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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1947.

BRITAIN'S STAND ON

Robot

VETO ISSUE

Plane Flies Challenging Speech By

Atlantic

THE FIRST EVER

London, Sept: 22-A robot- controlled four-engined C-54 Skymaster plane on Monday completed the first Trans- Atlantic light in history under completely, automatic 'guidance.

The 2,400-mile "push button" tight, an experiment by the U.S. Air Force, was from Slephensville, Newfoundland, to an airport near

lete.

The plotless plane made it in 10 hours und 15 minutes. The auto- matically controlled plane carried 14 men, including an emergency crew of nine, but no human hand touched the controls on the entire flight, the US Air Force said.

The night was accomplished with self-controlled pre-set mechanism.

No "inuther ship" accompanied the plane.

AB

Mr Hector McNeil

FULL SUPPORT FOR U.S.

Flushing Meadows, Sept. 22.-—Britain disagrees with the Soviet pronouncements on almost every point. This was made clear today by the Secretary of State, Mr Hector McNeil, the last of the “Big Four" to address the United Nations General Assembly.

Mr Hector McNeil called for "the fullest consideration" to be given to the United States proposals for an Interim Committee for Peace and Security- denounced by the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, M. Andrei Vyshinsky, as tending to usurp the functions of the Security Council.

He rejected the Soviet proposals for the control of atomic energy, asserting that they did not offer the required security, Mr McNeil upbraided M. Vyshinsky the Assembly for criticising the United States in bringing the Korean question to

the and at the same time supporting Egypt's complaint against Britain in Council.

He described us "obvious

would

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16 Nations

Report On Europe's Relief Needs

London, Sept. 22-Europe needs relief to the extent of over US$22,000,000,000 over the next four years, states the official text of the report of the sixteen nations on Europe's needs for American aid under the Marshall plan, released today. The exact figure is $22,440,000,000.

Out of this total, the conference expects to ask the International Bank of Reconstruction for $3,110,- 000,000 for capital equipment. The final figure of Europe's dollar requirements, for which the United States Congress would have to vote appropriations, is, therefore $19,330,000,000.

the

ato

been

In addition, $3,000,000,000 will be tion of the problem of participating required, it is estimated, to secure countries' trading. deficit with the interval financial stability in certain American continent, particularly by countries as a necessary condition for exports. the falliment of their production: b. Participating countries are not- programanes under European mally dependent on a large volume

self-help" plans.

of Imporis raw materiala, feedstuffs These self-help plans are to be and, in certain cases, food from the the world. Traditionally, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwick-achieved by 1051, including restora- rest of

tion of pre-war gain production, a these were paid for partly by cxport shire, Sept. 22-The pressure large incrente in the pre-war sup- of gonds and services and partly by

BYLTSERS Investments. of population upon resources in plies of sugar and potatoes, conl out income from

Because of the dislocation caused the Far East is so extreme that put to be raised to 30,000,000 tons starvation for millions is a pos- above the pre-war level, electricity by the war, the import needs sibility that cannot be ignored. output to be raised two-thirds above temporarily larger than normal Security

the Institute of Pacific Relations Prewer level, and steel output to he vestnient earnings hav

duced, and exporta have not yet been 20 per cent above 1938. declared tonight at the conclu- Other plans include the develop-able to attain the level to redress the

balance;

The problem before the participate "But M. Vyshinsicy works himself sion of a 14-day study of the ment of Alpine hydroelectric sup "I am sure the Assembly non-

European standardisation of mining ing countries and the basic alm of charges of war want me to say that, at any rate from into a frenzy of righteous indignu problems of the Pacific area and plles irrespective of frontlers, and

the recovery programme is thus to a first phose of the experiment sense" the Soviet

and other equipment. the plane was flown automatically mongering, sald that he was atni-1941 to 1918, British troops were nut tion because these nations, who at the Far East.

The report concludes by declaring, revive and expand their production An official statement, issued after by Russia's conception of unwelcome in Egypt nor were they tended, are asked to take part in a frorn Muree, California, to Wliming-cd"

that the continued flow of American so as to eliminate abnormal demand when they

the Conference, declared: held the co-operative effort to accused unwelcome absolute sovereignty, and ton, Chlo, several months ago. The

"One of the factors which increases goods is essential to carry out these on the outside world and produce at El Alamein, und limited fashion, Fasetst drive Trans-Atlantic flight was command her representatives

In export an increased volume of the risk of such a major disaster plans. It that flow should cense. Colonel

veto" by a policy of non- they were most popular when they Europe. James M. Gillesple,

the results would be calamitous, goods required to pay for the im- as starvation was the destruction of ration in the United Nations pushed back the same forces from E. He says that the United States. chier of

the All-Weather Flying Co-operation

parts which participating countries Alameln at great cost in

REPORT SUMMARISED life and ure villamous, they are disturbers the means of communication in so Division,

commitees.

the war, blood. "We believe there is a real need

of the peace, they are breakers of many countries during

The official summary of the, re- will continue to need. The plane took off and was landed

"It becomes any representative this International structure..

which greatly augmented the dB- the United Nations

port said: by beam control. This is actunted for extending

"Why?

Because they apparently culties of transporting food from such

1. The report 13 designed 4. The reperi assumes u high from the ground but does not require į

how choose to operate this same inalien- surplus areas as existed to deficit primarily as close and careful degren of self-help by the countries Mr Hector McNeil said. Ingratitude when I recall

preas, But we must all admit that there Nokrashy Fasha welcomed the 1938 able right to their own property reconstruction and the b

Im-analysis of the maladjustments which concerned, and inutual help between sociated Press.

Anna Pentek AL · Vvuttinsky approveá inju must be no question of contravening treaty and its ratification."

Referring to the Deputy Soviet every European power but dis- provisions of the Charter or de-

Minister's attack on priving

approves of, without reserve, in the the any orgen of the United Foreign

Marshall old plan for Europe, the case of the United States. Nations of its proper functions."

"No Minister said: the British

"There is Mr McNeil also

the repiled to

inconsistency-an Egyption

Hassan Pahn's, dragooned, bludgeoned, forced or consistency which we always asso delegate.

discriminated against clated with the frantle, continuous speech un Saturday, when, Mr McNeil politically

that British these 10 nations who assembled at and irresponsible propaganda but; said, "he complained

which can have no place in indivi- troops had been stationed in Egypt Paris.

"Their Governments, of their own duuls or in Governments !! common for 65 years without the consent of

arrangements arn to be fashioned." the Egyptian people und Government. free will, accepted the invitation."

بودا الله

"slow

of investing a

manual aid in the aircraft-As-opinery for erystallising world of Nokrashy Pasha to parade his

BRITISH MAJOR

KILLED

New Delhi, Sept. 23.-The second British major to be shot within fortnight in the East Punjab was killed late on Saturday near Jall- undur when the jeep In which he was driving

tired on WAS

from Ambush.

the

one

plan, on a the economy of

Alarming Russian Policy

Russia's

A military spokesman giving de-

Mr McNeil said that he was willing to continue these tails of the incident at a press con- ference on Monday requested that "alarmed"-by-Russia's conception of sions."

Mr McNell the name be withheld until the next absolute sovereignty, of kin have been notified.

The first bullet, he said, hit the major in the chest. He got out of the Jeep but was killed by a second bullet which struck him on the head. The first casualty was Major A.V. Ousby who was shot 40 miles south

tember 9.--Associated Press.

discus-' "We disarmed up to such a point,

fonce,

in

ment

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SELF-HELP MUTUAL AID

have resulted-from-the-war, and as them. In order the micerinin whükme an examination of what participat could be achieved, -technical com- ing nations can do for themselves

food production, particularly in and each other to work towards Wire set up to make

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solution.

of the second

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(1) Restoration of pre-war bread, gran and other cereal production, with large increases above prewor

THE ZBW QUESTIONNAIRE

A ready response has been elven to the Hongkong Tele- graph's ZBW Questionnaire

which almas to discover public opinion

regarding the attrac or otherwise of ZBW

fiveness programmes.

of communications therefore, of great importance."

The Conference found the decline

examination of agriculture, the exporting areas of the Far lasting scale of destruction and transport, together with related in- and power, steel, timber and 2. The scale East, as a direct result of the war,

dislocation

Worlddustries such

and as agricultural had been very marked.

War was greater than that of the mining machinery and the general Burma, Slam and Indo-China, in

first. Agricultural and industrial problem of man-power. 1946, had a total exportable surplus

tons of rice as production was severely reduced,

The recovery programme

Is dc- of only 1,500,000

Achieve the following against an average of some 7,000,000 and traditional sources of food and tons before the war, and it was es- raw material supply were cut off signed to

results by 1951: sential that ila doftcit should be so that when the war was over the

to devastated countries had made good.

start LOW LIVING STANDARD '

again almost from the beginning.

Thanks to the great efforts of the "At the same time,"

the slate European nations themselves and to that, in 1939, we wore almost de-ment continued, "the growth of the generous assistance of the United Illustrated what befeated. No one has given a fuller population in the area as a whole, States, other countries, and UNRRA, "I understand the fears of the So-called

unwillingness to evidence of their willingness to coin it as it must be for this purpose, was no maintain

particularly if India be included

recovery proceeded fast. But

in the winter viet Government on this subject. co-operate" by ciling in detail the operate internationally in all dis-in it as makes a

a prewar of 1910-47. and European economy They are an emerging power. They Soviet tactics in the Disarmament armament proposals than we have

and Atomic Energy Commissions.

level of

oductio

wholly insuffi suffered a done by that action.

setback, even the low pre- expect and have confirmed, from ex-

"It is idle to talk of equality when "But we have a duty as a freely clent

Coal contin

in short supply. and prience, that on many issues they

curtailed industrial meant is that one elected Government to our citizens, war standard of life."

Jack of delegation should abrogate to itself and we must be chary of risking the each country in the Far East must modities remained searce and prices would have fewer friends and fewer what is really

The Conference recognised that production. Food and other com- votes than the established powers.

"Nevertheless, surely

be the rights which it does not accord lives must

of our countrymen again decide its own agricultural and in- west of Delhi on the night of Sep-pinin if we are to adhere to this to other delegations and to insist that without the proper means

of de dustrial polley but that the Allied of food and primary products rose. historically dated and outmoded can- only its plans are workable.

Foreign exchange resources of powers had a "The charges hurled at us that ity in relation to

a particular responsibl

To give readers wlio mayTM Sovereignty it "It is easy to conclude, although ception of absolute

to Jupon,

participating countries

have mislaid last Saturday's will immediately place obstacles in in the Atomic Energy Commission we are warmongers are obviously Here, there was not full agree-

lo be drawn upon heavily" therefore,

Issue of the paper which con- the way of international agreement. and in the Disarmament Commission nonsense.

The exceptionally severe winter "We have disarmed and demobl-adopted, but a feeling predominated intensified these dificulties, so that

on the polley which should be Unless nations are prepared to there is no veto. the Sovet repre-

was followed by a long drought and tained the questionnaire further opportunities of expressing their come to the table, willing to discuss sentative has achieved a new wraised and are engaged in carrying that Japan should not receive first by the summer of 1947 the earlier

views, the questionnaire will be delimitation of sovereignty In pon--the slow veto.

in the supply

of essential

republished bi tomorrow's Tele- hope of a quick recovery had re- I repeat on behalf of equity and by consent, this

capital

goods, although every effort erded.

graph and again on Saturday Nations is robbed of its meaning and sistently, not by yating 'No, but by Government, with all the solemnity should be made to help her rovive

CRISIS DEEPENING a policy of non-co-operation with the that I can command, that there can her industry to the extent necessary our presence here is a farce.

large majorliy

be ne systematic disarmament with-

3. As the work of the Commitice

CCHEMEZIZMULOQOTTIMANAE) to meet McNeil Mr

rejected the Soviet

the urgent demands for the Far

of Co-operation was proceeding, the with the world's aid or without it to admit Russia's legitimate aspira- proposals for the control of alomte / put a real basis In collective secur- |cheap consumer goods in

ity, and my Government pledged,

foreign exchange crisis continued to sugar and potatoes, some increases East. energy which, he said. did not offer and again pledges Stself, that if

gather momentum. A number of j'a oils and ints, and as fast an ex- the required security.

nations will get down

A rather different approach was to creating

Countries had to, Impase further Impansion in livestock products us sup-

except purt restrictions, "Britain would support the ma-such a collective security in which made by those delegates who felt

for the plis of food or feedstuffs will allow. jority scheme for control.

(2) Increase of the coal eutput everyone will co-operate, they will that. In view of the general world "The

to 581,000,000 tons above the 1947 essential Immediate point is that, if find Britain in the refront, playing situation, and particularly of the purchase of coal, cereals and other

supplies. this most the Assembly is disturbed by the her part in

essential prospects of the continuing civil

Action on similar lines is likely to level (an increase of one-third) and made by those two task.

war in China, the Allied powers slow process

30,000,000 tons above the 1938 level. become necessary in the near future

out- Commissions, they must conclude,

"But as long ng there is mystery were left with no alternative but to

(3) Expansion of electricity in most of the participating coun- strong trics. economically Ja the recreate as I have already indicated, that the and exclusion, then there

Early recovery is new put by nearly 70,000,000,000 1:30- blame for the delay should be Inld probability of mistrust."

Japan.

halted and the crisis is dcpport is 1947, and growth

watt hours, or forty percent nbove on the shoulders of the Soviet Mr. McNeil said that Russia's best "ECONOMIC NATIONALISM 4. The purpose of the

of generating Government.

reply to the accusations of warmon- The statement concluded: "The to formulate an economie recovery

kilowatt by. 25,000,000 gering was to open her doors so that method of government to be adopted programme

tive-thirds above 'pre- for the participating hours, everyone could see what was going is Japan is the direct concern of the countries which is aimed at putting war.

Allied powers,

but it is recognised Europe, on its feet by the end of (4) Development of oil refining that in Japan, and still more in 1951.

capacity in term of crude oil by other countries, the form of govern- This recovery programme is basedt 17,000,000 tons to two and a hair ment must be firmly founded on upon four lines of action: (1) crea-times the pre-war level.. Indigenous tradition and outlook. tlan of internal Anancial stability: (3) Increase of crude steel pr

"In almost every country, a policy | (2)

abovo a strong production effort by duction. by eighty percent of economic nationalism seems probeach of the participating countries; 1947 to the level of $5,000,000 tons, the Conference (3) maximum co-operation between or 10,000,000 (twenty percent) above and while

(Continued. on Page 4) participating countries; and (4) solu-1038.-Reuter,

'Madame Chiang On

China's Futuro

a

United

Nanking, Sept. 23-Madame Chiang Kai-shek, assailing foreign criticism of the Chinese Government,

"I want to repeat on behalf of said on Monday that "wo Chinese have hard years before us but either my Government that we are anxious we are going to fight through

have

totions.

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SUCCESS.

the answer withal within ourselves to build

to repent that we are "I want anxious to be on the most cordial great China." she told the Nanking terms with them.

to extend our International Women's Club.

"We have offered

The western world may shorten treaty with them. We have entered at will the period of our Golgotha Into trade talks with them 'and, pro- the Soviet discharge their but we shall not be dismayed what vided

Anancial contract, we are more than over happens."--Associated Presa.

EDITORIAL

L

Extension Of Air Routes

ORD Nathan's sudden burst of confidence upon arrival In Nanking last week, when he re vealed that his real mission to China was in connection with the Implementation of the Sino-Bri- tista bilateral air transport agree. ment, could have surprised only a few. It is nice to know; however, that his visit was "successful," and we trust that his announcement will shake the lengkong authori thes out of their dilatory attitude towards the important subject extending British air services be. yond Hongkong and into China.

of

Very properly Lord Nathan re- vealed that before these exten- alons could be effected it was nectary to survey the routes, view the airports, and assemble and maintenance crews Left undiscloset was the fact that n. text crew from England has been kicking its heels in tongkong for more weeks while Interested British aviation Interests- 'await' Government's pleasure to reveal

who shall operate what lines, The delay so far as can be seen, is entirely unnecessary. Extension of the Far Eastern trunk route, by shulile services between Ilong kong and Shanghal as

well as points fo“ China is not a

mailer to ho treated with indiffer-

спск British aviation interests and British prestige are at stake. and now that Lord Nathan has tldled up any loose ends which may have been left

left over

the from original Sino-British negotiations, there is no apparent reason why Dirilish concerns who expect

5

develop the extended alr services should not be told to 50 alicad. At ille best it will take another three weeks to a mouth 10

"He has retarded

the work per-

out demobilisation all further.

"But I

my

"Let us also say this. No coun- try knows more about disarmament than ours.

on.

MONSTROUS ACCUSATION

priority

On Europe, Mr McNell sald: "M. "Our designs are plain, our doors Vyshinsky also accused us of recking are open, our press is free. We in divide Europe. This is a mons-have nothing to hide. trous accusation and a good example "We are willing to co-operate table,

nt my argument here.

try to secure a lasting peace."

New Members:--Can anyone por-

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noxt,

Capacity

Three British Explorers Missing

Mr Hector McNeil also made these "From the moment that the Euro-points: pean war ended and from Potsdam onwards, every argument we have ever presented on this subject has sibly justify the rejection of Elre been based on the economic unity of as a member of the United Nations?

Here is

and einblo n. reputable Germany, together with the need for Government. There is not one argi- London, Sept. 22.-Three base nt Marguerite Bly on the west not have arrived at the right spot, utilising that unity under proper control to contribute to the rehabi-ment that can be offered against her British explorers are missing const near the base at Groham Land the announcement sald,

admission.

on September 18, carrying d pilot, W. The British pilot.may have landed litation of Europe.

McNeil,objected that member offer their aeroplane disap-i Thomson, a meteorologist, B. and then been caught by the "We have been thwarted and ships should become the subject of peared on a flight to the bleak, Stonehouse, and a surveyor, R. L, worsening weather, the Governor frustrated by disagreement and by a the "most obnoxious horsetrading." | uncharted and unexplored cast Freeman,

of the Falkland Islands dependency

to the Colonial Office. * policy of non-co-operation.

United Nations Budget- THE

reported coast of Graham Land, the

wero "It is obvious that there is "Whatever

The trio sought a suitable base on Government cuts

Two American planes my bring the shuttle fighis into re-willingness to co-operate by all na- teels it must propose, we are in no Colonial Office announced to the east side of the Graham Land search at daylight on the sixteenth, gular operation; wherefore any tions, this organisation can work. way retiring from the full support day.

peninsula bordering Weddell Sca. A but only one took off due to bad Ahelt of ice slopes seaward, "There is no necesally for us to given to the United Nations."

many weather and its observation was further delay on the part of Government to give its approval. be divided by political, still less, by Corfu: "We established the facts, American aeroplanes have thus for miles from the high, spiny-ridged hampered by low clouds and poor to the interests concerned, merely territorin questions.

We had the Council and world opinion been unable to locate the missing mountains, forming the backbone of visibility and a ground adds to the cont of shinintaining un-" "The United Nations to all the with. us, yet the vélo prevented the trio and the next of kin have been Graham Lond between Marguerite was started."

Hay and the East Coast.ht main instrument of our foreign Council from taking setion. That, Informed; the announcement said. " employed personnel and denies the

Tho lost trio had ten days' rationa traveling pubito of services which polley.

perhaps, is the worse abuse of the

The plane an Auster Autocrat, This area is unmapped and, owing and could stretch them somewhat they need.

"We harpour no hostility to Ruista | veto in the Security Council," three pince cabin, highwind single to the similarity of land features, it longer, the announcement anid or any other nation,

(Conilnued on Fago:4)

engine monoplane-left the Britishlis thought probably the party may United Frong"

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