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America Manoeuvres For UN Plendilly
Waiting For A Signal
Lake Success, Jan. 7. The United Nations
cease-fire team still await-
ed a go-ahead from the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, today force halting the Korean
war.
1
Support Over
Crisis In Korea
Lake Success, Jan. 7.
The United States is determined to force a showdown in the United Nations this week on whether Communist China should be con- demned as an aggressor in Korca, according to observers here.
American diplomats, in a series of interviews and notes, have made their position clear to all United Nations members except the Soviet bloc.
But the showdown move may cause a crisis in the United Nations for many members are split on the issue.
Spokesmen for the American delegation say that, the majority of members must close their ranks and take. common action against Communist China at once.
legate,
member of the threat tage might send
may
The Assembly's Policy Com- mittee la due to resume debute on Monday morning on Com- manist China's Intervention in the war but quick adjournment
The chief United States de-on the United Nations Security is expected if, as seems likely,
Mr Warren Austin, Council. Mr Nehru further postpones his wed the Political Committee The British Cabinet will acet message to the indian delegate, tast week that disunity at this on Monday morning to consider Sir Benegal Rau. Sir
American proposal and the United the
offelal British cease-fire group,
Nations the way of the League of mulate the fly 10 Nations.
eply, expressing opposition to London Muis week to put the
at the present time. In the Commitler's latest plan for stop- The American view is also ornoon, the Ministers
will the war before the Com- that if the United Nations falls also discuss the proposal. ping monwealth conference there. to act strongly and together at The only penker 50 far this point it might encourage scheduled for tomorrow's meet- the growing tide of isolationism the Politient Committee touched the of
off recently by ing is the Nationalist Chinese dele former
Republican President, who Mr Herbert Hoover, and make Kate, Dr T. F. Tslang, surve notice that he would
impossible it virtually
to get make a tough speech demand-American publie support for any ing unitive measures against American aid if Burma Peking
Indo-China were threatened by Communist China.
The
Commonwealth
Brilish
to with-
Outbreak Of Fowl
Pest In Britain
London, Jan. 7.
CFX Industry
Britain's
is menaced by the grow- ing outbreak of fowl pest which is depriving the country of about 100,000 cees a week.
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This comes at
bad ilme for British house. wives, already searching for food to supplement the reduced meat ration. CEER, Besides losing the farmers are having to kill since off poultry-45,000 November-in
effort to combat the disease.
shortage of meat due to the stoppage of supplies from Argen- tina the price of English poultry has rocketed English chickens are sell-
six ing at
shillings A pound and rabbits at 4/6d. to 7 shillings a pound. Reuter.
Opposition from the Indian Prime Minister. Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, to the American proposal was expected for Mr Nehru has been a moving spirit in the thus- for fruitless mexilation efforts in the United Nations.
There was no indication that Mr Nehru
With the or shared the militant American approach to continued Chinese intervention or had been shaken
persuade the Chinese in his belief that mediation could draw their troops.
Informed
Sir sources said Benegal Rau, Indian represen- tative at the United Nations, would probably fly to London from New York to place before the Commonwealth conference a new plan for a cease-fire. Mr Nehru was expected to ask the conference to support this plan In opposition to the American proposal.
arrival of the
The blueprint of the inedia tion group was understood to call for a cease-fire, gradual of Nations and some Asian and withdrawal of all foreign troops Arab countries are believed to from Korea and a peace parley
be desperately trying to head issues, On Far East
such as off the decisive action now Formost and United Nations.
being waged by the United membership
in which Peking Slates, would have full representa
Their view is that many of tion.
The United Staten is officially them are not yet ready to face
which displaying increasing Im-
showdown a
might in a war with patience at the delay in sub-involve them inission of a
new cease-fire China and a possible world war.
DELAY POSSIBLE
proposal, It continued to impress on nearly all members except the Soviet
sures Committee
its
They
The belated
Com-
bloc
last- are supporting strong feeling that Peking minute efforts to find a com-Pakistan! Premier, Mr Liaquat must be branded an aggressor promise solution in Korea. All Khan, was expected to and that positive measures The Political Committee strengthen the demands of
be discussed by the should
tomorrow to meets
consider Britain and the Commonwealth's newly-created Collective Mea-
Korean Asian bloc such
for an attempt at a
concessions to cease-fice,
China. Among possible measures
Britain, India, Pakistan and that have been discussed are But there may be a few days' .economic blockade
the delay in presenting of
the final Ceylon have recognised
Australia, New Chinese Communists and sever-plan for some feel that it would munist China. ance of diplomatic relations by be wiser to wait for a clear-cut Zealand and Canada have not. nations that recognised Peking.decision from the Common-Liaquat Ali Khan at first refused -United Press.
wealth Prime Ministers' con- to come to London because the Pakistani-Indian dispute over The United States delegation, Kashmir was not on the con: is understood, would be pre-
ference agenda, but he changed when promised that pared though grudgingly to ac- his mind cept a further delay.
Kashmir would be discussed in The delegation is now work-formally.-United Press. ing on a resolution which would condemn China as an aggressor and call on the newly created "Collective Measures Com- mitte" to consider what sanc- tions should be taken against Péking-Reuter.
Russian Xmas Celebrated
Moscow, Jan. 7. Moscow's church bells pealed out carol chimes this morning to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas Day, celebrated in ancient accordance with the Julian calendar,
steadily Snow
fallen had overnight,
soft. dropping a white blanket over the Soviet capital and lending a theerful-
the glow to city lights.
The festival began overnight with
and fasting. prayers
The decorated in churches were Orthodox style with fresh flowers and tiny candles Hit by the devout. They were crowd- ed with worshippers-Reuter.
ference in London.
it
BRITAIN OPPOSED
London, Jan. 7. Informed sources
sald today that the British Commonwealth Prime Ministers would oppose an American proposal to brand Communist China an aggressor at the present time.
The sources said the Minis- meeting here, ters, at their would reso action
Royal Navy Has A New
Super-Sub
The great crowd in begin singing "Auld Lang From the New Year. the steps of the Eros Statue police watch for
New Year'
London's Piccadilly Circus clocks chime Syne", as their vantage point on
accidents in the dense DE GAULLE
mnes of people.
Rad
weather thinned out tho gatherings in many places, but Piccadilly Circus, as usual, was filled.
Picture.
Taft Calls For US To Evacuate Korea
Washington, Jan. 7.
AP
Republican Senator Robert A. Taft today urged the United States to get its troops out of Korea and withdraw to a defence line on Japan and Formosa.
In a television interview, Senator Taft also said that land defence of Western Europe is primarily Western Europe's business, not America's, and therefore he opposes the sending of strong American troop contingents overseas. But he also asserted that he favours making it clear to Russia that if she attacka Europe, "it means war."
newsmen who
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APPEALS
TO U.S.
BRITISH REPLY TO CHARGES BY THE SOVIET
London, Jan. 7.
Britain and France, in notes published todi rejected Soviet charges of violating the warti agreements with Russia and counter-charged th the Soviet Union was maintaining vast milita forces.
The two notes, drafted in close consultatio were handed in last Friday in Moscow. Thoug not identical they were in broadly similar tern and both were in reply to Soviet notes sent December 15, 1950,
In her note, France accused The British note made the Russia of causing a "serlous points: situation" by keeping consider- able forceson a war fooling, most (1) Britain's nttitude
German remilitarisalion of them "massed well ahead of
tains no threat to peace. the western frontiers" of the Soviet Union.
In a counter-blast to Soviet charges that France had violated the Franco-Soviet pact of 1945, the French Government cused Rusela of "pursuing a policy hostile to the Union."
nc-
French
told
Co
(2) West German particip tion in the defence of Weste Germany Is "purely defensiv and solely the result of E need 10 improve
securi nist aggression, agninst the threat of Comm
(3) The action of the Nor Atlantic Powers is consequent The Brilish note
the the responsibility of the Sovi Soviet Union that inclusion of German units
Government, in the Western Allies' defence plans was de-
(4) It is to
"Inaccurato nigned "prevent the re-unfounded" to state that the establishinent of an independ- defensive measures will lead ent German national army" and a revival of German mili was "purely defensive".
tarism since they are designe
The British note said that it to prevent the re-establishme
and un- was desired "clearly
of an independent German n tional army." equivocally" to refute charges in the Soviet note of December 15 that Britain had broken the Anglo-Soviet treaty of 1942 by her rele under the North At lantic Treaty.
(5)
Britain, in her note Dec. 22, had already "formal assured the Soviet Governan that they are determined nevd at any time, or under ar The text of the British reply circumstances, to allow Westor contained a point-by-point re-Germany to be used as a ba buttal of the charges made in for aggression".
the Soviet note.
The reply was drafted in
Loree
ATLANTIC TREATY
"sole
close consultation with France. Nimies, Jan. 7.
(6) The allegation that t General Charles de Gaulle
FORCED TO ACT
North Atlantic Treaty amoun today addressed an Im-
ed to a group of powers direc Replying to the Soviet charge ed against the USSR. at passioned plea to the United that France was aiding in the other peace-loving States States, to defend Western reamament of Germany, the unfounded since the treaty Europe and warned that if French note said that France directed against no power Europe fell to a Communist Indispensable measures to rein- against armed aggression itself
had been obliged to "envisage group of powers but invasion, America itself
the security of France and might be isolated and even- Europe, including the tually crushed.
territories of assume the defench she must to work for a peaceful settlernst The speech of the World War Her Government had thus differences particularly in t II resistance chief, given to a been led to "examine the possi-United Nations and in t political supbility of a contribution by Council of Foreign Ministe meating this porters here, appeared to be Western a retort to recent American
hold exploratory four-Pow States The note said that projects for talles with Russia contained demands in the United that America stay out of West- the participation of Western the tripartite notes of Dec. 22 ern Europe.
Germany did not envisage the
General de Gaulle also urged that both Western Germany and Spain participate in the West's defence plans and he appealed to Britain to abandon what he described as a "tendency wards insularity" and to play full part in the Continent's
"Americans, defend Europe.
fald
General
German
cf
(7) Britain's determinati
outstanding internation
mon defence any to the com- promoted her latest proposa]
note added.
HOSTILE POLICK
creation of a national army or The note sald that the Sovi the restoration of German wor Union continued to mainta vast military forces when h potential
Frencty Government is wartime Allies disarmed, refuse
to oppose determined
any to agree to effective internation
of to-utilisation of Western Germany supervision
artrazhent as a base for aggression," the created militarised Germ Developing his ideas on United emphasised that he is fully in
units in the Soviet zone The French note accused the violation of the Potsdam Agre States foreign policy, Senator favour of honouring United defence.. Toft said if he had been Prosi-States commitments under the
Russians of the establishment ment and opposed measures dent he
not would have Atlantic defence pact to help She needs you, and you need to the Soviet occupation zone collective security in the Unite authorised the use of United Europe defend itself if invaded. her,""
of Germany de
of militarised Nations when Communist fore appealed States troops in Korea in the But he claimed, "There is Gaulle.
forces organised in regiments committed aggression in Kore the trenty that Не first place. The United States nothing in
the
trained in the use
of!--Router, Western and single European should protect both Formosa and requires us to send
nations' huge artillery and tanks. Japan.
soldier to Europe."
economic resources would en- Senator Taft said it was his able the West to dictate the Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Taft told a panel of impression that General Dwight peace. Calling on the United Britain has a submarine that United States
The French also charged the Korea Court Marti, Eisenhower has not Yet com- States to give priority to the Russians with (1) having "done can stay submerged indefinitely questioned him on the pro-
of Europe, he said:
Tacgu, Jan. 7: #1: nothing to enable close colin- and the United States is work-gramme that he believed that mitted himself to take the job defence
of Supreme Commander of the "The eradic of liberty mus boration between France and A field court martial on ing on a similar one, an Ameri- Japan would be willing to sup- Atlantic powers.
Gen. Elsen-
clrcumstances nor not, In any
the U.S.S.N. for the
soldier main-British
who is d that
ply most of the ground troops hower was expected to make a at such can Navy spokesman said here.
any price,
lose what re- The spokesman, Captain Roy for her long range defences i decision on the basis of what mains of Europe. The priority restoration; and (2) of "pursuing shooting of a Korean while
tenance of peace and economic } talned in connection with th be taken until
submarine expert in the Unlied States provides sea
he learns about the true defen-le here."--United Press. the Defence Department, said and air power.
# policy hostile to the French was on guard duty, has bed new American sub-
of Europe during his sibility
because Union, in proof of which there postponed
of Senator Taft, who has been current tour. If Gen, Elsenhower
is the Soviet with abortive mediation efforts, marine conceivably would do
Government's present duid state of militar criticised by
his return that uranium deposits in the Belglanomcial recognition of Ho Chi-operations". Administration recommends on non-Communist 28 knots underwater and 30 on leaders for alleged "isolationist" the United States send troops to Congo. Washington, Jan. 7. has urged
The Court was to hay Dr Henry Bennett, newly- United Nations members to the surface.
views, denied that he was Europe, Senator Taft said, he Senator Taft expressed the minh who is in armed revolt China appointed head of the Point brand
дл aggressor,
might not oppose it if the aum- opinion that Russia may wait against the legitimate govern assembled in Torgu tomorrow Four programme, today sever diplomatic relations with be able to stay submerged by against sending "a limited num
ber of United States troops 10 ber is reasonable.
He dodged for western European forces to ment of Vietnam". closed that he would urge her
and impose economic sade- getting oxygen from inside Europe." He said, "This should the question as to the maximum be built up before attacking. If under-developed countrics to tions.
self, although it might have a
be done within the spirit of the number of troops he would fusela "feels herself ringed carry out lax reform,
Far from being in agreement Snorkel device too.
North Atlantic treaty and pro-approve.
Ground from Norway to Iran" the with this proposal, three impor-
under-vided Under this programme,
The Snorkel is, an
there is reasonable Senator Taft hoped that the sho breathing United States will send agents tant Commonwealth members water
chance that they would be Europeans will try to
defend may decide on war. He also
the question raised a submarine to into 30 countries to teach Britain herself, India and Ceylon- which allows under-developed peoples the -were
said to be urging the submerge or cruise underwater | successful in defending Europe." themselves against any Russian United States troops would be
However, the
from Republican attack, but the United States evacuated
Europe if latest methods of public health Commonwealth
to without surfacing to re-charge leader said flatly he is against should not conference
try to force them Russia "were. lo bomb education and agriculture. approve granting China a scat its batteries.-Reuter.
the appointment of an Ameri- to do something they do not Marsellies and other ports." can as Commander-in-Chief of want to do. the Atlantic forces. He said,
Land Reform
Suggestion
dis-
no
all plans for a cease-fire in Benson,
Korea had been fully
The United States, that the
The
new submarine would
Red Army Displays Goose-Step
apparatus
Two days before, the New Year opened, Russia handed over military polico duties to America in the International Sector of Vicona. Here a detachment of Ruslan military police goose-stop with fixed bayonets past the 'U.B. and Russlan commanders in Vienna, At left a Romdan band plays their national anthem. · At right an American band standa ready foy the arrival of the Amèrican military. police who took over from the Rumlahs--AP Picture,
"This would
encourage the
more
Europeans to leave
responsibility to us."
UP TO EUROPE
Senator Taft did not appear
VITAL AREA
Senator
Taft indicated bellef that the United
his
of how
Senator Tafi favoured ap- propriating about $40,000,000,- forces in
000 for the armed
the next fiscal year to provide army of about 1,204,000, States an
men, a Navy of 680,000 and an commit-
Air Force of 651,000. Any in- defend
crease beyond that should be said. undertaken only
ofter serious
i would be just fled in
strength to ting more
He did not belleve that the
to renege on the principle be Africa than Europe. He
"There Is the continent we Inid down in a widely publicised Senate speech here last week-must save. We must particularly consideration.
Canal and that United States bid to Europe | D protect the Suez
Russiana are too concerned primarily on Northern Africa. It is the one about the size of any army efforts of the Europeans willling place we had better defend." the United States scts to help themselves.
He said that if Belgium was within the country. But ho
should. depend
קנון
He took the occasion to clarify overrun by the Communists the said they are concerned about some points which he said may United States might also have
International army in have been misunderstood. He to send ground forces to guard | Europe.-United Press.
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