GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 16 February 1946, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

LONDON, February 14. The United Nations Assembly passed a resolution recommending the members of the United Nations to take all necessary measures to cause the arrest of war criminals for trial in countries wherein “their deeds were done.” LONDON, February 14. The “Daily Herald’s” diplomatic correspondent says: Mr. Clifford Norton will be appointed British Ambassador to Greece in succession to Mr. Leeper who is being transferred to Argentina. OTTAWA, February 14. Mr. Gordon Graydon, Canadian delegate to the United Nations said in an interview that Governments should sponsor an exchange of visits of common citizens to create a better world understanding. lie said it was not Governments that created friendship between countries; it was the affectionate feeling of the common people of one country towards those of another. That should be developed and fostered through an exchange of visits. Mr. Graydon expressed the opinion that it would be cheaper to cut out frills from the peace machinery of the United Nations, and to pay for such exchanges of the common people. OTTAWA, February 13.

Trade /Department officials, commenting on a Wellington report that New Zealand was permitting the import of only a few cars from Canada, although British imports would be widely increased, said that Canada had planned to send a token shipment to New Zealand early in 1946, but steel and other strikes had prevented it. PALERMO, February 13. Troops of at least three Italian divisions, using flame-throwers and aircraft to clear out bandits from the hills around the town, hive so far captured 100 bandits, several Italian and German guns, and large quantities of ammunition . LONDON, February 12. Mr. McNeil told members of the Commons that he was not in a position to make a statement as to the ultimate disposal of Italian colonies in Africa.

Mr. Renton asked whether the Foreign Secretary would bear in mind the uncertainty which had prevailed for so long. These colonies had led to economic depression. Would the matter be expedited. LONDON, February 12.

Reuter’s Paris correspondent stated M. Thorez, French Communist leader, attended a demonstration in Faris as representative of the Government, when a cry of “Hang Franco!” came from a procession stretching for miles which demonstrated for three and a half hours through the Boulevards. Army officers, men of the Maquis, political deportees, refugees, trade unionists, youth organisations and students, even children, joined in the demostration.

The British Government replied welcoming the French Government proposal that Britain should join in diplomatic action to bring to an end the Franco regime in Spain, said Mr. McNeil in the House of Commons. The Government agreed that any action taken should be concerted between the French, British and American Governments. They were in close touch with the subject through normal diplomatic channels. LONDON, February 12.

Newly-formed American Occupation Constabulary staged a swift raid on camps near Nuremberg and Munich in a move designed to break up attempts by the Poles and the Yugoslavs to form groups hostile to the present Warsaw and Belgrade Governments, says an Associated Press correspondent. LONDON, February 11.

Reuter’s Teheran correspondent quotes the “Journal De Teheran , report that Russian troops at Miandoab and Azerbaijan, 60 miles south of Tabrib, which is the centre of the home rule movement, are preparing _to leave. The Russians are selling stores.

The correspondent adds that this is the first report that the Russians are preparing to evacuate Persian territory. LONDON, February 11.

Egyptain police raided the offices of the Wafdist newspapers “Al Misri” and “Al Wafd al Masri” and seized all. editions carrying the stories of university students’ anti-British demonstrations, reports the Associated Press correspondent in Cairo. No action has been taken against other newspapers publishing the story. The Prosecutor-General’s office has issued an order instructing the press not to publish any information of the progress of the official investigation into the reasons for the demonstrations.

The students, who are demanding the evacuation of British troops, and the incorporation of the Anglo-Egyp-tian Sudan into the kingdom of Egypt, are going on with plans to defy police orders against holding a procession at the funeral of a student killed in the rioting. Police lived over workers and stuaents demonstrating at Alexandria yesterday, says Reuter’s correspondent About 50 were wounded. The crowd dispersed after two hours and a-half. The Prime Minister (Nokrashy Pasha) said that the situation was in hand. A minority of students was affected. _ ____