THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1947.
AMERICA PREPARING FOR SHOWDOWN OVER KOREA
By STEWART HENSLEY
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, Oct. 5.-Indications this week-end arc that two major fronts. in the Far East will emerge as a diplómatic battle ground between the big powers in the United Nations General Assembly.
The Soviet Union and the United States are drawing their lines for a showdown on the future of Korea. And in the Security Council Russia is again. preparing to press her demand that the Netherlands forces in Indonesia with draw to positions they hold prior to July 20 before the United Nations tries to settle the dispute there through its "good offices."
DE GASPERI WINS FIGHT
OVER REDS
It is not clear yet just how, feat, but only after
Russia intends to counter the representative
American "auggestions," to be submitted shortly, that a United Nations commission supervise the withdrawal of Soviet and American forces from Korea and
the election of a constituent
has
the Russlan On the Security Council, M. Andrei Gromyko, again aired his charges of "oggres- sion" against the Netherlands.
opinion except the Soviet and Polish in non
The
Belgium-io attempt to settle
found no
SUIC
of
interim
a
creation of the committee three-United States, Australia and the assembly for a unified country. Indonesian dispute through "good
offices" should
go ahead quickly observers in o Rome, Oct. 5.-Premier Alcide However, most
without reference to the position of do Gasperi emerged today as the close touch with the situation the troops.
A note of urgency in the situation indisputed master of the Italian believe the Soviet will reply by political situation as a result of renewing her suggestion that was sounded-in-a report to the Security Council from the carcer the biggest victory of his career, both sides withdraw their troops co
Hind
"practical just after midnight, in the and leave to the Koreans to set Couls in Batavia. Admitting they mashing, month-long Com-up their own government with- measures" to make the cease Bre
erder effective, they indicated munist campaign to overthrow out any Allied assistance.
bellef that the situation was de- his centre-Rightist
The United States la expected to teriorating govern-
and
immediate While em- action was vital-United Press, ment.
oppose this strongly.
up to the The 02-year-old Catholic Premier's phasising that now it is
United Nations to settle the fate resounding Parliamentary victory on three separate votes placed the Com- of Korea, the Americans will argue munist leader, Palmiro Toglin ti, and sternly against leaving all Kora his 2,000,000 followes on the de- to the mercies of Korean extremists. The knowledge of this American fensive fur the first time since the war, and
Italian position has given rise during guaranteed that policy would con inue oriented to mast couple of days among unofficial Korean observers here to the report that the Nations "trusteeship." This Americans intend proptsing first reached the Korean rumour
Dr Syngman representatives of
orean Commission through Korcan Rhee's a member of the Chinese delegation. sources well-informid However, enld th's is not true,
wards the United States
While de Gasperi was attending the. a.m. Mass at St Peter's today, despile the 2.30 am. Bnish of the Parliamentary fight, a government epokesman
10 closa vary
him summed up the situation: "The gov ernment has won half the battle; il has defeated its political enemies, The other half of the battle, against the desperate economic situäilən, still has to be won. It will be harder."
11
Korean, Resentmont
order to make
in
the
CHOLERA BLAMED ON
BRITISH
British
Oniro, Oct. 5.Dr Mohamed Khalil Ahelu! Khalik Bey, Direc- tor of the Institute of Bacterio- logical Research, today accused British military authorities of The United States has previously neglecting quarantine regula- found that the idea of trusteeship tions during the last war."
Korean resentment aroused
Khalik Bey issued this statement International Factors
minds and will not make the mis
a second In addition to claiming credit for take
of reports that merely "suggest" that a Embassy's denin
British forces were responsible for positive government action sincs the Siates hund me. The United to the press in reply to the British Christian Democrat Cabinet was
United Nations commission
cor troops and the the spread of the current cholera formed last June, the following the withdrawal
in Egypt first stage of creating Rovernment epidemic International factors were listed as
sald The Director certain that no
that after the contributing મહ dho governinent single element in Koren is permitted Ezyptian authorities had protested victory:
In the matter, the Continued United States aid and to exercise undue or illegal pressure "compelled to apologise oficially in hopes for the Marshall Plan; the
on the trend of events
also April. thus admitting that British The United States believes well-timed announcement yesterday
international forces had neglected that United Nations supervision of forces its that the US. would renounce
dequarantine regulations."
Meanwhile, share of the Italian warships stripped the first stages of Korean
Egyptian authorities will be valuable to the from Italy by
the treaty: two pendence
have halted rail communications be- to make Russian vetoes of Italy's entrance Koreans, permitting them
an effort
check into the United Nations; Yugalav-known to all powers their needs for tween Cairo and 15 provincial towns the economic
reconstruction. honce Communist pressure against
of Spread
the cholera Americans hope several nations will which has taken 268 lives in two epidemic the new Trieste free territory taken
make available resources to ac- Italy and against the from
werks, Schools and universities in Italo-Yugoslav border.
complish this reconstruction,
Colro
Regulations are are closed. Consular Committee
strictly enforced to prevent T The Soviet proposal regardingeidents of areas where eases of the Indonesia is expected to meet de-disease have been reported from moving to uninfected section of the { muntry.---Associated Press,
new
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These cereal supplies will be in- cluded
allocated in
amounts Italy by the Emergency Food Coun- sil.
Argentina Ceraals
Inde-
in
The
JAP WHALERS
SET SAIL
The Ilauan press today give prominence to an announcement by the Foreign Offles of the completion of the Italo-Argentine acords under which Italy will obtain 750,0ng tons at cereals. The accords were con- cluded two days ago and contain Clauses and financial
Tokyo, Oct. 5.-On the eve of d.mcrual
every the departure of Japan's second regulating navigation and type of exchange. between_the_wa post-war whaling expedition to the Antarctic, offcials told the Kyodo news agency that the goal is about 16,000 tons more than last year's catch.
countries.
The accords are for five years. The terms call for the delivery by Argentina of 750.000 tons of cereals, including 450,000 tons of wheat during the current year. The fol lowing year's cereal supply will be Oxed from time to time in proportion
"We two toels comprising the second expedition are scheduled to Yekosuka, call on Monday fron personnel. The Taiyo Fishery
to
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TIXIT
ROLFORD PREŠA AERVĪZE,
"This apartment always gets dark at four-thirty, but you'll get used to that!""
Indonesians Seize Dutch Soldiers In U.S. Plane
Batavia, Oct. 5-Indonesian soldiers took prisoner three Dutch soldiers on board a United States naval Beech- craft communications plane which made a forced landing at Pameungpeuk, on the south coast of Java, yesterday,
DE GAULLE DENOUNCES COMMUNISM
Paris,
2
Captain D. J. MacCallum, the United States naval attache in Batavin, one of the American officers of the plane, refused to leave again without the Dutch soldiers, and the plane returned to Batavia today without him.
mited
Persian Premier's Victory
By ROBERT C. MILLER Teheran, Oct. 5. - Angry worda boiled out of the Trans- National Assembly and tears Blowed as members gavo an overwhelming vote of confidence to Premier Ghavam cs Sultanch hero today.
The portly Premier, who has been secused of being
trailer negotiating a tentativo el pact with the Soviets, received 03 favourable votes. Twelve members cast the traditional green ballots against him, while 16 abstained.
Balloting took place in the car- peted Assembly hall after more than an hour of charges and counter- charges, during which the Finance Minister, A.H. Hujtr, roared threats to resign unless a personal vole of confidence was given him in face of opposition charges that he had been previously in the employ of "certain forelæn governments"
Hissos And Catcalla
The charges were made by the A. Eskandari. opposition leader, who tearfully offered his life to the "assassins" opposing him as mem- bera hissed and catcalled at him.
while he was anything
The Majlis
09
but a staid body of legislators representatives Indulged in personal argument across crystal-chande
repented
the
Hered ball despaldent,
ringing
by the
bell-
Chavam es Sultaneh defended his
policy against charges
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NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
GEDRIG HARDIVICKE
onda
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governmentement, dictatorial polley Answered
and
The
Call
Have You?
of
delay in instituting reforms, but his half-hour speech contained only one the would discuss it "at the ' he said be proper
Premier
pporters 'claimed the vote had nothing to do with his negotiations with Russia and was upon the gover- baced entirely
in future. His sup- ment's plans porters also pointed out that the Premier's oil negotiations were an xample of smart
nari diplomacy, since temporary concessions and preinisza allegedly made by h'm the Russians never would have qui! Northeastern Iran, where Soviet geologists had carried out explora- tory dritings during the war and found extensive occupation and pools.
without the
The United States Consul General in Batavia, Mr Walter Foote, broad- Oct. 5. --General cast an appeal today to the Indu- nestians to order the release of the Charles de Gaulle said today soidlers. He said that he would send that France is a "threatened the Beechcraft plane back tomorrow country" while two-thirds of to pick up Captain MacCallum, Europe is "implacably affected prisoners were attached to the
He pointed out that two of the
Past Performances by the Soviet dictatorship, which States Military Mission at their re-
The opposition said it was impos- never ceases to exert pressure." quest us, guides to assist in the in-
sible to give anyone a confidence De Gaulle renewed his attacks on vestigation of the "cease fire" for the French
Communists, without report to the United Nations Security vote on future activities and a volo
Council.
must be based en past perform- mentioning them by name, in
The
third soldier WILS
ances, which included the fact that Dutch plea for election of candidates sup-
and the Premier went do Russia "lift" back private being given
wen ported by his Rally of the French
to Batavia
carried out negotiations without the for carr on his way home elections
bwo People in municipal
leave
knowledge to Holland,
or consent of the Majlis. weeks hence.
He addressed about compassionato
threo where 100,000 persons at Cincenness.
years' imprisonment under Tranian He declared tirat France had only be dying parents were reported to The Premier was liable to
Lieutenant-General W. Featlock, law, which forbids pubile officials to n Narrow geographic separation
the negotiate secretly with foreigners from the "onormous mass of land, the other American officer on
the country's Foote for
assets. United resources, and population!" in the Beechcraft plans, told Mr
that the
Press, soldiers were detained Russian sphere,
orders of the Indonesian Re- commodore nt Jogjakarta,
They were separated
from Americana immediately after
"And still, he continued, "the party of separatists, boring into all branches of national activity, culti- vating confusion, inolting the wain,
the
publicanblican capital.
the
MINISTERIAL, deploys its insolent and muli forced landing, he said.
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sought portfella with such success that he is considered ripe for pro- નવુ છે motion, and is being tipped
to Mr A. possible successor Alexander, the Minister of Defence.
be affected by
activity in order to serve, always and in all things, the quarrels of the dictator of the East.
De Gaulle
V
n
on
the
their
Dutch Dakota plans dropped sufficient supplies of fuel today by parachute, far the Beechcraft to y back to Batavia via Bandoeng.
The Americans were trented "all right" he added.
A described the United "counterweight to the States as B
verid
ambi'ions of, the Soviets," and added: "There is not a free man in the world with does not con- sider this American will as salutary." -Associated Press.
Princess Will
in this year's quantity. The price Kobe and Osaka ports with 2,500 who is considered to be one of the Promise To Obey
sol- vany unit consists of the 72 Loin- Ministers 11kely to
will be determined by Argentina but they will have the option of ascer Lain'k
if there are better price Nisshin Maru, the mother ship, six conditions on other world markets. catcher boats
and six tanker und Italy also will be able to obtain storage ships. The Japan Fishery frozen meat from Argentina after Company fleet Includes the 10,790 the latter has discharged its delivery on Hinshidate Maru with 14 other obligations to other countries such vessels, as Britain.
the reshume.
Among the lesser known figures whom, according to political gossip. the Prime Minister has been unable, to justify relaining are:
The Minister of Transport, Mr Alfred Barnes, aged 6B, who rose
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No Visa Extension For Soviet Rep.
Singapore, Oct. 5.- Nicolai Plakhin, the Soviet trade representa- tive in Singapore, who had · been rubber for Soviet purchasing Russia, has been officially told that his visa will not be extended, the Straits Times reported today.
wir Plakhun is expected to leave
the paper added. tomorrow,
The
that Siralta Times added purchases of rubber will be shipped later by his agents.
Up to now, the rubber purchased
London, Oct. 5-Acceding to the wishes of Parliament 10 years ago, Princess Elizabeth will promise to husband", Buckingham obey her Palace officials announced today.
The Palace said that the marriage be the standard ceremony would Last year the Japanese catch to through the offices of the Co-opera- service of the Church of England some of Mr Plakhin's outstanding | The accords stipulate that pro-talled approximately 34,000 tons of tive Movernent.
which conta ns the words "love, ference shall be given to ships of whale products.
Lord Inman, the Lord Privy Seal
cherish and obey" Oficials said the current season's (a sinceure office equivalent
chern the two nations in transporting
In 1928, the Church provided an supplies but this clause niny be incets hope to kill 1,700 whales. The Minister without portfolio), who was alternative ceremony with the word by Mr Plakhin had been snipped to waived in ease of urgent need of estimated entch would yield 20,000nown mainly as a company directori "abey" omilled, bút. this version the Black Sea transport-United Press.
PRINCE WINS Lausanne, Oct. 4-Slamese Prince Bira of England, driving a French! car, won the Lake Geneva prize tu- day in one hour 51 minutes 57.5 seconds for the 194.10 kllometre
course.
Italian racing ace, Luigi Villoresi, won the Grand Prix of Lausanne two hours, 40 minutes 30.4 seconds over a distance of 201.24 kilometres.
Associated Press.
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Following the usital ceremony, a special service, used at the marriage
port of kiessa
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in
33,000 tons of and organise of chority appeals be- meat, 200 tons of hide and 13 tons fore the Prime Minister, Mr Clement of cod liver oil-United Press.
Attlee, took him into the Cabinet.
Mr. Joseph Westwood, Secretary of the King and Queen in 1923, wii TO-DAY'S BROADCAST for Scotland, aged 03, a
Scotish
be held. miner. Tipped as his successor is
The Archbishops of Canterbury another Scot, Mr Arthur Wo.douri, and York, the Dean of Westminster Exec veralty-educated engineering Cathedral, where uie service |
Republican Govt.
the
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held, and the Cathedral preceptor The Prime Minister has probably will officiate-Reuter. filled several gaps by drawing in the prolific nursery of the Labour Party's "youngsters" many of whim hitherto held office as junior Minis
of Indian fore:s to Porbander on ter
Kathiawar coast, west of: Junagadh State, the communique said that the object was to reassure the people of the neighbouring states which had neceded to the Dominion n! Indla and convince them that the Indian Government..... would do
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Notably
names
among the all canvassed as "coming men" are two
that lay within their power to meet who made their mark as University their legitimate Interests.
In economics: Mr Hugh lecturers on Gaitskell, Parliamentary Sterotary Junagadh is a seaboard state on
to Mr. Shirwell at the Ministry of India's west coast, surrounded by
to the
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mentary Private Secretary sional Government" took possession Hugh Dalton. Both are aged 41.
assension Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr of the Junagadh State House In
Mr Shinwell, who is the ist the neighbouring sinte of Raikot. kist Monday,
the
st potential mawables, recently in "Government's" head,
Samadas Gandhi” declaring a curred wide unpopularity first by the holy war on Junigudh until it his alleged responsibility for joined the
winter fuel crisis and secondly be- Indian Dominion. Junngath State forces recently cause in his famous "tinkers cuss" occupied the Emall
neighbourlag petch, he gave offence to the Gov nate of Porbander, whose integrity ornment's middle-class supporters
blazoned, the
Issue is guaranteed by the Indian Union, and tactlessly
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