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US Silence On Pacific Pact
Washlugton, Jan. 8.
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The State Department Prezs spokesmail, Xir Michael McDermott, fused to comment today
a statement by Australian Mluister of External Affairs. Mr Percy Spender,
that Australa
tir
and the United States are discussing the possibility of a Pacific Part.
Several
Congressmen
have Introduced resolu flows calling far the nerotiation of A Paciflo pact roughly comparable to the North Allantio treaty. United Press,
Empire Plan
For Defence
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Inconsistencies Of Censorship
War
In Korea
Candid Criticisms By Journalists
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(Reuters called for a report on the working of censorship from its team of correspondents
Korean war. Here it is covering the
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Tokyo, Jan. 8.
Censorship of Korean war news has grown so tight, in three weeks of trial and error that it is no longer officially possible to say anything more about British troops — or, indeed, any United Nations troops than that they are in Korea.
Takes Shape From the original ban on pinpointing move-
Blueprint For The
Middle East
London, Jan. 8. It is understood that a blueprint for the defence of the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean is emerging out of the in- formal defence talks which son of the Commonwealth statesmen had yesterday and this morning with Mr Cle- ment Attlee and the Chiefs of Staff.
It is understood that on ac- count of the, defence commit- ments of Britain in Europe and the Far East, greater responsi bility will be assumed by some of the Commonwealth members like South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in this re- gion, especially in the event of
a war.
known
that
reliably It is South Africa has already
ments, positions and plans, the censors now blue- on United Nations pencil derogatory comments
troops or commanders, any mention of casualties or even movements of Communist guerillas.
1
uniform There are frequent inconsis-under pressure for
of the rules, of interpretation tencjes
the treatment #:1
that the censorship stories submitted for censorship insists
is still "shaking in the field and In Tokyo though devartment there is daily liaison between down" and will soon sort out its the censor groups at American difficulties. Eighth Army Headquarters in Korea and General Headquarters
hure.
the British point of From view the most serious instance of this was during the with drawal from Seoul when leading American news agency reported that the Royal Ulster Rifle Battalion of the British 29th Brigado had been sur- sounded and wiped out.
It was understood here that this story-published throughout the world with the Royal Ulster Rifle Battalion identified-was cleared by an Eighth Army cen- sor in Korea.
hopespondents also criticised censorship rules now the laid down by headquarters.
The blanket ban on "deroga- tory comments" Is attributed by have most correspondents to followed
story from sa American correspondent criticis- Ing General MacArthur's leader- shin and planning of the Korean campaign.
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Whether this is correct or not the censorY
admit that Sensitive 10 headquarters is criticism "because it gives sid and comfort to the enemy".
un-
But correspondents feel that might, this reaction to criticism unless closely watched, wittingly result in tlangerous Extension of control measures which
intro- were originally mation of possible value reach- ing the enemy.
With regard to the exclusion any reference to national now indica- forces there are
that the censors are tiona
agreed to take on an important/ Taegu, in South Korea, was induced to prevent tactical infor-
burden for defence in an emer- gency in Egypt and the Suez Canal Zone, as well as in the Eastern Mediterranças, Zone of Greece and Turkey.
tain
is
of
at A Reuter correspondent structed to investigate the report and Wos told by an Army spokesman, there that the facts as reported were not true.
But a
censor prevented the Reuter correspondent from aling dispatch denying the false report on the grounds that it interpreting this rule in such a mentioned a specific unit might, therefore, be of value colour stories the enemy.
and way
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allow through tho or behind Ilnes activities so long as actual
either directly or by implica- tion,
There is, of course; no ques- tion of South African troops relieving the British in Egypt, and the
Suez Canal Zone, as under the Anglo-Egypulan Treaty only British troops enn
The censor maintained this remain on Egyptian soil, but in
attitude though It was pointed which Bri- the event of war
out to him that the families of involved. Commonwealth men in the Ulsters had been troops could be used in EPL left believing that the battalion
It is understood that at these
had been annihilated and that informal talks between the
suppression of the throw-down South African Minister, Dr T.
would Cause them further E. Donges,
military and his
needless worry. advisers
Chiefs of with the Staff here, a rough blueprint for the quick and effective dis-sme casualties in an ambush positioning of
original report Commonwealth but the troops in the Middle East and much exaggerated.
the Eastern Mediterrancan was discussed in detall
of
CEYLON AGREEMENT
The
Prime Ministers Canada, Australia, New Zen. land and Southern Rhodesia, as well as Me Allice, were pre- sent India, Ceylon and Pakls- lan were not represented Bese talks. Defence
positions аге not disclosed
Censorship has brought in much greater dependence 05 for news of official releases the tactical situation.
Censors are now cutting hard at frontline reports of the fighting which previously
up-to-date In fact, the Brigade suffered gave the
plcture often well in advance of official This means that information. most of the hard news now comes from communiques
was
behind events.
It is understood that the cir-which are sometimes 24 hours! cumstances of this episode were reported to the War Offer in London in cflcial dispatches from Korea,
ANOTHER INSTANCE
The spotlight turned on com- muniques has re-opened a long- standing criticism of Air Fores announcements which often appear to
Another instance occurred in be impler details it would
of four
to observe from fast aircraft, the rescue reporting
Three months ago, after co- at British wounded by helicopter.
Questions about Mention of the wounded was respondents' co-cperation be
pilots claims to buve killed wire tween Ceylon and Britain
approved in Reuter's stories but was deleted from a Communists in numbers down defined in the Anglo-Ceylon
to the last digit, the Air Force opera- 47 sunmary of the day's defence
agreement of 1047.
claims in round tens fled a few hours later. began issuing
igures, and there have been talks just before
the Prime Ministers
Correspondents in Tokyo and Conference began of an agree-ile delay in the censors' ment between the Ceylon handling of news though Prime Minister, Dr D. S.
at Eighth respondents Senanayake,
and
the
cor- Army
or three hours.
General MacArthur's Dress ever. Colonel M. P. Echols,
AIR FORCE CLAIMS Asked today about London criticians of "over RE- LIVES
srid That spokesman claims were based on;
(1) The observation perienced pilots,
ct ex-
have curate" Alr Force reports, a the British Headquarters sometimes Government on the implemen-their stories delayed up to two senior tation of this agreement.
Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, returned to London this morning after spending the week-end in the country,
HIS social engagements In- cluded a lunch given by Mr Louis St. Laurent, the Canadian Prime Minister.
Later in the evening, Mr Nehru will be meeting Indian nationals in this country at a eception at the Indian Em- bassy. Reuter.
Bulgarian Communist
Party Purge
Frankfurt, Jan., 0.
loved other top
(2) It
loymen appeared to that fighters flying at 500 miles an hour could have only a momentary glimpse of a target, pilot COININK
CALL FOR but, in faul,
PEACEFUL
SOLUTION
Washington, Jan. 8.
into attack could keep men m his sights "quite a long time," noting the effect of his machine guns firing ahead,
(3) The blanket effect
napalm (jellled
et
petrol). bombs were known to cover a
Fir certain area and all inside this
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WARPLANE PRODUCTION
Washington, Jan. 8. Under-Secretary of Air, Jor
1. McCone, expressed confidence within one Monday that
0:1
year war plane production will be about ve ümes the present output by stepping up produc- tian in existing aircraft plants and by converting part of the automobile industry to plune production,
Mr McCone said aircraft pro. duction will reach the peak now planned by about May 1952. He sold orders had been placed since last July, one for about $3,750,000,000 in aircraft and paris. United Press. London, Jan. 8. Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, said here tonight that he came to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London in the hope that it would help in strengthening the forces of peace in the world and in avoiding war.
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Many
Asia people cutside He told a gathering of over" 15,000 Indian nationals at an were not able to realise there (4) Planes seldom flew singly Indian Embassy reception: "In changes in
were Asia; they on the Netherlands and Indone- and pilots watched the effects!
Also, that hope I came; in that hope going by old slogans.-Reuter. negotiate a peaceful of each other's attacks, settlement of the future status slow-flying observation planes we are still labouring."
and
that some of them Technical Assistance tern New Guinea.
He sald walched aghter of Western
usually The Press Offeer, Mr Michael bembers
two world wars; yet at work, providing had seen
To Pakistan McDermoti, confirmed that the another check on results.
people were talking about un- Department had delivered notes
other war, in the worst terms
Washington, Jan. 8. (5) When ground troops were on the subject to the Hague and
not think war: is A "I do
Dgrcement "Point Four" Djakarta during the week-end able to advance into positions like the atom bomb.
Inevitable," be declared, and for American technical assis- contended, however, that this attacked from the air they fre did not mean the United States quently found more dead than
hope it will be avoided, but tance to Pakistan will be signed claimed for
thing is in Karachi soon, probably with- Communist Bulgaria has re- had "entered" the Netherlands- the pilots had
most dangerous dils-instance, 1st January 2 when the moved its powerful Minister of Indonesian dispute on the the Interior, created a Ministry poallion of Dutch New Guinea, the Air Force claimed 1,500 that people sometimes become in a fortnight, a State Depart-
reported hysterical or fatalistic about it, ment spokesman said today.
It will be similar to the happen if it is bound to of Food and Supply and ro- The American position remained killed, the infantry
double that number. one of impartiality. officials in a
nothing we can agreement between the United declared that and there is Other officials said the United The spokesman dec
States and Indle
signed on Government shake-up, the om- Staten in its note urged the in the long run it was expected do about it."
Mr Nehru said: we must December 28. cint agency Bulagence reported |
The agreement will lay down from Soin
early resumption of the Nether-that the success of air onslaughts| today.
negotiations would be "considerably greater meet the situation logically and monitored here, lands-Indonesian
without
tramework under reasonably
allowing the general The report,
broke down nt the than now claimed." sold the thake-up occurred on which
independent observera ourselves to be
peria will be sent to Pakistan Saturday and was adopted by Hague late last month.
feel
cnthusiastic passion or anger," *. Uway by which American technical ex-| American Presidium of the National,
concern is due to stil
He said that no government and the amount of assistance; Assembly on proposals by the fear in the State Department young pilots tend to claim they Primo Minister and the Com- that continuation of the dead-killed every Communitat tank or people wanted war; but the to be earmarked for Pakistan'ı
old thing was that they were development-Reuter. munist Party Secretary, Valko lock muy result in the fall of they attacked.
correspondent's finding themselves, in 'n feeling A British the present Indonesian Gov-
Press.briafingo in named Minister of the Interior its people that Western Now
They should try and prevent while the former Interior Minis-
Guinea
would become part of Tokyo about a month ago. It
that process of being swept to`a the Republic. tor, Roussi Chritozov, was made
followed on Air Forch spokes
*** General Harding, commander chief of the now Food and Sup- tend that Now Guinea would "and
The Dutch continue to con-man's briefing statement war
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He stressed the great changes of the British Far Eastern Communist hopes bly Ministry ply
that, were taking place in Asia, forces, arrived here by ale from It added that Todor Poliakey, have no place in the Republic, were destroyed." Vice-Prealdent
and the Indizioetans claim ro of the Stato
aimply Particularly he The correspondent
referred to Singapore for a brief stay dur
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