so the thugs fired as they ran

Wallender.

Do Ilou Vi fm.m.) French, 1,653 tons, Copt Bannamour,

Italphony

escape. from General cargo,

Hai Chanh C.M.8.N} Chinsen, 4,330 toni, Capi E. C. Shu, from Chinwangtao, Vanderbilt Victory (A.P.L.} American, ---4,031- Long, -Capt. D. 8.- Heller, from USA,

Dayas, General cargo.

Wascot (Wallem) Panamanian, 582 tons. Capt Ole Andreassen from Colombo.

Newchwand 19. & 8.) Brush, 1.40 ton, Capt 2. G. Ronson from Shanghai, Empire Park (Jebshun) Chinese, 304 ton, Capt P. J. Hawksworth,

General cargo.

Hong Kheng Ho Hong) British, 8,973 tons, Capt D. M. Cole, from Amoy.

Bwatow.

USS Maddox.

Northern Traveller from Sydney.

Bailed Yesterday

Anhu! for Swatow, Amoy, General

cargo 1,000 tona,

Agatha for Balikpapan.

Tol Bhan for Tam Kong,

cargo 30 tone.

The highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Dated the 25th October, 1946. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Bldg., 4th Floor, Hong Kong.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG

Generat

Wing Bang for Bhanghai, General

cargo 1,500 tons,

Ninghai for Bangkok, General cargo 000 tone.

Noreld for Colombo, Zaherin, General cargo 200 tona,

Contert to Mi Bay,

Arriving To-day

HMS Alacrity from Shanghal, to No. 7 Warafridi from Singapure to B25.

Baling To-day Hunan (D. & S.) for Shanghai, Twing tao, Tientein, 4 p.m., 02.

Lake Nipigon (Jardine) for Vancouver, Kowloon Wharf.

Hong Kheng (1ĩa Hong) for Slagopore. Penang, Rangoon, A10.

OUTWARD MAILS

Postage, by sea mail only, for Christmas Cards in open covers, bearing not more than five written words is five cents.

Registered and parcel mail closes half an hour before ordinary letters. Air molia cime at Cowloon FO half an hour earlier than at OPO.

Saturday, November 23

Swaiow (Talnan) 3p.m Shanghal tunan) Apri

Straits, Rangoon (Hong Kheng) 3_p.m, Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo, Soura- baya, Sydney, Auckland (BOAC) 3 p.m. (Empire Park) 3 Pakhol, Halphong

p.m.

Balgon (Empire Calcos) 3 p.. Canton, Kunming. Chungking (CATC) 3.39 D.EL.

Macao, Tainshan, Bhekki (Kwong Sal)

4 p.m.

Canton (Train) 4 pm.

Bunday, November 24

Registered B p.m. Balurday.

Macao, Tinshan, Shekki (Iwong Took

Shanghai.

Hollow. Kweilin, Hankow,

(CNAC) 10 a.m.

Canton.

Amoy,

Peiping (CATC) 10 am.

Monday, November 25

ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS

ASSOCIATION

on

to

M. Manuilsky, however, used the incident as evidence in support of his contention that UNO should leave to Europe. America and return "This is one more reason for taking UNO out of the United States. It is now a problem whether we should provide our own protection," he said.

United Press.

USE OF PROPAGANDA

and

|

Pl disclosed that Sinklang province has received only three tons of medicines from East China since

CRASH IN ALPS

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akis in an attempt to reach wrecked C-53.

the

Leaders of the expedition decided to attempt an immediate ascent in- stead of waiting until dawn. The expedition will take radio equipment on skis in order to maintain contact with Meiringen alrdrome.

mon

оп

SURPLUS MATERIALS SOLD IN SINGAPORE

Over $2,000,000 worth of surplus medical stocks, naval craft and rerap brass, iron and aluminium were sold by the British Stores Disposal Board in Singapore in October.

The choirman of the board, Mr John Gwatkin-Williams, a Cornish- man who commanded the Eighth Army's Mobile Vehicle Park, sald that large stocks of useful materials Meanwhile, it was learned that scattered through the East had hard- the Swiss authorities Informally ly been touched yet. protested against continued unclear- Mred fights over Swiss territory in Around Singapore there are rescue operations for the survivors large, rusting collections of over- of the crash of the Army transport turned sefni-stripped cars,

and Informed sources said a polite tractors, request was received this afternoon gradually being cleared by dealers de from the Swiss that unannounced whom they have been sold. flights made with no clearance in accordance with present procedure

Paris, Nov. 22. The chief British delegate, David Hardman, proposed to the Arst UNESCO general conference to-day that the mass media of press, The next Council meeting of radio and the movies be used to promote world idens and thereby the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis counteracting their exploitation by

political Association will be held

economic nowerful Wednesday, 27th November 1946 groups. in

Speaking general terms Mr 5.30 p.m. at the Medical Hardman said the barriers to free headquarters, Hongkong Shanghai flow of ideas were high but there were windows and doors and they Bank Building.

throw them wide open. must

He said the current task is to choose the activities most profitable In carrying out the task. T. P. WU

The conference splits into mittees next week to take up the Joint Hon. Secretary matter in detail.-United Press.

nt

All members are kindly request- od to attend.

com"

GOVERNMENT RATIONS, DISTRIBUTION

SPECIAL

ΤΟ

NOTICE

be halted.

The

Wiesbaden headquarters of Army headquarters in Europe niso was asked to remove four planes which landed at Interlachen airport, the only available base near the snow-covered mountainside where the 11 crash survivors were belleved awaiting rescue.

lorries,

tanke which are

Cloak of Secrecy Off Latest U.S. Plane

Buffalo, Nov. 21. - The cloak of secrecy was taken latest the Army Air Forces

test base

In

Paratroopers, alerted at midday of to-day at Frankfurt tor a pussure experimental aircraft, Beli XN-1, Jump at the scene of the crash, were which is expected. to surpass the not expected to make their flight speed of sound. A flight test will be to-morrow, Officials believed on conducted soon at a nouncement of the plans put the California. Swiss on the alert to a possible

The Bell Aircraft Corporation re- breach of their neutrality and a pro-vested details of the "flying labora test followed.

tory" which is designed to perform nt a top speed of over 700 miles per hour, at 80,000 feet..

Two More Crashes?

Farla, Nov. 23. A high EATS ofeer at Orly Field said to-night that ground observers in areas "other than that in which the Dakota vas found,"

HOLDERS OF RATION CARDS NOS. 1001 TO 1759'INCLUSIVE had reported. two netoplane crashes

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will be effected between the hours of 9 a.m. to 12 noon and

2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. bs under:-

Numbers 1001 to 1150

QUANTITIES ALLOCATED ARE AS FOLLOWS:—

Cheung) 10 am.

Monday, · November 25th

Kongmoon (Kwan Lui) 10 am. Shanghai (Anna Odland) 10 azn, Canton (Train) 10 a.m.

1151 to 1300

Tuesday,

26th

Nanking

"

1301 to 1450

Wednesday,

27th

"

1451 to 1600

Thursday,

28th

Tsingtao,

33

1601 to 1759

Friday;

29th

Manila (Empire Jamaica) 10 am.

Rwalow, Bangkok (Pronto) noon

Bhanghai (Kwalsang) noori.

Bydney, Auckland (air), I p.m.

Shanghai, Canada, USA, South Amartca (Nowbrough) a p.m.

Bugar Flour Fresh Butter

aporated. Imported

K$0.40 per 2 lbs. Par Porsanı

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@ 100.00 per tla

Laundry Soap

Birails (Newchwang_1.p.m. Bingapore, Rangoon, Colombo, Calcutta, Mank Delhi, Johannesburg, Cairo, Landol,

Canlou Amoy, Toochow - Shangbai (CNAC) 3.20 p.m.

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The official said, "It was imposal ble to determine at a late hour to night whether the reported two new cranties were those of aeroplanes engaged in the search, because many of the aircraft employed have not yet returned to their bases.

to "Many aircraft

the

starch mission signed the day

!

The power plant consists of four units burning alcohol and liquid exvran, which produce a total of 0,000 pounds. The plane is 31 feet long. Its range will be more than 100 miles United Press.

le

Blde

planes as they were flying over Bar- donecchia toward the French of the border, states: "We are

BLEIE alive but we cannot hold out until to-night."

The Caribinleri headquarters in were required to halt overnight at oullying bases which do not have Milan last night reported a pathetic radlo the plane's suficient communication facilities to message from send in reports about the planes are weakened by three days of intermit

their way

back to their tent signalling in a frantic attempt riving on

to fix the basco.

position for scorching home

The messige states: "Wo planes.- "One crash was reported in the

havo

We Mont Blanc aroa, based or an un- not eaten for two days. identified radio message. The other are on a peaks where the snow is 10

Is the

densest crash was reported 50 miles east of feet deep. Around us la Grenoble and was based on a French for which makes it impossible to

distinguish a plane 20

20 metres away." ground station report,

to plane down Meanwhile, a shepherd called at "We are sending Grenoble to-morrow to take a look, the Carlbinleri headquarters in Bar- and if these reports have a basis donecchia to report that he had come we will then go into netion."--Unit- from Susa, south of Bardonecchia, ed Press.

to report that on Wednesday night Earlier, Col Chories

ho had scen Johnstone,

the Roccamelone chlot of the American rescue mission Glacier south of Mount Ambin, operating from Bardonecchia, reporialgnal Brod. An Italian Alpine ed that a menoago was received to-day patrol would be ant with the shep-

on

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for

lated to the wider problem of re- duction of armaments,

"We are told it to better to com- bine these two questions, but in my opinion this proposal is not reason- able. I can assure you there is no desire to prejudice in any way con- sideration of either one of these two questions.

"The question of presence of troops in foreign territories is in it- self a big one. The question of a general reduction of armaments is still a bigger issue, and if we com- bined both them we shall in- evitably prejudice consideration of the two questions."

WWI Dispel Rumours Continuing Mr Molotov said: "This question is of course of great intemational importance and it is for this reason that the Soviet Union makes its proposal that information Mr Molotov declared: "The ques- be provided regarding troops station- tion of providing Information ro ed in foreign territories and in order garding troops stationed

in this does not meet with any refusal, but I see attempts being made to find methods to ayold a solution of this question.

to

10

any rumours

YP

connection.

On the question of troops in enemy territories, he said: "If the United States think it proper and wise to Include this information we express our readiness to accept these pro- posals, The Security Council Military Staff needed the proposed

and

abroad

"If we are reluctant to give a cleareut answer it will cause com- plexities. Any evasive answer to this question would do harm."

information for preparing a definite Urging an unanimous decision,

cil."

| clarified.

plan for the armed forces to be at the disposal of the Security Coun-Air Molotov said that the great pow- ers must regard it as a duty and small nations must receive assur Mr Molotov cald that Mr Bevin ances that the question was to be

assertion had falled to prove his that, Article 43 of the Charler (deal-

The committee then adjourned un- ing with UNO armed forces) was to-morrow-Reuter, not relevant to the question under discussion. In statements before the committee Russia, China and France had submitted "full reports on their Printed and published by Frederick armed forces stallened abroad." Percy Franklin for and on behalf of He re-affirmed Soviet wllingness South China Morning Post Limited to provide information on her troops ot 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vic- at home, but said this question retoria, in the Colony of Hongkong

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