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RESIGNATION OF MAY CLEMENTIS LEAD TO PURGE

Prague, Mar. 14. The resignation of the Czechoslovakian Foreign Minister, Vladimir Clementis, was regarded by Western observers here tonight as marking the end of all Western influence in the Czech Foreign Office and among its officials at home and abroad.

Super-Carrier Scuttled For Good

Washington, Mar. 14.~~ The Defence Becretary, Mr Louls Johnson, who scut- tied the Navy's proposed super-carrier

East year,

said today that as far as he was concerned the ble ship was scuttled for good.

Raid; "Considera.

flons which supported my original decision are still controlling, and I can see no prospect of being able

Ro recommend struction in the immediate future,"

to

гол-

Defence Secretary

reaffirmed his

Thir

agalnst

to

verdict proposed

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the 05,000-ton Hush-deck ear- rier

In a letter to Con- ciess. In it he expressed

A bili opposition name the ship, "when and bullt, James if" was Forrestal, in honour of his late predecessor.- United Press.

Preview Of Indian Textiles

London, Mar. 14.-Press- men from many parts of the world were today given a preview of the largest ex- hibition of Indian textiles ever staged in Britain.

It

Agree

These observers that the resignation also ended a period of transition In Czech foreign policy which in the Inst three years has

become increasingly more uncompromising to- wards the Western Powers.

at

the

Western observers, however, appeared not to have expected the Clementis resignation this stage. They thought that he had been due to purge, the Ministry

overhaul and Czech diplomalle staff abroad.

They sald that Clementis urged a policy of transforming the People's Democracles of Poland, Hungary and East Ger- many from former enemies info reliable friends without terri- torial claims on Czechoslovakin.

at- At the same time, he tempira

working: to keep up relations with the West.

There obrerveis niro sdd that Clementis, 21 convlaced Com- munia, never showed

y

sympathy for the Western point of view but that he was at Feast open to understanding it.

BECOME SUSPECT

Clementis, as Undor-Secretary

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1950.

New Glant For Middle East

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A new giant tractor designed to meet the requirements of the Iraq Petroleum Company, was demonstrated recently at Bagshot. It will be used to transport the heavy steel pipes to form the link between Kirkuk and the Mediterranean, and can carry a load of 32 tons and for a gross train weight with semi-trailer, of up to 100

(Central Press). tung. This picture shows the vehicle during the test.

Security Council Resolves To Appoint

Kashmir

Mediator

Lake Success, Mar. 14. ~ The Security Council tonight adopted a

Tor Foreign Affair in the exted resolution appointing a Kashmir Mediator.

Benes Government In London dining the war h, it was br- Beved here, become suspect in

a regime where all contaels with

The voting on the resolution to appoint a Mediator was eight in favour and none against, with India and Yugoslavia abstaining.

The Council's decision ends another phase in this long-drawn out the West were now held to be dispute. The first phase was the appointment of a Kashmir Commission

of five men, and the second was reached when they reported a deadlock in the negotiations.

tneriainating.

At

to forecast whether his resignide, the Pakistan regular

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forees OR

Italy To

Chop Up Big Estates; Land

To Go To Peasants

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Rome, Mar. 14-A widespread re-distribution of per month. UK British Possessions land in Italy was announced today by the Prime Minister, month." Signor Alcido do Casport. While thousands of peasants in come, should be addressed to the Southern Italy squatted grimly on vast areas of land they Eater, business communications and havo seized in the last two wooks, the Premier disclosed advertisements to the Secretary. that the Cabinet had agreed to cut up big cstates through- Telephone: 20011 (5 Linca). out Italy and distribute part of them to unemployed farmers.

CLASSIFIED

The Premier sald that it was ADVERTISEMENTS

The Cabinet has spent 501approval of the measures. hours in the last eight days drawing up the plans.

The plans are deserthed by observers as the most sweeping social change ever made in Italy without violence.

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theoretically possible percent of n big property to ba confiscated and re-distributed.

Compensation would be paid

one-quarter in cash and three- quariera In State

bonda re- It was estimated that the redeemabla in 25 years.--Reuter. form plan to be submitted to Parliament within a few days will top 3,750,000 acres off big. estates ord distribute them among 250,000 peasant families.

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The plan was regarded as an effort to create a major bulwark against Communism by vast 17 Hankow Road, Kowloon, reinforcement of the number of email farmers country,

throughout the

PUBLIC WORKS Premier de Gasperi said that the re-distribution of land would i be accompanied by a 10-year programume to spend 12,000,000 lire on land development.

The poverty-stricken areas of Southern Italy, Sielly and Sar- would be enriched as under this pro- never before

Find

gramme.

cultivat:d.

Huge public works schemes will irrigate and drain land at present

scarcely whole populations will be moved on to farmland present

nt barren, and the beginnings modem civilisation will move into an area which has been one of Europe's poorest since Hanni bat tald it waste 2,100 years ago.

Premier de Garperi fold press conference that although containing details of the bills

the new programme have been agreed by the Cabinet, certain final details have still to be settled,

The Cabinet la expected to thetries sponsoring the resolution complete discussions tomorrow and to vote formal and final before the Council.

Shah Returns To Porsla

the came pw lan Cume. no one who

London had when he was in doubt that he was a wholly

The task of the Mediator | Kashmir Di orthodox

uministakably

will be to supervise demill-other.

Sir Mohammed Zafrullah zralous Communist.

the disputed India today accepted the Khan

declared that Pakistan with a few Observers here were hot dis-tarisation in

occupied by Connell's decision

necopled the Joint resolution pase to believe that he could territory now

the methods and would do all in its power!

with the United and timing of demollitarisation, to co-operate he accused of any sort of de-four types of forces-Indian reservations about

regular forces, aided by the same reservations caused Nations representative in the vistion.

It was thought to be too early Kashmir State forces on one deadlock

In the Kashmir letter and spirit of the

re- Karachi. Mar. 14.-The Shah of Persiu, Mohamed Iteza Commission. tion foreshadowed n

Security Council circles hoped (Free)

returned here tonight "I nced hardiy remind the Palilevi, That

tour of East one-man

mediation may Security Counell that Pakistan's after his 14-day hus been insured for £4,500.

purge and a spectacular trial

overcome these obstacles.

altitude generally with regard and West Pakistan

to have to the resolution has been that Several rooms in India House the model of the former Hun

He was estimated gerlan Forelyn Minister, Laszlo have been transformed for the Raik, who also suffered

extraordin- next month with an arily colourful display of bro-being insufficiently a cades, furnishing fabrics, house- hold and table nen and dress

The designs materials. colours were gorgeous, and one Journalist said that they reminds flowers and ed him of Indian sunshine.

STIAN."

from "Moscow

Some authorities here thought and it possible that the case of Cie- mentis might follow the fines the eclipse of the former of Polial Vice-Premier, Wladyslaw Comolka, who has been in dis- race for a full year and has not yet been brought to trial.

The High Commissioner, Mr V. K. Krishna Menon, described it as "n very modest show, not intended to be large in quantity.

forces and

Azad

Monks Flee From Chinese

Communists

St Norbert, Manitoba, Mur.

Chinesc 14. Ten

One reason thought to have precipitated the resignation of Its purpose, he explained, was Clementis was the recent Soviet monks of the Trappist Order

for telustatement of to arouse interest in Britain in pressure

Loday told of their escape Zone Government of produce the East what India could

He hoped that Germany as an equal member of from Communist China in her mills,

the East European community they settled down the exhibition would prove in- teresting to people from other of nations. Countries, although it was main- trode ly intended to promote

relations between India and Bri-

tain.

High

GREAT ATTRACTION Disappointingly, the Commissioner amounced that none of the lovely things in the

be cold,

exhibition would

no

Indin House was a Government establishment,

PLANS RESISTED

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monastery here.

ofter

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Sir Benegal Narsing Rau then read the Government of India's staterner informing the Security

nl Council that it accepted the four-power resolution on Kash- of mir subject to reaffirmation its position regarding the de- militarisation proposals,

rolution.

it is based on the McNaughton covered 4,500 miles.-Reuter. proposals," he said.

He also stated that Pakistan had accepted

the McNaughton proposals.

Sir Mohammed sold that it WAS perfectly clear that the resolution spoke of resolutions INDIA'S STATEMENT

made between the parties, in India's delegate made the the sense of the August 13, 1940, following brief statement on and January 5, 1949, resolutions behalf of his Government: of the United Nations Kashmir

The Government of India's Commission-Reuter.

Mc- regarding the position Naughton proporals was stated by me in the statement 1 made 011 March 8, and my Govern- ment adheres to it and sees no reason to modify 11.

"Subject to that, my Govern- ment accrpts the resolution.

Government "My

extend to him such

assumes

co-opera-

MAJESTIC

SHOWING TO-DAY AT

Dom Paulinus. titular prior An official declaration by the of the abandoned monastery of former Soviet Foreign Minister Our Lantly of Joy, in Chengut, that, as implied in Paragraph 6 2.30. 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. M. V. Molloy, last week that is the leader of the evacuated of the Joint resolution, the Germany must repadn Its

place in Europe, fol-group. He went to the Chengt United Nations representative

Communists will be appointed with the The lowed persistent reports that monastery Poland and Czechoslovakin had raided the monastery of Our greement of the parties and, resisted Soviet plans to include Lady of Consolation at Yangon this assumption, is ready to delicious Eastern Germany in the East Kia Ping, in northern China.

tion in the "discharge of his story of European network of nations.

functions ar lies in its power. America's

He prefaced the statement by saying: "We have arrived at

Crea- stage of the debate when it most

beautiful test scif-restraint and economy necessary to exercle the of werds if the settlement of

model.. Ko forward. this problem is to Fo

The

was

The second monastery

ant new Foreign Minister, between the Nationalist He mentioned, however, that

as the Reds the names of all the arms which Villem Siroky, has been a metu Communist lines

Slovak Communist moved south. One member of had sent goods to the exhibitioner of the were listed in the catalogue, and Parly since 1921. He will be 48 the group now settled here was members of the staff of India on May 31, He is the son of a seriously wounded by a Com-

munist guerilia buffet. House could supply all the ailwayman.

ditional Information required by Siroky was elected to Parlia would-be purchasers.

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Dom Paulinus sald half of

and ment as a Communist candidate the group dispersed

they when

were

"I shall, therefore, the

n

read out

When the exhibition is opened in 1933. He went to France in

to Government has instructed me forced 10 the publie

on Thursday 1939 but after the fall of France other half moved away together to the Counell the statement my housewives will be very in returned legally to Slovakia

abandon the monastery. He to make and I shall resist any tcreated In articles such as where he organised the under-

Chinese monks way." towels, bedspreads and house-ground activities of the Com- said many benefactors came to temptation to add to it in muy

the aid of the

them to reach this to help country.--United Press.

hok linen. Carpets from various munist Party and trade union parts of India, In pleasing de movement.

On signs and colours, are expected

was Jaly 3, 1941, he

to prove a great attraction to arrested in Slovakia and impri-

London buyers.-Reuter,

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TWO-YEAR TASK

The resolution called upon India and Pakistan to carry out

tha

a demillarisation programme wittin five months from date of the resolution.

The names most frequently mentioned for the delicate task

mediation of

are Admiral corller 14.--Rotary Chester Nimitz, chosen

the supervise

Kashmir

April 1945, in the first postwar International, announcing its to

Czech Government.-Reuter,

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The Council resumed debate Kashmir who arrive presidency of Dr Homero L here on scholarships are Miss Fronte. The President invited Gwendolyn H. Mathews, of Madras, Nagayaru Shimizu, of Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan,

Tokyo,

Madamba

and Miss Odette

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members of the United Nations Kashmir Commission.

Manlia. will study in North Amerien, United Press.

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