18 AUGUST 1950, page 2

Two Years

It now seems to be generally accepted that the period of con- scription will be increased to two years as soon as Parliament has a chance to pass the necessary legislation. If......

—and Germany

The crux of Mr. Churchill's proposal was, of course, that Western Germany should be included as an equal partner in European defence ; in other words, that Western Germany......

The Defence Of Europe

The resolution sponsored by Mr. Churchill in the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe called for the creation of a European army ; as a concession to the French......

Last Chance In Kashmir

India and Pakistan, who this week celebrated the third anni- versary of the end of British rule, may (and did) congratulate themselves that, whatever the disasters which have......

Persia And Russia

The bulk of Persia's trade is traditionally with Russia ; this is a question of simple geography, and there is therefore nothing intrinsically strange in the fact that Moscow......