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› THE¦ CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1950.
MANPOWER, TRANSPORT LACKING FOR BEHIND THE LINES INVASION
Danger to
peace is
very great
Warwick, England, August 7. Mr. Anthony Eden, warned to- j day that the danger to peace is very great indeed,
Washington, August 8.
Lack of manpower and, to some degree, transport apparently precludes any early," ", large-scala affort to upset the Korean Red Army by am- phibious or airborna invasion behind the linos. Nevertheless, military men here are not disposed to rule out the possibility that the time will come for use in Korea of the sea-air invasion technique. that helped win World War II campaigns in both Europe and the Pacific islands,
1
Detailed briefing on Korea
Washington, August 7. President Truman held, a war conference with the Joint Chiefs of Staff today and re- celved an unusually detalled briefing on the country's mili- tary position
A.. Normally, the President Is briefed every morning on the Korean fighting by
General Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Today, however, In addition to General, Bradley Mr. Truman summoned all of the Staff chiefs to his office. They came armed with a sizable collec- ton of charts and maps. '·.
con.
The Conservative former For-
There were utications the eign Secretary, who once resign. ed his Cabinet post as a protest be more forays by small groups for airborne operations now
Nor does it mean there won't number of planes especiaity bullt tion much broader than the fight-
ference covered a military altua against appeasing Fascism, au- landing from ships for demolition use by the Air Force is contury, Mr. Charles Rost, said no
ing in Korea. serted that time is not on our and scouting purposes along the aiderably smaller than that total particular war development! had In The White House Press Spero- side" in the developing tension enemy-held coastlines of Korea. between Russia and the West.
In The departure from American enemy from the rear of his at-three chiefs to come with General addition to menacing Referring to Britain's
an caused the President to invite the bogat military spending from the First Marine Division led to a values of an amphibious or air-
plan to West coast ports of units of the tacking force, one of the major Bradley. present £700,000,000 Ryear te widespread expectation on the borne invasion is to stop the flow £1,100,000,000 П year for the home front that
Genaral survay © next three years, Mr. Eden sald
a spectacular landing was "We
of supplies to the immineat. The (the military call
enemy front "It was just a general survey,“ mus! remember that Marines' reputation as whatever our rearmament plans,
as amphibious
it "interdic-said Mr. Rosa. E tion." At this stage, re speciallats landing money is no substitute for man gave
UN When a presumably rise to the
reporter, remarked, forces are relying on tactical and
"This was not a normal briefing," expectation. Dower."
The imunellate defence task, hely at a South Korean port, then out the effort to cut supply lines than usual. On moat mornings,
Instead, the brigade landed quiet-trategic air attacks by both land Mr. Ross agreed and wald:
and carrier-based platies to carry
"It was just more thorough sold in opening a British Legion moved to the front to make tip fete
"is to increase the strength nositions with troops already in
-Associated Press.
General Bradley comes in, and regulars of the Army and the
talks only about Korea. Today Rayal Air Force.".
was devoted to a general auryny."
With General Bradley were General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff Admiral Forrest Sherman, chief of Naval Opera- ilons, and General toyt Vasilon- berg. Air Force chief of Staff. The conference lasted 30 minutes. -United Press.
123
batile.
Whatever the military or pay He called for increased pay for chological value of pulang a big regulars, Enying, "There are no force behind the enemy now- other means by which we can divert some of his attack force create at an early date that re- to beachhead defences the odda serve of trained formations are weighed heavily against it. which is essential if we are lo fulfil our obligations."-Associat- ed Press.
STAR
Nane to spare
NY "TIMES' BLASTS AT MALIK
""
spoke
Tug-o-war in Iraq
He said in an exclusive Inter-
Every man with a gun in the Far East zene seems to be needed
New York, August 7. A badly to hold the, defence line.
"New DEATH DEMANDED.
York Times", There are no troops to spare or
xlitorial, referring to last FOR GREEK REDS
withdraw from the front.
week's Security Council ses- Athens, August 8.
Because the 'Pacific war wassion, said today. The Prosecutor today demand of amphibious landings, there is quite casually, as if in almost
waged
almost entirely by a series "Mallk
several Limes ed death senterices on 23 of $1 presumed to be a fair supply of inadvertent reference to an es Communists on trial here for 13 landing ships and craft in General tablished fact, of United States Kubba, the leader of the In-
Baghdad, August 7. murders and other crimes, after Douglas MacArthur's command. aggression"
Saytd Mohammed Mahd! he had heard all their statements. But it is doubtful that the num-pines.
He inclurted
against the Phillip-dependence Party, today claim- three among the 23 condemned prison-
women ber and
and specialised types needed This monstrous falsification ed that his party had the Jar ers. He asked for 10 prisoners to for a substantial effort-a division will not deceive the informed, but seat following in Iraq, be acquitted.--Reuter.
or more are immediately at hand it should be answered, if only for and ready for service.
the record. Its utterance in a view, that it stood for the real- On the other hand,, the amount serious debate illustrates hot, democratic Independence of the of available naval and air unit only the Soviet disregard for people of Iraq and criticlied as needed to provide gunfire and air truth, but also the contemptuous unrepresentative, the Iraqi deci cover for landing is already com-
effrontery with which the non-alon to support the. Security paratively large,
Communist world is treated. For Council's resolutions on Korça, The US Navy. together with foviet Russian 'to talk about He said the people of Iraq and ships of the British Fleet assigned American 'aggression in the other Arab countries stood for to the Korean war, daily dump Philippines is an all-time high in neutrality in the Korean war and n huge tonnage of shells on enemy
gall...
he welcomed Egypt's decision targels, in addition to boinba
"What is most Important and They would remati beutral in the dropped by carrier aviation. The doubtless most disagreeable to event of a third world war American naval force now alone Malik is that, in their 50-year emerging from the Korean con evidently numbers several sco States, the Filipinos developed a
association with the United diet, he claimed. K -strips ranging from carriers
Mahdi Kubba added that the through cruisers destroyers robust democracy. They are truly Palestine question was the and submarines.
self-governing. and set high turning point in the Arab General roadinoss
store upon their political and In-people's dividual
sympathy with the liberty. They have Anglo-American bloc, and unless- Some speculation Over the fought for it valiantly, and made the question possible use of airborne In. It plain that they are ready to do solved, there could be no change was satisfactorily vasion has arisen out of the fact so again."-United Press.
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the U.S. has twa airborne divisions in this country, the 82nd and the 11th. The 82nd was described before the out- break of the Korean war as car noaror wartime strength and
readiness gestorat
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