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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 43, 1980;"
BRITAIN TO SEND COMMANDO UNIT TO KOREA BY AIR
London, August 21.
The Admiralty announced tonight that a small Royal Marine Comman- do unit is being formed for vory corly air despatch for service in Korea, The Marines will be under the command at Lieutenant-Colonel D. B.
Drysdalo.
די
The existing Royal Marine Commando brigade in Malaya will continue
operations there.
AERIAL DEFENCE OF WEST
The
Self-contained
announcement.added / sembled for the journey to the that for reasons of operational Korean war front. security it is not desirable to publiciso the size and com- position or the times of do parture and arrival of this. unit.
It
The British spokesman sald that the first of the two bodies of troops was the self-contained force which the Defence Minister, Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, announc- ed in Parliament last month that Britain was willing to send..
The other troops were those being sent. from Hong Kong, which were in addition to the free mentioned by the Defence Minister.
It was stressed, however, that participation of a British Com-
(Mr. Shinwell described this mando unit in the Korea fighting force as including infantry, ar Fontainebleau, August 21.
BЯ F matter mour, artillery and engineers, Air Chlef Marshal Sir James was regarded
urgency, and that therefore
with together
administrativé! Robb, the British Corumonder was decided to send the unit by
backing.) in-Chief of the Western Union] air. It was regarded possible that Air Forcas, disclosed today that they would be in Korea at the lio Western Union was creating same time as the British Infantry defence in force being sent from Hong Kong an integrated air which men, planes, armament The State
In Department and fuel were interchangeable. Washington sait that British
"We
troops, additional to those being have cessed to fritter
sent from Hong Kong, were being 111 penny away our strength
his assembled for the journey to the declared in pockets," he
Korean war front. brieling
"Exercise speech for Cupola", the Arst Western Union air exercise which begins on Fri- day.
"Some differences still exist in the Individual organisation of units in the various countries but they in no way prevent the in- tegration of units in the overalt system of defence," he said.
"In 'Cupola', American and, British fighter squadrons will be operating under French, Belgian We have and Dutch control. already overcame mort
of our dieulties, not the least of which common has been to evolve n operating procedure.
James Standardisation, Sir Robb sald, was proceeding satis. factorily, and standardisation of air equipment meant An cn- ormous advantage in mobility.
Describing Exercise "Cupola" as the first true Western Union
dir & Air Chlef Marshal
Robb
He would not comment on the statement by Mr. McDermott that Britain had pledged a brigade, including armour and artillery, and involving between 5,000 and 7,000 men.
Britain's Communist Party Mr. Michael McDermott, the State Department spokesman who Secretary, Mr. Harry Pollit, to- made the announcement nt a day urged "all lovers of peace in Press conference, said that Britain" to stage a "mighly wave Britain and pledged a brigade of protest against the despatch including armour and artillery of British troops to Korea from
Hong Kong. for the Korean war and between
He said the Government had 5,000 and 7,000 men would be in-
shown "its slavish once again volved.
readiness to sacrifice British lives and Interests to the criminal ng- gressive plans of American big business."
The British Government had not advised the State Department many troops were in the how
- be sent to two battalions tu Korea from Hong Kong, but st was believed that about 2,000 were involved, Mr. McDermott added.
Docision praised
Mr. McDermott expressed gra- Uncation at Britain's decision to send troops from Hong Kong.
Authoritativa
Belgium may help
Sources said In Weakington that the Belgian Government WAD actively
thepasibility studying sending a battalion of infantry
to fight in Korea.
of
Gls flee burning truck
Two unidentified American soldiers make a
dash for cover after their truck, caught fire
In a ditch somewhere in Bouth Korea, Available Information coes not apacity whether truck
(Acroclated Press Photo). was hit by enemy fire.
FAR
U.S.
EASTERN POLICY ELECTION ISSUE
Washington, August 21.
Recent events have convinced most diplomatic and politiral observara here that the Truman Administration's Far Eastern policy is certain to be one of the major issues in this autumn's Congressional election campaign, despite the efforts of the Democrats to confine the debate to domestic subjects.
An important segment of the Republican Party has served notice that it
intends to make a dominant theme of its assertion that the Demo crats have bungled miserably in their handling of For Eastern affairs.
to eliminate enough there effective The Democrats charge the publicans
even that small majority--United Press.
retort that
European affairs.
It was reliably reported that Republicans are thus destroy never was any such policy as the Foreign Minister, Paul van ing the United States' "biparti, regards the Far East, sinc Zeeland, favoured this decision.san foreign policy. The Re-they wore consulted only on
If the step la to be taken, be asked to Belglans would volunteer Immediately. Sources sald it might bepossible to form a Benelux brigade if Belgium de- dided to send ground force to Korea, as it is believed in Wash- Ington that Luxembourg would then be willing to send a contin- gent also.
Bishop consecrated
Yugoslavia
Most important Republican in- dication of the shape of cam- paigning to come was contained in a statement issued by the four most Influential Republican mem- bers of the Senate Foreign Reja- tions Committee. Asserting that the seeds of the Asian debacle were planted at Yalta and Pot- sdam and nurtured by subsequent Democratic appeasement of Rus
statement sia, the Republican
all the Soviet Union was "given. the light to grab whatever it
"Aside from their military value, these troops will re place It was tal:hag
emphasise the collective nature over territory, which would be
of the Korean action," he said. defended in the event of war, "These troops are in addition "and we hope it will help to to the British naval forces which reasure our friends ns to the have been in Korean waters since
after the state of readiness of the forces immediately
United available."
Nations call for action, end will
The French Government has The shortcomings of our na be supplemented by other ground tional defence in Western Europe forces from Great Britain which still come to no decision about
Belgrade, August - 20. have been recently exposed with
being assembled," he sending ground. forces to Korea,
A Roman Catholic Bis although the French General great frankness," Sir James added. "It is vital that
Government Staff is understood to have re- hes bean consecrated in Yugo these deflelencies be made good as spokesman confirmed that two commended to the Government slavia for the first time since could in China, Korea and Tal- quickly as possible"-Reuter. acparate bodies of troops were that this be done as enough the Communists seized power won."
could be found. In concerned in Britain's contribu-
and source said today. on to the United Nations forces France for a small ground force. under Marshal Tito, a Church
--Router, Associated Press United Press.
arc now
said,
In London a
in Korcu
Dokar, August 21. Nine fishermen were drowne. He was commenting on the in a storm last night off the Cape State Department announcement Verde peninsula In the Frenci In Washington that British troops West African colony of Senegal.in addition to those being sent
from Hong Kong were being us Reuter,
WORLD'S FIRST-CHOICE TIRE
gives extra wet-weather traction
GOOD YEAR TIRES
PEOPLE, THE WORLD OVER, AIDS ON
GOODYEAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER MAKE,
AMERICAN ENTE
volunteers
SERETSE RESUMES EXILE IN UK Southampton, August 21. At least nine other Koman Seretse Khama, exlied chief]
"The The statement asserted, American people will not now
excuse
On July 25, the Elshop of blunders responsible for these Pazin, a Northern Adriatic "dio-] Republican candidatos general- case, was consecrated, apparently iy admit their intention of back- with the full knowledge of the ing President Truman's stand in Government.
Korea but declare, they feel ub- ged to expose what they claim Administration's pat arc the affairs. It is considered most like- ly that the Secretary of State, Dean Acheson,
on, rather than Pre- sident Truman, would be the principal target for Republican attacks during the campaign.
of the Ramangwato tribe, his Catholic bishoprics in Yugoslavia blunders in dealing with Asian British wife Ruth and their remain open, but it is not know
whether the Church Is making Three-month-old daughter ar- lived here today by air from any further plans.
Some well-informed observer Bechuanaland.
belleved that the Communista, them Was Accompanying
having broken the economic and Surelse's sister, Nalido.
through the political power of Ronian Catho After passing
ficism, were attempting to arrange) Customs, Screlac and his family
a truce-United Fress. entered a car and drove off to London.
.1
Utrecht, August 21.
A now high
The rift between the two Par ties over foreign policy reached a new high last week with the charge made by Senator Kenneth They will live in a London hotel as guests of the
British
A floating stone conveyor for Wherry of Nebraska, Republican Government Until they can and the building of breakwaters has Beor leader, that "the blood of n London apartment.
been built by a Dutch firm here our boys in Korea is an his shoulders and no Seretse wants to Bnish his law for Turkish account. The con- (Acheson's) studies in Britain but hopes that veyor, which will be used to bulk one else's". he will not have to remain hero breakwaters for Turkish poris, throughout the Ave-year period will be towed to Turkey shortly.
-Reker. of his exiloftcuter.
VICTOR
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The President subsequently branded Senator Wherry's statement "contemptible" and "beneath comment
The Democrats are in on Ad- mittedly difficult situation as far es campaigning on some phosÓK of. Far Eastern polley is concern→ ed. Political observers point out, for instance, that if the Adminis tration changed its long-range policy of not trying to save Chiong Kai-shek's Nationalists from eventual defeat at the hands of the Communists, then it can be accused of reversing itself to adopt a position always held by the most vocal Republican
On the other hand, if it does pol reverse its position-and there are some signs it may be Fonsidering then. It can again be accused of abandoning an important eegment of Asia to, the Reda.
Korea campaign
1.
There are some political ox- perts who believe that effective- noss of the Republican' campaign against the Administration's Far Eastern policy may depend prin- cipally on how the, war goes in Koren.
They contend that a series of United Nations successes in the Korean connictwould tend to sufton"the effect of the Republ can attack on an electorate which has traditionally,, sided, with: 47. Administration directing a win- ning. Oght.
On the other band, according to this: school of thought, inok ol any spectacular American success would deepen the gloom, in this country over the altuation and make the averago, voter much more susceptible to Republican
outbreak of
Even before Hotgan affair, soms highly reel garded statisticians were brediet, Ing that the Dernborsta świUA THA Hain only a bare voting majority In boty House of Conaria in the
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