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Many Holidaying Britons Stranded On Continent

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London, Sept. 19. Hundreds of bewildered and angry British tourists besieged banks and travel agencies in Belgium, Switzerland, France and Italy today with travellers' cheques that had lost a third of their value overnight. But the banks were closed while the governments debated their reaction to Britain's sterling devaluation, and the travel agencies could not help.

SEQUEL

TO BERLIN

ESCAPE

U.S. Protest To.

Gen. Dratvin Berlin, Sept. 19.-Major- General George P. Hays, American Deputy Military Governor, today asked the Soviet authorities to punish Russian officers and soldiers alleged to have maltreated John J. Sienkiewicz, a 26- year-old American recruit who escaped from n Soviet sector gaol last Friday.

In a letter to Majur-General

Many Britons, caught completely unawares, were stranded without the means to pay their hotel billa.or even the price of a lunch.

Frenzied scenes took place in the lobbies

Brussels

of come hotels. Queues of tourists out-

side the

harassed

could bo

banks were

told by

oficers that nothing done "but perhaps this afternoon we can do some- thlug to help you."

Paris holiday makers crowd. ing Cook's travel office shouted commenta across the angry

counter.

The French Finance Ministry first stop to help took the tourists by announcing that this afternoon the banks will allow 10,000 francs ni the old ex-

rate for each foreig change ourist,

A "Back to Brinin" move- ment has already begun,

Hundreds of Britlah cars with "GB" plates have passed Paris towards the Mikhail Dratvin, the Soviet through

Charing! ports since the dr Milliary Governor, General

scare started at the Hays said that Slenkiewrez, of valuation Baltimore, Maryland, was treat-end of last week.

ed in "a brutal and uncivilised CONSULATES BESIEGED

manner" during his imprison-

ment by the Soviet military au- In Italy, British Consulates thorities,

were besieged by, tourists, many

for help ju payl Slenklewrez was today

still appealing

holel bills, which they mo confined to hospital, ns were the three British soldiers who es-allowed to run within a narrow caped with him.

General Hays said: "He was beaten and kicked by Soviet soldiers, subjected to many in- terrogations, and half starved. Ho was subjected in insanllary surroundings and his clothes and and body were filthy covered with vermin when he returned to United States con-

trol.

margin of their allowance at the old rute.

Swiss Bunneial circles today, learing a death blow to the It was tourist trade, thought ask for a review of the Anglo- Itkely that Switzerand would

Swiss trade agreement,

owed a maximum of £1,800 Switzerland for 12 months from

which

000 for Brillsh tourists {n

May 1 last.

"Slenkiewicz states that Rus- stan officers and soldiers know

Even In Germany groups of that he

were asking др American stranded Britons zoldier. They called him an the officials American soldier, and

of the Military asked Government, for help. Exchange offices are closed for two days, and unless a German devalue- ion of the West Mark follow, many will be driven hame by the high German prices before the end of the week,

him about America, and about the weapons, strength, train- ing and organisation of the United States Army troops in Berlin.

"Moreover, Sienkiewicz was clothed in his American Army uniform when he escaped. The Soviet miliary authorities now have his identification tags and other identification papers.

In Holland, however, British tourists have so fur fouul littlo difficulty.

CHEQUES CASHED

"I protest at this brutal, in-

All foreign currency trans- hunian treatment of an Ameri-actions are banned "except in tan soldier by the Soviet mill-urgent,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1949.

JAPANESE TYPEWRITER

NEW

Allied occupation officials in Tokyo watch the operation of a new Japanese typewriter which has a cylindrical bed Instead of the old-style flat bed, as at left. The new typewriter is reported to do the same work much faster than the

old machine. (AP Picture).

Last Of 8 Defendants

In Budapest Treason Trial Pleads Guilty

Budapest, Sept. 19. The last of the eight defendants in the Budapest treason trial pleaded guilty today, ending the series of confessions which alleged United States and Yugoslav espionage behind the Iron Curtain. Sentences may be pronounced on Friday or Saturday.

M. Lazslo Rajk, former assistant chief of the Yugoslav Foreign Minister, and seven Military Mission in Prague,

Another defendant, Dr Tibor other high oflicials are ac- Szanyi.

who until his arrest cused of treason and spying was Central Personnel Scere- for the American and Yugo-lary of the Hungarian slav Secret Services.

Com- munist Party, pleaded gullty to charges of having become an of the rent of the American Office of Lazar Brankov, one

Strategic Services (OSS) in defendants who is alleged to have headed the Yugoslav In-Switzerland in 1944.

in Hungary, telligence Service told the court today of Yugoslav espionage in Czechoslovakda.

slavin's there as

West German

tary authorltics, hits unlawful urgent cases," but some banks Cabinet Still

DULLES AND, OSS

Trotskyltes,"

BIG FOUR

DEPUTIES

TO MEET

་

Indonesia Round-Table Prospects

The Hague, Sept. 19.—A "focussing of views" rather than any clear-cut scheme for the Dutch-Indonesian Union was the chief result. of the week-end round-tablo meeting in Belgium, the delegates declded here to- day.

A communique Issued today by the Scerctariat-General of the round-table conference 'salit that during the informal week- end meetings at the Chateau de Namur "antisfactory progress was made in the work of tho conference,"

Following today's meetings, it appeared that the leaders felt it would be possible to draft a Union Charter between Holland and Indonesia which would not necessarily conlain the curller 10-called fundamental prin- ciples.

Such a Charter would bo based on an

on agreement functions rather than the actual composition of any organs such as an Assembly, a Joint Ministerial Council Court.

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One delegate, suggested that They would be better described as instruments of mutuni con- sultation."

The Hague legal experts were assigned to investigate the pos- siblity of altering the ter- minology along these lines.

If the

respective delegations react favourably after today's reports from the leaders of the week-end meetings, a

prent step forward will have been made and the "week-end rc- treal" gathering for Informal discussions may possibly be re- peated. Reuter

CAIRO WILL HAVE FACE

LIFTED

Cairo, Sept. 19.-Cairo is

going to have its face lifted.

Osman Moharram Pasha, Wafdist Minister of Public Works, has announced that he has ordered an imme- diate start on operations to make the largest city of Africa as attractive na pos-

One of the first moves will

It

Washington, Sept. 19,sible. · He said that Air Allan Dulles, The State Department n- le named the chict of Yuga-/brother of the United States nounced today that Russia be to plant gardens and trees

Senator, John Foster Dulles, Service Intelligence

was the chief of the American has accepted the United on the desert outskirts of the: a man called Drndic, Intelligence Service in Switzer- States proposal that the From the sands which have al-

Egyptian capital to protect land during the war, and had managed to recruit a number Deputies of the Big Four ways caused a dirty accumula- of politicat emigres in Switzer. Foreign Ministers reconvene tion of dust in the streets of land, including Czcholsovaks, in New York on September Calro. Whenever a wind blows, Poles and Germans "who were 22 to take up again the furniture, houses and streets aro dusi be- filled with dirt and The doctor added that he was Austrian pence treaty ques-cause there is no

protection also in contact with Mr Noel II. tion.

against the nearby desert sands. "Field"who," he said, was "of

A barrier of gardens-and-trees- The State Deparinient said the around the city would both cially a representative of the American Unitarian

Service Big Three Western Ambassadors beautify the area and form an Committee

on the acting Foreign eftective barrier. but who, in fact, called

September 18 the American Intelligence in Moscow

after the Big Three Ministers percent. This means that the

Dr Szony! declared that there meeting here had formally ex- visitor gets 7.42 guilders to the Cabinet is still incomplete

three routes through pressed the hope on September Pound Sterling ins cad of 10.69. because of political bicker-which information was passed 15 that Russin would agree to

When }} Anal announcement on the guilder-sterling exchange ing tonight, less than 24 from Budapest to Switzerland reopen the Austrian question. rate is made

Dutch hours before its first meet- to the by the Government, ihe transactionsing. will be adjuster in line with. the legal rate.-Reuter.

detention for a period of over liberally by helping visitors If 10 months and _request_the punishment of the Soviet officers they felt that It was essential.

and soldiers who are guilly of these #oldler."

crimes r."-Reuter.

Some banks and hotels were

Incomplete

against this provisionally cashing travellers' Bonn, Sept. 19.-The new was the assistant of Mr Dulles Minister. Mir Andrei Gromyku,

Jose Laurel's

Defence

Manila, Sept, 18.-Dr Jose P.)

cheques at the old rate, less 30

German

Laurel, the Opposition Prest CZECH PILOTS

dential candidato today was re- Ilably reported to have defended

h's occupation record against the recent chargea hurled

Republic's

In

first Service."

Two separate squabbles de-

right wing coalition

party

caucus, they

to agree

had

ESCAPE

Frankfurt, Sept. 19.The against him by President Quiring in the course of his political Czech Air Force pilo's have from Com- recaued by plane tour of southern Philippine munist ruled Prague to a U.S. towns and cities.

air base in Germany, it was Addressing a big crowd at the officially announced today. Mindanao College's gymnasium

They landed in a light train- in Davao City during the week.

Dr Adenauer pledged today that his Western ol, Dr Laurel was reported to ing plane at Erding fleld in have said that he stayed behind Bavaria last week-end and ro-

Air Covernment will work to the the

American during the war to protect the quested lives and properties of the people Force to withhold their names utmost for creation of a United

whereabouts

the States of Europe. from

on the Instructions of the late President Quezon and sanc- tioned by General Douglas Mac.. Arthur."

He added that liese, two dill- cials asked him "lo do anything possible short of taking the oath of allegiance to Japan."-Reuter.

ESTORS PRCES BITVICE,

American

Service.

Intelligence

ón

was

SMOKE NUISANCE

Moharram Pashn also told his Ministry that factory chimneys near Cairo are constructed to u height much below the top

of mala slorcys

buildings. The announcement said: "The Smoke, from these chimneys acting Foreign Minister of the has blackened the buildings. PLAN FOR COUP

Soviet Union has accepted on The Minister ordered that all the chimneys must be built up The first was via Yugoslav in- behalf of his Government a

for the lo a height ensuring that near- layed formation of the three-telligence agents to Mr Duties, proposal already made

resumption of the meetings of the second to Mr Field in Berve, the Deputies on the Austrian by bulidings are, not affected. Cabinet.

Moharram Pasha, who and the third by letter sent by

treaty convening on September holding th:o same porttalio The Ministries of Interior and courier to the American Office 22 in New York, and assured in the Wardist Cabinet of Nahas Agriculture

by of Strategie Services, were allotted agreement to the Christian Dr Szonyi said that the knew the three Ambassadors that the Pasho in 1943, stated that

Soviet Deputy would partici-projects he had worked on then Democratic Union (CDU) and its of the contact between Marshal

pute."

had been shelved by subsequent Christian Tito and the American Intelli- Bavarian wing, the

Ministers. Among these plans gence Service.

The Ambassadors hunded to Socialist Union (CSU).

The alleged

d'etat Mr coup

Gromyko parallel notes is one to beautify the villages But up until tonight, in a planned in Hungary by himself amplifying the Big Three com- bordering the Nic. The Minis joint party

Brnong other accused was to have munique which stressed the im-ter said that nothing had been this since he left been unable

been part of the formation of a portance attached by the West done about themselves on the nominees, Balkons bloc hostile to the to an early Austrian treaty. The the Ministry in 1943.

Soviet Union, which was to have announcement said that "out- He revealed that he hnd de- German been run by Marshal Tito, he standing points of difference cided that the repair of school

were outlined" at the macoting sald.

The hearing of the defen- between Mr Gromyko and the buildings should be immediately undertaken by local contractors. dants evidence was concluded Ambassadors. United Press.

SHORT OF ENGINEERS this afternoon, when the eighth pubile. apparen ly because of He said federation is the only accused, Paul Justus, one-lime

also Moharram Pasha safety for the

whom they had left Buarantee for Europa's penceful į chjef ideologist of the Hungarian1

nounced that he had decided to families

allocato £30,000 for the pur- behind, the announcement said. head.

cars for the The

chase of water U. S. Air Force

cleaning of the streets of Cairo. The Minister revealed that there was a shortage of LONDON DENIAL

Dulavio, Sept. 19---The strike gineers in the Ministry of London, Sept. 10-A Foreign which has just ended in the Public Works. He has con Ofco spokesman tonight South Borneo town of Banjer-ferred with his Under-Stero- denied that there was any truth masin broke out again today, ac tarles to find n solution to this irrigation do- in the allegations at Saturday's cording to a reliable Dutch shortage. The session of the Budapest treason source In Batavia, after the die-partment alone is looking for trial that two British omcials tribution of leaflets on Saturday 110 engineers, while the build- In Hungary had been involved nicht urging the people to con- ing department is badly in need in the plotting to overthrow tinue the strike.

of 90 engineers-United Press. the Government,

and

fenr

of their

quar ers put a 48-hour embargo on the nows, ending late today.

Associated Press.

MB Lanchard

“Mind if I watch?”-

1016

development.

Dr Adenauer, recently elected Federal Chancellor of Western Germany pledged his govern- ment's support, In a telegram from Bonn to the European Parliamentary Union opening its third Congress in Venice today. -Associated Press.

PRISON FOR VICAR

bedn

Social Democrat Parly, pleaded ruilty.

The examination of witnesses will begin tomorrow-Reuter,

L. C. Pettit, formerly

Vice-Con-

Lozar

.

South Bornéo Strike

an-

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In Germany Frankfurt, Sept. 19-Mr. John J. McCloy, United States High Commissioner, for Germany, today announced that ho har appolated Major-General George P. Hays as Deputy High Com missioner and Mr Benjamin J.. Bultenwieser as Assistant High Commissioner...

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