17 JUNE 1949, page 2

Hongkong And Shanghai

Mr. Alexander has returned from Hongkong, where his short visit has served to remind both the colony and its neighbours that the British Government is not indifferent to our......

Trieste Votes Italian

The people of Trieste might have been excused if they had made a mess of their municipal elections. For five years they have lived in an atmosphere of violence and uncertainty,......

East European Mystery

The reasons which prompted the Soviet Government to ask for a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers and then send M. Vyshinsky to Paris to obstruct its proceedings are......

How Reliable Is America ?

To reverse the foreign policy which is now being pursued by the United States it would be necessary for Congress to make a drastic cut in the programme of economic aid to......

Dismantling And Democracy

The German resistance which greeted the beginning of the dis- mantling of various synthetic oil plants in the Ruhr this week was fortunately not pressed to the point of open......