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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1949.
MR
REVIEWS TRUMAN
AIRLIFT
CIVIL
WAR
GREEK
No Easy Or Quick Victory
Washington, Mar. 17.-President Truman warned Congress today that signs of the Greek civil war turning against the Com-' munists "do not necessarily presage a quick and easy victory."
Presenting his sixth quarterly report on the United States military aid programme to Greece and Turkey, the President said the guerilla leaders were "ruthless in their methods and willing to ruin Greece in order to dominate her."
Much has been accomplished in training and equipping the Greek armed forces. How ever, much remains to be done, the President said.
of the
In aid to Ankara," current emphasis is be- ing placed on providing facilities, materials, sup- which will plies and professional assistance, help to strengthen the basis structure Turkish armed forces," the President stated.
the material pro- "Despite vided, there are deßciencies in equipment and supplies which to reatise must be corrected completely the potential effee
tiveness."
The President spoke of grow
cliy- int discouragement and
the Greek among sension" Communist military lenders, and nlove- "The guerilla added: ment is approaching bankt- ruptcy in the eyes of the Greek people."
The President reported that the Greek offensive in the Pelopon- excellent was "making nesus
how- progress." He warned, ever, that "this does not neces- sarily presage a quick and easy victory. It is not an easy thing tram and equip RAY army gaged in battle."
The
CITES FACTS
President sadd
that in
addition to training operations, the United States military ad- Greece hud "made MORE PROMISING
visers in
n previously tem- President Truman said the permanent"
pornry
strengthening of the military outlook for Grecce was
It had Greek Army and had advised the more promising than
Greek Government "that the cau- been for some time, but
Government be- tioned against expecting a decl- United States sive victory by the American- lleves that with effective train- supported Greek Army too soon.ing, leadership and employment, Unfortunately. experience the Greek armed forces, ng at must warn us that this does not present constituted, can elimin- menace in its necessarily presuge a quick and ate the guerilla
present proportion." easy victory."
The Guerilla lenders
The President did not, bow- the guerillu underrate ruthless in their methods and are willing to ruin Greece in ever, order to dominate her. Much strength. He cited the following has been accomplished in train acts.
Suerilla The ing and equipping the Greek
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was
to
Genevieve
Cuprys
cargo
prode charges as she begins unloading baby elephants from plane which brought six baby elephants and an assortment of tropical animals from Singapore Idlewild Airport, The ship- New York. ment totalled 133 ani- mals which are bound for American 2009. Miks Cuprys said the animals took to their flying
well,-AP 200 Picture.
Siam's Third Element To Be Eliminated
SPREADS DISAFFECTION
Bangkok, Mar. 17. Marshal Phibul Songkram, the Siamese Premier, said in an interview here today that he would take steps to eliminate "Siam's third element," which had spread rumours creating opposition between
Reds Wooing the Army and the Navy.
Western
Albanian, from
the
Germans To
Communism
withdraw,
were accused of "Third element" leaders instigating fighting between the Siamese Army and Navy in Bangkok on February 26.
The Premier
the foreign
Pre-
European Armament
Programme
the
Blackmail Ring Uncovered
New York, Mar. 17.-A blackmail ring which tapped phones in hotel rooms and extorted more than $1,000,- 000 annually from wealthy and prominent victims was today reported to have been "uncovered as the result of an inquiry into a plot to tup the wires of city of~ | cials."
The World Telegram snid learned of the binckmall ring inf high police quarters and that Mayor William O'Dwyer would confirm its existence at ference of the city's Democratic
con-
Congressmen summoned for the City Hall next Saturday morn- ing. Representative Emmanuel Celler sald in the Telegram. "This conference
All Im- portant. I will not fail to at-1 iend,"
POCKET CARTOON
.NO SAFE
Atomic Security Leakage
Uranium Smuggled
Into Mexico
Mexico City, Mar. 17. It was learned that a leak The blackmail gang's activi- in the United States' secu- ties were uncovered when the rity, through which police started an Intensive least one piece of refined uranium was smuggled to
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of the discovery some official phones in New Mexico, was under investi
with York City were tempered
gation by American and and that there was an apparen Mexican secret agents. plot to extend this wire tapping
The Mexican authorities found to Detrolt and Chiengo, Smooth-
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If other NEW IL was not known ledge of their employers.
atomie
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the
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on two ends which other than his wife," that fact working
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someone
to
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testa It was
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the material would set up the latest types showed
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ry lo leave his room and by
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using a hotel employee's pass-
News of the discovery elec-
Stales the tried United
Embassy key would enter to Install
Tho Mexican Foreign Commenting on
officials. wire recording instrument."
It
shid the
blackmailers Once offered full co-operation in Berlin, Mar. 17.-German and diplomatic speculation of and Cabinet constitutional
the cluck und an effort to trace the origin of worked
around launched
It was believed ♫ changes to ally criticisms, the
after recording enough "dumug the material. Thursday Premier on
said the Cabinet campaign
ing" information would contact the detained man probably was Communists
would remain and the Govern-
Fear of exposure only a go-between, but the in- the victims. all Germany strength vas night to woo
ment "will not interfere with
authorities here so led the victims to pay huge sums.vestigating
have been unable to trace armed forces. However, much maintained by a flow of Greek into the Soviet orbit.
the destiny of the new draft
The Telegram said, "The ring far replacements
concentrated
on only the his connections.-United Press. remains to be done."
The keynote of their campaign Constitution."
said
he was President Truman made no Yugoslav and Bulgarian re-
** Nearly 7,000 persons is a call for a unified Germany,
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could ill-afford to have a scandal Cruiting." mention of the Administration's
"recruited or abducted" to ask Congress soon for were
The Communists seek to control main between the right months.
erop up in their lives." The plan
equalising to carry the during three mont
Germany by creating an Eastern
the left wing cle-
story said that the names additional money
state. They want wing and ald programme for over 6,000 casualties and raising Gertion
the blackmailers were known American
Western Germany to join this ments. Greece and Turkey through to the total guerilla strength from September 30 to
Sium was without a signill-
to the police. 22.000
projected Communist-led state.
that police cant "extreme Jelt"
However, it said political To Be Completed By June 30, 1040,
Lake Success, Mar. 17-The action was slymied because the Administration officials are 23,000 on December 31,
Towards the end of the year, While they are setting up an party although "a few Commu-
been unable United Nations Palestine media. Middle Of 1950
authorities have now working on the details of
constitution, the nists are attacks East German
known to have at-
Dr Ralph Dunche, has ac- such a bill. The amount is ex-
"stronger hit and run
accusing the tached themselves '10 are
of violating the the fol- The pected to be from $150 million against urban centres developed, Communists
Washington, Mar. 17.
Middle East truce by dispatch to Western powers of splitting the lowers of Pridi Panomyong in demonstrating_the_capacity_ to $300 million.
mount attacks in force against nation by establishing a West the recent disorders," he said.
The State Department Communists OPERATIONS TO DATE
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The sources reported that Dr
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Western Europe's existing are looking into it. "He added Bunche made the accusation
that he did not know whether The total for Turkey is $98.070.- iy" with buildings, "wantonly state in the East before Western Songkram seized power.
their own state has been names Nu. i accused land and air forces up to
Attorney General Tom Clark reply to a query from Bellaln, re- in the West, intensified their
in the King aangaa assassin The President estimated that destroyed on a large scale. The powers launch
Ruerillas
tion trial. Last December,
ine full armed strength by the would be at the City Hall meet asking if Israel had not violated the truce by occupying Elath, there were about 23,000 active cruiting, foraging, sabotage and Communist propaganda hints
coastal strip along the Red Sea both to lower now--all terrorism Greece in
that if all Germany taites under Siamese police announced at middle of 1950, with the ing on Saturday-United Press. Kuerillas
they were conducting an inter-aid of American equip.
near Aqaba,
The United Nations Security increase of 1,000 over the num- morale of the Greeks add to
Soviet troope ber he reported last September discredit and discourage United { the East German constitution national hunt for him.
will
ment. INDEFINITE STABILITY
GOOD PROGRESS Council resolution of just July leaving Germany "free."
banned the entry of fighting per- Marshal Songkram said that
The Department said the Euro-
into any Middle East Nevertheless the only sup only few politicians were peat rearmament programme, it
London, Mar. 17. King sonuel port
the plan is expected to actively interested in changing approved by Congress of a sup
George was understood tonight area. The Elath coastal area is North Atlantic still und plement to the
sails-part of the Negev desert ter- to be progressing
to Israel under members them-ins emmation of the pro-Pridi cecurity pact, would be cx- munist party Relves. The proposed East Ger-Punomiyong
element" pedited without interfering withfactorily after the operation on ritory assigned
Saturday to improve the circu- the original partition resolution. man constitution must be rati-would provide indefinite slab the European economic recoverylation to his right foot.-Reuter. United Press.
project. The President sald the can-
pie's Council of East Germany. The Premier added that the paign against the guerillas
17-The Air This is a foregone conclusion. London, Mar.
present policy of deportation of The Department press officer, the last quarter of 1918, how-
both Communist and National- Mr Michael McDermott, said ever, was a period of apparent Secretory, Mr Arthur Hender-
1st Chinese minority leaders, Amerlenn economic ald to Wes- stalemate.
son, told the House of Commons covered the report The
the today that the inquiry into the
The Council held its rst known to be illegally active, was tern Europe would continue to u "suficient Check on Com-gel "op priority," "but he added period from October 1 to De- loss of Ave RAF dghter planes
the
Egyptian-Palestine session on Thursday. The communist or other alien penetra- that this country hoped its cember 31, 1948. The President near
In order on
January
7 showed stitution is scheduled to come tion" said the Greek offensive
arms shipments pilots had before the full Council on Fri- British
The Premier said there were July 1, 1949, and June 30, 1050, Northern Greece had slacked to that
observed" their day. A vole
may come no steps contemplated for out- would fill all needs of groundi n holding
nctions
were orders not to cross the frontier Saturday.
awing the Communist Party as and air forces which North At- undertaken. The guerilla forces Jor engage in combat.
Of the remoured Cabinet lantic pact members now have Communists say the Russians such
for increasing One British pilot was killed in
the in being. intensified their activities, in-
Navy's hand in the Government п creased their numbers and now attacks which reports said cuine presumably would be willing to changes
and air sign
treaty with
Mr
statement McDermott's ground threaten to reopen an offensive from Israeli
"People's Democracy" That is after last month's clashes, the
come on the eve of publication in the Grammos
orea.
terminology for a Premier sald: "As far as 1 am Replying to a question on the Communist
entre Govern of the terms of the North Atlan- The report mentioned only
inelors. It suid outcome of the inquiry, MrCommunist-led nation,
ment is due for en bloe resig- tic pact. Otto Nuschke, Chairman of nation within five months when that, the
recently the national elections are due to Papagos as Army commander every intention of attacking any
He said the administration was Increased his forces' "spirit of aircraft encountered over this the People's Council,
With reference to after toured Western Germany ad- be held. A reshuflling of ex- Minis-
to disclose. the the court vacating unity-under the East perienced and adequate Mir energy," discipline and leader area.
The simters now would be ship, with, the result that the noon reconnaissance
be purposeless." not yet ready
amount of ald to be sought for military outlook is more promis-considered that the Jewish at- German constitution.
The Premier said the coun- the North Atlantle Paci nations the political leaders to reject
other draft Constitution for and
non-Communlat "try's" ing than it has been for some tack was deliberate and highly of his trip was to get German
skilled."-United Press,
Increased proposed West German consti
monarchial
powers. The bill, which tution. His trip failed.
powers had been prepared by zeek up to US$2,000,000 worth Nuschke promised Soviet oc- the elected Assembly, had Per-of arms aid, is slated to be sent liament's ratification and was to Congress early next month. cupation troops would depart if
in the hands of the
The officer emphasised that the West Germany joined the "People's Democracy"
Supreme State Council, whose of East "advice" was awaited.Reuter. military programme was design-
ed Germany,
The Greek Army, he report- an 0,000 ed, inilleted more casualties since then but near- ly alcational persons were recruited or abducted by the the somo during guerillas period.
States assistance.--Reuter.
PILOTS NOT
TO BLAME
1
the
major operation. He said no scrupulously
forces.
two apnelment of General Henderson sald: "The Jews had
time.
EDITORS FREES SERVICE.
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see my molker?”
FIGURATI:SDAY
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draw in the West is from Com-the Statese Government,
ned by the Communist-led peo-lity.
COUNCIL MEETS
i pence
on
concerned,
new
giving
now
"third
Negress Foreman Of Jury
nea
West Berlin's anti-Communist government on Thursday adopt- cd a resolution again asking that Western rectors of Berlin be in-
New York, Mar. 17-A Negro cluded in the West German
who is a part-time housewife, state. Western military govera-
has been chosen nors have already veloed this dressmaker. request. Berlin Is an island foreman of the Jury which is to
try 11
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The Slate Department, mean- while, began a campaign to win support from the United States public for the Atlantic Fact and two-day meeting of staged
200 represen- approximately American Communist tatives of various national or-
Inside the Soviet Occupation leaders here on charges of con- ganisations to explain the pact,
zono.
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Ernst Reuter, Mayor of West Jury includes three Ne-s well as President Truman's
20-world, Berlin, Ales to Washington on grocs. For seven weeks the de-four-point programme Friday to attend a three-day fence delayed selection of the
expects to prove that The Department conference of American Mayors Jury in trying to starting next week. As he left, jurles in New York were not release the 1,000-word text of and that many the pact at about 7 a.m. EST ho said: "We will never give representative
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