1948-07-12 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JULY 12, 1948.

BLOCKADE OF BERLIN FICTION Trapped In

CHALLENGED

Intention Of Allied Protest Notes

SOVIET'S “GRAND DESIGN”

London, July 11.-By demanding a full restora- tion of all means of access to Berlin, the Western powers are deliberately challenging the fiction that the blockade was necessary for road and rail re- pairs and the safety exit which it represented for a Soviet compromise.

The Soviet determination to see the Western Powers out of Berlin is dictated by motives which go beyond the German problem. For Moscow, it is increasingly apparent that Berlin is the destined capital of Eastern Germany under Communist rule. This, once firmly established, would enable Russia from Germany, to consider withdrawing her troops doubtless leaving behind a thoroughly efficient police machine to see that the broad policy of Moscow was obediently followed.

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This again, combined with strailar move in Vienna and Austria would place the Western Allies in the position of following suit and withdrawing their forces or ac- the political consequences maintaining them in the face of a for simultaneous Soviet proposal evacuation.

One of the main long-term ob- of Russian foreign policy is accelerate the departure of Ameri-

of

can troops from

the continent of Europe and, with them, the gradual slackening of American interest and determination in supporting an anti- Communist Western European sociation of powers.

FIRST LINK

A-

The Berlin crisis 'appeurs na tha in a chain of first essential link developments leading to the achieve- ment of this Soviet objective,

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good ground to suppose that Moscow would now be prepared to sacrifice the claims of Yugoslavia if opportunity could be found to further Russia's own foreign policy aim...

The Danube Conference, opening on July 30 in Belgrade, may well shed some light on the current attl- tude of Russia to the Interests of Austria und Yugoslavia respectively. Austria has been admitted to the Conference

as an observer a con- cession which In itself shows that Moscow is in a mood to pay more attention to Austria's public opinion than during the recent negotiations

conterened of the four-power Austrian deputies.-Reuter.

of

MONTGOMERY

IN VIENNA Vienna, July 11-Field Marshal

Falling a complete Allled with- tirawal from Berlin,

a secondary objective for Moscow is clearly to retard by every means at her dis 1101 the, rapid and effective realisa- Viscount Montgomery, the Chief of the Imperial General Sia, arrived tion of the decisions on Western

at Schwechat Aerodrome here today Germany taken by the six Western

from Paris, where he had had con- French military powers at the recent London talks.

The most obvious means of doing versations with

four-power chicls. this would be to open

Soviet the between

call

the was cgotiations

His first Britain Union. the United States,

Church, where he saw the stained the and France, or, alternatively.

glass window commemorating a general German

famous Eighth Army, which he com- propose conference attended by all the inter-

including themanded in the Western Desert and ested Ailled powers, eight nations of the Eastern bloc, which was disbanded in Austria. who recently registered their dis

vol of the London six-power approvel decisions.

The three their notes

Western powers.

to peace

A doctor (right) gives first aid to Albert Led- better, 26, Fresno, Calif., and his wife, Josephine. 21, while rescuers work to ex- tricate them from the front seat of their car in which they were pinned by a fall- ing tree limb in Fresno. Both suffered leg fractures. The limb, 50 feet long and ,two feet in diameter, fell 14 feet from a Eucalyptus tree across the hood of the car, smashing the dash- board down on the couple's lege-AP Picture.

DEMOCRAT'S

CONVENTION

Philadelphia. July 11-A torn and dissident Democratic Party began gathering here today to nominate their Presidential and Christ Vice-Presidential candidates for the November elections.

of gloom and The atmosphere

from the con- despondency arose viction of many members that the candidate, Governor Republican Thomas Dewey of New York, would be the White House's next, tenant.

The party's 1,500 delegates meeting for the first time in 16 ship of the late President Franklin Years without the dominant leader Roosevelt.

Despite the widespread nomination for the Executive post faction with President Truman, his General is taken for granted after Dwight Eisenhower's refusal to seck office.-Router.

Later he will visit the Austrian Federal President, Dr Karl Benner with the tour Allied High Commis- in sloners.

tea

Com-

to Muscow, appear to Viscount Montgomery and have forestalled any Russian move with Lieutenant General Alexander to delay the London decisions by Galloway, the British High

pre-missioner. and General Zheltov, the making clear they are not pared to enter into any new four-Deputy Soviet Commission in Aus- power discussions until the blockade tria after his arrival in the Austrian of Berlin has been lifted and then capital from Paris today.

He will Inter attend a performance only discuss the Berlin problem and

of the "Gypsy Baron" before leaving not the whole future of Germany.

by train to inspect British units in THE PROSPECTS

Styria and Carinthia.-Reuter.

Few observers here can see any to the Berlin immediate solution deadlock.

.

The most likely Soviet

unswer

to the three-power notes suggesting

a resumption of general discussions seems to have been ruled out in

advance and since any early casing

of the present situation

pends on one side

now

ANOTHER NEW DRUG

de- New York. July 11-Development

;

are

Car

Yugoslav Students On Their Mettle

Was

BACK TITO FROM INSIDE RUSSIA

Belgrade, July 11-Unprecedented boldness shown by Yugoslav military and political students who, according to the Communist newspaper, Borba, today sent telegrams from inside Russin attacking Bolshevik Party charges and establishing their united stand with Marshal Tito and the Yugoslav Communist Party.

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The Ministry said that they were Such a stand has been absolutely unheard of before in the history of all arrested immediately after en- the Soviet Union and observers here tering the country and before "ful-

tasks." belleve the Yugoslav sturlents took filing any one of their

in zending such United Press. the gravest risk messages.

The first message came last week the Yugoslav students in from

University in Moscow. Marxist Leninist

'tele- The newspaper published grams from Yugoslavs in the higher military political Lenin Academy in Moscow, Frunze Military Academy in Moscow, Voroshilov Academy in

the Moscow and

Engineering University in Sverdlovsk.

Albania Envisages A

Dark Plot

FEEL EMBITTERED

Prague, July 11.-The Al- banian Premier, Enver Hodja, Yugoslav officers in the Lenin Academy telegraphed "We, the poli- declared yesterday that the iical workers of the Yugoslav Army, anti-Marxist Yugoslav leaders by the unjust and unrightful charges the Soviet Union, according to are deeply surprised and embittered wanted to detach Albania from of the Cominform against the work

Party the Albanian Telegraph Agency. glorious Communist dissatis of our

DiMcullies were started by the surprised at the determined methods "anti-Marxist leaders of Yugoslavia and Central Committee. We are also

which we consider dishonourable who pursued a policy hostile

to detach it to--break-up our convictions and from the Soviet Union," by which the Cominform attempted Albania and wanted force upon us that in which we do report published today in a Prague not believe. We make a determined

ned paper.

Almost As Cold

As Christmas

London. July

or the other of a drug that staves off the virus temperatures made the prospeel of infantile paralysis was disclosed two degrees of a prolonged today. with its propaganda

making concessions, appears to be one

blockument from both sides,

companim

де

In the field of propaganda, critics of

policy pursued by the

Buggest Western powers

the

that

Philippines

Bid For Surplus Rice

Washington, July 11.Tho Philippine bid for a 45,000-ton share in the recently announced Siamese rice surplus would bo settled at the special Inter- national Emergency Food Coun- ell meeting in Mexico City on July 21.

However, nearly every rict-im- porting country seeks a share and United Press learned that requests than received to, date total; more three times the estimated amount to be available. The Philippine re- quest for a 30,000-ton grant plus of the 15,070 tons for repayment Indonesian loan alone amounts to almost half the total

Meanwhile FAO sources added to the little or no encouragement Philippines' hopes. They said it was very possible that a large percent- 3ge of the Siamese surplus

go

many

to Europe. They officials feel this acebmplish

explaine

rice

·St n double purpose, t

#will! whipped to Europe: firstly, help where the bread grain shortage It will con- is critical; secondly, tribute to re-establishment of pat- terns of European-Far East trade.- United Press.

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stand for our Party and Central This statement was made during Committee not because of blindness ceremonies commemorating the fifth

Army but because we know our Party and anniversary of the Albanian our leadership... Ve condemn the with foreign delegations headed by

We are unjust accusations. proud of the masculine and honour the Soviet General Grichin STAND UNITED able answer made by our glorious Committee. Tito is our

Premier Hodja said that Albania do Central 11.-Below

Saturday only pride. Tito is our happiness in the was "determined to fight against all threats from American and English warmer than last future."

undar and lackeys

hide Christmas day.

ΠΟΥ It was only four

mask they Frunze Academy students reject-imperialists The drug, known as oxythiamin. degrees warmer on Sunday.

stand united Week-end holidayers queued for ed "unheard of slanders against our whatever

"The Albanian people sta has been tried only on experimental

four in

coats.

Raia was Party, our Central Committee and themselves. another train

with all progressive nations and all tho from Those

Vornshilov. mice, but may lead to chemical compound sillable for use general over the Eastern half of the our people."

an unconquerable imperialism in In human beings to building reais-country, keeping resort habitues

Papers described Academy said the Cominform reso states of people's democracy against around inn fires.

camp headed by the Democratic and that

Soviet Union," he declared.. tance against polio.

The new drug was reported by it as the coldest July since 1910. The lution was a "heavy insult against

"The Albanian people fought for group from the Children's Hospital Sunday Express even reported that every Yugoslav citizen"

in an exhibit

for being convinced that their charges their freedom for centuries and those Philadelphin.

at the swallows were congregating in Kent the Bolshevik Party could not help

preparing prematurely

think mistaken,"

they can take it away first international poliomyelitis con-

he said. tion." which opens formally the initiative in proposing ference

on autumn migration to warmer climes. were the "result of wrong informa-

ere from throtherly people

of Yugo Associated Press. stipulating a Monday-United Press.

The Yugoslavs in Sverdlovsk "The four-power talks, preconditions the immediate implc-

strongly rejected the Cominform slavin well know that the Albanian resolution but declared

that "we people wish to maintain close rela- mentation of the Potsdam clauses

cannot be separated from the tons with them without threatening Btate," on the economic fusion of Germany

the and the acceptance of a long-term to guarantee the

glorious Bolshevik Party."-Asso- the Independence of either four-power part

he asserted, adding "I hope demilitarisation of Germany,

Yogoslav people will again find the right road of honour."-Unlled Press. would have done no more Russia.

Washington, Paris and London havo

failed to borrow a leaf from Soviet book.

If the Western powern wern take

the

to

they than

in

She suggested fresh talks on the basis of those proposals, made previous meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers, which proved in- acceptable to the Western Allies.

"GRAND DESIGN"

BISHOP ACCUSED

clated PriEK

who

TELEVISION FOR AUSTRALIA Budapest, July 11-Court officials

Sydney, July 11The Australian today issued a warrant for the arrest of Bishop

"'SPIES" FOR TRIAL Sigismond Mihailovits, Cabinet has decided to invite ten- director of the

Catholic Action ders for the installation of televi-

Belgrade, July 11-Ninety-four movement in Hungary, accusing him sien transmitters in Australia's six

Crimes of war

Ife has already State capitals, It was reliably learn-

ed today. The first transmission will members of the Ustachis terrorist

experimentally by flod the country.

the groups whose leaders filtered back Defence Minister The police have also arrested four be made

Australian Broadcasting Commission Into Yugoslavia after the war, will Catholic priests' and the woman se-

on trial tomorrow in Zagreb, cretary of the movement on charges and will be studied by Government | "o

the Ministry of Information othelala-Router.

nounced today. of being his accomplices.-Reuter,

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Premier Thakin Nu and Foreign crossed Minister U Tin Tut have already It added, "The terrorists

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"They were armed with light Army in which he held the rank of in the form of

In Germany and in world opinion, such a course. would have the un- doubted result of forcing the Rus- sians ofther to accept the renowed discussion or assuming their share of the responsibility for the present division of Germany-a respon- their whole pro- sibility which paganda machine is busy trying to pin on the Western powers.

Washington, July 11-What facilities are needed half of the Soviet The Austrian

for, more efficlont operation of civil airlines in the North "grand design" to secure the early

Pacific area may be determined at the International Civil withdrawal of American troops from Europe

Aviation Organisation's meeting, opening in Seattle on at present quiescent, but many observers here are convinced

July 13. for long. remain that it will not

so for

The Seattle sessions will occupy The situation in Viesina contains

of

..U.S. delegates to the meeting said the Ber Ingredients some of the

rect that

negotiations representatives from nations in the about two weeks, with an estimated lin crisia. The fact for an Austrian peace treaty are al- vast Pacific area north of the 200 representatives attending from

equator are expected to inter Australia, Canada, China, France, 1947. makes it re-

Zealand. ready for advanced

stir nationalise civil aviation planning in India, Netherlands, New What "The implementation of needs for the Philippines, Slam, the

scanty Kingdom and the United States. that area has been rather

Japanese Interests will be

latively

easy for Moscow

controversy

Aver

to

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Predients up agala. Apart

"or

concealons in Carinthia represented

on in Seattle."

United

arms and equipped with radio sets Colonel before entering Thakin Nu's to direct, armed bandit groups to cabinet-Associated Press,

actions and carry out terrorist eaplanage in the interest of a foreign intelligence service."

The Ministry said that the arrests

the summer were made since

of

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THE DEFENDANTS Tho defendants before the Supreme Court of Croatia, wero con-headed by Dr Vladimir Sabolic, not, be recognised this far." a US representative said. derman assots, Yugoslavia There has been little International

Inta- will attend the Seattle meeting the Interior of the former claims to reparations and terrierial) planning such as we hope to perfect sidered also, although no Japanese stato secretary in the Ministry of the major obstacles to the conclusion Discussions concerning the future Questions affecting Japan will be pendent Croat state,

Major Ljubo Milas, wartime com- peace treaty, and development of airlines in the North presented by Americans. It is ex- Austrian consequently to the withdrawal of Pacific are expected to include such pected operational facilities will be mandant of Jace Novac, Stara- WATRON To Patricis, wife of I, C.

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