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TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1951.
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Attlee Puts The TRUCE NEGOTIATORS
Record Straight About Hongkong
Boston, July 9.
The British Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, told the Massachusetts legislature that the Hongkong Government had imposed total pro hibition on the export to China of more than 200 items of industrial equipment, including machine tools, certain steel products, copper, brass, rubber tyres and tubes, and electrical devices.
He said this was done despite the "obviously high degree to which Hongkong's economy de- pends on trade with China."
Guards Slay Two Bandits
Two
Chicago. July 9. bandits were shot to
Mr Attlee's
statement was contained in a Jetler to the legislature made public tonight.
Fireworks Explode
Palermo, Sicily, July 9,
A
man
dicu
three were severely Jured today
and
in-
when a fac- Lory preparing Breworks for the Feast of Saint Rosary exploded in nearby Serradifalco.
The explosion, caused by the intense heat, set fire to A number of small storen of gunpowder and other EX- plosives scattered in the area-Associated Press,
IRAN FEELS
In it he also said Great Britain THE PINCH
Teheran, July 0.
had taken "extensive measures" to deny potential war materials to Red China and other Com-
A tasually well-informed munist nations.
Persian source said tonight that The leiler, Bigned by his
the Cabinet,had decided at a Mr W. Stration
special meeting to withdraw was prompted by the £10,000,000 which Perste had passage by the Massachusetts
deposited in British banks. House of Representatives of a resolution calling on Great
The source said, that
taken to stop exporting vital | Cabinet had Britain
BRITAIN'S EFFORT i suation caused by complete Ly, addressed stoppage of oil royalties since to the Massachusetts Secretary March.
the
this slep
SET OFF
Head For Kaesong In A Helicopter
ON
TUESDAY
ON THE IMJIN RIVER, Korea, July 9, THE OFFICIAL NEGOTIATING PARTY TOOK OFF OF HELICOPTER SHORTLY FOR KAESONG BY WAY AFTER
A.M. (KOREAŃ TIME) 9.30 MORNING,
Seven United Nations trucks and three jeeps carrying food, communications equipment and other supplies left for Kaesong at The party will set up equipment for the 5 a.m, this morning. United Nations top-ranking negotiators. Among the personnel in the convoy were one still photographer and one army movie photographer.
A spokesman said that beginning on Wednes-
death today and a third routed war scods to Communist China, because of the desperate dantis day, a limited number of correspondents and Western
over his face,
wag
rob Mr Atlee's
to
of State, Mr Edward Cronin, It was learned that the Cabinet
"We
to
the
The bandit, tentatively identi- the"
us Frank Piozza, fell dead with bullet in his back. of Malaya, Singapore, North Another, tentatively identifled Borneo and Sarawak for the rest as "Lucky" del Castro, was also of 1951".
"This step will almost cer- killed. The third tied down the ramp in a hall of bullets and tainly cause a good deal of hard-
ship In British rubber-produc escoped.
Police believed that probablying territories," he added, "but a fourth bandit, driving a get-His Majesty's Government have take it in the felt bound to away car, was involved.
Fourth Star For Van Fleet
and
photographers-probably 16-will be permitted to enter Kaesong. However, they will not be per- mitted to attend closed session talks.
fly down admirals Helicopters will the Kacsong road to the Imjin opened fateful
and then continue along Ave Communist road to the
morning "honourable Korean conflict.
The first helicopter departed
River
the site.
The spokesman communication
three generats meetings with gencrals this
an
to bring about negotiation
armistice" of the
sald that if facilities per-
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Truman Was Pact To
Right Say Newsmen
New York, July 9. It was
reported on Tuesday that American correspondents in Washing- Lom, Tokyo, Korea and the United Nationa volod by more than six to one that President TKYLD
Was
right in relieving General MacArthur of his Far Eastern command.
of
In a poll conducted by the Saturday. Review Literature, the majority of reporters sald they sup- ported Mr Truman because
· General MacArthur ovidently did not agree
and
with American polleles the constitutional right of the President to remove military men must be preserved
Severoi reporters
and Tokyo
Когов
and the General's handling of the Korean war demanded bis ouster.
Nearly all those inter- viewed criticised the man- ner in which the President fired General MacArthur. -United Press.
Germany
Now At Peace With Western World
Western Germany greeted to- day's action as a most signi- Beant move to bring Germany into the Western family of na-
arm
Bonn, July 9,
Safeguard Antipodes
May Be Initialled
This Week¿ Washington, July 9. Usually reliable sources said today that Australia, New
the Zealand and United States probably plan to initial this week a mutual defence pact which they intend to sign with one another in connection with the Japanese peaco treaty.
Formal signing of the tri- portite pact is expected to take place at San Francisco in the first week of September, at about the same time as the sign-
treaty. Ing of the Japanese
The three-power Pact hna been drafted to give Australia and New Zealand added security in lieu of guarantee in the Japanese pence treaty against a remilitarised • Japan. It has been described by officials here as "something of A Monroe Doctrine for that part of the
world"
or
This Doctrine was a proclama- lon by the United States more than 100 years ago that it would oppose colonisation or infiltration of any part of the Western non-American Hemisphere by
elther
European powers, Asiatic. It helped to serve in preventing Russia and the great powers of Europe from gaining footholds in the now world ***
control from such territory as they already
expanding their possessed in America.
United States in the new pact would in effect warn any aggressive other power with intentions in the Southwestern Pacife that it attacked either United States mould assist those
Australia. or. New. Zealand the.
countries.
by Brinks Express guards who fought off an attempt to them at a dairy company plant, One of the Brinks guards was beaten on the head during the said Great Britain had "applied
dotalis of on gore restrictions on trade with also approved taken melee
and
Interest-free loan which is about Communist China than any hospital.
country la the other
world, to be floated here to raise funds nt-
quickly. Police said the hold-up
as a Brinks except the United States." tempt was made
have completely prohibit-
The Prime Minister. Dr Mo- truck drove up the ramp to the
Bowman ed the export of arms and arms-hammed Mossades, has already of the second floor Dairy Company plant. Three ments and goods and commodi- told the nation that the loan is
Western Germany was officially at peace with to "save Persia" and will be milled, reports on the progress. from the delegation's base camp dressed in dark-coloured ties of strategic importance to a men
butchers' number of destinations, which repayable "when circumstances of the initial meeting wift the in a pench orchard a few miles the major part of the Western world on Monday resembling gmocks
main cease-fire talks will be from Kaesong at 9.45 u.m. for the first time since Adolf Hitler's legions conts approached the armoured cover the whole of the Soviet permit."
bloc and the whole of China," vehicle.
minutes before the A tow A bill authorising the loan is sent back from Kaesong to the Mr Attlee,
from time το The Brinks driver opened fire said Mr
lumbering helicopters took off smashed into Poland almost 12 years ago. Concerning export of rubber expected to be presented to Par-advance camp
for Kaesong, which was under Ironically, peace came as Germany was being pressed when
he saw one bändit op
burlap proach him and draw a mask to China, which was specifically liament within the next few days. time.
The special Cabinet meeting The meeting will be held in the guard of Communist Another guard mentioned in the resolution, Mr
was attended by members of the Kwangmung-dong,
northern guns and bayoneted rifles at the once again to mobiliso her manpower and unite with her who had left the truck alro Attlee sold that last May
total embargo on rubber oll commission and dnancial and suburb of the war-torn walled first meeting, the chief of the former enemies in a Western army massed against threats
Vice Admiral C. of Russian aggression.
One usually rollable sourco legal experts,-Reuter, opened fire,
South Korean city of Kaesong delegates,
Mr Truman handed the let- sad today that the main clauze China was imposed with
Inside the 10-mile wide "neu-Turner Joy of the United States Navy read a hastily scribbled
the tera to
Congressional in the pact would be one in governments of the Federation
tral" zone.
leaders at their regular Mon- which each of the three fiations These men
the message to gathered UN corres- on whom hopes of the free world rest pondents.
day morning conference with declares that if any one of them at a conference will alt down
He said, "We, the delegation tions since the fighting ended him at the White House. Along is attacked it will come to the table in a paintial Korean re-
from the United Nations Com- and the biggest psychological with the letters, he submitted assistance of that country with sidence with four generals re-
since three-a draft of a joint resolution de- every means possible consistent Washington, July 0.
was claring that the state of war with its constitutional proce nelion of the President Truman asked Con- presenting Red China and Command, are leaving for Kaesong shot in the
fully conscious of the importance fourths
which began on December 11, dures,
After the three-power treaty gresa today to approve the four-munist North Korea.
of Two
San Francisco, it world. rank for Lieutenant-
date as the President shall by is signed in
will all be necessary for each Rellable Western sources also proclamation designate."
In his letter, Mr Truman said of the contracting, governments Russians, whose
that Russla "has actively pre- to ratify the document United greeted the action as a stealing step on the
a repre- Press. propaganda- organs have been vented the growth of Indicating
govern- Union sentative democratic the Soviet five-man UN group may
also
conclude peacement in a unified Germany, and headed by US Vice-Admiral C. treaty with
Eastern
Germany has thus made impossible for Tumer Joy-departed froin some
time
this
the time being the arrangement year. The talks were expected to be the peaceful tent city along the The Western powers regard of a final peace settlement”. underway before noon.
Imjln River at 9.48 this morn the Bonn Government as The declaration added: "To- representatives ing. It
London, July B.. minutes landed 10 Communist
spokesman for all Germany, in-gether with our Allies we gave hellcopters
The Labour government asked were believed to be already in later
including those Germans living in the German people under
ereale Parliament today for a 20,000,- Eastern Germany, jurisdiction the chance to Kaesong, Kaesong.
Communist
action from Colonel and today's
will be their own government,
000 supplementary appropria~ The concensus of correspon-1
J. Kinney at the scene considered as officially applying
tion to be
spent on Atlantis came into the cease-fire city in sald the first meeting was also to them.
"Now, approximately two-Pact projects this year. Adenauer Chancellor
Half of the money will re- the same convoy which brought scheduled for 11 am. and ab-
of the area of pre-war the preliminary negotiators from sence of later word from the reliably reported jubilant at to-thirds
He moves.
had been Germany and three-fourths of present the British contribution Pyongyang last Saturday. The control centre in the huge H-19 day's
the reasoning was based on several helicopter indicated that
under considerable fire at home the German people are free of to the cost of such things as meetings had begun, assumptions.
for not demanding more Ger-Soviet control, within the present new airfields and headquarters.
Associated Press. (Contd on back page. col. 1) The 1. United Nations warplanes
UN Supreme Com-man equality with other na- on the
tions. Matthew B. mander, were pounding traffic
Joy, led highway Ridgway, and Adm.
Western officials said that Pyongyang-Kaesong
aside from the viewpoint of daylong on Monday and had no the file of delegates and assis
of vehicles tants
marching two abreast morale, ending of the state down the 100-yard stretch from war would make few changes 2. The lack of adequate Com- the tented encampment hidden in the way of life of most Ger- munist communications seem-in
in an apple orchard through the man men in the street. In ad-
to the ingly would dictate the presence compound
walting dition to the Big Three, India,
$50,000-United Press.
in
star
Army in Korea-United Press.
We are proceeding inment. Vice-Admiral Joy, by The Brinks armoured car was Interests of the United Nations General James Van Fleet, Com-headed the UN spokesmen of these meetings to the entire united under the Bonn govern- 1941, should be ended on "guch sald to have contained at least troops Bghting Korenmanding General of the Eighth Commander of the US Naval good faith, prepared to do our the Far East, spent the part to bring about an honour- Forces in
s in the night Incommunicado at a fort-able armistice under the terms are satisfactory to the ress-like advance camp south of that the Imjin River. They saw no United Nations Command;" one after being briefed by Gon-
ral Matthew Ridgway late Monday,
United Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Can Korea Be. Settled?
N
by the
NOARING hopes of an early end to relative ease with which accord was reached in preliminary negotiations for the conference opening today, do nothing to invalidate General Ridgway's warning against counting chickens before they are hatched. The heaviest task still lies ahead-the mutually acceptable -reaching of
agreement on numerous ticklish ques- tlons covering, among other things, the creation of a neutral zone and specific guarantees eliminating further risk of offensive action, before cease-fire orders can sound over the battlefield. Yet, as far as it can be judged from the events of the last few days, the out- us highly look must be regarded promising. A bickering tone of any importance has yet to enter. Further more, the war in Korea has clearly
·reached a stage where Russia faces two alternatives-either to get it stopped or to become much more directly involved in it herself. While General Ridgway's cautious approach is more than justified until the Communist field commanders provide evidence of good faith, it is the Soviet position in the scheme of things that offers a degree of confidence in Russia has, quite ultimate success. deliberately kept her fingers out of the North Korean and fire. But her Chinese pawns have suffered the most appalling casualties. She could retain their attachment only, if she either ontered the war or were able to end it for them on terms apparently more favourable than they could have got for themselves. Choice of the first of the alternatives would be to precipitate a third world war, and it is fairly generally agreed that the Kremlin is not ready today to accept that stake. The peaceful alternativa is possibly secured by the Malik proposal that tho truce terms include withdrawal by both sides from the 38th Parallöl. Aggrès- sion, though ropelled, is not to be penalised. Communist China is to have
{
on her Communist buffer-state Manchurian border. To recognise this is not to say that the United Nations should reject it as a solution. The trend is quite otherwise. Three weeks before the Malik broadcast, Mr Acheson declared that a settlement based on the Parallel would be sufficient-the war had been undertaken to repel aggression and not to impose unity upon Korea. So long as that continues America's * policy it can scarcely bo demurred to by other Powers. None of them has incurred a tenth of her casualties in the UN cause and if the war were con- tinued none would be willing to take over her onerous role as leader. Apart from that, on the United Nations side everyone is heartily sick of the Korean war and anxious to be rid of it. Among the many areas in the world where the antagonisms of the Russian bloc might force them to fight, Korea is about the least important. The demand on man- power and material has been quite dis- proportionate. There is, of course, some danger, when nations are in that mood, lest they be tempted to "throw out the baby with the bath-water." Strict cautions most, for that renson, be observed. AR agreement, for instance, requiring all foreign troops to be withdrawn from Korea by both sides within too limited a time could be calamitous should it be followed subsequently by a sudden breach of faith. When the Japanese peace treaty has gone through, it will not be so easy for the United States to mount a counter-stroke as it was twelve months ago. That the Korcan war was not launched by peacemakers cannot be forgotten at any time in the peace negotiations now getting under way. It has rendered some service to peace, fortunately, by rousing the pacific. Powers to re-arm. If it is ended, the most important thing will be that they go on ro-arming; and not once more encourago Moscow to aggravations.
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of high authorities for consulta hellcopters. Scores of newsreel Egypt, Mexico, South Africa, flon and decisions at Sunday's cameramen, photographers und traila niso coded the state of preliminary conference.
and returned.
correspondents
pressed around the delegation party as they five minutes posed for about beside the waiting helicopters. CROSSES FINGERS
New Zealand and Aue-
to
war with Germany.
However Israel protested the Big Three on Monday against terminating the state of war with Germany and charged, "Germany's
the war against
TRUMAN'S REQUEST
FEARS REMOVED Fears that the Communist soldiers in Kacsong "had not allovlated gotten word" were when American and Chinese troops sweeping the Munsan-
Adm. Joy relaxed sightly Jewish people can not be re- Kaesong road for mines met
teaving as corres- face
to face late on Monday, Just before exchanged greetings, conversed pondents crowded around the garded as having come to an
out "Good end."United Press. party and called The Americans were unarmed fuck to you admiral." He un- clenched his fists, looked toward and the Chinese were carrying the heaven
and crossed his
Washington, July 9. rines,
of hope and hand
President Truman asked Con- burp guns
Angers la a gesture grenades. The two teams, ap- that
would the mission
bogress today to end the state of parently acting according to a
war between the United States prearranged plan,
Ave successful.
Gen. Ridgway did not shake and Germany, miles outside Kaesong near the hands with any of the delegates, The action would not affect village of Panmunion.
but at the departure stepped the Allied occupation of Ger A Chinese officer drew
murmured softly to many. Its chief purpose would road
his back and with tho
Germans psychologien. Adm. Joy, "Good luck to you." bo acrosa bayonet and by such measura
A few moments later as the would no longer be considered indicated that his men responsible from there to Kae-bites of the helicopters begon as enemy allens and would re- song and the Americans from to twist, Gen. Ridgway made his gain such norinal rights as the only comment to correspondents,
right
to suo in American courts. there to the Triin River.
an historic moment."
Mr Truman's request
met
line
were
that
"This
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An English speaking Chinese declared, "I have just watched made in identical letters to the soldier ran after the GIs the UN delegates enplane in their Vice-President, MY Alben
tell them they left to
House of Representatives, Mr Iine the road to Kaesong in the heavily armed Chine50 would for their first formal Barkley, and the Speaker of the
ve helicopters rose swift- Sam Rayburn.
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Mr Truman said that ending event the UN party travelled by road But he said the UN, circled the compound officers should not be alarmed and headed for the Imjln River the state of was "will give the new demons- along the main Seoul-Kaesong German poople, It was only protective
highway.
trailon of our desire to help to measure."-United Press.
Adm, Joy earlier had stated bring them back to member TALKS OFEN
that he hoped that an armisticeship among the nations of the could be achieved by Wednesday, free world. But General Ridgway said he had no idea how long it would be before definite results obtained. -There was do indication how peace long the showdown talks would
two last-United Prest. 2,
On The Imjin River,
Koren, July 1o. The UN cease-fire negotiators opened negotiations at Kagsong today.
TA Unked Nations conference mission of
another "It will represent and logical step. on the road which leads towards the oven- tual restoration of German in- the President deponidence," Ladded.
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