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"The task of the Soviet Control Commission can- nists of control of execu- Ston of the Foisdam elstons and other decision, Jointly agreed on by

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Bevin's

Letter To Bao Dai

London, Nov. 11. The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, has sent a personal letter to Emperor Bao Dat of French-sponsor- ed Vietnam. It was learned today.

Informed sources ruid Mr Bevin'n letter would be de- livered to Bao Dal by the Southeast Asin Commissioner-

Mr General,

Malcolm Mnc. Donald, who is soon to pay a Indo- return courtesy visit to Chinn Mr MacDonald is due

to meet the Emperor at Dalat Indo-China on November 14.

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VOL. IV NO. 267

Cabinet Called To Discuss Steel

Nationalisation

London, Nov. 11.

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, has summoned a Cabinet meeting for Monday to decide whether the operation of steel nationalisation can be postponed until after the election due next summer.

GIs Chased

The House of Lords has set down amend- ments to the nationalising bill, proposing that it should not come into force before next October.

The Government will con-

whether Rider

it should make a deal with the Peers to end obstruction to the bill and clear the decks for the election by An earlier date than is now possible if steel is to be nationalised.

its The Cabinet has pledged supporters to nationalize steel in Bain Purlinment, and presumably But it la not tied to

DownChamps Elysees

Paris, Nov. 11-French will do so. police and detectives rushed the date when steel nationalisa

to

the defence of three American soldiers in uni- form who were mobbed by angry Armistice Day de- monstrations in the Champs Elysees here today.

tion should operate.

A decision has to be made at once, as the Lords' amendments will come before the 1ouw of Commons next week.

Conservative Peers, who have an eight to one preponderance Government in the over the Upper House, would, it is be- Heved, drop opposition to steel nationalisation If the Guvern- ment deferred the operating

The demonstratora, mostly young men in their 20's, were marching down the Avenue dalc. from the Arc de Triomphe, The significance of this i where they had inld a wreath

Warrier's that if, at the general election, the Conservatives were return- ed to power, they could carry out their declared intention of scrapping the bill and leaving

Ja private hands.

Unknown

Life on Grave.

Police ringed off the tree bun- Americans when several dred

of the membera Communist National Union Veterans broke from the march, shouting abuse and rushed for the soldiers.

pro- the Inumbers of the Govern

of

RAN 400 YARDS The mpretiers had been chanting, "Peace in Vietnam"

and "We want peace."

The Americans took to their heels and were chased about It understood the French

400 yards lanj the Avenue. One of them, Corporal Rudolph Foreign Minister, Robert Schu- Devin al the milli,

Flores, of Los Angeles, old a the Paris conterencr

reporter as he started to rush French Government was dis- away: "We du not know what turbed

All we want the fuss is about. over a report from an Indian Consul General in Salto do is to get in somewhere gon criticising French policy in out of this milling mob,' Indo-China and expressing the that the French view ighting a losing cause in Indo- China.

wern

Mr Devin's letter to Bao Dai was sald to have resulted from

with

informed

his conversations Schuman, sald-United Press.

EDITORIAL

I'

Detective

Some ment were said to favour comprotnice with the Lords on the ground that, with the steel issue seliled Labour would fully prepared for a Keneral

-Reuter. election by February

BRUSH

WITH

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1949.

WESTERN UNION MOCK BATTLE

Britain

Exporting

Ten Percent More

London, Nov. 11-Britain's exports last month werd ostimated at £156,100,000 or £14,100,000 more than in September and only £3,900,000 loss than the record total last March.

Mr Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, told the International Hotel Association at a dinner here tonight that the October daily export rate was 10 percent higher than in September, and the highest since January.

Yoshida's Peace Treaty Threat

Exports to targets were

top priority substantially

Brigadier J. F. MacNab

For.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Tal: 27680

Recognition For Peking

To

Likely Come Soon

(BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Nov. 11. Opinion in Britain is almost unanimous—and, judging from European opinion, most Western countries agree that the Peking Government will have to be granted recognition shortly.

that

Some observers are will- The Regent said: "We have ing to predict that recogni- no emity with our neighbour- ing countries and have no mill- of Britain (centre) is seention will come before the tary experience like other na- with two Norwegian ofll- end of the year.

tions. Therefore we wish cers, Lieut-Col J. Krogatic

all nations would help us." (left) and Lieut. Weinert, both of the 2nd Battalion, 492 Brigade, Norwegian Army, at recent Western Union military exercises In Germany. They are R map conferring over

during the operations,

FOOD SENT

IN TO

increased. Those to the ANGUS WARD

Exports to Canada were about £8,400,000, against £5,- 300,000.

WZEM

£38,800,000 £1,300,000 above the September total but since otherwise

jowest the March.

The Daily Worker said: "This reply is another stage in pre- paring for a Tibetan declaration of war on the People's Republic of China."-United Press.

CHINESE PEASANT

There is no longer any talk of forms of partial recognition. }, remains for the Peking authorities to give underinkings of their willingness to take over International

in- obligations, cluding the considerable foreign loan interest and repayment. Philadelphia, Nov. 11-An

When

China's American Peking becomes

welfare worker just ceriti recognised

Ail the returned from China reported Chinese Embassies throughout today that the Chineso possant the world will be handed over, I will stand by Communism for a

From

Chinese Nationalist Jong, time" to"como,” diplomatic circles, it seems un- He said Chinese friendship likely that stubborn opposition for the United States is "almost will ensue in the face of events. { dried up."

After that, a United Nations Mr Kay Beach, 5t, who debate on recognition may come served three years with the swiftly.

American Friends Service Com- The remaining pocket of re-mitten in boin Nationalist and alstance to recognition of Pexing: Communist areas of China, wald- is the United States Congress. In an interview:

TIBET'S ATTITUDE

London, Nov.

11. Tibet

when he does not understand

the Ideology, he does the farms brough which he now possessed Island."

of war on Communlet China,

to the

Press

United States were esti-

but Washington reports indicate The Chinese peasant wil Washington, Nov. 11. that this opposition could be continue to be a staunch sup- mated at £6,600,000, com-

American authorities overcome by unanimity on the porter of the Communist Parts pared with £4,100,000 in The

subject throughout the remain-for a long time, because even today reported their first, der of the Western world. September.

though indirect, contact with Consul-General Angua Ward since he and his four Tokyo, Nov. 11-Prime

aldes were seized by the being prepared for a declaration ALL-TIME LOW TERRORISTS

The provisional October im- Minister Shigeru Yoshida

Chinese goodwill towards the port total

£108,200,000 Chinese Communist police according WAS

Communist U.S. is at an all-time low, he threatened today that Japan 17,100,000

more than

Daily Worker. in in Mukden on October 24.

said, because Communists in Singapore, Nov. 11-A patrol might walk out of a peace September, Re-exporta were ap- A brief message from other The Daily Worker's diplomatiesist America"s interested in

Own Yorkshire

The of the King's

conference if

£5,300,000. Allied proximately the

staff. correspondent members of Mr Ward's

made the state- furthering its political alms and fought n two- Light Infantry

excess of imports over exports relayed through the Consul-ment, eorumenting on a ques has no real interest in the and-a-half-hour engagement in terms are disadvantageous.

General, Mr Edmund Clubh, in tionnaire telegraphed by the sufferings of the people." the Malayan jungles with 50

correspondent "The Communists," terrorists

he said, south of Kulim,

Pelping, sald Mr Ward and his United

signed Harold Guard to the Regent of "blame the US, for UNRRA's componions each had took the Corporal Kedah State, today,

res Tibet, asking Tibet's polley as fallure to distribute supplies im receipis for two food packager the Communist and his companions to the Two terrorists were killed and nedlase

armles threat-partially One

delivered to them a week after

between Communist nearest office of the American six others believed killed,

their arrest. But there has ened its borders.

and Nationalist territories. They War Graves Registration Com-British other renk was killed,

been apparently no contact

are also bitter about the fact man, and they were after-

that post-UNRRA shipments with them slace then,

from the U.S. to Chinese ciles The message about the food

Per Hour

were stopped as soon as the packages sold the parcels were

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Nov. cities became Communist turned over to the Communist police, who said they could not 11The De Havilland' Comet,

important that the very be delivered unless Me Ward Britain's new jet airliner, aver U.S. Government and voluntary and his aides specifically re-

oged just under 853 kilometres

agencies break

down this sULA- quested them and signed ས

per hour on a recent 630-kilo-picion and make it plain that ceipts. Unexpectedly, signed re- metres aight from Edinburgh, in we are interested in the hungry ceipts calle back.

Scotland, to Brighton, on the and sick from a Christian and London, Nov. Office

11.-OMeini А Јаралево Foreign

Mukden staff was said South Coast, the company dis-humenilaring pelat of view."-

Associated Press. official termed

re-support for Government securi-to have got through some other closed tonight-Reuter, Yoshida's

misties, which lost thousands of messages

but none gave any Sterling from added millions

Amid the away of their

pursuers.

M

wards driven

sources

Jeers

Reuter.

Later, British troops located a nearby Communist camp with

and parad ground trenches. Associated Press.

The Groundnuts Scheme

was Inevitable that political capital should be made of the first annual report of the Overseas Food Corporation, the Government organisation responsible for the vast East African groundnuts true that the report, scheme. It IN published earlier this month, was not an encouraging document. Even its timing wast unfortunate: It came as the need for strict economy In Government spending was being driven home with increasing force, and while the political parties were engaged in the thrust and parry of pre- election strategy. The report showed that by March 31 this year 49,620 acres in the three areas chosen for development had been sown to crops; and that- from the beginning of the scheme to that date the Corporation had incurred liabilities amounting to £23,000,000. The original Bowing target was 150,000 acres, which was expected to produce a harvest of 56,920 tons of groundnuts In 1948. and 227,676 tons this year. Experience showed that it was difficult and uneconomic to grow an underground crop on newly cleared land, full of roots and stumps, and so in some places sunflowers were sown. These yield about the same of fats and oils per acre as ...quantity

groundnuts, and it is hoped that their cultivation will prepare the 'virgin greand for groundnuts. The report admits that only 2,150 tons of groundnuts and 800 tons of sunflower..seeds had been

harvested up till March this year. It also admits that the cost of clearing in- acre of ground had been found to be ten times the original estimate of almost £4. These › aro' discouraging results, to say "the least, but the scheme has from the

first been regarded as a long-term pro- ject, and it is assumed that these lessons dearly bought though they have been--- will not be disregarded in the future. A more disquieting feature of the scheme is that the auditors refused to sign the usuni certificate saying that proper books of account had been kept. The Gavera- ment's view of this seemed to be that it was understandable, in view of the great dißculties experienced by the Corporn- tion in its first year of operation. Whether or not there is an excuse for past neglect, there is certainly none for the future. Every effort must be made to get the accounts into good order immediately, and ⚫ run, the groundnuts scheme on ordinary business lines. Colonial development schemes can play an important part in Britain's economy, but there must be prudent spending and efficient manage ment If they are to succeed. And, despite past inefficiency, the groundnuts scheme must be made to succeed. It was initiated to help remedy the acute shortage of fata and oils for domestic consumption--with animal feeding-stuffs as a by-product-- and this need is no leas now than it was in 1946. In fact it is greater, A little publicised fact is that when the scheme was started it was envisaged that the price of groundnuts would have fallen by this year to £20 atom. In fact the shortage has worsened, prices have moved the other way, and the import price now being paid is about £55 a ton. This strengthens the view that the groundnuts scheme will eventually justify itself, despite the high price at which, the experience has been bought.

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His remark stirred Japanese political circles and brought an from the request Cabinet for a transcription of

the statement.

The transcript showed that Yoshida, addressing the Upper House of Parliament, said.

"A peace treaty is a right os long as it is a treaty. We can demand a right.

If the peace terins

are disadvantageous to Japan we can walk out or just

decline a peace treaty."

marka "an unfortunate fake" at this time, and

Volume Ugures are not yet

available,

In an announce- ment, the Board of Trade noted that it was not yet certain "how fur certain import figures, and particular export figures, have sterling been written up in terms." because ol valuation of sterling jember 18.-Reuter,

tthe de- on Sep-

STOCKS SPURT

The

their details of the alleged Incident

that Yoshida spoke as Premier market value before and after which led to the arrests, or revaluation, re-appeared today no1 as Foreign Minister, a port for the first time for many felio which he also holds.-A-months and had an electrical Mances Mr Ward and his com-

Ecciated Press.

McCOY GOES

effect on the Stock Exchange.

The Government broker ap- peared to have official orders to securities

where and under what circum-

pantons are being held.-United Press.

Washington, Nov. 11-Presi-buy all Government New Typhoon

deat

Truman today relieved at current prices, and within a Maj-General Frank R. McCoy few minutes Wor

Loan had 40

and shillings Consols by 30 shillings.

us U.S. representative In the Jumped by

Far Eastern Commission.

Mir

Mr Truman appointed Maxwell M. Hamilton, a For- there

This sudden move, of which had been no warning, eign Service career oficer, to caused on immediate rally in succeed Gen. McCoy. Mr Hamil- other sections of the Exchange, ton will have the rank of Am-Including British Industrials, bassador.

Con. McCoy has been trying to resign, sinee last December He wants to devote his time to privato affairs,

Mr. Truman sald he made the change with "great re- littance." The shift is efter Live on November 30,-AB30- clated Press.

Smuts Going To Britain

Johannesburg, Nov. 11-Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuls is lo leave for London by alr on November 10 for a week's stay,

it was announced today,

Sume

In Central Philippines

which yesterday reached their Manila, Nov. 12.-A new lowest since 1943.

the Visaya typhoon hit Islands last night, and Dr observers doubted

of whether the raily would be any-H. J. Yanzon, manager thing more than technical. They the National Red Cross, ex- argued that the Government pressed fear that large areas could obtain resources for per-which only recently reeled manent support of the market

only by an expansion of credit, under a destructive storm which would be inflationary had again been battered.

Reuter,

Bourbon Prince

Dies At 79

..

Nov,

Dr Yanzon, who had alerted Red Cross personnel in the Central and Southern, Philip-

Comet's 853 Kms

pines, mald he expected repas That's at any momant

-The typhoon was considerably than that of, November

stronger 1 and 2, having

maximum winds of 70 miles per hour at Seville.

11-Prince W

centre. At 3 a.m. It was the Carlos Maria de Bourbon ? 15 miles south of Iloilo, and at Bourbon, father-in-law of Dun 2 p.m. today it was expected to

He will speak at a Sanquet Juan, Pretender to the Spanish be centred at 150 miles south-

at the Savoy Hotel in celebra-throne, died here today 24 hours

tion of the 75th birthday of Drafter celebrating his 70th birth-west of Calapart, on Mindern Istand, according to.. the Chlam

President day and after a long liness Weather Bureau. Weizmann,

of. Draci and an old friend of Elle family was present, excepi Southern Luzon; and · Manila! the South African leader the Duchess of Barcelona, who

Field Marshal Smuts hopes was expected during the after

to meet Mr. Winston Churchill noon, and his daughter Esper-

may be hit, and Manifans have been-alerted. The typhoon,·la travelling at 10 mph on a West,

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