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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1950.

NEW TRUMAN-ATTLEE TALKS?

British Dissatisfaction Over Decision On The Atom Bomb

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London, Dec. 17.

Great Britain smarted today under the loss

MOSCOW'S of the wartime equal partnership she had with the

United States on the atom bomb-including the

POTENTIAL veto over its use.

THREAT

Brussels, Dec. 17. Continental delegates ar-

This development has been toned down for a couple of days and Prime Minister Attlee, since returning from Washington, has made efforts to and it avoid disclosing the loss. But it is there, riving here today for At-irritates British officials who know all the details, lantic Pact defence talks as well as some of the British public. saw a potential threat in Britain's unequal partnership in atomic energy, the new Russian protest to and the many and deep Anglo-American differences Britain and France against over China, make another early meeting between Mr

Attlee and President Truman ålmost certain. German rearmament.

an

The Chinese issue is probably the most dangerous at the The Ministers, on the eve of their two-day meeting to create moment because it carries with it the threat of

Western bulwark against Anglo-American split. Communist aggression, were reluctant to envisage the full of yesterday's consequences Soviet "warning."

The effect of the Russian protest, usually reliable quar- ters said, might be to renew defensive the emphasis of the character of the rearmament planned for Western Europe.

They could not anticipate any change in policy towards "ap- peasement" despite the psycho- of this latest logical timing. Russian move.

The Foreign Affairs debate in moment, writes letters about the that at Marines that he had to retract, Parliament disclosed almost every step the United and to music critics threatening States and Britain have dis-to punch them in the nose.

The British hope--but they are agreed over Chinese policy and

not sure that Mr. Truman will continue to disagree,

not suddenly write a letter authorising the use of the atomit bomb. They would feel a lot safer if they had a voice in deciding if and when such drastic steps should be taken.

Britain holds fast to her be- lief that it was right and is still Communist right to recognise

The United States China. thinks recognition of the Peking regime is wrong. Britain wants

U.S. Secretary of State Communist China admitted to the United Nations; the United Dean Acheson and British is violently opposed. Foreign Secretary Ernest States Britain thought it was a mistake Bevin will have a chance

this week to mull for Mr Truman to link Formosa Brussels

these problems again. with Korea; the U.S. still thinks over

But the outlook is that pres- the it was right.

sure from the British public another Truman-Attlee

Russia, in a separate note to Britain and France yesterday, stated that the rearming of Western Germany would violate present treaties two countries.

between

in

on the Far East be-

When an advertisement appeared in the "Wanted" column of a Paris newspaper for "a man for dangerous mission, France or abroad,” Robert Planet answered it. He did not guess that the mission was murder but when he met the advertiser, - Andree Farree, housekeeper to wealthy 64-year-old ·M. · Thelier, and she told him she wanted to kill her employer and get his property, he agreed. The old man was overpowered, made to sign over his property and then strangled. The guilty couple, shown here in court, were sentenced, the woman to the guillotine and the man to 20 years imprisonment. --Central Press.

Danger Of Malaya Campaign Pointed

London, Dec. 17.

Britain wanted to halt Korean Uusally well-informed diplo-action south of the Manchurian for matic circles in Paris did not border and create a no-man's meeting will probably develop of Staff when Anglo-American dif-

The situation in South East Asia made it im- think that the Russian note land; the U.S. Chiefs would in any way affect France's rejected that proposal. Britain ferences

in Malaya against apparent. United perative that the campaign attitude to German rearmament wants the US. to promise that come

Communist banditry should not be allowed to drag and the formation of a military in coalition at the Brussels talks.

on indefinitely, the Yorkshire Post (Conservative) declared yesterday.

WESTERN REPLY

any

negotiations on

the Press. future of Formosa, the Chinese Communists will have a voice;

more

the U.S. is cool to that idea. Treason

Britain would be willing to go the much farther in making negotia- The Western reply to Soviet note was expected to tions attractive to the Chinese, point out that Russia herself had but the U.S. insists on a cease- created armed forces in Eastern fire before talking. Germany which might be con- sidered contrary to the Franco-atomic bomb. Soviet treaty of 1944.

Aggression in Korea and Rus- sia's refusal to help to create a system of collective security had increased insecurity and had made it necessary for Western Europe to contemplate rein- forcing her common defences with German aid.

German political quarters in Bonn, the West German capital, regarded the Soviet, protests as a manoeuvre designed to disturb the atmosphere of the Brussels conference.-Reuter.

Airman's Romance

And over all this hangs the

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ATTLEE'S AGREEMENT Mr Attlee came back Washington with some kind of gentleman's agreement with Mr Truman regarding its use. But the understanding was so secret that he could not even tell it

to the House of Commons.

During the war, it was under- stood, Mr Truman and Winston Churchill had a full partnership agreement on atomic energy.

was

This included a veto for both Britain and Canada over the use

bomb once it of the developed, since the bomb could' not: have been made when it was without British and Cana- dian help.

Trial Opens

In Damascus

Damascus, Dec. 17. Three men were charged be- fore a Military Court here to- day with plotting with foreign neighbouring country against the State's security.

involved.

on

and

the

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menace

Commenting on the recent mand quickly before external fresh measures taken. by the dangers become greater. High Malayan Government to tackle rewards are necessary because, the

Communist of

as experience has shown, there in banditry in Malaya, the York- is the greatest difficulty shire Post, in a leading article securing information about the entitled "Urgent problems in bandits and their movements. Malaya," welcomed the measures and observed that Britain had reason to be grateful for the loyalty of the Malays during these anxious times.

"The reason is that the Malayan population go in terror of their lives.

the

American Flour Yugoslavia

For

"In these circumstances it is a sound plan to give the Mala- Stating that Britain would be yan peoples an increasing part The Court prevented

in the fight by encouraging them Press mentioning the name of wise to take measures to main-

the bear the tain the confidence of the Asian

to

against arms terrorists," be peoples in her ability and de-

newspaper the foreign country

termination to defend foreign officials alleged to

them, stated.--Reuter. added: "She The former Syrian Defence the newspaper

that also demonstrate Minister, Ahmad Rabaty, will should face trial before the same she has a sincere concern for Court

Wednesday on their welfare,

ter- "Even on grounds of narrow charges of organising a rorist organisation alleged

self-interest she cannot afford to be responsible for an attempt neglect her pressing responsibi-

of the on the life

Deputy lities in Malaya. For her own Chief of Staff of the

Syrian economic strength depends to a Army, Colonel Adeeb Shishak-very large extent upon sole ir. London, Dec. 17.

country's contribution Group Captain Claude Henry

Saudi Arabia is to be named Empire's sources," Britons

being as in the second case of three Turner, one charged in Warsaw with

The loss of that full partner Fallegedly involved. a Polish tempting to smuggle

The Saudi Arabian Embassy girl, Miss Barbara Bobrowska, ship and especially the British

Arab terrorism in out of the country has asked veto over the use of the bomb-last month denied that it had

what worries the British | financed the court to "accept. his con-

as much as anything Syria and that its Government plot `fession" and release him, War- almost

They have come to consider Mr had financed an alleged saw Radio reported tonight.

The trial has been going on Truman an impetuous sort of to kill King Abdullah of Jor-

man who, on the spur of the dan,-Reuter. for the past week.-Reuter.

Plea

NANCY

GROCERY

But that was before the post- war McMahon Act in the United States, which makes the Pre sident of the U.S: the custodian of atomic weapons. IMPETUOUS Truman at-

So Long

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Yugoslav news It the measures to be taken and

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of the Communist

It is part of the 35,000 tons from American organisation exists, it will be a Executive

and order in promised

stocks - there to help. Yugo- threat to peace

whose Malaya."

harvests were "It is urgently. necessary to slavia, break up the Communist Com-ruined by drought-Reuter..

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