THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1951.
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Dressing Down
The Tailors
Washington, Jan. 4. President Truman will dress as he pleases, Lon- don tailors to the con- trary.
At his news conference on Thursday the President heard from a reporter that some tailers in London were horrified over the way he dressed. Mr Tru- man said that is none of their business. Press,
United
US WILL NOT BOMB RED CHINA WITHOUT PERMISSION OF UN
Washington, Jan. 4.
President Truman said on Thursday the United States will not bomb Communist China without United Nations permission and is not considering_making such request.
Press Head
Accused As
War Criminal
Vienna, Jan. 4. Ion Popescu Puturi, general director of the official Rumanian news agency Agarpress, has accused Hugh Baillie, president of the United Press, of being a war criminal" because of dis- patches Baillie wrote during his recent trip to Europe.
The accusation is contained in the Communist newspaper Romania Libera, a. copy of which has just reached Vienna. In the signed dispatch, Popescu Puturi denounced "imperialist press agencies."
Commenting on Baillie's trip, he said, "On arriving in Paris, Hugh Baillie manufactured ar exchange of messages between himself and MacArthur, giving the latter an opportunity to 'make excuses' for the defeats he suffered. Then Huge Baillie rushed to Frankfurt, where he also manufactured a message for the puppet in Bonn (Chan- cellor Konrad Adenauer of the West German government).
"Thus the United Press. 'en- abled this American flunky to fling mud at the Soviet Union, the People's democracies and peace partisans, demanding that the United States step up to the maximum its war preparations. It is one of the countless forms by which the imperialist press.
is carrying its criminal pro- paganda in favour of war. United Press.
Burmese Rebels
Surrender
Rangoon, Jan. 4. About 10,000 insurgents are estimated to have taken. ad- vantage of the Burmese Gov- ernment's general amnesty order. which expired today.
Official sources said today that the order would not be surgents include extended further. The in- Communists,. Karen rebels, tribesmen, army mutineers and "White Band" of the People's Volunteer Organisation.-Řeu-
The President said to consider such plan might involve an actual members formally declared war with Red China.
But even as Mr Truman | ference, Republican Senator Red Persecution voiced his views at a news con- Styles Bridges called for bomb-
New York, Jan. 4.
The Chinese Communists have started a campaign of persecution and terror against American missionaries in an attempt to discredit all re- ligions, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of American charged today,
The organisation said that both Catholic and Protestant missionaries
being were molested and their schools, churches and hospitals con- fiscated-United Press.
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Agreement
On Kashmir Decision
apart from India,
States.
ing of Red Chinese bases and a United States Navy-supported invasion of the China mainland by Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's Nationalist forces on Formosa,
.:
Senator
ter.
General Dean Last
Seen Assisting
Wounded To Safety
Washington, Jan. 4.
The Senator said in a state- ment that as things now stand the Air Force in Korea is fight- ing "half a war" because it is not permitted to strike against London, Jan. 4. the Communist "sanctuary" in The decision taken by the Manchuria. Mr Bridges also said British Government not to ac- the United States should The Army reported officially today that Major- cept Mr Liaquat Ali Khan's demand that other United demand to include Kashmir on Nations
General William Dean, Korean war's first Medal provide more than the agenda of the full con "token forces" in the Korean of Honour winner, was last seen helping stragglers ference for formal discussion war. He said, unless, these things and the wounded near Taejon, after personally has the support of all the other are doné, "we should im-~ members of the Commonwealth mediately withdraw from Korea directing a gallant but futile fight to safety.
and re-group our forces to pro- tect Japan They share the feeling that invasion."
from Communist President Truman will present at a disabled tank, but after the "family" atmosphere of such
the medal to Mrs Mildred Dean firing four rounds without a hit a gathering should
Bridges
continued; of Berkeley, California. at a he started crawling towards the vitiated by discussion of contro- the middle long enough.
not be "American infantry has been in White House ceremony next tank with a hand grenade in- versial Issues involving
We Tuesday.
tending to throw it into the open the should get behind them or get national policy
The citation accompanying the hatch, But Gen. Dean was of member them out."
award will say that Maj. Gen. pinned down by small arms fré President Truman declined to Dean, at one time in the des- He managed to get away and It is understood that Indlation in Korea.
comment on the military situa perate fighting for Taejon, "per- round up several bazooka teams has been taking a consistently
sonally and alone attacked an which knocked out three other detached attitude
Republican- over
Representative enemy tank while armed only tanks. exchanges between
the John Vorys, ranking member with a hand grenade." and the British Government.
Pakistan of the House Foreign Affairs
It will also say he "was last Committee, also criticised Pre-seen assisting the wounded to a not say that Gen Dean person. India has made it clear to Mr said "all necessary steps" should.
sident Truman's statement and place of safety."
ally knocked out one tank with Clement Attlee, the British be
The story of General Dean's a bazooka, but said he-re- Prime Minister, that, firstly, the aggression.
halt Chinese bravery in attempting to halt peatedly directed a bazooka Kashmir dispute is before the
the North Korea drive during team to fire at tanks, Between United Nations and
But acting no step Richards, Democrat,
chairman James the early critical days of the tank hunts, Gen Dean directed should be taken to
told by of the war, was
Brigadier-air strikes to make sure that dispute out of the jurisdiction of Red China "would
take the same Committee, said bombing General Pearson Menoher, as- his own troops were not hit.
sistant commander of the divi- of this world
When organisation; any good
Menoher left Menoher secondly, India is prepared to would not be worth it."Unit- General Dean remained in the hind to make sure that every-
and the results sion. General
said Taejon, Gen Dean stayed be have the matter discussed in an ed Press.
thick of fighting at informal, friendly
all times one else got out safely. On "with utter disregard for his leaving the city Geri Dean own life,"
stopped his
vehicle several DISABLED TANK
times to pick up the wounded but was finally forced to aban- Gen. Menoher said when don it because of road blocks. Communist tanks appeared at He was last seen while helping Taejon, Gen. Dean organised round up stragglers bazooka
and the crews and pursued wounded in the middle of the them. Gen. Dean directed the night slightly south of Taejon. fire of a 75-mm recoilless rifle-United Press.
Minister,
members
taken to
not do
way in London with the Pakistan Prime not with
all around, but with Britain and such other members who have knowledge of
Bombay, Jan. 4. the
An earthquake shock of slight issues in the dispute and can intensity, with its origin in be expected to make some North useful contribution.--Reuter,
Assam, was recorded here early today Reuter,
the Assam Quake Shock
Gen Menoher's report did
Gen