THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, « WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1950.
arms up
U.S. TO STAY SOUTH Keep your arms
OF BORDER
Naval craft being sent to Philippines
Washington, June 27.
A military spokesman said today that the United States' military operations in support of Southern Korea would be con- fined to areas south of the 38th parallel which is the border between North and South Korea.
This meant the job is limited to driving the invading Communists' out of southern Korea and back to the north.
Operations In Korea
(Contazed from Page 1.) Brins? Have they been ship- ped'?" the Minister said.
aircraft today
North Korean bombed and strafed Kimpo atr port, damaging but not destroy- ing the airstrip,
North Korean forces could be seen from the hills of Scout's northern suburbs early today.
All day yesterday, while a Meady stream of refugee from Seoni ed south, North Korean planet zoomed overhead, urging them to bo calm and stay in their hors But the leaflets were ignored.
Elsewhere in the penim ula the position was confured,
On
Sunday
a surcession of swift moving: columns struck routh from the wide gorges of the mountains of the
North neros Korea's "hile from Cur-
kat"
the 38th Parallel which,
the
is occupation dayn, repeateri Soviet-ndininistered norli the Amet lean-occupied
from south.
The Northern attack bit deep
r south with the help of surprise funding on the coast, air attacks by Yak fighters. man tank drives and powerful artillery barragten.
United States
of
the sne k
Representatives Air Force and Navy their forces would not operate north of the 38th parallel, which apparently would preclude any bomb- ing of points in northern Kuren
An Air Force spokesman said to official reports had been re- ceived here of American afferaft bring unstuged with North Korean aircraft, except white.
the evacuation protecting non-combatants by both sea and
air.
alr
of
A Navy spokesman said the Seventh Fleet, now reported to 1 in the Straits of Formosa, would probably be augmented immediately.
---and talls, too
Military precision on two legs and four at the Royal Air Force dog training centre in Gloucester. Police dogs and their handlers are getting ready for the RAF display at Farnborough next month. (London Express Service)
Out of the Labour's
cold war into the hot
Washington, June 27.
Vote Of Confidence
(Continued from Page 1.)
national
Pacific Fleet's Patrols
Washington, June 27. Two-thirds of the United States Pacific Fleet of 285 vessels in commission will probably be ordered to the Western Pacific to reinforce General Douglan Muc- Arthur's command, a naval official stated here tonight.
General MacArthur, Kiven command of the whole tactical including operation in Korea, the United States Seventh Flect, would thus have about 200 war vesels un call.
The Pacific Fleet-largely in mothballs-now has on nelive service two carriers, three Night carriers, Aix cruisers, 53 destroyers, 20 submarines and numerous Buxiliary vessels,
Ulic
The official said that Navy's Job would be to patrol the area between Formosa and the Chinese mainland to pre- vent the Chinese Communista and Nationalists from launching attacks against each other.. It would also support Korean forces from the seo and assist convoy duties between Japan and South Korea.
The naval spokesman added naval that the United States forces would not patrol further north than the 38th Parallel- that is, no! into North Korean waters.
Patrols In the Formosan and
Authority was to be Korean straits had probably al- up-utterly undemocratie teadly been started, he said, but there have been no reports of When President Truman today ordered and responsible to nobody
The question before Parlia- any contacts-Bruter. United States air and sea forces into action in ment was whether the Govern Communist invaded Korea, simultaneously he ment was right or wrong in not also would be sent to the Philip brought other non-Communist States in Asia
under the umbrella of America's military might.
SENDING CARRIER Herald additional naval craft
pines and probably at least ene rrier would be sent from the West Coast to Pearl Harbour.
Both the carrier Boxer and
A high Defence Department official said that Philippine Sea are now on the responsibility for the whole tactical operation in Korea, including operation control of the Seventh Fleet, had been handed to General MacArthur.
West Const. Heimlicated it would probably be one al these
41
Mrmatie and military chiefs cay- Koren "The attack of
Mr Attlee said that it had
accepting this principle blindly
| never been the position of thei Labour Government or the
Labour Party that they should deni Governments.
solely with Socialist
Mr Churchill started off hla uttack an the Government by Indmitting that he did not like
of the attitude
the French Government in springing the com- makes it plain that Communion į question of the Schuman Plan
has pasred beyond the use of
in Britain so suddenly. 10 conquer subversion dependent nations and will now use armed Invasion and war." TRUMAN STATEMENT
of The followingt is the text
Truman's statement | Present
He said there were no plems
The Defence Secretary, DELSONL 10 transfor
any Vesses from the Atlantic to the Louis Johnson, said that the ing
Vulted States had not Parife Fleet,
Asked about the possibilty mill land troops for action.
The President's dramatic an- of Husslan warships In the Korean ares, this spokesmas nouncement of what looked Bike sald Russia had a few destroy.
decision to go all out to halt Communism in Asia came while ers in the area and same sub.
outt-gunned South Korean forces marines at Vladivostok,
When asked when the Seven-struggled to protect their capital th Fleet hould arrive in the of Seoul from powerful North-on Korea: Format Straits, the spokesman en tank thrusts.
it should said
have arrived last night. Except for staying South of th. 38th parale, an Air Force Igoketman said, de re were fir restriction OCL what the Alr Face could do in support of Korean troopt
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Army spokesman said in Washington oficial military re- Today that ports reaching there showed Bat the South Korean forces irv the felt were "ghting there
well." There had been no in- ication of any hosty retreat or demoralised units.
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REINFORCEMENTS Washington officials heartened by reports that twen
divisions South Korean
11 been moved up rapidly from the south of the permeula to joini other divnime alivaddy fighting in the Seoul area.
QTell confirmed a dla by about 1,000 North Koreg troups 45 miles north-east of i Pusu on the south-eastern Up of the Korean pennaulo. Puson is one of the two main seaports.
of the South Korean Re. public.
South Korean troups stationed at Puan had been moved up to engage then,
NORTHERN CLAIM
The North Korean forces claimed tonight to be "co- pleting the destruction" of the South Korean divisions and to be "receiving offers of capitula- tion," according to a report by the Soviet news agency, Tass.
A communique of the North Korean
Communist forces, ru layed by Tass and picked up in London, also said: "At present the People's Anny and protec- tion units of the Republic are fighting violently to destroy the resisting enemy and are rapidly advancing,
He also uticaled the United States Air Force would not we Korean base: Be ak its F-B0 Jet lighters
were capable or gerating ever the entire area tem dupunere brises,
Radio Hongkong
JOKIT.
London
observers
ان
the
He declared that his Party was prepared to concede some measure of national sovereignty with provided it was satisfied the safeguards.
"For
risks
said.
the
Mr Churchill declared that he rejected the statement yesterday of Sir Stafford Cripps, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, that at no time in Britain's history hast understanding between Britain and France been greater than toray,
of world "In Korea the Government ranisation we would even run and make sacrifices," he te American #ghters have al- forces, which were armed
raids and 10 ready been in action in Koren, prevent berder
internal security, were down four Russiau-preserve thecting?
invading forces type Yol today while protect-ottneked by ing the air evacuation of United from North Korea.
The Security Council States
civilians,
believed the United Nations called upon
the invading troops to rease hos that under the stock of the tities and to withdraw to vasten of Korea something like
combined military. plan of 38th Parallel
FULL FREEDOM "This they have not done, for all campaign
the danger
"We ought to take all effec- tive safeguards And use our pols of the Far East and Southut on the contrary have pre East Asia had emerged over-ed the attack.
The Security Council entled influence in these forthcoming math.
The United Nations Security upon all members of the United discussions provided first that
we wish them to render
success and, every 15- Council, meeting tonight for the Nations
that we reserve our United Nations recondly, second time in three days to disristance to the curs Kerca, was expected to in the execution of this resolu-full freedom to Judge the final
result," Mr Churchill gald, give approval to the use of milt- tion.
"It would be far better for
"I#
there circumstances
I
my force by any United Nations have ordered United States uir w to take part in these dis- and sea forces to lve the cussions than to stand outside Government troops cover and and let events drift without us.
member against Northern Keren. "Hongkong Calling"--Pro- SANCTIONS POSSIBLE Crotone Sumasary: 6. "Here's fl
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stop conterences
"Provisionat People's mittees, which have been dis- banded by the reaction, are be ing re-established."
The communique rinimed that North Korean forces had forced South Koreans to YUE. 12 render car Shunek, about miles south of the border, and that "enemy forces" con the Ongila Peninsula, just below the 38th Parallel, on the were being "destroyed."
North Korean naval forces claimed
to have Munk "enemy" vessel in North Korean territorini waters.-Reuter.
SEOUL FIGHTING
Tokyo, June 20.
1. Y. Kim, assistant manager of Chosen Hotel, which is the biggest in Seoul, in a telephone conversation with the United Press In Tokyo at 2 un, sold the Northern Korean Army which
into the cust skle Jrove
of Seoul's outskirts
Money on was thrown back by a southern counter-attack but returned on Tursday evening
He sold that small arms fre
exchanged until midnight but died down except an occasional city La qulet but shot. The tence and renewed Righting lo nt dawn. Planes were
flashes
expally overhead during the |
and
or
night
on the horizon Indicated either bombings anti-niraft fire, but it was lon distant to determine which, le expected American B-22' to help the Southern farces et daylight on Wednesday. He sald he saw only two dead in city streets and. few small firea which were quickly' extinguishḥ-
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
5.3
ODPA, 1949 BY NEA BERVICE, DHOL T. MA, MOU, UL EL PAT. ONE,
"If that's Mr. Jones, tall her 'it alt with the kids for cash only--no more homo permanents or home-made blouses!"
That is the view of the present support.
of the British 'steel The atlack upon Korea leaders
industry." makes it plain beyond all doub!
Under the Schuman proposala that Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to ownership remained unaffected.
cannot see uny objec conquer Independent nations In- and will now
armed UNC vasion and war.
"It hurled the orders oft the Security Council United Nations issued serve international securtly,
of the to pre- peace and
FORMOSA
clrcumstances the "In these occupation of Formosa by Com- tunist forces would be a direct threat to the
security of the F'aeitle Drea and to United thel: States forces performing lawful and necessary functions
in that area.
it
in principle to a wider Lion measure of international Co- ordination
If they prove praette- able
in accordance essential interests."
It
with our
Returning to the Labour
Purly's manifesto, Mr Churchill declared that the only part of was that he agreed with Which rejected the Idea of a third force in Europe and a
zone. neutral reographle
"I should regard the neutrali- sation of Germany or Western Germany, still more of France and the rest of the six Powers nowy meeting in Paris as aster-second only to an act of war," he declared.
dis-
"It would simply incon that
"Accordingly I have ordered the Seventh Fleet to prevent any attack on Formosa. As corol- lary of this action I am calling
Chinese Government but upon the on Formata to cease all air and Ittates involved
a operations against the main- land.
not only Western Germany
the Western European ncutral
in a
be overcome zone would
one
by one exactly as we have Czechoslovakin devoured
"The Seventh Fleet will be seen that this is done.
The determination of the
future status of Formosa must
before our eyes."
Mr
DEEPLY MOVED
Churchill and that
Resture
he
await the restoration of security was deeply moved by the de
the Facile, n peace settle- cisive
In
which Franco
ment with Japan, or considera had made in the Schuman Pinn
tion by the United Nations.
for effective reconciliation with Cermany.
and
"I have also directed that
"The unity In the United
Slates forces
of France Philippines be strengthened and Germany, wheller direct or on Ulneg of * Continental that military assistance to the the
merciful, glorious Philippine Government be ac group, le a
the revival step towards celerated.
directed Europe and the peace of "I have similariy acceleration in the furnishing of world,
"The military assistance to the forces
ot
the
Soviet Communist
to its value
of France and the associated menace only add States In Indo-China and the and surely we can find agree- mission to ment on that on both sides of
dispatch of a milliot relations the House."
provide close
Prith those forces.
Mr Richard Crosman (Li- know that all members of bour) asked whether the Op tho United Nations will consider position favoured federal carefully the consequences
thin
of
latest aggression in Korea in deflance of the Charter of the United Nations.
a
union of Western Europe.
Mr Churchill replied thui » tremendous step like a fecerat.
cd union of Europe something "A return to the rule of forca ilke the United States of Europe in International affairs would was "o a matter which rests have far-reaching effects.
with us to decide." "The United States will con- "Personalty, have always de tinue to uphold the rule of law. precated becoming involved at "I have instructed Ambassador this stage in all the tangles and Austin, as the representative of intricacies of rigid constitution the United States to the Security making which appeal so_strong- Council, to report these steps toly to certain types of mind," he
declared-Reuter, the Council Reuter,
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