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U.S. TO CONCENTRATE ON PACIFIC AUSTRALIA BRAATHENS
Events in China to be aired
Taipoh, February 13. When the Legislative Yuan meets on February 24 It will pale on the following quen
tions to the Executive Yuan
for clarification:
1. How did Acting Presi - dent LFTsung-jen get US$400,000 from the Ministry
of Economice.
for his trip to the Unit. ad Atatea? .
2. How were the CNAC and CATA allowed to defect In Hong Kong?
3. What Is the explanation for the Joss of Bouth West China to the Com. mun.otat {"This lo d$. rected against the
ap- pointment of General Lu Нап H Governor of Yunnan).
4. Who was responsible for the confusion and disorder at the time of the Grundkin And
Chengtu evacuations, which resulted in the loss of A number af Gov. ernment employees to the Communists7
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No question will be raised at the forthcoming meeting of the Legislative Yuan against any members of the present Cabine. Those who allegedly falled in their duties are at
Hong Hàng prosent int elsewhere.Reuler.
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Decisions by Joint
Chiefs of Staff
SOUTH-EAST ASIA MOST DANGEROUS REGION
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 13. THE AMERICAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF HAVE DECIDED, AS A RESULT OF THEIR RECENT PACIFIC TOUR, THAT THE MAIN EMPHASIS OF UNITED STATES GLOBAL STRATEGY SHOULD BE SHIFTED FROM EUROPE TO ASIA. According to authoritative sources the Chiefs of Staff concluded from their 10-day tour of inspection in the Centraland Western Pacific that in the military sense any crisis or emergency in the present world struggle between the United States and the Soviet bloc, including Communist China, is more likely to take place in Asia than in Europe. South East Asia is rogarded as the most dangorous areo, especially Indo- China where the United States and the Soviet-controlled countries have already recognised rival Governments.
. The sources did not link the distract the attention of the conclusions of the Chiefs of Western Powers from Communist Staff with a statement on advances and manoeuvres in Asia. American-Soviet relations made by the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, last week.
But it is presumed that Indo-Chinese region con- stituted one of those situations of weakness which Mr. Acheson described as presenting an irre- sistible invitation to Cominunist interference, and which, he said, should
be eliminated. These sources said that the re- cent Soviet manoeuvres in East- Germany, including The "ereeping blockade" in Berlin and the threat of a Communist youth narch there, were regarded by the Chiefs of Staff as intended to
Britain's attitude
Japanese peace
on
London, February 13.
Official sources said that Britain does not favour
a settlement for Japan without a formal peace treaty. Britain, they said, will continue to seek a formula
acceptable to the majority of the countries concerned.
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General Bradley, speaking at a news conference, declined to ela- borate on this except to say that From this the following con- the policy to be followed clusions are reached by the Unit-China and South East Asia is a od States Joint Chiefs of Staff! matter for the State Department.
The Chiefs of Staff-announc
Defence line
(1) That the immediate em- States global phasia of Unlied defence should be oriented 10- words und centred upon Asia in ali considerations from the strategic concept down to logistics of supply.
should noe (2) Priority given to the defence needs of
those areas in
Nic
be
Asia which are
threatened by the advance of Communism.
(3) United States military strength should be used for Lie ening of n North-South projected into South East Asia.
most
in
the countries (4) That immediately threatened are South East Asia and assistance should be given them.
ed that they had given General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in Japan authority to Exume control of American naval forces in Ja- panese waters in the event of an emergency.
General Bradley said that the question of the future of Taiwan was not discussed in detail with General MacArthur.
"We already know his views on Talwan," he stated. adding that the Joint Chiefs had not visited Taiwan or the Philippines.
SCAP command More than 100 reporters and the photographers gathered in War Department's headquarters to hear the Joint Chiefs review their tour.
Asked what were considered to
It is pointed out here that the President already has $75,000,000 avaliable in funds appropriated be the major threats in the Pacl- by Congress in its last session, and what steps were being Genera meet them. Live taken to which would be used to
noi Bradley said that he could military
ald to South East Asia These are the funds which were com
comment on this without discuss
pointed allocated by Congress for use in ing war plans. But he
mut that the United States i of China. } general area
The President has already turn-
maintaining its military bases in nd clown proposals to make these the area. funds available to the Chinese Nationalist Government in For
mosi
Admiral Sherman said that in Tokyo the Joint Chiels ordered a change in the Pacific Cammand structure to reaffirm and clarify relations between naval forces and
General
MacArthur's head-
When the Western Pacific
Pacific floet strength ・・ (5) Unites States, naval forces Comunoowealth Relations of
said: "The The officials ficials recall that the Colombo probability of agreement between in the Pacific should be strength-quarters.
the So-ed, even at the expense of the conference of Commonwealth the United States and Foreign Ministers decided in viet Union is of course an argu-Atlantic, it was held, in accord- ance with the theory that the set up a consultative committee ment that the other members of Pacific now constitutes the most
Far the
Commission critical area in hendquartered
Enstern London, to
American global should proceed
to a separate facilitate constant liaison among A
Govern strategy. treaty, but the British Commonwealth members
A Defence spokesman confirm- American hoval cd today that forces are already being re-de- ployed from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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The possibility 15 not
a Jap- counted that eventually
must be anese peace settlement made without Russian participur tion, but-the-British Government would still enntinue to look for a procedure which would leave the way open for the Soviets to inke can- a place at the final peace ference.
Malayan rice crop record
London, Fabrumey 13. Malaya's rico prop for the present sapon la expected to be the highest in the history of the country, the Colonial Office stated' tonight.
On the bala of figures from the various States and Settlements, the Acting Dj. rector
of Ageloulture, Dr. A. E. B. Maintosh, estimates that rice production may K- ceed 100,000 tons, as compar- ed with 307,180 tons in the 1945-49 nommon and a produo- tion of 330,000 tons average
war. before the
The chler reason for this large crop is the excalient weather that has prevalled averywhere, especially in the important rice-growing State of Kedah, in the North West of Malaya, the Colonial Office added Router.
PLAN FOR GERMAN INDUSTRY
Frankfurt, February 13., The Allied Military Security Board is Drafting a new and comprehensive law laying down the spheres of operation for peacetime industry in Western Germany.
An Allied official said here to- day that the law is still in its formative stage
but
may.
he
ready in three or four weeks when it will be submitted to the Allied High Commission in Bonn,
It is designed to replace Allied 43 Control Council Law No. which laid down the conditions for a demilitarised German Indus- try on a four-Power basis. The new law will establish
new framework on a tripartite basis.
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Major-General James Hodges, United States member of the Military Security Roard, declared in a report of the Board's work Just published here. "We are not even sure today that demilitari- sation is complete.
"It is our job to see that the Germans do not engage in atomic research, poison gas, portions of the bacteriological field, and cer- tain aspects of the fuel flow field. But the dividing line balween warlike and
research is
hard to definé-especially in the
fields
REBUFFS U.S. PLAN
Sydney, February 13. The United States proposals that other nations follow its decision permitting the Japan- ese to establish trade offices in America generally were re- buffed in unofficial Australian quarters today.
The Sydney "Sunday Tele- graph" sald: "Japanese envoys will not re-appear in Australio as they have in the United States. Although we bought over A£3,- 000,000 worth of Japanese goods In the last six months of 1949 A£8,000,- and exported nearly 000, mainly wool, the Govern- ment policy still is against ad- mitting Japanese, either as om- icials or traders."
The American proposals Are being made at a time when Im-
Fortant sections of the Australian
are devoting considerable space to reporting and comment- ing on the forthcoming Manus
Japanesa Island trials of
war criminal suspects. Some news- - papers are featuring Tokyo re- parts that three Japanese gene- rals, who fought the Australians In New Guinea, will be released from Tokyo prison, allegedly on orders from Canberra,
Bun" bannerlined a Tokyo dospatch do- claring the Japanese claim Aus- tralian restrictions will make farce of trials of other Japanese war crime suspects.
The Sydney Sunday
The "Bunday Bun" also quot. ed Canberra 'roports that the decision not to try Japanese guilty of atrocities against alvi", Ilans was influenced by strong American pressure.
Political observers recall a re- cent statement by the Externa! Affairs Minister, Mr Spender, in which he said. Australians under- stand the United States attitude toward Japan and that there should be a peace treaty before the end of the year. Thle in- sistence on
treaty peace generally maintained in the Aus Iralian Press and official circles as consi- closely linked with any deration of permitting the Japan- ese to open trade offices here,→
United Press.
GREEKS PROTEST TO PRAGUE
Prague, February 13. The Greek Government has lodged a strongly-worded_protest. with the Czechoslovak Govern- ment against the tone of recent personal references to Queen Frs- dorika of Greecs by the Czechos- lovak Press and radio.
The protest felaimed that they of radio-active
constituted a vehement attack in General Hodges
unqualified language against the however, that the Board's aur. person of Her Majesty in connec valliance has proved quite sailor with her efforts to obtain tho tiafactory and has promoted a definite sense of responsiblity children now in Czechoslovakia-
on the part of the Germans. Surveillance over industry pre- sents far greater difeulties than ho thase in the scientific field,
naval forces are in Japanese wa- lers and when there is an emer rency they will be under General MacArthur's contral," he said.
"In peacetime, when the West- ern Pacifle forces are not in Ja-added. panese waters, they will operate as units of the Pacific Fleet."
Okinawa base
The Joint Chiefs said that the question of permanent American military bases in Japan would depend on the terms of the peace treaty with Japan, which was matter for the State Department General Bradley was asked if would be es- a permanent brise tablished on Okinawa Island.
He replied, "In the foreseeable future we will have to keep
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that the escort He said craft carrier Sicily would be re- deployed to the Pacific in mid- April. One heavy cruiser and one light cruiser are also being transferred from the Atlantic to the
in the next few weeks. Pacific in In view of reports of Russian submarines Pacific
waters, particular importance has been attached in military circles to the transfer from the Atlantic to the troops the Bradley told questimas Australia.more concerned.
Pacife to American anti-sub-in Gêneral· Beitiah-officials explained marine destroyers and the incluser that there was no disagree that in the British viewpoint son in the United States
nent-with General MacArthur. ...athre...countries....notably - Aual Fleet of one of the latest of anti-abroarine V
"General MacArthur- did not trail-and-New-Zealandarehe Joint Chief of Staff have
Vessels feave the impression that he was not satisfied.' General Bradley directly concerned with
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that the future of Japan than either told President
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views report their Britain or the United States.
forces
have to be reduced and he halting Communist expansion in
did not say anything about being South East Asia, their Chairman, dissatisfied with the changes to General Omar Bradley, said to- day.
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The officinis would not elaborate further except to say that a Japanese settlement
is
on
most desirable, and that the pro-
Report to Truman”. jected consultative committee The Joint Chiefs of Staff re. would try to reach a procedurecently returned from a
acceptable to the large majority bases in the West Pacific.
of the countries concerned.
It is understood, however, that
the Colombo conference showed
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India and Pakistan are said to be in favour of opportunities for an extension of Japanese trade
in Asia, which Australia and New Zealand oppose,
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SINO-JAPANESE BARTER DEAL
Tokyo, February 13, A private barter deal between Communist China and Japan has been submitted to Occupation authorities and the Japanese cularly Okinawa, are very bad,
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