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Dr Rhee's
Coup
Syngman
has
Daucceeded in effecting an
outrageous coup, and in so doing has probably wrecked all chances of an armistice in Korea being signed. The
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400 North Koreans Fight Egypt Proclaimed Cold Water
Way Out Of POW Camp.
Eisenhower
premature release of 25,000 Sends Note
North Korean prisoners of war violates
the one of
cardinal conditions of the truco agreement ronched only last week by the negotiators at Panmunjom, and if the Communists now declare that they cannot put their signature to the armistice document, no one will be surprised. Dr Rhea, may feel fully justified in 】 acting as he has, but it must not be forgotten that he has flagrantly defied the United Nations whose forces rushed to his assistance when the North Korean Communista launched their af ression, and that he has dis, noured hi friends and allies. His nction is stupid because it achleves nothing save to cause embarrassment to the United Nations Command and to
afford the Com-
pro-
munists yet another oppor- tunity of denying the Allles' good faith in the matter of reaching an armistice agree- ment. Thirty-two months of tedious discussions Involving countless posals, counter-proposals, Concessions and Promises may well have Beon renderod futile over. night by Dr Rhee's ́ ́ 11- considered action. He has scandalised his friends and forfeited completely their confidence and sympathy.
com.
BUT while the Allies are entitled to feel outraged, they also have a right to know how it was Dr Rhee
To Rhee
Washington, June 18.
President Eisenhower to- day told President Byng- man Rhee of South Korea that he acted in violation of the United Nations Com- mand In prematurely releasing North Korean prisoners of war,
The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, disclosed Mr Eisenhower's action to reporters after a meeting of the National Security Connell-top ad- visory body on defence- at the White House.
Mr Dulles was about to seo Sir Roger Makins, the British Ambasador, who arranged a sudden moet- ing with him to discus Dr Rhee's action,
Dulles made this statement: "I have been
conference with the Frealdens regarding the unilateral action taken by the Republlo of Korea to release prematurely North Korean prisonces of war.
"This action was in violation of the authority of the Unlied Nations Command to which the Republic of Kotca had agreed.
"On behalf of the United Nations we have conducted our negotiations in good faith and we have noted acting in good and SKP faith..
Eisenhower communicating with President 8yngman Ree in this wettre," ---- Reuter.
"President
was given the chance oM. MARIE
pulling off his coup. The attention of
the United
Nallons Command had been
drawn to the possibility of FAILS TO ·
WOR
WIN VOTE
U.S. SECURITY
FORCES TAKING OVER
Search
Begins For
Captives
Released
Tokyo, June 19.
Four hundred North Korean war prisoners battled with United States Marine. guards. last night and escaped from a prison camp near Seoul to join 25,000 others deliberately released by the South Korean President, Syngman Rhee,
East Berlin Latest
Firing Squads In Action
“EXECUTION OF
WORKERS
sion.
demanded that restrictions
A Republic
Cairo, June 18.
Egypt tonight was proclaimed a Republic atter 5,000 years as a monarchy and the Egyptian “strong, man,”„Major Gen. Mohammed Nagulb, was named its first. Fresident.
The monarchy in the land of the Pharaohs ended eight days less than one year after Gen. Naguib overthrew former King Farouk and forced the Egyptian ruler into exile.
The new gateni of government will be maintained for a three-year transition period, after which the nation will decide in a plebiselle what form of Republie il wishes and" who shall be President, the announcement said,
The andouitcement was made by an oflolal spokeAMAN at the Army headquarters in Kubra, a suburb of Cairo, - It came 14 hours after a meeting of Gen. Naguib's Cabinet which also was attended by all 12 members of the general's military funta that has ruled Egypt since last June'a comp d'oint United Press.
24-HOUR REPRIEVE FOR ROSENBERGS Court Postpones Decision
Washington, June 18.
On Trade Talks Proposals
London, June 18, The British Government... today poured cold water on proposals that it should begin--trade-talks with the Chinese Communists with:
a view to getting into the market quickly after a truce in Korca.
Labour members in the House of Commons cold there was a considerable risk of Britain "missing the boat' In the matter. of undo with China,
Mr Peter Thorneycroft, Pre- sident of the Board of Trade, told them, "our polley is to develop trade with China pro- viding this does not involve the supply of strategie goods to China
"I do not consider, however, that
any useful purpose, would
The convicted atomic spies, Julius and Ethel be served by initiating dis-
with the Chinese
Rosenberg, escaped a date with death in the electric cussions in present chair when the Supreme Court postponed a deci- Government sion on their stay of execution granted by Justice sald
in Europe Well ahead William Douglas.
Scarcely four and a half hours before the condemned couple was scheduled to walk to Sing Sing Prison's elec-
room and announced simply that the court will meet again tomorrow noon-
of our competitors -
of us in this
He said it had been estimated that Anglo-Chinese trade could be increased
very quickly by
a year.
tric chair, Justice Harold H. Burton walked into the court about ot answered,
already had reached a decision Denno added.
Berlin, June 18, Russian Army firing squads dispensing speedy Communist "Justice," began executing Berlin workers tonight for their mass revolt against eight years of Rus- slan occupation and oppres. The Western Allied High The United Nations Prisoner of War Com-Commissioners, in a joint pro-
condemned the mand rushed additional American troops to guard test
harsh measures being taken by the non-Communist prisoners of war yesterday, but Soviets to crush
the German the Commander said that more POWs could escape.
revolt.
Mr we are perfectly ready to ex- "If they want to do more of this they can do The Allied Commissioners
tend our trade with China in it," said Brigadier-General Lionel C. McGarr, Com-imposed on the populace of
It was possible that the court postpone it for another day, non-strategic goods. But so far as strategic goods are concerned, mander of the POW Command. "We will use riot the Russian Zone of Germany and that the variou justices The Rosenbergs still may be we are moving in close accord tactics again against them if they try."
Martial wanted more time to write their exocuted before midnight on with other European countries law was declared in East Berlin opinions in the celebrated case Saturday, since Judge Irving and the United States." Ten persons
were killed and 15 were injured and other East Zone cities by of the husband and wife con-Kaufman's order specified only MOST DISTASTEFUL when 25,000 prisoners broke out early yesterday with the Communists,
victed of conspiring to
Labour members went on to give that the executions were to be) the assistance of ROK guards. The majority of
atomic secrets to Russia. The American,
carried cut in the week of ask him about the ban on ex- casualties were from rifle and shotgun fire of the ROK French Berlin military.
It was equally possible that June 14.
porting antibiotic drugs. the Justices had been unable to asked if the execution might China
Thorneycroft guards who were not in on the plot or who refused to manders sent a letter on behalf reache verdict and go along, Gen. McGarr said.
wanted be postponed until Saturday to sald, "I would agree that of of their High Commissioners to
more time to consider the ar- avoid having it come on the controls forced on cumcuts...presented for some Jewish Sabbath, which begins aggression in Korea, the control marce
aust a half hours al., AD at dusk on Friday, Denno sald: drugs which could be used afternoon publie session by the "As far
for the relief of suffering was concerned, that I'm
the most distasteful." Government and defence
defence has nothing to do with it."
Mr Sidney Silverman, a left- Thus
It was only a little more than wing Labour MP, said there decision would coins four hours before they were to was considerable risk of Beliain or it might be delayed for some Rosenbergs heard the news that of trade with both Russin and tomorrow noon (4 p.m., CMT)
dio in the electric chair that the missing the boat in the matter Until such time as the. time.
the Court announces
Supreme Court had post-China, decision; Justice Douglas' stay of exec-poned.
on the order decision tion remains in effect and must issued by Justice William O. are preventing us from trading set a new exccution time.
camp
be lifted Immediately,
-y
British and com-
S. Debgin, Soviet chleß in Ber- He said that two American Gen. McGarr sald that the few lin Infantry battalions have arrived Americans posted at the camps
GRAVE.CONCERN at the
housing non-were mainly posted at the gates Communist North Koreas or travelling. In jeeps. He suld
"We desire to express our prisoners. They were taking that the non-Communist pri- grave concern over the events over all security Jobs left empty couers were informed of
which have taken place in the by ROK defectors, most of whom provisions of the prisoner ex-Berlin in the past few days," were officers, Gen, McGarr sold;} change agreement. This was the Allled letter said. The Americans were also done shortly after the signing-We demand, in the interest working side by side with ROK Unlled Press. guards still left in the camp.
"More American troops can be made available from the 8th Army," he added, "They are on
ASSURANCE TO REDS
Seoul, June 13. General Mark Clark, Allied
re-
of Berlin as a whole, that the | Harsh restrictions imposed on the population be lifted im mediately and that free circuli- tlon within Berlin be the South Korean President
call. But we must take a Supreme Commander in Korea, establishod," the High Com taking the action he did,
calculated risk with what we told the Communists last night misaloners said through their but the suggestion
have on hand. We can't bring the Allies are making "every Berlin commanders. scoffed at. Obviously no
too many troops down here with effort" to catch 25,000
North The Soviets had imposed a the fighting the front."
Korean prisoners turned loose curfew-on-East Berlin-and- precautions against-such-a
Paris, June 19.
by the South Korean Govern- stationed tanks Ho zaid that "few" ROK ment in 'contingency were taken. To
and heavily M. Andre Marie's bid to oneers were left at the camp. tice terms,
blow at agreed armis-armed troops, in strategic posl leave vast numbers of
French Prime A smaller percentage prisoners in the exclusive become
tions along the East-West city of ROK
border line to still the German care of South
defeated in security forces broke out of the Korean Minister was
The Alles sent up light acro uprising. along with the planes and helicopters to help soldiers at a time when Dr the French National Aa- compound
POWS.
the hunt for the escaped prin Washington, President known sembly early this morning. Rhee had made "that he was prepared to go A Radical,
"We have sent in additional soners who walked out of their Elzenhower announced an add- he was tho
American security forces. They camps near
Pusan,
southeast tional $50,000,000 in foreign aid to any lengths to prevent fourth candidate for the will be used wherever ROK Korea,
fuads had been earmarked for since an armistice being signed Premiership
the security forces
are now being
West Berlin. The President's used in addition to the ROK." President Syngman Rhee of move following the Berlin riots
PLANNED BREAK-OUT
South Korea said he had plotted apparently was intended to take Gen. McGarr mid it
the men's escapo on Was
his own advantage of the German unrest He absolute
responsibility. has never against Russia, agreed to the armistica proviso that prisoners unwilling to return to Communism should be turned
Is beyond understanding. French Cabinet crisis began, Those in the United Nations
Command responsible for He got about 40 votes the proper supervision of less than the prisoners of war aro guilty majority of 314 necessary of a dereliction of duty. No to bring him to power.-
one can
blame the South Reuter.
Korean soldiers for obeying Rhee's orders; the discredit attaches to United Nations senior officers whose failure
ASSEMBLY UPROAR
Paris, June 10,
MARTIAL LAW
Martial law has béen imposed
over to u neutral commission. on Potsdam and Babelsburg,
torneys.
a
U
Press
and
to
all
us by
"A great many people who
execu-are themselves trading through
"There are now in existence
Douglas, tion: United their “VERY HAPPY"
Japanese agents," ho claimed. VATICAN COMMENT "Therefore it would be a mis- Pricon officials said the
Vatican City, June 18. take to allow others to get in Rosenbergs appeared to be very Vulcan Radio sold today that ahead of us." happy to learn that
they had with the Rosenberg case now Mr Thorneycroft said "that it' escaped death even though the reaching a climax, civilisation Mr Silverman had specific. ex- reprieve might be temporary. itself stood at a crossroads. To amples of persons who were in
The
trial
court originally morrow would show whether it fact breaking the strategic ro fixed this week as the time of had been
or nequitted and
con-gulations ho should give the execution
the prison demned.
Government his information so authorities set 11 pm. EDT
The broadcast said the fate that it could be followed up. tonight (3 sm GMT). Justice of the Rosenbergs has shaken
Mr Harold Wilson, a former Burton stood alone behind the public opinion to a greater de Labour President of the Board long
Court Supreme
Bench
Bree than ever in..
the past 24 of Trade, asked when the Gov- the expectant hours. when ho told
ernment expected to reviw the courtroom that
decision
"Circumstances touching on strategic cont
controls over exports would not be announced
at international policy, justice and to eastern countries that time.
mercy have made this case u The counsel for the atomic most dimeult test case for the considerable number of spies charged before
an ex-
wisdom of modern man.
|strategle restrictions whose re- traordinary session of the "It is civilisation itself that movat, would not : make the Supreme Court today that the stands at a crossroads anything slightest 'difference to the evident that the break-out was
condemned couple were victims but clear, on which - dépenda | security of this or planned in
any coun- In advance,
of a "crooked" Federal attorney whether it will tomorrow he try," he said... "It was quite evident that it
and perjured testimony. was co-ordinated," he said.
It is acquitted or condemned.
Russia particularly, and China, "I think they
are innocent,"
a case most difficult for those to
a lesser extent, could sub- One break happened at 1.45
associate defence attorney John who must decide."-Reuter. (Contd. on back pago, col 2) a.m. the other three at 2 am.
F. Finerly told the tribunal in A high Korean omcial disclosed, just outside Berlin. a break-out," he another move of Dr Rhee's in the "This was
The West German Govern- urging it to uphold a stay of said, "ROK guards did not un-course of his campaign against ment in Bonn said it had "fairly execution.
They
have been lock the gutes. We have pic-the Allied truce proposals.
He reliable reports that martial convicted on deliberate perjured tures showing holes cut in the said the President would shortly law had also been extended to testimony. There was never fences."
publish a letter in which he at least two other East German more crooked district attorney in The prisoners crashed barbed turned down President Eisen-- Industrial towns, Magdeburg New York than the one who wire fences with the weight ofhower's recent offer of a mutual and Chemnitz.
tried the Rosenbergs.” Onlookers from the Western their bodies or with the wooden security pack Reuter.
Finerty Injected the sensa pallets on which they slept. He
side of the Berlin section bound- tional charge as the Government said that he could not explain
ary saw reinforced East Ger- and defence lawyers debated some 4,300 prisoners in the
man police and Soviet troops over the fate of the husband four compounds did not escape.
will tanks, lorries and anti-tank and wife spy team who betrayed A POW Command spokesman
guns on guard against further atomic secrets to Rusela. said that one hole
broken
disturbances.
The Government lawyers through the fence near a guard
East German officials, broad-
urged that it set.
taside the stay tower at Camp 9 was "big
casting over Soviet-controlled
of execution gran enough to drive a jeep through."
Radia, claimed that most Beril
granted Justice Douglas.
los. The Govem- Gen. McGarr said that: hell-
factory workers were back at
ment asked the court to over- WOTIC. This was taken as an admission that many building
rule Justice Douglar action.
`Chief Justice Fred Vision and and railway workers were still on strike.
tho eight other black-robed Justices flod into the courtroom
iho and took their places nt...i Bench 12 minutes after the
Begin session was scheduled to The justices, some of returned to town less than an
Deputies of all parties in the to take precautions National Assembly today com- allowed the guarda freedom pletely drowned а 30-minute to act in the way they did. speech by Communist Maurice Whatever tho
Kriegel Valrimont with cries of effect the
Berlin" "Murderers release of the prisoners may and "Stop the tanks."
"Get to have on the armistice,
The uproar started when ho why responsible UN commanders cannot be held blameless for Russia in a debate of M. Andre spoke of "the pacific efforts of the events of the past two Marie's bid for the Premier days.
ship. Reuter.
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copters and light planes were Another
used this morning in an almost futile attempt to round
prisoners..
pre
relying
the
now on
psychological warfare to bring them in.” he said. "We have no security forces looking for them. It would be impossible to through villages looking for them. We are broadcasting tell ing these people they are making
a mistake.”
CHANCES BLIM
2,000 Escape
Seoul, June 10.
Omcials called on Communist Party members to get the ramsla- ing strikers back to work to ensure, the city's food and other Berlin Red Crous
A Korean official said today supplies.
Ko that more than 2,000 additional
But ho admitted that the
to them by
WHOLE
anti-Communist prisoners broke announced today that at least 16-hour before the extraordinary for freedom from three camps people were killed in Wednes during the night with a "con- day's shootings. They estimated alderable number of casualties" the number Injured as at least resulting, when the guards tried | 200-United Press and Router. to stop them.
The now outbreaks freed a
chances of getting more of them mumber of Chinese prisoners WOMEN "BURNED
back are slim.
"We have to depend on the from the Pusan prison hospital- co-operation of the ROK Gov-, compound, the official said.
ernment,"
t." he said. "If the people The new breaks · raised the live up to the pronouncement of two-day total of "released” their President We probably prisoners to 27,000. won't get many back"
*TO DEATH' ·
Colombo, June 18. Four women were burned to death and 12 other workers were Injured, wher Aro gutted.
Bcasion began, looked serious, The courtroom was packed. Some spectators stood around the back and at the sides.*** United Press,
OVERJOYED
New York, June 18, The atom aples, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, leárnett, from the Sing Sing Prison radio to- night that they had gained at least a 24-hour reprieve from the electric)
to be JVCF-
Warden Wilbed II. Denno sald
postponed until tomorrow night pending -the decision : by the | Supreme Court. - 3
***Ifg the omert „„docas't_hand down a decision, I suppose we'll
aThey “appetry*
General McGarr said that the The UN Command confirmed Kapok (cotton) factory here last | Joyed," the guards sald, 7 break-out was preceded by one breakout from a compute re was brought under that the execution has been
demonstrations in the Inahon, 12 miles west of
The camps. He had no warning, ho where the US Army and Maring control, after 12 hours. said, but admitted that there | troops fought 1,300 unti The Minister of Labour has had been accret instructions Communists who crashed ordered an inquiry into the dire warning that ruch an event | through barbed wire fences believed to have been caused might happen.
United Press. :
by a abort circuit.--Reuter.
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