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MR HARRIMAN CLEARS THE AIR ABOUT FORMOSA
No Involvement In Politics
Washington. Aug, 9.
President Truman's foreign affairs adviser, Mr Averell Harriman, told a press conference to- day that General MacArthur's visit to Formosa last week was "entirely military."
Mr Harriman, who returned today from a visit to General MacArthur in Tokyo and to the Korean war front, said that the General went to Formosa to discuss with General Chiang Kai-shek the carrying out of President Truman's directive on the defence of Formosa.
There change
Chibere
toward:
and
were
was Mala pittely nejto see Generalissimo Chinng Lan American policy Rai-shek about the defence of
Form
the Formon, Nationalist
Govern- | Asked about the possibility of ment," Me Harriton Hated, la Chinese communist invasion of
He ef
to deems the Fir Nationalist inland stronghold. etails of his talk with Gen-Mr Harriman replied that if an
Bei heinvasion
attempted he ral MacArthur. hot male a full repert to Pre-Bought it would be stopped."
He sait be sident Trum
was sent by the wa for! and
to discuss the For what President
Eastern polites) situation, with Air Harriman said that Pre-General MacArthur. sident Truman and the Secre tar: af State and Defence, Mr Dean Acheion and Mr Louis Johnson respectively, knew that General MacArthur was going
the President to decide could be reventari.
Winston
To Propose European Army
air
"We discussed the whole war Irent," he added.
| No unit of the South Koreans had surrendered to the North Koreans, althoug
though they were allen overrun, he said.
Mr Harriman said that morale i was "pretty good." that I said
the South Korens were fighting "coura- teourly and well and American fur had confidence in them.- Henter.
NO INVOLVEMENT
Canted Press ads that Mr Harriman said the United States did not intend to get involved Strasbourg, August D.
Churchill within the Chinese rivil war again. Winstro
European There has been absolutely no propose to the
sembly
tomorrow
laid down in creation
President's declaration D June 27. At that time, President
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1950.
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New U.S. TROOPS DEVELOPING PINCER
Our Super-Tank
Britain's new tank, the Centurion, believed to be the most effective in exis tence. It carries a 20-pounder gun, the heaviest put into British armour. The side. plates are a protection against anti-tank grenades.—(Central Press).
Dramatic Struggle Tax To Pay For
Save Ship
To
In Pounding Seas
New York, Aug. 9.
All hands aboard the 7,000-ton Norwegian freighter ss Belfri fought an exhausting around- the-clock battle today to patch the vessel's cracked hull and keep her afloat in pounding seas 600 miles northeast of Newfoundland.
The plucky 50-man crew worked without let- the change in policy concerning For up against heavy odds to repair the Belfri's cracked
port sile and deck with wire and cement. West Europemosa" whichs was protect the continent fle against Communist aggression.
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army to
Consultative
States
sought
Armaments
Paris, Aug. D. The French Information Minister, M. Albert Gasier, to lay hinted at a purchase fax on luxury goods to help meet France's supple- mentary rearmament effort. Mr. Gaster, speaking at the Anglo-American Press reiterated
that Club French economy plans could not meet the rearmament required a effort, which sum of 2,000,000 million franes over the next three years.
The balance between the for budgeted amount
and millars expenditure
the supplementary rearma- ment effort would have to additional by mel American ald and increased Frenel
production-Reu-
be
still
to vy
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The Coast Guard bere saul the A Coast Guard ship arriving
dition " Mr Churchill will make his Troman made it clear that the in answer to a distress call cut fal
toon Monday night, was ke ping "nie" due prope- in a formal resolution Unitesi
of Europe's "neutralie Formosa tall the vinil 1000 yards abeam of the speed op by hh winds on Cutines! to the
crew pre Monday and Turday and kept Aremity, which Berean ronflict was selled, it striden vest. H
to become in-
pared to clove The resolu- did not atend
the Cap
ong by word of 30 knots The Cheveu Weather thevolved in political aspects of the moment's notice and ink the tabled in
Conservative Ichine evil win.
Balfed's men to safeg
the wins woniti Mr Haminan del atly Party wint of the Bath dev
Ho cetineat on the statement of i No word pasted between the contine thughout this evening gabor.
mairation that [Chiang Kai-shek
i la resten here.
tin will be
The do every
hat through water wield after Gen. | vessels during the right because;
bold this tarh Thuaday in th Belfris radioman. but from back of cleup, wont of 22% of the eippled nori.
the Churchill 'an will venive Manarthur writed him that they the ent tardiol.
(rated hard arreed on the eventual over-
throw of entntauninn In Arin,
Pins
EDITORIAL
he air.
Liaison The Answer?
E disturbing incidents in the vleinity
Te inside the heling by
shore Batteries of foreign merchantmen ol three different nationalities an successive into sharp relief The days-brings
ecessity of establishing some acceptable authorities liaison with the form of controlling the Kwangtung area. When it has suited the Communist purpose, in connection with the planning of railway sebedules. for instances, no insuperable difficulty has been discovered. In trading mafers generally, no abstacles have arlsen. The Peking regime's agents have within the hven permitted to operate Colony to concentrate on purchasing the materials in short supply within China and dispuse of numerous surpluses which the Chinese authorities are willing to see exported. All the more reason for putting the loose contacts which have been main- tained on a sounder basis, so that the shelling of the Steel Ruver, the Hang Sany and the Pleasantville,
worn:
belief that recent events have markedly ensed the situation. The corollary must be inter- reverse of deliberate quite the
of the ference with The free movement mercantile marine. What obset vaiion. Lass heva possible of the mood of higher olicials in Communist China i dres Art include a rendy tendency to cut of five to spite the fare. To seek what much more likety Lo be n appears arcurate assessment of the reasons betting the Lema incidents, a shrewd guess World concern itself with the qualities of thr saidiera manning the batteries, Past experience suggests the likelihond of
ter.
TEMPERS
STRAINED
GRIP ON CHINJU Surprise Red Blow In North: Dash Through A Gap
TENSE
BATTLE IN BULGE
Korea, Aug. 10. Communist troops were pulling back on a major front to- day for the first time in this 47-day-old war.
Reconnaissance pilots confirmed earlier reports from Korean civilians that the Communists holding Chinju were pre- paring to evacuate the town as the American offensive advanced an average of three miles from the east.
Along the upper reaches of the Naktong River, north of sorely threatened Taegu, Communist bridgeheads on the east bank have been either con- tained or hurled back.
Security
But on the north flank of the United Nations Council
front an invading force, estimated at brigade strength, raced through mountains and valleys near the east coast to within 10 miles of the impor tant bridgehead of Pohang.
puch, the Eighth
This surprise blow cross-river through an undefended gap Army tak, in the defence line by-passed to let loose a rush of American Then the barrage was fed
troops Late
Το
Beginning Tire Of Malik
Lake Success, Aug. 9. Members of the United for "close combat", Nations Security Council despatches placed met today in the New York forces approaching offices of the British delegn- the last high ground taken by tion to discuss measures to Communst forces in their crolend Soviet "obstruction" in
embattled Yongdok and renched Kigre before South Koreans came up to meet American the advance.
An
Hend
Army Eighth quarters communique suggestedg of the Naktong at Pugang
Ni. little more than 20 miles up the Council, that the whole United Nations from the south coast, “west wall" front, smashed open
to wipe
several The meeting, entirely
in- review out the carefully the Council's rules of
The trend of thought among Council members was along two lines:
by several Communist bridge days ago, and said that Amerl.formal, was called to
can attacks ends in the centre and long the upper reaches of the Nak-rehead were underway with procedure. tong River, had, stiffened with "Ereat spirit and vigour."
South Korean Sout to th: Initiative passing American and South Koren arlier reported to have throwa Communista back across the troops.
Naktong immediately north of Wacgwan, on the approaches to
TANKS CAPTURED
thrown over
the
troops were
(1) That the rules of proce dure should be amended to take the Presidency away from
Malik.
meet
means by
that if she
dikt not
In the north, where South Aegu, but later despatches sald Soviet delegac, Mr Jacob
That North Koreans at one
ΤΟ (2)
devise Korean forees were reported to dan begating
Cunumunet point had retaken high ground awhy
from where they were pushed which the Counell would not during the rest of this bridgeheads
month, Naktong, 11 Communist tanks yesterday.
The Communist bridgehead ven captured either burnt out just north-west of Wherwan
Yesterday, the United States or abandoned.
had been contained, the Eighth warned Itussa in the Security
South of the withdrawal of Army said. Reports
Korean Counci Communist forces on the south troops had retaken commanding change her tactics of "obstruc- road, under the United positions lost yesterday. They low within the next 48 hours other Council membera Hates Marines and Army coun- dertroyed three or four tanks in
nircraft would "consult to determine terault to protect the supply netion supported by
what steps can bo Artillery.- port of Pusan, came from closely and First Cavalry Bruss Is. Aug. 3.
assert the authority Reifar Secialists and Cathe-questioned Korean civilians who Reuter.
Security Council". hird filtered through the nighjlon he deputles clashed angrily
ines. They reported getting- The Chamber of Deputies to-
few minutes after at mavements behind the Com- day. Lately ship Parliament bad bertun its de munist southern Dexter reached the Belfri's side tale on the Bill providing for the Americans on this sector usual within right of Chinattended the informal meeting
LITTLE PROGRESS
The Com: Guard! said the Belfri had made "little progress" cine headay because her mas-
to void 1er wante
putting undue strees on the vessel,
When the Coast Guard
IN BELGIUM
be-)
the tranfer St. Cower the udvin.
to
Stals of
indignation the Socjalist
o Tursday, the two ships Fan tortuous voyage
Newfoundland, John's. manet part, at two knots, but opparently they were forced to slow down even more, the Const from Guard said.
coast
Across
front though
The
taken
10
af
the
WITHIN SICHT
All the members of the Some United States troops In
Security Counell, except the the Boult cons offensive or Soviet and Yugoslav delegates,
The 150 Infantry Regiment, at the United Kingdom offices
of in Manhattan. northern prang
Qu
of King Leopold's still heavily out-numbered. 4: 3
North Koreans who pushed the n. Princel
The Yugoslav delegation was the Nakten: south of offensive war closest to Chinju, Waegewan into a sector held by but during the night the Fifth invited but at the last moment Kerimenta! Combat Team
declined to attend.-Reuter, First Cavalry American 10se the
three benches Dision, "will be contained and pushed ahead another
across the river, hailee corking to form pincers on when the Catholic deputy, M. Surhed back
blurned if Lambette.
Artillery, in support of the with the 35th Infantry. The Belfri is hand from list "xcitement campaign"
thr incident at Grace Cavalry Division's front, restter- Fowey, Eaglami, to Philadelphia
which ar smashed the Communist with a
chigo of China clay. Berieux 10 days ago in
ur anti-Leopold workers died United Press.
from polive bullets.
Danish
trigger-happy spirit, inadequate under Cabinet
110
standing of orders or an absence of precision in those orders, Instruction to challenge any ship approaching the Islands within the three mile limit could clearly have two Interpretations, to use
to fire a discretion and shoot, or
observe the shot ahead and warning unprovoked and
Insists, of ercaling deep concern, enn be made the
response. International law subject of strong representations and course, on the warning shot nud in any representations to be mande this cannot be swiftly enough to encourage the exper tation that more precise instructions will
too strongly stressed. Fortunately, 110 disastrous consequences arose from these be given to the Lemn island garrisons
uf the possibilky troops
on unarmed merchantmen, the precluding
attneks pening fire on commercial vessels with- must serious being the shellburst aboard the lang Sang, badly Injuring two of her out due warning. For that is, we think, the key to the mystery, If so I can be British officers. Jardine's demand that a called, Suggestions that a deeper probing
protest be lodged will be widely sup- into the significance of hostile action is
ported, but the chlef interest of the it could reveal n Government must be prevention and that essential
repetition. conselmusly unfriendly gesture against Hongkong, lack, in our opinion, anything Indicative of solid foundation. Fur months, the Internal economy of China has been battling for stability against
handleaps
by imposed
the Nationalist bloclinde. Foreign ships have been mined and sunk, bombed from the air, and arrested and in many enges held in custody for months on one pretext or other, and if there is warrant for the
severe
of
All ships have been warned to steer five miles clear by the Director of Marine, and Hongkong has therefore done its part. But it is not impossible that foggy wenther or, in unexpected set of the tide could imperil another ship, Real responsibility Res with the Canton military authorities for enforcing correct belavlour-and to impress that upon them, Hongkong should endeavour to set up workable contact facilities,
Resigns
r
LT
Catholic
4tory" the Eighth Army said. North Korean by junction Air Tactics In
resounding bong
and Leated interjections came from
Government | benches when the Socialist lea- MI. Max Dusel, said of the
demonstrations:! Lenti Leopold
"Rext time we may
not be able to restrain popular feel
Test, the M.
Jeun
The new advance gave the (Contd. on Page 5, Col. 3)
Chinese Currency
Problems
Analysed
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
London, Aug. 9.
raked
Korea
Tokyo, August 10. Americon and Australian fliers enemy frontline troops with an uninterrupted stream of bomb. rocket and cannon yesterday, attacking unly a few hundred feet ahead of the ad- vancing Allied troops.
sairs
fire
B-26 light-bombers, F-00 jois und Australian F-81 Mustangs and carrier-based Marine Cor- Jumping to his
threw their full weight Prime Minister.
into the ravage frost line fight- Copenhagen, August 8. Duvietari, ericd: "If we under
Soelal The
Democratie und well M. Buset means Recent revaluations of Chinese currency are ing and against isolated enemy
vehicles in
in the rear. minority government of Pre-, that all our efforts towards ap
The Australians concentrated
the Waegwan area,
fring inter Hans Hedtolt, which had pensement have been in vn discussed today by a banking expert of the Finan-troops and teen In power since October Reuter,
cial Times. He says that the purchasing power of on 1947. resigned today.
Chinese currency had no doubt appreciated and at rockets into concealed enemy tanks and blasting troops with
the Australians skimmed up a one time was quoted in the Hongkong black mar- tragmentation bombs. Jome of 3,000-fool mountain to wipe out kets at par with the official rates.
trucks in a "ticklish"
Premier
Hedloft annalisiceð after an all-night Parliamentary
pession that he would ask Klak Crowds Gather At
Clarence House
But since then the free market rates had in-enemy dicated appreciation in market value of the cur-operation-Unlled Press. outside rency of only one or two percent, whereas the off- Clarence House today to awall cial rates have been changed to give an apprecia- the birth of the second child of tion of some 30 percent. Princess Elizabeth.
Crowds
London, August 1.
Gathered
of the
This improvement latest evidently largely
Did Not Get Very Far
Guernsey, Channel Islands, Aug. 9.
Frederik to dissolve the lower for writ house and to issue a new electtous.
The
fell when Leveringst the combined Liberal-Cun- servative opposition attacked a Rovernment proposal to secure the 1850 trade balance by cut ting imports,
Ono Minister Jens
was trenate level that the owners of Trade
Sir William Cilliatt supervited
were the outcome all forms of property Krag propozed this import cut,
their to
Three refugees two Ruma- liquidate be the Installation stipulating that the Isstie considered one of confidence. hospital equipment In the royal of a general decline in-price forced
levels, which, according to the holdings in order to raise funda nians and an Austrian →→ picked to meet Governmental levies, up by a British pilot boat from Earlier, the Conservatives
be very a drifting fishing vessel on the "Such a polley can The birth is expected late on Chinese authorities, wop at- Libernis hnd einsted with
Wednesday or on Thursday. tributable to the adoption of a
effective in lowering prices in English Channel Inst night were government on the need for
Frichtis report that the Duke realistic financial policy
the short term, but obviously it being held here today for ques appro- $43,000,000 rearmament
of Edinburgh is "as nervous as
appears, howevet." printion.
father."! be ny
King Queen Elizabeth and Princess feature of this realistic policy-
a feature ilable to King Margaret returned to Bucking-or more accurately Frederik has asked the Hedtoft ham Palace from Sandringham more responsible for the falling damage on the economic health and bought a 13-foot fishing Ravernment to remain in eilles, or Wednesday to be present for trend of prices-wan the raising of the country by dislocating vessel af Cherbourg, Intending
the event.-United Press, ht taxation to auch an extor-production and in other ways" to sull to Canada-Router. -United Press.
The new eleellons will held in September.
In the meantime,
and mansion.
the
"It
Georg, writer continues," that the main cannot be pursued indefinitely. to three men claimed that
And even in short term, it is
wreak considerable they had walked across Europe