Weak Links In The Chain Of World Security
London veteran diplomat MacMillan accused Russia of undermining world security and peace as a potential threat to Soviet security. He argued Soviet diplomacy pressures the Mediterranean and Middle East, noted Yugoslav claims on Trieste as a hurdle to peace, and warned that Anglo American Soviet ties are in abeyance amid strained great power relations.
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London
Conserva Ist Saute
MacMillan
Russia
Mediterranean
Middle East
Trieste
Winston Churchill
The
House
Allied
North Africa
Advisory Council
Italy
Churchill
British Cabinet Heads to India to Discuss Future Constitution
London reports that a three member cabinet delegation led by Lord Pethick-Lawrence will travel to India in March to advance plans for a constituent assembly to draft a new Indian constitution. The mission includes Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander, aiming to reach an urgent, Indian driven solution with Viceroy Viscount Wavell.
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London
India
Britain
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Viscount Wavell
Roads Under Water The Canadian Occupation Force In Germany
Floods isolated the Canadian occupation zone in Germany for a week as bridges collapsed and roads flooded. Within the area, damage was light though river levels rose. key bridges at Leer and Weser at Minden survived while those toward Holland and Amsterdam failed.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Holland
Weser
Minden
Ems River
Leer
Harren
Meppen
Attempted assassination tied to Soviet espionage ring
Ottawa reports a royal commission probe into a Soviet fifth column infiltrating Canadian life. A key witness, Ivor Gosenko, and his wife were targeted, fled an armed attempt, and were protected by government security. The network allegedly fed the Kremlin data on atomic research, radar, factories, and industry.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ivor Gosenko
Gosenko
Gos*ako
Gecerko
Royal Commission
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Moscow
Restlessness Grips Postwar Australia Warns Psychiatrists
In five state capitals psychiatrists report huge waiting lists for nerve advice as wartime sacrifices feel wasted. They cite housing shortages 70 000 homes required crowded transport and beer shortages as triggers and say the malaise is global though fading with time.
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Sydney
Australia
Japs Convicted Manila War Crimes Officers and Labor Sentences
Two Japanese officers were condemned to death by a U.S. war crimes panel for the torture killing of three unnamed American fliers on Panay Island in 1945. Four other defendants received 30 to 40 years of hard labor for the same crimes.
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Manila
Panay Island
Lifeboats Rescued 46 People Weekly in Early WW II
During the first 11 months of World War II British lifeboats saved an average of 46 persons per week. The figure reflects widespread maritime dangers and ongoing rescue efforts amid early wartime conditions.
Plan Celebration in London for Wartime Victory
London plans a final victory celebration in May with parades fireworks and military displays. Attlee announced in the house of commons that dominions Canada will join the London events. No stands will be erected no extra rations or hunting supplies and a commemorative card from the King will be sent to schoolchildren.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Dominions
Canada
Sarawak’s White Rajah Leaves for Far East March
London reports 72-year-old Sir Charles Vyner Brooke will depart March 14 for the Far East to transfer Sarawak to Admiral Louis Mountbatten and the Southeast Asia command. The plan follows a long dispute over making Sarawak a crown colony. His heir Anthony Brooke vows to resist cession until the people choose their government.
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London
Sarawak
Charles Vyner Brooke
Far East
Borneo
Charles
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia Command
Colonial Office
Anthony Brooke
Mennonites Granted Land Near La Paz Bolivia
Bolivian agriculture minister approves settlement of 500 Canadian Mennonite families along the Corumba Santa Cruz railway and north of La Paz. Each family receives 200 hectares about 496 acres with guarantees of freedom of worship and other facilities.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Corumba-Santa Cruz
Canada and Britain discuss loan terms amid wartime trade talks
Ottawa reports lean talks between Britain and Canada have moved beyond formal meetings to work out details. No definite loan amount yet as officials calculate how much Britain owes Canada for mutual aid and for overseas services. A four year wheat contract at 1.55 per bushel is under review amid price concerns.
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Ottawa
Britain
Canada
Wilfrid Eady
British Treasury
Dominion
MacKinnon
Radio System Planned for Amateur Air Force Network
Air Minister Gibson announced a Canada wide amateur radio system for the RC Air Force, uniting radio hams with loaned gear as a practical auxiliary network. Amateurs aged over 16 with licences gain full membership. under 16 may join provisionally, with eligibility extended to any citizen showing interest and pursuing a licence.
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Ottawa
Gibson
Air Force
R.c.af
R.C.A.F
Bomb Disposal Clears 500 Pound WWII Ordnance
In Eastbourne England a 500 pound World War II bomb that fell five years ago was blown up after experts concluded the clockwork fuse could have been triggered by movement and the safest disposal method was detonation.
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Eastbourne
England
Appeal for £1,000,000 to fund London UN veterans club
A fundraising appeal was launched at a Downing Street tea party hosted by Mrs. Attlee for 55 London mayoresses. The target is £1,000,000 to build a club in London for United Nations ex service men and women.
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London
United Nations
Downing Street
Attlee
Rationing Of Bread In Britain Is Not Likely
London. Viscount Addison in the Lords said British wheat stocks were satisfactory and there was no likelihood of bread rationing. Lord Woolton, food minister for most of the war, criticized Sir Ben Smith and a Labour cabinet colleague over current shortages and questioned Canada’s stock levels and supply sources while defending his past tenure and the U S lend lease role.
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London
Viscount Addison
Dominions
House of Lords
Britain
Lord Woolton
Ben Smith
United States
Sir Ben
Canada
Lord Addison
Combined Food Board
UN council to summon international trade conference in 1946
The United Nations Economic and Social Council finished its London session and agreed to convene an international trade conference in late 1946. It will meet next in New York on May 25 and form committees to address trade barriers, an international trade organization, increased employment, the refugee issue, narcotics control, and relations with agencies such as the world federation of trade unions and the International Co operative Alliance.
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London
United Nations Economic and Social Council
New York
United Nations
Council
World Federation of Trade Unions
American Federation of Labor
International Co-operative Alliance
Rebuilding Germany Faces Tax Hikes and Industry Overhaul
Berlin reports the future German economy will endure higher taxes after Nazi collapse. With reparations and reduced steel output, agriculture must rise to feed the population while non steel using industries may export to pay for food. Heavy industry and allied exports are expected to falter, reshaping the nation’s economic life.
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Berlin
Germany
Allies hand over suspected war criminals to Yugoslav officials
London dispatch reports Belgrade radio saying Allied military authorities in Germany delivered a group of suspected war criminals to Yugoslav officials. Named are S. S. General August Meyssner, former Gestapo head in Yugoslavia, and Dr. Vladimir Kosak, former Croatian quisling minister in Budapest.
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London
Belgrade
Germany
S. S
August Meyssner
Gestapo
Yugoslavia
Vladimir Kosak
Budapest
Japan Fined From Deep Sea Fishing Near US Holdings
The State Department disclosed that Japan is prohibited from fishing in deep sea zones near US territory or within its island responsibilities. Japanese vessels are barred from areas under Allied jurisdiction without payment of fees or permits from the relevant countries.
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Washington
United States Territory
State Department
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