TOKYO TALKS:
America May Change Stand On Formosa
New York, June 19.
The New York Times said today the United States' political and military policies in the Orient are inextricably linked, and therefore the current "military talks" among top United States officials in Tokyo must go beyond mere discussion of de- fence bases.
The editorial pointed out that if the United States were to protect Japan against the Soviet. 'threat, "retention of some sort of bases for defend- ing Japan is imperative." But it added that "three or four relatively isolated bases" would be imprac- tical, and the whole Pacific defence system would 'be impaired.
The Times said: "It maylfie, not merely for Japan well be that for such reasons alone."
order.
It
"A vigorous It concluded: as these General MacArthur
defence progrpiumie 03 4 19. according to recent re-
would, therefore. glond basis
decisions u1 ports, ready to urge a co-involve political
could re- ordinated defence pattern the first
of our position for the whole Western Paci-quire a reversal
on. Formosa. I would require a new and really vitalised ad- proach to the problem of mak inst the Philippines strong. Above all, it would involve the fur solid United necessity States commitinents that our power would be used to defend the till free states of Enst Asia."-United Press
Pandit Nehru Criticised For Stand On New Guinea
BETTER CONDITIONS
Okinawa, June 19.
at morale Conditions and American buses here are slowly nproving, and the future for this strategic and appears. much brighter than it did six months
when American upo troops here called it an "island
the forgotten G1", Six months
native ngo the Ryukyuans
calling Okinawa the "island of the forgotten people," but today in- creased activity here and the obvious interest of the United these people Guinea States is giving
Sydney, June 19. The Sydney Morning Herald said today that if the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, had visited Australia he might have: been converted from his view on the New issue.
The
"It is wholly" contrary, how ever, to the spirit which should
the relations
between govern Commonwealth natious for the Inhan Prime Minister to Sup- port a bogus claim to ferritory whose future status is it matter of living concern for Australia, but a matter of complete in difference to his own country.
"A glance at a mu should show Pandit Nehru that yeogra phical weight is more on the Bilde of Australla Than Indonesia."
par."
were
men
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1950.
Electioneering In Korea
Russia Building Up Strong Bases In Baltic Area
London, June 19. Russin is speeding up repairs to war-damaged ports in the Baltic and is strengthening her naval Bases along the entire 1,100-mile-long coastline, naval experts said today.
others, the among
Divided Views On Eritrea
Taking
his
Communists Concentrate In Cuba
Washington, June 10. -Tho chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committer, Senator Pat McCarran, sald today that Cuba had become the "focal point" for Com- munist operations in the Western Hemisphere. ΣΤΟ said Cubans were streaming Into the United States "with practically no check."
The Nevada Democrat told reporters that this was en- tablished in n recent investiga- tion by Senator James Eastland (Democrat), a mem ber of the Judiciary Com- mittee. Jie added that the Committee had voted to keep
"Continuing
check" on Immigration system as a result, Senator Eastland's Investiga- tion
the
Senator McCarran fald.
established that there
were "anywhere from
70,000 known
to in
Cuba
is one
of the focal
points for Communist
in the
after
Western Hemisphere
said Senator
tor McCarran
closed Committee meeting.
re-election] zaid the State Department had
for Cuban
campaign to the people, waived passport requirements Korea's President, Syngman the United States, with the res nationals entering Rhee, right. talks with a sult that about 15,000 a month group of townspeople during entered the U.S. a campaign stop at Sam- nangchin. With him is Mrs) Rhee, who is not a native who they are or what they arc," he continued. "When they slep Korean, although she wears on the plane in Florida, all they the traditional dress.
NO CHECK "There is no way to check
All have got to my is, I am a Cuban left are two of a delegation maional, and that is all there of old men. They wear flat to it." black bats, which signify were about 230,000
Senator McCarran said there European family heads. tionals in Cuba, and the (Acme)
United States clid not check entry this country from Cuba to determine which were
they
are
in
has
CONFLICT
OVER UNESCO
truis
Cuban
"Or he 15,000 Cubans who States every enter the United month, about 10 percent fade into thin air," said Mr Me- Carran. "That is demonstrated by testimony before my Com- mittee and before thr Senato Appropriations Committee."— United Press,
Britain's
To U.N.
Gift
London, June 19. The Manchester Guardian, commenting today on what it called conflict over
London, June 19. the
Britain has promised about future of the United Na-750,000 to the United Nations tions Educational, Scientific and is specialised agencles for Cultural Organisation, technical help to the backward "So far neither side areas, the Foreign Under-Secre
[tary, Mr Ernest Davies, told shown any great clever-Parliament today. ness in pleading its cause." It will be the largest con- tribution after that of the The newspaper sald that United States and will be in Britain, which in the current convertible sterling, he added. year is likely to contribute over
--Reuter. 13 percent of Unesco's budgel, represented in many ways in attitude to it "which must be were sald to be
slightly infuriating" to a Moder Soviet control, including in the position of its dir、elor, Gdynia and Gdansk (formerly Dr Jaime Torres Badel, Danzig), Kolberg in Pomerania and Stettin, with its substantial shipbuilding facilities, Strasund, Rostock, Warnemuende, finally,
WHOLLY INCLUDED
17 addition, Russia now holds the important former German base of Koenigsberg. now Kaliningrad.
Polish parts on the Baltie
almost a
Fast Ger-pen Luebeck in
ninn
Peking Tribute To Smedley
San Francisco, June 19. The Peking Radio aid a book, "Apics Smedley, Friend of the Chinese People," was recently published in Peking as
a tribute to the late American
Chuins of well over a dozen powerful buses, stretching from the Gulf of Finland almost to the vicinity of Kiel, are said to have been made service- able again. A similar number of secondary bases ure being developed in Polish territory and in occupied Germany along the Baltic coast, according to reports.
The moves, it is said, following major bases In the coincide with the expansionistic to serve all purpotes, including shipbuilding. mtb- of Soviet strongholds marine shelter, long-range mis- Baltic islands under Rus-Bile research and practice: in here will sin control and with the the Gulf of Finland-Porkkalla Top military men admit
that conditions under revival of leading German and Viipuri, addition to newspaper, which was which American offleers and
on the Soviet naval bases commenting on Pandit Nehru's enlisted inen. worked and lived naval and long-range mis-minor centres;
coast the fumious Glatement in Djakarin that from the end of the war unt) sile centres. They also of Kronstadt and Leningrad, historical and geographical fea
very recently were "far below coincide with the strength-along the coast of the
annexed tures
10 "weight" Kave
ening of Soviet surface and Baltic state: Narva, Reval or and Indonesia's claims iu New
Natives on these islands
Parnutin and Guinea, said that this state omletally are termed "berated under-water fleets in the
onia: Riga, Ventspils (former said: ment "must have pleased Pre people and not "occupled", and Baltic, according to intelli-Windau), and Liepaja or Libau sident Soekarno enormously." up until a few months ago less igence reports.
i in Latvia; and Memel had been down for them than Soviet Russia now has at her Lithuania. for the Japanese, from whom disposal, this place was taken in bloody ighting
military Top here admit this too.
BIG CHANGE The big change that is taking place
here dates from the arrival of Generní J. R. Sheetz, commanding
heral of thin Hyukyu Command. Be arrived tant autumn, Just about the thne General Douglas same
The newspaper said that with perruaded Congr MacArthur
the posting years the British had appropriate the badly needed funds for Bixing up this strate-
and "inken up a hard-headed and gie Western l'aciste
Lake Success, June. 19. lund,
damping attitude" to authoress who died in Oxford, which ten right in the centre
The five-man United Na-many under Soviet occupation. Unesco, which they had reen England, last monut.
Of the Baltic islands, the fol- could be a "geunting house for The book contains of the "typhoon laghway." tions Commission which has lowing were
rome of rald to be now The long-rangte
pesce and learning in only a Miss Smedley's articles as well programine, been studying the future of wholly included in the plan for limited sense" without the co-5 contributions however. consists of spending
by famous $58,000,000
former Italian full-scale incorporation of the appropriated Eritrea.
in the uperation of the Russians and Chivese writers, the Rudlo sald. funds for both Air Force
naval development programane to and colony, is understood
vir satelliter.
-United Press. Army installathar bere.
for the Soviet Baltlé coastline: Last have compiled a report Dgao and Osel, guarding entry
POUND VALUE weck, Congress authorised an which
Gulf of Riga: Usedomn reflects "hopelessly to the $12,000,000. but this has
Even in the fleid of teaming not yet been
was and Wolln in Pomeranian Hay. divided opinions," it appropriated.
the Guardian BIG, with the important naval base to which, the end of this learned here today.
of Swinemunde and the island the accent had shifted, "therd month Metals hope to sin a contract for rehabilitation
Informed
a growing desire in sources here said of Buren opposite the Danish has been fstand of Bornholm the harbour, and work will be-
and the Lanion to see pound (sterling) that the report, which reached
value for each pound spent and gn on B Taking off from Singapore ating both primary and secondary three minority opinions:
programme of build- Washington today, would reveal Fouthern Up of Sweden.
However, the powerful basello
a trifle dubious about KIR, of this
India's dawn
the Baltic and do- long-term and similar projecte mora,
ronds to replace the single high- 1. Eritrea should be placed minating point
which would have rough pas- in the Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal
Kiel way present.
Nations Canal, eading to the North Sen. Minister of Education had pro- direet United X
The Commons Nehru, made brief slops at the
sage in
If the contract will Mam be sign-Trusteeship for a
determined is 111 British-occupied Malayan Federal capital, Kuala ed
for a steam-driven power period, unil it is wady for In-many-almost the only import-posed them for adoption as part Lumpur, and Medan, in Suma-pinnt to replace the small emer- dependence.
ant
non - Soviet - controlled of the national policy tra, before landing
generators Kency
now in use.
2. It should be annexed centre in the Baltic. evening.
This
Denmark department", may come from Japan, outright to Ethiopia,
controls entry to and exit from since
the Japanese are par- The High Commissioner of ticipating in competitive
3. It should be bid- the Malayan Federation, Siding on material and projects with Ethiopia.
for distribution Express today demanded
to acrvice Observers said that this would
scrapping of Unesco in u leader campe in the New Territories. mean that the Commission's re-
printed below Omcials point
the picture of to improved port, which should be published
Picaso communicate with Soviet acroplano and morale here, and back up their here in a few days, would, inplane
Dr Bodel bases, to supplement crowds lined the claims, by noting that officers effect, take the form of "three naval Installations along
the
The Expresa sald that money Prime Minister'a route and and civilians now stationed in minority reports."
Baltic coastline. are now being contributed to Unesco, partly by school children strewed flowers Japan are volunteering for duty
Pakistan, Burma, Norway. increasingly guarded against | British taxpayers, was used to on Okinawa, and many of the South Africa and Guatemala any
any "encroachment" from the produce a "spouting of vague civilian
Com outside. employees here are are represented on ho
aspirations and
clutter of cn-aking to renew their contracts | mission.
The Dallic areas were sald to thusiastic welcome from Penang Instead of going at the end of Indians.
It was believed here today have been largely cleared of their first tour of duty, as was that opinions
Dr Bodel should quit.opait Pandit Nehru leaves at dawn the general rule in the past of the Commission were split siderable
among members their native population to a con-
from Unesco and this time inke tomorrow for Rangoon-Reuter. | United Press.
depth inland, This In the following manner:
was said to apply in particular all his colleagues with him, the Pakistan and Guatemala in to the incorporated Baltic atales, newspaper asserted. favour of independence, with a Soviet-annexed parts of East
"Their organisation serves no temporary United Nations trus- Prussala, and even to some ex-purpose save that of spending beestip; Norway in favour
of tent 10. the Polish coastline, money, it added-Router. aruxation to Ethiopia; Burma where evacuation of the po
popula- and South Africa supporting an tion apparently was limited to Ethiopian federation-Reuter, the Immediate vicinity of naval
On the Kashmir question, the "One thing newspaper added:
nt Pandit Nehru can be sure of-that the Pane Minister of this member State of Commonwealth wil not make
by publicly other His task harder supporting Pakistan against him."-Reater.
L
CHEERING CROWDS
Penang, June 19.
here his
Henry Gurney, received Nehru at Kuala Lumpur port.
Cheering
in his path,
...He received
slhallar a
Before
Mr here.
Air-
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