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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1950.
ATTLEE GETS TO
TO WORK EARLY An Urgent Meeting With Truman, Ahead Of Schedule
Atmosphere Of Gravity Rules In Washington
Washington, Dec. 4.
The arrival in Washington today of Mr Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister, for top-level discussions coincided with reports of continued retreats of General Douglas Mac- Arthur's forces in Korea and widespread talk here of General MacArthur being obliged to evacuate Korea and confine the United Nations mission there to air and naval action.
Some American quarters consider that the
deteriorating military situation may stiffen rather MORE U.S.
than decrease United States resistance to any proposals which Mr Attlee may have brought with
him for a settlement with the Chinese Communist
regime.
TROOPS ON
Churchill KOREA
If this American view is sustained after the WAY TO historic conference opening today, it will be for President Truman and Mr Attlee to decide, as President Roosevelt and Mr Winston decided in 1941, on a global strategy for the struggle for survival of the free world in the next 12 months.
Mr Attlee is expected to make the following points:
(1) That despite the shock to American public opinion of grave military reverses in the Far East the United States should act on the basic strategic conception that the main threat
Mr. Altice arrived amid an attitude of gravity in official Washington unparalleled since the darkest days of World War II. Public officials, congress- men, people in the street-all were asking "Is World War III about to begin?"
Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 4. Reliable sources reported here today that the United States was preparing to pour additional men and material into the Far East to fight the tide of Chinese Com-
nunist aggression in Korea.
Personnel at Alaskan air bases have been ordered to prepare for an increase in the number of four-engined planes carrying cargo and soldiers to Tokyo via Anchorage and Shamya Island in the Aleutians.
Light sleet was falling out of to the free world is still in the murky sky as the Prime Europe and that nothing should | Minister and his advisers be allowed to stand in the way reached the White House. Mr of increasing United States Attlee was bareheaded. He This airlift carried thousands forces in Europe and of a wore a sprig of white heather- of troops and weapons to the speedy organisation of an Allied the British omen of good luck-Korean front during the early
in his heavy dark blue overcoat. Į days of the confllet. -United Press.
supreme command there.
(2) That under no circum- stances should the United States got itself in the position where the of its military
During October and Novem- ber the airlift through Alaska trickled off to a few flights each week the United Nations
forces and equipment are pinned Eight Killed Ines became sufficiently, ad-
down in a war against the vast hordes of China.
(3) That the closest postble liaison should now be maintain- ed between those responsible for shaping the global strategy and for the defence of the free world against aggression.
Plane
Crash
Teheran. Dec. 4. Persian armed police today found the wreckage of an Iranian Airways Dakota which has
equate to drive back the North Korean Communists, but 011 Sunday Alaskan air base per- sonnel were ordered to prepare for a large number of flights from the US. to Tokyo.
Vivian Barnes, first mate of the ss Tintern Abbey, arriving in Northolt from Berlin. He was arrested at Archangel by the Russians and was for three months confined to solitary imprisonment until his sudden release. (Central Press).
Civilian Refugees
Jam
Roads
ཀ
Out Of Pyongyang
Seoul, Dec. 4.
On the road to Seoul tonight were the head- been missing for three transport planes would be lights of a great convoy of retreating United Nations troops, who only 47 days ago entered the
The orders indicated alriift
carrying mainly troops.
The eight people on board, Icials of Elmendorf Air Force
(4) That the rearmament days. efforts of Europe and the United States should be co-ordinated including two Britons, were all Base here, which is the re-North Korean capital. to prevent competition between deati. the United States and European The wreck of the plane
Gum, about 120 countries for the raw materials near
south of Teheran, required-Router.
fuelling point on the airlift, was would give no information on miles flights across the Pacific. Pilots
and ground crewmen here be Flying from Tabriz elieved the mid-Pacific airlift Teheran, it was piloted by 28-vla Hawaii would also be inten- year-old John Roberts, a Lon-sifled since it is not feasible to doner serving with the Iranian route the major part of Pacifte Airways, His wife and two air trafe through Alaska dur- children live in Teheran.--Ree-ing winter storms. Inited
Press.
COMMON COURSE ·
Washington, Dec. 4. Britain's Prime Minister and the President of the United States sat down together todayer. to chart a common course on whose outcome may depend whether there will be war or peace.
The two government lenders, flanked by their diplomatic, military and economic advisers, sat behind the closed doors of the White House Cabinet Room.
It was an urgent meeting,
called schedule.
day
ahend
of
•
Chinese Intervention
Before Assembly
Flushing Meadow, Dec. 4.
Chinese intervention in the Korean war is
Civilian refugees, some of them barefooted, jammed both banks of the Taedong and some of them even waded the ice-encrusted river.
The tragedy of Pyongyang | fugees who were moving to- was written as thousands of ward The river. North Koreans were fleeing All river bridges were to be from the approaching Chinese blown up by American demoli- Communists.
tion teams as soon as the last man of the Allied battalion got
Women and children who had lived under Communist across. domination formed an almost It was estimated that 6,000 solid stream along southward organised underground agents weady in the city....
roads.
wore
Huge crowds plled_up at United Press.
the approaches of the Tacdong River bridges because they
were not permitted to cross, muRNEINWAN the bridges being used for the military.
Bundled in all available
now formally before the General Assembly but no clothing, the civilians travelled
As they met, the United action is expected for several days.
Nations forces were in retreat in Korea. It was believed the two men would take a general review of the world situation, particularly
The formal complaint was filed today by the United States, Britain and four other countries.
of the Korean The Steering (General) Com- crisis, at their first meeting.mittee will decide whether the The President and Mr Attlee tem should be on the Assem- will meet again at luncheon
oly's agenda. tomorrow.
Mr Attoe has strong support
The Soviet Union from his government to take all
and the possible measures to avoid a
United States are likely to cross large-scale war with Communist swords at this meeting. China. Не may suggest 3 The rezolution which will pocable Big Four meeting with form the basis of debate is at Russia, and also is expected to present being prepared by the express hus government's view six sponsoring powers. that the atomic bomb should not be used in the Korean war. He it does not accuse
Diplomatic sources state that expected to seek aggrossion" but only
China of Is also greater voice for the British in conducting future battle Strafsigy negotiations diplomatic and pointed toward a settlement.
vention"..
"inter-
on foot, cart and jam-packed. in rickety trucks.
Pyongyang itself
was filled with milling crowds who seemed not to know what to do.
The City Hall, where the pro- People's Republic to withdraw visional Government was set up its troops from Korea,
shortly after the United Nations There is also likely to be an forces occupied the city, was assurance · that legitimate desented. There was no onc Chinese interests will be in charge.
Na- by the United protected tlons.
In diplomatic circles here there is little hope that the Peking the Assembly's order for with
Government will obey
drawal.
Chr
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Th ultimate solution of the still hovered in the square and problem, it is realised clearly there was no indication it would Morning Post Limited at 1-3 by most delegations, can only be taken down before come either by military means Chinese Reds entered.
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the Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hong-
by political negotiations In bitter near-zero weather, Icong. Its operative clause is ex- such as those now being under- Pyongyang
legerted- pected to call on the Chinese taken by India.-Reuter.
place, except for crowds of re-
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