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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1949.

At Cost Of The European Arms Programme

OBSTACLE TO RATIFICATION OF THE

ATLANTIC ALLIANCE

Washington, Apr. 10.—The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, today faced a rocky road in convincing Congress of the need. for the arms for Europe programme, which has already threatened to be an obstacle in the way of Senate ratification of the North Atlan-- tic security pact.

Present plans call for the United States to supply tanks, anti- tank guns, artillery, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment for ground troops as the bulk of its military aid to other pact countries. In addition, the Air Force may turn over some of its World War II planes now in "mothballs," including 200 B-29 Superfortress bombers.

Israeli- Syrian Armistice

and

Military sources sold the Wes- | ground troops. Britain tern European countries wanted France were reported to be in a to make their ground forces position to turn out jet engines| strong enough to stand a chance for such planes, of holding off a possible land

President

Truman

is excited to let the tention Atlantie Pact, almed at protect-

Europe Wester ing Wester

ope and North America again future gre sion, to the Senate tomorrow. However, a

chorus {][

Senalors in dementing to know

TALKS UNDECIDED lenders

artny

Britain reportedly has asked for an additional 200 B-20 Superfortress

bombers. With about 2,000 of these in reserve, U.S. Air Force spokesman in- diculed, there would be

no

the

serious objection to turning over 200. Other planes which Air Force may release are F-47 Thunderbolt and Mustang figh- mothball" reserve fleet. There ters and B-26 bombera in ils:

are some 5,000 of these planes, i Say +11 of the platon-engine type)

which are rapidly becoming ob- solete.-United Press.

of bath Parties say stil

administration plans for

ld before considering the treaty, Scoute foreign policy they

are st

completely in the Tel-Aviv, Apr. 10.-The dark on the urms programme resumption of the Israeli-Estimates of Western Europe's Syrian armistice talks ap-iltary needs peared still undecided after here months ago and at lensi versions of arms legislation

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were

received

However, there have been no date with the

a two-hour meeting here have been discussed within the today between two of the administration. Acting Mediator, Dr Ralph Hos Bunche's representatives consultations to and Dr Walter Eytan, the chairman of the Senate Forelin Director General of Israeli Foreign Office.

Isracl has

expressed

to resume

Relations

Committee (Senator

Occupation Statute Too

the Tom Connally), the top General

policy Arthur

publican Senate foreign

(Senator her spokesmad the talks Vandenberg) or the chairman of

Armed Senate the the provided next Tuesday Syrians withdraw first from a Committee

known as

readinesa

in

Hanover, Apr. 10.Dr Kurt Services Schumacher. Chairman of the (Senator Millard German Social Democratic

sald 223, Tydings). Senator Vandenberg Party.

an interview to discusa tonight that the German Occis- the Israelis assert the today flatly refused

after the the arms issue.

pation Statute contained 100 Occupied

conference today's

waid sources here, informed

were still adamant

1 ich

Syrinna

1ruce.

Alter

the Isrnells

on thin.

COST OF ARMS

sub

ab-

Information."

ho

deeling to discuss "I jects on which I have Dr Bunche's representatives-solutely no M. Henri Vigter and General said. William Riley, the United Nations Chlef of

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many general clauses open to interpretations that might vary with changing relations between the Alles themselves.

or on

Quoted by the German news agency DPD, Dr Schumacher Senator Connally, who cx-aid that settlement of the pects to begin pact hearings one German question was not de- In Staff

on the goodwill and werk from tomorrow, said that pendient the w Palestine-in turn asked

from among the Orst questions ask-efforts of the Germans Israelis

"'refrain" further military movements in cd" would be those about the the relations with the Allies. cost of arms. He and Senator but, rather, on reciprocal rela- Vandenberg were reportedly tions among the Allies.

At the same time, he said, unhappy over the State Depart- ment's failure until the FISC met minute to invite the full Senate "the Occupation Statute gives pact signing the Germans a chance to be- security

with the consent ceremony. In addition. Senator come active Connally was sald

It is warmer and to be stil of the Allies.

its contents than resentful of the fact that the frieruller in

was urging many statements made hither- State Department

undue speed on ratification of to." the treaty.

The Senate Republican tearler, Kenneth Wherry

the area.

Bunche is leaving Genevo Dr by specin! train tomorrow for Stockholm "to pay my last re- Ber- Count Folke spects to

told nadotte." Fle

reporters: "Now that the fighting is over in Palestine, 1 consider my mission at an end. Contin would infringe on the work of the United Nations Conciliation

Commission."

WANTS-LONG_REST_

to the

M

"MR AND MISS U.S.A." 70,000 US POCKET CARTOON

пс

Shirlee Tegge of Iron River, Mich.. was claimed "Miss U.S.A.” in Los Angeles, for baving a perfectly proportioned body, and (right) John C. Grímek of York, Pa., was named "Mr U.S.A.” be- cause he is as healthy as he looks. The contest

was open to all. — AP Picture.

Greek Government Given Powers To Mobilise

Strikers

Athens, Apr. 10.-Greek Government Ministers were today empowered to mobilise all civil servants who have been on strike for four days and who fail to report for duty to-

morrow.

The Greek Inner Cabinet gave the Minis- ters these powers after the strikers, who are claiming large salary increases, had rejected a Government offer of free food supplies, worth £3 monthly, for the next three months.

The Athens news agency tonight broadcast a statement by striking civil servants replying to the allegations in guerilla broadcasts seeking to exploit the stoppage and declaring opposition to Communism.

the

This sold that, "under

democratic regime free

of servants could Greece, civil

demand freely

their

rights, whereas the Communist ban- dits, in slavery under the yoke of the Red tyrant, have been transformed into Individuals without a soal and without

He considered that this first of step had been made with great that care in principle sovereignty Asked about his plans for the Nebraska, told a reporter future, Dr Bunche smiled and the money-raising committees of would remain fully within the said: A very

I Congress must get the "whole scope of the Alles with only will. long peace.

programme" Just want to rest

of arms spending fragments in German bands.

Reuter. from the Stole and Defence Departments.

Dr Bunche, who was on his way to the United States, told correspondents: "Before putting down the reins, I that I must go to greet Countess Ber- Stockholm. I. was nadotle In not able to

the accompany Count's body.

its journey

"They've got to lay the entire programme the tabic, then we will see what we can afford do what we can do," sald

Senator Chan. Guruicy, rank- from Palestine last September.ng Republican member on the

อก

I had to stay on the job.

"Besides belog

ta Count Bernadotte when he

Penca."

stay

he

Armed

down

would Dr Bunche said

HELLBENT FOR sight al Monday on

CATASTROPHE Countess Bernadotte's home be-.

Republican Senator Homer fore leaving for Paris on Tues-

wants foreigo day morning. From Parls he Capehart, who would probably travel by sen aid spending cut to balance the

hellbent for a catastrophe."

to the United States, preparing arms cost, commented, "We are

SHIP'S HOLDS stopped work on April 6.

The

FIRE ON

name.

that in

Q

an offen-

Deserters

Invade Shan State

Bouth

Troops To Remain In Germany

Washington, Apr. 10-A United States Army force of Bomo 70,000 combat troops-about the present strength will stay on the alert in Germany after the task of the occupation government is turned over to civilians officials said todny.

They made it plain that the size of the force would be Roverned by how. Russin be. haved, as well as by how the Germans behaved under limited self-government. Any decision to increase or decrease troops probably will be made here by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Security Council Instead of by the Allied civilian High Commissioners who will replace the military occupation authorilles, it was sald.

These slatements spelled out the remarks of the Secretary of Slafe, Mr Deau Acheson, at

"In real life. they're divorced!"

WORLD'S

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a news conference on Friday, Construction To

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Department quarters |authorities asserted today. denied emphatically, meanwhile, that there was any

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in Germany, would resign from the Army, and become Britain's "civilian" High Commissioner Barcelona, April 10.-Gather- Civil servants in Northern

In the new

Ing cigar bands is more excit- set-up. Welther Greece have announced

President Truman nor the State ing than stamp collecting, they will strike tomorrow

Rangoon. Apr. 11.-Two will

Department has indicated who according to several well-known

be the American sympathy with their colleagues

High philatelists

have just thousand Chinese in the rest of the country who

Army Commissioner. It is doubted founded

“Association of deserters have crossed the here that General Lucius Clay, Cigar Ring Collectors." Railwaymen in Northern Burma-China border

The President of this new into the American occupation com- Greece ure expected to

General association mander, will follow come the Southern Shan state of Robertson's lead and resign to gathered

claims out on Wednesday making

of tho сре Haifa, Apr. 10-The 6,000-ton throughout the country.

Kengtung to loot and plun- become the US. Commissioner. richest collection of this general railway

stoppage Services Committee, Panamanian

der Shan villages, a Bur- General Clay is reported to be Ho has

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bringing

But he gift food

GUERILLAS ATTACK mese Army spokesman said anxious to return to the United different cigar bands.

States If he is allowed to never nói ratify the pact without parcels, machinery,

and cotton Tonight's Greek General Staff over

smoked a cigar in his Rangoon radio on retire.) was Palestine Medintor, I was figuring the effect on our own from the United States, arrived communique reported guerlilu saturday night.

life-Associated Press. also his close personal friend. military establishment".

spokesman said the U.S. here

with her holds on fire. attacks In Epirus against the

Army, under its budget for the We owe so much to Him. Il "We can't strip that

Subotage was suspected.

Prophet Elias Helght in the The spokesman sald several coming scal year, planned to was he who churted the path to too close," he added.

Chartered as the Bnei Brith, | Grammos range, where the villages were burned down.

maintain about the present the vessel (not listed in Lloyds) guerillau announced

in of combat troops carrying Was

thousands of sive two days ago,

Meanwhile, in Central Burma number

Germany

and Austria. This parcels from the American- M. Evangelos Manganus, Government

troops yesterday force includes one full division. Jewish fraternal organisation of former leader of the right wing were pursuing Karen rebels

organisation,

bat- the samo

once again retreating

along the separate regiments,

talions and 59 companies.

Air 17 Hankow Road, Kowloon, fire broke out near under arrest, according to a Rangoon-Mandalay trunk rond Gibraltar in the cotion bales Ministry of Public

-FINAL SHOWING --- Order an- towards the rebel headquarters support for these ground forces is provided by two fighter stored near about 50 loaned nouncement today. It wasnt Toungue, 184 miles north of groups of 75 planes each. One 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. xi, Post- Mr Acheson said last week

American tractors. The crew alleged that at the head of 60 Rangoon, it was officially re- eil on the way. "It is purely that he could not give Congress fought the fire until the ship armed men he had been looting ported.

Star Jet planes and the a voluntary report for

was brought safely into Halfa villgnes and imposing a per- even an "informed' guess"

other with F-74 piston-engine information, on the close super-

and cotton sonal levy on the peasants.

The report said the Karens Thunderbolts. Behind these, in a vision and the ormistice nego. the arms cost and that the mat- and the machines

still under

were unloaded. An investiga-

He was taken into custody in burned train loads of ammunt-supporting role. are three Air review.. lations-Reuter,

review.tion is proceeding-Reuter. the Olympla district of the tion and stores before retrea-Force B-20 groups kept in Senator Gurney foresees a pro-

Peloponnesus, tlío igramme

Ministry, ting. which would pinco

added that other England for "training"" on a MONK STEPS ON major emphasis

statement said. Manganos has Government forces were prepar-rotation basis. The US. Navy on supplying

been much in the news in the ing to Europe with ground armaments,

meet the retreating maintains carrier task forco A. MINE

Toungoo in the Mediterranean.-United Jerusalem, Apr._10.—Brother ty for long-range

1940, after the right wing rising Associated Press. strategie

Press, In the part of Calamata, in the Burno Clement, a French monk, bombing to the United States. Paris, Apr. 10.--About 85.5 south-west of the Pelopontiems.

injured critically here Military Hources sal heavy percent

the Vietnamese a "dead or alive" reward was yesterday when he stepped on ground equipment was the ma- electors failed to vote in today's offered for his

mine while gathering palin jor European need. The Atlan- elections for the Cochin China

capture. leaves near the Damascus Gate die Pact countries alrendy are Territorial Assembly, the French tenced to death by a court mar-

The next month he was sen for the Palm Sunday eclebra- } self-sufficient in small armas. press agency reported tonight tion. The mine had been plant- The major air power need of from Saigon. There

tal In his absence, and in May,

outpost,-United Press.

the The

Assembly, set up of having been responsible for was brought to trial on a chargu under a

law passed by the French Parliament on March 14, the Kalamata claing, be is to decide whether Cochin acquitted after defence counsel China, the "rice bowl" of Indo- had acted as "a hero in the na- Chinn, is to Joln Annam and tlonal fight ngalast Com- Tongking in the State of Viet- munism," nanRouter.

Manganan was arrested agato last nulumn for having disarmed an Army detachment-Reuter

a report for the Security Coun-

was

their

ter

was

on

It

leaving the major responsibili Refuse To Vote past three years. In January, Karens above

of

WRE

ed 100 feet froin an israell Western Europe is Bghter and heavy poll of French voters. 1946, he was arrested. When he

atibele planes to support

"Don't bother him now-he's busy sorting some important papers,"

Now

Mozart's Death Mask

Was

is equipped with F-80 Shooting

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Shanghai. Apr. 11.-The "bamboo curtain" the Communists have lowered around North China reaches to the stratosphere. It not only holds in all news reports, but weather reports as well.

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Cologne. Apr. 10. Mr Hei forecast the weather in the Far believed to be that of Mozart, bert Morrison, the Deputy from all areas.

East. must have regular reports

on his own for the most part, to the Austrian Department of Prime Minister, arrived here

Occasionally thero are reports Monuments for safe keeping, this afternoon from

flying over Iced after allegations that an attempt After talks with the city nu-last few months have blacked between.

But the Communists for the from pilots

areas, but these are few and far being made to sell itthorities, Mr Morrison, accor- out all weather reports from abroad.

ding to the German news Manchurin and the remainder The

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