Venezuela Joins The Anti-British Chorus

Chronicle (Levin), 11 March 1948, Page 3

Venezuela Joins The Anti--British Chorus

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NEW YOJRK, Alar. 9. The VepezueJan Congress voted um animously today to support Argentina, Giiiie. and Guatemala in their dispntes with Britain over torritories in the Western Hemisphere, says the United Press cprrespomlenf in Caracas. Simultaneously unconlirnied reports said V enezuela would press her own loixgstanding elaims on British "Guiana at the Iiemisphere Economie Conference opening ' on March 30 at Bogota (Colombia). The Congress President (Senor Valmore Rodriguez)-, replyijig to. a- Note sent by Guatemala requesting sujiport against Britain, said today 's congressional action expressed the unanimous desire of the "Venezuelan people for tho liquidation once and, for all of the remenants of colonialism in America. The cruiser Nigeria returned tonight from her ' ' show the flag" cruise in Antarctifc waters, reports Reuter 's correspondent at Port Stanley. In a firewell speech to the ship 's company, the Governor of the Falkla'nd Islands (Sir Miles Clid'ord) said' there was no doubt that the cruiser 's visit had served a useful purpose. ''It will have shown that Britain will not hesitate to send her ships from oue side- of the seas to ofher to protoct lier interests, wliile innnediate offers of assistancc from the Dominions will rnlso have given Argentina and Chile something to think aboqt, . The Nigeria is now refuelling befoi'e returning to Soutli Africa; The British Government, in a third Note withiu a week to Guatemala, has Suggested that. unless Guatemala is pre--pared to submit the dispute about British Homluras to the International Court of Justice, skb. slrould desist frr;-; a policv whielr could only impede good relations. , The British reply stated that Britain firmly intended to chri'y out her arrangements tp dey.elop British Hoiiduras, and rOjeeted ; categorie-ally.' any suggestion fliat" tlie Guatemalan Government had the riglit to obstruct the development plans. .'The United Press correspondent ih Gtiatemala City says the oppositioa partjr leader, Senor Jorge Troiello, today called on the Government to en force its claim on British Honduras by breaking diplomatic relations with Britain, and plaeing an embargo on all, British imports. Senor Troiello, who is 'a former Finance Minister, declared that the Government should "avenge the insult to its dignity" caused by the arrival of British warships in Belize.