U S and Britain Open Iran Oil Crisis Talks
The United States and Britain launched talks to shape a common Anglo American policy on Iran oil. McGhee urged nationalization while Britain may oppose. Tehran rejects Britain’s protest as Premier Ala seeks a cautious path before Parliament.
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George McGhee
Oliver Franks
Majlis
State Department
Abadan
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O1 Co
Iran
Tehran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Hussein ‘Ala
United Nations
Special Commission
East German heckling rallies ire Soviet commander
Berlin April 9 AP reports the Soviet army chief Vassily Chuikov condemned East German Communist heckling of Western Allied personnel. Rallies in Magdeburg timed with American trains drew protests from Maj. Gen. George P. Hays. Orders urged East Germans to curb dangerous propaganda to avoid loss of face.
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Vassily Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
Magdeburg
Potsdamer Platz
George P. Hays
U. S
Atom espionage report cites 18 month boost by spies
Senate committee says Russia’s atomic program was accelerated by at least 18 months due to a trio of confessed spies including Klaus Fuchs and Bruno Pontecorvo. Other involved were Dr Allan Nunn May and American-born David Greenglass. J. Edgar Hoover warned Congress FBI investigations will rise.
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Soviet Union
Senate House
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Atomic Energy Committee
Fuchs
England
Bruno Pontecorvo
Europe
Allan Nunn May
David Greenglass
New York
Chinese Reds Halt Invasion of Indochina
Hanoi reports a Chinese invader battalion believed to halt its march toward Lai Chau, 170 miles northwest of Hanoi. French patrols aerially landed at Lai Chau with no contact. observers saw no Chinese units. The force, likely Communist irregulars, crossed the frontier on April 1 and seized frontier villages Bam Nam Koung and Phong Tho before moving toward Lai Chau.
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Phong Tho
New Series of Spy Arrests Promised
New York April 9 AP says a new wave of espionage arrests is expected soon. U S Attorney Irving H Saypol says prosecutions will begin in the very near future, with some tied to the Rosenbergs and others doing the same work. He urged no commutation without co operation, and proposed a tougher espionage law.
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