The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-01-01

partition plan.
british military government of Ger
many announces plan to free 1000 600
of the 1,500. 900 Nazi suspects In zon
First legal Polish cabinet since war
formed by Josef cyrankiewicz. Ten
key positions held by Communists
or Socialists.
2O-British announce withdrawal from
India before June, 1913.
25-Foreign ministers end London con.
peace treaties for Austria and Ger.
many.
March
1-Chinese Communist troops open large
scale offensive against C~hangchun.
| 4-Greek government appeals to U. S.
for immediate aid.
8-Jewish underground forces battle
British soldiers in Palestine.
14-U. S. and Philippines sign treaty
granting U. S. ss-year leases for
naval bases.
2-Dutch and Indonesians sign treaty
recognizing Indonesian Republic,
with sovereignty by January 1. 1949.
April
2-U. N. grants U. S. strategic trustee.
ship over former Japanese-mandated
islands, the Caroline, Marshall and
Mariana groups.
I4OoRS AL
U. S. marines, wound 16 In raid on
marine munition dump.
24-Moscow conference ends after 46
days. after reaching agreement on
only a few points for Austrian and
German treaties.
26-Peace negotiations begin between
Indo-Chinese rebels n French
forces.
May
9-communists ousted from French cab.
met.
~16-congress passes foreign relief bill.
providing $50 million dollars for Aus.
tria. Greece. Hungary. Italy. Poland,
Trieste n China.
20-First Japanese premier under new
constitution is Tetsu Katayama. So.
lawyer and a Christian.
31-Russia seizes control of Hungarian
government through Hungarian Com.
munist party coup.
Premier de Gasperi of Italy forms
new cabinet, minus Communists or
Socialists,
June
5-Secretary Marshall reveals MAR.
shall Plan" for European aid.
U. S. senate ratifies peace treaties
with Italy. Hungary. Romania and
Bulgaria.
27-Austria and U. S. reach settlement
on occupation costs.
President of Chile Gabriel Videla
proposes inter : American army to
3c-UNRRA. largest relief effort in his.
tory, ends after spending three bill.
lion dollars in four years, ~ pei
cent of funds coming from the u. S
July
15-Paris economic conference estab
lchoc 1G nation or6oni0ofinn for Fin.
ropean economic cooperation under
Marshall plan.
20-Dutch forces, with air support, at.
tack mdonesian Republic installa.
tons on Java and Sumatra. claim.
ing breach of truce.
28-ProteSts on ~undeclared war in Meth.
erlands East Indies pour into U. N
August
III. N. atomic energy commission re.
leases six papers on atomic control
plans. Russia rejects proposals..
15-India becomes free of foreign rule
as British relinquish powers. Two
sovereign states, Dominion of India
and Pakistan. govern most OF huge
land.
2l-Russian vetoes keep italy, Austria
Transjordania, Fire. Portugal from
U. N. membership.
23-Government of Ecuador seized in
bloodless coup by defense minister
Col. Carlos Mancheno.
September
2-Inter-American treaty of reciprocal
assistance signed by delegates of 10
North and South American nations
at rio de Janeiro.
6-Rioting sweeps India. with thousands
of fatalities
22-European nations ask 22la billion
dollars in aid under Marshall plan.
29-Arab Higher Committee of Palestine
tells U. N. commission Arabs will
fight to keep Palestine an Arab-con.
trolled state.
Greek civilians and 1000 soldiers and
policemen killed by rebels since
October, 1914.
October
5-Communist parties Of nine European
nations form "Cominform." revived
Comintern.
19-F ti-communist party.
Charles deGaulle's RPF. replaces
21-U. N. establishes permanent Balkan
"border-Watch" committee to cover
Greece, Yugoslavia. Bulgaria and
3o-New French cabinet gets vote of
confidence in assembly. averting new
November
3-British and Scotch elections turn to
= conservative side as Labor and Com
munist parties lose ground.
8-Britain forced to ration potatoes.
1S-U. N. creates Little Assembly to
act during recess of main body.
Reconnaissance riots and strikes
sweep France and Italy.
f-U. N. accept Geneva trade agree
ment, signed by % nations.
20-Wedding Of Princess Elizabeth and
1t. Philip Mountbatten in London
draws worldwide interest.
24-Strikes in France and Italy fail, as
workers return to jobs.
29-U. N. partitions Palestine into Jew.
ish and Arab states.
December
gu. S. forbids shipment Of arms %
Palestine.
lRussia breaks on trade pact dis.
cussion with France.
12-General strike grips Rome: Com.
munists march IN city.
lS-Soviet government revalues Russia's
currency.
l6-London Big Four foreign ministers
parley ends In failure: Secy. of State
Marshall blames Russia for collapse.
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