Montana labor news., 1949-12-29

Jonuory

Is A-- 1~u"uo'y
dispute with Bfitain
after invading teNll
and shooting down Raj planes.
ID US. turns pressure on Britain 10
abandon dispute with Israel SO as
not 10 endanger Arlb-JeCish peace
IA US, says it plans to join North At
lan,ic military alliance 10 ease west
Elirope's fear Of Russia. Chinese
Communists say peace terms ale
surrender OF Nationalists,
u Chiang kai-shek enters retirement
- Israeli E.gNptiln armistice DELAYED
by Jewish i~c'ention OF NeIeb.
70 uN security council passes inde
pendence plan for Indonesia.
February
q Cardinal Minds,enty pleads guilty
il principle" to treason charges by
Hungary's Red regime Gets HE
sentence,
- ~lSrael. Egypt sign armistioe
% pulraria begins treason trials Of
esiani lc dcts
March
! Andtei vishinsK> replaces Moloto,
as Russian foreign minister.
II Draft OF Atlantic pact completed
liilv decides 10 Join Israel and
1rans-Jordln SIGN cease-fire.
20 Soviet zone currency, barred from
west Berlin.
~ Russia denounccs North Atlantic
pct.
April
4 Chinese Communists modify peace
trfntS
! Twelve nations sign North Atlantic
pact and plan for US. arms aid.
7 Torres upset Labor in London cleo.
tiOn.
Il Ireland becomes independent repub
n
u Communists capture Marking.
70 Z s.. Russia negotiate to end Berlin
blockade and set up Big 4 confer
encc on Germany. Communists gain
In aitcmpt 10 Isolate Shanghai.
Muy
! Russians agree TO lift rain blockade
Of Berlin. Dutch, Indonesians agree
on new truce. Reds capture Hang
chow. isolate Shanghai.
IL Israel admitted 10 uN
q Biz ! ministers conference opens ~
Paris. West German constitution
adopted. Reds capture Shanghai
70 Big a deadlocks on German unity
Soviet-zone Germans adopt consiitu
ton. Czech Reds hit Catholic church
June
s. Senate foreign relations committee
approves Atlantic pact.
= Chinese nationalist government pre-
pares to flee to C~hungking
g. us. and Soviet authorities agree on
formula to end anti-Red Berlin rail.
road strike.
r. pro-Italians win a Trieste election.
IL United States protests Britain's trade
pact with Argentina.
30 Western charter creating CIVILIAN
allied high commission for west Ger
many published.
July
10 Chang kai-shek enlists Philippines
in drive to form Pacific union, takes
charge OF Chinese nationalist re-
sistance Britain, US. Canada agree
to September conference on Briiain's
dollar shortage, United Kingdom or
ders rs per cent cut in dollar ex-
ports through mid-l950.
Ia Roman Catholic church issues world
wide accommodation Of Commu
nists.
90 Y%ugoslavia breaks relations with
Greek guerrillas.
August
l-Duich-lndonesian truce signed.
2-Tito calls for uprising against his
Comm rim foes in Albania and Bull
paria. warns Russia not 10 invade
Yueoslavia.
II International rules of war revised.
70 Moscow denounces Tito's Yugosla-
via as enemy Of Russia.
lG Greece reports rou, OF us northwest
III 'IffE
September
2 YugoslaNia breaks off two CONNER
cial pacts with Russia and discounts
danger of Russian invasion.
rs HUNGARIAN eX-Foreign Minister Ralk
and Two other alleged traitors say
they plotted with Tito and the
United States.
II Western Big Three agree not to
help Chang Kai.shek.
Ia Britain devalues pound and "a ma
lions follow suit.
s3-President Truman announces that
an atomic explosion" has taken
place In Russia.
% Russia and four satellites break of
mutual aid pacts with Tito. Big -Four
unity talks IN Berlin reach another
deadlock.
October
2-Russa recognizes Communist gov
errrent IN China
6-Is'g Fou foreign ministers meet
again On Austria. Yuroslavia take:
its Cominform dispute before U.N
ll-prime Minister OF India. Nehru. ar
iiyes for visit in United States.