Fate of India hangs on present talks in London
London reports outline India’s 1941 census total of 389 million within British India and states. highlights a cabinet talks with Cripps and Lawrence as key figures. The article details the structure of governance under the viceroy, the central council, and the major political parties including the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, plus the Untouchables, Parsees, Anglo Indians, and Sikhs. It notes the diversity of languages, large states like Hyderabad, and the quest for a path to independence amid varied religious and social groups.
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London
Btafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Thick Lawrence
India
AV. Alexander
Admiralty
Cian
New Delhi
British India
Hich
Hyderabad
England
Scotand
Wales
Kashmir
My Tore
Executive Council
Government of
Indian National Congress Party
Allan Octavian Hume
Foiming
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistan
Bimrao Ambedkar
Bombay
Persia
USSR Aims for Record Grain Crop This Year
Early spring warmth spurs huge planting push in Ukraine and Kuban breadbaskets. Reports from collective and state farms show tremendous activity with demobilized soldiers among the labor ranks as the Soviet Union plans an exceptionally large grain yield this year.
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Salam
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Ukraine
Kubsn
Ussr
Conference Called For World Cereals Position Talks
Trade Minister Mac Kinnon named George Mc Ivor chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board as the Canadian delegate to an emergency economic committee conference in London. The meeting will assess the world cereals position and European needs amid Europe’s food shortage until the 196 harvests. A Sarnia synthetic rubber plant, Polymer Corp., sees bright export potential as rubber becomes a valued raw material rather to a substitute.
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London
Ottawa
MacKinnon
George McIvor
Canadian Wheat Board
Emergency Economic Committee For
Europe
Sarnia
Ont
E. K Rowse
Polymer, Corp
Churchill Civic Welcome Sparks Police Action in New York
Police removed several anti Churchill demonstrators outside City Hall as wartime British prime minister was greeted with mixed reactions. City authorities later stationed 2,400 pickets around the Waldorf Astoria where Churchill spoke, while he entered the municipal building amid boos and cheers.
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City Hall
New York
Great Britain
Council of Greater
Contracts For Foodstuffs Are To Be Signed
Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced in the commons terms of UK Canada food contracts for 1946 to 1949. The plan includes a net $2 per hog price rise for producers, with shipments of bacon ham beef and mutton cheese eggs and evaporated and powdered milk. The agreements cover minimum tonnages and extend existing contracts while planning for 1947 1948 and 1949. London discussions also noted future UK needs and possible 1949 contracts as talks continue.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Britain
Dominion
Nice
Seaboard
Canada
Ben Smith
United Kingdom
Ministry of Food
Plan To Use Conscientious Objectors On Western Farms
Ottawa announces a government plan to send conscientious objectors to western farms to fill farm labor shortages. Eligible objectors in alternative service may work agriculturally from now until March 31 1946 with reduced Red Cross contributions and potential leave of absence for current agricultural workers. Workers must stay with their current employer or obtain officer consent for changes. If they leave agriculture they revert to existing mobilization rules.
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Ottawa
Wwada
Mitchell
Red Cross
Swiss waive 250000 claim against Germany in wartime pact
Switzerland has relinquished all claims to 250000 dollars for reimbursements or materials delivered to Germany during the war. Allied officials noted ongoing talks on disposing of a much larger pool of German assets in Switzerland. Dr Walther Stucki announced the waiver at a Swiss delegation meeting while Swiss and Allied authorities discuss how to handle German holdings and satisfy broader Reich claims.
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Ton
Switzerland
Germany
Walther Stuckihhief
G Nany
No Decision Yet On Personal Income Tax Cut
Ottawa reports no decision has been reached on reducing personal income tax. Government faces pressure for lower taxes and higher services. A substantial cut would follow only if provinces agree on proposals. Budget timing hinges on conference outcomes, with announcements expected in May.
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Ottawa
Ominion
Tissen
Canadian Guards Guarded Bahamas Amid War Preps
In the Bahamas Canadian Army infantry prepared to depart home as others stayed to deter a possible German invasion via West Africa. Troops were posted to protect the Duke of Windsor and the islands, with remnants from earlier security missions. Count Alexander, governor general of Canada, prepared to leave Windsor Forest for Canada with his family.
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Bahamas
Assau
Islands
West Africa
Dominion
Duke of Windsor
London
British Airport In Hong Kong Sparks Tension
Reports from Havana describe a massive hunt after thieves stole a $23,000 23-carat diamond from the capitol building. The Hong Kong issue centers on British plans for a new airfield at Pingshan, stirring Chinese nationalist sentiment and possible shifts in sovereignty. Local farmers complain of underpayment and irrigation cuts as Britain plans rail lines and land compensation. Some British circles foresee Hong Kong returning to Chinese sovereignty and even advocate a joint Chinese British administration as a compromise.
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Ung Kong
Britain
Hong Kong
China
Pingshan
Royal Air Force
Macao
Manchuria
Crcles
Hong Wong
East
Far Eastern
Havana
Cunan Pence
Capito
Farm Mortgage Debts Drop 26 Percent in Western Provinces
A 1945 Dominion Mortgage and Investments Association report shows farm mortgage debts in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta fell 26 percent from 1944 to 1945 led by prairie farmers repaying loans and agreements for sale. Manitoba declined from 13.044 million to 9.7 million. Saskatchewan from 57.2 million to 42.5 million. Alberta from 19 million to 13.7 million. End year totals show 26.1 thousand farmers in debt to these companies, down from 33 thousand in 1944 and 54,422 in 1937.
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Toronto
Dominion Mortgage and Investments Association
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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