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CEASE FIRE PLEA MacArthur Waits For
Record Steel Output
London, Dec. 12. Britain's steel output in November reached its highest rate ever, the
British Iron and Steel Federation an- nounced tonight.
It
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17,472,000
tons compared with the previous best month last March of 17,147,- 000 tons.
The previous best November Was Last year with 16,358,000 tons.-Reuter.
Nationalists Or Reds To
Sit
On UN?
New York, Dec. 12. The UN General Assembly to day created a seven nation Com- mittee to study the China representation question and re- port back before the end of this sesalon.
The question before the Com- mitee will be:
Shall Nationstist China con-
ENDORSED Bertha With Her Mother
But US Bars
Any Political Decisions
Lake Success, Dec. 12.
The United States and Britain today endorsed
a proposal by 13 Asian and Middle East countries for the United Nations to see if there can be a cease fire in Korea. The United States, however, barred any political decisions on the Far East
until a cease fire is in full effect.
The proposal was laid before the UN Assembly's Political Committee by India's Sir Benegal Rau.
Sir
Benegul told the delegates that China apparently is mov-
ing toward a Monroe Doctrine for the Far East. He said also that Red China's ambassador here, General Wu Hsiu- chunn, had told him that Peking wants peace.
The doctrine laid down by President Monroe in 1823 said the US would regard as an un- friendly net any
interference
by Europe in the affairs of in- dependent American States.
tinue to sit in the UN or shall The Committee adjourned at
Situation
"Calmer" In
the Chinese seat by given to the a p.m., GMT, until Wednesday Singapore
Communist regime?
The Asembly voted the fol-morning
U.S. Cabinet
Meeting
so that several dele-
With
curfew
the
lowing countries to the Com-gates could obtain instructions
Singapore, Dec. 12. mittee: Canada, Ecunder, India, on the cease fire idea
The Singapore Government Mexico, Philippines and Poland, the backing of the US and Brt-sald tonight that the
Only two of these India and tain and various other countries, order does not mean the situa- Poland have recognised Rod China-Associated Press.
however, it appeared the resolution is deteriorating. tion would be approved by thew. L. Blythe said that
The Colonial Secretary, Mr Committee and go speedily to situation is calmer, but warned the General Assembly.
the population not to ignore the curfew because the security If the resolution £nally ap- proved, the Assembly President, forces will shoot if necessary. Mr Nasrollab Entezam,
If would appoint two other persons Washington, Dec. 12.
help him and then would de- President Truman was with termine the basis on which the Cabinet for nearly an hour satisfactory ecase fire in Korea
discussing the present today emergency. Later he talked with can be arranged. He would re- the heads of the Economic Stabi- port his recommendations to lisation Programme and National the General Assembly. Security Resources Board, White The resolution supported by be identified, said that wage and the United States
House officials who declined to
tr
and Britain
the situation demands morale military reinforcements, they will be made available to soo that law and order is restored, he added.
The military fire-charging move in the Eastern section of the town was unavoidable and four Chinese
are reported have been killed.
Efforts to calm the Moslems
to
is one of two proposals put beare being made by their leaders,
Here, on the right, is the little girl over whom Moslems in Singapore have engaged in riots during the past two days which have resulted in 12 people being killed and 200 injured. She is Maris Bertha Hertogh and sba lä ́pictured here with her mother after their reconciliation- following a cours decision that Hertha was to return to the gustody of her parent.-London Express Service.
Chinese Moving Troops Toward Central Korea
Tokyo, Dec. 13.
Next Move By
Chinese Reds
FROM SELKIRK PANTON
Tokyo, Doc. 13. With the bulk of the United Nations forces in Koros now pulled back below the 38th parallel, General MacArthur, the supreme commander, is waiting for the next move by the Chinese Red armies now strangely quiet. And when it comes he will have the answer to a question troubling the world: Will the Chinese cross the parallel and invade the South Korean Republic?
Both he and the Chinese commanders know that this may be decided in mediation talks now going on at Lake Success. These talks are largely responsible for the lull in the Korean fighting and are giving the Chinese time to regroup and bring up supplies, and the United Nations forces a respite to unravel the tangle of a hasty retreat and to consolidate defence positions.
Troops withdrawn across the parallel have now taken up positions along a secret defence Ilne somewhere south of the border. But the United Nations forces there now are too thin to stretch in depth across the 150 miles peninsula,
,'
That is the reason why the largest United Nations
forces still In North Korea-United States marines and infantry
and the remnants of the Bri- tish marine commando are
Father
Christmas Goes
To The 27th Brigade
From Bornard Wicksteed
Kure, Dec. 13.
I have met an Australian major today just
pinned down in Hungnam back from an unusual military mission. He was beach-head-may be evacuated
to strengthen the southern do- sent over to Korea by the Commander-in-Chief, fences against any new Red Major-General Robertson to be a sort of Father
Christmas to the British 27th Brigade:
onslaught.
A fleet of United Nations warships and other vessels are standing by off shore ready for such a possible pull-out rather than to try turning Hungnam into a Far Eastern "Tobruk,”
DIVIDED OPINION Military opinion in Tokyo is sharply divided into three schools as to what would hap- pen if the Chinese Reds cruce
A quarter million or more Chinese Com-the rubicon and invade: fore the Committee on Monday and Mr Bin Jaffa, President of munist troops shifted the ponderous bulk of their that every effort will be made to by Sir Benegal on behalf of the the United Malays National forces toward mountainous central Korea on
price control are inevitable and
speed the machinery effect them.Associated Press.
President Truman To Broadcast
and
13 Astars and Middle East coun- Organisation has broadcast an tries. The resolution now being appeal to keep calm and not to considered was put ahead of all aggravate the situation further. other business by a Committee Associated Press. vote of 48 to (Soviet bloc). Four countries, Ecuador, Turkey, Thailand and Nation alist China, abstained.
The second resolution, spon-
Call-Up Doubled
Tuesday, possibly for another great flanking drive against United Nations troops in the west.
His name is Major R.S. Connoz¡ sex concentrated more on nylons and his real job is looking after and scarves. postings, pay, leave and discip
The troops were dressed in line; so that he thought it a bit odd that the General
full winter clothing, and with told
ht him to pack a suitcase full of his bag of samples and sample Christmas presents that
book order
the major WHE it over to the 27th Brigade to insurance company. con be bought in Japan and take rather like the man from the He had collect orders.
only got an ordinary army cap and greatcont and caught a fearful cold.
The idea was that as the boys In the front line couldn't do any Christmas shopping themselves he should do it for them in
But the sight of the boys tearing down the hills to give their orders was so moving that ho deelded the general's Idea
The first-the optimists-be- lieve that a wide defence line can be held as the United Japan.
air power can up- The major packed his bag of wasn't a bad one after all. Nations
Although a fog of security blotted out most troops.Manchuria. dispositions, it was believed here that, the US Eighth Army 'now retains only a too-hold north of the 38th Parallel.
The second-the pessimiste say "get out of Korea now god save the crack regular troops to fight elsewhere."
he
set Red plona and disrupt samples with nylons, wrist lengthened supply lines from watches and silk scarves and set
Each man who gave an order off. Instead of by sleigh with filled in the address it was going Dakota and jeep.. reindeer,
Journeyed by to on one dide of a piece of paper and a message on the Washington, Dec. 12..
other. The Brigade was dug in on
One fellow wrote "Lova President Harry Truman is
series of ice-crusted hills and from Korea-I wish you were arranging to address tho
Washington, Dec. 12. In the northeast, the US1 Australian Mustang fighters
cach time he called on a com- here." American people by radio
The United States
Between these Govern-Tenth Corps held grimly to a carried out the attacks only. 200 on sorod only by 12 countries,
two extremes
pany the commander shouted comes the
third-the cautions out "Here comes Father Christ-
The presents were on recommends that the Assembly ment today doubled its January slender bridgehead in the Ham-to 300 yards away from United Friday or Saturday night
packed the world situation
the set up a Committee to meet as call for conscripts for the armed hung-Hungnam
middle-of-the-roaders--who be Escape port Nations positions.
mas boys", and the lads would up by volunteers in Japan and home freat steps he believes soon as possible and make re-services to 80,000 men and, at the area on the Sea of Japan, with Other Allied warplanes for the love in an as-you-were plan pop out of fox-holes and come are already on their way home
ready if third straight day raided Hacju, Pusan beach-head from which are necessary as a result of the commendations for the peaceful same time, boosted its February an evacuation fleet
by the RAF. pouring down the hills, threat of war-Associated | settlement of ex.sting issues in total from 50,000 to 80,000 men needed.
the Yellow Sea port on the west the United Nations forces surged
took Altogether the major
I hope that the Customs Press,
thear East.-Associated Press. -Reuter.
Air power remained the only coast, just north of the 38th almost to victory against the orders worth £600 from the people at home will remember, United Nations offensive wea- Parallel. Haeju is only 62 air Reds last September. They be-Argylls and £225 from the where the parcels came from pen over most of North Korea. miles northwest of Seoul, About Love that United Nations forces Middlesex. The Argylls went in and will look
the other WIY General Douglas MacArthur's 100 unidentified Rods were
could defend this foothold in for wrist watches (£6-18-8 | when they arrive.-London, Ex-' Headquarters in a war sum-
strafed there.---Associated Press. southeast Korea throughout the with 17 jewels) and the Middle-press Service, said the Reds were "ad- mary vancing slowing with the cen-
of the mo
increasingly
COMMENT OF THE DAY
THE
The Industrial Outlook
THE industrial outlook for the next twelve months or so hás seldom been harder to decipher. At present the dominating note is one of shortage. In America, restrictions on the use of steel, natural rubber and on luxury building have been imposed; in Britain * zinc is already rationed and there have been warnings that ather restrictions will be necessary that will affect general living standards; internationally, a scheme for allocating to America a priority of nearly 600,000 bales of wool is to be examined with the three wool- producing Commonwealth countries. At present, moreover, rearmament has scarcely made itself felt. These and other shortages have appeared as the result only of commercial demand,
plus world stockpiling. What will happen when rearmament really geta under way? On the other hand, oven bearing in mind the rearmament, to come, world commodity prices-with some exceptions are obviously vulner able. The high prices of some.com- modities-rubber and tin are examples
are certainly due to the snowball: ́effect - of › #stöckpiling on top of commercial demand. Stockpiling not only mons, up surplus production, it' creates a shortage paychology as well; hence the recent forward buying of sterling area cominodities. What would happen if some slight recession in America, remote though it now seems, should change business sortiment and put a real brake on commercial buying?... Most, American stocka now, it is uue
look on the low side-but they are low only in relation to the current level of activity. The world's reaction to the firat impact of the new shortages is one indication of the way the wind is Betting. The Americans have been pressing for an international allocation scheme for wool; the French have been urging that all scarce commodities should be internationally allocated; 'and a committee of QEEC has been set up to examine the whole question. On the other hand it is already clear that the producing countries are not prepared to accept anything so drastic. The proposal for buying wool for American reserve requirements leaves the major part of the world wool trade to the free market. And it is only a proposal; in Australia and New Zealand the details when they are
mass
veering toward the centre of Thanks For The Refund
the Koreng peninsula."
Red Chiria had
a vanguard of 27 divisions-nine armies now on the war fronts at the head of the 1,000,000 men it has com- mitted to the Korean campaign.
MONGOLIANS ARRIVE Among them were two newly. Identified divisions of
swift moving Mongolian cavalrymen, mounted on shaggy, sure-footed ponies. Lightly armed these hardy Aghters were the Asian equivalent of the Czarist Rus- slan Cossacks
Air reports have mentioned these cavalry units in recent weeks as maintaining ranks un- der direct air assault.
Associated Press : correspon dent Don Whitehead, back from the western front, said that while US forces have not yet given up North Korea entirely to this enemy,
Brisbane, Dec, 12.
An anonymous taxpayer sent the Australian' Cam-- missioner of Taxes a cray- fish claw with this letter:
Dear Sir: In appréciation of refund of 6/3 which you granted me this year WO
что
enjoying a crayfishi supper, which we (octet) would like you to enjoy with us. Hoping next year you will receive a whole crayfish.
In anticipation of a large refulva,
• Respectfully yours,
** payer.Associated Press.
A DECORATION
New York, Dec: 12.
They
Bay
ta withdraw
the
winter and use it as a jumping-
off
place for a spring offensive. Some observers in top official circles in Tokyo firmly believe that the Chinese Reds will halt at the frontier. But they are not many.-London Express Service.
Coal Board
Loses
£460,524
London, Dec. 12.
The National Coal Board announced today that it lost | £460,524 during the third
quarter of this year.
After a big loss during the first year of State ownership of the mines, the Board reported profis in 1948 and 1040 and during the first half or this
year, The Board's statement related UN -foreca in Korea were the loss directly to the drift of voted a special decoration to-manpower from the mines, fall- General Anemblying production led to culs in In a plosary meeting.
exports and Britain sells its coul overzees The vote was 38 to 0, with at a higher price to área the 38th, and 29th two abstentions, for the award buyers than to those at home. Parallels an are bolt 30 miles of a distinguishing ribbon of deep extending roughly 180 alr
the
peared to be-day by the
Headquarters sald the Reds were taking advantage of a period of "no contact" to rein- force and re-supply their ground forces from bases in Manchuria, UN VOTES the "privileged worked out will be
sanctuary" to the northwest, scrutinised very carefully indeed before even this is accepted. No such scheme would be practicable without the co- operation of the producing countries. Once again this is only hypothesis. But if, total world demand, inflated by rearmament, should continue to expand and if, as is happening now, the pro ducing countries maintain the freedom of their own markets, then an extension of controla of some kind within con- suming countries must also be expected, Those would, no doubt;:: ba, aimed at: ensuring supplies to companies important in rearmament and experts, Firms Interested mainly in the domestic
almost certainly suffer, market would, in these circumstances,
Whitehead said the between
a or
The average number of work-
era at 084,000 represented a drop
miles across Korea from cast to Harticipating in Korea in do- of 24,000 over the year. weat was a "clouded zone, No fence of the principle of the
Output is going up, however,
one could say just how solidly Charter of the United Nations, since the creia calt to miners to this area has been
The Soviet bloc opposed, with work on extra shift on numbers. Yugoslavia and Byrlu abstain-
the Chinese, or be occupied by Th
Us delegate Benjamin Cohen
troops possibly Korean
on Tuesday near Chungohor, eight miles south of choked voice that an insignia
#wa revealed, tom shit
in an estimated -38877%
Saturday's paira
we rockoted, and fold delegates, in an emotion tone and the week's totni - was,
4,500,100 tons, compared with
the Both Parallel on a road and was the midinsim appreciation 411,000 tone in the wook end- call centre only, 44 * air miles they could show for the valour northeast of Bequl, the Republi- and sacrifices of the UN forces. san capital, y |--Amóciated Prem
ed November 20
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