1951-03-28 — Page 2

Hongkong Telegraph 港電新報 士蔑新聞 All

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1951.

COVERING NAZI TRACES-Almost six years after the end of World War II, Germans in Berlin are still at work beautifying their city and erasing the marks of war.

This anti-aircraft bunker, built by the Nazis, is being covered with earth. by workers in the French sector. When the job is complete, the area will be a park with shrubbery and flowers.

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PHOTOGRAPHED IN ANSCO COLOR Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Screen Play by HARRY DROWN

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Complains Of Shackling

IRAN GENERAL WARNS AGAINST DISTURBANCES

Teheran, Mar. 27.

General Hussein Hejazi, the Military Governor of Teheran, said today that martial law and “other immediate measures" recently taken in - Persia had stopped panic and were helping to restore order and security.

In a communiqué broadcast by Radio Teheran, General Hejazi warned "gangsters, killers and other trouble-makers" not to repeat their attempts to disturb public security and order.

He announced that the stron- gest reprisals would be taken

against the offenders. ACHESON

At the same time, the National Front Opposition group issued a communique declaring

that the Premiership of Hussein WARNS STH

Ala and the imposition of martial law were. "illegal and. serving only the interests of British spies."

AMERICANS

Martial law was proclaimed in Teheran on March 20' after

Washington, Mar. 27. the assassination of General Ali Mr Dean Acheson, the US. Razmara, then Premier, and Secretary of State, today urged was extended last night to seven the American Republics. to localities of the southern oil-prepare a co-ordinated defence- field's, where strikes were plan to meet "the menace of spreading.

Soviet Russia's new im-. perialism,"

The Premier, Hussein, Ala, succeeded General Razmara. Addressing the first regular The police said last night that session of the Inter-American nine armed members of the Conference of Foreign Minis- fanatical Moslem onganisation,ters, he advocated an examina- Fadayian Islam, which spear- tion of internal security heads the current campaign for measures and a strengthening the nationalisation of the coun-of basic democratic institutions.

try's foreign-exploited oil, had throughout the hemisphere.

been arrested for plotting the assassination of General Hejazí. He declared that no free

Usually well-informed sources nation anywhere in the world

in the capital claimed today posed by international Commu- was secure against the menace that only 3,000 out of the 80,000 nism, and called for full econo- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's workers were on strike. It was with the United States.

mic and military co-operation thought that martial law would Washington, Mar. 27. prevent the strike from spread- The A rubber

instruments of Soviet manufacturer saiding, but one more oilfield had today that his firm has a new become affected since last night. Mr Acheson said, were "a for- Russia's "new imperialism," process that. could increase. Martial law would operate midable machine of war synthetic

production against mass meetings and from 20 to 25 percent if the leftwing "agitators," these government would underwrite sources said.

it.

rubber

William O'Neil, of the Gen- "COURTESY CALL" eral Tire and Rubber Company,

bold

a Senate sub-committee Students, who were among the that the Reconstruction Finance first to come out on strike, Corporation, which handles the study at a technical college at synthetic rubber programme, is the company's expense.~ "shackling" rhany such develop- ments.

as

The British Ambassador, Sir His firm's process would solve Francis Shepherd, called on the the rubber problem and might Prime Minister today for

the even increase production

first time since he took office. much as 40 percent within four The call, according to Sir Fran- months after it got underway.

cis, was "purely courtesy." O'Neil alleged that the RFC is run on a "socialistic basis"

the international

movement."

and.

Communist

"Never before have we faced a menace of this magnitude," he *continued. "Never before has there been so great a challenge to our determination to preserve our independence as nations."

The freedom of the individual man as well as the independence. he said, and the threat demanded of govemments was threatened,.

action now."

Only by building up their strength could the free nations "We had a nice that together" provide a deterrent force which he said, but his statement did was the only real road to peace.

To do this, each nation must not prevent rumours spreading rubber

contribute its full share in the that "another severe note" on spirit of co-operation chara oil had been presented by Bri-teristic of the inter-American tain. Reuter.

I tradition.-Reuter.

and the United States shortage could be solved by turning synthetic production "over to private industry and taking off the shackles.". United Press.

Mobilisation Progress

Washington, Mar. 27. The Defence Mobiliser, Mr

Charles Wilson; said today that

military might to deter Russia

from attacking the United States

was now in sight.

Soviet Assurance To East Germany

Berlin, March 27.

The Soviet Union has assured East Germany that it will sign a peace treaty with the Com- munist government this year, an authoritative source in the East German government said today.

Mr Wilson told a news con- ference he will issue next Mon-.

This official, who asked that day a detailed report showing his

"one bird in the hand is worki name be not used, said two in the bush." the progress of the mobilisation Russia believes Germany's parti- programme during the

By signing a peace treaty with past tion will continue for the East Germany, three months. He said:

"I foreseeable future because there could still be stationed in Poland Russian troops would be frightened by that was no hope report if I were the principal ceptance in West Germany of Europe. But with Russian troops of winning ac- and still pose a threat to Western enemy of the United States: the East German "offer" to pulled out of Germany, the America has in sight now the negotiate the unity of the Communists could again seize the might-that-I think will forestall country.

initiative in any enemy from attacking us."

the propaganda Mr. Wilson warned, however.

powers on the defensive on their has in- battle by forcing the Western that the internal threat of infla-

continued occupation of West tion was still present, and that

Germany. "we have to lick that too to

The obtain full victory."

The Soviet Union formed. the East German gov ernment that it still believes there will be a conference the Big Four Foreign Ministers which will discuss the German

He saw some very discourag-peace treaty.

of

a

ing signs on the stabilisation. Faced with the threat of # front but on the whole was en-new Western campaign for couraged by the progress made united Germany based on free toward slowing down the in-elections, the Russians are evi- flationary spiral-United Press. dently taking the position that

ment

East German govern- has already begun im- "plementing this new policy de

clsion by putting out feelers "through third parties" to India anl Switze and to have them accredited East Berlin-United Press.

diplomatically in

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