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in DANGEROUS FLARE-UP FEARED IN

AMERICAN REPLY Princess Elizabeth In Malta DANGEROUS

TO SOVIET NOTE EXPECTED SOON

No Trace Of Navy Plane Or Survivors

Washington, Apr. 13. State Department officials said today that the Defence Department expected to report later today on its investigation into the Soviet charges that an American plane fired on Russian fighter planes over Latvia last Saturday,

The report will be preliminary and will contain little or no information not already public, but there were indications that the American reply to Russia might be formulated on the basis of the Department's report.

Double Jet Plane Disaster'

London, Apr. 13. Two

of Britain's latest Jet planes, the Meteor and a today. Vampire, crashed The pilots were killed, alved Meteor The earth at 400 miles an hour at Yoxford, Suffolk,

to

The Vampire crashed in flames at Bhamley Green, Godalming, Surrey, during freak thunder.

near

storm.

A

It was the second Meteor crash this year.

No Vampires

hayd

one

dia of

in tho France.

crashed in Britain this year, longh South-West Reuter.

Son,

chiefs and Navy Air Force

have already

said

only the American military plane near that area was a Navy Privateer missing Ence it went out on a routine fight on Saturday from Wiesbaden to Copenhagen with 10 mou oboard, oard.

was

Moscow mald today that the missing Navy Privateer the plane which had exchanged dre. American rearch

planes have found no trace of the Navy plane which is bolleved to have gone down in the Baltic. Nor bave they found any trace of survivors.

Meanwhile, defence officials made it clear they had no in- i tention of sending armed patrol planes over the Baltic or of cominitting any set that Russia could call aggressive.

SOVIET AWARD The Presidium of the awarded Supreme Soviet has

the Order of

the Red Banner

Princess Elizabeth arriving in Malta where she is spending a few weeks with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, serving with the Mediterranean Fleet. (Central Press Photo)

Leopold Suggesting Compromise:

Two On The Throne

Plot Against Pandit Nehru

Bombay, Apr. 13.-The police have arrested "some belleved to bo persons

for

plot responsible

against the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru," Bombay's Home Minister. Dessal, an- Mr Moraj! nounced here today.

The Minister declined to discuss detalle of the plot. Ile said he could not say whether the plot had been "but nipped in the bud definitely we came on the

In time." Later the Bombay Secre- Bombay informed

and NOWN newspaper agencies

state- that the ment was "off the record." --Reuter.

Lariat

Jap Threat Would Oust British Firms

EAST INDONESIA

Soekarno Orders Troops Into Action

Macassar

To Retake

Djakarta, Apr. 13.-With trouble browing, the East Indo- nasian promier, Mr Dispari, today urged the three-power United Nations Indonesian Commission to try to prevent further fight- ing in the Colebes port of Macassar, which has been held for a week by outlawed robols.

Mr Dispari made his plea a few hours after. the President of the United States of Indonesia, FIGHT FOR Dr Soekarno, declared the rebel Captain Abdul Azis and his followers insurgents and ordered the USI Army to retake the city.

The big question is whe- ther the revolt will spread to other parts of East Indo- nesia and the Republican troops stationed there.

minelleldo

reets

CHINA'S

amphibious ASSETS

Elsewhere cora?

make landings dieult,

President Soekarno told his armed forces in a broadcast to- night,

to "settle the Macassar

His

Azis is said to have won over affair". about 700 of these Republican soldiers already.

authority dispute.

The

to intervene in the

Bank Of China's Position Argued Talpel, Apr. 18. — The

order came after Captain Andi Abdul Azis had rejected the Indonesian Government's The United Nations Com- mission, composed of the United final ultimatum for him to go to Ministry of Finance hinted to account on Thursday that attempts States, Belgium and Australia, the Federal capital London, Apr. 13.-Mr J. was reproted seeking to deter for his seizure of Macassar. The of the Chinese Communists the port on April 5 toto seize assets of the Bank H. Ewing, chairman of the mine whether it had any legal 20-year-old rebel leader occu-

oppose the plon to incorporate of China abroad, may bo United Kingdom Chamber

fact that Dutch cotontal East Indonesia into the Federn fought in court.

State. of Commerce in Japan, sald

Calling for calm, the Presl The Finance Minister, Mr C. on Thursday that the 55 troops stil uraer tae jurisdiction of the Netheriunds have joined percentage tax levy could the revers may be grounds werdent said of the rebel leader, K. Yen, in a formal statement

that convinced

the declared that attempts of the nm Case " A commercial intervention.

the State of Chinese Communists to take the compel British

Government of Faid:

clearly "Wr Arc

will treat him Bank's

Basets

the 20 concerns to leave Japan.

a person who holds power "illegal" because 21 of the In a letter to The Times, Mr studying the nuution, but I cur East Indonesia

urder comment"

illegally. The question of members of the Bank's board Ewing said the threatened tax matke no

of State

are presently in Talpel whether or not the means that British concerns are

remain is fore any action by the Peld East Indonesia will "faced with overheads amount-

not the business of the armed ing to two and a half times the He said that resent Ogures.

forcon. It is a matter for the prezen

people."-Reuter.

KPOKESMA

omnied ProOF

INVASION FORCE Djakarta, Apr. 13.--Author)- tative muniary sources here stud onight that Federal troops are unlikely to be ready for a beach. Labaing in the South Celebes for at least live days,

Palace To The Girl Friend

word

regime to try to securae control at the of the Bank is "entirely invalid." He added: "It is hoped that such concerns were

and even it a few!

general public in China prepared to venture the almost

abroad should not be deceived certain losses that are bound to

by such an illegal attempt." result. in the hope for better

Mr Yen referred to claims by 10 four Russina airmen for

times and saner thoughts, the their fuldiment of

Peking that directors of the "excellent

existing sterling area regulations service duly," the Soviet news

Eight battalions, each of about

Bank of China held a meeting export of funds Täss reported from

Geneva, Apr. 13. The Belgian premier-preclude the

900 men, are ready to embark Australia May Th

London, Apr. 13.-The Lon-there, whereat the assets were Moscow tonight.

Mr Ewing sald

this from North Java ports to carry thal Aid In Malayaletion of the reason for the

The announcement gave no in- designate, M. van Zeeland, had an "urgent con- for such purpose."

outburst of nationalisnout the President's order, i was don News Chronicle sald today declared the property of the that King Farouk of Egypt has /Community. Mr Yen assumed ference" today with King Leopold III, and it is "new

development to those learned. but the circumstances

Twelve tank landing ships given a palace to 16-year-old that the head office of the Bank Sydney, Apr. 13-The Minis-mediate rise to specula-

who look for an alleviation of believed that the exiled monarch is considering a new

and that any action by Peking The troubles and a greater and two landing craft tanks, Natriinan Sadek to mark their of Chinn is presently in Taipei, ter of Defence. Mr John Harri-ave

by the approaching "sharing" the throne of Belgium with his 19-year-world that the on that the men were pilots

recently handed over exchange of goods and ideas.

ile added: "There is evidence tald tonight

involved in the clash ever

of British

being overhauled News Chronicle dispatch, dated is illegal. Dulch, are would give Australian Cabinet

"The withdrawal

wil probably be used in the from Paris, gave no source for that the former manager of the consideration to Russian-occurled Latvia sympathetic

men and commerciat M. van Zeeland was summoned to Geneva business

its Saturday.

information. It sald any appeal by Britain to Aus

President Truman refused to

ikely disaster. Our protests

The most likely innding point Miss Sadek has moved into Hongkong branch of the Bank.

Palace, one of King of China, Chen Shou-jen tralia for

fected to he puppet regime. military aid in Malaya.

romment today on Soviet re- suddenly from Brussels where he was pressing kill from Japon seems to be assault if crews can be mustered.

would be at Binthain, south-Korubra

residences in Cairo,

Tho Nationalist Government Asked whether the Australian

ahead with plans to form an all-Catholic govern-have been met with the blunt service ports of an "air battle" hetween

west of Macassar, but Azis is Farouk's

order has issued an

for his compulsory national

British concETIS an American plane and Soviet

area well and that they may be married to have tho known ment dedicated to bringing King Leopold back to stalement by Uhre Japanese gov

on May 8-United Press. force could or would be used in

apprehension."--United Frezi, chould employ Japanese staffs.”

covered. Malaya,

Harrison cald no nighters as American aud Soviet kept up antry

his throne. finality

-United Press. on operations of the newspapers

charges and counter-charizes national service force had

The Premier-Designate been determined by the Cabinet bout the Incident

and Swe-travelling in a military plane, 10 American, Danish faing Harrison Mr

was accompanied London to take up drles as dish aircraft maintained the and

went into con- Australian Resident Minister-rearch for a missing American Leopold's sceretary, M. Jacques

Pirenne. He (Continued on Page 5 Col. 0) United Press.

Mr

EDITORIAL

D

yet

on

old son.

Testing Time For Communists

was

stir. The Red setbacks in ideological war- fare over the last twelve months havo been considerable, and de Gasperi hau every reason to place faith in the good of the average working man. Inability by the Communists to persuado more than 20 percent to walk out in protest tells its own story. The break- down of their insidious proselytising has not been quite so marked as it has been in France, but as a group they have fallen to a hopeless minority. Then, too, the de Gasperi Government has

itself A proved

strong adminiu-

tration,

EVELOPMENTS in Italy and in France where the first American arms sent under the Atlantic Pact are arrive will engage now beginning to

senso All the Communist earnest attention. Icaders have assembled in Rome with na attempt to disguise their purpose, the organisation of strikes and demonstra- tions, to interfere, if they cannot prevent or sabotage shipments. In Naples, twenty percent of workers staged a general striko in protest against the unloading of arms, and a tense feeling persisted, provoking a few minor clashes. In Cherbourg, the military port has been barricaded, and special precautions, police and military, the collisiona to discourage promise

situation can bo threatened. If the regarded as serious, there is no reason yet to consider it to be extremely dangerous. Communist activity causes no surprise; an outward show of indifference would stir up far more anxious suspicions. Both governments have made their own moves in excellent time, and the signs point to the Togliattis being sadly out. Nothing has happened to manoeuvred. suggest they are prepared for a definito Bhowdown, as much as Moscow desires it, as much as the Kremlin attempts to throw spanners Into the machinery by choosing this moment to address sharp Notes on reparations. As though it were that the Soviet does not know whose ja the main responsibility for Italy's failure to meet her obligations according to treaty engagements. Everything Indicates, how- ever, that whys and wherefores do not touch on Moscow policy and that orders have been issued to synchronise Italian Today the agitation with the French. right atmosphere is nôt quite so easy to

well supported publicly, and directed by stalwarts in the vital fields of army and police. The situation, indeed, is a very different proposition from the the crucial governmental weakness of

which and 1922 between 1918 years opened the way to the blood-brother of the Communists, Mussolint and his Fascisti. A series of collisions just recently have been dealt with in deter- mined fashion. The Reds find themselves at n disadvantage, and jib at butting their heads against a brick wall. Employment does not of force by any government arouse genuine enthusiasm. But Red methods have to be countered, if they are bold enough to offer challenge, by effective reprisals. The Government is required

to

meet the old problem of liberal democracy. To give the enemies of liberty the freedom to smash it would be woTNO than madness. That is not to say that no dificulties will arise. The agrarian reform harassments still require positive But what has gone before hna action. been enlightened and encouraging. If it is possible, even now, for the situation to get out of control, it is not probable.

by

the King im- ference with mediately after the arrival.

Informed sources in Brussels mid that Leopold himself had drcided it would be dangerous for the Catholics to force his re- the turn against

strikes and bitter

the opposition which Socialist and Liberal parties are certain to launch. M.

van

Zeeland, also recognising that

danger, conferred

on Wednes

crnment that

marriage.

that

Hopes Of Friendly Relations With Peking Fading

London,

Apr.

Nationalist

For that 19.which actually belonged to the Western countries.

has reason they are not anxious to government day night from midnight until Prospects of an early estab-bon impounded by the Foreign have their own regime in China two a.m. with the Sociallst lishment of friendly British Omee pending the establishment recognised."United Press. leador, M. Henri Spaak, on a compromise.

auto-

relations with Communist of relations with Feking when

property would Under that compromise, China faded today when such Leopold would in effect share

officials admitted matically be handed over. British

In some cases, the his throne until September 1951. when his son, Baudouin, will be that Peking was pressing

20

son

alone. The plan would be implemented

to

when

be

British the disposal of Chinese Nationalists' pro- by would be decided 23 years of 950. At that time, conditions outside the field govemment said Parliament would made a deci-of normal diplomatic proce-perly

law courts of

which both at

Nationalista sion whether father

Communists and Sure. should hold the throne

January Since

represented. could

Thoy sal the status of For- by appointing Prince Boudoun Peking's Foreign Minister Chou

the post of

"Lieutenant En-lal invited Britain to send mosa has yet to be decided by to Peking the Far Eastern Commission es General of the Realm." He representative

thus join his father in there has been no progress in part of an

Tho he establishment of diplomatie peace settlement and that from all decrees, the signing of

д technical viewpoint Formosa

yet be regarded plan marks a modification of M. relations. Spank's earlier

The British Charge d'Affaires, cannot announcement

J. C. flutchison, has not Chinese territory. that the Socialists would accept Mr

Chou The Peking Foreign

authorities Baudouin, but not Leopold,

are said to have vat been received by

to conduct announced En-lal or Mao Tse-tung M. Van Zeeland

the 'been Instructed

with

unabated Infarmed quarters say that he would not be returning

In

оп

eventual Japanese

AD

Office

that Mr

his

to Brussels tonight as had been Peking Government is making negotiations expected. He is understood to hings tough by demanding as vigilance."

is understood have failed to form a newsurances of British support In

in Hutchison was told during Unlied Nations and Government either from his own the

March 4th that party or in coalition with the king's claims to Formosa be- first visit to the Peking For- Liberais,

tore diplomatic relations can be elan Office on

truth is that Bri- the naked

basad On his return to his hotel M. established.

tain's recognition Is

strategia grounds It is also understood that the Van Zealand looked grim. He

Insisting that mainly brushed past correspondents, Communists are

hand over and not out of friendship." should mying: "I can tell you abso-Britain

assets re-United Press. tutely nothing.". At first ho Chinese Nationalist

the British Ottawa, Apr. 13-Recognition would not even say whe her hemaining within

of Communist China by Canada

the governmen was leaving today, but after an Commonwealth and Empire."

The

Communists are

also if a

a question angry outburst by Journalists

and questioning

Britain's right to has shelved for a few weeks, he shrugged unsmilingly

A consulato

pendor External Affairs Depart-

ald today. mid: "Well, to help you I am maintain

Official 'sources

said ment

Bource eald not returning to Brussels today." Formosa

Hutchison delivered the The source said the decision He refused to say whether he Mr

reply to thes: Chinose was postponed before the Easter another audience British

preconditions and Communist

on recess of the Parliament, today or not-Reuter

March 17. Since then, there has In the meantime, the External United Press,

been no further contact with the Affairs Department decided to Peking Foreign Office.

rend

Ambassador T. C. Davis, 34 KILLED IN

It was understood that Peking formerly stationed in Chinn, le was told that Britain would be INDIA CRASH.

prepared to vote for Peking's another post which was not yet New Delhi,

13-Dia-seat on the Security Council if Apr.

The source said, "We bellevo patches from Bareilly suld today this was in accordance with the

that the Russians are anxiou that the death toll from yester majority of the votes, day's Kumaon Express wreck On the question was 34 persons dead and 187 Nationalist assets, injured. United Press

would have

decided

of Chinese to seal off their satellite coun- the British tries certainly in Europe and Government said that property probably in Asia ha well from

dow

MR ERNEST BEVIN London, Apr. 13. The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, who had an operation for haemorrhoids at a London hospital today. was making "satisfactory progress" tonight, the Foreign Office announced,

Mr Bevin went into hospital on Tuesday. He is expected to leave in about .a fortnight's Ume-Reuter,

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