20 AUGUST 1948, page 2

A New European Conclave ?

The resolution of the French Council of Ministers in favour of the convocatiost of a European, or in the first instance Western European, Assembly on the lines proposed by the......

Precarious Truce

There are two ways of breaking the truce in Palestine ; one is by starting up the fighting again and the other is by political action .which destroys the premise on which the......

More Troops For Malaya

The news that a brigade of Guards is to be sent to Malaya comes as a reminder that the situation there is still serious, and likely to deteriorate, as a result of the......

Civil War In Burma

The situation in Burma hovers on the brink of complete chaos. Little is known of what is going on outside the capital, Rangoon, but it seems to be unfortunately true that a......

The Red Danube

The inevitable having happened at the Danube Conference in Belgrade, the only interesting question at the close concerned the way in which the Western Powers would react. Mr.......

0 .e .e .c. Under Strain

There is a grave danger that the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation in Paris may be temporarily overwhelmed by the difficulties of allocating American aid, freeing......