TREATY TALKS WITH EGYPT
Reported British Proposals JOINT DEFENCE COUNCIL
(N.Z Press Association—Copyright) 8 ' LONDON, June 23. „ bfaw British proposals designed to meet Egyptian objections to the ui 81 M r a itiS ? d J aft for a new Brt! eXfJ? gyptian tre aty, according to the c ° r £ es p°ndent of the “Daily the following:— F<.^itS e rS‘? bllsh J? lent o£ a BritishnnSbi™ Defence council with equal numbers of British and Egyptian exP (2i Th and civil members, maintenance by Egypt of t?nn« e S Stlng i,i Br ll ish mi!itar y installan,?? h!i= P le to be used without delay should the necessity arise, after sanction by the Defence Council, nrma??? proposals, says the corresE?" d a ? n }’ T f epla fu the OTl B>nal British demands for the re-entry of British troops into Egypt in the event of war or the threat of war, and for the inclusion m the treaty of clauses specifically defining Egypt’s military obiigations in time of war The correspondent adds" that further concessions are believed to have been made on the rate of evacuation of the British forces. It is also believed -that Britain proposes that certain elements ■ ? oya! Air Force should remain m the Suez Canal area until the completion of their new base.
GERMANS RETURN EASTWARD
REVERSAL OF POLISH POLICY REPORTED
. . LONDON, June 23. A dispatch from a correspondent in the British zone of Germany says that there has been a reversal of the policv maintained until lately of expelling Germans from the strip of eastern Germany occupied by Poland just over a year ago. “It seems clear," the correspondent says, “that the Provisional Polish Government is allowing Germans to return tq their former homes and that Germans expelled from Upper Silesia, Pomerania, and surrounding territory occupied by Poland are being allowed to return. Germans with Polish-sound-ing names are being given preference. “Conditions are being made that Germans must undertake to accept Polish nationality, to learn Polish immediately, and to absorb themselves into the local Polish communities as soon as possible. Many Germans have complied with these conditions and those returning include many recently released prisoners of war. “This change of policy is regarded as inevitable in view of the disastrous economic consequences of the expulsions. In 1944, the population of Pomerania was 1,500.000, mostly German. By March of this year the German population had fallen to just over 250,000, and only 370,000 Poles had come into the territory. Eighteen thousand acres were still unoccupied, and this situation could not continue, in view of the food shortage.”
SPEECH BY GERMAN PARTY LEADER
SOVIET ZONE NEWSPAPER OBJECTS
(Rec. 9 p.m.) BERLIN, June 23. The Berlin newspaper “Tagliche Rundschau,” published by the Russian
authorities, violently attacks Herr Schumacher, chairman of the German Social-Democratic Party in the Western zones, for a speech on June 20 in which he said that there could be no talk of free elections in the Russian zone while the Social-Democrats were unable to take part.
The newspaper says that the occupying Powers “cannot allow irresponsible persons like Schumacher to incite the German people to disobedience.” It “assumes that a stop will be put to Schumacher’s provocative activity.”
HUNGER IN GERMANY APPEALS TO FARMERS IN BRITISH ZONE LONDON, June 23. A correspondent in the British zone of Germany says that many thousands of Roman Catholics heard the Archbishop of Cologne emphasise the gravity of the food situation in an address marking the start of the food collection week. The Archbishop urged farmers to give up food voluntarily from their quotas to help the people in the towns. This, he said, was the only way to close the gap between now and the next harvest.
Throughout this week food quota committees in every village in the British zone will visit farmers, asking them to cut down their consumption and give up every morsel they can to the hungry thousands in the towns.
DISCUSSIONS IN ATHENS
LORD MONTGOMERY’S VISIT
ATHENS, June 23. The streets of Athens are decorated with flags to-day in honour of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery), who is spending a few days in Greece on his way.home from India and the Middle East. The Field-Marshal had informal talks with the Chief of the Greek General Staff, and to-morrow he will call on the Regent (Archbishop Damaskinos) and the Prime Minister (Mr Tsaldaris).
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24910, 25 June 1946, Page 5
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