Russia Gets Her Way At Danube Conference
Received Wednesdav, 7 p.m. > BELGRADH, August 18. With the uereptuiice of the Soviel sponsored protocol ut the Danube ('011 ference by 7 votes lo 2, Fiam-e abstaiu ing, all obligations from Europeaii and intcniational coimuissinns as well as from ihe admini'st'-ations of the lron gates and rapiils, were cancelled without coinpensalion. The British delegate, Sir t'harles Peake, declared that Britain would not recoguise the cancellations nor would the nations wlio had. leut mouey to the Danubc Cominissiou. The Ihinianiau didegate earlier quoted figures which purported to sIioav that soine couatrics received more liar.lv than they had leut to the commis.-duii. The Danube Navigation 'ommission will end tomorrow with the siguiug of a new draft vvliich the Russian dele gate described as the '•death warraut of the 11)21 i-iiii wtit ion. ' ' TheWestcrii Powers are expecled lo withhold thei; signatures, as they ob.ject to the pro vision.s ot' the Russian draft and hold that the .1921 convention is still in force.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 August 1948, Page 5
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