ALLEGED CORRUPTION INQUIRY
Stanley's Brother Described As A "Muscle Man”
London, Dec. 8.A 1947 · American report describing Marcus Wulkan, brother of Sidney Stan- ley, a Stateless alien, as a “racketeer or musele man," was read today at the Tribunal probing allegations of corruption in Government circles.
Mr George Gibson, a Government nontinee on the Board of the Bank of England, said when he was in New York in 1941, Marcus Wulkan handed him a cheque for $30,000 for the "Committee to Ald Britain.".
In reply to the Attorney General, Sir Hartley.. Shawcross, Mr Gibson said he did not know Wulkan was a "militant Zionist."
was
Mr Gibson, a former chairman off about Stanley--the fact that here the Trades, Union Congress, agreed that confidential letters he had written to Stanley would have been to Stanley if he was a valuable confidence trickster, but he believed Stanley to be an accredited repre- sentative of some businessmen.
The letters referred to the merger
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RESUMed name who introduced himself on a railway train-who Acerned usually anxious to meet people, in to high places and pay for dinners them who offered Mr Gibson a
to the £250
of two big departmental stores and Rafal of £10,000 million the proposed flotation of a pubile loan which might be financed by company for which permission of the Treasury's Capital Issues Com-unnamed persons in America," the Attorney General suggested that "it mittee was needed.
might have been a confidence trick." Mr Gibson replied: "It might have, been true."
NO COMMON INTERESTS
disagreed that his Mr Gibson views as a director of the Bank of England would have had any in- fluence on the Capital Issues Com- mittee. In any case, he had consi- dered all along that the proposed notation
honest wos a perfectly scheme.
Mr Gibson said he had no in- terests in common with Stanley ex- had cept that in America Wulkan
and, he had shown him kindness understood, had raised large sums of money io ald Britala.
"I was not prepared to be rude to the brother of a man in those circumstances."-
The Attorney General sald he was not suggesting that Mr Gibson know the facts about Wulkan, but,
had never occurred to him, he said, that the offer of a £10,000 chairmanship In a · now. an attempt to company might be buy his influence in high places.
When Mr Gibson concluded his evidence, which lasted six hours, until to- the Tribunal adjourned morrow-Reuter.
SEVEN NEW
UN
MEMBERS
Paris. Dec. 8-The United Nations ho charged, Mr Gibson had been General Assembly tonight formally rash and
indiscreet in accepting | declared in favour of the admission Stanley merely because of a casual to
brother in with his meeling America..
(Marcus Wulkan was holding a press conference la New York to day to discuss "anything in re- ference to myself.”.
(Wulkan told Reuter he know nothing about the case in London
"Tho but added that
Attorney General, in referring to me as ant
is contrary to the
ron!
(Wulkan said he was now director of an organisation raising funds for a Palestine medical cause, which he preferred not to name.)
OFFICIAL SCEPTICAL
would
Mr Hull had replied that he did not think meeting Stanley serve, any useful purpose since he was sceptical about the proposed
the United Nations of seven new members-Italy, Austria, Elre, Finland, Portugal, Transfordan and Ceylon-whose applications vetoed in the Security Council by the Soviet Union.
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The United States supported strongly these applications for membership.
Mr B. Cohen (U.S.) said that he was fully satisfied that these cous- required tries came up to the standards. He would also support applications from Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria, he said, If he war Batisfied that they had complied Buus with the cinuses of the pence trea- tles, "particularly on democratic rights.""
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1948.
Confined To Iron Lung
Frank McCormack comforts His wife, Mary Eliza- beth, after she gave birth to a child at San Francisco'n. Children's hospital. Mrs McCormack was partially re moved from the Iron lung for delivery of the baby, Christian Mary, by Caesarian operation. Mrs McCormack has been in an iron lung since stricken by pollo last August.
-AP Plcture.
Britain Not In Position To Offer Military Aid To China
DECLARES VANSÍTTART
London, Dec. 8.-The United States could not count on British military aid in China, according to Lord Vansittart, onetime leading diplomatic adviser to the Foreign Office.
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He said, in an exclusive interview: "The brunt of any military aid to China would have to be borne entirely by the United States. Such aid would not necessarily involve the United States in a war with Russia."
CABINET
DISCUSSES
''
INDONESIA DEADLOCK
The Hague, Dec. 8. The Netherlands Cabinet held, an extraordinary session on Wed- nosday to consider, the now ́deadlock in the Dutch- Indonesian peace talks.
The "meeting was called after ́a | Tovernment delega'ion returned on Tuesday night, from Batavia..
Despite failure of the intest peace talks, the government · dologation Indicated it would recommend, the establishment of a federal Interlin government in Indonesia before the end of this month.
POCKET CARTOON.
"Father "saya ha'a sorry. but he can't mahaga along today
MAKING GOOD
RECOVERY
Washington, Deel 3-The Secre The Goverment representatives, tary of State, Mr. George Marshall, Including the Foreign Minister is making an "uneventful recovery UStikker, and the Minister of from a serious kidney operation, ac-
Mr Overseas Territories,
cording to an optimistic report by Saksen,
the Walter Reed Hospital today. have been trying to get an agree- ment with the Indonesian Republic on the powers of the proposed in Merlin government.
!
Mr Sassen said the negotiations had been "very disappointing." He sald, however, that speaking of a "breakdown" would be going too
for.
It came, as the possibility was raised, that he might have to give up, hia Cabinet: post, because health;
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uneventful from his operation. There is no indication of any complications."
The Annual General Meeting Mr Marshall sat up in bed, this of this Society will bo hold in morning. If Mr Marshall's
John's Cathedral Hall on covery is as rapid as the bulletin St.
officials Thursday, 9th December, 1948, at proposed that the Indientes, Administration
the 5.80 p.m. with go ahead
the believe that he will stay establishment of the Interim ko-job-United Press, vernment, and include a provision
SITUATION COMPLICATED
Mr Sassen Government
оп
which would permit the Republic ASSAULTED PAKISTANIS of Indonesia to join later.
ro-
London, Dec. 8.-Two men were The situation was
complicated, sent to prison for 12 months with however, by reports some of the hard labour at the Hampshire non-Republican Federal- States In Assizes today for assaulting two of Indonesia were opposed to creation the crew of the Pakistan vessel, of the interim government before Jhelum, at Southampton. next year.
The Pakistanis said they wore
by bricks.-Reuter.
R. A. JOSCELTNE, Hon. General Secretary.
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The Interim administration is in-attacked first with fists and struck at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City at tended to serve only until the pro- Jected United States of Indonesia can be set up as a partner of the Netherlands in the Dutch empire.
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Well informed sources said Immediate decision by the Cabinet is expected. "These sources expressed bellef netion would be delayed until all parliamentary observers have re- turned from Indonesia and the political parties have had a chance to consult with their observers.
307 INCIDENTS
A Dutch Army report in Batavia, meanwhile, indicated an increase in incidents in the new dormant Indo- nesian conflict. An announcement wald 307 incidents had occurred in Dutch controlled territory during the past week. This was the highest number'of clashes in a single week since the Renville truce agreement last winter.
A letter from Mr Gibson to Mr
(The differences between the Glenvil Hall, Financial Secretary The resolutions being discussed
"For instance, a great deal can Netherlands and the Indonesian salt Wulkan had were in the form of recommendo- to the Treasury,
Lord Vensittart, though not now
Brlilah, connected with that, the Security Council
the Government, be done to co-ordinate
Republic were reflected in a meet- written to Stanley telling him cer- tions
the
Ing of the United Nations Economie tain financial people in New York should change its mind and approve continues more actively than ever French and Dutch action in
and the Far to advance Britain the applications of the seven were willing
In the House of Lords of which he Far East and strengthen the control Commission for Asta
of amma export. For China neer's East at Lapstone, Australia.
The £250 million on the strength of the countries.
is ono. of the leading members. The Ukrainian Marshall Plan.
delegate sold that He said: "If the United States arms, but the regime is so rotten. Dutch delegate walked out of such
of one never knows in whose hands meeting after the Commission voted resolutions could not ever decido to go to the aid
be
they will fall when they get there. to give the republic associate mem- it would be a effective over the Security Council, China with men,
This is bo- It would be a good thing to have
Later bership.
the Dutch an- which is the guarantee of the very lonely venture. sovereign rights of the Minority."
although no one in Britain American control at the centre....nounced they would take the issue
extreme and even so nobody really
Nations He accused the Western Powers of
knows cept for the dissident
to the United
Economic Council)-Associated left who favour Commnulsm any nny choice which the United States once they left the control areas."- might make in respect of the nature
He explained there was a parallel
sent uf ald to China. I just don't think situation when Britain we can spare men from Malaya or siderable aid to the anti-Bolshevik for that matter from anywhere forces in Russia. Ho said: "We else."
eventually lost a lot and we lost the cause too."
loan.
Mr. Cibson later wrote: "Stanley "favouritism and discrimination in
is unquestionably a big business man voting for some countries and not way, would quarrel or differ with just what would happen to supplies and Social
with big interests, but he has, Ifor others--Reuter. think, the Oriental-falling of talking
too big."
Mr Gibson said that at a dinner party paid for by Stanley, he had "an exchange of few words" with Ernest the Foreign Secretary Mr
Bevin, about the proposed loan and had written again to Mr Glenvil
his "chat with thei Ifall mentioning
Secretary
For was them "
and 'adding: He had not tried to invelgle Mr Hall into relations with Stanley and he very much regretted his had been
Witness sagged in
Canadian Bacon
1
For Britons
A MAJOR EVIL
ho
•
con~
He said that the only difference between that dilemma and the one facing the United States today in aiding China is whereas the White Russian sought aid with arms and was not the case in China where available. But we cannot afford to so supplies of all kinds fitted from half-starved Europe.
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Yet. China must be helped. explained. He said: "It would be Ottawa, Doc. 8.-Britain has a major evil it wo let China down agreed to buy in 1040, 180 million for it would automatically mean the
of Canadian bacon, 00 addition of 500,000,000 to the Com-supplies, but lacked manpower, this pounds million pounds of cheese and 1,533,-munist forces of the world. On the 000 cases of shell eggs or their other hand, we dare not old China there is still plenty of manpower Mame equivalent in dried or frozen whole to the detriment of Western Europe eggs, Mr James Gardiner, the and the strengthening of the defences ho did not know a
Candian Minister of Agriculture, of the Benelux countries. That too. letter of introductori he had given
would be a major evil,' for 'it might Mrs Stanley to prominent United announced today.
result in a Communist Europe." ; Asked if he thought either direct States trade union leaders had been
The prices to be paid for the
or Indirect United States Milltary Lord Vansittart said: "Devil of a used in Brital to try to get a bacon and cheese are the same as
· to China might eventually choice, isn't it? Ho commented old dollar allowance;
in the 1948 contract for eggs and KINDLY PERSON
1949 prices and slightly lower for Icaning forward in his chair with embroll the United States in a war
an anxious look and adding: "Yet with Russia, he was almost sur Questioned by Stanley's counsel, bacon and cheese.
that is precisely the dilemma that prised. "Oh, absolutely not. After Mr Gibson, who was in the witness Tho contracts are subject to the faces the United States today. It all, if the Russians really wanted. box for six hourg,, said Stanley had approval of the United States is a choice between two great evils, war they could have found plenty of United States reserves in pretext before the Chinese situation been to him a generous, gentleman- Economic Co-operation Administra-Even ly and kindly person.
tion, which is handling Marshall manpower are not unlimlied reached its present stage of develop- Berlin for instance."-United Mr Gibson agreed that Mr Glenvil aid to Europe,
especially at the present time. And ment, Hall, a
if there The bacon contract represcals a a younger man, was entitled
ever a necessity.öf] Fress. to bo
be guided and to rely on his drop of 35 million pounds in the choosing between supporting China-
-Powers In man- experience.
amount to be delivered. Britain or the Western Mr Gibson said another matter 1
ght
was
.
took 195 million pounds in 1948, power, then much as I would dread had been interested in at the time The cuts will be made because of the consequences I think, it would be batter to mupport Western of the loan proposal was the pos- dollar shortages. "We had to
Europe." aibility of the United States and to get Britain to take any eggs Britain Anding the
capital
pr all,
Gardiner stated.. Mr.
Earlier
OTHER MEASURES development in Africa. Stanley had he had told the Dominion Provincial
not nothing to do with this.
Agricultural Conference here thai Dul Lord' Vansittart does Asked
about Harry Sherman, Mr Britain has made it clear she would think that military reinforcements needed. Ho says said he had been interested to just as happy it Canada had no for China aro
there were other measures to take:
in the scheme to float the Sherman bacon whatever to sell.--Reuter,
football pool concern Os a public
company only because lie though! the Government, should take over
the pools
Gibson said: he could not re- meeting on American named Walter Kirshner, but he did recollect meeting someone who spoke about being at ibo: White House la company with the Preal- dent,
* Ho.
Ho. would not like to swear he' had met this man with Stanley, but it might have been that he was introduced as someone interested in a loan and in the proposed joint capital Africa development scheme
for
Hartley put it to Mr Gibson that if he had only made enquirios about Stanley, none of the difficulty in which he and others now; found themselves would have arisen.
LA FEW REASONS- Mr Gibson replied, that he had had no specifè& reason to make enquiries aboul Starloy& MA Bon
The Attorney General listed the things which' ha, said might - have led Mr. Gibson to make Inquiries
LQURNALD
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Burmese To Vote
Rangoon, Dec. 0.—Elections Com- missioner U Kyaw estimated today that 11,000,000 will vote in an oleo. tion on March 23 to name Burma's first Independent Parliament.
U Kyaw said he expected about 05 percent of the population would take part. Bomo 8,000 polling stations will be set up for the start of the voting, open to Burmese citizens over the age of 18—Arso: clated Press.
PETROL AND OIL RATIONS CUT
Frankfurt, Doc. 8-The Anglo- American Bizonal authorities have cut the German petrol and oil ralion for the first quarter of 1949 by 7.0 percent beenuse of miniso of the. allocation. The joint-Chairman of The Bipartite Office announcing this here today sald further, cutn will be made unless the misued stops,
The Chairmants, formed, previous
•Germán? "oficial @repliészt lö -Aliud complaints about petrol abusos as “most unsatisfactory "Router.
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