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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1950.

SOUNDING BOARD FOR DISUNITY

Mr Churchill Accuses Mr Bevin Of Sabotage In Europe

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Council of Europe Assembly

Meeting Again Tomorrow

London, Nov. 16.

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The Council of Europe, which was conceived way to European unity, still may be. But today it has be- come a sounding board for Europe's disunity on many issues, including defence.

The Consultative Assembly of the Council of

Europe convenes at Strasbourg, Alsace, on Satur- STORMS day to complete its 1950 sitting which was divided

into two parts this year. The word "consulta-

tive" is the key to problems which beset the BATTER

Assembly.

It can only talk and recommend to European N. AMERICA

member governments. And to date governments have been inclined to turn a deaf ear to the Assembly's recommendations.

cold

Two storms battered

Chicago, Nov. 16.

North America today. One hit the Pacific coast on a 1,100-mile One of the key council de- Norway, Denmark, ond. Ireland front with wind up to 60 miles bates is over dcience. Initially, have

four each. Iceland, per hour; the other brought the assembly was prohibited Saar and Luxembourg

snow, high winds and a three from considering deferice mat-each. West Germany and Saar wave to the Mid-West. ters, but today members say are associate members.

The Pacific storm slugged the that to ignore defence problems Assembly representatives are coast frem Juneau, Alaska, to is to make the assembly a use- appointed by member govern- San Francisco. Rivers in less organisation far removed ments in such manner as the Oregon rose swiftly as heavy from reality.

government of each member rains fell with more than four The Council of Europe is shall decide. The British de-inches, drenching North Bend, divided into two parts-Com-legation, for example, is. Oregon. Full gale warnings mittee of Ministers and Con-selected from Parliament with both Labour, government and Opposition members on it.

This means each

govern

sultative Assembly.

The Committee of

Ministers

few from south-cast Alaska to Tattoosh. Washington, and storm warnings were hoisted as far south as San Francisco,

The Mid-Western storm, which was centred in

in, spread snow over the upper Wiscon-

Mississippi valley. Thunder showers hit a vast area from Arkansas to the Great Lakes. Storm warnings were displayed on Lake Michigan. Highways In the Committee of Min's- of voices with disputes within were icy, and travel hazardous. ters, however, even Luxembourg a national delegation soundingUnited Press. has the voto. The Committee louder at times than the dis-

is composed of one representa-ment's, assembly delegation in tive of each of the 15 member general is a cross-section of countries. Normally it is the that government's parliafhent foreign minister. On all im-with all the auferences that portant matters each nation has exist, between government and the veto in the committee, just opposition, parliamentary mem- as the Big, Five nations have bers

addeâ to national the veto in the Security Coun- differences betweeni coumfries.

This creates at times

a babel

· cíl.

considers the Assembly's reputes between nations. French Convoy

commendations and... decides The assembly's - Strasbourg whether to recommend action meeting place, La Maison de by member governments. Even l'Europea cost about $1,000,000, the ministers' recommendations

are not binding on their "ARCH SABOTEUR" governments.

ACTION OR VETO

council.

Ambushed

Salgon, Nov. 16. Vietminh rebels attacked

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In a debate in the House of French convoy, killing three Commons last Monday Mr French soldiers and wounding The Assembly is a delibera-Churchill interrupted the Brl-seven others on the Saigon-

tish Foreign Minister, tive organ of the

Mr Locninh road

in the Bangat Alter discussion at its annual Ernest Bevin, to blame him for sector, a military spokesman meetings, its recommendations Britain's reluctance to go fas- said today.

unity. French aircraft and artillery are passed on to the Committee ter toward European of Ministers for action

Pointing a finger.accusingly at dispersed the attackers, but not before they had set fire to 10 civilian lorries and damaged three military vehicles.

or

veto. The assembly's member- Mr Bevin, Mr Churchill ship is on a proportional re-charged: "You are the arch presentation basis,

saboteur."

Bangat is about 30 miles north of Saigon.

Great Britain, France, Italy It is against such strong feel- and Germany are allowed 18ings and even stronger, preju- representatives cach in the dices and nationalistic intinets' -assembly, Turkey has eight. that the Council of Europe

Sweden, Greste, Belgium and struggles for unity.---United soners yesterday, the Netherlands have six each. Press.

In Cochin-China Vietminh forces, lost 37 killed and 31 pri- the spokes- man said.-Reuter.

Comet Going Into

Service

London, Nov. 16. Britain hopes to put her record breaking Comet jet airliher into service on Commonwealth air, routes by next October, Sir Miles Thomas, Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) said at a lunch here today.

The proposed passenger service would put B.O.A.C. ahead of its competitors, he added. The Comet has a cruising speed of about 800 kilometres an hour.

Sir Miles sald it was plaņited to open the first.... passenger service from London through Rome, Calro and Karachi to Cal- cutta.-Reuter.

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Madras, Nov. 18. The Madras Government to day lifted a year-old ban on the Communist Party and 85 allied organisations, following a High Court judgment which held the ban to be "void and ultra vires" under the constitu- tion.

was

The ban

imposed in September, 1949 when the government considered Com- munist activities in the state to be "prejudicial to the main- tenance of law and order".

Sections of the state's cri- minal Law amendment act, which empowered the govern- ment to impose the ban, were declared "void" by the High Court in an appeal by a city firm of publishers,-Reuter,

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