WEST EUROPEAN BLOC

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24679, 24 September 1945, Page 5

WEST EUROPEAN BLOC

RUSSIAN ANXIETY COMMENT BY " DAILY ; HERALD” (Rec. 9 pJh.) IXJNDON, Septembw «■ : Pointing out i that the Russian PW® . continues to show great aaxlqtyfiioct General dc Gaulle V proposal ftr a western European bloc, the > “Daily-Herald/’ in a Jeading article..,, quotes “Pravda” as aatyaJJ™? PfSg*' ' gation of blocs, as tom .into-, national collaboration wirolA tW-; .. framework of the United Nations cannot promote the cause of P|«*. , _ „ ‘T&at is true, says th* . vafly Herald,” “but people* in the wesvcannot help asking, Ts there’not wmethin* remarkably bfoc-liko r* which Russia Is seeking to establish In the east with Countries she regards as aTSSSLr - (Mr S. M. Bruce), on Thursday, made .not too timely a contribution to this discussion by proposingthe geauon 01 a council of British Nations. Obviously if the effort- to achieve partnership should break down, me formation of regional and imperial blocks for security jmd wonomtcpMposes will be Unavoidable,. but it the United Nations have to fall back on that expedient, their unity be raded and peace henceforth will be constantly endangered by' fears and suspicious rivalries"^ INTERNATIONAL SPORTS RUSSIANS CANCEL ENTRIES (Rec. 0 p.m.) BERLIN, September 72: The Russians, at the last minute, cancelled their entries for the four-nation sports contest in the Olympic Stadium to-motxow. No reason was given for the cancellation. ... .. The contest will be held among athletes from the British, French, and American forces. FUTURE OF TRIESTE LONDON, September 21. The suggestion that Trieste should become a self-governing State, within the Jugoslav Federation, was made by the leader of the Jugoslav delegation to the Council of Foreign Ministers (Mr Kardelj). Under this system, he said, Trieste would be governed by a parliament consisting mainly of Italians. , There would be no discrimination against Italians. The port itself would be a free port, under the administration of the nations most interested. RUSSIANS LEAVE TEHERAN ! (Rec. 7 p.m.) TEHERAN, Sept. 21. s The Persian Foreign Minister (Sepah Bodi) told Parliament that he 1 lu.d been informed by the Russian Ambassador (Mr Maximov) that Soviet forces left Teheran last Wed- • nesday and that Russian censorship ■ had been lifted on orders from Moscow. i 11 " -