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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1953.
Eisenhower Said To Have
Cold Cracked His Eye
Copenhagen, Feb. 11.
Per Frandsen, 12-year- old street cleaner, stagger- ed into a hospital hero and breathlessly announced:
"My right eye just got cracked in the cold while I was out there sweeping the street."
A doctor removed the splinters from Frandsen's eye socket, then sent bim home to put in lils reserve glans oye. Associated Frem.
Bradley's Views
On Korea
Shelved Suggestion
For Naval Blockade
Washington, Feb. 11.
Diplomats judged today that the Eisenhower Adminis- tration has pulled back, temporarily at least, in the face of European opposition to any plan it may have had to blockade Red China.
Actually, there is strong doubt whether President Eisenhower himself had any "plan" for such a move at this stage,
Apparently as far as he went was to listen) attentively, to the proposals of some people whose judgment he values, particularly the Pacific Fleet Cominander, Admiral Arthur Radford, and to let them advance the idea to see what reaction would follow in Congress and abroad.
The resellon in Europe was, the last is a politically hot izue bad and the Secretary of State, in this country. Mr John Foster Dulles, appears to have been able to grasp that before he left the Continent to-carly this week.
Washington, Feb. 11. A Senate Committee day called on General James
If there was any plan it has van Fleet to describe his been quickly alde-tracked for Korean offensive plan even more important goal, namely, a as Senators quoted General European Defence Community.
speed-up In completing the Omar Bradley Q8 saying Europe again won first place that such on offensive in the decisions of United States who would rather would cost many lives and leaders
have progress could not assure early vic in that region than
toward security quick end
tory.
Senator L. Saltonstall (Re- publican) said that General van Fleet, retiring Eighth Anny commander in Korea, would be called before the Senate Armed Services Committee of which the Senator is chairman-for questioning soon after his re- turn to the United States,
General
Fleet told ro porters, after relinquishing his Command, that the Eighth Army was certainly capable of mount- ing a major offensive that would break the stalemate,
van
If he did not do so while ho was on the continent, Mr Dulles can now at. Jeast tell European lendera that they need have no alarme about the United States taking "rash steps" in the Far East which would disrupt their European defence programme,
The United States the door open for a possible blockade at some time in the future, but it is more likely as the next step that it will
from Its allics,
Britain's Role In European
Defence
London, Feb. 12. British Ministers arc waliing in will keep
e sympathetic frame of mind for any French proposals for closer British association, short
to the Korean war even though to get closer co-operation of full membership, with } the European Army, which Britain in clamping fighter may emerge from the two- amount of day · Anglo-French discus- strategle materials which are sions opening here today-
controls on the
With shipped to Rod China.
Talks Egypt Run
Into
Snags
APPLYING BRAKES
Congresmen have been start ed by news of the Finnish tanker Wilma moving with 7,000 tons of aeroplane jet_fuel
They are also prepared, it is understood in diplomatic quar-. ters, to give a firm undertaking that no plans for economic development which may result from the March vist of British Washington will
a Rumanian port to Red Ministers to
be made final without reference to the countries of Europe re- presented in the OEEC.
and are more anxious than ever to cut down military supplies Bonn, Feb. 11, for the Chinese who are killing Brilish opinion sees the | ╈1
soldiers of the Govern-
United States | Anglo-French discussions na n and other United Nations mem- routine contact and no request to France is expected from the
OTA
Senator Saltonstall, In 3 The West Germasi speech prepared for the Lincoln ment tonight announced it had Day dinner at Paterson, New interrupted for indefinite bers in Kores. Jersey, cited news reports of General van Fleet's statements and said he planned to call the General "to spell out to us in detall just how he feels this might be done and what its the moment. expected results would be."
He said one could not yet General van Fleet will un-speak of a breaking off of the doubtedly be questioned about talks but he was unable to re- his Implications that the war when the talks would
When could have been won except for sumed. the restraint of the policy- making authorities.
The French delegation is led by the Prime Minister M. Rene Mayer.
period is irade negotiations Coming Just at the time when British side. with the Arab States in Cairo. a blockade of China is being But a Government spokesman considered, this helped to stir sald the West German delega- much demand among Congress- tiers would remain in Calro for men for a blockade but the Elson- Discussions start this after-
hower Administration appeared noon between the new
French today to be applying the brakes Foreign Minister, M. Georges gently to this movement.
Bidault, and the British Foreign that the semper of Congress and European defence
Impartial observers believe Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden,
matters and the public on the sacrifices in between the French Minister of Interruption of the talks was the Korean war is such that they Economics, M. Robert Buron and caused by "cxaggerated
Mr Peter Thorneycroft, Presi Arab will not forever tolerate a with demands" and by Egypt's entry i mate
constant United dent of the Board of Trade, on into trade talks with an East States casualties, but for
the foreign trade questions, German delegation despite present it may be that the release
In the
discussions between Chiang Kai-shek's
forces
the Foreign Ministers, British promises to the contrary given of
West German
from Formosa
plus tighter opinion is expecting
a French the spokesman maid.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's petrol,
similar lantic Pact or Britain's Mutual the Government was tonight In-strategic materials to the Com-Defence Agreement with formed of the interruption of munists will satisfy public re the talks in a telegram trom the action. leader of the delegation, Dr Ludger Westrick.-Reuter.
the
delegation,strictions on shipments of oll, move to extend either the At-
NOT BROKEN OFF
rubber and
future European Defence Com- munity to a period of 60 years, The Administration here may
the same as that, for which the have other measures under con- and the European Army are to European Defence Community sideration also, for it is definitely be set up. trying to gain the initiative in
NO GUARANTEE General Bradley has informed the Senators that an offensive to win the war in Korea would
vast require
increase in American mobilisation and would be possible only at the cost of heavy casualties.
Even then, General Bradley could give no guarantee of an early milltary victory over the Communists. He teslifed at a closed session of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
the conflict in Asia co, us Presl- No firm proposal for the ex- Senators who heard General Dr Ludger Westrick, lender dent Eisenhower said in his tension of British commitments Bradley, Chairman of the Joint ( of the West German trade speech to Congress, it will not in connection with the EDC has
come denied that remain forever in a position of yet aald he was mission, tonight
from UC. Mayer Chiefs of Staff, most glum about the possibility rea of an early winning offensive. negotiations with the Egyptian "paralysed tension" in the face Government and British Minis Government had been broken of enemy Initiative. United tors are understood to be very One Senator caid General off.
to open
suggestions provided Bradley actually thought full He told a Press conference
these do not ask for full British mobilisation would be necessary that Egypt had proposed "a
membership of the European in the cacc of an all-out
Army.-Reuter. number of national reconstruc- Korean offensive. It was not tion schemes an astronomical clear whether the General meant full mobilisation would figure."
Calro, Feb. 11.
These, he sald, would have to
be necessary to conduct such an be Laken to Germany for operation or whether it would
thorough study, "reporting back
PTC33.
Belgian Envoy
In Korea
+
AN ESSENTIAL
London, Fob. 11.
Pusan, Feb. 11, Chevalier Guy de Winthrop Aldrich, now U.S.
The Belgian Ambassador to
be required to meet the possible what we can and what we can-Japanete de Tervarent, and | Ambassador to Britain, arrived
expansion of the war..
General Bradley said ad- not do."-Reuter.
divisions would have to be mustered for Korean combat duty and the flow of war material greatly in- creased. He pointed out that, with the Reds in Korca dug in 30 feet deep and 20 miles in depth, it would take a major effort to dislodge them.United Press,
ditional American
"Action Day"
Expected
Archaeological Discoveries
In Red China
To reported
Fizzle Out
Tokyo, Feb. 11. Peking radio sald today Chinese archaeologists recently important discoveries had been mode aNer Lhree years' research into early human and animal remains in China.
The radio said most of the work was centred about Choukouilen, near Peking, Communist party strength in Man was found in 1929.
where the skull of the Peking France will undergo its first major test in eight months 10- morrow when workers have been called to launch an "action day."
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Faris, Feb. 12.
The Communist party, as well the Communiat-dominated General Labour. Confederation (CGT), have, summoned workers to demonstrate with all means at their disposal, including strikes, stoppages and meetings.
The radio said three skulls of the Peking Man and a number of bone fragments had been found since 1951 when excava tions were resumed to discover more about the origin of man.
It said an outstanding dia- covery was the well-preserved skull of a girl believed to date back to the early Stone Age.
The radio added the skull discovered in Suyung The reason for the action County, Szechwan Province. day" is that the police banned a Reuter planned Communist demonstra
last Sunday to.com-
Kion
was
Holds Up Drug
memorate the February riota of U.S. 1930 when tha Communists
Washington, Feb. 11, claim they werted a Fascist Government officials said to- plod to
powonstrations anti-typhoid drug Chloromycetin day a $35,000 shipment of the
w the first Communist attempt was being held up in the Valled to mobilise their supporters to States because of an allegation some mass action since o geral that on Italian firm handling the atrlico call failed coupletely shipment stole the drug forinula last June
and allowed other shipments of Politicit observers believe it to got to the lands of the there will be an equally rodest | Chinoso Communista via sllonge responze tomorrow. Reuters Kong-Koutory) Mujabija
his wife arrived in Pusan this by plane today from New York afternoon to bid farewell to 100 to take up his post. He told Belgian anci 100 Netherlands rowment. "Close and enduring troops. The troops are due to Anglo-American friendship Is sail for home tomorrow.
an essential to preservation of the free world."
The Ambassador and his wife will also attend a memorial service for 31 Belgian war dead whtse bodies are being shipped home.-Reuter.
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