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BRITAIN'S

European Union Pact Now Half Completed

Brussels, Mar. 8. The world's four greatest colonial powers and Luxembourg on Monday completed more than half the articles of a pact binding them into a military and economic

core of the 16 Marshall Plan powers.

This was reported amid growing excitement that the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg Inight come to Brussels to sign the pact be- fore the 16 powers meet,next week. The lobbles of the Foreign Af

Affairs Ministry were thronged on Monday with a record assembly of cor

correspon- denta

pouring in from abroad it was learned that the Westem

Union was assuming ever greater importance

in the

conference.

with each new step in

"When we signed the Benelux agreement (of the three low country nations Inst year) we had not fore- seen that things would move so

far." Luxembourg'a Government Counsellor Pierre Elvinger said.

ECONOMIC QUESTIONS Monday's session dealt with economie

questions which it had first been supposed the conference might not even come to discusa. British Press Altoche Stephen Lock- hart, as Conference spokesman said had been "get aside" at the they

Home Fleet

To Cruise

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1948,

FLEET STILL

London, Mar. 2-The Ad- miralty announced yesterday that the British Home Fleet will visit the West Indies next autumn and call at "other Brt- fish possessions in the area."

Making the announcement In the House of Commons, the Ad- miralty Financial Secretary, Mr John Dugdale, did not specify the exact ports: of call.

British Honduras, now sub- Ject of a territorial dispute with neighbouring Guatemala, is ul fuated about a day's cruise from the Indies,

Two British cruisers. the Sheffleld and the Devonshire were sent to Belize, the Ifon- duran capital, last week after the longstanding territorial dis- pute with Guatemala blazed up

anew,

Mr Dugdale sald that the Fleet would engage in manoeuvres and would return to Britain 'ta early December.

He said the composition of the Beet was not yet decided but it would probably consist of the

battleship Duke of York, the third aircraft carrier squadron, the second cruiser squadron, two flotillas of destroyers and a fleet replenishment ship.-Associated Press

Lab "Rebels" Weaken

beginning at the Conference last Two Withdraw Names

week.

were

It was understood these raised by the Benelux countries ns thair counterpart to the politient and military Western Union first proposed by British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin: They will tend to draw the signatories closer together into a vast field of economic energy in which the dynamism of the industrious low countries will be felt.

The conference reached the stage where it was able to elect a drafting -committee and refer to it what will be the six or seven articles of the treaty. Tite treaty was expected to have about a dozen articles, Lock- -hart-gaid.--

IMPORTANT PREAMBLE

From Amendment

Labour

bill.

A

FORMIDABLE

Disclosures In Commons

GOVT. CRITICISED

London, Mar. 8.-Britain today has "a formidable fleet, second only in size to the United States.' Mr John Dugdale, the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, said this in the House of Commons today in reply to recent criticism of the size and effectiveness of the Royal Navy,

sea.

"Except for battleships, where we certainly have fewer than before the war, we have today as many ships of each class as we had in an average prewar year," he declared. By December, the Royal Navy hoped to have in commission four battleships, three fleet carriers, five light fleet carriers, 17 cruisers, 34 submarines, 52 destroyers and 43 frigates.

Mr Dugdale was speaking in a debate on the Navy Estimates for the next financial year, which at £153 million, are £43,700,000 less than for the current year."

Referring to the "great development" in ‚destro-, yers, he said that the improvement was so great that Britain's 24 newest destroyers had a comparable ment to prewar light.cruisers.

money

to

Admiralty

PRESIDENT PAASIKIVI

Commons To Probe

Allegations

"Secret Supporters" Of Communist Party

London, Mar. 8-The House of Commons today ordered Its Committee of Privileges to in- vestigate the publication by the -Daily Mail of allegations, that some Members of Parliament were "secret supporters" of the Communist Party.

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Finland To Negotiate Pact With Russia

DELEGATION FOR MOSCOW

W

Helsinki, Mar. 8-The Finnish Government

decided today to accept Marshal Stalin's recent offer to negotiate a Finnish-Russian pact of friendship and mutual assistance. A Finnish delegation will go to Moscow shortly to open talks,

The entire Finnish press, with the A statement Issued by the Finnish). Foreign Office tonight said: "The exception: at organi: voicing the President of the Republie has today views of the People's Democrat in the State Council decided to reply Party, is expressing misgivings about in the affirmative to the Soviet the negotiations." Government's proposal to enter Into Newspaper administrations negotiations with a view to the con- they will make every effort to clusion of a pact of friendship and secure visas for reporters to cover mutual assistance and to propose that the negotiations. take place these negotiations

in Moscow."

Finland's reply came 11 days after Marshal Stalin Arst made his pho

posals for a friendship and mutual assistance pael. Differences arose, it was learned, over the place where the negotiations were to be held.

PRIVATE DISAPPROVAL

kivi, preferred Helsinki, where the The Finnish President, M. Panai-

Flanish delegation would be in closer touch with the Government and Parliament, who must be con- aulted before Finland can constitu tionally agree to

pact.

"by

say

A Finnish Foreign Office spokes-: man, asked if Finnish journalists applying for visas for Moscow would. receive official Finnish backing, said he could make no comment.-Reuter.

Arab Leader

Draws Up

Some members of the Social Battle Plan

as an exact model,

of

com-

(BÝ SEAGHAN MAYNES),

At the Samarian mountain headquarters of the "Arab Liberation Army Mar. 8-

Mr Francis George Bowles,

Democrat Party, have privately ex- Labour Member, drew the attention tions taking place in Moscow on the pressed disapproval of the negotin- of the House of Commons to

the ground that the Finns may be con- published statement which, he said, fronted with tha

text a meant, in effect, that 29 Members of be given no opportunity to

treaty and Parliament were traiters and secret tato

nego modifications. agents of what he described as "a" There have been hints in the past Battle. plans for the Arab On the decision to scrop five old Chile, abused by the Argentine and future enemy power."

few days that Finland would, want) Liberation "Armny's war against... London, Mar. 8.-Two Labour (battleships," Mr Dugdale said: "It goaded by Guatemala?

The Speaker of the House ruled modifications of the proposals made the Jews in Palestine were Members of Parliament today would be stupid to keep them on now, Complaining that the Admiralty withdrew their support of a using

was writing down the strength of that there was a prima facie case by Marshal Stalin and would not be drawn up tonight in this closely and manpower

of a breach of privilege and souvenirs to be the Navy, Mr Churchill said this

the prepared

to accept the Russian referred to the treaties with, Hungary and Rumania guarded mountain-top village, weekend move to challenge the preserve them as

now serving as temporary head. Government's bill covering the crapped at the outbreak of another Navy's real strength was higher than matter was then

war and probably sunk within a the Government made out but this Committee for investigation.

A Finnish Foreign Office spokes quarters of the Arab Com withdrawal from Palestine. few days.

polley of secrecy was "atupid."

Mr Bowles read to the House of man said tonight Finland's reply mander-in-Chies, Fawzi Boy "We mean to see that any admirals Urging that the five battleships

Commons tho text of the report had not yet been sent to Marshal Mr fun Mikardo, a Labour Member who may have to fight a war, be it now being scrapped should be re- which stated

`Kawukji, ́ who crossed Into that British radio Stalin.. of Parliament, disclosed Inst night in five, 10, 15 or even 50 years time, tained, Mr Churchill sold he' was

Usteners had heard the author- He would not confirm that the Palestine from Syria with that he and fellow Members intended will be certain of having the most told that they might conceivably be-

Cars and jeeps to stage a "revolt" when the Pales-up.

up-to-date weapons with which to come strongly armoured launching editor, Mr C. Brogan, suggest that reply would make the same points armoured tine bill came before the House of wage it", Mr Dugdale declared, platforms for guided missiles.

pecret sessions of Parliament were as were included in today's official mounted with machine guns,

poten-statement. Commons next Wednesday, -

"For that reason, we are proposing

useless as "secret agents of

The Finnish Foreign Office tial enemy" would be present.

The Arab Commander-in-Chief to- "SENSELESS AND LYING" _11_was_taler reported that nine research." A substantial part of it—Returning to

to spend about £9 million on

munique followed an hour's meeting night got down to work with his Members, had signed

"The "senseless and

today of the Government Foreign local commanders, THE DANCER

"pouring "over the lying" ntion to reject the Government's would go into research into

Affairs Committee announcement

of six Ministers, maps and receiving Intelligence re- effects of the atom bomb on war at that the Home Fleet consisted only Mr. Brogan was quoted as telling followed by a full meeting of the ports on the strength, armument and

presided of one cruiser and four destroyers, a reporter: "I know that any defence Cabinet,

over by the personnel of Jewish settlements The preamble still remained to

Two of

Mr be tackled and delegates attached

T. C.

The protection of crews from Mr Churchill said if anybody had information would be givm to the Finnish President, which lasted against which the full force of his Mr W. H. atomle bomb effects was receiving set himself out to cry down Bri- Russians. The secret supporters of nearly two hours. ›

trained men, with modern wedpons, great importance to it. They already Skeffington-Lodgo had agreed that it would contain a Ayles, explained, when they with great attention.. One of the most taln, he could not have done it the Communist Party are the danger,

will be thrown when the battle plans statement of principles which would drew today, that they had signed; troublesome, features was the radio- better.

not the open ones.

are put into action. contamination felt it active automatically exclude any totalita-the motion because they

Mr Brenden Bracken, the Firat "I don't think Mr William Gallacher caused by a nearby detonation. rían power.

would be a good thing to have a

Lord of the Admiralty in Mr Chur-(A Communist Member of Parli The question of the colonies also comprehensive debate on the Pales-

"SNORT" EQUIPMENT chill's Inst Conservative Govern-nent) would do it, for instance. But still lay largely ahead. Defence of tine issues.

Future submarines would have ment, who was in South Afelen at I understand there are 28 of these one another's colonies was not ex-

As the motion pected to be agreed on by the mother

hiris been con- the "snort" equipment for taking in the time of "this lamentablo Exsecret supporters in the House".

posure of Britain's weakness" had Mr Bowles commented: "It seema countries In the commitments for strued as a revolt against the Go- fresh air by a tube which had en-

abled the British submarine Alliance told. bim that the anti-British joint protection of the homelands.vernment, they no longer wished to

to me to be very much more serious clinet meeting tomorrow. It is when the battle plans are Associated Press.

be associated with it--Reuter-

to make a trip of 3,000 miles sub-parties and press in South Africa

to suggest that Members of Parlla-binet is plefed.""

of three merged the whole time,

derides General Smuts,

or four ment will give away any secrets they likely to consist

All day and night, endless streams' The Admiralty was also Investigat- "All these years, they said, he hear. at secret sessions than that a Cabinet Ministers and three Mem- ing alternative methods of submarine has been telling us we must hold Member might give away,

under-bers of Parliament representing the of vehicles have been, churning up De the mud on the partly flooded propulsion, including those initiated on to Britain because of the naval the influence of drink or for money, People's Democrat, the Social

roads, following the Germany.

defence and security she gives us secrets of a Party meeting."

mocrat and the Finnish People's mountain

torrential rains. The development of the gas tur. Where is it now, they asked. One This appeared to be on allusion to parties.

Arab

chiefs, guerilla

in Arab bine engine for marine propulsion cruiser and four destroyers! Why,

The Ministers strongly tipped as cases last year in which the Com-

and

various types of was still in its infancy. If auccessful, that is less than the Chilean Navy mittee of Privilegea found

M. Mauno Pekkala, headdress two delegates are it would revolutionise the whole of

Mr Churchill added: "I heileve Members guilty of a branch. of the Prime Minister, M. Yrie Leing, battles dress, surrounded by armed naval warfare and merchant ship that was a fact battleship, one privilege because they divulged for Minister of the Interior, both People's ecotia, are converging on the head- ping.

cruiser and six Referring to the increase in the strength of the Cheyes was the money secrets of meetings of the Democrats, and M. Carl Enckell, quarters to receive instructions on

Chilean Navy,

and Parliamentary Labour Party-Reu- the Foreign Minister, an Indepen-points and the dispositioning of the fleets of the Dominions, Mr Dugdale the Chileans noticed this point too.

forces for all-out attacks-Reuter. dent. declared: "We cannot today consider "Hence the alarms and excursions. the Royal Navy in isolation, alone All our friends in South Africa, responsible for the defence of the Beer and Britop alike, were Commonwealth,

barrassed by the Admiralty state-

EDITORIAL

THE

11

the nine, and

Antarctic Strategy

UIE hosille moves by the Ar- gentina and Chile to deprive Britain of her sovereignty over the Falkland Islands dependencies ищу. the surface, strike" a comle opera note, but it would be a mistake Lo dlamies the establishment of allen bases on Deception and Greenwich Islands as frivolous in intention. Super- Helally the lalands in dispute are unimportant, but when considered geographically they merti serious attention. The first covers moves leading to the present develop

ments was the despatch by the Argentina, and then Chile, of so- called seleniifle, and meteorological experts to Anisrelica, and, not without significance, Soviet Rus- sla bas. for. the second year in succession,, sent is the same area * whaling

The expedition. search missions of the two Bouth American' nations, however, have developed Into belligerent and political sestures, with Argentina establishing a milliary outpost on Deception Taland, and the Presi dent of Chile, doing likewise on. Greenwich

Ostensibly Island. both countries have made

considerations

|

of #

ship

"A great and growing body of ment. They ́did not know what lo ships and mori, has come to join us say.. und to form a bulwark of strength

ALL RUBBISH

When I reached the mountain,

The Social Democrats support the principle of negotiating with Russia, but, in a manifesto published last week, described as "against the will of the majority headquarters after passing through

negotiations Such

4*** several check points and read blocks of the Finnish people."

LIKELY DELEGATES

manned by disciplined Arab uni- formed troops, Kawukji told me: The composition of the Finnish Our men will be ordered into action

com-

ORGY OF PLUNDER AND LOOTING IN

Cairo, Mar. 8-An orgy of plunder and, looting is going on In

YEMEN'S CAPITAL

to the British Commonwealth of "Let me tell them now. It was all in Sanan, the, mountain capita Rindh by the niness of its lender, he added.

AKO

Canal: to the naval powers of the Indian Ocean, Antarctica is vital as a protection of an alternative to the Great Circle air route from Britain, through South Africa, across the Antarctle fringe of the Indian Ocean to

Western Aus- tralia. These are geographical which, as much as else, make it necessary for Britain to retain her foothold

"Soldiers outraged by in Antarctica. It is reasonable to Nations."

Canada

There never rubbish.

was in a assume other aspects, such as the

had a far larger

Abdul Rahman Azzam, the Secretary | the horrible crime at Sanna now

here from General, who has influenza.

rallying round him, who is the lo strategie Importance of

time of peace a British navy which ports reaching Miese

flent than before the war. The two

foes and

the throne, so various sources in the Arabian

El Wazir's delegation is reported gitimate her to islands in connection with atomic

and had so few possible. of Dominions new

India rocket weapons which

to be urging the Arab League mission avenge their Imam, our late father, Pakistan had each decided to have many powerful naval friends, Thero peninsula. are certain

Indicated to be used in any future war of

that the to conunue its Journey to Sanaa us who is mourned by his people and India's would never was a British navy which had navies of their own.

The reports more ample reserves world

Australia is

Include

a. cruiser

and several

"Let them have, faith. Let them situation had grown worse in The soon as possible, "before the situation by the Arab world." the natumensions.

experimental ground

destroyers,

In Cairo, it was stated that the for these rookeis, but should the In the colonial empire. Malayt had not be misled by this passing phase Yemen, where the 85-year old Imam becomes too critical"

decided traditional air links with Britain, "shown a fino example by the de- of mismanagement and disorganisa-Yahya was recently assassinated and across southeast

cision reached in January to crente tlon. A period of wise and careful where civil war is reported between Egyptian Government has heast Asia, India and

Emir Self El Islam Ahmed, the to remain neutral in the present dia- eldest son of the Imam, and the fifpute in The Yemen, pending a full But, an alter-

year old chieflaint, Sayed Abdullah report from the mission. Reuter, ET

PRINCE'S STATEMENT Wazir. Sayed El Wazir was said to have. Paris, Mar. 8Prince Abdullah, appealed to King Ibn Saud of Saudi issuing a statement to the press as'j' Arabla, who last weak announced chief of The Yemen delegation

For

of

the Middle East be out, Bative route must be assured. The Antarctie commends itself. More- over the British Commonwealth's desire to take

reasonable every safeguard on these lines is further indicated by the recent despatch of meteorologists to Heard Island, roughly halfway between Aur- trails and Bouth Afries, and about. ten degrees north of the Antaro- of their historical and lie Circle, and the sending claims to sovereignty

South Afelonit parties to -claims which in the

Marion and/^ Prince Edward light of world developments, Islands, a few miles north

Aro sirangely timed. The

-Island. There is every_In- Ecographi cal importance of the Antarctie

ezafore, that the sudden falanda cannot be ignored...To the

interest of the Argentins and naval powers of the 'Atlantio and Chile in the Falkland depen“ Paolfie they are the strategio link dencies is based on something between the tip of South America more than national, pride or hias and the Antarctic Continent, with

forical : precedence. It is part of the Straits of Magellan offering, a the so-called “cold war" to Enla possible alternative to the Panama viralexioni : advantages,

·

In

its first permanent naval force,

Proposals for the establishment of neaval forces were being considered In other colonies.

CHURCHILL'S CRITICISM

Mr Winstin Churchill, leader of the Opposition, said the efficient administration In the fighting ser vices had sunk to its lowest level and there was no one in the Govern- ment

who had the yital grip to re- store the situation.

The announcement that Britain had, only one cruiser and four des troyers in the Hoino Fleet caused a

of

great shock throughout the whole free democralle world,' he said; 7-

(Continued on Page 4).

STOP PRESS

MacArthur's Decision Tokyo, Mar. 8.

to

his

in the dispute, to send the United Nations and general re- ficutrality him

bombera to deal with the presentative

anid Bedouin looters in the capital.

abroad,

ta

DELIVERANCE PROMISE Prince Abdullah aid his brother now had his headquartors at Hajja, in the north of the country.

He would shortly make a trium- phant entry into the capital of The Yemen and deliver it from the asenesingen

The prince added that when order was restored, a charter would be established in which all representa- his tives of the nation would collaborato prevent any foreign interference m countries. The appeal said the Bedouins who avert polley had always been to in a policy of friendship with all support neither faction in the dispute the affairs of his country and

advantage of the refuse all concessions. were taking

This policy Troubled situation to attack property.

was bound, to.. where they believed fabulous wealth, lieved

of trouble

in

with

the

to

"It is obvious that we shall give preference to our Arab brothers, and, dis after

that, to those countries who

In the old, walled city of Banani plense certain: Impo Who bo- chow no imperialism in regardį, to

hand and The Koran In'«

Koran in one hand „Geni | attributed to the late Imam and to ever would provide thera

the country,

Country might be hidden. •

opportunity of realising the sword in the other and progress MISSION DELAYED their

It was objectives kon & Mi

difficult to as his, object, His Majesty, our great The appeal was taken, to King Ibn foment trouble as long as his late brother, the Imam Ahmed, will

wa Saud by a three-man delegation Majesty

as alive.* *

restora order and, reconquer the Saud! He described, the murderers of

'Toolers, and...: of his capital from the father as a band of assassins which went to Rinch, Arabian capital.

eximinals, and the people of The The Arab League mission, which The legitimate king, our great Yernens will once again' find peace. has gone to investigate conditions in brother, Ahmed, is strengthening his and security for Its noble aspira The Yemen, has been, held up at forces every day and every hour, tons."Reuter.""

Britain has always Boated upon eral Douglas MacArthur her navy. Our great Indian Empire has gone down one drain and now today said that he would the. Admiralty proclaim that the great British Home Floot has gone run for President if no- down another he asked, a

minated.———-United Press. "Can you wonder," he asked, amia laughter, "that you are chocked, by i muutes

the