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VIETMINH REBELS
FALL BACK
Pressure Relaxed After
Severe Fighting
Vinhyen, Indo-China, Jan. 17.
Ho Chi-minh's Moscow-built army dropped its pressure on Wednesday after five days of battling the French in what his radio said was an all-out attempt to capture Hanoi, capital of Northern Indo-China.
Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French com- mander, said 25,000 Communist-led Vietminh rebels fell back over the grassy slopes of the Tambao foothills to at French de- regroup after vainly lunging repeatedly fences above Vinhyen, 30 miles northwest of Hanoi.
Military and commercial air-
Foreign
Vietminh Lertion, Senegalere, source to prevent a Morroccan and Vietnam patrois breakthrough to Hanoi in the of the French forces fanned out Vinhyen area. over the battleground north of requisitioned the town to gather their own craft from all over Indo-Chino wounded, collect weapons and check dead,
on
abandoned are being utilised to support enemy the defence of the Hanoi area. Independent reports indicated Vietminh troops, exposing thal themselves on open terrain be- fore Vinhyen, had suffered heavy casualties from French artillery and aviation.
offers mid the rebel troops appeared to have suffered heavy casualties. The French chance to held on to Raniol appeared to be improving.
REINFORCEMENTS
French Army headquarters said that Communist-led Viet- The French communique sald troops, continuing their that King Cobra and Hellcat general offensive, threw two fighter planes Tuesday caught unsuccessful
minh
frontal
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1951.
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attacks Vicuninh columns as they de- The Korean Front last night against French posi- scensed the bare slopes of the tions 12 miles northwest of Tamdao foothills. Viotrainh North Indo-China's capital.
The communique sald that stubbornly-resisting French infantry supported by heavy artillery barrages repulsed two savage Vietminh attacks.
troops
DO
ovidently moving down on to the flatlands to rein- force troops already engaged.
French aircraft based at Hanoi and Haiphong made 92 Both sorties Tuesday on infantry sup- were Inunched during the night port missions in the Vinhyen
positions area. against French about two miles northwest ot
the main Vinhyun), strong point in the area.
hill
French
REPEATED LUNGES
Patrols Make
No Contact
Field
defense finding
Tokyo, Jan. 18. dispatchies today sald daring Allied raider patrols Other French warplanes from ranged as far as 26 miles north the Haiphong area
ranged 45 miles to the northwest of
the of the United Nations senport hammer at Vietminh live in Korea without troops which
keeping up the main masses of Chinese and pressure in the Lugnam region. North Korean Reds.
A line of French forts in that sector has been able to contain what may be a regrouping Vietminh forces with the aid of -en-estimated 30,000 Vietminh-Associated Press.
Commander The Vietminh
Guyen Glop, in-Chief, retired his forces this morning
Von
are
Allled commanders were in- clined to think the enemy had
section. Within the last 48 hours heavy artillery and air support. pulled back slightly in pre-
troops have repeatedly lunged
10 break through Vinhyen
defences, but have been thrown
back,
The
Radio Inst Vietminh night said that the latest Viet- minh offensive on the northern
to Hanoi approaches
was on ali-out effort to take the northern capital. This announce-
Airliner Fights Headwinds
Shannon, Ireland, Jan. 17. A New York-bound British ment eliminated any last doubts Overseas Airways Stratocruiser that Ho Chi-minh hai anally with 32 passengers turned back
on Wednesday after bucking launched his long-awaited as-140-mile-an-hour headwinds for sault on Huno!,
seven and a half hours.
The
plane's pilol
decided
On
paration for a new offensive just as the Communists did last November north of Pyongyang.
In Central Korea, a strong Allied patrol entered burned and rubbled Wonju on Wednes- day and found no enemy in that transport hub.
to
18
The US Second Division early this weeks pulled back Chungju after holding for days a wedre extending within As the Vietminh offensive against Himal entered its sixth against trying to continue
a mile and a half of Wanju. changes of toward Cander, Newfoundland, Chungu is 20 miles south day the French holding the city at least tem- with a reserve fuel supply of Wonju. porarily appeared to be Im-only 20 minutes. proving.
The wind pushed the big air- The French Commander-in-liner back to Shannon in just Chief, Gen. Jean de Lattre de over three hours.-Associated Tassigny, is straining every re-Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
MR
of
The wedge
prevented the Red's from cutting
off UN forces withdrawing southeast- ward from the Seoul area.- Associated Press.
Peking Replies To UN
ES
an
Chou En-lai's reply to the United
not particularly encouraging. It is based on the Peking Government's phobia of America's machiavellian role aggressor-a role which exists only in the minds of Communist propagandists. By the terms of the Peking note, the
· Chinese Communist government does not recognise the existence in Korea of United Nations forces; it implies that only United States troops are in action and it demands their withdrawal, not only from Korea, but from Formosa. The latter reference, presum- ably, is intended to mean the with- drawal of the American seventh fleet which is "neutralising" Formosa according to instructions laid down by President Truman, there being no United States land forces on the island. The whole tenor of the note reveals Peking's distrust and dislike of the United States, and in his deformination to make this clear, Mr Chou En-lal virtually ignores the position of the ; United Nations vis-a-vis Korea. The
cease-fire proposal is rejected partly on the grounds that China was not represented when the United Nations adopted it as a principle for settling the Korean problem, but principally because the purpose of the cease-fire is merely to obtain a breathing space for the United States troops." The in- ference is unmistakable: it is that the United Nations would use the cease- fire arrangement in order to double. cross the Chinese Communists, the real Intention being not to help bring about peaceful negotiations, but to aid the United States. In building up military strongth for further warfare in Korca. The suggestion is as fantastic as it is
objectionable. Interestingly enough, the Peking reply does not, take advantage of the subtle sentence in Paragraph 2 of the UN cease-fire note which pro- vides for "further steps to be taken to restore peace if there is a cease-fire or a lull in the fighting preparatory to -a cessation of hostilities,” Peking seizes only on the reference to a cease-fire and treats that as the United Nations only basis for any subsequent exploration of terms for a settlement in Korea. This leaves the door still open. In fact the Peking note might well be taken as the first serious attempt by the Chinese Communists to find a ground for discussions. Certainly it is the first time Peking has made a positive declaration 48 to what terms of reference should prevail, and while they are probably unacceptable in their existing form, they may be capable of readjustment and suitable compromise. There is no difficulty, for example, of bringing about a lull in hostilities to satisfy the requirements of Paragraph 2 of the UN cease-fire note, and in such a way that concrete proposals could be advanced concerning the substance and form of subsequent negotiations for a general settlement. There is no good reason for peremptorily rejecting the Peking note as being wholly incompatible. Opportunity for wise and. : skilful diplomacy remains, especially through the good offices of the Indian government. Settlement by négotiation, continues to be of paramount impor tance and is an objectivo which the United Nations must pursue to the Hit. There is still room for reconciling differences of approach to the Korean problem without sacrificing principics.
MR
NEHRU ALARMED
Paris, Jan. 17.
Minister of
The Prime India,
Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, warned tonight that If the West branded Com- munist China au
aggressor for falling to accept the ccase-fire
proposals Korca, would clase door "to peaceful settle- ment" in the Far East.
in the
"We must at all costa avold that," he added.-- United Press.
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Peking Announces Her Terms For Korea Settlement
Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal
London, Jan. 17.
Communist China tonight rejected the United Nations' Korea cease-fire proposals, domanded the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and said that a solution of the internal affairs of Korea should be left to the Korean people, China's reply, signed by the Foreign Minister, Mr Chou En-lai, said that the purpose of the cease-fire proposals was merely to obtain a breathing space for United States troops. The Chinese said that any negotiations must include the withdrawal of. American troops from Formosa and of United States naval forces from the Taiwan Straits.
In his reply to the United | from the Formosa area, the legal ranged without being preceded Nations proposal, Mr Chou status of Red China in the United by negotiations determine counter-proposed that a seven- Nations and allied Far Eastern the conditions for a cease-fire, nation conference be held to problems.
then the negotiations after the discuss the withdrawal of all He
that suggested
seven cease-Are would be drawn out foreign troops from Korea, the nations be represented at the in endless discussion without withdrawal of American forces conference: Communist China, solving any problems.
Russia, Great Britain, the United
AMBIGUOUS States, France, India and Egypt. (3) "Apart from this basic Mr Chou's note was addressed point the other principles were to
David Mr
Owen, Acting also very ambiguous. Further- Secretary-
of the United y-General
more, the so-called 'existing in- Nations, for transmission to Mr ternational obligations' were not Roberto U. Argelacz, Chairman clearly specified as the Cairo of the First Committee of the Declaration and the Potsdam United Nations' General Declaration. Assembly.
Washington To Reply
London, Jan. 17.
China's reply to the latest United Nations cease-fire proposals, issued by the New China News Agency tonight, has virtually ruled out the hope of a negotiated settlement of the Korean incident, it was feared in diplomatic quarters here.
Government
CHOU'S NOTE Mr Chou pointed out: (1) "The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China has always maintained and still maintains
United
that a speedy conclusion of the war in Korea should be sought Even
the though
"DOOR NOT CLOSED" Chinese
through
among negotiations reply does not amount to an
Paris, Jan, 17. the nations всета
concerned for
of outright rejection of the pos-
settlement The Indian Prime Minister, peaceful
the sibility of a ccase-Are and Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, said to Korean problem on the basis tions, the counter-pro- right that the possibility of withdrawal from Korca
listed by the Peking rettling.
of all foreign troops and of the the Korean
ware solution of the internal affairs are certain to negotiation "certainly cannot be provoke th most extreme ruled out despite Communist of Korea by the Korean-people-
themselves, that the criticism in Washington, it was China's rejection of the United felt.
States armed Nations cease-fire proposals.
forces must be British observers summed up Mr Nehru made the statement
withdrawn from Taiwan, Chinese conditions as he the latest
a night that the representatives of the emerged from for a cease-Are as representing conference with the Indian Am-People's Republic both a
re-statement of those bassadors to the West,
must obtain thela legitimate Issued by the Chinese Forcien
status in the United Nations. Minister, Mr Chou En-lal, on
"As is well known to all, December 2 and an important
these principles were mention- Irardening of the Chinese at-
ed in my statement of De- cember 22, 1050, itude.
and were communicated by cable on the same day to Mr Entezam, Pre-
memorandum calling
in
The Brunouncement, adding China as an aggressor. that the King has approved the This memorandum had, ahifts, sadd Health Minister effect, been pigeon-holed, pend- Aneurin Bevan will become ing a reply from Peking. Minister of Labour and National While the Chinese Service,
ment may
will become slons
Govern
Political
"The
of
com-
of
and
Chita
sident of the United Nations General Assembly.
BREATHING SPACE
Korean
these
UN_Meeting Called
has
to-
con
Lake Success, Jan. 18, The
United Natlons Political Commitice called a ression for Morrow evening to sider the situation caused by Feking's rejection of the Commonwealth Plan"
-for-a-Korean cease-fise,
The meeting was called at the
request of the United States to deal with
caused "crisis""
by China's reply to the five-
the
Point plan backed by the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference and passed on to Peking by the United Nations' Political Committer,--Reuter.
the
"I should not like to ment on the Chinese answer, which I read without full con- sideration, but it seems clear it Though the British Govern- is far from total rejection of the |BEVAN'S NEW JOB ment is believed to be anxious proposals put forward by the
Committco to keep the
the exchange with United Nations," he said.
"This would be most favour- Peking in prospect, it was re- London, Jan. 17.
The Indian leader
able to the attempts to justify insisted No. 10 Downing Streetcognised in diplomatic quarters
the maintenance by the United was still hope of 00 that the Here
United States there
(2) "The First Committee of States of its aggressive position announced on Thursday a Government might
accord. now press
the United Nations General "The matter is too serious to Assembly,
In Korea, Taiwan and other shake-up in the British for a prompt decision on its
without
participa
of places in the For East. on the be dealt with lightly and hurtion of the representative
"We United Nations today to brandy" he said. "There appears the People's Republic of China, that it was out of a desire for understand very well to be a good deal of room for adopted on January 13, 1951 peace that many nations in the fuller consideration of all aspects, the principles concerning the United Nations agreed to these
United Press.
and other Far Eastern principles as adopted by ACHESON STATEMENT
the 3. Washington, Jan, 17.
First Committee on January 13, basic point of Late on Wednesday night, Mr principles is still that negotin that the principles of a cease- 1991, but it must be pointed out a cease-fire Acheson Issued statement ilons among the nations con- Labour Minister George Isance / ahead of nation as a trap, which said:
berned the Western Governments have
should be held only are Orst and negotiations later reply of the Chinese After Minister of Pen- some reason to plead filibuster- Communists to the UN Cease-purpose of
a cease-fire in Korea. The is only advantageous to
the cease-fire is maintenance and the extension ing #
If they seek negotiations Fire proposal is still further merely to obtain a breathing aggression by the United Hilary Marquand will become before a cen
cease-fire.
evidence of their contemptuous space for the
States States and cannot possibly lead United The Minister of Health.
proposal for talks on disregard of a world-wide troops. Therefore, no matter to a genuine pence." The announcement said: "It is Chinese soil must, of course, be demand for peace. Their so what the agenda and the sub- The Peking reply WOR
to be entirely un-called
counter-proposal is stance of the negotiations are, received in Chinese proposed soon after Parliament expected reassembles to submit an Order- acceptable to any government, nothing less than
outright if a cease-fire should be or-
(Contd. on Page 12, Col. 6), of the United rejection. In-Council transferring certain such as that
"Once again,
the Peking functions from the Minister of States, which is not in relations Health to the Minister of Town with the Government of China. regime has shown a total lack of
-Beuter.
interest in a peaceful settlement and Country Planning."
of the Korean question.
There can no longer be any doubt that the UN has explored every possibility of finding a settlement peaceful
of the Korean question. Now we must face squarely and soberly the fact that the Chinese Commun- ists have no intention of
ccasing "I am confident that the UN their defiance of the UN. will do that. The strength the UN will lie in the firmness and unity with which we now move ahead."-Associated Press.
UNACCEPTABLE NEW FUNCTIONS
Washington, Jan. 17. According to the announce- The Secretary of State, Mr ment, the Minister of Town and Dean Acheson, sald today that Country Planning will be called the counter-proposal for a the ""Town, Government and Korean settlement is unaccept- Planning"
abic to the United States Government."
Ministry, The Minister who is Dr Hugh Dalton, will have these jobs!
Housing and now buliding. Planning and the control and use of land.
General oversight of the work of local government.
Financial responsibility wards local authorities.
Mr Acheson issued this state- ment through his press office:
"The Chinese Communist answer as reported in the press is a complete rejection of the United Nations*
to the January 13.
ccase-fre
reported counter-pro- The announcement said the posal
is unacceptable to the Health Ministry will zetain United States Government and, responsiblitty dor the National I have no doubt, will be to the Health Services but, the new United Nations generally." Minister will not slt in the Hla reply came little more
Cabinet.
than an hour after detalls of The statement Enid the the changes in the functiona of coming in. ·
MIL PEARSON'S VIEW··
Ottawa, Jati, 17.
ад
Dulles Off To Japan Next Week
Washington, Jan. 17.
30
Chinese statement began Next the Ministries probably will Normally, State Department not become
operative before officials are rather more reluct the end of the financial year, ant to remark in any definite The Secretary of State, Mr since they will "Involve con-way on statements by other Dean Acheson, zald today that alderable reorganisation of staffs countries which are known Mr John Foster Dulles exports which will take some time.". hero only through unofficial to leave carly next week for
Britain's financial year ends dispatches-Router.
Japan for talks on a Japanese April 4-Associated Press.
peace treaty. The exact depar ture date will be set later this week. Canada's Wheternal Affairs M Dulles, Republican Minister Lester Pearson, said on Foreign Policy Adviser to Ms Wednesday that the Chinese Acheson, will head a delegation Communist counter-proposals for of eight members. Mr John N. Korenn nettlement appear, to Allison, a Foreign Service officer attach conditions that would with long experiance not be acceptable."
Japanese affairs, will serve de Pearson said the Poking his deputy counter-proposals; as reported to Mr Dulles has been in charge the United Nations, must be of treaty preparitions. He will considered, en emounting to re- confer in Japan with General fection" of the UN proposal of Douglas MacArthur and Jan, la por a cosac-fire in Koren, Japansere lantern. *** Associated.
US TO FREEZE WAK
PRICES, WAGES:
Washington, Jan. 17.
A high government source maid on Wednesday that the US government to order a general price and wage freeze within five or six days
The rollback of prices to a Jan 1, 1951 fovel is under con siderations, —Amsociated Pro
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