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VOL. III NO. 144

Fire Guts GREEK ARMY

Centre Of Town

Disaster In Br. West Indies

Castries, St Lucia, Juné 20. -Forty blocks of buildings were destroyed in Castries, capital of St Lucia, British West Indies, by a fire during the night. The buildings destroyed included Govern- ment offices and major busi- ness houses. No loss of life is reported but 1,000 of the population of 20,000 were rendered homeless.

war.

MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1948.

LAUNCHES BIG

OFFENSIVE

AGAINST GUERILLAS

Air-Land Bombardment

Athens, June 20-The greatest Greek Army offensive since the Greeks routed the Italians in 1941 started tonight in the grim peaks of the Grammos mountains along the Albanian frontier. The Greek drive was an all-out effort of the American-directed Greek Army to smash the guerillas of General Markos in the craggy lairs of "Free Greece."

The drive opened with a heavy air and land bombardment of the rebels strongholds. But the rebels are putting up a fierce fight. The main attack was set to begin at 8 p.m. GMT, Greek sources said, but the battle already is under

are the

guard troops to back up the areas behind the offensive.

Simultaneous assaults were also launched on the guerilla controlled areas in Peloponnesus near Mount Olympus and along the Yugoslav and Bulgarian borders.

way,

More than 100 guns flashed and thundered through the mountains as the Greeks began a barrage. A big attack later tonight will be launched by six full divisions under the leadership of Lieutenant General George Kalogeropoulos. The centre of the town, including the Secretariat, the Supreme Court, The nitackers

famous were some 7,000 guerillas. If suc- Council, the Legislative

the Re-recond corp which forced Mus-cessful, the offensive will trap and gistry, the Customs, the Education, solini's black shirts to retreat Igno-wipe out the largest Greck guerilla and the Health buildings were com-miniously into Albania in the last forces and eliminate the supply pletely gutted.

About 00,000 men are ranged route from Albania or send them and defeated across the All grocery and drug stores were in a great U based at Metrovon. The routed destroyed.. The St Lucia Library,

western arm is from Keniten to frontier. the Carnegie buliding, the office and Yannina and the eastern arm from American observers, confident of that the outcome success, belleved printing works of the newspaper, Kastoria to Grevena.

The Voice of St Lucia," Barclays Within the U whose open end is will be known in two or three days. Dank, the Cable and Wireless offices 40 miles of the Albanian frontier. It is expected that "Free Greece" and a theatre were burnt to the

will be off the map in ten days to ground.

Grammos Communists been judged long of

Markes general The masters of #1 hounds worfore are

The stricken town is threatened by serious food and supply short- ages, while the homeless are

pre

senting an almost insuperable problem to the island's housing re sources, difficult enough in normal times.

to

TROOPS AID FIREMEN

Marshall Plan

Victory

battle

the

two weeks,

the

The have cream troops.

and hares among the snow capped peaks and many were the same men who stood off the Germans throughout the last

war.

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Next week, King Paul is expected to visit the Grammos sector, where it is hoped the offensive would give the Army a permanent domination of the Albanian fronter after recap- turing the largest single area Grecco under guerilla domination. -United Press.

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Only A Truman-Stalin Meeting Can Ease World Tension

New York, June 20-Only a meeting between President Harry Truman of the United States and Generalissimo Josef Stalin of the USSR can bring an overall clarification of the controversial issues between the two countries, a general easing of world tension, and the peace and tranquillity the whole world needs.

That, at least, is the opinion of | But he in

time.

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BERLIN HAS THE JITTERS

CURRENCY REFORM

RUMOURS

Berlin, June 20.-Berliners, were tonight tensely watching for the slightest clue to the Sovict counter-measures ta today's

currency reform in

the Western Zones of Ger- many, and the city was alive with rumours.

While German eireles in close touch with the Russians expected Them to postpone a reform, others were quoted as

a formal Soviet

a.Caying announcement would

made today or tomorrow,

ba

Both the Russians and the Wes- tern Alles were "known" to

prepared to issuo new

bo

New money in

their own sectors of the four-power

virtually

capital "when the time come."

Berlin wes today still isolated from the West by the travel ban, designed to stop smugglers flooding the Eastern one with old mark notes.

All land and water traffic eastward to Berlin bad stop- ped except for freight trains, which were being closely searched. A limited shuttle air service started by the British authorities yesterday was continued.

NO MAN'S LAND DENA, the German news service, reported that a No Man's Land, nlong, the whole Eastern demares- ion line in Germany, 16 miles to 30 miles wide, has been

formed by Russian forces and German police.

The agency

also quoted

confi- dential reports that the Russians plon u

sudden complete closing of the frontler in the early hours of Monday morning.

The

British-licensed "Telograf” predicted today the Soviet authori- ties would issue a restricted number of old Relchsmarks with a special stamp as the new Soviet-Zone cur-

HOW H.K. LOST CRICKET MATCH

A special report, describ- ing how Hongkong lost the cricket match against the Singapore Civilians eleven appears on the sports page -Page G.

Washington, June 20-Five thou- sand million dollars worth of Mar chall aid goods will begin to flow to Europe almost at once as the re- The police-the town's only result of President Truman's drama-

The greatest fear of the Greek fighting force had little chance of the weekend victory in the

Con- Army and the American observers cpotrolling the fire owing to the gressional bat

was that the Communists would gain low pressure of the water supply, recovery programme.

over the European

advance information of the offensive <lepleted by an unusually long

Only the President's dignature to and inditrate by night out of the drought.

the stronghold or refuse to fight and now needed to set in motion United

States troops rushed in

gigantic ald programme for Britain withdraw north Into Albania. fire-fighting equipment from Beane and Europe, launched by Mr George guerillas can hold out bitterly and

they choose

fight, the field, two and a half hours distance Marshall, the Secretary of State, by road from Castries, and joined one year ago and finally approved

a great cost to the attackers. They are reported to have seven the battle against the flames.

by Congress early today. This

disaster

brigades strong, the 18th, 14th, 102, to Castries the After the longest Senate gitting 105, 107, the Leokis and Stasis second in 21 years-was even more for 21 years, the

Senate and brigades with the latter including the Rear Admiral Ellis Zacharlas, the neither Washington nor the London Soviet of the USSR, to cover a period firmly convinced thal United States and the Supreme destructive thisn the fire which House of Representatives voted ap- well Indoctrinated fanatle youth

through the town in May,

wartime Chlef of United States administratio desire a war at this for nearly all the funds groups. Their hold out point is ex- Naval Intelligence, expressed-in an proval

of at least five years, but prefor originally promised to the 16 nations pected to be around the 8,000-It St. Lucia, one of the Windward thus ending the deadlock which Mount Gomera in the heart of the Thinks," pulished in the unofficial article entitled "What Stalin

"According to him, however, there ably 10 years, appointing the United Nations as the supreme arbiter of are three categories of people who islands, forming the eastern barrier began on June 4 when the use

magazine "United Nations World. Caribbean Sca

are vitally between

between Interested in bringing all disputes The ofensive was preceded Representatives Appropriations! Grammos range. and Trinidad, has a Committee voted to cut the funds three days of "softening up" by two most reliable information I could whom he regards as

"On the basis of the best and about another world Martinique

war: those countries." population of 70,170 and an area by about 26 per cent for the first thirds of the Royal Hellenic Air

warmongers, of square

miles 233

But Admiral Zacharias stresses **SEE The guerillas are known to her," writes Admiral Zacharias, including (1) top economie leaders. The cruiser Sheffield was standing

Force.

the so-called "capitalists, who are that he does not propose that the by at Bermuda tonight to go to the both Houses had earlier agreed to and a limited number of 20 mm ack

A joint conference commitee of have only 12 to 10 artillery pieces "I may describe Stalin's attitude to-

wards war as follows:

Interested in the continuous

Other, unconfirmed reports rency. "1. Stalin will

United States should discontinue its said the Western Allies might in- not launch 0 aid of the stricken people of Castries, restore the cuts.

pansion of production, and markets, ock weapons capital of St. Lucio, in the Windward

which have been direct aggression, if only because of no matter by what means; (2) the efforts now aimed at the strengthen- troduce the new Deutsche mark Into As a result of the Congress vote, bombed, rocketed and strafed con- nis apprehension that the Soviet miliary men who, in Stalin's view, ing of the country for its role in their own sectors of Berlin if the Islands, where fire today destroyed spending will begin almost imtinously, and ong attack is reported system might not survive another are not so much interested in war as world leadership, and adds: "But Russians tried to impose a currency the main part of the town-Reuter.mediately.Reuter.

to have severely damaged Gen. wor.

In contnluous tension to keep their while continuing our efforts and of their own on the city. Markos' headquarters.

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attacked, however, the budgets high; and (3) a whole group maintaining our forces in bigh CRATES OF MONEY? The Greek General Staff said the Generalissimo will mobilise the of discredited and disavowed poli- state of preparedness, and develop- air arm will continue bombing. whole resources of the vast

Meanwhile, Berliners have to usa tical leaders whose only chance for ing our strength to match our na the old money, now valueless in the sub- NAVY IN ACTION

continent, will drive the nation a come-back lies la another war." fional commitments, international Westem Zones. The Chief of Police, will Admiral Zacharias observes that obligations and world prestige, we Herr Paul Markgraf, today threaten- Equally

preparatory ruthlessly into battle, and Important

the question of war or peace vir should make it crystal clear, bothed with heavy fines and prison_sen- work was done by the Royal never capitulate." Hellenic Navy. With the Corinth

tually haunts Stalin's mind. "He is to the world at large and to the tences all shopkeepers who refused convinced that it cannot be settled USSR, that we have no aggressiva to sell their goods Canal still closed by German đò-

on the level of Ambassadors

in the present molition, it brought a mass of troops,

Foreign Ministers,” he adds.

and designs or intentions whatsoever." uncertainty. supplies and ammunition needed for

(Continued on Pare 5) the western flank of offensive ques around the Peloponneus Athens.

EDITORIAL

year.

Fight Against Inflation

success for there remains

tho

of

OPECULATION is growing as to the degree of success which the British Government'a attack on tuffation is schleving. On the one hand there B school thought which known there the even more Brent need of controlled deflation and which hopes that the success already Kalord will continue. On the other side there aro the anti- deflationists who think that there is little chanco Df permanent policy while pent up demand for consumer goods and while world prices so on rising. As to the facts, there has been a fairly extensive reduction in the prices Buch of a number of essentials,

Against certain foodstuffs. this, rises in the cost of Imported materiala have meant higher prices for articles like clothing and furniture. Nevertheless, substantial amount of parchaelog power is being kept la hand by the public who are riding off buying less essential goods and even clothes. There are distinct Indications that the supplies and stocks of many consumer goods have been on the Increase for the some months. Then again, seasonal factor of diversion of

purchasing power to summer holidays in begiming to

opente. Another increasingly

Gavernment's

potent factor efforts to reduce the spending potential by higher taxation as developed in last April's financial badret. The aim of the

current budget is a surplus of £780,000,- 000 of taxation over ordinary ex- penditure and a net surplus after of meeling explial commitments £330,000,000. Weekly returns lo dale show that this aim is being realled and a useful surplus is being built up. Finally, there is evidenco that the current high

prices for many non-essentials are becoraing an increasing deterrent to public spending. All of which Introduces the quesilon how, if their already restricted spending is being reduced, are the British people living? In answering this it Is essential to appreciate that

a manner

no one is going without essentials such as food or clothing. Efficient systems of rationing have seen to anner moreover this, in such a Lo spread

ad supplies evenly Over the whole population. In- creases in basio wage rates and old age pensions have also made possible for all to afford minimum essential needs. The ironing out of extremes of poverty and affluence is shown by the on 1938 prices fact that, based and allowing for population changes, personal expenditure on and services -consumer goods

in 1947 only two percent were below 1038, compared with five percent in 1946. Subsidies too, which are ILOW

costing some £400,000,000 yearly, have helped to make food supplies available to all at reasonable prices, while rationing and bulk buring have also made it

How

from

The General Staff said they were planning for an offensive to begla in carly

arly spring,

Greek and American authorities feared that tho guerillas may re- ceive some warning of the offensive from the air "effort and a major drive by the 15th division against their the northeastern corner of stronghold as well as from "teaks" In the Greek Press.

to the south.

STALIN APPREHENSIVE

Using the "methods and techni- of the trained intelligence officer" to obtain material for his article, Admiral Zacharias states: "Stalin is apprehensive of the United States today, because he suspects us of aggressive intentions.

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CONFERENCE PLAN

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"It is imperative" that both Pre- sident Truman and Generalissimo Stalin should go into conference "with an agendo prepared and ac- cepted in advance, and with ade- quate material to permit, not merely the discussions, but the solution of overy issue on the agenda," the admiral continues.

the

"The conference plan should re- view the whole complex of internn- tional co-operation and contain solu- tions with a view toward strengthening of the United Nations. "The conference should.draftin treaty on non-aggression for pre- sentation to the Congress of

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Birmingham, June 30-The Government western flank of the troops while others of undetermined Representative Board of the

Dental to sift through British strength managed the army lacs to the mountains whose membership total '8,000

ARABS AND JEWS To counter these guerilla move-out of Britain's 16,000 dentists, ments, regarded as diversions, the decided here today, by an over-

JOIN IN PRAYER Army called on some 15,000 national whelming majority, not to take part in the Labour Govern-

Rhodes, June 20--Lenders of the ment's now National Health Jewish and Arab communities in

of the Minister of the pulpit in the red-tiled Orthodox The alm Cairo, June 20-Rescue workers Health, Mr Aneurin Bevan, was to Evangelismos Church here today as tonight working desperately provide a dental service for every Metropolitan of Rhodes led body under his scheme, which thousands in prayer for the success among the debris in the Jewish quar-

of the mission of Count Folke ter of Cairo where two early brings every person in the country

the In Bernadotte,

United Nations under the compulsory health morning explosions destroyed eight surance..

mediator for Palestine, bousen and damaged many others." The doctors decided to co-operato Seventy-four year old Me Elle

latest death roll was .25 after prolonged

argument and Sorinao, the silver-haired head of killed, with 54 injured, 87 of them Ministerial, concesions.

the Jews, and Sheikh Suleiman, the seriously-Reuter.

The Board here today decided to bearded Mufti of Rhodes, saw the send a letter to all member dentists Metropolitan kneel as a gesture to urging them to remain outside the wards. the great solemnity of the service, A statement which they occasion when he read a blessing WHARF COLLAPSESed id "Members are profound in English on the mediator.

Cairo Explosions Service. possible to offset

shortages of some foods by offer- ing more of others. The actual position today is that while ta Some directions supplies are below prowar, most of the essential Donsumer goods are not to "starvation" levels, Farthermore, while the wealthier soctions of the Bellab.community are buying less in quantity than before the WAY the poorest batte sections can now. afford

It might cych supplies. argued there is room for reduc Lions in several directions if the. export drive, which is still the paramount need, should call for a diversion of mero goods from Home uso to overstas markets,

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I dissatisfied with the complete re- Count Bernadotte, In a while

Rome, June 20-Twelve persona fusal of the Minister to grant any uniform, with four rows of medal were drowned today when a whart of the Ameciation's basic principles," ribbons and flanked by the Gover- collapsed at Strass and plunged and with the hurried way the re- nor-General, Mr Nicholas Mavris, about 30 feet into the water-As-muneration negotiations were car- and the Mayor, knelt Lacing the sociated Press.

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