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BITTER FIGHT OUT OF TRAP British And American Forces Trying To Break Through
Mass Attack On Chinese Red CHINA'S
COMMENT
The Task In
Indo-China
As part of the French pro- gramme for defending Indo-China from the in- vigorated Vietminh bid for conquest, the respon- sible Minister, M. Jean Letourneau, has declared that the largest possible
measure of independence
will be given to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. This
Armies By Allied Planes
Tokyo, Dec. 7.
Advanced Communist units, racing round the flanks of the retreating Eighth Army on the North-West front, were last_reported to be less than 50 miles to the north of the 38th Parallel.
There was, however, no confirmation of earlier re- ports that the Chinese had already reached the Parallel.
Meanwhile, every available United Nations East today to protect 15,000 British and American warplane in Korea was switched to the North-
soldiers fighting their way to the coast under the cover of a wall of fire.
Big
Three To
is an effort to fight the End "War"
campaign in the political as well as the military sphere. How far it can succeed is still problem- atical.
Some of the bitterest fighting of the war was
VEILED FRIENDSHIP
London, Dec. 7. Mr John Keswick, leading British business man in the Far East, declared here. to- day that the spirit shown towards Britain in China when he left it last month was one of "veiled friend- liness".
This was especially so when it who is here on a visit. came to trade, said Mr Keswick
He is a Director of Jardinc Matheson & Company, the big- and trading concern in the Far
gest British shipping, airways
With Germany taking place today around "Kotori, just south of East.
Washington, 'Dec. 7.
today that legislation to end the State Department officials said
by
In contact
Until recently he was Chair-
the Chosin Reservoir, where trapped American Marines and infantry and British Marine Com-man of the British Chamber of What the French have been
trying to do in Indo
Chinese armies to reach the coast and evacuation.matter," said Mr Keswick. "But mandos were trying to break through three Commerce in Shanghai.
"Talking politics is a different China isto support a
state of war between Germany und the United States would be genuine nationalist move-introduced in Congress shortly tacka laid a curtain of rockets, miles to the southeast.
Allied warplanes in mass at-1 Southern capital-still 100 air ties will permit us to trade the if governments and world poli- ment to which honest after the new session convenes bombs and machine-guns along The British Commonwealth only too willing to trade with Chinese People's Government is nationalists could sub-in January
Officials said present plans troops, led
their escape route the 27th Brigade was adjusting the British Commonwealth." scribe in preference to
were for Britain, France" and battled their way slowly down tish, 29th Brigade continued in Far East, Mr Keswick expressed
bulldozers, its positions while the Bri-
Discussing the crisis in the the synthetic offerings of possibly some Moscow. The choice of ments to announce an end to ping steeply along
other govern the narrow winding road drop- "blocking positions," an official the view that unless one side or
a cliff face spokesman said. the former Emperor of the state of war simultaneously towards the port of Hamhung,
the other in Korea was prepared Annam, Bao Dai, to re- with presentation of the pro- still 35 air miles away to the with the Communists.
They were not
to modify its stand every day. posed legislation to Congress southeast.
brought war between Com- present such a movement here. This was because the
munism and. Democracy near- A task force of the 10th were damaged today in brief Two Russian-type jet fighters was not a particularly British and French governments Corps had fought their way out
er.
"As I see it we have reached happy one. But he seem- having different "constitutional of Hagaru last night and dogtights with
American jets an impasse in Korea," he said... ed to be the best, or even processes" from the United reached Kotori 10 miles over the North-Western frant."Neither the Chinese nor the the only, candidate avail-submit the proposal for legisla- the rest of the Marino Division. (Continued on Page 8 Col. 1) compromise."-Reuter.
not required to further south, to up Raiding Superfortresses ble at the moment.. tive approval in advance.
idea, however, is not itself the stuff of inflammatory na- ism is made. The hope for steady in self-govern- but that takes They hope also for
States, were
Powerful Chinese forces,
It was regarded as more suit- estimated at seven divisions, able for these governments to were awaiting them further announce their action at the down the road while the gigan- time the United States presents tic Allied air effort mounted the question to Congress than by the Fifth Air Force and for them to wait until American carrier-based planes is almed action was completed.-United
at holding the enemy back. Press,
SUPPLIES FLOWN IN Naval carrier planes-special- ly designed to land and take off in the shortest possible distance- were flying in supplies on to the tiny Kotori airstrip and evacuating the wounded.
economic and cul- To Stay On
ties with France that falls something Ft of the fullest аз- piations of extreme na- tionalism. France, in
Side Line
Kotori
Before they pulled out last night to the accompaniment of Djakarta, Dec. 7. continuous small arms fire from short, is trying to keep United Nations six-power
Indonesia will not support the the hills on either side, the something of stability solution demanding
re-trapped men, who had now been the with fighting non-stop for over a and gradualism in a re-drawal of Chinese troops from week, left Hagaru in flames. volutionary situation. Korea, Aneta news agency A furious snowstorm added The need for gradualism is reported today.
to the difficulties. The agency, quoting circles
The Chinese were apparent in the shortage close to the Government, said ported bullding up a stiff road last re- of Vietnamese who are that the Indonesian Republic block three miles south of really equipped to carry uld not condone the use of on the functions of inde- the atom bomb, which it con- divisions pendent government. The sidered 29 A "deed of Taedong River
Inhumanity." need for much French as-
West were sistance is quite obvious. But every bit of that guidance can be interpre- ted as an attempt to pro- long a superior colonial" position. France is there- fore in a delicate and difficult position. That position is made cri- tical by the intensified military pressure of the
southeast of Pyongyang, Communists trained in Eurllor today the Prime Northern capital, yesterday, but China. Indo-China has to Minister, Dr. Mohammed Nasir, later withdrew again. Fighting -be defended on the field in the International fleld to a day and at Yulli, a few miles |
had outlined Indonesia's position was reported in this area to
of battle as well as in the world of ideas.
Elements of the 11 Chinese now south of the
in the North- The Government stood behind around Arrak, on the left flank, reported today the 13-nation resolution--which and Koksang, on the right flank it helped to sponsor-urging the of the Eighth Army. Chinese People's Republic not to Both towns are less than 50 pass the 38th Parallel becauso miles from the 38th Parallel, this "offered a bigger chance of which formerly separated North the preservation of world peace," and South Korea.
The same circles said that the
The 40-mile long United Government would do
Nations line was threatened by thing in its power to maintain a wide-flung pincer movement. Indonesia's independent foreign KOKSAN ACTION with any side in the event of recaptured. Koksan, 50 policy and would not align itself American 1st Cavalrymen a third world war.
miles the
every-
closed session of the Parliamen- to the northwest on one of the tary Affairs Committee.-Reuter. two main roads to Seoul, the
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