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| THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1940.
TRUMAN CONFERS ON TAIWAN SITUATION U.S. Security Council meets in Washington
GENERAL BRADLEY PRESENT Washington, December 29.
President Truman today conferred with his military and foreign policy advisers for 75 minutes on Nationalist China's call for holp to save Taiwan from the Communists.
The conferees, comprising the President's National Security Council, re- General fused to say what action, if any, had been recommended.
Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took with him to the conference a number of proposals advanced by the military to meet the Communist threat to Taiwan.
The Joint Chiefs are reported to favour sending limited arms oid to the Nationalists in Taiwan and a new military mission to advise Gen- oralissimo Chiang Kai-shek's generals.
U.S. ADDS TO FLEET IN ORIENT
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Washington, Drevmber 29
The Navy today disclosed
the after
National Security Council meeting on Taiwan that 10 armit cartier, Boxer, and two des- troyers huge been ordered to the Westen Paulie to in force the Seventh Task Flet
The 27 care to 30 mark rigs can ries and destroyer. Bock and Thottak
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The Seventh Task Pheel, based In The Phulpatus, hues consisted of one heavy eraser, and I cant destroyer-
Informed administration, help save that island, at least un- milt- sources said the Joint Chiefs State Department and regard the defence of Taiwan
from the Chinese Communists as of great importance. luk U source said that senior military officers here do not think that American troops should be sent there even if it were the only action that would
Bit Ver Tawan.
The State Department has been contending that the United States either should be willing to com- mult itself to send troops to Tai- want if necessary or write off the sind Bat defence offelals were
to
have believed oli alung But some muddle ground of muf - baty and would prevent the Com- monsts from taking Turvan.
The Secretary of Treumiry, Mr John Styder, who is not a mem- ter of the Counell but whe at- tarted the While House confer- ence, derlines to say whether the Talwan question was dlacussed,
He told newamen, "You'll have get that from the State De- jriment."
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The Becretary of the Navy. Francis Matthews, another non- member, also attended.
Truman prasidos
The White House said that President Truman presided over all but the last few minutes ut the meeting. Others present were the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, the Under-Serre- tary of Defence. Stephen Early, the Acting
of Lom-
Com
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Both groups are within dasy reach of Talwan.
The Navy announcement called the Seventh Task Fleet "u mobile
or
the United States national polley The Press Secretary,
and serve as a stabilising influence in the Western Pucife." -United**** I'ress.
tary observers get some evidence
that the Chinese Nationalists are determined to hold and are cap- able of holding the strategic Famil
Ix.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff de- cided many months ago, and more
**** recently re-affirmed,
Amerienn wah is not vital ta
the- security though it would sirable to prevent the island from falling into Communist hands
vlove. In their
The basic American defences In
the Western Racific rest on the line! through Japan, Okinawa and the Philippines. The new
propisal to seril military mission
Taiwan te mure to look over the scene and see what eodd be done than for
other inmellate purpose
Frame- apparently fills into the
Chiefs' work of the earlter Jomt
Talwan is impor- derision that
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tant but not, now, important enough for the Untled States to light for with its own forces
This country at present has on diplomatic military the island a
salon headed by a Foreign Ser vier officer, Mr. Robert C. Strong. it Includes Army, Navy and Air Forge officers. The present func- thms of these men are in the field of observation and liaison. They have no assignment to train Chi- to plan military nese troops or moves with Generatissime Chiang
Kai-shek.
Real fear
Report on Badvisers scouted
Talpeh, December 23. Chinees and American om- diale reselved with utmost scepticism Chinese reports that 31 American military officers have arrived in Tai- wan and rumours that tho Joint Chiefa of Staff have decided to send ■ military
mission to Talwan.
Both official American and Chinese Bourcea tr Talpah said that if the Joint Chiefs of Staff had made such A deolaion, they
would have
been notified.
One American in Walpeh sbid: "If they're here, they're hiding. They've not boen soon."United Press.
YANGTSE MINING WARNING
Washington, December 29.
The Chinese Nationalist Government notified the
AFTER SHOCKS CONTINUE IN LUZON QUAKE
Manila, Docombor 30: After-shocks following yesterday's throd sharp quakes, which rocked the length of Luzon -Island, continued for 13 hours, 43 minutes. Hundreds of thousands in the Northern section spent the night in the open under occasional
rain.
One death and more than a score of injuries, mostly minor, had been reported to the Phi lippines Red Cross this morn- ing.
Severcat damage appeared 12 be in Nueva Ecija, Isabela and Cagayan Provinces In Norla Central and Eastern Luzon where broken telephone lines, wrecked bridges and highways blocked by landslides and wide hampered communicatioks.
asures
CHINESE CROSS BORDER
Hanoi, December 29. Eight thousand Chinese Nationalists have presented Last night's report "httributing themselves since December the drowning of one woman and 22 at a sector of the Indo- the capsizing of a ferry brat Chinese frontier North of containing eight persons to "tidul
Hanoi, 0 French official waves" on Isabela constal rivera was discounted by the Govern- spokesman said here yester- ment Observatory. Waves on the day. rivers following the quakes are not tidal waves but local agita-
no reports of tidal waves, which and tion. Thus far there have been
might spread across the Pacific to other areas, the Observatory
United States today that ap- the Yangtse proaches to. River and Shanghai have been mined to enforce the Na-sald, tionalist blockade of Com- munist China.
The State Department Immo- diately issued a new warning to Amerkan shipping companies against moving their vessels into
the area.
would
com-
stated It said it information that no channels have been left upen and that the only way to move vessels in and out be to sweep the mines.
"United States shipping
masters who contem- Wanles and plate moverment of vessels into the area are warned accordingly," the State Department said.
This information transmitted to all shipping com- panies, operators and ship's mas- ters by the Navy's Hydrographic Ulee and the Maritime Commis- Kion
being
The new warning gave added force to a notice of December 23 that American ship masters dia- regarding the advice to keep out aren of Shanghai as a danger would endanger their licences
The State Departmant made A partloular point then of warning the lebrandtean Line of New York, two of whose ships Have been fired on by Nationalist Warships.
A copy of the earlier warning was delivered on December 20 to the captain of the Isbrandtsen Line ship Flying Arrow when it whs at Pitsan, Korea. Asso
rinted Press.
JAPS MAY FLY TO OKINAWA
Tokyo, December 30. Japanese may travel by air to the former Japanese ́island base of Okinawa. according to Pon- directive Issued to American Airways, Buys the Japanese Press.
Priority will be given Japanese with relatives in Oklu-
a
awa.
ne
The sector concerned 'Beş be- tween Dongbang and Bongkho, 12 46 miles North, West, ・ 01 Langson, a border town 87 miles North East of Hanol.
Of nearly 25,000 Chinese Na- tionalists who recently crossed bread-the frontier, most are now intern- ed in camps organised for the purpose by the French military was officially at- authorities, it nounced.
About 1,090 Nationalist soldiers are slated to be on their way to
The Observatory also cast assurances to people 103 Northern Luzon that there is no danger of volcanic activity, ak the shocks originated deep ID the earth due to slipping of the crisat
ac-
After geysers, sometimes companied by steam, spewed mud and water high into the air from asures in
places, many there were widespread panicky volcano was reports that a new forming.
Intensity seven
bo.
The Observatory wald that after the first three shocks, be- pinning at 0306 GMT. thera were 20 more registered ford the sarth cếased ing, at least for the
time be Ing, at 4.48 p.m. GMT.
these camps. Among the lalost arrivals are about 30 Vietnamese Nationalists including Yu Hong Khanh, former secretary of the Vietnam Nationalist Party known as the Vietnam "Dan Banh," or the Vietnamese Kuomintang, the official spokesman said.
Vu Hong Khanh fle: Le Chat in #44 when Dr. Ho Chí Minh. the leader of the Indo-Chinese aulonisty, rose in arms against the French.
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Maximum Intensity on a scale of nine at Manilu was live, bul ro- intensity ports gave
az high un seven in some ports of Isabela Bao Dal's secretariat announced Province. The epicentre was that the Bao Dal Government placed about", 160 miles
North would. have nothing to do with North East of Manila near the any such proposal.-Reuter. Mountain and isabela Province boundaries,
Manila' suffered extensive da. mage to buildings, as did every city of Luzon, but few tructures collapsed. An after-shock of in- lensity four, but of short dura- tion, at 10,22 a,m, GMT caused a brief panic in one Monila then- tre in which BOveral persons were brutsed in the_rush for the exits.--Associated Press.
SEA COLLISION
Rotterdam, December 29. The Greek steamer, Stefanos S. and a Dutch Rhine tug, the Apol- tolo, wero both considerably da- | magod today when they came into collision at the mouth of the Waalhaven here.
UK RECOGNITION OF BAO DAI
London, December 28. Britain has decided to recog- nise the French-sponsored Gov- ernment of Indo-China hasded by Bao Dai, erstwhile Emperor
of Annant.
-
Rellable Informants reported the decision today. Bao Dal pro-. bably will be told of it, they said, during the first or second week in January, about when Britain is expected to recognise the Chinese Communist Govern-
ment.
British recognition of Indo- China is to be "de facto," which
State Department officials feel, and many military men tuke the same view,
300,000 that with the acting Foreign Al
troops and stockpiles of Ameri- Administrator, William Foster
cun equipment on the
Island, Bradley. Rear-Admiral Roscoe Generalissimo Chiang is
a post- Hilienkuetter. Chier the Cen- tion to hold it if he will institute und intelligence Agency, also the the political reforms which President's assistant, John Steel- would improve living condition man, and Sidney Souers, execu- of the Taiwanese and lessen the force readily avaliable to support |tive secretary of the Council.
danger of
Communist revolt Charles from inside the island. Ross, declined to commers! Ort The real fear at the State De- what the Council discussed. Other partment has been that Talwan sources said that the Council, as might fall apart under General- usunt, talked about much of the irsimo
as so many main-
It will be the first time since
means an acceptance of the fact world picture and it was under- land provinces did.
that the Bao Dai regime exists. stood that this included problems
The proposal to send a mill-the surrender that Japanese have
beon permitted to travel to The Stefanos S. was holed in in India.
It could lead to full scale diplo- tary mission to look over the
Okinawa.
the bows and was unable to con- matic-"de Juro"--recognition situation has the advantage, in
Okinawa, now occupied by tinue her voyage. She was un-
chored until temporary repairs ment's legal right to existi
which acknowledges a govern- the view of some officials, of per-
American Army forces, is con
San Frum:eo, Deevmber 20.
1. French requests for help in mitting this Government" to do sidered to be one (of soverat are carried out,
Indo-China, is due to become Indo-China against something without committing major defence points likely to defending Over 10.000 handicraft WOL-
to a futura course of action. Sofeature in peace Chinese Communist pressure.
treaty discus- ker-70 per cent, of the
The Apollo, which had loaded a sort of French dominion in the total
problemn
1,880 tons of maize, was holed next day or two when France In number of
The
of saving for the United States has given sons. employees
58 2. T
from different trudes in the Chinese | Burma
Communism-a Generalissimo Chiang diplomatic It is believed in inany quarters amidships and had, to be beached formally transfers ceriath goverde Communist capital of Peking situation which Come officials and sore economic support but that America, will wish to retain to prevent har from sinking mental powers to Béo Dal
ų grobiw have been
14 organised Into
consider hopeless because of has avoided all future commit-a large defence base on Okinawa Reuter.
at the
time ensurinig same trade unions, a Communist broad- internal political squabbles. ments.-United Press, and Asso- cast reported tonight.
3. Futuro American support ciated Press,
Japanese sovereignty-Reuter. for such spots as Indonesia and the Philippines.
UNIONS FORMED
IN PEKING
The trades concerned include buliding, dyeing, paper-making, rug-making, knitting and weav- ing, sewing, shue-making, leather manufacturing and special artis-
tic handicrafts.
Collective agreements between
Also up for deeliton, according to som informants, were:
Nothing dramatic
Most public attention recently
labour and capital were signed in has centred on Taiwan. The evi-
these trades in the course of the dence is that the Truman Ad- ; formation of the unions, theninistration is still unwilling to broadcast added.--Reuter.
do anything dramatic to try to
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