THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1950.
OMINOUS Britain And US Not Thinking
TALK IN AMERICA
Washington, Dec. 7.
The acting White House Press Secretary. Stephen Early, said today that there
has been much discussion
within the Administration
Of Evacuation |
From
Korea
London, Dec. 7.
There was no thought in "our minds or in about the advisability of the minds of the American authorities of a with- proclaiming # national drawal from Korea," Mr Emanuel Shinwell, the been made and none is ex- Defence Minister, emphatically announced in the pected soon.
House of Commons today.
emergency. No decision has
Discussions did not stem from the present crisis in Korea, but
rather were part of an allout
mobilisation of which President
Truman has spoken in recent months.
He stressed that much pre paration is necessary before an emergency could be proclaimed, even the White House did
Mr Shinwell was answering a barrage of questions from Members on the Korean crisis.
Earlier, the Minister made a prepared state- ment in which he declared--“We may have to prepare ourselves for still harder tidings."
A Conservative Member, Mr Beverley Baxter, asked him for
decide to go ahead with such the assurance that a withdrawal THE BIG
a
cannot
just declare
national emergency. There are many things that ought to be done first, such as securing per- sonnel, setting up offices and policies. If and when such step is decided on those things must be done all part Mr
of the they
Early
to
was not contemplated, "in view of statements that there is a
urge the withdrawal of British troops,"
section of members ready QUESTION
Mr Baxter added that if came to the choler of between the destruction of British troops are in Korca and the use of the atom bomb, he and many of his emphasised that the friends would support the use emergency proclamation is not of the bomb. imminent. The general dis- Mr Shinwell said: "I prefer cussions on the question within |
not to answer that." the Administration were de- A Labour Member, Mr Harold finitely not related to the visit Davies, said: "Some Members on of the British Priene Ministes, the Labour benches would have Mr Attlee.
A reporter asked if the dis-nothing to do with the affair if the atom bomb was dropped on cussions would automatically come up in connection with such China." Mr Shinwell refused to
comment on this.
CHINESE ATTACK
some 270,000
Berlin, Dec. 7.
Dr Ralph Bunche, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, sald today that the next few weeks tu might provide the answer the "big question" - whether
Nations the United
is strong enough to keep the peace and save ihe world from catastrophe,
In a recorded broadcast over
the American forces network here, Dr Bunche said,
There
1s only one way to secure peace in the world and that is through the United Nations."
in
Or
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When is a bath not a bath? When Bath (Somerset) gets flooded and baths are used as boats. This local ironmonger, Mr Ken Burt, ferried his young son through the flooded streets in this home-made bath-boat when heavy rains caused the Avon to burst its banks. Parts of Bath were flooded to a depth of four feet,
traffic was dislocated and householders marooned.
NEAR-PANIC SWEEPING SEOUL AFTER WARNING
Seoul, Dec. 7.
Near panic swept through the South Korean capital today as news leaked out that the Govern- ment had secretly warned members of the National Assembly to send their families to the south coast.
recent developments as the op-
Although Dr Bunche did not pointment of wage and price directors.
draw any parallels between the Mr Early said they would. He strongly cautioned
In his statement Mr Shinwell Palestine negotiations, which he
lcd,
the current attempts and reporters not to let people think said that it would be foolish to that an
to negotiate a truce in Korea, emergency was to be underestimate the size or deter-
some of his problems in stop- proclaimed immediately.
mination of the Chinese In- "In my opinion, it will not be tervention. The latest estimates ping the Arab-Jewish war were
strikingly similar to those today, tomorrow or Monday
or from General MacArthur's
Korea. something like that." A re-Headquarters indicated that porter asked him if he would there were now
Reviewing the results of UN say it was imminent. With a Chinese in contact with the
mediation in Palestine in the smile, Mr Early said he was not United Nations forces in Korea,
light of later developments, Dr sure what imminent meant un-he said.
Bunche said, "I have no doubt der the circumstances.-United
An authoritative source told Reuter that the Nearly 200,000 were in front the armistice will stand up." Press.
Dr Bunche said the dif- of the United Nations Eighth
ferences "ore really quite Government warning was given by the Defence Army in the west and
over few
and cited as the most Minister, Mr Shin Sung Mo, at an emergency were 70,000
attacking the important the 750,000 Arab Amerlenn 10th Corps in
of secret session of the National Assembly today. refugees and the status
He said There
Mr Mo said that it was “ad- Jewellery Behind these first line troops might be local incidents, "but
prices that there estimated
of pro- double last week's levels. we certainly do not anticipate visable that families any resumption
elvil servants should of hostilities į minent
In Seoul's main market this to support between the Arab states and also be sent to Pusan. He added
grand piano could large scale.”— that in the event of the Com- evening, a United Press.
munist armies recrossing south be bought for about half the As price
second-hand wrist of the 38th Parallel the sembly and the Government watch of indifferent quality.
Manila, Dec. 8. President Quirino and govern- ment officials expressed surprise and disappointment
last night east.
visit it was
of the
State
the
OVER the reported postpone- ment here this weekend of the Pre-were nearly half 题 million sident of Indonesia, Dr Soekarno. Chinese avallable
Jerusalem.
"If the postponement is true, the overwhelming Communist Israel on any we will just wait until he can strength, in Korea. come," sakd United Press,
Mr
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the to Referring
Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee's talks in Washington, Mr Shin- well said that the was "full of peril and difficul-
."
1
situation Bevin Makes
"No one knows what the outcome will be," he added
battle" battle.
forces.
No Progress
and that an-
Pusan,
of a
rose
to
would immediately transfer to Reassurances from promi- nent citizens that the ad- vancing Communists would
A few hours after the secret Assembly scasion, Korean mili- tary pollee opened the barriers that had prevented civilians crossing southward aver the Han River, which runs through the southern suburbs.
was
Colonel Dies
Of Wounds
Bad Gerhausen, Deo. 7.
Lieutenant
Colonel Stocker, senior staff officer
at
Britial Divisional Headquarters, died from a
gunshot wound at his home near Duesseldorf on Tues- it was announced here day, today.
His wife was seriously ill with a gunshot wound. A British Army of the Rhine announcement, said: "No further statement can be issued until an enquiry had established the cause, of the injuries."-Reuter,
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Mr Shinwell expressed ad- miration for the gallantry of
London, Dec. 7. the United Nations
Today's second business meet particularly the Americans Ing between Salah El Din Bey the main bearers of the burden lend the Foreign Secretary, Mr
The Government action leave immediately began to in this desperate and unequal, Ernest Bevin, since the Egyp- brought into the open the thinly send their young sons of mill-
fear that tian Foreign Minister arrived in disguised
has lain tory age into the hills to es- In the bitter Aghting in East London last week, lasted three-over Scout since Pyongyang. cape
Tokyo, Dec. 7. the rapidly widening Korea on November 29, the
the North Korean capital, quarters of an hour.
draft not.
Pyongyang airlift British Marine Commandocs A Foreign Office spokesman recaptured by the Communists
Pharmacies reported what worked
both ways during 20 wounded sald afterwards that the whole on Tuesday. lost eight killed,
probably epitomised, as clear-the last four days of life and 35 missing, he said. No period had been devoted to a
Many wealthy families have ly as anything else, the
fear for the former United detalls were yet available of further review of the problems casualties in the 27th and 20th of revising the 1936 Anglo- already been evacuated from of a city living anxiously un-States Far East Air Forces
Seoul. The trickle of refugees} der the shadow of геоссира- Brigades in the recent fighting. Egyption Treaty
to swell today as the tion by the Communists--they base. but reports indicated that they
other meeting between the two berar.
were being flooded
The with de- were not heavy.
Ministers would take place later poorer people joined the flight. The total British casualties in the week.
The prices of truck and bus mands for poison.Reuter. up to the beginning of the Although usually well-in-seats from Seoul to Pusan rose Chinese offensive
52 formed quarters in London did abruptly were
from 00,000 killed and 174 wounded. The not think that any progress had (US$15) to one million total American casualties atbeen made at the meeting on (US$250). One million won that point were 30,000, of which Tursday, the length of today's represents a year and a half's about 5,000 were killed.-Reu-meng was thought to mean earnings for the average Korean hat sme new proposais must
workman. have
been introduced ints the scussions.
BITTER MEMORIES Salah El Din Bey was accom-
The panied
of prices
furniture by the Egyptian Am-
and Mr dropped to 10 percent of last bassador in London,
As the jittery Bevin by Sir Ralph Stevenson, week's prices
ter.
Mrs. Pandit Confers With Mr Attlee The
Washington, Dec. 7. Indian Ambassador to Washington, Mrs Vijaya Lak- shmi Pandit, today conferred privately with
Mr
Clement Attlee, Britain's Prime Minis ter, on the Far Eastern crisis.
The Ambassador, who is
close
personal Irlend of the
Prime Minister, went
Wan
won
its British Ambassador to householders flooded the marke Egypt, as well as by Foreign with household goods that they
could not carry with them.
Oflee advisers.-Reuter.
Germans
Obdurate
On Defence Issue
London, Dec. 7.
Indonesian Neutrality
FEAF Combat Cargo Command revented today that while 1,800 tons of vital war materials were being transport- ed from Pyongyang to safety further south during the eva- another cuation proceedings, 240 tons was airlifted into the base.
the
former
The ingoing tonnage, ali in experxiable supplies included rations, clothing, petrol, lubri- cants and ammunition for the Djakarta,, Dec. 7.
United Nations troops Indonesia will not support the
with- United
drawing
through Nations six-power re- North Korean capital. solution demanding the with- arwal of Chinese troops from cargo flown into the dying base The valuable part of the Korea. Aneta news agency was 50 tons of TNT. The ex- reported today.
plosivo was used to destroy The agency, quoting circles equipment that had to be left, close to the Government, sald that
Critical equipment taken out the Indonesian Republic of Pyongyang by C-110s, C-548 would not condone the use of and C-469 of the Combat
19
"deed
behind.
the atom bomb, which it con- Cargo Command included com- sidered
of munications equipment for use Inhumanity."
in ground control of Ighters The Government stood besitha and light bombers in close oup- the 13-nation resolution-which port sorties.
The last FEAF plane left to the The Big Three agreed to bring 150,000 German Chinese People's Republic not to
It helped to sponsor-urging the Pyongyang airfield at 1.18 .. British Embassy at 2.45 p.m. GMT for the conference, which fighting men into the armies that will defend Wes-rass the 38th Parallel because was expected to touch on the recent peace moves, sponsored tern Europe, but the Germans themselves appcared this "offered a bigger chance of the preservation of world peace." by India, to halt the Korean opposed to the agreement.
The same circles said that the fighting.
Though there was no oficial
covered in today's talks,
Norsing
J
Indonesia's Independent foreign
today
Zob
the
Prosth
Tuesday, Dec. 5.. ---- United
War Criminals
Tokyo, Dec. 7. More than 800 Japanese are
The compromise, which calls for German Government would do every intimation of the subjects to be combat teams totalling one-fifth of the Atlantic thing in its power to maintain still being held by Japan's for 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m. expected that the Chinese re
Pact armies, was agreed upon early on Thursday policy and would not align itselt mer enemies, excluding Russin, action to the efforts of the when the French Cabinet approved the beginning with any side in the event of a war criminals or as suspects.
according to the Indian delegate to
to the United
Japancso Foreign sing of German recruiting, with the least possible de-a third world war.
Omeo quated by the Nations, Sir Benerat
Earlier for a settlement
Kydodo news agency today. Primo Bau,
of the lay.
The British authorities were Far Eastern crisis, and also to
Minister, Dr. Mohammed Nasir, holding 328 scattered in various the
appeal
real job begins. mand the overall milltary force had cutlined Indonesia's position places from Rangoon to Hong- 13-nation
to China Now the to slop her troops at the 33th Beaten Germany must be per- with contributions from the 12 in the international Deld to kong. The Philippines Parallel, would be discussed. suaded to contribute men to Atlante
Mrs Pandit is dying to New an army under General Dwight ground commander most likely tury Affairs Comralttee.-Reuter, others 10.-Reuter.
general York
at 8,00 p.m. GMT today D. Eisenhower to oppose the 130 will be French. The with her
divisions Rula has ready to commander in chief is expected Mrs Panditter.
to be British. is expected to re-roll into. Europe. turn to Washington tomorrow
The big question is: Can the After Complete Renovation & Redecoration The Commlitee of Deputics, when she will attend a con- representing 12 countries, will Germans be persuaded to take ference between Mr Attice and probably meet next week to lay their part in the new army?
Germans who objected to the 20 the Commonwealth Ambassadors its plan before the
in the United States.
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