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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1956

She

pilov
replies to
charges

UNITED NATIONS

Soviet Foreign Minister
Dmitri Shepilov vigorously de-
nied charges that Soviet troops
in Hungary were deporting
Hungarians to Siberia in an
address to the General Assem-
bly here this week. The charge,
made in a Cuban resolution
was a “slanderous allegation”
with no basis in fact, he de-
elared.

Shepilov, arguing against
UN investigation of the charg-
es, outlined “what has really
occurred in Hungary according
to the information available
to the Soviet Union.”

He said. the former leader-
ship of the Hungarian govern-
ment had “committed grave
mistakes” and the “discontent
among a section of the popula-
tion was justified.”

But the first popular demon-
strations had been seized upon
by counter-revolutionary ele-
ments and “American-armed”
emigres who had_ returned
through Austria. These ele-
ments, he said had “provoked
mass disturbances in Budapest
which later grew into a re-
bellion of anti-popular forces.”

Soviet Army units in Hun-
gary under the Warsaw Treaty
had responded to the first call
of the government to help re-
store order. No sooner had
they withdrawn, the minister
said, than “the reactionary
forces threw off their disguise
and launched a brutal cam-
paign of reprisals against
democratically-minded. people.
against honest Hungarian pat-
riots.”

Who were these forces?
Shepilov gave this answer:

“The New York Times, an-
alyzing the class composition
of the rebels, openly said they
belonged to the remnants of
the overthrown classes: rich
people impoverished by the
Communists, former landown-
ers and rich peasants, perse-
cuted clerieals and the like.
“To help them, remnants of
the fascist troops routed in the
Second World War, who had
been given refuge in West
Germany, were moved in from
abroad.

“Thus, according to the Ital-
ian press, on the night of Oc-
tober 30 detachments of Hun-
garian fascist emigrants, form-

* Marshal Rokossovsky,

Polish-born. Soviet_ war
leader, who was recently re-
lieved of his post of Polish de-
fense minister by the new Po-
lish government, has been ap-
pointed deputy defense, minis-
ter by the Soviet government.

er members of Horthy’s army,
entered Hungary through Aus-
tria from West Germany. They
were armed with American
weapons.”

He told the UN that “Otto
Hapsburg, Horthy’s son, the
son of Hembes, one of Hitler’s
henchmen in Hungary” and
other reactionary forces had
taken part in the “counter-
revolutionary putsch.”

It was in this situation, when
“the lives of millions of Hun-
garians were in jeopardy, that
the new government, ,headed
by Janos Kadar, appealed to
the Soviet Union to again help
“to repulse the attack by the
fascist forces.”

“The decision,” Shepilov
said, “was not an easy one.
We clearly saw the difficulties
which arise when troops of one

country are used on the terri- :

tory of another. But the So-
viet government could not re-
main indifferent to the fate of
friendly Hungary.

“History would never have
forgiven the Hungarian- work-
ing people and the Soviet peo-
ple, who had made immense
sacrifices to liberate Hungary
from the fascist yoke, if now,
12 years after ... the Hun-
garian and Soviet people had
retreated ... and accepted the
restoration of a hotbed of fas-
cism in the centre of Europe.”

He believed the main task
now “is not to fan passions
... but to make every effort
to help restore order, peace and
tranquility” in Hungary as
soon as possible.

BCE runs short

of natural gas ©

If you live in the Lower Mainland area; don’t be too much in a hurry to COM |
vert your oil burners into natural gas burners. According to the Financial Post, the
B.C. Electric, which has monopoly distribution rights, is faced with a serious 8
shortage this winter. Company officials reportedly are advising householders to kee?

their oil burners until further notice.

In a desperate attempt to
cope with the situation, the
B.C. Electric has successfully
applied to the U.S. Power
Commission for an additional
20 million cubic feet of gas
imports daily.

First imports of natural gas
from New Mexico are already
flowing into Canada across
the Washington-B.C. border,
into the gas distribution sys-
tem of B.C. Electric.

Only 407 miles of the 605-
mile Westcoast Transmission
Company pipeline, to bring
Peace River gas to B.C. and
northwest U.S. is now welded
up and in ‘place. Until the
line is completed, possibly next
fall, the Lower Mainland will
depend upon natural gas im-
ported from the U.S.

As a result of record gas ex-
ploration and development in
the Alberta and B.C. Peace
River area, gas reserves have
been greatly expanded. A
move is now reported to be
rolling among gas officials
and government circles to find
more outlets for the gas once
the pipeline is completed.

The first delivery of USS.
natural gas to Vancouver this
past week was only a trickle.

Pacific Northwest, the sup-
plier, has encountered many
difficulties in extending its
line from New Mexico gas-
fields in proper’ working
order. Company spokesmen
cannot say when they will be
able to deliver worthwhile
quantities to the big, waiting
market in B.C.

The Pacific Northwest Com-
pany, which gained permission
to export the extra 20 million
cubic feet daily into B.C., was
previously committeed to ex-
port 12 million feet daily.

Reports from the U.S. in-
dicate that Canadian gas will
soon be distributed on a con-
tinent-wide basis. The El Paso
Natural Gas Company recent-
ly proposed to acquire the Pa-
cific Northwest Pipeline cor-
poration, which will tap Peace
River gas at the border and
send it across the U.S. +4

As industry develops in
Canada, the question of how
much gas we can afford to ex-
port will be a live one. But
at the present moment, many
irate citizens in .the Greater
Vancouver area are asking
this question: Where is the
natural gas they promised me
for my furnace this year?

Polish-Soviet parley

reattirms

Reaffirmation of the Pclish-Soviet military allia Gj
was the major. outcome of the meetings between leader
of the Polish People’s Republic and the Soviet Union !

Moscow last week.

Heading the delegations were Wladislaw Gom

first secretary of the Polish
United Workers’ party, and
Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz;
and Soviet Communist party
first secretary Nikita Khrush-
chev and Premier Bulganin.

In a joint communique, rep-
resentatives of -both govern-
ments and the Communist
parties of both countries de-
clared:

“This alliance is the most
important factor for the streng-
thening of Poland’s indepen-
dence and inviolability of her
frontier on the Oder and
Neisse, the frontier of peace.”

The Oder-Neisse line was
the one fixed at the Potsdam
peace conference: It is~ not
accepted today by Western
Germany.

The continued presence of
Soviet troops on Polish soil
‘was held necessary by both
parties.

“The sides declare that un-
til now agreed decisions have
not been reached which could
provide European states with
sufficient guarantees against

the rebirth of German mili-
tarism.
“Both sides reckoned the

conclusions that this state of
affairs, as well as the existing
international situation, contin-
ue to make a temporary pre-
sence of Soviet troops in Pol-
and’s territory necessary.”

The delegation stressed the
need for strengthening rela-
tions between the Soviet and
Polish peoples and “expressed
confidence that the indestruct-
ible union and fraternal friend-
ship between the, Soviet Union
and Poland would widen and
consolidate, developing on the
basis of complete integrity,
national independence and
sovereignty and of non-inter-
ference in internal affairs.”

On the wider field of the
international situation, the
joint statement commented on
the crisis in Egypt’ and Hun-
gary.

On Egypt, it said that “the

NOVEMBER 23, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE —

alliance

ulka,

states that have unleashed the
war should, in accordance W? ;
the resolution of the UN Wi a
draw their forces from ae :
tian territory.” Both desth
ed the attack by Brig
France and Israel as aggress
and declared their full SUP
port to Egypt’s claims.

fidence that the
working class and th
Hungarian nation will
enough power in thems® ae
to defend the achievements
the people’s democrati¢ sy"
tem.”

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opinion that some ecls re"
adopted by the UN with ign
gard to Hungary do not i).
at helping the Hungaria? Fe
ple but at diverting the a age
tion of the people fromthe’
gression against Egypt
Other major points of
ment included: 1g
® The seating of people”
China in the UN. ree
® Efforts to reach are
ments on reduction of a os
forces, arms and the pan
of A and H weapons, #
as the ending of military
on foreign soil.
© Cancellation of
debts to the Soviet U
agreed on. : greed
® The Soviet Union - of
to deliver 1,400,000 we 160
grain on a credit basis: dit a 4
pledged a long-term com
$175 million for the pur
of Soviet goods.

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