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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948.

RUSSIA WANTS BIG 4

TO MEET

Reply To Lie-

Evatt Note

Paris, Nov. 16-Russia to day indirectly agreed to con- sider a conference of the Big

State Four heads of

and specifically repented its de mand for a Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers meeting fö consider the Berlin and Ger- man probleme.

In a letter to Dr Herber Evatt, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky. hend of the Soviet delegation in the United Nutions, said the Soviet also wished that the matter could go to the Council of Foreign Ministers.

The United States," Britain and France meanwhile, announced com- plete agreement upon the answers they would deliver to the proposal made by top United Nations officials for Big Four. negotiations Berlin crisis. ·

the

Representatives of the three Western, Governments announced In a Joint- communique "complete identity of the views of their Gov- peace proposal ernments" to the made by Dr Herbert. Evatt and Mr Trygve Lie.

SITUATION THE SAME

Their replies which probably will be delivered to De Evati and Mr Lle tomorrow, are expected to reject the proposal, despite an earlier an- nouncement by the French Informa- tion Ministry that France's reply would be "favourable in principle".

Russin.

An Anglo-American spokesman Inslated the Ministry statement in no way changed the situation. They said it was issued for home 'con- sumption, especially for Frenchmen who opposed a tough policy toward

Later, a French Foreign Omee spokesman spiked

earlier thought that the French official position on the Evatt-Lis letter find changed. He told the press, "The Berlin affair is on the same basis

before-nothing has

08

changed."

been

He added that there were two different, interpretations of the Evatt-Lle letter:

Spectators line the Stones as. King George VI' and Queen Elizabeth, riding in the Royal Coach, leaves London's Buckingham Palace for the opening ses. sion of Parliament, The Household Cavalry escorts the coach. The King, open- ing the Parliament session amid ancient pomp, called for nationalisation of Bri- tain's steel Industry.-AP

Picture.

RUSSIANS TO

HOLD ARMY

MANOEUVRES

Berlin, Nov. 16-Informed Allied quarters sald today that over 300,000 Russian soldiers were preparing to hold, winter army manoeuvres in: Eastern Germany for the first time since the war.

Since the German occupation be- Can, the Soviets have neig their winter nemy exercises in Russia.

The Western authorities said. there were increasing signs of the Rus- slan plan and 11 was believed tho manoeuvres would be concentrated in five or six spallered focalities about 190 miles northeast of Frank- furt on the border of the American occupation, zone.

The area has been a staging ground for Russian

woops 1045.

SUITABLE TERRAIN

since

"Firstly, it as some say, those gentlemen want simply to aid the

·President of the Security Council in Anding a solution to the Berlin crisis the France welcomes it.

"If, as others, say, their intent is to take the Berlin crisis off the Security. Council and solve ́ll by

most likely apot for heavy some other means-a Big Four meet. troop concentration, however, np- ing or the General Assembly-then peared to be in the central part of France_does_not welcome it."

AGREE IN PRINCIPLE

The

POMP AND GLITTER

Pointed Questions To Stafford Cripps

London, Nov. 16.-Sir Stafford Cripps, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, told Parliament today that Dollar receipts by Malaya were running "at rather over last year's rate." He could not estimate what sales to hard currency areas would have been if there had been no disturbances.

He was replying to Mr Oliver Crosthwaite Eyre, Conservativo, who had asked what loss in receipts of Dollars, or other hard currency, to the Sterling pool had occurred to date in the present financial year as against last year on account of the disturbances in Malaya.

蘊 had

SMUGGLING

He also asked for an estimate of the full lose that would be incurred in the present financial year.

to Sir Stafford said in reply question that the Government continually pressed the Burmese CONSPIRACY flovernment to carry out its under- taking in the Anglo-Burmese Treaty compensation to British firms whose of October 17, 1947, to pay sul abie properties had been expropriated.

"We shall continue to do 60." he added.

bow- The British Government, ever, could not usefully comment on, or take part in, the detailed the British in- discussions which terests concerned were now having with the Government of Burma, he declared.

Mr Crosthwaite Eyre accused the covernment of "sitting on the fence" and not taking all the steps in their power to protect the Interests concerned.

British

WARNING CONFIRMED

The Chancellor replied that the The Soviet zone northeast of Dresden.Government had been trying to get The terrain there is more suitable the Burmese to carry out their for tank operations.

undertaking to pay equitable com- The Anglo-American spokesmen Until the past low days, Western Densation. 'dismissed the earlier French state- observers had been puzzled by the ment as unimportant in lie, inter-restricted character of the Soviet

to

Nine Americans

!.

Indicted

Miami, Florida, Nov. 16,-A Federal Grand Jury indicted ning Americans on Tuesday on charges of conspiracy smuggle bombers and small arms into Palestine for Israeli use against the Arabs.

to

Mr Chester Emerick, chief of the. United

Miami. States Customs in 'said that the men were accused of taking three B17s and one Lockheed Constellation from Newark, New

Jersey to Zutee, Czechoslovakia and lind arranged to export four A20 attack bombers.

The B17s thed Palestine on June 11. The Constellation crashed at Zalec after 10. transport mission and the four 20s were seized in August by customs officials at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

. Earl Winterton. Conservative, usked: "Are you not aware thaj national "picture. As one said, summer and autumn manoeuvres, Mr Churchill and I warned the "To say that we agree with the Instead of conducting manoeuvres al Government that this would happen, Evatt-Lie letter in principle a like army level of about 100,000 troops, when tho Burma Bill was

The Soviets

before have held their exercises the House. all against sin." Baying wo

We were told that the level of about 30,000 troops. British Government had every ex- corpe Some American quar ers believed pectation that payment would be the Russians were merely with- made nt an early date. Why have drawing to new quarters.. They their anticipations not been full-toole off to bomb Calro from Zatec were puzzled, however,

suched?" over activity when the international situn:ion is so tense-United Press.

He added, "Of course we agree In principle with the

Evalt-Lie proposal. We all voted for the Mexican resolution, calling on the big powers to try to restore peace But we are not backing down-the United States, Britain or France- from the position that we will not negotiate while the blockade con-

tinues.".

The following to the official trans- lation of the Vyshinsky letter as issued. In. Paris:

The Soviet Governinent hos instructed

'me' to convey to you its following reply.:

Guerilla War In Spain Forecast

STILL OPERATING

Mr Emerlek sald "one of the B

on July 19, piloted by an

cx-

Sir Stufford replied: "Negotiations American Air Force serviccemari. The other B17 were loaded with are still proceeding."

arms and ammunition from Skoda atms plant in Prague have

destined for Tel-Aviv.”

Mr Crosthwaite Eyro: "Will you lell us exactly what steps been taken?"

the und

Slr Stafford: "Representations The United States prosecuting at- torney, Mr Fred Botts, said that the through the proper channels."

Mr Walter Fletcher: "When you ring "is still operating but we hope interfere, to put a damper it through pro- Moscow, Nov. 10.The Soviet ny we cannot usefully

are going on secution." Communist Party organ, Pravda. docs that mean you declared today that the "Dame of with the £80,000,000 free loan and "uerilla war" was rising in Spain the £15,000,000 gift? is that going "from one end of the country to to be usefully

not?" the other."

It sufu guerilla forces were being

Your letter of November 13 has

Mr Emerick said that the law- been received by the Soviet Govern-

interfered with orvers for Mr Charles Winters, Miami, ment.

accused of arranging the B17 lights The Soviet Government thanks

Sir Stafford: "We have no th

lo Zatee, have been in contact with

he, Federal dutilarities and you for your efforts in conciliation

nre organised and expanded in Galiciu tention of interfering with any

feldy to surrender. Warrants ure of existing differences,

WO have given,"

being issued for the other eight and The Soviet

Government already arui Asturfus in Andalusia, Seville, undertaking

the trial is set for January 24- on October 3 last addressed to the Estremadura, Granada, the Levante Reuter.

Associated Press. Governments of the U.S., Britain and Aragon. and France notes in which it pro posed to accopt as agreed on August 30 the directive for the commanders- in-chief in Berlin as agreement be. of tho tween the Governments USSR, USA, Britain and France for settlement of the Berlin, question.

POSITION MAINTAINED. The Soviet Government, proposed

at the same time to convene u session of the Council of Foreign Ministers

In Callela last year, the "Fourth Guerilin Formation" carried out

and 300 military operations Andalusia, other bands made 340 sorties, the newspaper claimed,

LA

Juntas of resistance were bette formed throughout the country "That is the truth about the pence that reigns in Spain," Pravda sale

-Reuter.

MOCK AIR ATTACK

for consideration of the question Vienna, Nov. 10-The Russiari pertaining to the situation in Berlin news agency, Tass, sald tonight that as well as the question of Germany six American £ghter planes carried

Mysterious Subs Sighted

Montreal, Nov. 10.-The Canadian Government Signals Service Jookaut on lonely Belle Isle, 740 miles below. Quebec, reported today that yester day he saw three submarines of

unknown nationality break surface. They were apparently heading for the Canadian coast Bad visibility. and heavy overcast skies

made identification impossible.

as a whole, in accordance with the out a mock low level attack on the Maritime officials here belleved

Powers Potsdam agreement.

Four

The

tains this position,

Austrian Soviet zone

town

of they might be returning United Soviet Government still main Amstetten today, throwing the States submarines sent to the Arctle to scout for icebergs mopacing late people of the town Into a panic:

The Russian authorities, were shipping off the North-East coast.-- point of view that solution reported to have lodged a proles Router. of the Berlin question will have demanding that the pilots be

The Soviet Government

Your

shares

positive effect on settlement of other questions, such as those of peace for Germany, Austria

Bottlemon

and

The Boviot Government also shares your point of view regarding the Importance of personal contact and

outual bonfidence among the heads of powers in the Improvement of relations,

On behalf of the Government of

Vishinsky. the USSR, Signed,

The official toxt was released by the Soviet delegation almost simul- taneously with the issuance of the communique by the Elg Three United Pross

punished-Reuter.

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Singapore, Nov. 17-It was officially announced on Tuesday That British and Malayan Security Forces have killed 295 'ommunist insurgents and cap- tured 217 since the Communist revolt began in the Federation of Malaya on June 16.

Four thousand three hundred ind sixty-seven other suspected Communists were goled.

Bonouncement said that vilian losses at the hands of the ummunists were 207 killed and

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