Arizona sun., 1948-01-02
EQREIGN

8 January
10-U. N. security council
guarantees independ.
ence of Free Territory
of Trieste. ceded to Italy after
World War I.
11-Chinese civil warfare continues to
rage.
15-Truce becomes effective between
French troops and native rebel forces
in French China.
19-Poland holds first election for parlia-
mentary offices since 1888.
21-Paul Ramadier chosen new premier
of France. New cabinet leans to left,
but not Communism.
February
2Premier Alcide de Gasperi forms
'new Italian cabinet composed Of
coalition of Christian Democrats and
Leftists.
HAnglo-Arab conference on Palestine
adjourns, in failure, as Arabs reject
partition plan.
7-British military government OF Ger
many announces plan to free 1000 900
of the 1,500,000 Nazi suspects in zone.
First legal Polish cabinet since WaI
formed by Josef Cyrankiewicz. Ten
key positions held by Communists
or Socialists.
20-British announce withdrawal from
India before June. 1948.
Z5-FOrelgn ministers eno LOnoOn COLI
ference, with little headway on
peace treaties for Austria and Ger
many.
March
1-Chinese Communist troops open large
scale offensive against Changchun.
4-Greek government appeals to u. s.
for immediate aid.
S-Jewish underground forces battle
British soldiers in Palestine.
14-U S. and Philippines sign treaty
granting U. S. ss-year leases for
naval bases.
24-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.
5-Chinese Communist troops kill 5
u. S. marines, wound 16 in raid on
marine munition dump.
24-Moscow conference ends after 40
days, after reaching agreement on
only a few points for Austrian and
German treaties.
26-Peace negotiations begin between
Indo- Chinese rebels and 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 and 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.
N-Austria and U. S. reach settlement
on occupation costs.
President of Chile Gabriel Videla
proposes inter American army to
guard the continent
30-UNRRA, largest relief effort in his.
tori ends after spending three bill
lion dollars in four years, " per
cent of funds coming from the U. S.
July
/15-Paris economic conference estab.
uSn6S 1O.udIIOH OISdllLdLIOh AOA LIZ
ropean economic cooperation under
Marshall plan.
2O-Dutch forces, with air support, at
tack Indonesian Republic installa-
tions on Java and Sumatra. claim
ing breach of truce.
28-Protests on undeclared war in Meth
erlands East Indies pour into U. N.
August
1-U. N. atomic energy commission re:
leases six papers on atomic controI
plans. Russia rejects proposals.
15-1ndia becomes free of foreign rule
as British relinquish powers. Two
sovereign states, Dominion of India
and Pakistan. govern most OF huge
land
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 221a 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.
3O-Greek government reports 45,214
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-Fre nch anti-Communist party,
Charles deGaulle's RPF, replaces
Communists as largest French party.
21-U. N. establishes permanent Balkan
''border-watch'' committee to cover
Greece, Yugoslavia. Bulgaria and
Albania
3O-New French cabinet gets vote of
confidence in assembly. averting new
crisis.
November
3-British and Scotch elections turn to
conservative side as Labor and Com
muniSt parties lose ground.
8-Britain forced to ration potatoes.
13-U. N. creates Little Assembly, to
act during recess of main body.
15-Communist-inspire riots and strikes
sweep France and Italy.
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