AMERICA REVIEWING
HER TAIWAN POLICY
Washington, Juno 20.
The Administration was reported today to be reviewing its Taiwan policy to see whether major steps should be taken to prevent that strategic island falling to the Chinese Communists.
Up to now, the Administration has been adamant against rushing arms aid to the island which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is striving to convert into a last-stand fortress after being swept off the Chinese mainland.
The Administration attitude This
report coincided
N.
with has been that suck vid would news from Tokyo that Geperil be futile. It considers Gen-Dougins MacArthur has been dis uralissimo Chinng a failure.cretary of Defence, Mr. Louis
curing the problem with the Se But Congressional sources said Johnson, and General Omar Republican leaders in the Senate Bradley, Chaleman of the U, B. have been puured that the polley Joint Chiefs of Sta
kunder aliye", reylew' in a new bipartisan approach to the proh-officer is reported to have sold;
Mr. Johnson today that Comm nist conquest of Taiwan would imperli the U.S. position in the Far East.
lem.
TELAVIV REPORTS DENIED
Washington, June 20. State Department officials today denied reports received here from Telaviv that the Voice of America had brond-, cast a statement that the first shipment of arms to Israel was due for this month.
General
MacArthur's
air
This was the third straight day that General MacArthur's staff stressed the Importance of the Chinese Nationalist island
General Bradley,
Meeting
of Supreme Soviet
to
Moscow, June. 21.
A cheering, applauding Supreme Soviet (Parliament) woted unanimously last night continue Premier Joseph their talks with Mr. Johnson and Stalin's Government in office. Eleven Communist Party Polit- have received the report of a-ro-bure members were present as the view from the Assistant Seero-joint houses of Parliament also tary of State, Dean Rusk, who is voted support of resolutions do- in charge of the Department's manding prohibition of Far Eastern affairs.
ma of atomle. Weapons and branding as war
Senior leaders were said to
Secret talks
Mr. Burk met recently with Republicans in a behind the scenes conference arranged by Mr. John Foster Dulles, a former Republican Senator from Now, York and now a special adviser to the Secretary of State, M. Dean Acheson.
There have been several arms- shipments: both to the Arubs and Israells since the lifting of the United Nations arms
Among those present, it is said, last August 11-a fact which has were Senators Robert A. Teli of bren publicised on several occas-Olilo, Senator Styles Bridges
Now
sions.
embargu
A report received here also stated that the Voice of America listed the types of arms to be shipped.
Department officials likewbe donted Us, pointing out that such information was confidential and would be revealed only if the recipient government chose to reloase it.
·of
* criminals oficials of the first gov-
emment to use atom
weapons.
The resolutions they endorsed were those adapted at a ""world peace partisans congress" at Stockholm.
The Parliament also went on record to express à “unnvictica that the Soviet 'Goverḥment will ceritinue to pursue ita constant. policy of peace and friendship' among the nations within the United Nations
and elsewhere defond Internationat peace and', Hampshire, Senator Owen security. Brewster of Maine, Senator Speakers
during the discussion Eugene D. Millikin of Colorado, on the Stockholm peace resolu- Senator William F. Knowland oftions attacked United States and California and Senator Alexan-British Government policies os der Wiley of Wisconsin.
"Imperialist and aggressive" ano Mr. Rusk's conference with; said Russia has mas the Genators was regarded
uses. cacrgy for creatatered atomic an effort to show that the The meeting also re-cïceted Administration plans to GRETY Nikolai M. Shvernik chairman of out promises of a bipartisan, the Supreme Soviet Presidian, a approach to foreign policy, Republican Senators have bit. position equivalent to President of the Soviet Union. Shvernik, 62,
terly attacked the Taiwan policy; wes first elected to the post on This is the second time within They said President Truman hadMarch 19, 1949. He is one of 13 a week that officials here deniedrenched the polley decision with-members of the Politburo.-Asso- reports from Telaviv attribuling out consulting Republican certain erroneous information to lenders. radio broadcasts.
Penetration of defence
ciated Press.
BASE AT PAGO
ABANDONED
An qarlier report cited "United Nations radio" is the source for a Some Senators advocated at- story that the United States tive efforts by the United States favoured Israel's proposal on to prevent Talwan's fall to the
Suba, Fil, June 21. Jerusalem.
State. Department Communists, They argued that
United States Air Force iner officials denied that they had America's For Eastern defchee passing through there this month favoured any nation's proposal ut line would be penetrated if the are said by uncfficial sources to this time, emphasising that the Red armies captured the island. be the laz Air Force party to solution of the Jerusalem pro- blem depended on drafting terins to which all parties to the dispute could agree.—United Preas.
MALAYA VITAL TO AUSTRALIA
Canberra, June 20. Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the imperiul General Staff, heard 'n Government lender in the Australian Senate today declare that it was fundamental to Australian sceurity that the stutip in Malaya be cleaned up.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1950,
Sister-Princesses Respione
The marriage of Princede Falka und Fouad Sadek Bey has been ratified in Cairo. They were married during April, in Farouk of Egypt presided over
·Bacramento, California many. Kubba: Palatit. 'confirm
the simple but moving
After the corn-
the
Empress
ing the marriage of his 24-year-old slater. meny the Royal Family gathered happily together, smiling at his three sisters Princass Fawxia, former
or tran:"Princess "Palza, and Princess. Falka. The young Pein. corses Ferial, Fewelch, and Fadla, daughter's of His Majesty, were also present. Photo shows; left to right, after the cere mony; Princess Fawzla, Princess Falke, and Princess Falza. (Acsociated Press Photo),
UPROAR IN THE LOWER HOUSE AT CANBERRA
Canberra, June 20.
i
An uproar braka put in the Austration House of Representatives tonight when the Liberal- Country Party Coalition fought Opposition Labour moves to alter the Government's Anti- Communist Bill.
One Republican Senator saldicave Pago, in American-admin-Above the shouts of Members, the Prime Minister,
Republican leaders have agreed istered Eastern Samoa.
to hold their Ore on Far Eastern Other unofficial reports from affairs until the Administration Apia, in Western Samoa, sald reaches a decision on Taiwan, that the Americans were aband-
"We are just sitting tight nowing Fago as a Haval base, too, The Government's last word, waiting to see what happens," he after 72 years occupation. sald, "We will wait until Mr. American civil administration, it the Bill was made operative. An he declared, was that unders Johnson and General Brudity re- was reported, would take over and efficient, he would not turn from Tokyo, Then if nothing Eastern Samoa from naval coh-allow it to go on the Statute happens, in the next two weeks-trol shortly-Reuter. we will open up."
"Associated Press,
ISRAEL LEAVES DOOR OPEN
NEW OFC HEAD
Menzies statement
Russians ahead on The He
Now York, batte kờ.. The Russians may be shoad of the Philep State?' in ide velbping the 'hydroğan bombi. an authorny b8 Wtomio fission sald today.
Witam Laurence, splence reporter, for 15% ""NEW York Times" said the confession of the British solantist, Klaus Fuchs, who gave atomic bomb details to. Rusçla, mada it knawn: that the Russland without doubt are plready t work on the hydrogen bomb and probably Kava
bban
work.
Ing on It uninterruptedly Wince 1940.
L
Mr. Laurence said in an Articta'th thle wɗok's “Batur- day Evening Post," "The pro- spect is that Instead of the Ruspads catching up with us It is we who may have to catch up with them. The time may come when we shall have to search every versu). Keveral hundred miles of chore for hidden afomic Bomba and the time may be nearer than we think."United Prom
NEPALESE DEMAND REFORMS
Patna, June 20. The Nepal Government has moved troops on à mass scale in three districts this week following peasant agitation in the kingdom for political reforms, .:Badri Prasad Koirala, Nepal Na tionalist leader, told Reuter today
Koirala, who is now on a tour North India, said that the mili- thry had been posted in the Parast district after 1,000 Nepall villagers rescued
two
arrested
National Congress volunteers last week while they were being marched off to the police station. In Western Nepal, Kolrain sat, several villagers refused to pay" land tax as a protest against the Rana Government (Government of hereditary Prime Ministers) and Political agitation.
In the distret defid military assaults on their homes but several had been arrested, he gold..
The Nepal Congress Jeader 'wai candent about the success of the people's movement. for overdue political reforms.
Folitical prisoners in Khal- manbu Gaol, he said, were on ja hunger strike, One of them Swami Shankaranahd, had died during his fast.
Mr. Robert Menzies, could be heard accusing the Labour Party of trying to wreck the Bill. Apilation fit Nepal for the as- ment had shred in the Sanate with the Government intensifed sociation of popular elements and rejected all the amend-inst week-end when hundreds of ments it fat proposed in the farmers courted arrest in the Upper HouÈSI --
biggest civil disobedience move- ment in the Himalayan homeland Book at all.
Amid
continuing
According to the Melbourne of the Gurkhas. Reuter, disorderly "Sun," Mr Menzies told Gov- scenes, Dr. Herbert Evalt, deputy ernment members at a meeting leader of the Opposition, re-before the House assembled that London, June 21.
Vatican City, June 30. joined: "That Sir Eric Coates is to be the ernment's last worth. What 14. the adamantho Bill would be re-cut down temporarily, on the ad
may be the Gover the Labour Party retained Tape Plus XII, who is 74. torldy Inow Chairman of the Govern-j
people's last word?": ment-sponsored Oversca's Eood The
submitted to the Senate in three vice of his doctor, the number of Corporation, which is responsible front Members came to a head the Sohate still remained Reuter
Interruptionn continual
budiences he grants each day for the much
criticised Edst when the Government refused to African Groundnuts Scheme.
an Amendment accept
forced stubborn he would go to the Get- The Food Minister, Mr. Maurice through the Sanate by the Labour and stehe, disolution of the Country parties agreed
mpor feneral, Mr. W. J. McKell,
to cail for Houses. This would throw on
tite double dissolution Jate the Sir Eric Coates, who is at pre-Crown
du the Authoritative isources predicted year if the Senate fails to pean regional defence problem of the the door was open for peace
the responsibility for the bolt Hoice of Parilaticht the, anti-Red hill," incloulie the Pachie, which must be shared by negotiations with Jordan and sent a financial member of the proving that a person "declared would be dissolved and a how clause placing the onus of prod Australla.
other Arab States, but that Corporation, will, begin his new under the Bill Communist auction called the Labour of Communist amilations on ac. Israel was still swalting some job on July 1. Aged 62, he suc- Instead of leaving the onus on dominated Sandto falls to pass Jused bersolls and organisations. Senator O'Sullivan made his concrete move from her neight-relinquished his post recently.
ceeds Sir Leslie Plummer, who the "declared person or proving in: Its present for the Govern- The Sunliters and considering alement in reply to Opposition bours
that he is not questions about the Australian
Mr. Sharett told Hebrew new six weeks looking at the ground-
Earlier this year Sir Eric spent The House of Representativement Bill to outlaw the Com-proroguing Parliament for at few aircraft squadron` assfined" to
munist Party. approved all the amendments These sourert sild a joint meet December-Reuter and Unite
weeks, with elections probably. Ih transport duly with the Royal "There is so change in the nuts scheme in Africh, Reuter.
situation
between
the Bill to which the GoverhIng Uf Vid governing Liberal and Press. "All Force. In Malaya.
Israel and Jordan."
Asked ghout fresh reports of
Senator
Nell O'Sullivan sald)
that the defence of Malaya against,
a "foreign-sponsored fifth col- Israel's
though the
Tel Aviv, June-21.
of the United King exponsibility Moshe Sharett, cald tourister,
He said that the squadron. would do nothing but transpart work ends that no requcht "for.
other assislarige had been re- Nations pow under way with
celved-Reuter
SANDS OF
IWO
IMA
WAYNE
Mr. Sharett said these unifua He added, "The initiative must come from Jo- dan. We are prepared to start negotiations if Jordan, says she is zandy."
He asserted that also applied to other neighbouring Arab coun trics. riest
Mr. Shareti also told the news conference that Izrael would much appreciate it if other Gove ernments would
Istmel's
fronter the three, Westerns powers had done in their recent
or ditris bales to lden.
declarati T HAS OPREM
fusal
atel'
Be the abr
Lba sence of paced the Arab ret to talk peace Justify the Tærnet claims for mans, while the Arabs have no such justification.
He was outhmenting on. the cent BigThree
declarat
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Umiting arms shipman DUTE
Hiddle
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I was regrettable that the three-power dreiargilon had not.
Purodness for Popics Fou
For the part of the Arab Stajen "as'a condillah: on supplying arti
and
Webb, announced the appoint- majority he San
in Parliament today.
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