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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1949.

DANISH GOVERNMENT ASKED TO APPROVE THE ATLANTIC PACT

Only Guarantee Of Help In

Event Of Being Attacked

Copenhagen, Mar. 22-The Foreign Minister, Mr Gustav Rasmussen, today asked the Danish Parliament to endorse the Government's decision to join the North Atlantic Defence Pact.

Opening a pact debate in the Lower House (Folketing), the Foreign Minister also asked for authorisation for the Government to ratify the treaty after the signing in Washington next month.

Praising the Atlantic Pact as "an alliance of the world's most peace loving peoples", Mr Rasmussen said, "we now have to choose between joining this pact or being left in isolation without any real means of defence, and without any guarantees of help in case of attack."

No New U.S.-Funds For China Hinted

The

Foreign Minister ad-

mitted that the Danish Guvern- | ment still thought a Scandina- alliance between vlan defence Denmark, Norway and Sweden would be the best solution, but added that despite all efforts it had not been possible to reach such an agreement between the

countries.

other

democratic nations offered in Ch-operate with us," Mr Rasmussen said. "And the Government finds it advisable to accept the offer to Join the North Atlantic Pact."

the Greenland. Speaking of

Marshall

Aid Plan

Of Action

Council To Meet Washington, Mar. 22.--

Paris, Mar. 22.--The Mar- Chairman Tom Connally Foreign Minister said that dur-

on Tues- ing his recent visit to Washington hal Aid Organisation's 19- hinted strongly

of State,member Council will meet Secretary U.S. the Senate Mr. that U.S.

Acheson. declared here tomorrow to ratify Dean day

Relations Com-that "the Greenland bases would Foreign

plan of action, be used

proniole 1949-50

drafted recently by the mittee will recommend no never

eight Ministers forming the new funds for China this aggressive purposes."

Western Europe "Economic year.

Cabinet."

POCKET CARTOON

MADAME BAZA LEES ALL KNOWS ALL

Churchills

To Dine With

Trumans

Film Industry Crisis

British Cabinet To Study Position

London, Mar. 22. — The Cabinet will next week con- sider ways to overcome the present crisis in the film in- dustry. The Cabinet may decide to double the capital of the Film Finance Cor- poration, which it founded

help

ralse producers money for films.

Lo

The Corporation at present lins power to loan up to £5 million on reasonable commer- experts be- capital to be in-

Washington, Mar. 22,-Mrcial terms. Flim

this lleve Winston Churchill, who ar adequate.

arc

tho for

British film-making and ex-

by regarded part Government as essential Britain's balance of payments, but the industry is facing strong international competition, and producers are having difficulty in making their pictures pay.

rives in New York tomorrow aboard the Queen Elizabeth, will come here by, train on Thursday to be the guest of President Truman at dinner. Mr and Mrs Churchill will be entertained by President and Mrs Truman at Blair House and will spend the night at the British Embassy, returning to GRAVE HANDICAP New York by train on Friday.

Their inabilly lo sell more The New York schedule includes dinners hy the magazine publi- for their pletures abroad, part!- United States, sher, Mr Henry Luce, and the cularly in the

And in New York Times.

is a grave handicap, The couple will go to Boson Europe, the yield from British by currency on the 30th for Mr Churchill's Blms is affected

Massachusetts restrictions. speech to Institute of Technology. They Producers say that the creu- sall for home from New York on tive side of the industry April 2.

the

Is

Most of the capital of the in- dustry is invested in Britain's which al 6.000 movie houses, one time showed up to 90 per- cent American films. The in- dustry earns more than £100 million annually, but before the film producer receives a share of the box office takings, the exhi- bitor and distributor take theirs.

Some sources speculated that receiving an unfair deal. They have point to pictures which Mr Truman called off his speech been made at a loss and which because the

British Foreign huve, nevertheless, carned over NOT FOR SALE

Secre Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, was £1 million at British box due to arrive in Washington on offices. found that Mr Acheson Instead, he told a news con-

The plan, drawn up during a the 31st le join in the signing of ference, the Committee prob-vividly realised the necessity of

Atlantle treaty on which ended the North continued Danish Administra-ve-day inceting, [ ably will authorise the expen-

Sources surmised that earry-tion of Greenland without later on March 8, aims at financial April 4. diture of a $58,000,000

from aver from the present Econo- ference from American authori-stability in all the Marshall aid Mr Truman would not consider

be away 1949. It will ask proper to Mr Rasmussen declared, nations by

meeting Mr mie Co-operation Act expiring lies."

adding that the Secretary of each member country to provide Washington and

Britain's top an' April 3.

State

agreed that Denmark report on its internal financial Churchill while

foreign affairs was in pre-man on Ile said authorisation for use should gradually take over more position by May 1,

"without

town-United Press. of the fund through to Decen- and more of the establishments judice to budget secreey."

also plan als would in Greenland now operated by

proposes that her 31, 1049, probably

"I want to state the

Executive

Paris, Mar. 22-Mr Michael seven-member

Eaton, a British sub- be placed in the new ECA net | Americana, which the Senate will start de-clearly that Greenland has not Committee of the Organisation Ealand

before Co-ject, charged

a Paris been sold and to stress that it is for European

for bating soon.

court with issuing worthless not for sale." Mr Rasmussen operation should report "any The move to make the $58,-aldert..

aspects of these reports which cheques, was released on provi- night. He 000,000 carry-over available to

appear to indicate that a mem- sional liberty last

was arrested in Paris on March the Chinese is in line with a

ber is not carrying out the un- dertaking on Arancini and mone-3.-Reuter. House bill introduced by Re-i presentative John Kee of West

tory stabilisation to which it is pledged." Virginia.

The

Economic

During the Arst part of his Minister the Foreign speech, was interrupted by youthful pra-Communist elements in the gallery and the chairman of the

It also proposes that each House had to

use his Kavel

country be asked to report on several times to restore order.

The debate will continue to its export drive, on measures to

from increase productivity morrow with statements Party leaders, The Communists reduce or eliminate trade bar-

planning large

10%

scale-de-

ACTION UNLIKELY Mr Connally was asked if the Senate Committee planned any action on a bill by Senator Me Carran, Nevada Democrat, 1 are provide China with $1,500,000,-monstrations against the Pact in 000 in

economic and military front of the Parlament build- aid. Mr Connally replied the ings tomorrow afterm Committee had no plans to act on it

The

closed

riers.

and 10

the Ambau-

and

STABILISATION NEEDED Mr Averell Harman, Marshall Plan specii Also the non-political "Peace sador in Europe, said after the of Economic Cabinet meeting that Board." comprising such aganisations as the Women's In he believed the plan of action Committee heard

Major ternutional Peace League, the would substantially unprove" session from

Movement and the the prospects of European in- General David G. Barr, Chief of One World

Danish UN Peace Association,

codependence of special assistance the-Joint Military Advisory-will-

-tomorrow. demonstrate Group to Chinu, on the entire These organisations, which have 732, when Amerisun-aid-is. Chinese situation. Mr Connally i

total of only 25,000 members due to end. #

He regarded the plan's pro- declined to disclose any details

are advocating a plebiscite on

the financial for of Gen. Barr's report.

the question of Denmark's Juin- posal Another Committee member, ing the Pact-Associated Press, monetary stabilisation of Europe this year as the most pressing hy naking not to be quoted

section. NO FRENCH DEBATE name, told reporters that Gen.

"Fiscal stability-confidence in Baer said the Chinese Cu

Paris, Mar. 22-The French currencies--is the most aceded nmunists can take over the National Assembly, by 416 votes thing," he said. whole of China fat any time to 183, tonight rejected a Com- Mr Harriman felt that while a they wish.

munist demand for an unmedi-good deal of progress had been ate debate on the Atlantic Pact. made, "there is still a tremen- M. Jacques Duelos, the leader dous opportunity for increased of the Communist Parliamentary productivity in Western Europe's He sald Gon: Barr also gave group, sald he wanted the debate thetories and farms." le be the Committee these opinions: because it was a war_pact.” lieved the action suggested to

1-There is no line of de "It is contrary to the Franco- reduce trade barriers and fence youth of

the Yangse Soviet treaty of alliance and bring about the maximum flow River and the disorganised Na contrary to the United Nations of goals would help to restore tionalist Army is in no post- Chorter," he declared.

the balance of intra-European tion to put up real opposition i

The French Foreign Minister,rade.--Beuter. to the Reds,

M. Robert Schuman, sall the

HOFFMAN'S APPEAL 2. The Communists probably Government opposed a debate

Washington, Mar. 24.-The will push supplies into China in at present, but the pact would

Ad- Economic Co-operation tho next two years while be subject

Parliamentary to

ministrator, Mr Paul G. Hoff- establishing a government. But ratification.

the after that will come "chuvs". Smiling broadly as he turned man, today appealed to

of Representatives* has towards the Communist benches, House "lost face" with the Chinese M.

Schuman added: "You Foreign Affairs Committee not because of the collapse of the have the

prevent to reduce the estimates of Nationalist Armies and the the signature of the pact-that Marshall aid plan needs for the Bight of Generalissimo Chiang is, to overthrow the Govercoming years. Kai-shek. American prestige is inent."

CENERAL'S OPINIONS

3. The United States

at

low

means to

to

the

the

The Committee is reported to ehb In all China,

Prótestinit against

considering stashing what he be 4.-The massen

of Chinese called the Communist "tenden-official estimate of funds need- people still are loyal to General-tinus campaigning against the ed by as much as $200 million issimo Chiang Kai-shek-but paet, M. Schuman sald: "I come on the basis of lower cost e-

overwhelming j from

which timates of food and other sup- they have an

Eastern France, desire for pence. Their trust in has suffered so much throughplies. the Nationalist government was war and I would not commit

France to a badly shaken by corrupt om-

pact aimed clatsAssociated Press.

provoking war."- Router.

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Omcials of the Economic Co- CX-

at operation Administration

pressed curprise that the off- cial estimates should be ques- tioned again at this late stage of committee consideration of the bill.

not They sal conditions had changed since bir Hoffman suc- similar cessfully challenged

the Senate arguments before

Foreign Relations Committee several weeks SEO.

The Senate group afterwards approved the entimates in full.

The House Committee called

en Mir llofnan

hnd OREO

ngain to explain the effect on the Marshall lald estimates of the recent decline in commodity prices.Reuter.

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Production, first to invest, is last to get a return,. This posi- tion is at present being inves- tigated by a Government Com- mittee, which is expected to re- port at the end of May.--Router.

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