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WAR IN KOREA The Brabazon at London Airport Tragedy

S. Korea asks U.S.

for arms

Seoul, June 25,

The Acting Premier, Mr. Sinh Sung No, waid tonight he had forwarded an urgent ap peal to Washington for tanks. planes, lorger calibre artillery and ships for South Korea against a major assault by thu Northern Communists.

Mr. Sibu sald after a long cabinet meeting, that ho ACE radioed the Korean Ambassador. Washington. Mr. Jolin M. Chang, to appeal to President Truman to aci quickly.

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The ared for vessels was great, he added. Lanefings have been made with sunfl craft at three places along the Korean East coast.

He said that a full division of

10,000 men, supported by 00 tanks.

had struck at Po Chion, East of

Tongduchon.

10 day's ammunition

A highly placed source In Tokyo today sald Bouth-Korea has only 10 day's ammunition |

supply and is calling on

General MacArthur for amer-

COMMUNISTS INVADE

SOUTHERN REPUBLIC

Attack in strength across 38th parallel division

HEAVY CASUALTIES

SEOUL, JUNE 25.

TROOPS AND TANKS OF COMMUNIST NORTH KOREA BLASTED THEIR WAY ACROSS THE 38TH PARALLEL TO- DAY AND BY NIGHTFALL HAD TAKEN FOUR BORDER TOWNS OF THE AMERICAN-SUPPORTED REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN THE SOUTH.

gency aliipments, adds a United The Republic's capital city; Seoul, where about 1,700 Americans and the

Prese despatch from Tokyo.

the

disenunted source Iublished statements of the North:

strength, saying

This Korean army's the best estimate is the Northern bring numbers only about 86,000. plus 10,000 in the security, foree and 40,000 poller. The South 36.000 regulars and 45,000 police. An American official said he believed that neither site was prepared for a long war hecnutie of the shortage of ammunition,

gasoline and transport fadililles.

However, both Russia and the United States can, and probably.

will, rush supplies into the battle,

The

diplomatic representatives of other Western nations reside, is only 35 miles South of the explosive border.

North struck at 11 points in strength indicating the Soviet-sponsor- od Northern regime had launched the all-out invasion it long threatened.

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had

the

But the first day's drive ap- Amerlain advisers and the in-, Korean plants from, giving alr parently drew up short, when vaders took Pochan, border town support. the invaders reached main de- in the centrat corridor lepting If the skies are clear tomorrow, forces one to three miles South fence positions of Southern toward Seoul from the North, It wus considered likely

Chongdan, Paikelion and Yoann, Northern planes would pave the of the border..

three towns farther West which way for a continued thrust South. Shorlis before midnight, Ame- are cut off by the linjin river from If the skies are cloudy, South lean military advisers were told the rest of South Korea, were also Korean troops may have time to the Northerni invaders had sur-reported in Communist hands.

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la along a stronger line of resistance than offered by the rounded Chunchon, a provincial

border. capital North East of Seoul. This

terrain closer to the

With the rainy season Just would support a claim by North Korea's Racio Pyongyang that the Tanks and artillery participated, starting, it is possible the in- thrust had carried Commandsbut a heavy overnight rain fol-vasion can be contained until afs Scuth Korea hos 15 troops as far as six miles South flowed by an overcast sky prevent- strength L-3 reconnaissance planes carry of the border.

td the niedern Russian-built North arrives. Ing rocket launchers and 10'un- armed trainers.

this source satd

North Korea hus

air great superiority with several squadrons of the latest conventional type Russian fighter planes and a couple of old Japanese Mitsubishi

bombers.

The South has no -tanks but many American trucks and Jeeps while the North has a rogiment of light tanks but is short or

roud transport-Associated Press. "and" "United Press.

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UK interest in Korean situation

London, June 25, The Minister of State, Mr. Kenneth Younger, returnedito London today from a week- end in the country to oxamine the situation resulting from tire North Korean invasion of Southern Korea,

Britain's representativa at, the emergency meeting

"time" of Security Council to consider the

situation Korean

Sir will be

More than 50,000 North Korean troops struck at 11 separate points along the border,

Nationalist threat

to foreign warships

Taipch, Juno 25.

for the South Koreans

At 11 p.m., the United Nations. Commission on Korea broadcast (

to

2 mozzato urging a creation of hostilition and offerad mediate the dispute.

Dr. W.Y. Liu, Chairman of the Commission, said the UN stood ready to negotiate a peace and expressed the UN sentiments as morally opposed to a resort to

Arms.

This airview shows the Bristol Brabazon, the world's largest airliner, at London Airport. after. i landes there for the "first time preparatory to taking off for two demonstration flighta Over London. The plane weighs 130-tons unladen←{AP photo).

U.S.

calls urgent meeting

of UN Security Council

New York, Juno 25.

The United Nations Security Council will meet at Evacuation of

6 p.m. GMT on Sunday (3 a.m. Monday HK time) to consider the Korean war. The meeting was called at the request of the

American delegation who informed the Unit

ed Nations that it considered the invasion of South Korea by Communist North Korea a "clear-cut case of aggression.

States Ambassador, Mr. Ernest Gross, The United States Amb

who is also alternato. American delegate to the Council, tolephoned the UN Secretary Genoral, Mr. Trygve Lio, at 7 a.m. GMT (4 p.m. Sunday HK timo) on instructions from the Secretary of Stato, Mr. Dean Acheson, All members, including Russia which has boy cottod. the Council since January 13, were *.. informed. - There is no indication yet whether Russia will attend. Sir Benegal Rau of India will preside.

Mr. Gross also called a special meeting of the United States mis

U.S. and

women

children

at 13 mile beach

Mr. Szato Chong, 'Secretary of the "New Life Evening News," 14-15 Lee Yuen Street, East, and Manager of the Shun Keo Press which prints the popular vernacular, Was drowned off the 13-mile beach, Castle Peak Road, shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday.

Mr. Szoto went on a swimming party with a number of his col- leagues yesterday afternoon when the tragedy occurred.

According to -aye-witnesses, Mr. Szoto and Miss Lily „Chan, a. proof-reader, were' floating on Inner tyre: tubes in the water when sudden strong currents car- ried them farther from the bench. They were both swept into the water.

Bathers who saw them struggl Ing in the water swam to their ald and Miss Chan was the first one to be rescued, but by the time they got Mr. Szeto - ashore the latter had already swallowed ́a large amount ́af water."

Efforts to ·resuscitate him by artificial respiration were Im- mediately applied.

Aid summoned

Meanwhile Seania European swimmers drove to the 11-mila beach, where they summoned two members of 'ike, St. John Ambulance Brigadé and brought tham to the 13-mila 'beach. They, continued to administer artificial, respiration.

At the same time two Catholle nuns, attached to the Ruitonjeo Hospital who happened to be af the scene gave Mr. Szeto two Infections.

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ropeans. Living ne

nearby pro-

vided

a make-shift stretcher. made up of a cot and mattress and put Mr. Szeto into a station- wagon and rushed him to Kow- Leon Hospital, but hadled before be reached the spital..

Seoul, June '25.. Steps to evacuato American women and children from

·South":"Köryn". were ordered: early on Monday.

About 1,000 persons, mostly to months ago as Secretary Seoul,

Mr. Szelo, who studied France, was formerly Manager. of the "Kwongst Yat, Eao" in Kwellia Ho Jotand the New Life Evening News about six

will be affected,

The decision was taken, aftef a

and

conference of South Korean de feaco oficials. the U.S. Ambar.

Mr. sador, John Muccio, American military members. armation that the women enr It was reported without con- children would to by truck and

Mr. Szeto, who whs 47 years. of age, is survived by his, widow and three daughters one of whom -is-married. "They are all "now residing in Holping District, Kwangtung Province..

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bus to Inchon, South Korean port 18 miles West of Seoul, for de- Dean Acheson, at bla, farm in parture by sen. Maryland.

They presumably A broadcast over the Americar gave orders for the United Na-misian radio carly on Monday PAGE 2.....

tions summons.

the following account of the The Defence Department gave

At the same time, the United sion to the United Nations at 2 outbreak of war in Korea: "The States Military Advisory Group to the Korean army lasued a sum-

wor.

said:

,

Personality Parade, ""All dependents of Americar | PAGE 3 personnel and female employees Marxiam in China, of the mission, if they desire. PAGE 43 will, prepare to be evacuated Bardfay on Bridge. from Korea at once. Baggage PAGE 6 will be limited to what you can WIH

carry. Stay tuned for further

·U.B. adamant on protecting

Japan.

p.m. GMT (11 p.m. HK time) 13 Department of Defence received the American delegation head-messages from the United States A high Nationalist official today said that gun-mary of operations In the one-quarters on Park Avenue.

Ambassador, the U.S. Military Attache and the chief of the boats or warships of any foreign country en- day

The request for instant UN Korea Military Assistance Group announced by the which confirm Intenso Oghting

Instructions. This is an order." PAGE 7 It said: "All territory West of action was toring closed Chinoso territorial waters will be

General MacArthur is pre-Talks on Schuman Plan end. EDT. It followed a series of con-eighth Parallel. Fighting began planes to Korea "One regiment attacked and

ferences hastily summoned when at 4 a.m. Sunday, June 25 Korcan escort the Army transport planes PAGE

tomorrow to Canontaation of italfan" sainti seized Kaesong.

naws came of the invasion of the time "One tank force and ann batia- lion of armoured infantry is at the United States and the United

when troops from the which will bring American, per- Republic which North invaded South Korea. South Korean

Finance

and Commerce. sonnel from Koren to Japan, an PAGE 10 tacking South along the Fochen- Nations sponsored.

unconfirmed report from a usually **Hong Kong Waterfront. "The Secretary of Defence, reliable source said today adds PAGE 11 Mr. jungbu corridor (the route from

་་་ Seoul to

Louis. Johnson, Ganaral·

1 United Press

report from Air. Shipping movements Pochon,

Omer Bradley, chairman of the Tokyo. Associated Press and PAGE 12 Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United Press. Kogretarias and sohior officers

subject to air or naval attack by the National, F-the-ImJin-River-has-been lost. State Department at 2.35 a.m. had broken out. along the thirty-pared to send-American fighter PAGE 8

ists.

The Foreign Minister, Mr. George Yeh, told the United Press: "This government reserves the right to deal with any foreign warcraft found inside Chinese territorial waters, especially when those waters are closed. All foreign craft should stay away unless they have special agreement-with this government."

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to the border) and has takea

"The enemy is employing, ene; division with heavy artillery sup- port in an effort to lake Chun-

chon.

"One reinforced enemy battalion has succeeded in capturing ingu

Eighth

Mr. Yeh outlined the Na- carrying, supplies of military or and is continuing toward Chumin- Terence Shone, former British tionalist position after the Bri-crliical nature/Into Chhuse Redin. High Commissioner in India. fish naval authorities at Hong territory.

"Four groups of enemy guetil- However, lo do so would mean las and armoured troops landed Special instructions were being Kong revealed it was a Bri- drafted at

which sent up the Foreign Office] iish gunboat

automatic granting of belligerent

at widely separated points along today for transmission to Bir anti-aircraft fire at Nationalist status by the Nationalists to the the East coast, and have cut the Shone for his use at the omer-planes which were attacking far outweighed the military bone- Communists, but political reasons

Samchok-Kangnung highway. geney meeting.

"Guerillas are hindering the In Sydney, the Australian Ex-beached merchantman Insidents with regard to converting the

territorial waters at Swatow closure into a blockade.

Division's defence efforts." lernn) Affairs Minister, Mr.

The "summary added that Perey Spender, commenting on on Thursday.

understood "further than

rainforcements are going for. It is a report of the Korean fighting.

ss. Jeop Hoo

ward 15 support the Beventh told Reuter: The Invasion was the Nationalist government cun-

sidera it a clear breach

Division at Ujungbu. It said it It Is merely

was possible. that two or three part of the pattern of penotra ternational practice for any for-

thousand Bouth Korean troopt tion by imperialistic Communism; sign ship, merchant or war, to "I have no doubt the next This applies to ships dying the

enter closed

have, been killed, but no, sxact figures are available. stop will be Talwan."-Router.

ding of any country, but up to now only Erilish gunboals have been patrolling Chinese waters.

not unexpected.

The Weather

ALL0600 GMT (# pm, NKST) The duprewblog-now ever N Honshut sortinued resova, Baabinet:- Tia trough -sopparbei weaker må fintando; UW' to Talwan, a small

territorial

of in-

watera.

The captured British blockade. runner, Jeep - Hea; 'anilad from Kinmen Island yesterday sván.) ing, for Talwan with a Nationa· ilst crow and flying, the Na tionalist colours.

The 1,100-ton merchant shlo

The Foreign Minister's declara- was held at Kinmen since June tion pointed to the Nationalists' 12 after being expturevi by. à Na-

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Declaration of war

tiffening attitude toward block-tionalist gunboat In Chinese r A government spokesman saldi Eide ranners or foreign gunbonte rincat: waters off Ampy, The North Korea had declared war of mona-Eprotecting ships trading with ship, owned by Jebshun-Shipping 11 am

Communist China.

The radio at Pyongyang, the Previously, there had been Company and registered in Hong

was solzed off Amoy,

Communist (capital, added to the An Inclination on the part of The Jeep Hee is captained, by confusion by a series of confict khats concrcard with focalga Mir, R Howitmeorth with two int broadcasts. One said the in

relations to advocate *do other British officers, who are vaders, intended to drive South

kay mititude on the part of belloved to be, aboard her,

of the border for ono kilometre) jale fordo · and naval Tendere It uns not known where the und hold.

The radio also asserted the "with respect to foreign 1ships. Jeep Heo is being taken, but

Mir. Yeh'a remark today, how, one report sold ... alie is being South had invaded the North, for ever, was a plain, outspoken brought to Koolunga

one kilometre. There was no directive which given, the Vale The Jeep Hoo carried 25 tona confirmation of, this report, egy foros and navy tes graan. light of cargo when captured, Site The North Korean attacks roll In taking any stapa to unforow had made previous trips through ed up at 11 points along the 28th alonurn-of- territarial, waters, the Nationalist- blockade bofera parallel that divides the Cama There was an inclination in being seized June Lebak munist North from the US back

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U.S. MESSAGE

New York, June 25. The following in the text of the message delivered to Mr Trygvalla, by the U.8.

Ambassador, Mr. Ernest A.

Groes:

"The American Ambassador to the Republic of Korea has informed the Department of State that North Kordan' forces Invaded the territory of the Republie of Korea at In the morning Keveral points hours of June 26, Korean time.

Tho

Pyongyang radio undar. the control of the Horthy Korean rigline, It tak

broadcast A reported,'' hại declaration of war, against the Republic of Korea, affective 1400 GMT June,

"An attack by, the forcas of the North Korean regime, Under the circumstances 're«] forced to above, constitutes a breach of the peace and an *apt of Mogression.

Upon the urgent request. of my Government I ask you !

of the Army, Navy, and.: Ak Force

were notified shortly

after the messages ante in.

"No United States troops, are involved. The United States has a small military, assistance mis sion. In South Korea

"Ometal messages Indicated -thé fighting started with offensive actions at several points along the border. Strong forces were reported invading Onglin penin- sula, moving to the East. Tha allasking forces fncluded · arlil- lery, tanks, 2 armoured "Infantry and anti-tank units book

The

despatch the appeal to the United Nations followed series of emergengy conference at the State Department, The Aunistoht, Secretary of Blate, Me Dean Rusk. In charge of Int Eastern Affairs, headed the con- ference. Other participants in cluded Dr, Phillip Feraud, The Army Secretary Mr. Frank Pacé, the Korean Ambassador Mr. John Miyun Chang'and':Stale' Depart- ment experis on

matters

Korean

Meanwhile, the United States to call an immediate, meeting.dandtied plans for avapu _of_the_Security Council

ndugula tua 90-defendantsvor Associated Press.

American divitian employees from Bouth Korea. They would bon, evacuatad..., “by alroraft operating from Japanese fields.

Emergency Conferences

"At the same time, the Defence Department announced it had b received official despatches which confem, fighting had broken out along the lifety The US olghts Parallel. A h

The State Department at 1.6.n. had reported there were "serious

MERĪNAT ; AM; KYRIEKS" OR", WLAN B some quarters toward transform- This British frigate, HMI Bt. ed. Republic of South Korea,

by the "closure" into a "block Bride's Boy, was in the vicinity One US military adviser sató attasica, peut ASEAN PA hden officially und formally. Un- of Ampy when the "Nationallate the fact the attack was launche wer der international practice when boarded her but did not interfare vad during heavy rain, preventive Truman Informed red) blockadelles déclared, tt, would, with har fenolure:

dive the Chines knavy the right 6 NAVY) omelet in Taipeh," said to intercept any foreign craft in they had no further detalls** International waters. If they have warding" her dispin,

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