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TO GIVE Food Parcels BLACKOUT IMPOSED

VYSHINSKY REFUSES REPLIES TO SECURITY COUNCIL QUESTIONS Dismisses Neutrals' Proposal As A Trick

Paris, Oct. 15.-Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister and leader of the Soviet delegation to the Security Council, defiantly rejected the Security Council request today to answer the two questions about the Berlin crisis.

He denounced the plan to ask each of the big four powers for more in- formation as a trick and disdainfully announced: "It is useless to think that the Soviet delegation will bite on this bait-get stuck in this glue."

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Mr Vyshinsky reminded the Council of Russia's earlier decision that the

He dismissed the attempt to ask the big powers sideration of Berlin was illegal. the two questions as "nothing but a desire to drag the Soviet delegation into a dissen- naive and useless sion of the Berlin question despite its earlier decision. It is a

step. It is useless to think that the Soviet delegation will stick to this glue which had been spread over the Berlin question."

"The Berlin! Mr Vyzhinsky zakl: question has been raised here in violation of the Charter and we ree no grounds for departing from our position.

"The Soviet delegation will not submit any material to the Council Accordingly, the Soviet delegation does not find it possible to make any replies to the two questions.

That is all."

I

request

that

"I must object to this improper Dr Bramuglia's

and for the description of our efforts each of the big four clarity

two purposes of our future work, this crisis by answering Berlin

anti admonition must be borne in mind. questions about the blockade

"Of course, we are not harried by failure of the big four to settle it this description. We think it a re- outside the United Nations

sult of the oratory that got carried 2. The proposal by

away." States, United Kingdom and France

answers at detailed submit next meeting.

to

the

United

the

The Security Council adjourned ut 5.40 p.m. Paris time and will 3. A warning by the spokesman not meet again on the Berlin crisis until Tuesday at 3 p.m.-United

case

Dr Juan Bramuglin whose first for the little powers, Syria's Farls Press.

falled, then el Khouri that if the Berlin conciliation efforts opened the door for a further delay was not relied soon, war will come

by posing "sooner or later." to the trial of Rumin two specific questions for each of the big four.

4. An appeal by el Khouri for the big power to show better sense and make another try to settle their outside the Security of the argument

Dr Bramuglia said: "Firstly, request the representatives

United

France

WC

States, United Kingdom, Council, privately in the interest of

to explain, world peace. and the USSR

the

circumstantially

bc-

case

the

charged 5. Mr Vyshinsky Initial Imposk tion of restrictions upon rammunl-West's decision to carry the Berlin to the Security Council as there is no genuine desire for settlement of the problem on the part of the Western Powers." SHARP REPRIMAND

in

TERRORISTS

MURDER

RAF HERO

European Killed At

cations, transport or commerce tween Berlin and Western Germany "proof that and between Wertern Germany and the Soviet zones detalls of and the

restrictions. present statur of. the.

test the United we`request

Dr Bramugla sharply reprimand- "Secondly, we

Selangor Mine States, United Kingdom, France ed Mr Vyshinsky for doubting the and the USSR to kindly explain, molives of the little powers

Singapore, Oct. 15. In- circumstantially, the agreement-in-secking more Information on one of

the surgents in Malaya---today volved in the instructions given to the gravest crisis to confront

He sald

killed the former Squadron the Military Governors of the four world since World War II,

the and to give that Mr Vyshinsky had no right to

Jerantut powers in Berlin detailed reasons that prevented their say in any United Nations body, the Manager of

near powers Estate,

Kuala Lipis, motives of the "neutral" implementation,"

were "devious,"

Pahang, who was shot when Dr Bramuglia sald: "I categoric: inspecting rubber on the Mr Vyabinsky's almost snarling ally, and formally deny that in defiance of the Council, cast another any of our minds was there any black cloud of gloom over the dell question of double-dealing. We berations bere after a more hopeful based, the questions in honourable icoking start when the debate re-fashion. We acted according to the opened today after a nine-day re-standards of each of our countries. cess. He claimed the day's pro- There is no question of ceedings however, which included: | dealing

SNARLING DEFIANCE

EDITORIAL

F

Gloomy Prospects

110

: to

to

double-

not be an unreasonable total on Τα which to base calculations. make the picture darker, the Indian authorities have declared that for seasonal causes India's domestic rice production may well be 1,000,000 tons below expecta- ilons. This means that in two prospective countries alone the loss amounts to 2,000,000 tons. Nolling the British Government can do can meet that grave deficit. Rtlee will be shorter in the coming But the United year than ever. Kingdom is taking steps to reduce the strain on rice, muppllès as far as is possible. She has suggested to the International Emergency Food Council that all allocations to Europe for the current year. which have not been shipped be cancelled, a

has volunteer-

is characteristic of Britain's willingness at all times make whatever contribution she can to relieving. problems that she should attempt to offset the Ill effects of what must inevitably. be the worst year yet of shortage. Every possible mitans is being employed, but there is no reason to hope that the steps now being taken will do more than ameliorate the impact of the grave shortfall. The entire situa- tion

Bornia. The hinges Government of Burma estimates that by the end of the year ex- ports of rice will not fall far short of original plans, but to maintain the level Barma will have export more than 20,000 tons of rice in November and December. That is a higher total than han

ed to forego.7,500 tons of Siamese. rice and 1,000 tons of Egyptian been achieved in either month in the comparatively normal periods

rico allocated to Elritain but not since the end of hostiles.

the yet procured) (Furthermore, United Kingdom has reached an would, in fact, be unwise to oxpect other than a shortage on

agreement with Xtaly to buy, out the current, year's programme of of Brillah dollar, resources, 20,000

tous of rice, for Southeast Asia- at least 300,000 or 400.000 tons of

a superb resture, Slam is also. rice. In the coming your the

doing well by fellow Aslan position will be more serious. The

countries, arid output this Year export of about 1,500,000 tons of

will be 100,000 tons above roughty

the rlos from Barma was

expected what might have been

original estimate,' with' reason to bellove that it will eurpass the if there had been no major inter- But the rerepon with i plains. ; {

total of 700,000 tons, talent reports also indicate that China is Burns begGTI disturbances in during the planting season, and making bit efforts towards " self- sufflelency in rice production, It is therefore to be expected that

withough it must be a long while peasants and other producers have

before this becomes a reallly, planted not much more than their

These are, unfortunately, the only own requirements; demand. And with the Burmess: Communlata signs which help relieve the rice shortage stoom, and the only operating on lines of communica

ennetunion to be drawn Is that the. om 1t là very much open question whether Burnia will be shortage of rice.next year will be Boule unless Burma can bulto all Able to achieve anywhere near

estimates, and 'avert a deficll of The projected export Ngure, Half A millon ton for expart would more than 1,000,000 tons.

It

to

estate.

While in the Royal Air Force the Distin- he was awarded guished Flying Cross with bar- the latter for an exploit over the Dodecanese islands in 1943. He was demobilised in Malaya and took up planting in 1946.

Another European named Jenkins, employed at the Gomback Mine in Selangor, was found today shot dead in bed with a revolver In his hand.

A pollee communique Issued in Kuala Lumpur today said that dur- ing the 24 hours ending at midnight insurgents had murdered three Chinese while the police shot dead one armed Malay.

Top picture shows part of a large consignment of gift food parcels from Hongkong to Britain after they had arrived at their destination. This consign-` ment was taken over by the Salvation Army for dis- tribution. Picture above shows a parcel being de- fivered to a bed-ridden, old

man.

Soviet Gunfire

Near Berlin

Berlin

Oct. 15-Russian artillery and anti-aircraft fire was beard on Major Luang Prija Asanjati ofile outskirts of Berlin today as the the Siamese Army has been ap-|Rad Army training manoeuvre pointed liaison officer with the Bri-heightened

tension in this against tish Army in operations Communist guerillas on the Slam- Malaya border.

tho

| blockaded city.

Although the sounds of the anti- Both Siamese and Royal Air Force aircraft re were distinctly heart by American correspondents in planes were patrolling the area, Major Asanjati reported today.-Zehlendort on the western edge of air Berlin, British and American ofncials said that pilots on the air- lift did not repore R

Rouler.

Airlift Forces

To Be Merged

An American: Intelligence officer sold that the firing, came from the the Russianwar, marneuvres in Soviet zone close to the border of the British ecotustof. Berlin, -

The Ruslana, did, not-notty, the Berlin air safety centre of, their in- on unll-aircraft Wicabaden, Oct. 18-Tho Royal tention to Corry Air Force and United States Airring, though they have previously

done so.---United Press, Force

groups taking part in the Berlin airlift are to be merged into a joint force to be called Combined Airlift Task Force."

THMAN ROBBED OF

Its director will be Major General William Turner, USAAF, who com manded the United States "Hump" operations over the Himalayas into China during the war."

FR 40,000,000

Paris, Oct. 18.A traveller was rubbed of 40,000,000 francs yesterday when bis hotel room was ransacked by an unknown burglar.

д

His

Com- be Air deputy will

The traveller, Chries Hofer, modore. W., Merer, of the RAF.

Rio de Janeiro publisher, said that General. Turner sold the merge he lost several watches, cup en was designed to bring about belter crusted with rubies and emeralds, co-ordination between the two Air 1.000 Swiss francs, US$800 and 400 Forces in their supply mission.

Brazilian curios, -Hofer also told Under the agreement, the Com- bined Task Force will be responsible the police that he lost a small trunk only for the operation phase of the full of clothes.

The police beloved that the rob- planes involved in the alrift, with

both the British and American Air bet ronted a hotel room next to Commands responsible for providing Hofer, and ransacked the room complete support, at bases used by when the businessman had gone.----

United Press. their own aircraft-Reuter.

From H.K.

French Government To

Break Transport Strike

EMERGENCY PLANS

Rome, Oct. 15.-The Government outlined plans. today to break the scheduled 48-hour national trans-" port strike on Monday and Tuesday and to block Communism's spreading labour agitation.

that

BY ISRAELI

Tense Situation

In Palestine

Tel Aviv, Oct. 15-A black- out was imposed through Israell territory tonight because of the tense situation and the danger of an outbreak of hostilities after Egyptian attacks on Jewish convoys in the Negev, the southern Palestine desert region, today.

The Israeli Air Force tonight bombed Egyptian bases in tho Negev, according to an Israeli military spokesman. He added that armed clashes between Jaracli and Egyptian land'forces have also flared up in thu Negov.

Jewish sources reported carlier today that Egyptian forces inflicted serious damage and casualties on a Jewish convoy. Two armoured trucks were, lust and others damages when Egyptians attacked a Jewish food convoy of 18 vehicles on the way to sellements in the Negov.

Six Egyptian Spitfires also strated convoys parsing between seltio- ments in the region, causing some casualties.

The main convoy was attacked by morture and light artillery as weil as small arran

It was the Arzt Jewish

attempt to use the Hatta-Karatiya road to reach outlying settlements since the United Nations ruled

August 18 that the Jews should use the road for six hours daily and the Egyptians for a similar period. The convoy managed to withdraw but left two burning vehicles

JERUSALEM QUIET

The Interior and Transport Ministries conferred on plans for emergency transportation and assured the public Government-run that the police forces would see buses would provide adequate service without trouble.

The Labour Minister, Signor, announced today during the Amintore Fantani called a meeting session of the this afternoon with Communist French Tradd Union Federation, the heart outside Jewish settlements and

Communist-led CGT.

leaders, bus and streetcar unions for a last minute settlement of wages.

The Genoa transport

unions jumped-the-gun-and- annourced fiatly that the strike would begin on schedule In that region at mid- night on Sunday.

The Communist

press argued

Congress

Anal

It was officially stated in Amman of the today that loud explosiont wero

Ares were seen in the Adhavia The Congress also fixed its month-quarter of New Jerusalem last night. y minimum wage demand at 15,000 Jerusalem itself, however, was quiet. franes for 40-hour week compared with 12,000 francs at present.

CONGRESS RESOLUTION"

It is learned in Amwan that ning refugee children who had been

living with their parents' under trees died in Nablus during the calm

A resolution, condemning the Mar-weather this week,

t.

bitterly with pro-Government News-shall Plan and the milltary agrée- Croyde of refugees have used papers today about the nine-hour ment between the Western Union morques In Nablus as shelters from national strike of state employees. powers was carried by the Congress The Communists "protested" formally with an overwhelming majority with the cold,

only two votes against against the

opposition newspaper It also called for the re-establish the strike claims that

relations efficient and asserted it "paralyzed ment of economic

Soviet Russia and Eastern European all street functions."

countries.

was

The Government considered, how over, that "the result was clearly passive."

CATHOLIC SUPPORT

Chrisilan

The anil-Communist Union movement working furiously to win more adherents to it Catholic Action, supported the union organisation and

announced the formation of new "free unions" in almost all categories of work.

with

In the Israel capital today, a curious mixture of cockiness and Hitters was evident as the United the Palestine problem. Nations reopened its discusisons on

-; It was also evident that the socónd truce, The resolution was a general ona summing up the conclusions of the old, was wearing thin on the nerves nearly three months now! Congress. It declared: "The workers of the people. The laraell people of France approve the peace policy have swung their attention from of the USSR with which they main-the fighting in the southern region Lairi

acceptable solution would emerge Lies of the closest friendshilpe."

In Lorraine, 40,000 steel workers from the conference room the

of ended their four-weeks sirl

strike today world forum. after a wage agreement was reached. As much as anything, the prospect

At Bordeaux, 1,000 workers in the

of continuing the status quo-"not at Georges Irat automobile accessories' peace and not really at war" as one plant opened the factory doors after person described 1-has induced a The Catholic Union group pro- a four-day lockout, strike and rem caso of fitters. tested today against the throwing of started work-Reuter. a bomb at one of their quarters in Mantua last night. The bomb broke some windows and caused Hight damage to the interior of the building.

today and in circumstances of Negev to Paris, hoping that an

In Ferrara In North Italy, the Workers Union provincial Forin called for a 48-hour strike, prolest- ing the rejection of their demands and at the marble quarry at Fer- rata, a general strike was held for two hours today to support the striking chemical workers-United Press

SAFETY MEN WITHDRAWN

15 The French Paris,

to Miners Union decided, today

fram': withdraw their safety men

for 24 the strilie-bound collieries hours on Monday to protest against court sentences. on Star strikers and "police

women which the!

were the victims..

in the Saur,

The Union's decisión threatens to embitter still further the coal striks which has already in 11 days cost France as much coal as it talos to run the whole country's milway system for two mouths,

Observers

Bald It directly chal- longed the authority of the Go- vernment, which last week with- drew an order for requisitioning labour on the understanding that the strikers would

assure safely measures,

Palsh miners and the Follah Trade Unions. Congress are to send food and gooda worth 1,500,000 zlotyn to the ̈French miners, it was

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