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WESTERLING HELD BY Parliament re-opening rehearsal Foreign policy

SINGAPORE POLICE Asks Dutch protection as extradition sought ILLEGAL ENTRY CHARGE

Singapore, February 26.

Captain Paul "Turk" Westerling, leader of the Indonesian irre- gular army, was arrested here today for violating the emer- gency

\avel restrictions, it was officially announced.

U.S.military aid for Indo-China

Nources

Washington, February 25. Usually reliable diplomatic that the sald today French Government has given the United States Embassy in Paris its detallod request for military aid for Indo-China and this should reach the State Department from the Embassy over the week-end.

The sourcen said the French Ambassador, Mr. Henri Bennet, left suddenly by air for Parls last night after conferring with the deputy assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Mr. L. Thompson, at the State Depart- ment on Indo-China and mnitert.

*

| The Netherlands Government spokesman promised the use of Dutch troops if necessary to catch the elusive Westarling who insists on main- tenance of an autonomous West Java State, Indonesia urges the inclusion of West Java within the borders of a large State.

Westerling's troops are conglomerate organisation and Include some Dutch, dissidont Indonesians and other units. One of his most successful raids was on Bandoeng, West Java, on January 23.

sociated Press. These permit hold ing him only seven days

During that time, Immigration authorities must decide whether to deport him, or grant him an entry permit. Indonesian author

tles here said that he cannot be sent back to Indonesia without

cedure.

Westerling was arrested at f a.m. by a police. party headedoing through extradition

by Mr. A. R. McEwan, Aulstant

pro-

Superintendent of the Special Flew to Singapore

Branch, in the Chinese

Eurasian quarter of Bingapore. "We just went around and pick. ed him up," a police spokesman wald.

ment.

Captain Westerling, loft In

to

The famed frish State Coach, used by Britain's Royal Family on ceremonial ocomnions, is seen on its way back to London's Buckingham Palace after an early morning rehearsal of the King's drive from the Palace to the re-opening of Parliament. in background are the Houses of Parliament.-A.P. Photo,

KMT planes again bomb Shanghai

Taipeh, February 26.

Shanghai yesterday was the target of still another

air attack, an official despatch said. Medium bombers and fighters, it declared, visited the great Communist-held metropolis, hitting the area around Lunghwa airfield in the Southern outskirts of the city and shipping in the harbour.

The result was described as

good.

The raiders, "condsting of 2-25 and P-51s were based on Chusan the main island of the group of the same name,

Chusa serves the Notionalists as an air-ground-naval base and

donella for Singapore by air The Dutch and Indonesian Con-

'last Wednesday after studing sulates were informed of the no- Indonesian sicurity officers, aci

cording tion and the Indonesian Consul,

Usually reliablo sources -In other General, Dr. M. Octoyo, said: "I

Jakarta, reports Reuter. 'nin pleased to hear it. It is Ano 'It was understood

Mr. that

example of

His wife, who left with their of police work." On the Thompson gave Mr. Bonnet

the question of

Petroalion, Dr. Oetoyo chlidren on Friday, night, said be latest United States views

on said ex

applies only to fore going that high Dutch officers Indo-Calm, which in

includes the criminals but said he was. cablinge helping them to except,

cording to a New Zealand radio possible his Government, and expects a desire to do whatever

executive and a woman member to help stem Communism there. reply on Monday.

In this connection, the Foreign The Dutch Consul, Dr. A.M.L. Java's wartime resistanco move Office in Paris

reported to

to have Winkelman, refused to make a State Department statement but said it. Westerling Charles Stuart, said that Mrs. is the chief point from which the

The

New

Zealander, Mi Informed the that the French authorities in claims Dutch citizenship he will Westerling had told him a Dutch blockade of Shanghai la mala- Indo-Chinn have evidence that consult the Dutch Government

naval Catalina flying boat wan Chinese Communist forces have immediately.

taking her husband to Singapore. tained already.

It is considered a vital outpost Mr. Stuart Bald that Mrs. Westerling had told him: "My

for the defence of Taiwan, husband has gone to Singapore to

The despatch rald other Nation- get money and

land struck at Communist craft Mr. Stuart's quotation of Mrs. on the coasts of Communist-held Westerling's alleged story that islands of the Chusan group. the high Dutch officers were aiding

Seventy junks, it claimed, were worried the Dutch-Turkish, adventurer sunk. (The Nationallats say they

tri, known in Indonesia as "Soura- was corroborated by Keteet Tan-hold two-thirds of the Chusan ta lands against one-third in possos bays Sue."-Reuter,

sion of the Reds),

transferred to Ho

minh's Communist forces

materials captured

Chl

war

from the

Chinese Nationalist armles, ・・

The sources said they received

no details of the French request

Westerling has claimed Dutch citizenship and has asked the Dutch consulate for protection. a later United Press despatch reported.

himself was

The police said that, as far as for military aid-but-believed that they knew Westerling's faut the proposed

will be was not in Singapore and omounta large enough to assure French coptaln Union force-in-Indo-China-real-about-them. résults in their fight against Vietminh.

Mobile equipment It was surmised, therefore, that the amount requested would be at least half of the $70,000,000 President Truman has avaliable to defend against Communism in the geperal area of China. The sources bellaved that the request would include hundreds of trucks and jeopt, numerous landing craft, road machinery and airplanes to make French Union forces fully mobile,

The police belleved that the Dutch renegade's family might still be in Indonesia. They sald Westerling was ofrald the

In- donesian authorities had arrested or could arrest them.

Captain Westerling was sur- prised at the home of a Chinese in the centre of Singapore submitted to arrest by a British police officer without resisting. adds Router.

He confirmed his wife's story that he had gone to Malaya in; search of funds and arma for his organisation

The Defence Ministry virtual. ly conceded the loss of, Najhon], -idend, off the mainland seaport

of Bwatow, opposite. Talwane. Contact with deferiders on the Island,

it said, was lost al′ 10 o'clock yesterday morning. harder for the Nationalists to will make it Loss of Namoa bisckade Swatow.

Labour gets another seat

London, February 25. Labour's absolute majority over all other partius. In the now House of Commona rose to 10 tonightwith the ani nouncement that Labour had won the Goottish Western Isles constituency.

The result WEE!.

Kỳ "Maaß{{fan (Labour)', 8,347, Wine Comdr... H. Mỹ

Sinclair. (Liberal)

D. Murray ́(Indepen.

dent)

Labour malority":

Russians

not an issue in British politics

London, February 26.

| Informed officials predicted today that, Labouritos and Conservatives will agree Informally to keep major foreign policy questions out of their political warfare,

Neither party headquarters would comment. A broad sphere of co-operation in foreign, öffairs :

has existed between the two Parties since 1945. This co-operation is threatened, main- ly where economic policy is also involved. Conservatives do not like

hesitant flourlin Ro

(of atdin bombs Labour's programme of repay. by Mr. Wanita Chichi, thi ing war-time debis owing to

Conservativert sönders) which auch nations as India and

crusadina (ming Changa, Maati Je- Egypt. The Labour Govern-

'the' pan, it has been, lakan/ for. granted on. Pall', glass, that on ment says it has a moral and

foreign policy, the Labour Gove political obligation to repay *ernment had followed in the “ these sterling balances."

main the palloles of the pratic cus Churchill"atvarnment. Thus it would seem that it in

Conservatives may also, attack the Labour Government policy on

relations as

such issues in Anglo-American | the next ' House"or" Commons

major division arose it would be (1) The bid for closer atomic on domestic issues, like the con relationship:

(2) Limiting purchases of American oll; and

xionalisation

of the Socialist policy

`and control. From statements already shade by Lat

(3). The Government's reluct-bour Party

ance to join an integrated West the new Er that.

European economic, unit.

on their

Uttle more

will/carry!

maybe

until they decide

the coun try and their own Farty reads for another Election

Both disappointed The results of one of the closest neck-to-neck Elections in Brith The narrow majority on which history have caused disappoint the Government, will be working ment to both the Tories and the will naturally mean that all the Labour group alike, adds Reuter members and Ministers will have The Tories had gone all out fo 0 to be on the alatt, to avoid decisive vete repudiating the Songp defeat on any major inte cialist policy of nationalisation, It is generally felt here, that social welfare and heavy taxation: the Labour Party will, in any of the "haves""; to beat the caso, make a major effort to res

main in power, until at least: 1032;% The

pan Just when Manshall: Aid comes, to an fiably Claim Indeed alt the Toey | end, bringing to focus; economic press is

is claiming it most vodi necessitating an appeal ito?

* the country. #gain?" ALLEMPERA ferously that they have won a moral victory, by reducing the Apart from these considerations,"" previous steam-ratior majority feel that if an election, pila the Labour Party strategists may the Government of 'more,than

"bave Conservative

0,950

425

1180,

14az:

It also deprives them of a base set up Navy

which they claim to have been using to supply Nationalist guerli- las in the seaboard provinces of

roturn to Indane. He will list warplanes based on this in-Fukien and Kwangtung,

2

Chinese ship released

by Nationalist Navy

in indoncale. The: 200-ton Chinese cargo vessal Kiu Wan-vic Westerling was mitoged to be The cources understood that the

tim of patrolling Nationalist gunboats en- carrying a fajsa passport United States Joint Chief of Staff,

Westerling

was arrested 30

forcing the blockade of the Pearl River in a confidential report to Mr. Singapore on a charge of entering

Estuary—returned to Hong Kong yesterday Truman after a recent Inspection the colony, without proper pupers trip to Japan, said that military His wife said last week that he

after a 14-day detention at Lap Sap Mei. ald tahould be extended to the had gone to Singapore "to Ket

Information obtained aboard from some personnel French Union Chiria, provided that it was used turn in Indonesia.” in such a way as to bring · "real

of the Kuomintang-flagged vessel confirmed resultsalted Press,

the existence of a Nationalist naval base at Lap Sap Mei, mid-way between Hong Kong and Macao.

forces in Indo-money and weapons and will re-

DANISH, SWEDISH ENVOYS IN PEKING

Extradition sought

*Indonesia has asked Britain to

extradite Westerling to Jakarla

LWO

gunboats

fedlings. against the . Nationa-

Oficial despatches claimed that Nationalist guerillas had recently been

Ministry

London, February 25. The Soviet Union announce tonight that it had set up Ministry of the Navy for the first time in Russian history

tung-Kwangsi border.

very active on the Kwanged More than 100,000 men, the de-a spatches said, were engaged in guerilla warfare against the Reds in area.

"They were divided into 11 columns and 23 Independent units.

Shumchun raid The Aje Force yesterday ro- ported that, during Friday's ralds on the Bhumchun arek more than 10 trucks fully load ed with gasoline were burned and she petroleum dump was destroyed.

The announcement broadcast by

Radio Moscow came while Russia was reported to be engaged in an all-out effort to build the world's most powerful battle feet..

decree

The broadcast said that the name of the Soviet Ministry of Armed Forces had been changed to that of the Ministry of the Army of the USSR. It said the

In step had been ordered by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet The Russian Navy pre viously has operated 'under the It said the attackers met inten- Ministry of the Armed Forces... sive anti-aircraft Ore yet werr able to complete their their mis- sion in safety. On their way back they strafod a train North of Shumchun destroying one locomo-

and five coaches.

tive

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Admiral-118. Yumanshov, farmer deputy-Minister of the

named Armed Forces, was -Minister of the Navy, Admiral Yumanshey was leted an A former: "Naval Commander-in- Chief. under the Minister of the Soviet Armed Forces, Marshat Alexander-Ma

Vassilevsky who has advocated in at

strong Navy,

The Air Force claimed that 'planes at the same time other bombed the Sheklung bridge neer Sheklung station

serious causing damon, the authorities are ready to meet any revenge from The announcement of the re- the Chinesa Communists. A big-st two days after the celebration vision in "Ministerial posts came scale ir-raid precaution exercise will be carried out on Tuesday of the 32nd anniversary of the

said that Russia was

In

that

defeat any power ablo. dared

attack

tion

150 to something less than 20, gali too soon, the Libera

the

their macro the Liberals for

defeat at the

pella The Labour Party, on the Uiber hand,

definitely fool disappointed

if not hurt, that the polls had not endorsed their social

cdavincingly.

not have had time to

decisively against them Tárykke

In spite of Tory, optimiam, the budget estimates (nariysz "their now" terimler'

not present-miany, hos ..the

„ballévad`that thi

widely.b

Government

ment will turn in' a bù get with a surplus-in the region. of £800,000,000

The Right-wing Prose and coun- mehtators today: canvassed the idea that the majority is so nas-

unworkable Tow to be particularly in a Parliament from which smaller, "floating" groups It is more than likely that have been wiped out, But govern with this surplus, the Government? ments have functioned success will' mako' bid to woo back the fully, for full terms in Britain middle class voters the houre with as narrow if not narrower wives and the white-collar been most majorities, and even a minority workers who have party has at times held the reins of government..

It says repayment will help keep these countries sound against Communism.

hostile to the Government's mea

sures in the postwar yetem. Ibi there is little likelihood to giver the Government may well remove any relief in the heavy taxations, many of the controls which many With more than 2,000,000 addi- find frksome all round and over tional adherents over 1945, the divert some of the surplus for Labour Party can claim that, it improving housing-ans of the has the largest number of ad- sorest points of critición against.. herents of any. Voters were rathe Socialists during the Elections: ther "doubting Thomasca" who-Associated Press and Reuters area Httle apprehensive about the 'pace of nationalkation at the

LI TSUNGJEN Present economic stage thon sup

of B porters policy.

go-back-to-Tory

"

Foreign policy

Tulpeh, February 20- The Control Yuan yesterday formally introduced a motion to

it has bean mainly a bread, Impeach: Acting. President butter and houses Election on Tsung-Jer for neglecting: dòmentis faluque In spite of al duties. Reuter,

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who would be the Minister From The The announcement old noi men-

Vas- of the Army or whether silovsky, wild automatically, as- sumed that post-United Press.

It was earlier reported by from Singapore to stand trial for

Personnel of the Klu Wan gen- San Francisco, February (20.

crimes he is alleged to have com- several local cargo vessels,erally were taciturn when up- Peking radio announced that nounced today in Jakarta, con- Colony that

mitted in Indonesia it was an-plying between Macao and the preached about their deleation Associated Press and United Press. Saylet Army, during which mill- and the treatment meled out representatives of the Danish and tinues United Press.

operating from Lap Sap Mel towards them by their "captors." Swedish Governments arrived in special Ministry of Interior have been, checking on Chin-

A Peking today to hold talks on the communique said Indonesian celablishment of diplomatic re officials contacted the British teed to hold up en route.

ese vessels which they, manag- lations, with the Chinese Commediately when they surpeeled munist Govertimént,

Westerling had escaped to Singa- It was confirmed last evening The broadcast named to high government sources in- large fleet of gunboats enforcing that these remnants of the former presentatives on Me. “Alex - Morch, Danish, and Mr. Ingvar Graters, dicated that the rebel leader the blockade in the South China Swedish--Uniled Press,

would fact a possible death sen- Coast region are stationed at that The charges could range from as hostel and office, and two small was scantily, populated, a seamen

disclosed, the government.

There naval craft

THE WEATHER

The majority voiced "no HU.S. to increase War" They declared that they atom bomber force

Washington, February, 26.' The United States' Joint Chiefs nf Staff, have submitted a plan to President Truman to increase

The strength of, the fighter es- cort nad ground 'support for the atomic. Budget -already calls for

were treatment

tionship. and, work pet--molested jin any way detrimental to their rela

Lap Sap Moi is barren of popu-

tence if Britain extradites him. coastal post with a landing barge lation.Jshing village, bourby America' atom bomber for On Other Pages

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missder to conspiracy to overthrow | tiver, sutvuNRAKERNE Santrol inj Thê Kiu Wan was released and| 48 bombe poups, giving a Pāge 2′′, A 2000 UNT 18 M. Har the Westerling, Dutch (by citizen-walers between Hong Kong and want to Macas frat before sailing striking strength of more than Medan har mayed, so the Best of ship and Moslem by religion, led Macao and Pearl River ports for Hong Kong to report to her 8,000 planch 2 punktidentining more. NE a private army on a series of checking on Another Hoep depression entred over raidis against the now Indonesian Several local river vessels have Shey did not sustain material creases, of which no deballs were pa

Chinese vessels agents here

beplanned in- Hokkaido Storm continental antherclose Repubile Last month, He captur-been either detained or attacked damage during her confinement given, will be met by pruning

PAKOPIAN, The cost of the - – "'khe - adissent'

dominales Calice, Korra, and in sources refused to icom-

- some towns in West Java,Li during the past

few

wecks,

The Nationalist blockade of this non-combat valla-Reuter, The Klu Wan was held up on part of the South China Coset or to February 10 en-route to Macno region Lightened up with the ap

Today's Purocast:--Fresh strast, focalle

orto

2015 ; winds: Cloudy with “Pale, theroo tasah. on the that

with about, 30, tans of, vegetables, gearatio. Co1?, ationallat~P~bi's mod

mysteric

ment Hirther on

surisational expose trial

One of the major

Hitherto, Bg-British Vas and fruit from Hong Kong here, since Westerling developed have been molested.?? Tovernight into a national and recording,tay international figure has been gathered aboard

Toaletno gost his flaarcial yesterday of fliers are, mano

Uweapon, and; his] Lap Nationalist navalyoges sallow navale

3-31 over South Chine Coast skies beginning this year, when everal Hong Kong blockade runt. Buraying the Red Enign were

rafod kod kombed

Correspondenos,

polay's

Bridge

2. Another elsation seen inevitable Pago :0,6 "Churchill's Mémoire

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