TANGIER'S STATUS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25217, 1 June 1945, Page 7

TANGIER'S STATUS

INTERNATIONAL ASPECT BRITISH-AMERICAN ACTION LONDON, May 30 Although official circles do not expect the immediate withdrawal of the Spanish • garrison from the Tangier zone, the Spaniards are negotiating with Britain, America and France for the return of Tangier to some form of international status, says the Associated Press correspondent in Tangier. Britain and America are acting together to guard against the zone reverting to its former virtual French domination and control. It is understood that Britain and America will maintain garrisons in Tangier when or perhaps before a workable agreement is concluded. British and American warships will also enter Tangier as a symbol of their future intentions. Spain finds herself in the embarrassing position of having seized something she cannot pretend to retain and is desperately trying to save face and extricate herself from a difficult position as diplomatically as possible. RULE IN GERMANY SIMPLE ORDERLY LIFE MONTGOMERY'S INTENTIONS LONDON, May 30 ! The Allied Control Commission, con- \ sisting of representatives of the Supreme Commands of Russia, Britain and America, will be established in a few days, states the Moscow radio. The commission represents the supreme authority of the Allied Powers in Germany for the period of occupation. The Com-mamler-in-Chief of the Russian occupation forces, Marshal Zhukov, has been appointed representative of the Soviet High Command. "My immediate object is to establish a simple orderly life for the whole community," states Field-Marshal Montgomery. in his first proclamation to the German people since his appointment as British representative on the Allied Control Commission. "The first step is to see that the population has food, housing and freedom of idea. All this will mean much hard work for evervone. The German people will iyork under my orders to provide the necessities of life and restore the economic life of the country." The proclamation states that all German servicemen are being sorted out by trades and occupations, and will quickly | be discharged from the forces in order to get on with the work. "The most urgent need is the harvest, and for that reason agricultural workers will be discharged. The population will be told what to do. I shall expect it to be done willingly and efficiently." A commentator in the Moscow Red Star praises the British and American arrest of the Doenitz Government as "a new proof of unity in the Allied Powers in the moral and political smashing up of Fascism." The commentator added that another arrest remained to be made. He mentioned Field-Marshal Busch's military administration as still functioning in North-western Germany.

JOYCE UNDER GUARD TO BE FLOWN TO BRITAIN EXTRACTION OF BULLET LONDON, May 30 After a successful operation to remove a bullet, William Joyce, "Lord Haw Haw," lies in hospital in Luneberg awaiting an order from the Home Office to fly to Britain. He is guarded by British sentries and is attended by three Irish nurses, says the British United Press Correspondent. The adjoining rooms are occupied by British and Allied wounded, all of whom express disgust at having such a neighbour. One thousand marks were found in the luggage of Joyce and of a woman, described as his wife, reports a correspondent at Luneberg. The woman' was formerly Miss Mary Cairns, of Warwickshire. She was carrying over 100 "pin-up" pictures of Nazi officers. The Treason Bill, which is to make the procedure in treason trials similar to that in murder trials, Came before the House of Lords for the second reading. The Karl of Munster, moving the second reading, said the bill made no change in the law, but as cases of treason might arise in the near future it was important that the law should be amended to remove all the formality of the old Treason Acts so that cases could be tried without the necessity of complying with obsolete requirements. Lord Strabolgi said he agreed with the amendents as they would enable the Courts to deal more expeditiously with cases such as those of William Joyce and Baillie Stewart. He asked if Colonel Rocke, who in Italy had committed similar offences to those of Joyce in Germany, was to be brought to trial. Viscount Maugham said the trial of peers by peers was unsatisfactory and costly. The Lord Chancellor, Viscount Simon, said the question of altering trial by peers would be considered.

END OF LUFTWAFFE TO EXIST NO LONGER LONDON, May 30 The once powerful Luftwaffe has passed under Allied control, and is now being broken up completely, reports Renter's correspondent at" Supreme Headquarters. The Allies have established a Control partv over the Luftwaffe High Command at Berchtesgaden similar to that placed over the Army High Command at Flensburg. The control party, which is made of high-ranking British and American officers, is closing down the Luftwaffe High Command as an operating organisation. SWEDEN AND GERMANS MINISTER'S ADMISSION (Reed. 5.35 p.m.) STOCKHOLM. May 30 The Swedish Foreign Minister. M. Guenther, stated in Parliament that 350 German diplomats and consular officials would be sent back to Germany. M. Guenther, in reply to questions, admitted that former Gestapo officials were receiving preferential treatment "because of their former position." KING OF NORWAY TO RETURN NEXT WEEK LONDON, May 30 King Haakon of Norway is to return to his country on Thursday of next week, according to an announcement by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, deputy to General Eisenhower. Since April, 1940, when Norway was under attack by Germany on land and from the air, "King Haakon has resided in Britain. PRINCESS EXPELLED (Reed. 9.30 p.m.) LONDON. May 31 The Exchange Telegraph Company's Copenhagen correspondent says that Princess Helena, King Christian's Ger-man-born sister-in-law, was expelled from Denmark yesterday for sympathising with the Germans during the occupation. FRENCH DEMOBILISATION (Reed. 6.30 p.m.) PARIS. May 31 The French Ministry of War says plans have been made for the demobilisation of 1.000,000 men, spread over 13 mouths. By the end of this year only volunteers and youths who have not performed any military service since June will be left in the army. The new army will consist of 22 to 26-year-olds, also 21-year-olds called up in accordance with pre-war conscription. This category will produce 200,000 coni icripts in September alone.