1948-06-29 — Page 8

"Air Bridge Will Guarantee Food Supplies

WESTERN BERLIN HAS NO

CAUSE FOR WORRY.

Berlin, June 28-Enough food for the entire German population of the three Western sectors of Berlin will soon be coming into the city by the American "air bridge," United States Military Governnient sources said here tonight.

Fears that such a big operation would be impossible were alloyed by the decision of Washington, at the re- quest of the United States Military Government in Berlin, to send to Gormany immediately between 30 and 40 four-engined C-54 cargo planes capable of carrying seven tons of cargoes.

These planes began to take of from their bases within two hours of the appeal to Washington being made. The planes are expected to make at least two round trips daily to

Berlin. These planes alone could take about 500 tons of plies to besieged Berlin daily.

Govern-

he would ask the Danish ment to take up the Berlin crisis But ho with the United Nations. himself said he "knew

nothing" about this.

BERLIN TALKS

The Kenerali was expected to re- turn to Berlin later for talks on the milltary situation with General Lucius D. Clay, the American Mill-

Meanwhile, American aircraft and British barges ran urgent food sup- plies Into the isolated Westerntary tectors of Berlin today, breaking v four-day Russian blockade which followed the "erency war" of the rival zones.

Governor, and Mr William Draper, the United States Deputy Minister for the Army,

Mr Draper met Mr Ernest Bevin. the Prime Minister, in London today General Sir Brian Robertson, the to discuss the situation in the Ger

mican-man capital. He British Altary Governor,

was accompanied the United while

up in Copenhagen. by Mr Lewis where persistent tumours suggested States Amphine Dougins,

formerly Mr Draper, Economic Adviser to General Clay,

turned

Republicans v. Joseph Stalin

who was

Is familiar with the econome pos- sibilities of the Russian blockade. His mission was officially described as an inspection of all phases of the occupation.

He is accompanied by Lieutenant- General Albert C. Wedemeyer, of the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1948.

Above, workers. probe the wreckage of the DC-6 transport plane which crashed near Mt Carinel with 43 people aboard. A broken transformer can be seen in the right back- ground. Opposite, air view of the colliery hillside where the plane crashed. View shows bits of plane wreckage strewn along the path of clipped trees and broken Shrubbery with transformer (foreground) and high tension wires.w AP Pictures,

PREMIERS

United States Air Foret, and they TO MEET IN

are expected to stay in Berlin for two.or

three weeks.

Mr

Philadelphia, June 28. The Ambassador Harriman, the roving

Republicans are going to cam. covery programme, paign against

Josef

between now and election day no matter whom the Democrats nominate for President.

the

M.

OCTOBER

he of

for the European ro- will arrive in Berlin tomorrow for falks with:

28. The London, June Stalin General Clay

Clement in Copenhagen,

Gustav Prime Minister, Mr Rasmussen,

Danish Foreign Attlee, said today that Minister, refused to comment on expected that a meeting possible approach to him by General | Commonwealth Prime Minis. Sir Brian Robertson, but sources

ters would be held in October. close to his office said this "would

"I have found sufficient not altogether be a surprise".

mo ground to enable meeting. in.

They made that more than clear at their national convention-in their platform, in their orntory and in the wild applause that greeted an almost dehant reference to the Communism of the Soviet Union.

President Truman got the cus tomary criticism, but the real venom was hurled at the Communists and nt those, who in the Republican view, are playing the Communists' game-notably the third party can- didate, Henry Wallnce.

NEW DEAL PARTY

October,"

common

to suggest a hc sold.

the

CLOSED MEETING Observers In London questioned "Although the final replies to this whether General Robertson would question have not all come in, I have

belleve that have left Berlin at this time unless every reason to his trip was combined with some Conference could then take place." mission other than a long-standing

Mr J. B. Chifley, the Prime Minis- lecture engagement (General Ho-ter of Australla, would be here in Mr Attlee said he would bertson

welcome the opportunity of

is due to address the Casing the matter with him

hagen Foreign Affal

Affairs Association), The meeting was closed to the the press and General Robertson

Was

cover

Mr Edgar Granville, Liberal, asked The idea was not to attack Democratic Party as such, but to expected to give an "off the record" if the discussions would cancentiate the fire en what speaker talk. A renior Danish Foreign off-wider Interpretation of the Statute of Westminster, particularly in re- after speaker described "the cini said

as

Rasmussen at the lecture.

New Dent parly", and to paint that meet Meneral Robertson mightilation to India's future and to ar- party as favourable to Communists Over Berlin today, the sky was renge for consultative machinery at

never clear of planes as big a policy-making level.

ever

American transport aircraft brought In supplies to the city.

Planes were landing every eight minules at the Tempelhof Airport in the American sector, and

ΣΠΟΓΟ machines are expected to

arrive soon from Britain and the United States to build up the

emergency service.

DISCUSSIONS UNDECIDED

ROMULO LAUDS UN ACHIEVEMENTS

New York, June 28.-Mr Carlos Romulo today told a New York radio audience that people were beginning to realise that the United Nations' achievements "far out- balance its shortcomings and occasional failures."

In a

US-ITALIAN

ACCORD

the

at home, and a maker of secret deals advantageous to the Russian

abroad.

Mr Attlee said he could not say

The Philippines Ambassador to Governor Thomas E. Dewey, on

what would be the extent of the

the United Nations told дл intar- the night he was nominated, pro-

discussion. That had not been de-

vlewer on Station WWRL that the cided. mised the "greatest housecleaning

Mr Ellis Smith, Labour, thought United Nations' failures had been that was," If he gets into the While House.

the Commonwealth representatives "too well publicised."

"Certainly the United Nations has Along with their strong anti-red

should be asked to give priority to

reverse," he said. stand the Republicans will promise

Immediate Commonwealth needs so sustained the

"Lasting peace

and international, America will do its part within

FOOD BARGES ARRIVE

that "we can make the maximum

cannot Rome, June 28.-Italy and prudent limits" to help other

contribution towards a solution of security under a just law The American transport authori- the problem contained in the World be

month or a United States today signed an e- countries. They will stress that this ties today disclosed that 10 barges. Food Council report."

established

constructive work cord for Marshall plan aid. should be done in the interest of each believed carrying about 100

year..but the American security above all, and

He also asked the Prime Minister of the United Nations has forged tons of food, arrived in Berlin from to consider raising a Commonwealth ahead in spite of the considerable they will emphasise the "stop Com-the British Zone over the weekend,

illwill distrust,

and developments of munism" aspects of foreiga nldi.-

loan for large 16 were reported in Associated Press.

free passage across the Soviet Zone Commonwealth agriculture and in-ness that have beset the world or

ganisation since its birth.... towards the city.

The Americans could give no ex-

Mr Altlee replied: "I obviously planation why the Russians allowed cannot answer that without notice." the barge traffe through as, if con--Reuter. tinued, this system could supply the capital with much of the food needed.

F.D.R. Helped Plan

Doolittle Raid

tate

und another

injured

Face

Several Berliners were today when huge crowds panicked at the Russian currency exchange Washington, June 28.-It is dis-

the on

Karlshorst closed that the

President, booths Franklin D. Roosevelt "apparently tracks, eyewitnesses alleging that

several had a part in

were crushed to planning

people Lleut-General James Doolittle's air death, but the Russian palice denl- rald

Tokyo. The story of the raid Is contained

on

the

of

dustry.

Palestine An Iraq Issue

"For a time after its inception, there was a tendency to regard the United Nations merely as an CX- tension of the grand alliance that de- feated the Fascist powers....the ex- perience of the past three years has proved this to be a misconception,

NOT AUTOMATIC

on-

Indonesians Reject Proposed Agreement

SEA TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Batavia, June 28.-The Indonesian Republic rejected today'a proposed agreement with the Dutch on sen traffic regulations. The Republic held among other things that the agreement would permit the Dutch to maintain their "blockade regulations."

The proposed agreement. was drawn up by a sub com-- mittee of the UN Good Offices negotintions, economic and financial committee. It folled to pass the full committee today because of the Republic's objections, which wero liated as:

1-It was conditional on conclu- sion of an air traffte agreement by July 15, and the Republic does not think an hir reached by then.

agreement can

be

The Republle considered that regula- certain existing sen trufc tions should be abolished to enable the Republic to import goods for reconstruction.

3 What he called "blockade re- gulations" would continue effective under. Use profected agreement.

A Good Onices'. communique re porting the Republican rejection

Irgunists Change

Their Minds

said that the matter now, goes back Rejoining Jewish Army

to the sub committee.

Dutch

PROTESTS

representative,

Tel-Aviv, June 28. The

The communique added that the Jewish extremist organisation, J. E. Van Irgun Zvai Leumi, today an- at the use nounced that it would rejoin

and call the Jewish Army.

Hoogstraten, protested

of the word "blockade"

the

control out of tho

to

Irgun dissociated itself from the Israeli forces after its failure land arms from a gun-running ship In violation of the Holy Land truce. Their action today, which caused jubilation here come after the Jewish Foreign Minister (Dr Moshe Shertok) said at a mers meeling

the that the war against

Arabs would have to be fought by "united front." Many thousands of new soldiers will take the oath of loyalty to the Jewish government as a result of the Irgun action.

that he was

that the surpriced

on the Republic's representatives

Igned a report re- sub-committee signed commending the

agreement

without knowing their Government's desires.

Terms of the proposed

ཐ་པ།

agreo- ment have not been published but are understood to differ little from the olx current regulations which give the Dutch

complete over traffic into and Republican ports.

The Good Offices' communique reported also a Republican protest at the closing by the Netherlands Navy since June 18, of the Ke- publican port of Djambl, on the east coast of Sumatra. Associated Press. SUGGESTION TURNED DOWN London, June 28-The Govern- ment today rejected a suggestion by a Labour Member of Parliament, Mr Philip Price, that it should start discussions with the independent

BERNADOTTE PROPOSALS States of the British and Dutch Dominions in South East Asia and

Rhodes, June 20.--Jews and with the United States to promote Arabs received from Count Folko economic co-operation and develop- Bernadotte today, his proposals for peace in Palestine. Bernadotte Mr Christopher Mayhew, Under- is the UN mediator who brought Secretary for Foreign Affairs, sad about the current Your week In the House of Commons: "The armistice. Foreign Secretary is satisfied that adequate machinery already exists for this

ment in those areas.

Earlier, two Jewish government delegates to the Rhodes peace nego- tations returned from Rhodes, but refused

comment on Count Ber- nadotte's peace proposals, which are en route here by special messenger. -United Press.

The suggestion, which the media- tor called a "basis for further dis-

uniter Commission General for the cussion," was not published.

Kesponsibilities, for

Asia has

In South East Jewish experts flew from this,

Co-

during Greek island to Tel-Aviv

proposals. ordinating, in consultation with the the morning with the various Commonwealth and foreign Arab experts are flying to Calro territories concerned, the supply of after lunch. basic foodstuffs in the area, and the Com- United Nations Economic mission for Asia and the Far East deals with questions affecting the general economic rehabilitation the area."Reuter.

Assassination

Trial

Is. Accused's Towel

Found In Hotel

men

supporters taundryman lo Room 40 in

Bidault Wins

of

It the

Con- Paul Mohn of Sweden and stantine Stavripoulos of Greece, will explain accompany the Arabs and the Count's peace plan to an Arab League sub-committee meeting in Both of Cairo on Tuesday night.

U. N. them are members of the mediators' staff.

John Recedman of South Africa, also one of Bernadotte's aldes, is to present the proposals in Tel- Ayiv to the, Israell Government.- Associated Press.

Abdullah And IBN Saud Meet

+

the aerodrome by King Ibn Saud, it was announced tonight.

This was the first meeting of the two Arab rulers #inco anmity Marina Hotel, New Delhi, whers, sprang up between them nearly 25 according to the receptionist, Ram-years ago over Ibn Saud's annexa- chander, who gave evidenc todiny, tion of the kingdom of. Abdullah's

evidence

father, King Hussein, and of his Godso, Narayan Aple (another ae- caused

and two others stayed from brother, King All. January 17 to January 20, the day on which an explosive was thrown

It was described by the American shortsighted-signer, Ambassador James C. Dunn, as the "most far aiming effort for co-operation yet tried by nations."

The

Minister, Foreign

Signor

New Delhl, June 28.-A towel, The accord has yet to bo ratified Carlo Sforza, algned for Italy.

the initials of by the Italian Parliament which is marked "N.V.G."

Jeddah, June 28.-King Abdullah now debating it. Communist chief, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, Gandhi's Palmiro Palmire Togliatt, has attacked if today at the resumed trial of nire of Transjordan arrived by nir af Ryad, the summer capital of Saudi- by the U.S. "to Chort

(one of whom has been par-Arabia, yesterday and was met at slavo" Italy,

There was very little doubt, how-doned) for complicity in the assas of Hahaima Gandhi on ever,

that Premier Alcide de Gassination of 30. Christian Democrats and "The peoples of the world, have peri's

Towel was delivered by anti-Communist seen that the United Nations cannot their function automatically-that it can would ratify it--Associated Press. Baghdad, June 28. In a heated be made to work only if they support ed this,

debate in the Iraq House of Re-it with the full force of their col- They said four were badly and prescritatives today, the Government lective will. They are beginning to In the first volume of "Army and four slightly injured. It was the

was pressed to give an assurance realise that the United Nations is not Air Forces in World War II" com- Germans last chance to convert

to the Palestine merely that no solution

league of governments, but that a people's movement.. piled by the Air Force Historical their old Reichsmarks into the new problem would be accepted

Paris, June 20.-The French division and published by the Uni-stamped Russian currency-Reuter. did not guarantee self-determination "It is heartening to reflect that, Foreign Minister, M. Georges at Gandhi's proyer meeting at

BERLIN VISITORS and full independence for all Arabs despite the criticism levelled against Bidault, today wor versity of Chicago Press.

of good relations. the first round Biria House, but falled to harm the the United accounted and Berlin, June 28-A galaxy of high in Palestinc.

Nations,, there is today The volume was

and my colleagues regard a tremendous reserve of faith and battle over the bilateral Marshall Mahatma. edited by Wesley F. Craven, History ranking milltary and civilian Allled

with the United Nations plan agreement

Nain Singh, the hotel's chief at- Professor

at the Now York Uni- officials descended on Berlin in the Palestine as an fraq issue and my confidence in the United

world. This States as the French Cabinet voted tendant, identified Vishnu Karkare versity and James L Cate, Associate midst of the crisis today.

Government will exert all efforts to throughout

in favour of his algning.

and Shankar Kistinyya, two of the a healthy sign Brig-Gen William

Draper, guarantee the preservation of change of heart is a History professor at the University

The accord has been widely at- nccused, as visitors he had seen of Chicago.

American Under-Secretary of the

Arabism,"

replied Premier Muzahim of the maturity that is bound to

and de taking tea in Room 40, invest the United Nations with new tacked by the Communists to the Doolittle raid,

Albert Alpachnch!. and-Lt Gen Referring

Gaullists.

Shantaram Amchekar said he The House was debating a two strength, dignity, prestige and in- they said "apparently Mr Roosevelt Wedemeyer, chief of planning and

M. Bidault won Cabinet approval shared the room in the New Delhi fluence. himself played a role in initiating operations in the US Army, arrived months temporary budget, and the

after revealing that Washington has hotel from January 17 to 19 with was asked to give u Mr Romulo said although it is not tonight the expedition,

signideant allowed leeway on special measures Karkare and Mndan. Lal, who was British Army full

of the Palestine development of the United Nations which had worried possible to determine its original Charles Keightley.

French eco-arrested

He after January 20. author.-United Press.

martial

law and Press since the Charter was signed three nomists.

identified Gopal Godso, another ofAID PROGRAMME US roving

The Promier and years ago included

The agreement Koca

before the the accused, as having visited the Ambassador for the Marshall Plan, Mustapha Alumary, Minister of the to re-examine the veto question and Assembly on Monday, United Press. two men.

Interior, pledged that the Military Implementation of is scheduled to arrive tomorrow,

Charter's All visits are scheduled for a

would be exercised. Administration

and non-selt- month or more

and authoritative in matters connected with Palestins provisions on trust

"For the first time in history, quarters warned against attaching and the safety of the Iraal Army Verning territories undue significance to their simul- there.-Associated Press. taneous arrivals. Rev.

treated, as a "sacred trust" for which New York, June 28.-The

Gen. Draper said his visit was Cosmas Korb of the St Francis Seminary at Staten Island, New not occasioned by the Berlin crisia. York, is selling postage stamps in To the inquiry: "Isn't it possible. order to raise funds for the support you will take cognisance of it while

heret" he auld, "Quite possible.”. of more than 200 orphans in Boys

Nagsnėki, Japan..

BOYS TOWN IN

NAGASAKI

plane. Li-Gen

Commander, also

Sir

and Mr Averell Harted by plane toll

New Secretary

Of Labour

the movement

the

colonial peoples are considered and the ruling powers are answerable to a world organisation."-United Pies.

:

JOE IS NOT A WALLACE AIDE

The

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Their coming talks in King Tbn Saud's capital will, it is hoped, pave the way to a

a complete restoration When King Abdullah alighted,

was

by embraced heartily King Ibn Saud.

In Cairo, King Abdullah saw King Farouk and had his first meet- ing for 11 years with Haj Amin El Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem. -Reuter.

INITIALLED

At the opening today, Madon Lal complained of a headache. trial was held up while he

Washington, June 28 The U.S. examined by a doctor. In case It State Department announced today was due to the glare of the lights that the United States-British Euro- in court, he was supplied with dark pean Recovery Programme agree- ginases,

ment was inilalled Last Saturday by The trial, which began on May 2,

the British Ambassador, Sir Oliver New York, Juno 28.The world was adjourned until tomorrow,Franks, and the Assistant Secretary heavyweight champ, Joo Louis, to-Router.

of State, Mr Willard Thorp.

At the same time, the State De- day denied persistent reports that he is going to campaign for Henry.

partment. released the text of the U.S.-Irish agreement, the first to be Wallace or would run for the Con- stamps aro United States can Commander, General Clay, and quarters sald today that ex-Governor US Army Inductions

on a third party ticket.

Loan For Netherlands signed under the EHP programme Issues, including a complete set of the British deputy, Mr BrownJohn Keen Johnson of Kentucky, will be

Associated Press. ouls said he would not decide four Franklin D. Roosevelt memo- Gen. · Draper and Gen.

Washington, Juno' 28-The Army Weda appointed Secretary dals and a five-cent United Nationsmeyer emphasised that they were on within 'n few days.

Secretary, Mr Kenneth C. Royall, exactly

exactly which direction his political Washington, Juno 28.

tho commemorative stamp, each encased an "inspection of Europe."

announced today that the Army ex-activity would take until after the Mccloy, President of In a metal container similar to those Gen. Keightley also said his visit Under-Secretary to the late Lewis B. pects to induct 223,000 to 250,000 Democratie convention. Asked if he Bank, today told a news conference used as currency during the Civil was routine.

champ, that a loan to help the Netherlands men in the year beginning July 1-still considers himself a He was accompanied Schellenbach. by his wife, who a month War,

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He was recommended to President He said the Army also expects to Louis said, "I don't consider myself to buy ships is "fairly close".

AFL President, Mr get 110,000 18-year-old volunteers being a boxer anymore."! `--- United The amount would be "relatively The price of a set is US$9.--Valted arranged a tour of Army welfare Truman by

small" he said.-Associated Press. units in Germany.-United Press. William Green-United Press. in the coming year United Press. Press..

Fresa

Routine conferences were held during the day, between the Ameri-

Washinghton, Juno 28-Informed

of Labour

Mr Johnson served a

year

O

-- John

World

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