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CEASE-FIRE EFFORT CONFLICT Indian Rejection Of Israeli Peace Plan Reported Bevin's Six-Point Proposals US MAKES
COMMENT
The unfortunate impression created by the U.S. State Department's decision to seek, by subtle pressure, the evacuation of Ameri- can women and children from Hongkong has not been removed by the assurances given either in Washington or by the
To
Go
Before UN
Lake Success, Jan. 10.
Diplomatic sources said today that the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, rejected the Israeli peace plan for Korea as impractic- able because of its insistence on setting a cease-fire as a prerequisite for negotiations with Communist China.
The plan, however, has the support of the United States and two other members of the United Nations Cease-fire Commission.
Consul-General. The dan- ger of disturbing local morale was swiftly eliminated-- largely be
•cause we are commend. ably less susceptible to
It calls for Chinese and Soviet Korean war ready for presen- the jitters--but feeling participation in the Korean com- tation to the United Nations on is strong that the United all foreign troops and urges the plan were presented, it would
mission, calls for withdrawal of Thursday. They said if States acted prematurely, United Nations to consider its probably contain six points put and without considera-relationship with Peking as a before
the
Commonwealth tion.
matter of urgency after cease- Prime Ministers by the British fire arrangements have been Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest completed.
Bevin, although the sequence of the points might be changed.
The plan, which was submitted last week by the Israeli delegate, Mr Abba Eban, provides that an im- mediate cease-fire should be the first step in any settle- ment of the Korean question.
to a cease-fire.
The
the
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CEASE-FIRE
All the official protestations
are of
course, fully
The plan was despatched to acceptable. They fall into Mr Nehru in London to obtain
sources said advices line with sober thought. his views and those of other from
London indicated that Action has not been taken
Commonwealth
the Commonwealth conference members. Sources near because of fear of im-
the Indian dele-hoped to agree on an "inter- gation said Mr Nehru rejected mediate" plan in the British minent expansion of the the plan because it reflected capital on Thursday in time for Far East theatre of war. what was said to be the Ameri- Sir Gladwyn Jebb, the British Events in Korea ad- can position of categorical re-
representative to the United mittedly has been dis-fusal to talk with Peking prior
Nations, to put it before the concerting, but no cause Mr Nehru was said to have for... panic, nor
even stressed that the only manner of anxiety, has been given in settling the Korean issue was to Hongkong and not by the synchronise negotiations with a Americans is any attempt rejection of the original proposal cease-fire in view of Peking's at compulsory evacuation of the United Nations cease-fire EFFORTS contemplated. Behind the official counsel
to fathers of families, in pattern of Far Eastern problems. other words, there lies Sources recalled the conclu- nothing more serious sion of United Nations media- than what we would term tors that under the present cir- excess of precaution. Itcumstances no recommendations
could be is merely a suggestion Nehru believed that negotia- said Mr that, "just in case" there tions with Peking could be re- deterioration in the situa- followed by a conference could President of the
that a cease-fire would not be met Mr Nasrollah Etezan, tion sufficient to curtail be calmed.
General shipping services, those
Assembly, to resume
the willing to go should think The chief Indian delegate,
three-man group's efforts over the advisability of Sir Benegal Rau, was under- for a peaceful settlement departing reasonably soon stood to have communicated of the fighting in Korea.
group that an armistice be ar ranged first and then be
followed by talks on the whole RESUMED
made and
New York, Jan. 10. Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian member of the United Nations Cease-Fire
DECISION ON JAPAN
Washington, Jan. 10. Authoritative sources said today that the States has abandoned all United
hope of a general peace con- ference on Japan and will try to negotiate separate alliances for the termination
America Denies of the state of war between Korea Rumour
any
Washington, Jan. 10.
The United States De- fence Department today officially denied that recommendation had been received from General Douglas MacArthur that United' Nations troops -should be withdrawn from
Korea
was
A report from Tokyo, published by the Chicago Daily News, said it understood that General MacArthur mended
had recom- the withdrawal in a message to Washing- ton
In a formal statement, the Defence Department said: "The Defence De- partment has, not received any such recommendation from General MacArthur." --Reuter.
the Allies and Japan.
can
The sources said that Mr John Foster Dulles, who is in charge of treaty arrangements, will go to Tokyo before the end of January to explain the Ameri- position to General Mac- Arthur and the Japanese.. The American position as it exists, today is in favour of a "round" robin" sort of agreement on the termination of the state of war with Japan.
The American idea, which Has been formulated by Mr Dulles after consultations with the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr Dean Rusk, and State Secretary Mr Dean Acheson, is that it would be unwise to try to hold a general peace conference at this time..
For that reason, the Ameri- can Government has decided to, proceed on the principle that "silence gives consent" and go ahead with peace arrangements with Japan-United Press.
Opening Monday
should develop further sumed only if the Chinese fear Commission, this morning S. C. M. POST
in comparative comfort,
BRITISH PLAN
this view to the General Assein-
bly President, Mr Nasrollah
Accepting at face value Entezam, and
the
They were expected to be Canadian joined by Mr Lester Pearson the third member,
these explanations of External Affairs Ministers, (Canada),
cir-
Mr Mr. McConaughy's
Lester Pearson, his col- later in the day. leagues on the cease-fire team. cular, there is greater Both
On Jan. 3 the Commission had Mr Entezam and reason to deplore the Pearson
Mr reported to the Political Com- favour the Israeli mittee its failure to initiate timing. It comes hot on plan and there was specula-peace talks 'with the Chinese
can
sanctions against China. is likely to present it to the ment once а
It is flashed worldwide at
the heels of the clamping tion whether Sir Benegal would Communist Government at Pe-
not down of
refuse the trade
to participate inking. It was given another op- the group's recommendation of portunity embargo and the Ameri- the plan."
to prepare a state- ment of demand for
the principles which U.N. The Cease-fire Commission should underlie a Korean' settle-
Political
cease-fire had Committee, which been established. convenes on a highly critical stage in noon, as one of the possibilities day the Political Committee ac-
Thursday after- At its last meeting on Mon-" the Korean operations, for a Korean settlement. cepted a proposal by the Bri- and it is easy to imagine, Meanwhile, the Indian dele- tish delegate, Sir Gladwyn Jebb, for instance, a
gation said that Sir Benegal that the cease-fire group should score of still planned to go to London to be given time to interpretations in Peking consult Mr Nehru but no date question.
study the circles, none of them has yet been determined for The Committee is to meet to- possibly near the truth he trip.
morrow. to receive the Cease-
-jeopardise further tions with the other delegations, not decided
So far, the Commission has attempts to negotiate was marking time to permit the for settlement it should recom
what "principles" cease-fire truce.
cease-fire group to come for- mend to the Political Commit- And entirely without justi ending the Korea
ward with recommendations for tee.
war before fication. The Canadian presenting
The Commission, it was be its demand 'for lieved, had been waiting for the dictum-"We are con-
branding Peking an aggressor. Commonwealth Prime Ministers' tent to take our cue from British sources said today conference in London to reach Britain” — epitomises & tries hoped to have an "inter-of Far Eastern questions-Reu-
that the Commonwealth coun- definite conclusions on a solution. much happier spirit. mediate" plam for ending the ter
but all of them tending continuing
The United States, while Fire Commission's statement.
to
intensive consulta-
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