CONFIDENCE IN EUROPE DEMONSTRATED

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14638, 6 April 1948, Page 3

CONFIDENCE IN EUROPE DEMONSTRATED

ANGLO - FRENCH MESSAGE SENT TO MR MARSHALL

U.S. ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION ACT HEARTENS FREE PEOPLES OF WORLD

FIRST SHIPMENTS OF GOODS ALREADY ON THEIR WAY London, April 5. Mr Bevin and M. Bidault have sent a personal message to Mr Marshall on the occasion of the signing of the Economic Co-operation Act." The British and French Foreign Ministers sent their warm appreciation and thanks to the Secretary of State and the American Congress and people for what the message describes as '' The signal .demonstration of statemanship and confidence in Europe shown by the passage of this Act." The Anglo-French message goes on, "Not only in its terms but in the careful preparations that went into it and by the decisiveness of its passage the Act has heartened the free peoples of the world. We can assure you that the European nations on their part will not be behind hand, and will press on with the work of co-operation that they have already started.'' The measures ends: "Fortified by the support and encouragement of the United States we shall make the European Recovery Programme a success." In Paris today the working committee of the 16 nations reassembled, and a correspondent says the delegates are hopeful of finishing work on the Charter for a permanent organisation before the end of the week. The first shipments of goods under the European Recovery Programme are already on the Atlantic. The State Department spokesman told a news conference that they I'ft the United States about last Friday; that is before the Bill was actually passed. A message from Istanbul says that under the United States scheme for aid to Turkey nearly 10,000 tons of war materials have reached Turkish ports during the last ten days. In Vienna, trade talks were opened today between Austria and Belgium. A French trade delegation was opening talks with Spanish officials in Madrid. A message from Madrid says that Spanish students demonstrated opposite the British Embassy there this afternoon, hissing, booing and jeering. They gave the Fascist salute and sang the Falangist song. Later they moved on towards the United States Embassy shouting insults against President Truman, but police held them back from the building.