THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1948.
FUTURE OF THE RUHR Receives His Papers Back
6-Power Decisions Today
London, Dec. 27.--The de- cisions of the six-power Lon- don Conference on the Ruhr will be published tomorrow afternoon, the Foreign Office spokesman announced today.
The draft Statute for the future International Authority for the Ruhr, worked out 10 days ago by the Conference, has now been approved by the British, French, American and Benelux Governments.
Work on minor technical detalls of the draft Statute has been com- pleted during the weekend by, dele- still in Londen. ratlon members The conclusions of the Conference, to be made fenown tomorrow, will be
of issued in the form a 20-pagn communique.
The main interest of this will be the formula used to secure, control Rubr of the management of the
industries by the Allied power for an Indefinite perlod in response to the wishes of the French Govern- incat.
TRANSFER OF CONTROL
11 15 rellably understood that the c.cisting Allied control powers will eventually be transferred in nome form to the International Authority for the Ruhr,
a usually
It was learned from rellable source in Paris tonight that a substantial concession by Britni and the United States to the French viewpoint on international control of the Ruhr will be revealed communique.
Under the
in the
agreement, reached
after weeks of negotiations between experts of the six powers, when the Occupation
hand pawers
back
German
T. S. Ellot (right, fore- ground) American born poct, holds his Nobel prize, ns Swedish royalty applaud, in the Concert Hall, Stock- holm, Sweden. Left to right are Prince Bertil; Crown Princess Louise; Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, who made the awards; Princess Sibylla, Prince Wilhelm and Prince Carl.— AP Picture.
ARRESTED
sovereignty to the future GIs FREED
Government, certain powers of con- tral over the production of Ruhr will be coal, coke, iron and steel vested in an "International Ruhr Authority."
ciustries.
in London
Frankfurt, Dec. 27. The Russians tonight freed six American soldiers and a Ger-
man
This is regarded in Paris as a con- siderable concession because it ad-
policeman who wandered mits the principle of giving, the Allied permanent control over the into the Soviet occupation zone production of the Ruhr basic in-yesterday and were taken pri- soner. The Americans and the In the original agreement reached German with them were on .between the six Alles
last June the powers of the inter-patrol along the Russo-American border when national Hulir Authority were re-occupation zone stricted to control over distribution they entered the Soviet area. "It is fenrued that the new agree- A Russion patrol Ured about ten ment specified that when Allied shots
the Americans arrested sovereignty in Germany ceases all them and the German and powers held by the so-called Control their twe Jeeps. The Army authori- the ties said all seven were well treated transferred to groups will be International Ruhr Authority "in 20 and in good condition. fur as these powers are necessary to ensure that the (German) production programmes conform to the general policy of the Allies.**
only.
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Nobel Prize House Of
Appeal For Preservation Of Peiping & Tientsin
the
HISTORICAL PLACES TURNED INTO MILITARY FORTRESSES
Tientsin, Dec. 28. Thirty-seven of the most prominent Chinese representatives in Tientsin, of all walks of life, addressed a telegram today to Presi- dent Chiang Kai-shek urging the preservation of Tientsin and Peiping.
The message said: "Since the withdrawal of the Nationalist troops from Paotingfu, Tongshan and Nankow, North China has lost its bulwarks and Peiping and Tien- tein have become two isolated cities where are now con- centrated the forces of the Government. "According to reports in the press, and monumental
historical
into fortresses for military defence. places in Pelping have been turned This ancient cultural capital of China now stands on the point of Chinese and destruction
The whole world, foreigners alike, are greatly cerned over this development and upon its outcome will be judged whether we are u fully civillaed people.
con-
"Tientsin has no city wall but during the past year or so much of the people's money anmier of
have been spent in the erection of
"The cultural capital of Pelping und the Industrial city of Tientsin, both so important to the life and
Lords Appeal
With Funds
London, Dec. 27. Thousands of pounds are being contributed voluntarily by British news- papers and periodicals to finance an appeal to the highest court in Britain-the House of Lords-against what has been
-POCKET CARTOON
"When I supposted he should go on the fiddle. I didn't mean this i'
described as a Hollywood at NEAR RECORD
tempt to "gag; English fllm eriticism and intimidate Eng- lah film crities."
BY BERLIN
AIR LIFT
The appeal arises from a casp be- tween a film critic of the British Broadcasting Corporation, Miss Arnot Robertson, and Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. Two years ago, the com/ pany refused to allow Mias Robert
Wiesbaden, Dec. 27-Ameri- sen to review their films in London can and British planes on the and complained to the BEC that Berlin airlift carried their she was "completely out of touch
with the tastes and entertainment second largest tonnage-6,430.4 requirements of the picture-going tons of food, fuel and supplies-- millions."
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She sued for alleged libel, won the case with £1.000 awarded as damages, but later lost the decision an an appeal by the film company to a higher court.
Court costs of the two hearings were said to have exhausted Miss Robertson's private resources.
noon today.
Copies
of photographs taken
The record tonnage of 6.987 tons! was carried on Air Force Day, Sep- tember 18. With the completion yesterday of six months of airlift, the combined British and American air forces had carried 700.172 tons by the South China Morning of supplies to Berlin in 00,040 nights. Post and Hong Kong Telograph
During the period,
17 American
of the
and seven Briush airmen have been Stoff Photographers are on view killed in crashes. Each
in Western Berlin
in the 2,500,000 people received 000 pounds weight in food, CRITICS' SUPPORT
Morning Post Building. fuel and other supplies. Aware of the principles involved Soviet Yak fighters did air to air) in the casc, fellow
critles in firing practice at five places in the
air Robertson Berlin
corridor today. An with Miss sympathy launched an appeal for funds to official Anglo-American report sald help cover legal fees and enable the the operation was "contrary to Allied case to be taken to the House of
agreement."-Reuter. Lords.
DRIVE AGAINST GREEK CUERILLAS
27.-The Greck M. Themistocles
Mr Hilton Deane, the honorary secretary of the Alm section of the London Critics Circle and Fund Treasurer, sald: "Judging by the way things are going it, looks very
Athens, Dec. hopeful. Counting everything pro- mised, we already have about £5.-Prime Minister, 000 which will roughly cover ex-Sophoulis, today announced a drive
against guerillas in the Peloponnese. penses already incurred.
for Presa despatches from Patras, said over 100 guerillas were captureit or surrendered. .the Peloponnese
in last week. Reuter,
be
"Another £3,000 is needed the House of Lords' appeal."
must Notice of the appeal
of Lords by lodged at the House January for it to bu considered during the new session.
One of the largest contributions to peer, Lord Kemsley. Four paper the fund was £1,000 from the news-
other papers
und periodicals cach contributed £250 to make up an- piher £1.000. Literary groups and individuals sent smaller amounts.
civilisation of the nation, should by all means be preserved and spared from wanton destruction if necessary, ven at the expense of a temporai abandonment......
"We earnestly plead on behalf of
.M.P.'S COMMENTS millions of souls that the history of
re- The case has already been aired Changchun be not allowed a
the House of Commons. A petition here. We can hardly catchin the hare by sitting and waiting but Journalist Member of Parlament, Mr they can
easily clean up the fish by Tom Driberg, speaking about it in a debate on the Government's new drying the ponds,
"We therefore submit to you this Legal Aid and Advice Bill, said: humble pelition, hoping you will "As things are, it may clearly be Immediately direct General Fu Tso-dimcult in the future for critics of yi to remove his troops, from this other writers in similar circum- city and Feiping and fight the Com-stances to risk bringing libel actions
at all PUBLIC FRIGHTENED munists outside the urban limits.
ot against these
Opulent "Should this be found impossible barbarous Hollywood corporations, "When troops are moved into
who the heart of the city and sheltered under the present circumstances, we whoever they may be, under the roofs of private homes sincerely request that the fight be trying to gag English critician and
discontinued forthwith In order to intimidate English crilles. _The___Americans were
factories, patrolling and with the German near Himbold-will-not-serve its original purpose, sava mililons of lives from unacces- shausen when the Russians-fired, Now schools and colleges havn sary sacrifices.”—Heuter.
into barracks formula adopted leaves it on open without wounding any of them, and been turned
and existing question which of the Allied powers over German Indus-arrested them. Headquarters of the thousands of students turned into
in refugees. 22nd Squadron spent a day negotiation with Russian Ilaison oflcers for the men's release.
By the general polley of the Allies is meant essentially the pacifle deye- lopment of German industry and the contribution of the Ruhr output to European co-operation.
It is recognised in Paris that the
try will continuo to be Allies after by the sovereignty is restored.
exercised German
MUST BE PERMANENT
of
The Russians turned them over to the American Zone authorities at 10.35 tonight with their weapons and They are members of the Jeeps.
Constabulary 22nd United States Squadron,
First reports of the incident came from the German Police. United
But for the first time since the Press. end
the
and war, London It Washington.
recalled ...in Was
that control Paris, have admitted
af Ruhr production must be per- manently vested in an inter-Ailled
body.
..
The general feeling in Paris is
that it will now bo up to the present
or future French Governments to
1 In 38 Has A
Telephone
defence dikes proind the elly which should be used to the best advantage in any emergency,
the defence
dikes
“Pillboxes are being built at busy Western Union
street corners with countless cand- bags, quantities of timber, steel
bars and wiring the public cannot Defence HQ At
Fontainebleau
but be frightened by the sight of these preparations and the imagina-, tion of disaster in the event of a possible street 8ghting.
"Furthermore, nunmunition and explosives in
in large quantities
Paris, Dec 27-The French stured in warehouses and private National. Assembly today Starters, constituting truly an un-adopted a blil authorising imaginable danger.
hit
sco that sufficient powers are in New York, Dec. 27.-The U.S. has fact transferred to the International only six percent of the world's po Authority for the Ruhr to make the pulation but nearly three-fifths of its control of the management of the telephones... Ruhr's basic industries effective.
The American Telephone and Apart from this central point, the Telegraph Company says the total joint communique will outline the powers and forms of administration number of telephones, in the world at the start of of the International Authority and reached 60,000,000 also gives a general idea of all the 1048. That is one for every 38 per-million people.....
envisaged to sons. or
are
ond
"The power crazed vindictiveness of this Callban kind of organisation is most deplorable, he declared
Members of the Crics Circle, funds for the Robert- whipping up son case, have themselves been threatened with libel proceedings by MGM unless they withdraw a letter
circulated in an appeal for funda.
Fcuter.
377 HOLIDAY
DEATHS
af
"Should the military authoritien credit of 40 million francs for Chicago, Dec 27-The holiday adopt the tactics of drawing the the installation of the Western death toll in the United States enemy into the city and annihilating Union defence headquarters at mounted to 377 on Monday. them, thence the danger from stray Fontainebleau by 418 votes to Of these, 207 were killed in traffic would be but insignificant for a Lullets to the inhabitants of
accidents, 32 persons died in fires. the city 181.
remainder were from inla- Only the Communists
voted The
121- on any of the ammunition stores
cellaneous accidentel-
Causes against the b All other groups, cluding three frozen to death. would explode the whole city and including the de Gaullists, voted for cause untold deaths, misery and
members of one family Seven It. Among Tientsin's two sufferings
died in a Christmas day fire which Members of the French Govern-destroyed their home at New Bruns ment, including the Minister of Na-wick, New Jersey. Another family CULTURAL CAPITAL.
tional Defence, M. Paul Ramadier of six similarly perished "at Barre, measures taken
Of that total, the U.S. had 34,887,000 "We appeat to you as the faithful walked out of the Assembly carlier Massachusetts. Four members of a of German's security ensure the
or onc for follower of Christ and Dr Sun Yat- when a Communist Deputy spoke of family were burned to death Western
against any telephones in service, neighbours
Since January sen, two great men who came to "the installation of a new Kommati further threat of German aggression, every four persons.
Kansas City. Five negroes perished ensured 1, 3,000,000 more have been added. earth to save the people and preach datura in the Chateau of Fontaine- Security 13
be
Alabama, frc.- a Bessemer, In Sweden is next with one for every the gospel of love and we feel con- bleau." Essentially through two bodies:
Associated Press. The Allied Military Security five persous, but Britain is second infident that you, being mindful of the
The Depuly, M. Andrel Gautier, trust that millions of people have who sits for the Seine et Marne De- Offee, whose functions and powers total numbers,654,500.
Of the world total of 80,800,000 placed in you for their safety and partment in which Fontainebleau is hayo been including Inspection
'react | happiness, will certainly abhor to see situated, was speaking In the debate worked out by American, British and telephones, Americans can
and about 90 precent of them from or hear of the Imminence of so Berlin
on the installation of the Western French
experts In
their own phones at home or office.~ | niourntul a catastrophe and will do Union defence hendquarters, Frankfurt.
Au- Associated Press...
what you can for preventing it. The International Ruhr thority, which will have power to control future Ruhr coal, coke and steel production programmes and will effect distribution of the Ruhr coal, coko and steel In. Haison with the Organisation for European Economie Co-operation/Router.
to
Anti-Filibuster Legislation
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Wayne L Morse
today
served
notice that he intends to introduce Im- an anti-alibuster legislation mediately after the Seninle convenes
on January 3.
He said his proposed bill would
to make. change the Senate rules limitation lo a debate applicable to all business in the Senate.
At the present the law can be invoked only against the legisla tion itself and not against a pro- posat 10 take it up. Southern Bona- tors have used this devise to pro- vent most of the clyli rights legls- Jation from reaching the Benata floor-United Press,
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21.-Eleven- Dec. L. Gautier described the Western
Scouts from thousand Boy Union defence plan as "a stage in Pacife countries will attend a pan- the preparation of war against the Pacific Scout Jamboree which opens USSR." His reference to a new Kommandaturn" was greeted with on Wednesday at Wonga Park, New lively protests from the Government Rinkivood, Victoria.
The Jamboree, which will continue benches.
The cost of installing the Western until January 9, is regarded as a Union headquarters is to be address rehearsal for the World Scout vanced by the French Government Jamboree to be held next year in and later shared between the signa- Auckland, New Zealand.-Apoclated torics of the Western Union defence pact-Reuter.
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