THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1951.
VIETMINH REDS
LAUNCH BIG NEW OFFENSIVE
Saigon, Mar. 26.
Official sources revealed today that the Viet Minh Communists have attacked several French posts on the northern edge of the Red River delta in which might be a prelude to the expected all-out rebel assault for Indo-China.
A communique said a French, frontal attack. It was beaten force repulsed several" attacks back only after five days of
on outlying French posts and heavy fighting-United Press. pro-French fortified villages which guard the rich rice fields north of Hanoi..
In Paris, General Jean de Lättre de Tassigny, predicted
a Communist spring offensive
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would start within two weeks. AIR
He believed the French, forces would able defeat the Reds without American man- power.
Before returning to Indo- China by plane, the General said: “All we needed were French reinforcements, which should arrive in strength in the next few months, and increasing empo of American arms ship- ments American gims have Been arriving in great quanti- Stres, and I am confident we will
...
Buenos Aires, Mar, 26. 'An airliner belonging to the Argentine State Airline plunged to earth today from about 10,000 feet in Tierra del Fuego, killing 15 of those aboard and injuring four.
The aircraft had taken off from Ushuaia, the world's most southerly city, for Buenos Aires and had crashed a short while later at Rio Grande, where the
taken be able to handle the four injured were situation ourselves."
hospital.
NOW
to:
This was the second Argentine airliner crash in recent months. Last December another passen-
shortly after the takeoff from Mar del Plate for Buenos Aires with a death roll of 17.
Fighting along the northern rim of the Red River delta was reported to be the heaviest since the French threw back a Com-ger plane crashed into a field munist frontal attack north of Hanoi în mid-January,
French sources said they be- lieved the French and Viet Minh forces were "on
the verge of major battle."
The Communist January offensive, launched on a 120-
The only survivor was a young girl found 30 yards away from the charred wreckage,
The airline company issued a statement reporting several
icilometre front, centred around dead and injured." The plane
Winh-Yen, northwest of Hanoi, It was the first time the Com- munists had come out into the open and staged a full-scale
a Dakota, carried a crew of four.
The Transport Ministry des patched two planes to the scene of the crash.-Reuter.
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Mounting Tension In South Persian Oil Areas:
Martial Law Proclaimed
Teheran, Mar. 26-
of the South Persian oil areas, including the great oil re- Martial law was proclaimed tonight in seven localities
finery centre of Abadan.
This action by the Persian Cabinet followed the strike today of students and apprentices of the Anglo-Iranian Oif Company, which was spreading.
The Cabinet is meeting tonight to discuss the Evatt Not
situation in South Persia.
A Government spokesman said that workers
at Bandar, a port on the Persian Gulf, and at the Convinced Of Agha Jari oilfield had not reported for work since last Saturday.
The strike at Abadan started maintain order in Abadan.- yesterday. Martial law was pro- United Press. claimed in Teheran on March 20 after the assassination of "General Ali Razmara, the Prime Minister of Teheran, K
Teheran, Mar. 26.
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Sydney, Mar. 26. The former External Af- An attempt was made two fairs Minister, Dr Herbert days ago to assassinate the Evatt, said in a statement military governor of Teheran, today that Australia should General Abdul Hussein Hejazi,
The oil company's spokesman said here today that the com- it was reliably learned here to- not .consent to the rearm---
night. The attempt failed and ament of Japan because Japanese policy had not of changed.
pany had for some years paid an out-station allowance to em-
in ployees working
Bandar Mashur to compensate them for the Lack of living facilities
But as conditions improved
arrests were made,
Hejazi was also chief police-Reuter.
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standard practice, brought this allowance into line with that made for more comfortable con- ditions.
This was
explained to the workers before the new rate became effective, the spokesman. said, but it was apparently not considered satisfactory by the workers now on strike.
Persists
Paris, Mar. 26.- The French Government today made a fresh effort, to end the 11-day-old Paris underground and bus strike.
"The best experts on Far Easter affairs agree that, given the opportunity, the military clique and Zaibatsu group monopolists will once again es- tablish Japan's move ..at domination of the South Paci- fic," he said-
Dr. Evatt said that sooner or
later an "accomplished fact" would issue from Mr John Foster Dulles' talks and Aus- tralia "will be committed to another era of power politics and secret treaties at complete variance with the registered de- cision of the Allied nations in The spokesman added that the
The Strike Committee early 1945, as written into the terms company believed the strikes today turned down proposals for of the Japanese armistice and were a domestic issue not linked a 1,450-franc monthly
wage subsequently into the Washing- with the recent campaign for increaseless than a quarter of ton agreement for the Far the nationalisation of the oil the 6,000 francs the strikers are Eastern Commission." industry-Reuter.
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Teheran, Mar. 26.
region, said:—
asking.
He
said the Tokyo Bay New, Government proposals surrender made it clear "beyond reached the Committee at mid- all reasonable doubt" that Japan day and it was due to meet again would be disarmed and its war- Premier Hussein Ala,
tonight. an-
making industries not allowed. nouncing martial law in southern
The Minister of Transport, M. He said the Washington docu-" hement Iranian towns to halt Communist Antoine Pinay, said today
"made it unequivocally disturbances in the nation's oiloped the strike would be settled plain that after disarmament by Wednesday "at the latest." and demilitarisation Japan was There were 68 underground never to have any Army, Navy trains running at midday today or Air Force", He added that about half the usual holiday it was "elementary international number-and 12 buses.-Reuter. law" that an agreement by a number of nations could not be altered except with the consent of all participants.
"Therefore," he concluded, Bogota, Mar. 26.
"rearmament of Japan cannot be Nine have been killed in carried out without the consent landslides caused by rain in the of Australia. That consent. Manizales region during the last should not be given."-United 24 hours-Reuter,
"We have received reports I that certain elements planned to create turmoil in the oil areas, and it is this government's duty to establish order."
Some observers felt British oil men here may call on the British government to provide protection. if the unrest spreads. The General Staff has ordered the Asaz military division to assist the police and navy to
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