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Approval For Bonn Basic Law

BILL EXPLAINED BY MR ATTLEE

New Republic Is Not A Foreign Country

STATUS OF CITIZENS

London, May 11.-The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, today asked the House of Commons to approve the Ireland Bill which recognises the secession of the Irish Republic from the Commonwealth.

It makes legislative adjustments neces- sary to give effect to the British Government's policy of not regarding the new Republic as a foreign country or its citizens as foreigners. It also contains the statutory affirmation of the constitutional position and territorial in- tegrity of Northern Ireland.

the clause In Commonwealth, was

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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949.

KING AND THE COMMONWEALTH

Malan Responsible For Resolution

Capetown, May 11.Dr Daniel Malan, South African Prime Minister, disclosed here today that it was at his request that the recent conference of: Commonwealth Prime Minis- ters in London adopted the resolution stating that the position of the King as head.of the Commonwealth did not imply a change in the rights of its members, and although he was the head he did not possess any constitutional function as such.

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atntemont of Assembly Dr Malan sold stated.

Accounts for the year ended that he approached the London

31st December, 1918; to re- discussions on the basis of his declaration no sign of the feared sulting Committee, and to re-

He found in the terms of the elect Members of policy statement before leaving departure from the position, de-appoint Auditors.

the Con-

of

passed.

of

Werminster,

he

South Africa-that provided its clare when Independence was safeguarded.

the Statute Туда the South African Government With the exception of India; wished to belong to a circle of the position remained as it was, sister nations known as the General Smuts Commonwealth.

Neuler.

maintained

Dr Malon said threatening

that in the world situation. India was an Important bastion In Asia,

As a result of what happened af the enference' the Common- wealth remained undamaged,

he ndded.

AGREEABLY SURPRISED

Is allowing India to con- tinute to. recognise the Crown us "a symbol of free associa tion of membern monwealth,“ the position of of the Come the Crown had been "brought up to date." Dr Malan sald.

There should be 110 sugges- the Commonwealth was a super-State.

11⁄2 Million Tons Of tion that

Supplies Carried

conference on

Dr Matan said he had been London, May 11.-Bri-agreeably surprised by the un- tain's Air Minister, Mranimity at the Arthur

Henderson, said interpretation of the Statute of today that the

Westminster. Anglo American airlift carried He arided

the Bill that in no event would all the advantages of member-1,583,686 tons of supplies achieve the result it did in

that if

the con- ference had not been able to in 195,530 flights into defining Berlin.

the

"That

of

Referring to Northern Ireland cease to be ship. That was not so. part of the United withoul

Kingdom the consent of

Is greatly to under- Parliament of Northern Ireland, estimate Paris,

the May

advantages 11. The Mr Attlee said, "I have received belonging to the Commonwealth French Government has reports from the Government or of the close consultation and deckled, subject to reserva- Eire and I have noted speeches mutual support that belongs to tions on details, to approve

made yesterday in the Dall its members," Mr Attlee sajd. the Basic Law adopted by "I must say I am very much UTMOST GOODWILL the Ronn Constituent As-aurprised that my original sembly on Sunday for statement-made last October- "While we have the utmost Western German

was received without protest goodwill towards the Republic Federal and I cannot understand why of Ireland, their position must, Government.

the clause should seem to cause and will remain, different from a great deal of opposition and those heated protesta."

who actually belong to the Commonwealth."

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France's decision was officially announced it a statement issued here today after the weekly meeting of the Council of Minis fers under the Chairmanship of M. Vincent Auriol, President of the Republic.

The statement did not specify the details on whleh France re- served her allitude.

-I was learned from quarters

- close to the Government that:

He thought that these were based on misapprehension.

It

India's, position would have lost India with its

"more than

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a news conference, British alr- "The Commonwealth

43,012 fights lave lost India's goodwill and carrying 388,347 tons of freight, India would have looked cise

where for friends." the South said American planes African Premier added. 1,214,430 tons of food, fuct and an organisation but a living or- made 131,915 fights carrying Aupplies.

The Commonwealth was not "THE LATE GEORGE ganism. It would not ve if it

APLEY!! did not possess powers of adapta tion.

Mr Henderson said the figures were until noon, Wednesday.

"The British contribution in Declaring

Amid Government and Oppo- that "we have flights and tonnage every desire

has been sition cheers, the Prime Minis to go forward tu approximately a quarter of the ter said that if the Common- "It seems to be suggested that with

the friendliest possible relations total," Mr Henderson sold, and wealth had been rigid, it would: this is a new declaration by His ment of the Irish Republic", Mr large

the people and Gavern the US. Air

Force, with its have "gone under." Majesty's Governant contem Altice continued, "This Bill is during the war, has carried the in South Africa Ing the permanence

Skymaster fleet bullt The two sections of the people tion.

of parti-necessitated by their action and larger part.

(meaning the their inlliative with which we

English speaking and Afrikaans. do not quarrel.

speaking Europeans)- had never been so close to each other as today.

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SPIRITUAL UNITY the Foreign Minister, M. Robert1lve did not come from this "Actually, In fact, the initia Schuman, gave the Counc!! B side. it is the action of the Elre long report on the Bonn Law Government liself in deciding to with clansa-by-clause fernents.

com leuve the Commonwealth that has made it quite inevitable that

TO CONTINUE AIRLIFT "I think it is wholly unjust- with having taken action hos-cround organisation." ned to charge this Government responsible for the bulk of the "The RAF, however, has been

NOT DISINTEGRATING tile to the Republic of Ireland.

He still thought "We

On this last day before the have taken action that has been necessarily routes. Mr Henderson said, Bri- but he wished to remain in the that the only the end of the blockade of surface greatest unity would bo The Cotinell was understood a declaration as to the position the result of their action and tish planes carried

achieved under Republie, to have considered that the Law of that part of Ireland which is repudiate safeguarded the rights of the continuing in the Cominonwealth that there is here any asser-date-

entirely the idea into Berlin, their best effort to South Africa-was-united-in-its- 2,182 tons Commonwealth. The Union of Occupying Powers in Germany, should be made."

Some "very small" changes in

any attempt to deal

wish to remain in the Com- points of detail were, however, | Mr Attlee continued, "Elre

with the internal affairs of Mr Henderson said the airlift monwealth considered

any circum- desirable by the Ministera in speeches have pro

Southern Ireland."

would continue for the thne, stances. Council and it left M. Schuman claimed the unity

being. of Ireland. Other points Mr Attlee made he said, would be to restore de- Its immediate mission, completely free to act as he That may be something of a were: deemed fit in raising the ques-spiritual unity. We bave to

pleted stocks in Berlin. tion of illese changes-Reuter, deal with facts as they are.

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tion of

The King had placed hus "We recogalse

the authority Prerogative and Interest so far of the Parliament of Eire, now

us concerned the instiers dealt the Republic of Ireland, to leave with in the Bill at Ure disposal tho Commonwealth and lot Parliament. the equally recognise the right of it had been reciprocally

Parliament of Norther Ireland to stay in or leave the agreed that the people of Eire und the people of Britam should not be foreign to one another.

United Kingdom and Common-

11.-The

today wealth.”

Washington, May L.S. Court of Appeals ruled that no elvil court of the

Mr. Attice said it was quite, United States may review the impossible that convictions of

"I go further that same ac- Britisit criminals Government should take up the tion was taken by other Com- tried by military courts in the position that Northern Ireland occupied zone of Germany.

monwealth countries," should be excluded from the Attice said.

war

the

Mr

A three to nothing ruling was Commonwealth and the United made in the case of Friedrich

"I do not pretend that the Flick, German industrialist now Kingdom against its will. solution at which we arrived is serving a sentence after convte- II had been. suggested, he completely logies, Very

lon as a war criminal by the said, that under the proposals things in the relationships be few U.S. milllary tribunal in Ger- of this Bill the, Republic of tween these Islands have been many. United Press,

Ireland, although outside the completely logical. But I believe they are practical and to our mutual benent"-Reuter.

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On the question of common allegiance, Dr Malan said that he did not wish to do anything "The operation has given the which might reduce the rala of RAF Invaluable training In the King, but the position of instrument dying, and instru- the King in Dominions which ment approach procedure in alt had

a uniform populace wits weather conditions," Mr Hen-different from the position of

The King-in-South-Africa." " has been weather flying operation ever

greatest all- The Premter denied that the undertaken by the service," Commonwealth Was dlsin-

Besides carying

in supplies, tegrating. The conference had Mr Henderson suld, British Promoted the unity and power aircraft carried

The Commonwealth, out of Berlin. of about 30,000 tons of freight and said. more than 65,000 passengers. Associated Press.

he

General Jan Smuts, South African Opposition leader, sald today that he found one part of Dr Malan's declaration" "very satisfactory" but ho was

not

Robeson For satisfied with the arrangement

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tone, will be one Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest its fourth annual convention In of the Bevin, sald today that Bui Manila which begins on July 25 garia, Hungary and Rumania and ends the next day. had replied unsatisfactorily to British and United States notes affiliated with the Federation mander-in-Chief of Japanese

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