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LULL
IN
KOREA CONTINUING Pope's Xmas
Truman's Chinese Believed
Reply To Hoover
Washington, Dec. 28. President Truman told the Press today that the United States will never go back to isolationism which, Mr Tru- man said, is advocated by
Herbert Hoover,
At his weekly news con- ference the President was orked recent to comment on the speech of former President Her-
bent Hoover which advocated a defence programme Hmited to unil such time as the free nations show Com- willingners 10 oppose munism in Europe and Asia.
the Western hemisphere and the surounding, waters
Mr Truman replied his only comment was that the United 'States is never
going back to
isolationism. Asked if Mr Hoover's policy represented 190lationism, Mr Truman replied
It was nothing else.
Preparing For
New Year Strike
Tokyo, Dec. 28.
The ominous lull along most of the battle front was unbroken throughout the last 24 hours, but General MacArthur's Intelligence Section said today that 150,000 Chinese Communists poised for a strike at the Eighth Army across the 38th Parallel on New Year's Day or soon after.
were
Reuter's correspondent, John Colless, report- ed that the Eighth Army Headquarters spokesman had denied he had announced that troops, tenta- tively identified as Chinese Communists, had al- ready crossed the Parallel in force.
Communists had al- A report that Chinese
the Parallel said that they ready swarmed over
The had already occupied undefended Kacsong.
we know is that spokesman commented: "All Chinese Communist troops have been reported în the past soveral the vicinity of Kaesong for days,"
He said mail being received The spokesman at General
strength.
The tanks were covered with at the White House is strongly MacArthur's Headquarters knew white canvas to blend with the
about the massed snow, supporting the polley on inter-nothing
were dropped and Bombs Communists crossing: national affairs which he him-Chinese self advocates, rather than the
though feld roports would rockets fired, but the nature of terrain made immediate policy proposed by Mr Houver. probably have been in by now the
Asked what would happen i thore had been a show of observation of the results im-
possible. to the country if the Govern-
Pilots claimed that about 100 ment took Mr Hoover's autvice. Mr Truman said he could not
Communist troops were killed comment on that without hav-
on the ground. thant
Communist-heid to make
Fifty-nine a speech ing might take all afternoon.
towns or villages, 276 buildings also and 34 vehicles were wanted One
reporter
claimed to have been damaged know whether the opinion of
or destroyed in other raids.- the country to the Hoover plan
Reuter. was reflected in mail to the White House. The President onewered curtly by saying the mail to the White House was
to
There have been many re- days ports in the last few
Chinese Com- about a small munist invasion of the South.
The Tokyo spokesman said that
crossing might
+
mass
Peking Seizure US Assets
the business of the President Of
of the United States.
Mr Truman plans to deliver his State of the Union message to Congress in person on Jan. 8 if he can get it ready by that time.
FORMOSA POLICY
Mr Truman declined to say whether the Government con- templated any change in its polley
keeping the towards Chinese Nationalst foroos ou Formosa out of the fighting in the Far East.
The decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Spain on ambassadorial level did not in any way change his opinion of Spain or American policy to- wards that country, but merely provide a little more orderly way of doing business.
During his remarks about Mr Hoover, the President said he was unaware of a speech to be made on Friday by Mr John Foster Dulles, Republican adviser to the State Department. Mr
said to Dulles' speech
be another reply to Mr Hoover's defence plan, but Mr Dulles sakl this was not so. The President said he knew nothing about Mr Dullos' speech.
was
London, Dec. 28.
The New China News Agency reported on Thurs- day that Communist China had seized all American assets in her territory, and frozen American deposits in Chinese banks, in retalia- tion for the American em- to bargo
shipments on Chinese ports.
The agency, in a broad- cast menilored here, sald the Peking regime ordered an Inventory of all Ameri- can assets from the day of of the the proclamation
States embargo United order last Dec. 18.
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NEW WAR ORDERS
FOR JEEPS
One new order went to Willys Overland Motors for $63,000,000 wortli of jeeps capable operating under water,
of The
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Failure of the Dutch-Indonesian talks over the future of West New Guinea, which coincided with the first anniversary of the Indonesian Re- public, may touch off a new crisis in Asia,
A spokesman of the Dutch Embassy in London today expressed the fear that "reprisals" for the Dutch Government's refusal to hand over West New Guinea to Indonesia will be taken against Dutch residents in Indonesia.
Holland has considerable economic interests
in Indonesia and any move hinder Dutch na-
tionals carrying out their day-to-day but there OUTPUT OF
would have serious repercussions,
The
British Government, Capital for south east Asia is which has maintained a strictly scarce, it says, and the Indo-
Lowards the nians
come down neutral attitude
will
COTTON UP
to
IN HOPEI
improved version of the famous Indonesia to act as mediators. These prders were in line with
said
Detroit, Dec. 28. Two new war orders, includ- ing the largest ever issued for the Jeep of World War II re- question of West New Guinea, reality when they realise it nown, hurried the motor indus- has urged the Dutch Govern-
DJAKARTA TENSE try's return to a defence role.ment to pursue every possible
Djakarta, Doc. 28, Djakarta police have special Today's orders increased the means of affecting a settlement
San Francisco, Dec. 28. such as al- Statistics made available by number of automakers working Land has pointed out that failure
to do so might result in West orders if trouble on war material to seven.
new tempted reprisals against Dulch the authorities on the Chinese residents follows the Hague mainland show that both grain Asian trouble spot. New Guinea becoming a
OR Western deadlock
New and cotton output has gone up Efforts may now be made to Guinea.
in Hopel Province, Peking Radio solution by asking the reach United Nations Commission In
Information Minister, Mr reported tonight, i Pellaupessy,
that today
The production of grain in the of the lost war vehicle
*The Dutch Government has be produced in Toledo suggested this course
but the the
Government's pledge to Province exceeded the prewar percent; cotton Ohio, where Willys Overland
Indonesians are standing out safeguard Individuals and their level by two
output was 81 percent higher already has handled military contracts since the for nothing less than complete property.
Djakarta was tense today, than the annual average Agure over West New Sovereignty Guinea with actual transfer with armed police standing on of the last seven prewar years,
Dutch business the Radio reported. guard outside
and military Postponed for six months.
the houses. Troops Negotiations to settic West New Guinea issue with-police raced through the streets
in lorries, jeeps and in a year" were called for extreme condiilons of heat and under the terms of transfer of cycles, but no clashes were re- rold
The Oldsmobile division of sovereignty over Indonesia from ported.-Reuter.
to the the Dutch Government come even tonight or tomorrow,
Motors Corporation but emphasised that the Press General
1940. rockets for the Army's New was known.
super-bazooka. General Motors disclosed that it was converting
The broadcast aid the Unlied States embargo was an aggressive and hosille act and that the Central People's Government took the measure "In order to prevent the United States Government from engaging In economio disruption within the country and endangering the interests of the people of the coun- try."United Press.
Korean war,
smaller
The new jeeps are capable of operating under seven feet of water and can perform at under efficiency maximum
Flying Cheetahs report was premature as far as saki it would produre 3.5-inch Indonesian Republic on Dec. 27,
Celebrate
South Korean Air Base,
South Cheetahs"
Dec. 20.
line.
patrol
future
motor-
It added, "This is a tremon- dous achievement in view of the fact
Province that in Hovel agricultural production had dropped by a quarter during the war years."
One factor contributing to the recorded rise was that 20,-
own land- 000,000 peasants in the Province
"never so well tilled as it is now owned their
the broadcast Bald.- now",
Reuter.
KMT In
Deserters Burma
AUSTRALIAN CONCERN
Sydney, Dec. 28. The Sydney Morning Herald Dutch views are that the said today that Britain had not of West New Guinea seen it to lift a diplomatic little Communist Hanvy activity was reported-but not its Kansas City assembly plant should be decided by the people finger to promote a solution to of the colony when they are the New Guinea problem, upon confirmed by the Eighth Army to production of F-8 Thunder-
Until such which Australia's security de- for the Air polluically capable. -on the east coast just below jet fighter planes
decision can be made they pended.
"Should Western New the Parallel, where the South Force. Africa's "Flying Koreans
Previously, rush orders had are strenuously opposed to the are manning the do-
Indonesian claim to the colony Guinea's sovereignty pass to the reunited squadron,
gone
out to Ford for B-30 on-
Indonesians, New Guinea, from as a complete squadron for the fence
The South
light on the grounds that it has no Korean Army gines,
to Cadillac for
with Indonesia Australia's point of view, would first time since it arrived in
reported to
for heavier connection
militarily untenable," Tanks, Chrysler celebrated Japan on Nov. 4,
by Spokesman
Bald Herald the Morning
in armoured vehicles, Buick for "elther geographically or anthro- become
an flying a record 20 sorties against have said that the Communist
trucks pologically.".
the heavy were de tank parts and
editorial on the failure of the Reds on Thursday.
under which can be operated
The Rangoon newspaper, The CABINET IN DANGER talks at The Hague between the Pilots claimed the destruction finitely a flanking threat to the
water. Willys Overlands' new
Dutch and the Indonesian dele Nation said today that Burmese of one locomotive and damage United Nations line.-Reuter.
order jeep
was $16,000,000 Fallure of the Hague talks gates to to 16 boxcars in rocket and na-
agree on the future troops had clashed with a band bigger than the previous record endangers
Indonesian
of Kuomintang (Chinese Na- status of New Guinea, in August contract
1944. Cabinet, it was stated here this
"Considering Austraila's deep tlonalist) deserters who have morning. United Press.
But if the talks had interest in the preservation of been in hiding in Burma. been successful from the Inthe status quo in New Guinea, The newspaper sald that the
the
broke out of their donesian point of view,
occasion surprise and deserters tit must
comp Dutch Government might have concern that the British Gov-internment
and wero
palm bomb attacks at Yong- dong-ni. They
forces in this
was
arca
Tokyo, Dec. 28.
the American aircraft flying over discovered seven destroyed a Korea today
small road bridge at Yong- hidden Communist tanks north
of the 38th Parallel.
byon. United Press.
Shipping
Firm
Fined Compromise
For Carrying Troops
Amsterdam, Dec. 28.
In French
Arms Bill
Amboin Island, now occupied by Indonesian troops, was the last stronghold of the self-programms proclaimed Republic of the South Moluccas.
Paris, Dec. 28.
been
prove
the
Rangoon, Dec. 29.
defeated by Parliament ernment has signally failed to heading towards the War States which would have had to app support her (Australia's) atin South-western Burma when Burmese troops marched to
ed. Reuter.
the transfer of West Newtcad, Whi sald,
Guinea sovereignty to Indonesia.
amount of northern seaboard
has fol-
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An authoritative Dutch source lowed a rigid polley of non-meet them and lighting follow- call today that it was extremely interference, a policy adopted doubtful whether the two-thirds also by Washington. majorlly necessary for Parila- "It is earnestly hoped that in mentary approval could have the course of future negotiations, been obtained.
Britain and America will dis- the Australia has
indifference to Although
a play less
of an Im The Royal Dutch Steampacket Company The French Government to- vita; interest in the future of security problems
to block munist attempt (KPM) was today fined 250,000 guilders for tak-night casily smashed a Com- West New Guinea its views, portant sector of the democratie
13 which were placed before the front in the Pacific."Reuter, ing Indonesian troops to Amboin Island last 355,000,000,000 frane rearma Dutch Government some time discussed at the The dis- month while Indonesian and South Moluccan mont bili. At the same time it go, were not
sought to appease the rebellious
Hogue Conference. National Assembly by slashing, puted territory Hes less than troops were still fighting.
from 165,000,000,000 francs to 100 miles away from Australia' DESK DIARIES
and 145,000,000,000 the new funds to finance the arms Australian mandateri Eastern
And by lepping Guinea.
The Australian Gov Leather Bound Visitors 4,500,000,000 francs off the pro-
considers this terri- crnment gramme itself.
vital tory
to Its strategie in-
& and has intimated it Books the
bill altogether was should have a say in any de-
afterward the New Guinea made the
com- Referring to the fallure of offer of culs in a let-the talks the Manchester Guar Ends, Inkstands, British
dian says in a leading article Publie debate on the bill was this morning that if the porties Fountain
Pens and Assembly's Finance Commission concerned wanted an unneces
sary crisia
might have
Personal Stationery. chopen
time internu- donally to indulge in it.
In spite
difference the Duter
Government West New Guinea;; the Indonesians have done well In
continues.
Communism
The Court found today that batile on the transport of tho "Aghting between Indonesian
at the
time.
The Communist attempt to terests
block
tely
Telephone
Book
DANA ANDREWS SUSAN HAYWARD
roopwas learned in The Hague defeated by 420 votes to 175.clsion over the future of West Address Books. that the Dutch Government had
and South Moluccan troopa was still going on" Counsel for the K.P.M, asserted also appealed against a Hague
last week that the fighting was Court verdict on the repatria-fer to the Assembly, onded and that the ship's tion Di former Amboinere passengera were "occupation members of the Dutch Army In then suspended to enable the forces to relieve troops that Indonesia. had been in action.
The Court ruled lost Wook to study the letter.United An Amsterdam District Court that the Dutch could not send Press, ruled on November 2 that every the Amboiners anywhere in
Indonesia ahip of the company that con-
occupied by In-Record Shark Catch with tinued, to carry troops for thedonesian troops without their Indonesian Republic to the South Moluccas would be finedown consent,
guilders.
sal against the anetone
bo
Adelaide, Doc. 28.
over
on sale at
MY FOOLISHE HEART"
On a week-end trip to Danthele first 12 months, the news- NO. 1, DUDDELL ST. Government would The
million guilders gorous Reef, near Port Lincoln, of November 2 is still to £100,000) for any violation. Mr and Mrs Cowell, of Ballan-paper
About 4,000 former Ambolabse nab, caught 755-pound and 0030 no stronger than it was a bo-heard.
VIVINE 24-thread lines,
exporta' aro up.' The Court ruled today that troops and 9.000 relatives now gound sharks on 16-thread and year ago; aconomic life is rYE OLDE PRINTERIE, LTD. NEXT CHANGE (31 DEC.)
But the Guardian takes the Thor bolleve they eat resordi the fine be deposited with an Dutch camps in Java word
returned to with been
the a goureused. Thor Indonesien Government to task Dutch bank, where it would be to have SERIO CON PRYmwos‹to the „party | Amboin Island this month brought the starke home for its head in air attitude
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