THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1960.
light on Hiroshima bombing Small boy's letter
New light on
TRUMAN GAVE ORDER
WHILE MILITARY MEN DISCOURAGED IDEA
New York, May 22.
President Harry S. Truman decided in 1945 to atom bomb Hiroshima even though six U.S. military leaders and many scientists had expressed re- servations on the use of the 4-bomb, it was dis- closed today.
Admiral William D. Leahy, Truman's Chief of Staff, was "ropelled" by the idea of using the bomb. General Dwight D. Eisenhower said he hated to see the United States become first to use such a weapon. Gen. Henry H. Arnold said the bomb was not necessary to win the war because Japan was already defeated.
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Rear Admiral Strauss, Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy and Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard favoured giving Japan a warning and a chance to sur- render before using the A-bomb. Admiral Strouss suggested that the bomb be exploded over
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malties on the bomb that the only way to end the wor quickly And save American Ilves was to drop the bomb on Japan as quickly as pos- wilbout specific when- sible
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Truman first learned the secret of the A-bomb project an hour after he became president fol- lowing the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945.
The article said that for a time in June, 1943, It appeared that it might be unnecessary to drop the bomb. Two Japanese bankers, Kojiro Kitamkra and Tsuyoshi Yoshimjra, sent peace
10 the Nikko, Japan feelers
United States Jacobsson aller giving Japanese residents through Per a chance to evacuate. Bard Sweden in Switzerland. suggested 3 two or three-day warring because the Japanese government "may be searching
some opportunity" surrender.
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doubts among US. military men was told for the first time in an article in Look magazine.
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It was adapted from a new book "No High Ground," by American journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles Q Bailey II to pe published by Harper and Brothers on June 6. Truman, on the other hand, was told by his advisory com-
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The bankers proposed that the allied "unconditions) sur- render" demand bé softened, principally to permit rétention of the emperor. Jacobsson took to Allen W. their message Dulles, U.S. Intelligence chief in Europe.
"Dulles replied that the US. itself in advance, although there Government could not commit would undoubtedly be sympathy for the desire to retain the em- peror. The Japanese Govern- ment did not encourage these peace efforts further.
Then Truman told Josef Stalin of the A-bomb. The So- viet premier merely smiled and sald he hoped good use would be made of it, "He never asked a question," Truman said later.
Gen, Carl Spaaiz received verbal orders to command the first atom bamb mission. He told Gen. Thomas T. Handy, Acting Army Chief of Staff:
"Listen, Tom, if I'm going to kill 100,000 people, I'm not Foing to do it on verbal orders. I want a piece of paper,"
General Handy finally agreed, saying, "If a fellow thinks he might blow up the whole of Japan, be ought to have a piece! of paper."
General Spoatz few to the Philippines to give General Douglas MacArthur his first word of the A-bomb only five. days before Hiroshima was shattered.
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Army walkers
right on schedule
Casey, Iowa, May 22, Two British army sergeants were walking toward Des Moines today in their cross-country hike from west to east.
They left Casey, Iowa before dawn for the 49-mile trek to the Iowa capital city.
steps up
East Germany may Red China
decide shortly on detained Americans
Berlin, May 22.
An East German announcement is expected to Ever! this week whether the nine Americans whose aircraft was forced dowa in East Ger- many on Friday, will be released by the Soviet authorities or handed over to the East Ger mans, usually well-informed sources said today.
The American military au- thorities have asked the Soviet commander in East Germany to ensure the Immediate return of the plane crew and passengers, who were last sinted to be sate and under control of the local Soviet commander.
If the Soviet authorities hand the matter over to the East German authorities this may delay the return of the pas £engers, who include one
woman
The American authorities re- fuse to recognise the East Ger- mans and deal only with the Soviet authorities for the retum of allied personnel from past Germany.
In 1958 nine American service Sergeants Patrick
men spent several weeks under Moloney and Mervyn Eyans strode brisk-house arrest in Dresden after ly into Casey last night to a their helicopter strayed across welcome by a hundred or more the border and made a forced on Saturday from the Lewis, residents. They made 45 miles landing town area.
"We're right on schedule and we expect to be in Des Moines by nightfall," Moloney said.
He said some raini on Saturday was "a bit of a nuisance,” bùt sun and warmer aided the hikers today."
temperatures
They already have covered 1.800 miles of their hike from the west coast to New York elty, which they expect will take 70 dayı, This is the 43rd day. They were being accompanied by a trailer being towed by a British-built car and operated by their mess
sergeant, Roy Rogers,—UPI,
Universities
will remain closed
Ankara, May 22.
General MacArthur said: "This will completely change all our The Turkish Cabinet today ideas of warfare."--UPI,
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decided to prolong the closing of all universities and higher educational institutions for the period of the state of slege.
An exception has been made
by an agreement between the American and East German Red Cross on July 18, 1958, ning weeks after theft plane landed.
They were eventually released
attack on Indonesia
Tokyo, May 22.
to Mrs K does the trick
New York, May 22.
Friends and relatives today called into a house in
Beverly, Massachusetts, to welcome a new- comer to the United States and to pat a little. boy on the head.
It was a touching letter by the bay. 13-year-old Karl Aprans to Mrs Nipa Khrushchev which
made the welcoming party
The little
Ehing today stepped up its
war of words with Indone- - Posible. sia with a two-pronged attack at the Diakarta Scvernment.
It accused Indonesia of ban- ning two overseas Chinese newspapers, of "persecution"
boy's
letter complished what many years of formal peptiations failed.
He wanted his grandmother, Mrs Milda Maure, 68, to be freed of Russian control in her
agalist others and of "Intensity.ty of Riga, Latvia. Ing the persecution of oversens
of Chinese merchants."
Quality of
French
A-bomb
defended
Lille, May 22. General Charles Ailleret, who pressed the button which set off France's first atomic bomb, said here today that the bomb "could have been carried in a medium cargo plane of the French Air Force," and was not "enormous" as some reports had said. INCIDENT REPORTED Art East German Foreign There has been much specula- Ministry spokesman in Bastion here about the size and Berlin said yesterday such cases weight of the two French atomic were usually handled by the bombs, which have remained East German authorities, and secret. he saw reason why this
NO
should not be so now.
The East German press, ine cluding Neues Deutschland, the chief Communist organ today mentioned the incident for the Arst time. Newspapery refined
six line report exactly announced on Friday evening by the East German radlo.
American authorities were understood to have received a quick and courteous answer on Friday from the Soviet authorl- ties to a request on whether anything was known about the missing plane.
This Answer stated that the aircraft had landed safely and the crew members were well. A request immediately follow- ing this for their release has not yet been answered.
NO REFERENCE
Usually well informed sources was taken that the first Russian In West Berlin said special pote
answer had made no reference whatever to this affair being a the East Germans matter for to handle.
These sources said that if the
and higher gers, this could mean that they
be returned soon.-Reuter.
General Alleret, commenting in a lecture here on complaints that Frances bomb was an Imitation of that dropped on roshima, but 15 years late,
They are untrue.
"The French bombs' power of 60 to 70 tons several times greater than that of the Hoshim bomb, using a much smaller quantity pt plutonium.
The "Seng Hwa Pao" and Sip Po" have been banned in Djakarla, the New China News Agency said, adding that over stas Chinese in Indonesia have been ended the right to | reagi" newspaper of their
choosing.
ACTIVE ROLE
New China pointed out that the Chinese press in Indonesia Had ""always" played an active role in supporting Indonesia's anti-colonialist struggle." When Fresident Sukarno was prosecut- ed more than 20 years ago by the Dutch, overseas Chinese Papers "delled Dutch pressure and printed Sukarno's
full
beech at the Bandung court,"
said. ***
Oversea Chinese are "gravely concerned at the persecution and discrimination against the Chinese papers which are the major source of news about Red China for the broad masses of Chinese in Indonesia.”—-—- UPI.
Church makes
open attack on Reds in Cuba
"I think our engineers know as mich beat the fission bomb made with
plutonium as the Americans did 10 years after Cuba's Hiroshima.”
Rolls-Royce rental service
New York, May 23.
Church
Harana, May 22.
Roman Catholic
openly joined
battle against Communism
IN LATVIA
pleading
So he wrote to the wite of Russia's Premier "as a grandson to a grandmother,” that his grandmother be give permission to come to America,
Mrs Maure arrived last Wed nesday to make her home with her daughter, the latter's hus band and their three children.
Mrs Maure credits her grand- son letter to Mrs Khrushchev for her release: tranh : Russian control.
Young Actors wrote: "I am willing you as a grandson to a grandmother, I have never seen my grandmother in my life. I would like to see her in my own home here with tza. **
"My grandmother Uyen in Latvia, maybe you will be so kind as to help me see my
randmother.
"I know you will help me so that I can go to bed peacefully.” -
Mrs Maure arrived at Logan airport late Wednesday night and she said on Sunday she still marvels at the vastness of the US. and especially at the kindness of the peopleAP.
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which Premier Fidel Cas tro has condemned as counter-revolutionary.
Priests in churches throughout Oriente Province-cradle of the Castro revolution read a pastoral
in Tetter warning general terms of the menaxe c Communism” and *** ordering Catholics not to co-operate with it.
first Rolls-Royce rental Monsignor Enrique Perez Ber
The letter was signed by service has been establish- rantes, Archbishop of Santiago, ed here, offering cus- who once saved Castro's life. tomers the use of a chauffeur driven Balls at about 23 an bour."
for teachers training colleges, Soviet authorities retained con- The which have remained open in trol over the crew and passen- spite of the state of slege.
Universities educational institutes were shut on February 29 for one month, the state of siege was declared for three months on that date in Ankara and Istanbul
Students were consequently
Fired at
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Copies of the letter, which was published in two Havana newspapers last week, were dia- tributed in Catholic churches in other parts of this predominant-
y Catholic istand
My Douglas Whitney, Presl dent, of the company, said that steers melbald de tron the Bike of Edinburgh and his party, who will heade two cars during the Puke's visit to The letter said' Catholics "cer- New York early next moola... tainly dre awaiting orientation The server begbe on June 1, gh our part during these with a feet of 28 cars, the moments that include some con- "These are the only Holis fusion and serious preoccupa- Boyces You can rent by the hour tops for many."
Algiers, May, 22. due to resume their studies on Two French aircraft were May 30, but it has been con-machine-gunned from Tunisian sidered wiser, in view of condi- emplacements yesterday when Lions prevalling in the country, patrolling over Algeria, the to keep the schools closed, French command said in examinationS which were communiqué tonight. scheduled to begin on June 10, The communique said the in have been postponed until cident took place yesterday Delober,-AFP.
morning. The French planes in this country" "Me Whitney | Although the worldwide posi-
from were fired at
*threp Baldry tool the filo years to tion of the Church is militantly machine-guns in an emplace convince the Rolls Royce tom-anti-Communist, the pastoral ment at Saklet-SI-Voucets 10 sell he's Eller for rental" letter is the first widespread at- Beuter.
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Emergency landings
Amberg, May 22.
Two Austrian sports planes got lost in the fog u Salurday night in an authorised light from Prague, Czechoslovakia, kit, Germany, over the iron curtain border and landed og an Augerican air feld, West German police reported."
They all the martes made emergency landings On the American field about 35 miles from the border and the plots and the Aubrien passengers spent the night in a hotel
Pakistan's worst drought ended
MOODFOOD
Injured twins safe in
mountain camp
New York, May 22.
Two brothers, who were injured five days ago in a fell on Alaska's Mount McKinley, staggered down the snow-swept gide of North America' tallest peak today and reached the safety rescue camp at the 10,000-foot
James and Lou Whi
Pacca, May 22, 11-year-old mountain climbing
pilza have ended : twina, were sittering frbiji" from Fan Pakistan's worst drought bite but olber in living "memory, according to be in goo reports reaching here today,
five and
ograin fell in/25
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The Hague, May 21, The Dutch State Secretary for the Navy, Captain Plet J. De Jong, leaves Holland by pir fot Dutch New Guinea tonight, it was reliably leamed here,
The Royal Netherlands Navy Information Service mild Captain De Jong's visit was a nortaal routine, matter!?! It added that
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