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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1949.

NATIONALISTS DETAIN THREE U.S. VESSELS

Japanese Criticise Britain

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Wahington, September 2 The Japanese American Citi- zens League called, upon United States Army officials today 10 bar all British personnel from American rest, hotels and camps in Japan in retaliation for an alleged British - order banzing Nisei officers of the American Army from similar British facili- ties.

At the same time, the JACL to the sent a letter of protest British government through-the- British Ambassador in Washing ton, Sir Oliver Franks.

The letter said in part: "Nor-

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Washington, September 29. The State Department announced today that three Americon merchant ships-the Flying Trader, the Flying Independent and the Flying Clip- per are being detained near Shanghai by Chinese Nationalist blockade forces.

The Flying Trader was en route from Hong Kong to Shanghai, and the Flying Independent and Flying Clipper were outbound from Shanghai. All are operated by the Isbrand- tsen Company, New York,

The United States does

Missing

Stopped

Search Fliers

New York, September 29. "The United States Coast Guard announced tonight that

widespread hunt which was organised for the two missing Italian fliers, Giovanni Bron- dello and Camillo Barioglio, has been called off.

The Coast Guard said that the Italian Embassy in Washington had reported that "all authorities regard the case as a hoax.”

An air search had been.institüt- ed after the Trans-World Air- lines had reported · receiving a despatch from its Paris office in- dicating that the Italians were

plane. near adrift in their

the Bahamas Islands.

Trans-Ocea

The pilot of a not.) ships did not constitute an "effec- recognise legality of the blockade uve blockade". He replied this coloured patch of water" in the

Airlines plane said he saw declared by the Nationalists for was part of the whole issue to be Shanghai and other China port taken up under study-Associated cities. The State Department said Press. it has asked for full reports from American authorities in Shanghai before deciding on "an appropriate.

course of action."

In New York a spokesman for

mally, our organisation would the shipping company said it had

Blockade Statement

same area whence came the radio message heard in Italy. When the pilot made his report, he Tas not aware that signals had been theard.-"

A B-17 carrying a boat, food and medical supplies to be drop- ped.tock of from Ramey Field at two pm to search til dusk. It will concentrate on the area A high official in the Isbrand-50 miles around the position re-

of New York ported Company

the by

Milan radio Hong Kong bitterly operator, are forced to protest at an arbi-dent, he said, are 120 Korean regents in trary attitude that amounts al-fugees bound from Shanghai toresterday for detaining the of the plane's mission, Navy planes

lashed out at the Nationalist navy - Depending on the outcome of-

not take exception to the inter-received word that the vessels had cal policy of another nation as it been held up since early this affects the dignity of human morning. beings, but in this instance we

On board the Flying Indepen-en

+

late war save their blood in de-Japan, Hong Kong and anounced

that the boy, commander of the Caribbean

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mest to an insult of men of non-Korea. The ships carry general Caucasian ancestry,

who in the cargo for the United States, Korea, their blockade running ships near may tomorrow be ordered out for Jan intensive search of the entire the State Department in area. Rear-Admiral Daniel Bar- fence of the United Nations, in- points. cluding Britain, and who in turn

The spokesman said: "We are were honoured for their wartime schedule on legitimate business in hai, and the Flying Independent the Army, Navy and Coast Guard world Flying Trader. en route to Shang- Sea Frontier, sald a radio net of a regular round on a service by the British people..

"In light of the past, the "at-

being had been given | Chinese ports. We have asked for and Flying Clipper were

the alert de- escorts in the past we trust the detained near Shanghai by Na-

any titude of the BCOF in Japan (State) Department will provide official said that the ships would als and also all Navy and further tionalist blockade forces, the finitely to fix an protection in the future,"

commercial vessels in the area were asked to report their posi- tions every half-hour to enable Ayers should they be located He to quick dispacth of aid to the

added that all airlines had been United

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a heartless commentary upon a nation that would call upon men of all faiths and races to lay down their lives in its defence

during war, but in time of peace callously decide that some men

Had Permission

The company, he said, was “now in touch with the State Depart-

are now not worthy of equalityment," adding two of the ships

ro be detained long

He added: "No Nationalist Navy tugboat or minesweeper is going to stop our ships from trading from want to.

wherever

they

¡Press.

of consideration because

of the the Firing Independent and the- "Before our company sent the asked to co-operate. colour of their skin."

Flying Clipper recently entered ships into Shanghai, we checked Letters were also sent to Shanghai with Nationalist permis- with the United States State General MacArthur, the US. De- sion.

Department, and they told us fence Secretary, Mr. Louis John- The report of the incident that the Nationalist blockade was son, and the Secretary of the came from the American Consu-illegal, and that the United States Army, Mr. Gordon Gray-United

late General at Shanghal. It did not recognise, it, Press.

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The Department's announce sent for it that those ships are going At 210, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 PM British Progress In Aviation". "Gonzales Beats Schroeder

said the Nationalist forces had ad- vised the ships skippers that othcers from the warships would board and inspect the vessels,

On board the Flying Indepen- dent, the report said, was Mr. Ann drew Prinkley, Isbrandtsen Line Far Eastern representative.

The Nationalists proclaimed the blockade last June as part of their campaign against Communist armies who seized Shanghai and other ports.

to trade with Shanghai."

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He added that he assumed the State Department was already Nationalist negotiating, with the Government, and that he expected United States Navy, that the

the area, might which was in possibly intervene.

"However, The official said: whether the navy intervenes or Lot is something that I certainly could not say for certain, but it

my personal opinion," The Flying Independent and the In a cable from Shanghai, A.P. Patticon Flying Clipper went into Shanghai Pattison, earlier this month, without inter-and

and President of

Company, said that the ference from blockade craft.

American ships had been boarded Press Officer Michael J. Mc-by personnel from the Nationalist Dermott said the State Department warships, and that they had been was familiar with the movement ordered to stand by the warship

Without Interference.

of the ships but did not advise for instrumid that the

Nationalists had no possible port of sufficient depth to take the three ships to, and unload them.

the line whether, to go"into"Shang- The official bal in defiance of the blockade.

The US. served notice on the Nationalist government last June 29 that it could not recognise the legality of any closing of the China

ports and adjacent waters to foreign vessels "unless the Chi- rese government declares and maintains an effective blockade of them. It said the American atti-

The Flying Trader is 7,607 tons, the Flying Independent is 6,711 tons, and the Flying Clipper· 8.192 tons.

tude was based on international GREEK QUESTION

law and precedents.

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