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Thongkong Telegraph.

VOL. III NO. 130

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1948.

US Aid British Arms Embargo to

Programme Middle Fast

Slash Proposed

Washington, June 3.-A 26.7 percent slash in the American multibillion dollar foreign aid programme was voted today by the House Appropriations Com- mittee.

The

group

recommended US$6,980,710,288 dollars

for

global aid. This is US$653,- 000,000 under the celling fixed.

earlier by Congress.

The European

Recovery Pro- Cramme was hardest hit

Aid for China, occupied areas such is Japan and Korea, and Greece and Turkey nid were also trimmed. Chinese ald

trimmed from was

US$403,000,000 to US$400,000,000.

Government and rellef in occupied areas, which has been treated as a slashed from Jump suin, WOR US$1,400,000,000 to US$1,250,000,000. MARSHALL PLAN CUT European Marshall plan aid was cut from USS4,245,000,000 for 12 months to US$1,000,000,000 In months,

15

from

US$75,000,000 was trimmed Greek-Turkish aid, making the new proposal US$200,000,000.

Congress already has appropriated US$1,055,000,000 for foreign aid, mostly for Marshall, pian help to Europe,

ACTION FOLLOWS

PALESTINE TRUCE

By

Tel-Aviv Shelled

Egyptian Troops

London, June 3.-Britain tonight clamped an absolute embargo on all arms shipments to the Middle East, in accordance with the May 30 resolu- tion of the Security Council calling for a truce in Palestine.

An order of the Board of Trade cuts off war supplies to those countries with which Britain has arms supply treaties. The order covers even such materials as industrial explosives, which could, con- ceivably, be converted to military uses.

Britain has had an absolute embargo on the sup- ply of arms to either side within Palestine since early in February. This ban did not, however, apply to the Arab States with which Britain has arms supply con- tracts, and to which shipments continued after February in fulfilment of these contracts.

The Board of Trade announcement "For some time licences have

Sir Alexander Late last month, Cadogan said at Lake Success that said:

The Bill now goes to the full House where foreign ald advocates will demand restoration of at least if the Security Council would de-been refused for the export of war However, the cide on a general embargo on arms material to these countries, but this some of the cuts.

for the House usually follows., recommen- to the Middle East, Britain would order revokes all Keences dations of its Appropriations Com-suspend deliveries to Egypt, Irug export of explosives, even if destined

for industrial use." and Transfordan as well, mittee.

Britain's total embargo

on the The action of the Board of Trade is in accordance with the third pro- export of arms to the Middle East

1s in vision

accordance with the Security. of the British-proposed

Council's resolution on the Fales- Security Council resolution, adopted

part of last Saturday, calling for a truce in tine truce of May 30. It

the Government's decision to take Palestine.

The figure amounted to a reduc- tion of only seven percent in dollars in the amount Congress authorised and President Truman requested. But the effect was made that of a on slash by the provisioni ape-fourth that the money must be stretched over a 15-month period, whereas the previous authorisation

the expenditure in one permitted year,

The Committee contended that the foreign aid programmes would not of more permit the expenditure

provinced-n funds than has been an intelligent basis before July 1,

1049.

Congress will be in session again next January should any emergency arise, the Committee pointed out- Associated Press.

from ira-

The resolution stipulated that all Governments and authorities con cerned thould refrain porting or exporting war materials into or lo

to Palestine and the Arab States during the four-weeks' truce period sought by the Council,

All governments of the world were naked, in a clause, proposed by the United States and backed by Britain, to assist the United Nations In carrying out this resolution.

LICENCES REVOKED

The Board of Trade urder revoked all export Beences for arms ship-

MAN RUNS AMUCK ment to Egypt, Iraq. in

all necessary action required by the Security Council's Palestine truce resolution even before the time of the ceasefire has been fixed.

"The

CABINET DILEMMA OVER

DEATH PENALTY REPEAL

CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS THREAT

London, June 3. One of the worst waves of murder in recent British history plagued the Cabinet and police alike today. Even a constitutional crisis was threatened.

the

There have been more than 50 murders in United Kingdom so far this year. Most have been solved, but at least half a dozen apparently demen- ted killers are still free.

In the midst it all, the Cabinet Killers still at large include those is trying to decide what to do who: 1. Slew and dismembered about the death penalty. The House young man; throwing the

Bovered

King Farouk Visits mQ

King Farouk (centre) of Egypt is flanked by his army chiefs during a recent

visit

Ding

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

to Egyptian army headquarters in Cairo to discuss Egyptian army Palestine. in operations With Farouk are Mohamed Haidar Pasha (left), De. fence Minister, and Osman Mahdi Pasha (right), neling-- Chief of Staff. Others are unidentified-AP Picture.

Passengers Hold Up Ship

Greek

of Communs voted 245-222 on April parts into ponds In Potter's Bor golf!

Johannesburg, June 3-A party of 15 to suspend capital punishment course. The police dredged up parts for a trial period of five years with a shovel and are now concerned Brtish immigrants, incensed at con-

ditiona

on board a small The Government, although origin- with reconstruction. ally epposed to suspension, accepted 2-Murdered-Mrs-Minnio-Frou-steamer taking them to South Africa, the vote. The Home Secretary, Mr man Lee, a widowed recluse, and held up the vessel at Aden-untli Chuter

that Ede announced

he stuffed her body in a trunk in her the Captain agreed to do as he was told, members of the party revealed would reprieve all persons sentenced cluttered 20-room Maidenhead

when they arrived in Johannesburg to death since the vote.

home. However, the House of Lords Strangled five-year-old Ellen today.

to retain Lockhart and left her body in a the death penalty. And the Lord South London bomb ruin. Chief Justice,,

Lond

Devaney, Killed June Goddard, was accused of violating Bill of years-old, at Blackburn Rights of 1000 by arbitrarily TO- 5. Slew John Smith. 11, at Farn pricving all murderers, regardless of worth

merely because

were And these

only circumstances,

a few Commons had approved the clause among the unsolved killings of the

NO DECISION

Just six months-United Press.

Jewish refugees from leaving Cyprus voted 101-28 last night Transjordan, Syria, The Lebanon,

the

the

three-

Tonight's announcement is the to implement this decision. second measure Britain has taken Arst was the decision, announced arst from Cyprus

last night and con- Armed by the Foreign Offee, today, forbidding the departure for Fales- line from British terrritory of any able-bodied Jewish man of military age during the period of the truce. ISRAELI COMPLAINT This decision to bar able-bodied internment camps for Palestine was Manka, June 3-Four

persons Saudi Arabia and The Yemen.

of the described by a spokesman were killed and two others seriously included in the order are air Israel Government in Washington injured when man ran nmuck craft, aircraft engines, bombs today as an "unwarranted violation after losing his mind on Monday shells. mints,

rifles, grenades, machine of the truce resolution of the United according , morning.

to reports cartridges, heavy guns,

Nations Security Council." reaching Manila todny from Paracale, guns, flame throwers, torpedoes, and The spokesman based his charge Camarines, Norie Province.-Reuter. [certain war gases.

on the implications of a clause in states: the truce resolution which "During the cense fire the Security The Cabinet today discussed at constitutional position Council calls upon all governments length the and authorities

death that, and what to do about the should men of military age be In-penalty clause when the penal re- troduced into countries or terri- form bill goes back to the Commons No tories under their control, they in another two to four weeks. should undertake. not to mobilise or decision was renched. submit them to military training The Deputy Opposition leader, during the cease fire."

called Mr Anthony Eden, The declalon to impose a total Government's attention in the Com-

Eastern arms ban on the Middle

mous today to its doubtful constitu States was taken by Britain only after the Security Council resolution tional position in light of Mr Ede's He said Mr Edo'a announcement. had been accepted in principle by arbitrary suspension

of the death both Jews and Arabs.

penalty violated that clause of the After both parties had announced bill of rights banning any suspension thair acceptance, the British Gov- of laws without the consent of ernment agreed to impose the arms Parliament as a whole. embargo in the belief

Mr Herbert Morrison, Guvern- stormy years and only 10 weeka constituted a duty overriding that implied in the treaties between Brlement leader in the Commons, reject- before he was to turn the office tain and three of the Arab Statesed Mr Eden's demand for a Govern-over to his elected successor.

ment statement on the issue. Ho Egypt, Iraq and Transjordan-to said the question could be taken up supply those countries with military when the penal reform bill returned equipment.-Reuler,

EDITORIAL

Room For Amendment

THE lucid

Kory

and eminently

described in the B. J sensible explanation of the Is the question of Interest. Re- Debtor-Creditor Bill ziven by latively speaking the Interest the acting Financial Secretary In Tale as prescribed is reasonable, But the doubt created is whether Legislative Council on Wednesday robs critics of the Bill of much Interest should be charged at all. That creditors, such as the banks, of their ammunition. If Govern

did not in fact receive repay- ment's basle attitude that com

15 to be promise settlement

ments on mortgages and other Judgment preferred 10 lerai

Ioans as a result of the Japanese may, from (which could benefit only

liquidation of accounts may, оле Ride) is acceptable, the rest of equitable view point. give

Clarke's declaration

them a fair claim to some reim- practically beyond criticism. The

bursement now, but their right to Interest accrued during the oc- Government compromise which proposes is that all pre-war debis tho Japanese paid for during occupation In Hongkong dollars, shall be deemed valld; that where a debt fell due for repay- ment either before or during the

payment and

Occu creditor himself or his agent, the debt is deemed to be validly discharged whether pald on 05- or Hongkour cupation currency dollars, unicas payment in mill- Ten was accepted under duress; that where # debt in- curred before the occupation in Hongkong currency was repald to the Japanese liquidator during the occupation' in

or demanded by the

sary

1111

to the

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occupation' tight of legal

the public

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concerned

that

this

the

PARAGUAY COUP

Acting President Rosigns

Asuncion, Paraguay, June 3. The Army deposed President Higinio Morinigo after eight

An

Juan Manuel Frutos, Chiet, Jus- Lice of the Supreme Court and

Icader old-time

of Morinio's Colorado Party, assumed the office of Provisional President. On August 15. President elect Juan Natalielo Gonzalez will be inaugurated.

The Cabinet resigned with Mori- at the Presl- veto innigo, who remained

dential Palace. Frutos has not yet named his Cabinet.

the

cupation period is not so easily appreciated. The occupation mast

to the Commons. Burely be regarded as bringing to

TEL-AVIV SHELLED.

Up to today the Government has standstill and a temporary

and sullity all pre-war transactions London, June 3-While United

taken

the position that it will de- between the banks and their Nationa Mediator Count Folke mand that the Commons reapprove debtors. From that

Bernadotte expressed optimism total abolition of capital punish occupation period should be re- about the chances of arranging the ment and let it become law auto-

dead Interval; Lime

one-month truce proposed by the malically over the Lords' lapse carrying no interest charges. Security Council, Egyptian troops

two years. Viewed in the fight of compro-

today were reported to have shelled

EDITORIAL BLAST

ARMY COMMUNIQUE which in the basis

Tel-Aviv. of the

Israel's

with capital,

However, an almost unanimous Debtor-Creditor

The first announcement of this

artillery from a polat about three Ordinance,

editorial blast from the nation's coup came in an Army communique would represent a concession on

miles cast of the city.

News of the shelling of Tel-Aviv press, coupled with black headifries today that the 47-year-old President creditors calculated the part of

had resigned at the request of "the to remove nay

was carried in the Egyptian Arabic telling of the trunk murder of an oppoaltion further

fegislation.

evening newspapers in Cairo. They aged widow and the dismember armed forces and the people." Con- proposed

It to true that the Bill provides the

said an Egypilan column had car-ment of another victim at Potter's

gress accepted Moringo's resigna- against the

ried out a flanking movement from Bar within the past week, may force

tion and appointed Frutos Provi- arblirary four

lald down

Asdud, about 23 miles south of Tel- the Government to compromise.

sional President. tho Aviv, to east of the important settle-A compromise may result in

González. the Ordinance, but this in-

ez is Morinigo's handpicked by

ments of Rehemuth and Richon, 14 murder, with the first degree punish-Gonzalez is believed to have been velves litigation, and

establishment of various degrees of candidate for the Presidency, but alves the

and six miles southeast of the eliminate to

able by death. Even Dr F Geoffrey | Jowish capital, respectively, charges. Conceding that Jegislation

the office This movement is said to have Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury cald Morinige might not turn over peacefully. Both men had based on

brought Egyptian troops almost to has uged that the death penalty he been trying to enlist more adherents compromiss In preferable to a

the gateway of the city.

retained for murderers palice in the

Army Court award, the Debtor-Creditor

Count Bernadotte's.optimism on a officers and others

Strong police and troop patrols equitable

异兽 no far P

Holy Land truce was expressed

One confessed

of a pollen-appeared in the streets on Wednes- payment of principal con❤

Reuters white flying from Cairo to man already has been reprieved by day and all telephone service was corned; but equity is somewhat

their Mr. Ele Another police officer la cut. weighted against the debtors

death from a bullet wound. Ha near

The Army sald the coup when the Ordinance. Insists' upon

or three

days" was the assallant is awalling trial.

brought about by Morinigo's attempt providing for retrospective In-

estimate of the Egyptian, Foreign Scotland Yard frankly admits that to fire the Asuncion police chlet. A terest payments, and there are

Minister, Khashaba Pasha, of the it is hard to cope with increasing few hours previously, the Chamber bill fairly good grounds for amend-

time

needed "to see our way clear crime. Its principal difficulty is of Representatives adopted a ment here before the Illi receives

together with Bernadotte to realise manpower. Strength at the end of prohibiting dismissal of loyal public its, finial reading and sesent.:

the cease-fire order." He added "11947 was 13,000-4,700 below re-employees without legal justification.,

---äsüciated Press.. "(Continned on Page 5)quirements.

Dower

currency. such repayment shall be regarded as a partial discharge of the debt. Government frank-

Court no condition ly, admits this third con provides the core of the controversy which has followed the first revelation of the proposed again The legislation, but here

soundly Authorities argto fines of compromise, claiming, with

・some funtinention, that

and equitable representa method of resolving one of the most complicated of our post- war problems. One point te still likely to rankle in the minds of debtors whose terms of settle- mont come into the third cale-

sen Arab and Jewish leaders

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sinyerol":

was

When they returned from a shore

Britons trip at Aden, the

found Arab and Indlan, deck passengers had been taken on board filling up the only deck space available. After

Tol: 27880

Prico 20 Cents

Soviets Detain US Official

Treatment Courteous But Uncomfortable

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Berlin, June 3Dr Harry Lee Franklin, American 'Mill- |tary Government Political ex- pert tonight described his 16- hour detention by the Russians "an outrage and perhaps in- tended as such. I believe the Russians are trying to dis- courage Amèricans from enter- ing the Soviet section of Berlin except on strictly necessary off- cial business. At the same time they are trying to dis- courage Germans of all groups and classes from contact with Americans, British and French from the west."

Dr Franklin, malldmannered State Department official was arrested by a Russian Captain and five Soviet soldiers armed with tommyguns at 7.50 on Wednesday night and re- leased shortly before 2 p.m. today.

Dr Franklin told the United Press. that he had stopped in at a camera shop after a meeting at Berlin Kem- mandatura, to have his camera repaired.

movie

He said: "Only a moment after I had entered the shop, the Rusalans drove up in a jeep and said they wanted to check my Butomobilo papers. The Russian captain said my papers were in order but he would have to take me to Soviet Headquarters

anyway."

the

AL headquarters, Franklin said that he repeatedly asked for permission to telephone the Mill- tary Government and his wife, but he was refused and given no rea- son for the refusal.

SINCER ARRESTED Lauritz Melchior also was arrest- ed yesterday and held for a brief period before being released. There is no confirmation of Melchior's ar rest and the American Military Polled Huld they had not received any such report

Melchior left Berlin this morning by plane for Frankfurt where he

continuing

entertainment

his

that

tour of Germany,

Russiana Franklin sald the Dr mado no effort to make him com- fortable but

they were "courteous.

"After sitting there for nearly six hours. I. Onally asked...a..Russian. lieutenant at 3.45 if I could lie down the couch In his office. Ho grudgingly consented but after half an hour he ordered a guard to fake me down the hall to a large foom with Ave tables and some chairs.

on

"I told the guard I'd rather sit up all night in the office than sleep on a wooden table, but the lieutenant fused to let me back in his office. Finally

the Russian gave me

his

a protest to the captain, the far- topcoat as bedding and I slept for migrants took up positions at the

anchor hoists and refused to allow any of the crew to approach.

about three hours...

Shortly before noon, the Russians brought in a meal of chopped steak, fried potatoes, two bottles of beer, "The skipper threatened and fumed," Little said, "and the ship's mixed fruit, a glass of milk and four departure was delayed for nearly slices of bread. But I didn't have

much

appetite." two hours. Finally, however, the Asked if he planned to no back skipper rent for a lighter and 43 Into the Soviet sector, Dr Franklin Arabs and their vast piles of bag- laughed and said: "Only with a lot Hage were taken off. Associated of company. I've had my shore for

la while."United Press.

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