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SOVIET PENETRATION OF NORTHERN CHINA Washington backs up charges with proof

REPLY TO VYSHINSKY

Washington, January 25

The State Department today produced documentary information to support the recent charge made by the Secretory of State, Mr. Deon Acheson, that Russia is taking over some areas. in Northern China.

The document was on answer to the statement mode by the Soviet For eign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, last week, branding Mr. Ache sun's charges as "monstrous and awkward lies."

The State Department document said: "Soript strategic detachment from Chinese control is in progress ip China's Northern provinces, ps it is in cortain European arcas, and, as in thosp gregs, it may be ex- pected to proceed by carefully planned stages.

EMPIRE'S DOLLAR POSITION

London, January 25

Financial officials Britual staled today that the Com- monwealth's 25 per cent cut in dollar imports was review- ed as a matter of routine at the Cobanho Conference

anungements among

All such Conundry Che

Countries patrierte alls einwed, they said. Became the Commonwealth dollar

pavtoma Pot perjod of months Of Wohla

static.

Over a it enn improve

Ames prats Pose reports that Bri- taon at Colomdio proposed a six munities extrum of the mrange- ment, until this end of this year. me believed to rest on a miscoń- cepting

According 1 these British offietals, when the Commonwealth countries w it to the Colombo Confereper was their general sense 1st the dolla savings would have to contine indefinitely, und the review during confirmed this Impression.

the meeting

Its

Dollar inports are drown up an- nually. Since the 25 per rent rul. which was agreed upon last July, clnl not become fully effective until the beginning of this year. first full year could be regarded us the calendar year 1950 rather than the 12 months ending next June. But there was never any ques tion of continuing it to any par ticular dato.

it continues for such time, long or short, as the dollar shortage enforces it.

It is subject to reluxation or to further ghleang, for the Com- monwealth ds n whole or for any particular country, as the situation may change at any time-Reuter.

Americans in China as hostages?

Washington, January 25.

The Secretary of State, Mr. Denn Acheson, has expressed concern that some of the 3,000 Americans still in China, may be held

the us hostages by Cominunists, according to some Senators who heard Mi. Ache- son's testimony before the For- eign Relations Committee on Tuesday.

These Senators said Mr. Acha- sou told the Committee that the Chinese Communists have adopt ed the practice of compelling each homeward bound American to designate someone in China who will be responsible for debts and for any subsequent criminal charge lodged again

Mr. Actieson is sald disclosed that charges ranglog. from personal assault to non-pay- ment of roht müs be levelled against an Amerlepp» mánths after he has loft Chine

These Communist tactles have mado it most difficult for Ameri- cans to get home, Mr. Acheson told the Committee according to the Senators United Press.

PAKISTAN WHEAT

FOR SPAIN!**

Kornell, Jandury 20.

A local news agency report sald today that Sogin, is dogoflat- Pakistan whoot

ing to purchas

kurplus. 23.0

The agency emptied that the Spanish Consul - General for Karathi, Mr. Emillo Numax stated 1 Bogolinalode with the Pakistan Government materialle, Spain may purchasło: 100,000 tong:-of- wheat from tile country,United

the

the

The announcement, wich was "The Soviet Unjop jus placed } the richest industria) area of under Türiday's date and Chan firndy (behind the Far from Ulan Dates, capital of

Mongolian People's Rumblło Eastern segment of the Trun

that Choibalsan was over- Bald burdened with 1125 duties Chairman of the Council of Mi nisters.

Curtain

Departament

su.i

"bused

The State that the document WĐA

4 lange serumaintion of 10- parts and duta available to this Goveument."

also hater that it has fur- thes wvidence which it whi nat make publik at this time.

The ductuen suud the etion of the Mongolian,

This and his personal request led to the new Appointments. If was stated.

is

nl

Art Chan

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1950.

Peking radio concentrates on Tibet

Bani Franchiño, Wanuary 20.

The

Chibese Communist

radio for the second consecu• tive day violently denounced the Tibetan decision to send goodwill missions, abroad to "explain" Tibetan

Indepen-

daries, and re-tferated that Tibet is an integral part of China, due for "liberation."

The Fladio said, the Chinese people "are longing for the REMY

of our fatherland to march Westwards," and sharged "the imperialists with directing the Lhasa authori. ties to carry out the plot of so-called 'independence" from behind the scenes."

The radio quoted nation. wido

The againat protests Tibetan Independence move, and repeated the and

warning that Any country receiving cmissarica violatos China's Dovereignty and will "be considered de

therately hostile to the Chi- nese people."-United Proza.

the

Tibetan

GUERILLA WARFARE

IN KOREA

that

San Francisco! Idnudry 25. Guerilla warfare is raging

ut practically

over South Karen, Peking Radio claim d

][ Tonight.

sald

th: "People's partsons" are swift- ly growing into a strong forte there.

The uber of men mobilized October by the partisans up to

totaled

89,000 vver

the Broadcast with.

The new Foreign Minister the present Deputy Minister Foreign Affau's, Thamsuruh

The new Miniator vi "Despite Forces is Major General independentehly, who has been Depute Mi-aut

Armed Republlenister of the

People's Soviet pecuation in Outer Mon golia is completo."

It s that Outer Mongolia How not beeg recognised by all of the nations in

Soviet the sphere Yet by treaty. Soviet troops are maintained

ila "independent republic," and tadr Is completely munupoltred by Russia

القادر

United Proxy Press

Forces -- Assylated

ITALY SUING BRITISH BANK

London January 26. it sold that Manchuria is ruled

British bank Italy sited in Suno-Ituiu partnership. by ப with the stronger partner in the

today for the late King Virto: domment position, and

British claimed Emgranuel's $42,000 that Russin la extending ita prvo- nomic and strategic domination.

Socrat police

fortune.

The Repubbe brought the (nation in Chancery Court against Funro's. bank administrators of the King's Estate in Britain, Gregory, Soviet troops occupy Dairan and Sir Henry Stanley and Port Arthur,

Russly the Gavehimont's Custodian And has extended a control

Enamy Property.

Emmanuel's holdings in Victor railway beyond

Britain were poized when Italy After

what

of was

of

contemplated In Its 1940 treaty and Bruin weat to war. with China. The document charged the the little monarch tiled in 1947. Russians with participation 371 Enginy Property Custodian

the Manchurian secret potice and paid the British Government

in the training of native military forces, and that Russia has tained navigation and Yshing rigitta, oporated the

Phly

£8,000 in estate duty and turn bbed the rest over to Hambro's.

Italy's lawyer, Pascoe Hay- civil ward,

ard, told the Court that SU har service, vatrols and operates Henry should not have pald the important industrial and hydro-estate dul electric plants, as well as sova to tal gold and coal mines.

I said that, under the agree ment concluded butween Russia and the Chinese Communists last July, 60 per cent of Mag- churia's farm produce i export- ed to the Soviet Union, causing severe local shortages.

The State Department also said that Monchuclo ban parate currency

and aepurute ecanpmic controls from those of the rest of the Chinese Commu- nist territory, wherefore USSR penetration ia Manchuria widespread. and economic hu istrategie exploitation is woll ad- vanced.

Sinking moves

dyly

or shitled the estate

Accordi .10 Mr. Hayward, these moves were a breach of the Anglo-Italian

agreement under which all Italian assets in Brifatn were to be turned over to Baly.

Victor Emmanuel's cstato Britain

consisted of cash and investments. Associated Press.

ANTI-RED ARMY IN UKRAINE

in

It added that up to last August the operations of the partisans covered eight PLOVIRCES, SAVE! cities, 118 counties and 682 dix- tricts.

11 claimed

of the

The control of who hold basca

that inust

KMT confident of ability to

Taiwan defend

Lake Success, January 25.5

Dr. T.F. Tsigng, the Chinese Nationalist chief delegate to the United Nations, declared to- day that Taiwan could be defended by chino's military forces.

He said that his Government had not asked the United States for naval aid to fend off the expected Communist invasion of the island,

1

Dr. Tsiang told a luncheon) He declared that the current of the UN Correspondents As- Moscow talks between the Rus- sociation that military ald to slags and the Chinese Communists the Nationalists in defendings in part be devoted to future

Iussian aid to Peking. Taiwan would not be necessary untess Russia gave (active aid! Such pid was undoubtedly given in the past, he said. United in the form of naval assistance

Press and Router. Communists to the

for the invasion of the island.

"Perhaps this contingency is now being discussed in Moscow conferences between the Russians and tho. Chinase Communists," ha suid.

Dr. Tsiung said that the Chinese had no doubts of the defencibility of Taiwan, loasmuch as the Com- munists lack naval and aircraft of their own.

He suid it wns known that Russia had provided son.e planes for Mao Tse-tung's forces, bust; } that they had been used only for training purposes,

RAIDS ON SHANGHAI SHIPPING

"Tajnki, Jatinny 25. Chinese Nationalist heavy bombers attacked Shanghai again today, reporting direct met us in the air." Dr. Talang hits on seven ships. said.

"The

Communists have never

The Air Force said returning Dr. Talang said that aseCoosa -

pilots reported there were no ful holding operation in Talwan

planes on Stranghal air felds would maka, it difficult for the Communis alleged plano de

This suggesind that the recent undere ka now Kdyontura in

aerial pounding had made the Indonesia, the Philippines, Judo-nolds too dangerous for the Com China and elsewhere.

He said Talwan is garrisoned by between 150,000 and 200,000 trained troops equipped with arins, ridiculing the Idea that Tativan could be easily overrun from the mainland.

American

He said that one mile oft the port of Ningpe is the island of

malo mountain ranges in South Tingbal which can be seen from the mainland. Qu Tinglint is a Korea are utier

majur air Installation from which the Nationalist Air Force la con-

the partdsans

for guerilla operations in six pro-yously raidlingt Shanghai and vinces.

The bromsienst further said that

during the seven months between April and October, 1948, guerlins, supported by the local population annihilated 7.811 "enemy troops" at the surve Une capturing 1735

of them.

The bromcast said that thesd figures were given by the South Korean newspaper "Labourer"

Peking Radio described a "a new phase of the armed struggle of the

Korean people" alleged

pegiant up. risings throughout South Korop against grain levying by the Byngman Rhee Government."

There

uprisings had taken place last October and badge sulted in peasants in many dla

tricts restoring the "People's by American imperialismd

committees long ago suppressed

ter.

•

APOLOGY FROM WEST GERMANY

Bohn, January 23. The West German Governmont officially apologised today to the French High Commissioner, M. Andre

the Franco-Poncet, for focent "war vindication" speech of the Ministar of Justice, Horr Thomas Dehler,

And in another peace "gen- ture, the Federal Chancellor, "Dr. Konrad Adenauer, oppcaled to: Purty landers for calm and pati

ел the Saar question. Rapter.

ence

CHINESE WORKERS

FOR POLAND:2

Munich, Jahüury 25. A Ukrainian Liberty Army, numbering between 100,000 and 200,000 man, is operating behind the Iron Curtain, according to Dr. Peter Mirschük, spokesman of the 'S. K. League of Ukrainian concentration camp prisongra.

Vienna, January 25, **The *Munich Abend Zellung" in Diplomatic informanty-Fold last reporting this said that Dr. Mira- night that more than 3,000 Chia- chuk disclosed that the main eso labourers have been shipped. operational centre of the Liberty through China to work in the Army is in the Carpatho-Ukraing, Upper Silesian coal mines of of affairs in Outer Mongolia, but some of the Army'a units are, Poland to reduce the critical sbar- Rumla has sought permission also operating in the Crimea, in tage of labour in that i part of

It said that in Inner Mongolia and Sinklang the process of deo- nomic and political penetration is less advanced.

But the indications at present Russian moves there are strongly reminiscent of the earlier

atate

to station troops in Sinklangi the Caucasus and in the Baltic Poland takon from Germany. after tions that Huaris obtained, region, Retter".

There are also strong indica-

coking, exclusive air transport, trade and investment, and milag fal' rights in Binkianit.

The document said that the Soviet-inspired semi-autonomous Mongol regime in Inner Monga». la only loosely affiliated with the Chinato Communist autbari- ties

Carefully planned It concluded: process of pens

on the

course, or any resi may arise in Chinele Comfnunications

"and" appear to be hireddy Soviet control.

TheSoylet strategic detach thent from Chinusa: control, I in progress in China's Northern Provinces,^und), "jag?” Ini cert Bear in Europe, it may be pected to precood by caro Planned stages

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A similar position off the post or Amoy is the island of Kinmen These two islands have ngeuse strategic iniportance in the Chi-

civil war. The Communists have not been able to lake, eller

-one.

Major obstacle

they Dr. Isigng asked could not overrun ellber of these tiny islande, which are not ped- how can they quickly overrun Taiwan which prescats a major

obstacle?"

munists to use.

Pilots sald a number of ware- house on Shanghai'd river front

wore left in fines.

They said the bombed ships were from 1,000 to 3,000 tons,

Two were in dry dock. Fighter piapes attacked Swa- low; mainland: port opposite Tal- They claimed that many small craft in the harbour were sunk or damaged.

Wan.

Other nightare shot up trains

⚫ running North out of Canton,

In Bouth Ching,

Three new Ministers were ap- pointed today in the first major reshuffle of the Nationalist gov- ernment since General Yon Hal- shen took over the Promferattip in Canton laat May-Associated

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PEKING PICTURE

San Francisco, January 35.

Chinese Communist radio.

commenting on the seizure of American, French and Dutch pro peres in the Fcking hepato Quarter by the Peking military authorities, described the gered Dr. Tolong said that he is con- aldering asking the United Na-buildings as "ying pictures of Imperialist aggression on China. lluns to send a watch-dog com-

bumillation mission to Taiwan to observe and They remind us of a

canedd. report on foreign assistance, if in history which must be

A recalled bitter memories" evoked, by the Legation: Quatter, and rejoiced that this is now We can now "people's land. walk freely there."United Press.

any, to the Communists,

Dr. Tiang said that but for Saviot Russia sunport, Nationalist China felt confident of holding Formosa indefnitoly,

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