Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-03
December
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4 49,. Junuory
dispute with Britain
after invading Egypt
and shooting down R.A.F. planes.
BUS. turns pressure on Britain TO
abandon dispute with Israel SO as
not 10 endanger Arab-J ewish peace.
14-U.S. says it plans to JOIN North At
lantic military alliance to ease west
Europes fear of Russia. Chinese
Communists say peace terms are
surrender of Nationalists.
21-Chiang Kai-shek enters retirement
22-Israe eli-Egyptian armiStice delayed
by Jewish retention of Negeb.
2a-UN. security council passes inde-
pendence plan for Indonesia.
February
8-Cardinal Mindszenty pleads "guilty
in principle" to treason charges by
Hungary's Red regime. Gets life
24-Israei. Egypt sign armistice.
26-Bulgaria begins treason trials Of
Protestant leaders
March
<-Andrei vishinsky replaces Molotov
as Russian foreign minister.
11-Draft of Atlantic pact completed
Italy decides TO join. Israel and
Trans-Jordan sign cease-fire.
20-Soviet zone currency barred from
west Berlin.
31-Russia denounces North Atlantic
pact.
April
2-chinese Communists modify peace
terms
+Twelve nations sign North Atlantic
pact and plan for US. arms aid.
7-Tories upset Labor in London cleo
ton.
1T-Ireland becomes independent repub-
lie.
a
30-U s.. Russia negotiate to end Berlin
blockade and set up Big confer
ence on Germany. Communists gain
in attempt to isolate Shanghai.
Moy
IRussians agree to lift rail blockade
of Berlin. Dutch, Indonesians agree
chow. isolate Shanghai.
11-Israel admitted to U.N
23-Big ministers conference opens in
Paris Paris; West German constitution
3o-Big 4 deadlocks on German unity.
Soviet-zone Germans adopt constitu-
ton. Czech Reds hit Catholic church.
June
6-Senate foreign relations committee
approves Atlantic pact.
7-Chinese nationalist government pre-
pares to flee to Chungking
GUS. and Soviet authorities agree on
road strike.
13-Pro-Italians win a Trieste election.
17-United States protests Britan's trade
pact with Argentina.
29--WeStern charter creating civilian
allied high commission for west Ger
many published.
July
10-chiang 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 Britains S
dollar shortage. United Kingdom or
ders 25 per cent cut in dollar ex-
ports through mid-l950.
f3-Roman Catholic church issues world
wide communication of Commu-
nists.
23-Yugoslavia breaks relations with
Greek guerrillas.
August
1-Dutch-Indonesi truce signed.
2-Tito calls for uprising against his
Cominfcrm foes in Albania and Bull
garia, warns Russia not to invade
Yugoslavia.
11-International rules of war revised.
12-Moscow denounces Tito's Yugosla-
via as enemy of Russia.
l6-Greece reports rout of its northwest
ern rebels.
September
2-Yugoslavia breaks off two CONNER
cial pacts with Russia and discounts
danger of Russian invasion.
16-Hungarian ex-Foreign Minister Rajk
and two other alleged traitors say
they plotted with Tito and the
United States.
17--Western Big Three agree not TO
help Chang Kai-shek.
18-Britain devaines pound and "a ma
tions follow suit.
23-President Truman announces that
an "atomic exIiosion" has taken
place In Russia.
2e-Russia and four satellites break off
mutual aid pacts with Tito. Big Four
unity talks in Berlin reach another
deadlock.
October
2-Russia recognizes Communist gov
ernment in China. ~
6-Big Four foreign ministers meet
again en- Austria. Yugoslavia takes
its Cominform dispute before u N.
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