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CLEAVAGE IN COUNCIL OF EUROPE Sharp Breach Between "Parliament" And Foreign Ministers Caustically Worded Comment Snow Swamps

COMMENT

Deeds Not Words

What the Mikardos and Dribergs expect the Labour Government to achieve by taking the

On Latest

Action

Strasbourg, Nov. 19.

no

Famed Area

Fresno, Calif., Nov. 19.

Eight thousand persons were homeless in Califor nia's rich Central Valley tonight as melted snow from the High sierras sent

than more

SCOTC of streams and rivers over

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their banks. 15-nation

Leading members of the Strasbourg "Parliament of Free Europe" went into close-doors sittings today with signs of a healing of the breach between the Assembly and its “Upper House," the Committee of Ministers.

The latest shot against the Ministers was

from the caustically - worded communique Assembly's Legal Committee whose proposals for additions to the Charter of Human Rights were eliminated from the final draft in Rome a

initiative and seeking DENSE FOG

new talks with Russia is left unexplained by the

motion which they intend BLANKETS

to -submit, to Parliament. Big Four talks have been

in the air for several

OUT EUROPE night ago.

London, Nov. 19.

weeks and as the result of a Russian move. If Mr Bevin with France and

Dense fog across North Ger- the United States did not many and floods in Southern jump at the opportunity, France halted air and shipping traffic during the weekend. it was not for lack of visibility was down to 50 yards desire to see an amicable in Germany. Fog delayed air- settlement of world prob-craft landing at Hamburg and

all movement of ships in ⚫lems,

Elbe ceased,

Barge traffic on the Lower Rhone

when was suspended flood waters made the current too fast to negotiate

Some riverside safely. have been flooded and in- habitants at Avignon and other towns were warned of a further

In Lake Success during the past week, Russia was executing another tack in its zigzag policy. For the moment the tough talk- ing tactics

pursued religiously by Mr Malik were abandoned. Unwontedly placatory, Mr Vyshinsky again posed as an exponent of inter- national co-operation, in- ternational conferences, peaceful settlement of disputes, the total aboli- tion of the atom bomb and even a more effective United Nations. Vyshinsky called, in fact, for a resumption of Big Four wartime relations on a high level, a laudable arrangement were there sincerity behind Soviet Foreign Minister's 'talk:

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any

It would be nice to believe in this appearance of a new-found moderation on the part of the usually vituperative Vyshinsky, even if that was accom- panied by the inference that the Communist j failure in Korea was the inspiration. It would be pleasant to assume that

rise.

the

bridges

areas

Flood waters from the Alps swept tree-trunks had boulders in a torrent of mud over a hamlet near Beaufort, in Savoy, No one was injured.

were

In India two women killed and another injured when a three-storey house in North

in Calcutta collapsed after cessant rain, and gales,

Eleven people were reported, to be missing at Kandwip, about 25 miles from Calcutta, when a boat capsized in the river Ganges.

It said: "The Committee on Legal Affairs, under the pre- sidency of its vice-president, M. Antonio Azard (Christian Democrat, Italy) expressed its protest against the decision of the Committee of Ministers to remit to

in-

experts proposals which have been lengthily studied by the Committee and

which by the Assembly cludes masters of laws whom nobody can deny the authority and competence which is now sought from ex-

perts.'

of

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fort-

The case for the Ministers by the Italian had been put

Carlo Foreign Minister, Count Sforza, who urged the Assem- bly to preserve its unity

Property damage is ex- pected to amount to more than $1,000,000 and at Icast one person was drowned.-United Press.

Reveller Did John Proud

urged that substantial progress in the had been made.

Sydney, Nov. 19. Sir John Robertson, New and South Wales Minister for Lands 1850's, is remembered chiefly for his brilliant solution of an exclusive club's financial Sforza predicament. In particular, Count observed, the Ministers had agreed to the setting up specialised authorities for par- ticular subjects-like the Schu- man coal-steel pool within the Council.

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It was learned that on vote the Committee was almost The statement echoed the equally divided. strong complaints made ing yesterday's public of the full Assembly.

dur-

sitting

ses. OWI

On the proposal that those countries which wish to federate should be encouraged frame- to do so within the

The "rights" ín question,

the voting was understood to which had been added to the work of the Council of Europe, Charter after an extensive debe 11 in favour, 10 against and bate during the summer

four abstentions.-Reuter. right to slon, were the property, the right of parents to determine the education their children, and the right to hold free elections.

of

French Popular Republicans accused Britain of having been the chief obstacle to action in of Ministers. the Committee Cyclonic conditions inter- rupted traffic at Calcutta' Dum Other representatives, including Dum Airport and a Royal Dutch the former Premier, M. Paul Airlines plane from Bangkok Reynaud, attacked the so-call- was diverted to Yaya, neared veto power by which any Benares. A number of outgoing one Minister can block action services were cancelled.-Reuter. I by the Council.

Ambush Laid

For

Marshall Plan Chief

Saigon, Nov. 19.

Three Communist guerillas lurking along the the Korea miscalculations route of a scheduled tour by the United States have brought some real Marshal Plan administrator, Mr William Foster, change in Soviet policy were shot dead in a blazing gun battle today. which improves

the

chances of a peaceful settlement.

changed.

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en-

The authorities said they be-Plan chief's plane had circled lieved the guerillas might have the field an hour,

Mr Foster changed his plans been lying in wait to kill Mr Few competent observers Foster,

whose plans to travel again and toured a village north have any such illusions. along the road a few miles west of Saigon instead of travelling this afternoon were along the Sampan road on a 30- There are aspects of of Saigon

mile inspection trip, He Kremlin policy and past

countered no trouble, performances which com-

Three American pel the free nations to remain on guard and strengthening continue their defences. Words, in so short, are not enough. A wary world looks for action.

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The authorities declined to

Privateer disclose further information on the shooting, which occurred on bombers arrived today from the Sampan road. Bad weather Manila to bolster the French blanketing one of Indo-China's forces fighting the Vietminh re

Some other : Privateers tricklest airfields at the Vietnam bels. capital of Dalat forced! My were expected within a week as fence o cancel, a private con part of increasing American ference with Emperor Bao Dal military aid to Indo-China.--- this morning after the Marshaft United Press.

"What about drinking _QUI- debt?" he sug- selves out of gested.

The bar did a roaring trade and the club prospered.

Today Sir John's statue stands in a niche in the Lands Depart- ment building, which World War II Yanks "Down Under will remember as a sprawling brownstone pile near Circular Quay.

The other day Jim Macdougall. a sharp-eyed columnist, noted that a reveller had placed an empty beer bottle in Sr. John's outstretched hand -United

Press.

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