THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1951.
HOPES OF KOREA PEACE STILL
PERSIST IN U.K.
No Significance Seen In Rejection Of MacArthur Offer
London, Mar, 29.
Hopes of peace in Korea were still held out in British Government quarters today. These are based on the belief that Communist China must now realise that the United Nations forces have no intention of withdrawing from the fight, and that a military solution is, therefore, unlikely.
Statue Of Venus
Accusation
SEAL
London, Mar 29, Lieutenant Colonel Cut- ler, 52-year-old King's Messenger, whose Russian visa
said to have been cancelled by the So- viet authorities yesterday; arrived here, by air today. but would not comment on the story that he had "lifted" a statue of Venus. newspaper The Soviet Evening Moscow alleged that Cutler was one of two men responsible for removing a small bronze statne of Venus from the Savoy Hotel in Moscow.
Cutler went from the air- port to the Foreign Office by special car.--Reuter.
It was felt that the Chinese Communist armies might nevertheless make one more all-out effort to drive the Allied forces out.
Peking's rejection of General MacArthur's Good Friday truce offer indicated this possibility.
But failure of this effort would underline the desirabili-.
ty from China's point of view CONGRESS
of a political settlement while the rival forces are poised
along the 38th Parallel. WARNED TO
This belief is thought to be. behind the new appeal that President Truman is
shortly SPEED AID
making to the Chinese Commu- nist Government in the name of the 14 United Nations mem- bars most concerned im the Korean fighting.
Washington, Mar. 29.
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President Truman at his press conference today appealed for speedy action by Congress on It is not expected in diplo-his request for two million tons matic quarters in London that of food grains for India. this will sketch out specific The President said that truce terms but only renew prompt action was vital. the earlier offers to consider a
"Each day's delay after April negotiated settlement.
1 in starting shipments wi leave a serious gap in India's food supply later this summer and cause great suffering," he said.
Intelligence reports available in Tokyo today indicated that the Communists were planning a major counter-stroke against
summer,
SPIES the Allies before the
AMERICAN ATOM SPIES CONVICTED
New York, Mar. 29. Three Americans were found guilty on Thursday of stealing national atom bomb secrets for delivery to Russia,
They face possible death penalty for espionage in war time,
IN THE DUSTBIN
The United States could, at some sacrifice, spare grain." It -should be given both to saye human lives and strengthen Observers, therefore, were not. surprised at a Peking Radio freedom and democracy in an
statement that General Mac-important part of Asia, Mr
Arthur's offer to meet the Com- munist field commander to make a truce would go "into the dustbin,"
Peace
Truman added.
The first million tons should be provided promptly as a grant while the United States explored in greater detail the
situation regarding the remain. ing million, he said.
Urging prompt action by
Kay Meredith shows a cut-away front design in a display of 1951 swimsuits, held in London last week.
Swept Away In A Boat On Point Of Rescue
Cairo, Mar, 29.
Aircraft and ships searched the Eastern Mediterranean today for a Greek sea captain swept away alone in a ship's lifeboat when on the point of being rescued..
His ship, the Panamanian Semiramis (622 tons), sank 60 miles off Mersa Matruh, Libya, early yesterday.
Today, his Chief Engineer
House of Rep-pas Parakias, also a Greek, told German Paper
on
American people to help the "It reflects the desire of the
Indian people in their present the President
emergency," said.-Reuter.
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Under Ban
The statement was made by the unofficial "Chinese People's Committee for World against American Aggression."
Congress, President Truman A committee spokesman re said that the Julius Rosenberg, 32, his wife jected General MacArthur's
resentatives' Foreign Affairs | Ethel, 35, and Morton Sobell, 33 statement as "not worthy of
Committee
Captain Demetre Calios, had a Federal reply," but urged China to watch vestigated the matter and
carefully in- from the island of Chios, was were convicted by court juy of conspiring
closely any developments of the
lost. With 16 other sufvivors, in- with
March 5 had favourably recluding a woman, he arrived at threat to Mrs Rosenberg's brother, David"
invade the Chinese
ported
Hanover, Mar. 29. a bill to provide the Alexandria today on board the mainland. Greenglass, and a former
The Communist newspaper, grain to India. The bill had A British Russian consular official here 10
British steamer Carlton, source in Tokyo
"Die, Wahrheit," was banned-for bi-partizan support. commented that even in re-
90 days by the Allied High deliver atom bomb plans to treat the Communists were tying
o'clock yesterday morning, we ing maliciously faked pictures Faraklas said: "About four Commissioner today for publish- Soviet Russia.
up eight United States divisions The trial was the first in the and 30,000 other Allied troops
noticed the Semiramis was of the U.S. High Commissioner, nation for atomic espionage.
taking water and by six o'clock John in Korea.
McCloy, purportedly Greenglass pleaded guilty. Geographic positions in the
the master ordered the crew to "studying pictures of the North The three native-born Ameri-Korean peninsula were of less
abandon ship, which was taking Korean war dead." cans showed little emotion as interest to the Communist plans the jury returned the verdict.than the overall Asian picture Rosenberg and his small dark-in terms of both military and haired wife clasped hands under propaganda calculations. the counsel table as the verdict was read, Sobell passively at the jury.
Motions
The London .correspondent preparatory to
of the Dutch newspaper, Volk- appeal are scheduled to be heard at the time of the sentencing, diplomatic source," wrote today skrant, quoting "reliable set by the judge for April 5, that the Soviet delegate to the The jury made no request for United Nations, M. Jacob Malik, leniency: Judge, Irving Kauf- had said that Communist China man had told them they might was ready for Korean peace do so but that he would not be talks. bound by their recommendation in passing sentence.
stared im
an
"SENSATIONAL”
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that
U.S. Plans Huge Airbase In France
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...for
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a general cargo to Benghazi. The paper also came under
"The master and crew board- Allied disapproval ed two lifeboats and tried to į publication of a front-page make for the shore. The two article inciting Germans to resist. boats were tied together by a Allied measures for the defence long rope..
of Germany.-United Press.
"After 12 hours the boats sighted a ship, which turned out to be the Carlton: She steamed bowards us, and rescue opera- tions began just enter night-fall.
Paris, Mar. 29. The United States Air Force has completed plans for the con-
"When only the captain re- struction
mained to be rescued, a strong West in
Central France of one
current swept his lifeboat away, of the greatest airbases in Europe, U.S. Em-Carlton's master ordered an im- and it "drified out of sight. The bassy officials said today.
'mediate': search, and the
10,000 men, including 2,000 to The base will be manned by chances 3,000 Americans and 7,000
Frenchmen. It will include:
area
The
Hongkong Telegraph
Morning Post Building, Hongkong.
NOTICE
Owing to the further searchlights sweeping the sea. was circled for 10 hours, with increase in the. cost of News-
The correspondent said M. Malik made this sensational United States Attorney Irving statement" when asked what Saypol said: "Greaglass will be he thought about the sentenced at the same time as of a new appeal to Heking.
print, coupled with the "When day broke the Carlton difficulty in obtaining sup- the others." He refused to dis- The correspondent added that 1. Storage facilities. for an wirelessed close what recommendation, it speculation about a change of aerial armada to
Cyprus, and two any, the government will make the Soviet policy in the Far readiness against invasion.
be held in planes were reported to have plies, it has been decided to as to death penalty of a lesser East, had increased after a
se out from. There to continue discontinue the Noon edition sentence.United. Press.
of the Hongkong Telegraph 2. Repair facilities for Ameri- the search.” Russian report that the Deputycan-made Premier, M. Molotov, had taken Western European air forces.
planes used by Faraklas added: I am sure as from 1st April, 1951. over the Soviet Foreign Office
the captain will be found, His The China Mail will take U.S. Casualties from M. Andrei Vyshinsky, who 3. Instruction facilities for lifeboat carried. svater and
is ill with pneumonia.
training European technicians food."
over the special features now Washington, Mar. 29,
Usually well-informed quar- and engineers in the main-
appearing in the Telegraph. The woman survivor is The announced. American ters in London believed today. tenance and repair of American
The unexpired portions of Angela Confopandelis, wife of casualties in Korea
rose to that the suggestion attributed to planes.
the first mechanic of the prepaid subscriptions *57,120 today, an
M. Malik that the Chinese.Com. increase of
The base will be built around Semiramis, both of whom are now being refunded. 1,306 since last week.
munist Government was now the existing aeroplane factory in from Chios, and is the missing The total,
ready for peace talks was made Chateauroix, 150 representing three weeks to a month ago.
miles south-captain's sister-in-law.
Printed and published by west of Paris. Embassy officials casualties reported to the next
Apart from two Egyptians WILLIAM ALICK GRINEAM for of kin up to March 23, in-have let fall a hint to this effect base
M. Mark was reported to said the agreement to build the who went to their homes when and on behalf of South Ching cluded – 8,511" killed;
negotiated with the Carlton rend Alexan, Morning Fort Limited at 143, 37,918 during a casual,conversation France under the terms of the dria, all wounded and 10,681 missing in with another delegate to Lake mutual defence assistance part
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