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U.S. TROOPS ASTRIDE YALU RIVER
Blazing Hyesanjin, Border Town,
COMMENT Big Advance To
While the sharp cleavage manifesting itself in the Council of Europe is a discouragement to far- sceing politicians anxious to create an atmosphere increasing conducive to European political unity, the clash of opinion is not necessarily fatal. Prejudices and nationalis- tic instincts are bound to exercise a- strong in- fluence. In this early stage, they might be likened to growing pains. Point of greatest friction
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Agreement
Paris, Nov. 20.
France and Amertes
are nearing agreement on rearmament, it was stated at the French Foreign Office today.
The experts of the Military Committee of the Atlantic Council, it was stated, have now agreed that the size of the German military unit to be integrated in the European army shall be a combat team -Instead of the "division" originally mentioned in the Ameri- can proposal.-Reuter,
concerns relations be-BRUTAL
tween the Consultative Assembly and the Coin-
mittee of Ministers. com- N. KOREAN
posed of the foreign ministers of each of the
fifteen member nations. SLAYINGS
Refusal by the Commit- tée to act upon numerous
among
Pakchon, Nov. 20.
of the North Army's ruthlessness. Korzan against the civilian population.
One patrol found the bodies of two women shot through the head and two children beside them who had been battered to death.
To Be Entered Today
British Brigade Running Into Stiffer Resistance
Tokyo, Nov. 20. American GIs have reached and are holding positions on the Manchurian frontier, Major General Edward Almond, Com- mander of the Tenth Corps said tonight.
The general was camping with the 17th Regi- ment of the Seventh Division on the southern MIDDLESEX slopes of a ridge less than two miles from the wide Yalu River, marking the international frontier at burning Hyesanjin.
As he spoke, Colonel Powell sent patrols and outposts to the top of the ridge from which they could look down on the burning city and the broad Yalu River. "This Regiment is the first Ameri- can unit to reach and hold positions on the Manchurian border," Gen. Almond said.
Col. Powell and Major Gen-cans hit the border city eral Barr, Commander of the morrow. Seventh Division, said the 17th Regiment would take Hyesanjin, target of an air strike, this af- ternoon which set it afre, and go to the banks of the river at
dawn.
The attack
of the 17th Regiment ou to high, ground commanding the border Te-
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to-
MEN WIN
LAURELS
North-West Korean
front, Nov. 19. Two Middlesex soldiers won the praise of the Americans for the efficient manner in which they ád- ministered first aid today com-when a Korean-truck crash- near Pakchon, killing injuring 11
No high officer would ment on the possibility of Chinese firing on the American ed column from the opposite side of four and the Manchurian border...
Korean occupants.
They are Private Fred Chets- man, of Croydon, Surrey, and Private Douglas Francis, also of Croydon.p
The occupants of the truck are smothering In the mud
Gen. Barr said the 17th Regi- meat would probably take up defensive positions on a high ceived the highest praise from rather than to stay right on the ground overlooking the border Gen. Almond. The Seventh top of the river, but he was Division drove to the border definitely committed to driving of a paddyfield, pinned under from their landing at Wonsan to the Yalu tomorrow.
the capsized vehicle when The commander of a patrol, | in 20 days.
Today's view of the Yalu was American. and British soldiers Captain Archer Denness, of
drive füslied "to their”: rescue. Ryde, New South Wales, said: Hyesanjin is within artillery the prize of a six days
from
The accident occurred when. the Ungi River through of American tank-guns "There is no doubt that they range
it was towing of 105-mm and 155-mm Kapsan through some of the the howitzer executed. The bodies and were
toughest terrain In the world, slipped off the road and flipped up be- were found in the woods and artillery batteries set
Men of the 17th Regiment the truck on its. back, there is no evidence of an air-hind the assault elements. But raid in the vicinity."
the Americans are not expected carrying ice-encrusted sleeping to hit the city with artillery bags and digging foxholes in the unless it shows signs of resis- frozen sod. They ran into
enemy resistance today.
of the Assembly's re- The Australians, during Sun- commendations has day's deep patrol into No-Man's- aroused strong feelings Land north-west of Pakchon,
their advocates found evidence who have swayed the As- sembly after an exhaus- tive debate.
Britain has been accused of being the chief obstacle to action, and there is some cause for the as- sertion. For months, the British Cabinet has been playing half-in and half- out. Lip-service has been paid to European unity in public, while
the their own hearts, Cabinet insisted that the United Kingdom could not participate. Reasons are not difficult to comprehend. Britain's problems and those of Belgium are different s chalk from cheese. Her in- who had their hands tied be- ternal economy require hand their backs before execu-
in ments; the. Attleetion.-Reuter. Cabinet's opinion, pre-
in
Civilians told the patrol that North Korean soldiers executed the two women and children either for the lack of support
the
of the North Korean Army, which is living off the country, or for co-operation with United Nations forces during their recent short-lived occupa- tion of the area,
Another Australian patrol in the same area on Sunday found the bodies of three Korean males
cluded easy entry into Curious U.S.
the Schuman Plan. Cur commitments over the
globe, notably with the Report Denied
Supra In London
an-
London, Nov. 20.
Commonwealth, could not Kate permit surrender of
sovereignty to a national Parliament.
Fortunately they had last:
The British Government offi- week the courage of their
clally denied tonight American and convictions
reports that three Cabinet nounced inability to join Ministers were urging a cut in constitutional federa- British rearmament and the of further United tion of Europe although rejection
States arms aid, anxious for the closest The reports had claimed that co-operation with the in the Cabinet the War Minis- Council of Ministers. ter, Mr John Strachey, the Sup-
Minister, ply
Mr George That frank disclosure of Strauss, and the Health Minis- where Britain stands ter Mr Aneurin Bevan, were
Government should assist. Break-up pressing the
the. defence programme of Assembly unity in aim pare
and declare Britain's Indepen- Antud and purpose is not idence of American military aid Government spokesman - evitable. Those who wish
federate can proceed said tonight that he was au
thorised by the three Ministers without those who
to deny the story on their be- half. Reuter,
bas
To vanesitate:
to
tance.
There was no sign of strong enemy opposition in Hyesanjin this evening. Gen. Barr expects token resistance as the Ameri-
no
Corporal, Talbot Ward, aided by Francis, helped to lift the
truck and free. the injured South Korean occupants..
Privale Cheesman moved
Meantime, behind the spear- heads of the US Seventh Divi- slon lay the smouldering ruins among the injured, giving first of Paksan, a key junction town. (Continued on Page 5 Col 3)
Search For Solution
To Korea Imbroglio
London, Nov. 20.
aid.
"He was inarvellous. He certainly knew what he was doing," said one American. Cheesman administered mor- phie to an injured woman, Miss" Kim Sok, who was travelling in the truck:
Miss Kim, a nurse had both legs broken and suffered b possible hip fracture. "All I could think of when - I' was smothering in the mud was whether I would see the end of the war, said Miss Kim through an Interpreter.
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Allied soldiers helped-" to
The Foreign Office announced today that the evacuate the injured on im-
British Government is consulting with the United
provised stretchers-Router.
States, French and the Commonwealth Govern- ments about the possibility of finding a solution HurricaneHits
for the Korean problem.
Korea.
St. Nazaire
Par's
The formal statement did not | tion during the past week with indicate along what lines
and a the United States, French solution might be looked for, Commonwealth j Governments
St Nazaire, Nov. 20. but it was generally believed in regarding ways and means of A violent storm swept in from diplomatic quarters here that it finding a solution of the pre- the Atlantic today, keeping wo- revolved, in exchanges through sent difficulties in Koten. As mea and children indoors and' diplomatic channels, on the consultations are still proceed- | forcing men to walk in
not be appro- holding on each other. feasibility of establishing a de- ing, it would militarised zone in North priate to say more for the At the peak of the storm the Israell steamer Japos sent out an present."
Hints from Communist S.O.Sfor another ship to take Observers believed that the sources in New York last week off her crew as she was unable Western Powers were inclined indicated that the Chinese to make headway.
300 out to sound
the Chinese Government would not con- She said that she was Government representatives alder such a proposal, unless miles off La Rochelle but was
́demilitarised zone, were | undamaged. about the plan on their arrival the in New York toward the end of under North Korean control Nearest to her was an
and linked with a move to end identified ship 40 miles away, this week.
The Foreign Office statement the neutralisation of Formosa while another was eight hours said, "His Majesty's Govern- by the United States Reet away. Both were steaming slow.
ly owing to the storm--Reuter, been in consulta Reuter.
nient have
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