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FILM STAR AT THE COMMONS
Increasing Red Strength
On The Korea Battle Front
German screen star Sonja Ziemann, in England to make a film, shown outside the House of Commons which she visited to listen to questions about her being employed on film work in England. Express Photo.
New Cure For
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London, May 20,
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A new care for Malaria, known as dataprime. now available to doctors. the Wellcome Research Laboratories announced to- day.
I has been found, after three years of work and Patisfactory experiments in Tualada, Indo-China, the Belgian Congo, West Africa and India, that one dose of 30 miligrams of darsprime is sufficient to kill the germs and reduce fever-France-Presse.
the
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Mr Winston Churchill was right when he said enemy forces in Korea now total almost 1,000,000 |WALTER WANGER
men.
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The last official figures released by the United Nations Command on April 27 placed enemy strength at 750,000.
But after the British Prime Minister announced in Parliament that Red forces in the field now were not far short of a million men, officers in a position to know out here said he was about right.
"Total Communist ground, their firepower and re-disposi- sirength in Korea is at present tloned his forces. The supply Just short of the. 1,000,000 |$tuation has also improved. mark," wero the words they Few high-ranking officers will.! used.
express an opinion as to whe- The 750,000
figure was re-ther or not the Reds are plan- leased here by General Matthewning new offensivo: but every Ridgway about a fortnight one is agreed that if they want- before he gave up his job as ed to they could, and it would Commander-in-Chief of United be a tough job holding them Nations forces in the Far East, back.
д.
While he was in Washington General
Mark Clack, new
on his way to Europe to take Commander-in-Chief in the Far
not comment over as head of NATO, General East, would
on
Ridgway gave an off-th
off-the-record how grave the situation was. speech to Congressional and Mr Churchill sold the enemy military leaders which caused a bulid-up indicated things out
here were "very grave."
Lord Alexander, who
creat deal of concern.
was
to
Presumably the figures which Mr Churchill and the British Gen. Clark's commanding officer theatre, Defence Minister, Lord Alexan-m the Mediterranean
revented in der,
tu Parliament ld he was coming out came from these remarks,
Korea and would be able Although the number of give a much fuller and interest- enemy planes which Mr Churing statement when he returned. General Clark was delighted chill said were in Manchuria agrees with figures in the post the prospect of a visit from Lord Alexander, now Britain's session of officers in the know
Defence Minister, and said: out here, he had a few more "I will be giv
glad to see Lord tanks than they have on their Alexander again. We wero reports,
close associates in the last war While Mr Churchill said there and I am looking were 1,800 planes parked his visit to Japan and Korea.”— Communist airports now, he Associated Press, also sold there were about 500 tanks.
UTILIBING LULL The largest amount of armour mostly reported here is 100, Russian-made T-S43.
The 1,800 planes is an increase of 300 over tho number listed in the last Ridgway report which was released in Tokyo.
Officers in a position to know said the 1,800 total for Cam- munist aircraft along the Man- churian border was correct and that about 100 of them are jels.
The Chinese Communist forces the
#nid
forward to
AMERICAN CHALLENGE
FOR BLUE
RIBAND
Stockholm, May 29. Two leading Japanese steel Industrialists, Mr Minoru Yoshida and Mr Masayoshi Saro, inst night discussed with
London, May 20. the Swedish Trade Minister, Mr John Elicaher, the possibilities have been using the lull in
Britain will be faced with k
Increasing commercial ex-fighting to build up their forces.
new contender for the Officers who should know sul Blue Riband of the Atlantic changes between the two coun-
the enemy c
current ground tries.
Messra Yoshida and Saro, who strength includes 80 infantry when the 51,000-ton Ameri- belong to a Japanese delegation divisions backed up by a num- can liner United States goes
Chinese now touring Europo, arrived ber of Ch Communist into service this summer.
artillery divisions each contain- here
ere yesterday from Britain.
The liner, which has cost £25 desire
Ing approximately 100 big guns. to They expressed
"A Chinese division is made up million and is the largest built Sweden larger
in America. import from quantities of iron ore and wood of about 10,000 men.
these One-half of
combat maiden voyage to Britain on
July 3. pulp while Sweden would like to increase her imports of steel plate for shipbuilding.:
The main difficulty in Japan- Sweden trade is the question of the means
join
will
start her
divisions are in the forward She in due at Southampton on
areas,
COULD ATTACK
July
8, .
1
five-day crossing similar to the schedule of the
Queen Mary and Queen
To maintain such a schedule
there can be no doubt that the
now liner is capable of at least
Parls, May 20.
of transport, as UN offers believe the Com- Elizabeth. Military officers of 10 nations
to shortage of Japanese vessels munist force in Korea today pald their tributo tonight the man who organised them makes it difficult to increase capable of greater offensive action centres of the trade between the two dountries. than heretofore attempted and into the nerve
After a four-day visit in could initiate an attack with a 30 knots, although for purposes delenca biggest perco-time
Sweden, the two Japanese In matmum of additional prepara- of classification by the North forces-Gen. Eisenhower.
dustrialists will head for bions and vary Hittle warring. Altantic Shipping Conference, Although the number of Com- she has been put forward as u Some 427 officers, ranging Geneva where they will
to other members of the Japanese munist divisions in Korea is not 20-knot ship. Heutenants from second
The 81,000-ton
Queen Mary multi-starred generals and ad- delegation before returning to a great deal more than vas
reported on the Korean baille-has held, the Blue Riband for mirals, threw a dinner party Japan-France-Presse.
front on June 1, 1951, officers nearly 14 years, for their chief and his successor,
sald the personnel strength, fre Her. fastest castbound crossing General Matthew B. Ridgway.
pawer, logistical position and was made in 4 days 2 hours and effectiveness of these) 37 minutes-an average apced of combet dluisions has markedly increased. 81.72 knots. Her record west- One of the supporting artillery; bound crossing was made in a units i
A a Kalyusha of racket | days 21 hoitra 48 minutės. Tauncher division such as the alight variation in route brought Rusians made famous ch the the average spect down to 30.99 Eastern front In the last world knots,
Field
Marshal Montgomery, On Eve Of
Deputy Supreme presided.
The speakers
Commander,
included only General
General Eisenhower,
Ridgway, Marshal Montgomery and Admiral Andre Lemnonnier, of the French Navy.
Reporters and photographers Here barred from the entire grounds around Supreme Head- quarters for the occasion.
Line)
Vast Arms
Production
war.
There are several anti-tank divsions of Soviet design, as well as_artillery.
In addition the Communista are known to have a greater armoured strength than at any time since the North Koreans attacked on June 25, 1950.
It is Improbable that the United States will attempt to break records on her maidon voyage when her machinery is still being run l-London Ex- press Service.
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Washington, May 29, The Unked States is now on vast military Gen. Eisenhower is to bid them the eve of a farewell at a nows conference. production period which will with Gen Ridgway, at 9:45 GMT, overtake Russian production of Friday (0:00 p.m. Hongkong jet aircraft by the beginning of 1943, Mr. Manley Fleischmann,
WOULD BE TOUGH The Communists in Korea A few minutes later. at 10:30 Defence Production Office Ad GMT, he is to turn over his com- ministrator, announced at his have about 400 talks, primarily mind to Gen, Ridgway, in x Press conference
Rome, May 29. eries today.
T-34 mediums of Soviet, manu- ceremony on the front lawn of
The Press Attache at Mr Fleischmann, who leaves facture. These aro - operating the headquarters. Associated his post on June 1, stressed that with both Chinese Communia Yugoslav Legation, Mr
nceldentally Proin.
the two principul
Dusanforti, was problems forces and North Korean wilta, factaz
American mobilimation A year ago the Chinese Com-arrested and taken to a polleo were shown by the recent munist air force and the North station last
- Charge actions in the Congress and the Korean air force had 100 air-
mu poalition of the US. craft with about 700 in the|] d'Affaires protested to
tho
#1, SPAFTAIN, HORATIO in the distribution of metals for Manchurian border area.
Foreign Ministry this
HORNBLOWER the special alloys needed for Red air strength has increased morning mying that Mr Dusan-
police June 1, 8. Lady of Fatima,” milltary production.
atcadilly to approximately 1,800 forti was taken to the He added that the military aircraft which includes 100 jet station who he came out of a
Ho wad first acked appropriations asked by the fighters, aceeading to the latest bar. of Brumas, the home-Government were the minimum figures which these officers have, prove his identity when ar- bred polar bear, at London Zoo, amount heeded for the security. Besides the numerical increase rested, and was released when
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