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DULLES CREATES
CREATES CONFUSION
AND CONCERN
Policy Statements
To Press
By White
Denied
House
THE FUTURE OF KOREA, FORMOSA, INDO-CHINA
Washington, Apr. 12.
Concern and confusion have resulted from the revelation that the US Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, was the source of press reports of a proposed sweeping settle- ment of Far Eastern differences with the Communists.
The numerous widely published and in part identical courago fair competition reports in the leading newspapers of the United States 're- ferred to concepts being discussed in the State Department for a settlement of such problems as:
when
The Korean and Indo-China wars.
The future status of Formosa, and
The future status of rival Communist and Nationalist Chinese Governments.
The concern expressed in Congress and in the press derived from the fear that the proposals involved far-reaching concessions to the Chinese Communists and that they might amount to what one columnist had called "a Far Eastern Munich”.
The confusion, derived from | com-
full supplies are available, and tend to keep retail prices up to the maximum. But while Hong- kong at this moment is in the happy position of being able to satisfy the funda mental economic yardstick meeting of supplies demanda without recourse to artificial ́aids or restric- tlons, the situation will need to be watched. Govern- ment retains its powers fo impose price controls and the welfare of the munity has to be kept in mind at all times. Any un- reasonable increase in retail prices. in the future would demand immediate officiat action through the restora- tion of controls, Wo believe, however, that the public can look forward to a gradual reduction in commodity prices, for the signs dealers will hava dimculty in continuing to meet any demands which may be made for foodstuffs and other daily necessities,
AT
soon
are
no
of difference in
the fact that the White House Administration never reached perspective between the White
inued a pubile denial of press reports actually based on a dinner discussion by Mr Dulles with some twenty responsible Journalists.
Slate Depart- serious
declared that the possibility Ii niso any conclusion regarding the House and the
inter-ment, or at least of desirability, feasibility nailenal justinability of another lack of liaison between them, proposal by Mr Dulles, that for partition of
of the reports arising None acceptance of The White House denlod that
from the dinner discussion op Korca. one of the possibilities discussed
peared to have covered all the by Mr Dulles, a United Nations In the absence of any clarify-points made by Mr Dulles. Each trusteeship for an Independent ing comments from Mr Dulles correspondent, obviously, select- he considered Formosa; had received any con- this has inevitably led to dised points which sideration by the Administration, quesion
on the newsworthy.
in
11
the Fress
ANALYSIS OF REPORTS
The following picture emerges Koreans or as a concession to
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5. Two of the most respons-
that
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Home For Consultations
Sir. Alvary Gascoigne. British Ambassador In Moscow, alights from an alrliner at Northolt, England. He had been called home for consultation with Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary. It was expected that they would discuss the possibilify of better relations between the Soviet Government and the West. Sir Alvary has since returned to Moscow-London Express.
Union Forces Withdraw
From Perimeter Outposts In Indo-China
Hanol, Apr. 12.
The withdrawal from outposts on the perimeter of Nasam was described here as a security measure and not as an abandonment of re-occupied territory.
said
S. African Town Hit By Hurricane
East London, South
Africa, April 12. Hundreds of Europeans, Cape coloured and Afri cans were hurt and houses and other property wreck- ed when a storm of hur- ricane force struck East London today.
More than 1,200 Africans were made homeless in the East Bank location. There WDS henvy damage in several suburbs.
Tel. 21433.
Threat To Blow Up Hotel
Cannes, Apr. 13,
Al anonymous letter wrlice last night Ureatened to blow up the hotel where Or-King Farouk is spending. his Riviera hollday here,
The letter to the hotel makazeteni maid: "WTO will blow up (he hotel with a bomb unless you make Farottl Icave."
Police did no diamite the possibility that the letter might be from a practical
bat joker.
they keeping special watch on the hotel-Reuter,
werd
Plane May
Have Crashed
European Into Mountain
Trees were uprooted, Cars damaged and metal lamp stand- ords
bent and
garden walls blown down by the force of the yale..
Two hundred members of the African Melbodet Episcopal Church were ineeling in prayer when the root was blown off the church.
THIS
Ngambuza
Fears For Life Of British Airman
Klagenfurt, Austria
Apr. 12, British airman Tom Hay- how, missing since Friday the Rey on a flight to Belgrade, is was blown Dui of
Minister,
his pulpit and hurled 15 yards believed to have crashed on across, the church.
the storm swept peak of A church mission building | Mount Petolinek, on the collapood.
Trees "Wee uprooted
blown DICT DE
and Austrian-Yugoslav frontier,
streets cutting reports reaching hero said overhead wires. Many areas today. were without electric power. A special Alpine squed of The windows of scores of Austrian police brought back houses were broken by driving nows from three tormers near hoil-Reuter.
the mountain that they heard a crush and splintering of trees there on Friday about 3 pm. GMT. This was about three hours after Hayhow was last seen at Munich, where he re- fuelled for the second leg of his record
STOP PRESS
Offensive Is Launched
and Belgrade Between London
The farms are ali close to the Wursen Pass between Austria and Yugoslavia, south of the ski resort of Villach, where a peasant cariler reported hearing. Hanol, Apr. 13.
a crash at 3 p.m. GMT.. The French High Command Men of five nations
on the admitted today that some 40,000ground and in the air have Communist Vietminh troops had searched vainly for 48 hours for launched a full-scale offensive signs of Hayhow's plane, a 180- against the Intio-Chinese state horse power Aiglet in which ho of Laos that may become criti-hoped to capture the light plane cal h the next 24 hours.
speed record.
British, United States and The two-pronged drive, which Yugorlay aircraft combed the veteran observera sald was one mountains and valleys in the of the most ambitious Vietminharea where Yugoslavia, Austria moves of the seven-year war and Italy meet. Hundreds of and which had been rumoured Austrian, Italian and Yugoslav for several days, appeared as a mountaineers were alded... by striking and puzzling exception thousands of local inhabitants In the worldwide Communist the ground search-Reuter. peace offensive.
FIRE DAMAGES CIVIC CENTRE
to
The headquarters announce- ment said a massive attack was
the
21 YEARS SUCCESS STORY
vacuum, there seems existent little question that
the Elsen Unconvincing. from a detailed analysis of re-the Communists.
would Administration 4. Four of the newspapershower
that T the meeting of the Mc-ports in nine of the newspapers
a solution
would Elsenhower i accept the or news agencies represented. at reported that
Thi withdrawal was forced by the presence of strong Formosa bs Administration was either will-establish
an in- Carthy Investigating Com- M. Dulics conference.
under rebel forces in the vicinity of Nasam, towards Sam Neus in expected, probably within the Republic mittee when the acrimonious
dependent 1. Every one of them re-ing to accept or was consid
control (and) leave Laos or even further south of Laos territory towards Xlen │next 24 hours, almultaneously
Canberra, Apr. - 12. Chlang's exchanges occurred between ported that there was discus- the possibility of broadening the ch
Tegime at
Fire swept Canberra's civic on the Thai country bastion of within
Communist the Senator and Mr Stassension
Eisenhower scope of the Far Eastern politieal the the
Khouang. Administration of
Nasan, north of Laos, and the centre yesterday.. already Peking in control of the Main- over the former's deal withi
a proposal conference which
The imminence of a rebel at-. The officers think the main | fortified Laos town of San Neua. Dr N. H. Fisher, chief geolo- the Greek shipowners, it Eastern political
part of a Far scheduled to take place 90 days and to accept
after a Korean War truce.
Bureau of Mineral gist of the newspapers toek is indicated by reports rebel Invasion, hitherto expected settlement a
6. Two of the
The slatement indicated that resources today cold that about clear that boundary for the became
Republic of
The subjects which such a represented that if the Chinese reaching Nesam and Sam Neus. hourly, might be delayed for Senator McCarthy's develop- Korca
Communists already had Auftralian £50,000 (£40,000) Although the main strength of another four or five days. at the geographical conference might discuss were leaders agreed to stop sending
of research work was variously given as Chinese Com- aid to the ing purpose was to make "waltline" of that country.
Communist forces the Franco-Vietnamese forces in It was officially stated today penetrated in strength into Laos. worth
destroyed.Reuter. Britain the villain shipping
munist ald to Ho Chi-minh in under
in Indo the Nasam region has now been that some rebel elements had United Press. Ho Chi-minh 2. Two of the most resports-indo-Chinese was, a settic- China the United States would brought within the protection crossed the Laotian border to a strategic materials to China. Ible newspapers reported that
be willing Administration ment of that war, the status of
join with France of the fortified position, combat point within 20 miles of Sam With Mr Stassen at this the Eisenhower
Formosa, the representation of in a gurantee that Indo-China
patrols session was Mr Kenneth was not only considering such China in the United Nations.
are constantly seeking. Neus, about 130 miles southwest would be governeder.
by native contacts with rebels outside the of Hanoi where the first Hanson, the official in the division of Korea as part of
perimeter. a political
governments or
Vietminh' attack is expected. but was settlement Mutual Security Agency who
ible alrently
reported newspapers either "willing"
7. Five of tho newspapers Thus, while a Vietminh ot- deals with the enforcement "not unwilling to accept it. consideration was being given reports referred
very tack on Nasam is not yet cer- A military spokesman to the dim-tain.
bulk of French Union offensives the
the Communust of a United similar wording of the Battle Act. Before
Four of the newspapers to the possibility
culties and criticisms which are in a state of alors and work force which is approaching from the hearings, Mr Hanson represented reported the Ad- Nations trusteeship for Formosa, had talked with the Comministration as either willing almed at producing ultimately would arise as a result of the on the fortifications Is being the north was still manoeuvring
of United States
in the Moc Chau arcu. putting forward pushed to completion. mmittee's counsel and told of a United States guarantee of Formon
as considering the possibility an independent or as
A third newspaper, these proposals amongst Britain, The French Air Force - re- them that the agreement such
and defensible the Christian Science Monitor, France and other Umepublicans suring operation Waltherus the invasion force may be divid- with the Greek shipowners boundary between North and went further and
reported Alles and amongst five days of would allminate 17 of the 40 South Korea.
"Could a Korean truce be reach- in Congress who have been maintaining a virtual air bridgoed into two parts.
Hano! and the They think that Vietminh
fortlined This was variously describeded and the future of China and strong supporters of the Chlang❘ between ships under the British fing
Nasum, garrisons at Nasam and Xlen considers now trading with China. On s a concession to the South Formosa then settled in a non- Kai-shek regime. Reuter.
Khouang
100 similar to that of tiny lao
isolated stronghold November the basin of this figure,
and December last miles northwest of Hanol such your.
a threat to communications of Senator McCarthy tried to get him to admit that he
Sime last year, the air strip the Invasioniforce that column at Nasam had been greatly im- will be detached to "harasa eald that the agreement
proved and delivery of supplies and enclose" Nesam. would eliminate 85% of all
and ammunitions by air trade with China. He would not, and Mr Stassen inter- posed that elimination of ahips might have no effect. "Tho trade merely shifts," ho said. The Senator pro-
duced figures to show that UK trade with China had risen from US$8 million.in
1981 to $13 million in 1952,
and he badgered Mr Hanson
3.
a new
Republic
And
This Told
Is What Dulles Congressmen
Washington, Apr. 13.
Mr John Foster Dulles, the American Secretary of State, has told a Congressional Committee that unless Europe moved to create a single defence army, the United States "might have to revise its thinking on European defence."
earlier
been
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can
French officers here bellove
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Offloors believe that the need be achieved on a far to neutralize. Nasam lying clow granter scale than previously. to the Vietminh's main supply The Vietminh forces now no, has also deiayed the ex- positioned mear the vicinity of posted invasion. Nasam, are timated at two Even so, the rebel forces are the 312th and the not expected to make anything divisions
more than token attacks an A third rebel division has | Nazam, which is even stronger 316th divisions. been reported on Colonial Route now than last December when 7 leading from Vinh (la. it blunted assaults by two Vietminh -occupied territory) Vietminh, divisions.
French aircraft few through rainstorms today”... bọ continuo Luang Prabang. through Xien Khouang towards
Military quarters here inter-round the clock bombing and move as possibly reconnaissarico of Vietminh proted this
thrent lodicating
to Xien positions both
the Ap. proaches to Nasam and on the cover Laos border-Reuter.
No
In a world-wide review, Mr primarily a nátier for Europeans, tary situation was not as favour with the question: "Do you Dulles advocated an increase in but it they did not decide to able had consider it your job to United States aid to the French move in that direction "we might expected,
Q He said the situation called eliminate all shipping, to In Indo-China and strengthening have to revise much of our China?" until he got at least of Nationalist forces on Formosa thinking in relation to that area for a somewhat larger expendi- Khouang, but more probably
turo to raise and equip more diversion Intended partial agreement a state-and enore help in the Near, and and its defensibility."
He said because of the war Vietnamese forces.
rebel operations in Thai and rent that it was "the ulti-Middle East where he described
Indo-China, France the situation na "precarious and in
Northern Lane countries.- anto objective." But with dangerously unfavourable to us." afraid she could not make a
France-Press. All his hectoring and obvious anti-British blas, Senator Mr Dulles gave his views to a contribution to European defence McCarthy could not get over private session of the House of which would match that of the
Representativet Appropriation
Germans,
INDO-CILINA:
WON
FORMOSA: Mr Dulics contended it was INVASION DELAT. Important to strengthen
Hanol, Apr. 13, Nationalist forces on Formosa Senior French officers belleva.
to the Chinees Vietminh invasion of the Indo. a threat advocated Mr
and ani maintand Dulles
prevent China State of Laon is being increase in United States ald to diversion of Communist troops delayed by pounding of the to the Bank Communist supply lines by the Mr Dulles and we realised the the French and Associated forces and equipment European - Anmy question was in Indo-China where the mill (Cantd, on back pare, col, 8) French Air Forces.
the fact that Britain is en-Committed on March 10, but forcing vigorously the em they were not made public until bargo on strategic goods, yesterday. leaving
arguments Apeëlban and unconvincing,
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to
on
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La Spezia, Italy Apr. 12. “An earth... tremor rocked, the town of Massa, near here, to- night.
No casualties or damage were recorded--lquiler.
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