THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1950.
IN KOREA
ROLE OF CHINESE IN
Peking's Direct Control Of All War Front Operations
General MacArthur's Report
To The United Nations
Lake Success, Dec. 27.
NEW RULES volunteerism or other subterfuge
General Douglas MacArthur said today that the Chinese Com- munists had apparently taken over direct responsibility for the whole of the North Korean front and sent the Koreans to Manchuria for training. In two reports to the United Nations covering November, General MacArthur said, "At present the only significant military power now confronting the United Nations' for ses in Korea is Communist China.
"No pretext of minor support under the guise of now has the slightest validity. Irrefutable facts prove that the Chinese Communist regime has directed an invasion
FOR PLANE
FLIGHTS
zones
of Korea and an assault against the United Nations
forces."
Is
General MacArthur confirmed "With the manpower pool that that United Nations planes is currently available to the attacking south of the Man- North Korean Army, it Washington, Dec. 27.
churian border had drawn anti-reasonable to assume that the Airmen must give flight aircraft fire from guns on the enemy has the capability of Manchurian side and added, placing several additional North plans for planes entering or "This hostile action has been Korean divisions in the field in moving within certain conducted with impunity, as the the very near future," the com-
over the United result of the scrupulous efforts munique added. Reuter,
of the United Nations to main- States under a Govern-tain inviolate the border.
NEW COMMANDER ment order which went "The Communists practise this conscienceless derision of into effect today,"
justice and peace
Seoul, Dec. 27. from their Lieutenant General Matthew But the Civil Aeronautics cages of aggression protected B. Ridgeway, the new Ameri- Administration, which issued solely by the barrier imposed by can Eighth Army Commander,
the democracies' desire to pre-flew into Seoul today and vent an expansion of the arena off immediately to visit front of conflict,"
Both reports referred to the with his Corps
line units, where he conferred and divisional menace of guerilla operations commanders. behind the United Nations' He also made The zones extend along the lines. The guerilla forces were call
a personal on the South Korean entire west coast, the northern estimated at from 30,000 to 35,- President, Dr Syngman Rhee. half of the Atlantic coast, 000, and it was said that there Reuter of the Canadian and was evidence that their acti- American borders and aroundvities were
en-
"the regulation, said that
forcement would be delayed 15 days to give airmen time to familiarise themselves with the rules and the restricted areas.
much
atomic installations..
controlled by the Communist High Command.
General MacArthur estimated
10TH CORPS' ROLE
Eusak, Dec. 27.
set
Oh, what a lovely day! The sun is shining and the sea air of Camber Sands is so fresh, it makes me feel energetic, says Joan Abercrombie, so let's have a game of baseball. Here Joan stands ready to bat.
The United States 10th-Corps, OFFENSIVE
The regulation was aimed to that during the period under re- help Air Force
defence units view almost a third of the Unit- which was recently, evacuated identify planes in "sensitive ed Nations troops in Korea from North-East Korea, has re- were employed against the verted to the operational con-
areas."
to
Planes not, properly cleared on flight plans are subject identification in flight by Air Force fighters.
Violation of the rules carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison, a fine of $10,000 and revocation of a pilot's licence. Reuter.
Eisenhower Going To Paris
Paris, Dec. 27: A. French Foreign Office spokesman said today that General Dwight Eisenhower, the Atlantic Commander-in- Chief, will probably come Europe about Jan. 15 but cer- tainly before the end January.
to
Yof
He will set up temporary headquarters in Paris and de- cide on a permanent headquaṛ- ters after making contact with different members of the Atlan tic Alliance.
General Eisenhower will as sume. the Sup.cme Command of
guerillas to protect supply lines trol of the Eighth Army, IN TIBET
and vital centres.
an
Army spokesman announced to- One report estimated that night. complete, organised Chinese "You may announce that the Communist units, totalling more 10th Corps has ceased to func- than
five Chinese Communist tion as an independent unit. It with a strength of has reverted to the operational armies
250,000 had control of the United. States approximately already crossed into
North Eighth Army, effective Korea and attacked United (Wednesday), "the spokesman Nations forces.
General MacArthur reported No information to the that about 35,000 people, mostly Corps' future role was disclosed. non-combatants, were believed -Reuter. -
to have been victims of "un- believable atrocities" by North Koreans.
In his second report General MacArthur said that there had been a decrease in war crimes
added.
as
today
AIR FORCE
and suggested that the Com- GUARDING
munists had possibly been influenced by the threat of post- war punishment.-Reuter.
OVER 400,000 REDS
Tokyo, Dec. 27. General Douglas MacArthur's estimated Headquarters today
NEW YORK
The
.
was
Washington, Dec. 27.
Air Force an that 444,406 Chinese Communist nounced that its first and North Korean troops are operational unit of all in Korea.
weather jet fighters The total Communist forces now the Atlantic Alliance, which in Korea and Manchuria, or en guard over New York and standing 24-hour will be divided into North, route, were estimated at 1,350,- Central and South zonal 3-406.
The aggregate North adjacent critical areas mands instead of land, natal Korean Army strength was of the industrial East. and air commands, he adde
suter.
Bid To Settle
Strike Fails
the 38th
The
radar-
given as 167,203 and the ag-
The watch is being maintain~ gregate Chinese Communist strength in North Korea
ed by the 52nd Fighter All- was given as 277,173.
weather wing stationed at Fort The dispositions of the enemy been equipped with new Lock- Dix. New Jersey, which has troops outlined in the com- heed F-94 craft. munique were put at 171,117 facing the
fast-climbing, United Nations equipped jet plane is designed Eighth Army along Parallel, the communique said good weather or bad, in day- to intercept enemy bombers in Recent indications pointed to light or darkness. It has a a build-up of the North Korean combat ceiling of about 45,000 forces.
Eleven re-constituted feet and a speed of more than North Korean divisions had re-600 miles an hour. appeared in the last 12 days. While the exact rate of climb Twenty-two of the identified is secret, the Air Force said 26 North Korean units were squadrons of F-94s could For more than three hours
divisions, tonight a special meeting of the infantry
one angage bombers at high altitudes Cabinet had discussed the strike armoured division and three within a few minutes of ant
Mr Keith Holyoake, Acting brigades.
alarm being sounded. Prime Minister, said afterwards The communique said that Pilots and crews are on a that the Government was still
24-hour stand-by alert as have prepared to facilitate concilia-
been many units of the Air tion but that it would not yield
-Reuter, to intimidatio
Wellington, Dec 27. Renewed efforts to settle New Zealand's national railway strike broke down tonight after a brief meeting between the workers representatives and Cabinet Ministers.
en-
reports were received that there were 130,000 North Korean troops undergoing training in Command since the Korean Manchuria in late November," war began United Press.
HALTED
Shillong, Assam, Dec. 27. The Chinese offensive in Tibet has been halted because of the heavy snowfall, according to an official spokesman of the North- East Frontier Agency which is administered by the Government.
Indian
The spikesman added, how- ever, that the propaganda war is still on. Chinese leaflets reaching Rima, a Tibetan township 18 miles from the Indian border, said that the Chinese were en-. tering Tibet "to liberate Tibetans from American and British in- Huences."
"There is nothing to show that Chinese troops are intended for any attack on India”, the spokesman said. "But the Government of India are taking all precautions to "guard. main paths from the north-east."
Chinese
the
troops in Eastern points from 60 to 180 miles from Tibet were stationed at four Kasao, India's farthest outpost in the north-east, the spokes
man said.-Reuter.
British Forces To Come Under Eisenhower
London, Dec. 27. British troops will be transferred to the Atlantic Pact Army. immediately General Dwight Eisen- hower sets up his com- mand, a Ministry of De- fence spokesman said in London today.
He added that the Bri- tish forces to be placed at General Eisenhower's dis- posal would include the British contingents in Ger many, Austria and Trieste.
It was understood. that the formal announcement would be made as soon as the constitutional .pro- cedure had been complied with.-Reuter.
Xmas Gifts Flown
To Korea
Tokyo, Dec. 27. Three tons of Christmas gifts from dependent wives in Japan were flown Division, according
to Korea for men of the United States Army 24th MacArthur's Public Information to. General Office.-Reuter.
The
Empire Talks On Hongkong Telegraph
SE Asia Defence
Ministers will undoubtedly dis-
Bombay, Dec. 27. The Commonwealth Prime
cuss South-East Asian defence problems in London next week, Mr Don Stephen Senanayake, the Prime Minister of Ceylon, said today.
Mr Senanayake was passing through Bombay on his way to London
He told reporters that the conference would also discuss China's part in the Korean war. Mr Senanayake was accom- panied by his Defence Secretary, Sir Vaithianathan.-Reuter
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