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FOREIGN.
January

~ January
l0-U. N. security council
guarantees independence
Of Trieste.
11-Chinese civil warfare continues 10 rage
15-Truce becomes effective between French
troops and native rebel forces In French
Indo-China
le-Poiand holds frst election for parIiarnen.
tary offices since 1885.
2l-Paul Ramadier chosen new premier of
France. New cabinet leans to left. but
29-U. S. abandons efforts to mediate
Chinese civil strife.
February
2-Premier Alcide de Gasperi forms new
Italian cabinet composed Of coalition Of
Christian Democrats and Leftists.
4-Anglo-Arab conference on Palestine ad-
Journs in failure, as Arabs reject parti-
ton plan.
T-British military government of Germany
announces plan to free 1y0000 900 Of the
1.500. 900 Nazi suspects In zone.
First legal Polish cabinet since war
formed by Josef Cyrankiewicz. Ten key
positions held by Communists or Social
lists.
20-British announce withdrawal from India
before June, 1913
25-Foreign ministers end London confer
ence. with little. headway on peace
March
1-Chinese Communist troops open large
scale offensive against Changchun.
4Greek government appeals to a. S. for
immediate aid.
s-Jewish underground forces battle Brit
ish soldiers In Palestine.
H--U. S. and Philippines sign treaty grant.
ing u. S. 99-year leases for naval bases.
A-Dutch and Indonesians sign treaty rec
ognizing !ndonesian Republic, with SOW
ereignty by January 1, 1919.
April
~. NJ grants U. S. strategic trustee.
ship over former Japanese-mandated
islands, the Caroline, Marshall and
Mariana groups,
5-Chinese Communist troops kill U. S.
marines, wound 16 in raid on marine
muntion dump.
A-Moscow conference ends after 46 days,
after reaching agreement on only
few points for Austrian and German
26-Peace negotiations begin between Indo.
Chinese rebels and French forces.
May
s-Communists ousted from French cab
met.
i6-Congress passes foreign relief bin, pro.
viding $50 million dollars for Austria,
and China.
2o-First Japanese premier under new con.
stitution Is Tetsu Katayama. SO, lawyer
and Christian.
31-Russia seizes control Of Hungarian gov.
eminent through Hungarian Communist
Premier de Casper Of Italy forms new
cabinet, minus Communists or Social
lists.
June
s-secretary Marshall reveals Marshall
Plan" for European aid.
U. S. senate ratifies peace treaties with
Italy. Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
N-Austria and U. S. reach settlement on
occupation costs.
President of Chile Gabriel videla pro-
poses inter-American army to guard
the continent.
30-UNRRA largest relief effort in history,
ends after spending three billion dollars
In four years. p per cent of funds com
July
2Big Three conference In Paris on Mar.
shall plan ends in failure on Russian
objections.
15-Paris economic conference establishes
donation organization for European
economic cooperation under Marshall
2O-Dutch forces, with air support, attack
Indonesian Republic installations on
Java anu SuiIdLTd, CldlIIllHS DIGdGH VI
truce.
28-Protests on undeclared war in Neither
lands East Indies pour into U. N.
29-Russian U. ~ delegate Gromyko vetoes
U. S. resolution to set up two-year
frontier commission in Balkans.
August
1-U. 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 sover.
eign states, Dominion of India and
Pakistan. govern most of huge land.
21-Russian vetoes keep Italy, Austria,
Transjordania, Fire. Portugal from U.
N. membership.
23-Government of Ecuador seized in blood
less coup by defense minister Col. Car
los Mancheno.
September
2-Inter-American treaty of reciprocal as
sistance signed by delegates of 10 North
and South American nations at Rio de
e-Rioting sweeps India. with thousands
of fatalities.
22-European nations ask 22Is 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-controlled
30-Greek government reports 45,214 Greek
civilians and 1900 soldiers and police
men killed by rebels since October, 1914.
| October
! 5-Communist parties of nine European
nations form "Cominform." revived
Comintern.
19-French anti.Communist party. Charles
| deGaulles RPF, replaces Communists
as largest French party.
| 21-U N. establishes permanent Balkan
| ''border-watch' committee to cover
Greece, Yugoslavia. Bulgaria and AL.
bania.
| November
] 3-British and Scotch elections turn to
conservative side as Labor and Com
munist parties lose ground.
! 8-Britain forced to ration potatoes.
| ELL N creates 81 little Assembly,, To ACT