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In Unique Alleged Terms Of Secret Sino-Soviet Agreement Revealed "Intervention In Korea VIETMINH
"Murder" WARNING
Reggio Emilia, Jan. 21.
A 49-year-old engineer TO ASIAN
was acquitted of murder
in connection with a unique
train wreck six years ago COUNTRIES
in which nine starved liona escaped and killed and ate three men.
Washington, Jan. 21. The Assistant Secretary of State, Mr George McGhee, warn- The Tribunal ruled that "the ing the nations of South Asia facts in the case do not constitute and the Near East to build up a crime" and exonerated the their defences against Commun- engineer, Ade Donato, of all ism, sald today: "Soviet ambi- blame.
tions include taking over, sooner On November 28, 1945, a 17-or later, Inhabitants of the vast car combination passenger, territory in the Mediterranean freight and circus train was and Indian Occan areas." derailed
the In heavy fog at Rubiera station near here when it ran full speed Into an open siding. The assistant. engineer was killed immediately,
The crash spilt open one of several circus cars and tumbled the smashed cages of nine lions, one hyena, three monkeys and snakes of various species into the fields.
at
Declaring. "Peoples of the Near Bre In- East and South Asia
by disturbed
the creasingly threat of Soviet aggression and by developments in Korea and China," Mr McGhee said, "There is growing recognition on their
part that their own true interest
Planned A Year
Ago"
New York, Jan. 21.
The Korean war was planned by the Chinese Communists under a secret pact they made with Russia nearly a year ago, the “New Ameri- can Mercury" magazine will say in next Tuesday's February issue,
Its editor, Mr William Bradford Huie, says in an article entitled "Unknown Facts In The Korean War" that the Chinese Communists "planned and manipulated the Korean war from the start."
He writes, "In February, 1950, a treaty and a series of agreements were signed by the Russian and Chinese Communist Governments.
"Our Government should have system defles the intelligence learned the terms of the pact, agents, From its actions apparently did not."
t
Mr. Hule then gives "the calls for a step-up in their own more important terms" of the efforts to strengthen their Indivi-pret and says that in preparing the urticle he had the help of dual and collective defences." The
lions immediately
Mr Ralph Wallace, who made tacked their trainer and tøre h❘in
Speaking of Turkey, Mr Mc-special trip to Formosa and They then mouted Ghre said, "The Turkish brigade Tokyo; of Freda Utley, author to pieces. three of the passengers, in-of 4.500 men in Korea is of many books on the Orient; cluding a woman and a British equivalent population-wise to and "of intelligence officer of soldier, and escaped Into the 34.000 American troops, We the British, American and Chi fields.
have all followed with admira-nese Nationalist Governments."
on the fine prowess of the Turkish soldiers in Korea.
"A
werks Ako they volunteered for dangerous rear- guard action of great impor- inner. Although surrounded. they accomplished their mission and fought their way out."
The lion roamed the country
several days, killing zile for and eating three peasants and devouring cows and calves,
Posses of soldiers and pensants tracked down and killed eight of the Hous. The ninth was cap- tured
and returned to the
rircus.
Engineer Donato was charged with direct complicity in the
the three deaths of
peasants because he, allegedly, did not exercise Judicious
by taking his train into the siding at such high speed.
care
Donato replied that he could not see the signals and that ul that time the railroad system was in chaos because of the
war.
The
state-controlled railway has paid indemnities 10 the relatives of those killed in the wreck plus restitution to the
circus company for loss of its
animals-United Press,
Mr McGhee then said that Greece, which had defended' self at home against Com
aggression, sent intinist best troops to Korea.
her
In a reference to India and
VC
some of the Arab countries, he edded, "Some Stutes have unfumunately not seen eye to Lye with us on all details of handling the conflict in Korea, but they have, through spoutaneous cease-fire effort. sincerely sought to restore peace."United Press.
their
Rochdale Seeking Woman Workers
Rochdale, Lancashire, Jan. 21.
of
"(5) To help solve the econo mic difficulties of the Chinese", Russia agreed 'to employ Chinese Jobless labourers'
"Already, under this term, more than 600,000 Chinese have been sent to Russla,
When
the 20th and 27th Chinese Communist prmies re- belled
China in South
jast year, the armics were broken up and the men sent to Siberian labour camps,
He continues, “Here, publish-
ABMY TRAINING ed for the first time, are the more important terms:
"(6) To meet Soviet emer- "(1) Russia was 10 send gency needs
On the Europeon 45,000 Soviet personnel to front in future war'. the China, of which 12,000 were 'People's Government of Chins to be assigned to the army, agreed to send labourers and 0,000 to the air force, 3,000 to expeditionary forrest to serve the
navy, 5,000 to the political under the Soviet High Com- sphere", 12,000 to industrial | mand." development, and 5,000 to educational
*cultural flelds.
and
"Each
company in the Chinese army was to have at least оле Russian political adviser, with the number of advisers being multiplied the higher echelons,
and Chinese.
in
and
**(3) To ensure the solidarity of the ruling position of the labouring classes China Two officials of a firin Russia would co-operate fully Lancashire cotton manufacturers in the field of economies und are leaving Littleborough. near culture.
Malta, Rochdale, for Valetta, next week-end, to recruit women for the factory,
Mr Huie writes that "on mat- ters particularly concerning the Chinese
the armed forces," terms of the agreements were:
(1) The Chinese army was to consist of 5,700,000 men;
Second World War.
Tibet Delegate
Marks Time
Kalimpong, Jan. 21. Dzasa Surkhang, Tibel's Foreign Secretary and leader
of the proposed Tibetan delegation to the United Nations, told tho Press Trust of India to day that he was not go-
United Ing to the
lons for the present. returned Surkhang
with Kalimpong members of his delegation last night after attending a high level conference of Tibet's Ministers and oil. elals at Yatung. -Reuter,
Na-
to
Бопа
THRUST
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Saigon, Jan. 21. Powerful French forces, sup- ported by loyal Vietnamese thrust by troops, parrled a Communist-led Vietminh rebels in the Sonbay region about 30 alles west of Hanoi, French officials announced today.
The French authorities sald the rebels were exerting pressure on three sectors in Tonkin. Rebel forces of undisclosed strength were active near Halduong, 35 miles east of Hanoi, and in the mountain foothills near Kinh- mon, 60 miles east of Hanol and near Sontay,
French warplanes, taking nd- vantage of breaks in the winter mists, bombed and strafted con- centrations on the northern rim of the Red River delta.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed that the United States Minister, Mr Donald Heath, accompanied by Brig-General Francis Brink, head of the American military will fly to assistance group, Washington on Monday for con- sultations with the State Depart ment.----United Press,
Eruption Of Volcano
Heavy
Papua
aren but
Canberra, Jan. 21.
The Australian Government is rushing medical and food supplies by ship from New (2) Russia to be in control of training the Chinese army, and Guinea, to Killerton, the nearest port to the Papua DEVELOPMENT PLANS
to equip 50 Chinese divisions; area in the south where the volcano Mount oll, "(2) All mineral,
(3) Communist China was Lamington has been erupting since last Thursday. forestry and food resources of to get 600 war planes from the China were to be developed by Japanese naval craft Russia This was announced tonight, reporting hourly on the position, joint commissions of Russians was awarded at the end of the by Mr Porcy Spender, Aus- Mr Spender said.
tralian Minister of
is in the External Mount Lamington. (4) Russia was to get 12 alrAffairs, who said that the no-northern division of the Austra
Live
population near the lian territory of Papua, about and 10 land bases.
but the 100 miles from Port Moresby, volcano was not large arca within a 60 miles radius the capital, on the south coast of New Guinea.. It has never been was fairly heavily populated,
Aircraft from Lae had tried known to erupt before. Reuter. to land on some wartime strips In the failed because of poor visibl-
Lamington Mr Spender added. Hty,
One aircraft had reported were being that huge rocks flung
of the Oul
volcano's arater.
Landslides have occurred in
A "Lenin Day" rally here to- the area and a "sandy colour- The American
day demanded India's with- people were ed" stream is flowing down a drawal from the British Com told by their Government that ravine, but it was not known
monwealth and disassociation the movement of Lin Pizo's whother it was water or earth. troops into Manchuria was a
Heavy clouds of volcanic dust, from the clutches of the im- hopeful sign. It was hopeful
reaching as high as 20,000 feet, porinilst powers that still be- were drifting towards Lae, to the lieve in colonialism".
rally was north, and Port Moresby, to the
The 7,000 strong
Communist- south.
organised by the
Con- led Bengal Trade Union A rubber pluptation Mr H. F. Searle, of Awala, a few gress and the United miles from the volcano, was Unlon Congress-Reuter.
Egyptian Office In London
London, Jan. 21.
"(4) There was to be com- The Egyptian Embassy today
piele co-operation between all announced the establishment of an Information office in London, They hope to hire at least 60 persons of both countries con-
nected with security. said its women, aged between 18 and The Announcement
"Under
the terms, the purpose will be to provide the 30, to train as cotton operatives. British public with factual in- The recruits would be paid Russians immediately installed
the the training
Chinese perlod in formation of every aspect of the during
my the Egyptian life."-United Press.
Reuter.
Russian system of the compart- mentation of secrets; and this
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Congress Waiting On Eisenhower
Washington, Jan, 21.
A great debate on American foreign policy, appeared to be marking time today pending the return from Europe of the North Atlantic Pact Commander, General Dwight Eisenhower,
report Di
KNEW IN ADVANCE
Mr Hule charges that in May, 1950, the United States Defence Secretary Was Informed by Chinese Nationalist intelligence of the movement of crack Communist Chinese army, led General Lin Pino, into Man- churia.
"That could indicate only one thing: an imminent attack on South Korea.
by
because it indicated that Chinn Was stiffening her resistance
to Russia.
"The Korca war, from the be- ginning, was war between the United States and South Korea, on the one side, and Russia and Red China on the other", Mr Hule added.-Reuter.
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