Show WEEKLY NEWS S code interceptions Intercept ions bared jap war plans attlee outlines la labor bor party economic program released by western newspaper unton they are those hse of 1 I EDITORS NOTE when opinions opinion are art espre expressed in these columns not necessarily of this newspaper western newspaper unions news i analysts analysis and f 4 7 1 aft rr A all 41 va v e X V j M I 1 v I 1 qi S k K 11 11 7 qa 7 k X As joint U S british commission studies palestine problem jewish youth parade in jerusalem in protest against restriction of immigration into holy land PEARL HARBOR code secrets As the pearl harbor investigation got underway at washington D C before a joint 10 man congressional committee intercepted messages placed in the records disclosed that U S intelligence officers had cracked the secret japanese code a year before the start of the war while the early intercepted messages dealt with ship movements chief interest centered in the diplomatic documents dating from july 2 1941 when tokyo told berlin that japan would work for its greater east asia co prosperity sphere regardless gard less of the world situation on november 22 tokyo advised N and kurusu jap envoys negotiating in washington with seer secretary r of state hull that it had been decided coset november 29 as the final date for effecting an agreement ment after which things would 1 automatically happen in in case of failure then on november 2 26 told tokyo of hulls uld ultimatum and the improbability of reaching a settlement on november 30 tokyo informed berlin of the imminence of war with the U S and later relayed the same message to rome meanwhile tokyo warned its consulates on december 3 to be on guard for the winds messages in short wave radio broadcasts indicating rupture of relations with the allies the east wind rain message meaning mean ing war w with ith the U S then came through on december 5 among the last messages d decoded ec oded were reply to hulls ultimatum on december 6 with final instructions for presentation to the U S at 1 p m the following day coming in on the morning of december 7 dated december 7 a jap message from budapest hungary to tokyo stated that the american minister to that country had presented its government with a e from the british that a state of war would break out on the seventh BIG TALK reassures U S in the nations capital to discuss disposition of the horrific atom bomb and touchy international questions british prime minister attlee also found time to address cengr congress ess and outline the democratic objectives of his labor party just as negotiations for a multi billion dollar loan from the U S were materializing aimed at helping britain get its export import trade functioning again and lighten the load of six billion dollars of debts to wartime creditors the projected multi billion dollar advance was attacked in some circles as an aid to the labor party in socializing the united kingdom in addressing congress attlee declared that british businesses were only to be nationalized when they had grown into monopolies detrimental to the economy no radical in speech or appearance the short mild mannered mustached british leader described the labor party as a representative cross section of liberal english society with professional and business men and even aristocrats joining with the working classes in its membership ber ship in determining to retain the secret of the know how of harnessing the atom president truman and attlee declared that until effective safeguards were set up against its de tive use no advantage would come from sharing its use to work out such safeguards permitting exchange of vital information on atomic energy for industrial purposes durpos es the big two recommended the creation of a united nations commission As revealed by foreign M minister inister bevin in the house of commons recently britain has expressed deep concern over russian demands for trusteeship of eritrea and tripoli tania in the near east and establishment lish ment of a naval base in the Dode canese islands inasmuch as these territories lie ile athwart the famed lifeline life line of the empire through the mediterranean and suez canal coincident with attlies Att lees visit to washington was the U S and british announcement that a joint commission mission of the two countries would undertake a st study dy of the ticklish jewish immigration immigration question with a view toward easing the plight of european refugees pressing importance of the issue was emphasized by continued arab and jewish riots in the near east with scores killed and wounded in widespread demonstrations over the question of making palestine a national homeland for the hebrews because they have been banded into a league 33 million strong spread over the entire near east with control over rich oil deposits cherished by U S and british concerns the arabs have greatly complicated P settlement of the palestine issue in view of their stubborn opposition to large scale jewish immigration taking the arab objections into consideration the joint U S and british commission will look into the question of whether heavy immigration would upset the arabs political and economic position in palestine consideration also was to be given to providing remedial action in europe itself and allowing g immigration to other countries JAPAN seek trade As the question of re constituting the japanese economy arose nipponese officials drew a pattern for the nations future trade relations with the world by recommending a barter system to facilitate dimmed immediate imports of needed foodstuffs and raw m materials ate rials under terms of surrender japan will not be permitted to produce some of the items formerly exported under the japanese proposal for the resumption of trade nippon would receive substantial amounts of food salt cotton copra coal iron ore and nonferrous non ferrous metals in exchange for gold diamonds silk cotton goods chemical products medical supplies machinery hardware and tin the problem of recreating the japanese economy was pointed up by revelation that the country had been the sixth biggest prewar exporter shipping out almost a billion dollars worth of goods each year of the total amount china obtained the largest part with the U S and india following of the total amount china obtained per cent the U S per cent india 62 per cent great britain 37 per cent latin america 3 per cent australia 2 per cent and germany 07 per cent other european and asiatic countries countr i es took 21 and 31 per cent of the r remainder of exports respectively FOOD Eu ropes ne need ned d As congress wrangled over appropriation pria tion of to complete the original government pledge of to the united nations relief and rehabilitation administration tra tion and president truman asked for another for the agency officials abroad estimated that liberated european boun countries tries would need tons of foodstuffs this winter to avoid starvation and serious malnutrition because of interruptions in farming caused by the war and drouth european agriculture will be able to furnish metropolitan districts with food assuring a daily intake of only 1200 calories said though receipt of tons of food would boost this figure to 2000 calories the diet still would fall below standard nutritional requirements investigations in czechoslovakia greece ital italy y denmark I 1 holland belgium yugoslavia and norway revealed that there was a pressing need for feed to help rebuild the cattle and dairy industries seriously depleted by butchering of conquering armies and the diversion of grains to human consumption having already shipped 2400 cows to southern and eastern europe plans additional substantial monthly deliveries through the winter meanwhile american grain markets boomed upon the prospect of heavy demand in the coming months with cash and december rye a sell sensational sat ional leader on the chicago baard of trade cash rye held a substantial margin 0 ver over cash wheat what with distillers scrambling for the grain in in view of a shortage of corn an and d sorghum while the december future soared to almost a bushel topping december wheat for the first time since 1921 another bullish factor in the market was an estimated drop drap of bushels in the 1944 rye crop in europe where the grain is an important bread staple and smaller supplies in both the U S and canada because of the slowness in delivery of grain to coastal ports many experts feared exports in the early half of 1946 might fall below expectations railroads clamped on emergency demurrage charges i in n an effort to speed up unloading of box cars to ease the situation sonny sets fast pace to the question of what makes ellsworth sonny Vise carver 16 so ir to women older than him mrs airs eleanor deveny 24 who figured in his latest romantic interlude mused dream man ideal companion perfect lover mother alother of two children and wife of an army corporal serving in japan mrs airs deveny eloped with sonny following a M t mrs deveny and sonny meeting at the home of a mutual friend two years ago mrs elaine Alon fredi 22 and also the mother of two children ran off with young Wise carrer in his first amorous episode in elaborating on Son nys attributes mrs airs deveny asserted id like to take care of him the rest of my life iles hes good considerate and older than his years she would not return to her husband she said CHINA friendly enemies once deadly enemies chinese nationalists tiona lists and japanese troops have become brothers in arms in northern china where nipponese forces have been employed by the central government for the protection of vital territory and railroads against communist attack while the japanese actively aided the nationalists in their drive to secure a foothold in the north U S marines kept their distance in the bloody strife between chiang kai troops and the reds being ordered only to guard american lives and property in the battle zone meanwhile the nationalists pressed their advantage with lend lease supplies originally destined for use against the japanese though fighting raged throughout the whole northern area attention was riveted on nationalist attempts to smash into the industrial province of manchuria which the communists reportedly planned to convert into a military stronghold early fighting centered around wan gateway city to manchuria lying at the eastern end of the great wall |