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Paris, July C-Josephi Joanovici, Rumanian-born "lilopatre ragpicker" who made a fortune exit- mated at an high as $40,- 000,000 out of rare and scrap iron went on trial today on charges of econo- mio collaboration with the Germans.
Joanovicl, known by the French
"Monsieur Joseph," was described by the prosecutor as having been variously the black market king of German- occupied Europe, German ageni, French underground werker, French police in- former after the war, blg tirge banker, Communist agent and a determined flatter against the Gestapo. -United Press,
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VOL. IV NO. 158
Deputies Again Deadlocked Over Austrian Issue
London, July 6.-The Foreign Ministers' deputies for Austria failed this morning in London to agree on the Soviet proposal about the conditions under which Austria will pay a lump sum of $150,000,000 to the Soviet Union in return for the transfer of war booty. In a long session, at which i ment might be renched, in the conference worked the near future on the de through the Soviet draft of finition of the categories of Article 35 of the Austrian war booty to be banded. State Treaty, dealing with back to Austria in return German assets, there were [for the lump sum payment. indications that an agrec-
The deputles referred to experts a query raised by M. Marcel Berthelot, of France, about In clause in the Soviet draft providing for the transfer to the Soviet Union of unders taleings in Austria concerned with the distribution of oil
No Famine
IMMIGRANTS Deaths In
INTO P.I. The Sudan
Manila, July 7. — The Philippine nova!
patrol London, July 6. — Tho vessel, LST B12, sailed for Foreign Secretary, Mr Amoy at 7 a.m. today with Ernest Bevin, today denied 249 Chinese illegal immi-that any persons had died The vessel in the Sudan as a result of grants aboard. was to have sailed on Tues- famine. His statement day but engine trouble de- brought cheers from the layed it.
House.
interests
15
The copference then discussed Paragraph 6 of Article 35, which defines the war bonty the Soviet Union is to return to Austria ond the circumstances in which Austria la to pay Je $150,000,000 to the Soviet Union.
AMENDMENT SOUGHT The Soviet
draft states that the Soviet Union is to cede to Austria all property rights and
held or
cialmed German assels, all war indus- trial enterprises, houses and im- movable
property in Austera except those listed in the an Mr Bevin spoke in reply to a Originally there were 223
nexes to the Treaty, Chinese aboard, but the delay question from the Coinmmunist.******* enabled the addition of an member, fr William Gallacher, Mr Samuel Reber, other 20. Most of the illegal who suggested that the British this should be amended to main- United States, suggested that immigrants
the Sudanese-014- recently Minister to appréhended in Quezon pro
Government had refused to let tain the principle of the four- vince where they had been the Egyptian Red Crescent and power right to war booty and landed
fishing beats similar Egyptian relief organi- to dispose of all German assets operated by a Sino-Philippine sailons enter two northeastern in Austria.
muggling syndfeath
provinces of the Sudan where M. Berthelot agreed but Mr there was severe famine.
George Zarubin, the Soviet dele. gate, and Mr 1. Mallet, of Bri- tain, asked for time to study it.
from
WETC**
"How many of the population died as a consequence of famine
the Sudun?" naked Mr Gallacher.
of the
LUMP SUM PAYMENT
currency
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949.
After Sentence
Judith Coplon, former U.S. Justice Department employee convicted as a Red spy, leaves court in Washington in the custody of police officials, after being sentenced to 10 months to 10 years. (AP
Photo).
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Pressmen Barred From Troopship
Newspapermen were this morning refused permission to board the troopship Dilwara-upon her arrival in the Colony from the United King- dom with further reinforcements for the garri
801.
Among them
total of about
were officòra
The PNP said the vessel was sailing to Amoy via Basco, in the Batan Islands north of Luzon, and was due in Amoy about noon on July 13. It sald
Mr Bevin said Mr Gallacher
Mr Reber then referred to the the vessel would not dock nt was misinformed. He said the section Amoy but would remain up- secretary of the Egyptian Red dealing with the lump sum pay- at the Soviet draft stream and unload repatriates Crescent was already touring ment by Austrin of $150,000,000 on sampans or other craft to be provinces of the Sudan, and
· A Hongkong Telegraph) am, carried a in freely-convertible provided by the Chinese authori- there was close co-operation be in equal three-monthly Insin-
reporter;" together with 1,500 passengers. ties.
tween the Egyptian and Sudan-ments of $6,250,000,
other representatives of the and men of the 27th Anti-Air- A Naval Patrol source saidese Governinents on the prob- The Soviet draft says that local press, was told briefly craft Regiment, RA, 119th Light the Governor of Fukien pretem. He
that the the Austrian National Bank vince and the Garrison Egyptian Government was make must insure as security to the by a Public Relations Officer Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Bat mander of Amoy would receive ing available additional cuppiles State Bank of the Soviet Union, that he would not be allow tery, the 3rd Royal Tank" Regi- the repatriates in Amoy. At of rain and clothing.
within two weeks of the Treatyed to board the ship.
ment, an Artillery Signals troop, necessary arrangements for un-
When the threat of famine coming into force, promissory reason was given for the
and an RASC Transport platoon. loading of repatriates were became apparent a year ago, notes payable on the quarterly decision.
There were also Units of the made through the
Chinese Mr Bovin continued, pre-payments dates. i
REMIE, Royal Army Pay Corps, Legalion here.
parations were made to meet
The Dilwarn, which berthed and the advance party of the The Western deputies ob-
at Holf's Wharf at about 9.30 | Argyll and Sutherland repatriates, it and these were carried out. jected to quarterly payments will proceed 10 "In no place has the situa-ont to the issue of promissory
landers. Yokosuka, Japan, to load re- tion deteriorated beyond connotes. parations materials allocated to trol," said the Secretary.
After unloading tho vessel
i
Com
the Philippines-United Press.
EDITORIAL
Unlled Press.
added
The deputies then adjourned Japan May
until tomorrow.-Reuter.
Mr Vyshinsky's Statement
A FEW days ago, the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, told the Russian people the results of the Four Power Foreign Ministers' conference in Paris in the form of a statement published in Pravda and other oficially sponsored
newspapers, One of the conclusions drawn by Mr Vyshinsky was that, the Western Powers had abandoned their firm policy towards the Soviet Union because the Marshall Plan had failed. Mr Vyshinsky asked: "If the Marshall Plan was successful, how do you explain the fact that the author of this Plan was relieved of his post as Secretary of State of the United States and replaced by: another one?No inter how strongly Western Governments my try to deny it, the fact remals that the Four Powers' communique was gratie) in the spirit of the Soylet proposala." While there has been no Indication as tajahat was netually? in the mind of the Sorlet Foreign Minis ter when he drafted the earefully worded phrases, of his statement. enough s known now of the Soviet character, Sovjet Intentions and Soviet Lecithique to guess what might be the special reason for the conference and why it has been reported to the Russian people that the Western Powers had made, all the concessions in order to achieve agreement. A gulleless freader might draw just such å ponclusion from the loud bansting about Soviet Hem- ness and the gloating over the, fancied Western'discomflture and weakness. What is really important is not the recrimination and villication of the Western motives, - but - the mora: subtle nisi. Chaisean be detected between the lines, Mr Vyshitñcky
and Sovlet writers commenting on the statement count the "lightening of the International atmosphere" as the chief result of the conference. The results," anys one writer in Pravda, “mark definite progress in the consolidation of inter- national co-operation." Another commen- tntor writes: "The people of the world now bee It clearly proved that it is possible for differences to be settled by negotiation." From such remarks and hints, is not dificult to discover the special reason which moved the Soviet Union to arrange for a Four Power, meeting, and help towards agreement at such
a meeting by raising the Berlin blockade without 'Insisting, as they had Insisted before, that the Western Powers should cancel the plans for setting up a Western German government. Moscow, It appears, hopes the knowledge that the Four Fowers have at Inst reached an agreement and have arranged to meet again will lead Western congresses nnd parliaments to
assumé
that the consolation of the West by means of the Atlantic Pnet and Western Union has become less urgent or less necessary. Previous Soviet obstructive- ።ሃ and the ruthless Communist con solidation of power had roused the Weat to a sense of danger, and they responded. by defensive preparations. These had become, of such concern to the Soviet Unlon that she actually had to back down, fir Vyshinsky's statement may herald a fresh propaganda drive aiming to confule. Western opinion and full the West into a false sense of security
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Cripps Makes Appeal To People To Beat Dollar-Gold Crisis
London, July 6. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, tonight appealed to the people to help beat the dollar-gold crisis by holding off claims to in- creases in personal incomes and by opposing “politically inspired” strikes.
Speaking at a press con- ference Immediately after his House of Commotia state.. nicnt announcing a three- mcnth ban on dollar buying, the Chancellor gave this warning to the man-in-the- street:
"We must restrain ourselves. on personal incomes, or we will wreck our chances of stable employment and a decent stand- Brd of living,
tlist
Conf Sir
clared: "Ibers
the people most Intimately con- cerned.-Ileuter,
CANADA AND U.S. London, July 0-The stand- still on dollar purchases an nounced tonight by Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of tho Exchequer, applies to purchases from Canada as well
as the United States, it was understood here,
The arrangement cribed as
was des relatively minor, pending much bigger decisions to be taken at the forthcoming Commonwealth Finance Minis- tera' Conference talks.
and other
Thus the axe on Imports is
it remains
suspended;
sccn fall.
whether or not
to be
it will
The British importa tho atands might
"If we are to try to keep full employment in this country-as we must and shall-and protect our present standard of living we need the full support of the ordinary man and woman in
Stafford do- la na гропа
· ACANTHUS - "WICH OUT whatever for any present in-
dollar deficit, Churchill, would you con- crease in personal inconjes, In- creases now may give somo
wider painting exclusively people more money but they
for export P can only give us, as a nation, less goods to consume,
£03,000,000. of Marshall Aid. For the year take is
increase to help to "Nor can wo..afford tha
starting July 1, she hap asked and emciency 50 for no more than an averago ridiculous luxury of politically that we can gol more goods for of £59,000,000 a quarter,
productivity
inspired strikes, the sole ob- the same cost and thus keep ject of which is to destroy our
Aro
tobnece and the United States.
greatly affect
cotton from
During the past quarter Britain
received
It was Indleated tonight that
corning powers-- and bring up wages without increasing in. the changed circumspunces and misery to our costs, or, indeed, while reducing | Britain might have to sit for
hardship
people. There is no greater destroyer of efficiency than un- necessary strikes.
POSITIVE ACTION
TROOPS TO
the
costa."
more Mathalt Aid though to whether
remained to be seen whether various com- she would be affected by
Ket It. The reasons for the gold loss agreement
sharp drop in the purchases of on in the past quarter includes the
United States. sterling area commodities by the
the
wero
LEAKAGES
Questioned contracts for moditics would the standstill "Wo
need maximum dollar purchases ho had a efficiency and the highest pronounced in Parliament, ductivity throughout industry. Chancellor sald that neither to
"Therefore, the ordinary man bacco nor cotton was included, and womory in this country in the contracts. They have an immediate and I bought at sales,
Five of these rubber,, tin, portant part to play and
"Do you intend to continue which were previously $12,000,-
cocon,
wool
and diamonds most positive action
they can buying tobacco?" he was asked, 000 a quarter, last quarter reach-
That is one of the things wood only about half this total, must consider In Association with the friends with whom we area were another cause. Some Leakages from the sterling are going to discuss these mat- ters," the Chancellor replied.
"cheap sterling" deals still con- QUESTIONS
tinue. Some continental coun- get the dollar proceeds of Aus- tries, for example, manage-to- tralia's wool sales to the United "Will the purchase of cotton States, Some leaks, however, and tobacco be discussed with have been stopped. Mr Snyder (U.S. Secretary of Britain's own imporis did not. the Treasury)?
contribute to the London, July 6. The
1089. They today. called discnld not say that we should were heavier than in the Arst Government
these matters with Mr quarter of this year, but were troops to unload vital food Snyder, I said they were suit- still below the schedule figure. supplies from 95 ships tied friends, but I imagine that we to Belgium in July (for trans- nble subjects to discuss with our The gold and dollar payments up in the port of London by shall discuss a whole range of actions during June) strike of 8,000 dock work- subjects arising out of this pre-pected to be rather
Bro ex- less than sent dimculty,"
the very heavy June paymen! "Will that include devalua-disclosed two days
Reuter,
UNLOAD
FOOD SHIPS
era.
Then followed-these-questions and answers:
Ushington,
10.
"It will include anything any- ACHESON APPROVES. one wants to ruise arising out
July
0.-Tho SI this difficulty,"
"How do you propose to stop Dean Acheson, today approved Secretary of State, Mr legal strikes?"
Britain's emergency slash "By the common sense of the foreign purchase. Mr Acheson In
falls off when his income fails sold if one is wise, bis buying. off.
Also
pboard the Dil The Labour Minister, Mr waro, which has been George Isaacs, announced the lion? trooping in the Far East for calling up of the troops in the some years, were a number of
House of Commons, and the military naval familice.
TAR War Office sald discussions were Tokyo, July 6.—The news to of muste commanders and Labour Minis
Soon after the
the ship tied up, now going on between Army paper, Yomiuri Shimbun, by the Band of the 1st Buffs, try officials to set a time when British people." reported that Japan's the GOC-in-Chief,
F WAR Hongkong, the troops would go to work. Cabinet is prepared to de-LL-Gen.
Mr Anthony Eden, deputy ter clare a national state of aboard to greet the new arrivals, leader of the Conservatives.
НО emergency.
was accompanied by said the Conservallves and 'no way so far Maj-Gen. F.ILG. Matthews, GOC objections to the sending of Land Forces, Hongkong, Brig. troops, and asked Mr Isaacs if Sir Stafford В.А. Coad and Brig. D.W the Government were contem share the view that the raising stern measures Neilson.
piating further action.
of the price
of gold would Sir Stafford Cripps "Other action
is being con-solve the problem. He looked Britain's economic crisis-an- sidered," answered Mr Isaacs for a solution
of the problem other dollar shortage. United Press.
between In the consultations
went
The Yomiuri said the action resulted from uneasiness over the labour disturbances, Com-
The troops were expected to munist-led riots and the ignoring of lawful authority
by Red- begin disembarkation at about Indoctrinated repatriates from noon. Russia.
Tension reached a climax in government circles, the news paper sald, when the body of Sandanort Shimoyama prosident of the National Railway Cor- poration, was; found on d rail- way track on Tuesday.
"But that has not got us very "It has got us quite a long,
At a news conference, Mr Acheson said Britain would en- Replying to another question, counter no objection from the he did not American Government to the
sald
Terrorists Cause Trouble.
One band
or
On Lebanon Syria Border
comprtie
ennouïked by to meet
Like Sir Stafford, Mr. Acheson
sold the cutting out of buying
only a tem
is
a temporary measure
on unfortunate necessity." He ald the long-range -solution is to build Income
Mr Acheson Adont, the British can. modo the.
eson said he was con necessary adjustments, He said The police are Investigating
British Industry must complete, the possibility of murder of Beirut, July 6-Bands of Another attack by a band of trol."
They said that it least harder for buyers world Shimoyama.
terrorists were today, re- 60 armed men occurred on the 30 Nationalists were captured markets by increasing effetency, The Yomiuri blso reported ported to be attacldng gen Lebanon. The gang was "sur-
southern and several wounded. Mashgara post in
Pia lawering prices the Cabinet was in favour of
The outbrooks. began when
and better
sell ing methods. Laws curling Jopan's Com-darmes in the Lebanon. rounded by Lebanese forces and the Nationalists launched at- munists. A special session of They were alleged to be ad- one officer and one gendanne tucks with machine-guns and the British, crisis temporary. Mr Acheson emphasised that the Diet is being considered herents of the popular So-were wounded.
automatic weapons on several lie said he did not consider it a for that purpose, the new clalist Party,
police stations near the Syrian great crisis. He noted that the paper cald.
The Government is taking border yesterday.... Shimneyama's
On the Rashaya- vigorous action and has arrested disappearance Relabmer road,
situation was anticipated and and subsequent murder
armed
The Syrian Government, com-come about as part of the world with 200 persons. It was stated that
banda sulcido brought divided opinion, machine gun, fired on three the
many plying with the Lebanese ro change from the sellers' mariçet" Most authorities felt
gendarmes. ht
todny when
of the to the buyers market-Asso It Syrians and Palestinians. Treats quest, closed : its side was al-Associated Press,
was challenged. The gendarmes calling for rebellion have been fronder to help mopping-up ciated Press... returned the fire, and after a seized.---Associated Press. 9porations by Lebanese troops,
DEVALUATIONS 40-minuto battle the band
The attacks were made in Washington, July A Wash- withdrew across the Syrian Beirut, July 0-Government the Bekka region, at Rachaya ington Post columnist sald to- FLOATING GRAIN border where the members sources reported today that citadel and Mashgara village, day that the United States
wern arrested
Lebanese troops, equipped with and by the Byrinn
along the Litani River. Treasury, the State Department. BINS
authorities.
light tanks and armoured cars. The police claimed that Cop- and the Marshall Ald Ad- It is now known that t the have beaten down one uprising tain Assuf Karam leader of ministration were agreed that Washington, July G-~A dozen band was led by Emir Zeld by members of the Insurgent the Litant river attackers,, was the time had come for Sterling shlis-from the reserve molk Harisan Elatrash, Maxwell-Syrian National Party of Lo-killed and 37 of his men were to be devalued. bull feet will be converted known member of them banan on the Syrian-Lebanese captured, The uprising war Despite Into floating grain bins to help pactant Djebeu Druse family of border:
the sequel to the calle for a Stafford Cripps, the
tha - resistence of Sir ease the storage problem, it was | Atrashes
"holy war recently lasted by Chancellor of the Exchequer. It British announood inlntly today by the
The rebels, followers of the Sanki.. The Syrian Government proxiled party lender, Antoun fammatory pamphlet cul- would be devalued some time
On the basis of "In- Agriciaire Department and the mised to deliver all ute mem-Saaki, were repulsed-after allning Senki's plans, the polles this month or next" ns part of "In-zeemed likely that Sterling Maritime Commissioni United bors of the band to the Labanes biller battle and polles said: rounded up at least 100 of his European plen, the columnist
a Government.
"Everything now. In under con- followers-United Presswald Reuter
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