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U.S. GROUND TROOPS FOR KOREA

TRUMAN ISSUES ORDER AFTER RED ADVANCE

Tide of battle again' against the South

turns

BLOCKADE OF COAST

WASHINGTON, JUNE 30.

PRESIDENT HARRY S. Truman todAY AUTHORISED THE USE OF AMERICAN GROUND TROOPS IN KOREA.

The President announced he has authorised

1. The United States Air Force to fly specific military missions into

Northern Korea whoreyer necessary.

the heels of fleeing Communisin.

2. A naval blockade of the entire Korean coastline.

3. General Douglas Mac Arthur "to use certain sup- porting ground units" in the efforts to turn back the Com- munist invaders of Southern Korea.

These new moves were

an-

One

night, B-29 Superfortresses, flow It was not clear whether this re- 1 sorties in two missions. portill stood, although it dit! B-20 had to return to base be- not necessarily conflict with the fore reaching the target area be- NOWS of a Communist break-cause of mechanical trouble,

through South West of the city B-20 attack bombers flow 18

Hard American air blows werd | sorties. being directed against basca and installations.

C-47 afid

Tho, air forco sald North

C-45 transports made 18 trips into South Korea today currying vital supplies.

A Washington spokesman, de,

nounced after a Cabinet and Con-scribing the reports of ground gressional conference at the White House.

President Trumman called his Cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Stuff.

Security oficials, and top-ranking Britain rejects

Congress members of both parties

to the White House,today for the meeting nie Korban. situation.

A similar meeting preceded the panctineument on Tuesday of the decision 12 send American planes and worships to the ald of South Korea.

N. Koreans make

break-through

An

of

armoured column. North Korean Communiata wat at least 16 ̈mlies Bouth" of the Han river in South Korea on Saturday and was threatening

American

the

о

headquarters

position at Suwon, an authorita tive military source in Tokyo reported.

General MacArthur's Head- quarters officially conarmed she invaders had mado a break-

through South West of Seoul, but

cita

Russian contention

London, June 30,

Britain today rejectod Russia's contention In har United latest Note to the

States that the Köraan war was touched off by aggression from the Bouthern Républic.

A Foreign Office spokesman said the Rusalan view WRE not acceptable to the United Nations.

•

--Asked whether Britain ̄ ̄folt--- the Sevlet refusal to axert its “ Influence with the

North Koreans to and the war had Increased OF decreased tho tension, the spokesman der elined to

comment United Press

did not officially disclose the 15 action in Korea as meagre, sald he niile penetration.

ald not know how for or in what

American planes raid NATIONALISTS SENDING

bases in North Korea AID TO SOUTH KOREA

Takya, June 30. Hard air blows wore directed against Northern Korea bates and installations today.

General MacArthur ordered the raids against Red · invasion› buses and Installations "wherever they are.”

His orders came after Britain, Holland, Nationalist China, Australia and New Zealand pledged active sup- port in the battle agalast the invaders. The pledges 'included air, sea and ground forcos. *

Clarance Ryce, South Korean Information Dirac- tor, announced the execution of air raids on North Kored from the provisional capital at Toejon, 90 miles South of Seoul.

Ryco sold "our air force", blasted Pyongyang, the the Northern capital, fast night. He did not further

· identify the air raidors.

But Tass nows agency in Moscow and 27. U.S. · B-29s dropped. 300 bombs on the Northern capital, cousing many casualties,

Major General E. M. Almond, Göngral Mace, Arthur's Chief of Staff, said the raids on the North Koreans would includo possible, invasion bases and facilities, which madas American planos would ignoro the 38th Parallel dividing line between the two sections of Korea and go after the Reds wherever thoy eszem-. blad to strike at the South-Associated, Press.

Bertrand Russell makes a dire prediction

Sydney, June 30.. Russia will go to war and World War II will last ten years, British philosopher, Mr. Bertrand Russell, predicted in In Washington Congressional

with the lenders were given a full review an interview here of the intensified military activi-Sydney Sun.

Lies,

Truman's

́s statenten

üuen

in

}

ted

I don't believe Russia can afford to lose face in Asia," ha declared.

Mr. Russell aald he believed we

Increase in Hong Kong population

Hong Kông's population:

Taipeh, • June 30.,

The Nationalist Foreign Minister, Mr. George Yeh, in a formal statement, revealed today the Nationalist Government will send all the as- sistance within its power to put down the North Korean invasion of South Korea,

Mr. Yeh's statement came as 'formal notice that a

RAAF to take part

the Nationalists are joining in the battle, and in campaign

from other official sources it was learned that Nationalist Chind's contribution will be an offer of, 30,000 men--two divisions of crack. ground troops and one armoured corps. Ships were reported already ordered to stand by

to move the men and, materials into the fight=" ing sone once the clearance is given,

It was understood, through : alista are to be deprived of air feelers sent out to Washington. and, naval support if the Rade and? Lake: Success, that "the"

attack--- Quemoy:-:-(Chinmen), thale defence outpost near Com. offer would be accepted, and

Ammy. it was believedju deciaton was

had to made this "mörning deßnitely. to throw Nationalist fighting men alongside the Koreans.

be

Is the role of Na

tlóbalist naval and.. forces.

Canberra, June 30, The Australian Government announced today that the | Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron, based in Japan, had been made avail- able for the Köradh campaign. ||· The squadron had been made available to the United Nations under American command.

In Tokyo, Lliutenant-Gen- 'Q. E. Stratemeyer," toma

mander the Far East Air Force, told AAP Router, that he wanted the Royal Australian Air Force 77th Mustang I

Fightär sit la "one of the

Squadron as South pelling any Red attempt to In-

finest in the Far Eaters „Pilots are your Lloute

vade Taiwan. This would obvious The action was taken only require complete co-ordination hagle of the same United Nations with the Seventh Flect another Adams is the

77th

Jolth

nction on which the United question that has to be thrashed [command;"hot" of ""my

Blates sent its Far East Air Forcell another attestin

planes into battleya-duty) of

Flight iced and

11h Squadron with re- the role serves has about 40 Blustangs

Un tad purus members to sion of Chiang Kaihe armed which both Fin, thọ suppression of aggression.

forces in avent

of world war and General Stratemeyer Indicat- But the Nationsllats are more 111 breaking out. than willing to join the battle for

was the sorely needed type of The American destroyer which aircraft in Korea, N Korea they are anxious. N

One highly placed official told arrived

the United Presa?, /Wa'aru. now: port efterday at the Keelung: The Australian Mustangs

аго

I still there today.atted with, rockets as well as

the Reutor.

suspending our attacks on the It brought officers who discussed machine-guns for strafing, worki mainland but will want to with American officials here t Oght Communism That is what question of liaison between the wa want. Binge! the American Baventh Fleet and the Nation Seventh Fleet in helping us to allita United Press, and "AssO- defend Taiwan, we are willing to clated. Frem fight Communists anywhere in he world because Communists bire common

Were-direadgi:in Rho-kaițial, senger: 23 Jaunákyásod! to?" 2,317,000,0 eye M AT DE

of World War III. His reason for this beliet was "Soviet Russia considers she is better prepared

active war against for

America now than at some unspecified later bydrogen bomb date when the has become a fact, instead of a theory."

Mr. Russell, Fellow of the Royal Society, mathematician, philoso pher, author and expounder of social theories, said that recont reports of an atomic explosion in Russia might mean she had a fls- slon bomb of some sort

"In keeping with the Nations Security Council uuest to the Republie nf for support Korea in repolling the North restoring Korean invaders and peace in Korea," President Tru- man said, "I have authorised the United States Air Force to con- missions on specific military targets

Koren Northern who ever military

and necessary, have ordered a naval blockade

entire

Korea coast. of the entre MacArthur has been

Possibly the explosion had authorised to use cortalh-sup-been accidental, taking place in porting ground troops."

an, experimental laboratory dur

secret of the atom bomb.

The fact remains that Rus sla has recently turned con- ziderable

towards 'attention Asia and regardless of how far who has openly committed her self in the Korean Invasion, the of the whole of Asia will eyas be on her attitude to the pre sent cricis," he said.

There war παι Immediate ing an attempt to find the

elaboration

what here sa to thess "certain supporting ground troops" might be. Despatches from Korea have made it plain, however, that the South Koreans are particularly in need of artillery, and, anti-tank

weapons.

If World War III became an actuality he believed it must

General MacArthur has in his Far, East command an Army strength of 125,000 men. The confirmation was withheld total force the North Korean This includes four divisions. until receipt of news despatches break-through, to the South had They are the 1st Cavalry Divi-happen in Europe and Asi from Washington that a Defence extended.

studying a report on the Korean its name: situation received from General

Department spokesman said 40 to He said American leaders were sionan infantry division despite

the Seventh. 24th or less simultaneously.

.

Aslay

Discussing the possibility, of a and 25th Infantry Divisions,

General J. Lawton Collins, full scale war between Russia and the Western demoerteles on the MacArthur on Thursday after hb the Army's Chief of Staff, sald asiatic mainland, Mr. Russell arose whether

abcording to Van estimate”” madeler March by the Der partment of Statistice. · ¡Uno however,

· official......... antimatus, place the figure at more than 2,500,000.

SIR THOMAS BLAMEY SERIOUSLY ILL.

HOME GUARD IN MALAYA

Singaporo, June 30,00

Embargo solch

sought

The Malay Goverment le to Nationallat oficials" are dis....... cussing diplomatie action to pred Sydney, June 30, ale a home guard in every 'town |and village throughout -- thi Field Starsbal Str. Thomas Federation to help combat the vent the Reds' banáätting from The affolatostimato is a Talpch's compliance with Wash-Blamey, 86, Australian Arms Communist guerillas, it

ington'a request to halt air and Commander-in-Chief in World nounced here today. record for the Colony. The highest-figure recorded before

the Red China. War II is gravely ill today af Sir Harold Briggs, the outbreak of the Pacific,

|sea attacks Plated Press. / Morey Hospital in Melbourne.

the Communist Kagan "that" the *War was 1,821,893—an estima

Ballsved. possible the Hospital physicians said he had

Insurald t ato calculated

*Nationalfets might ask the sunk into coma after suffering main purpose of the new the Medical by the

plan Department in 1840, **

United States to approach Bri- a heart attack: When Japan surrenderöd. In

tain with a view.

Bir Thomas Blamey was made to identify the public more closely

the Government's poller, "off a Field Marshal in The King with 1945, the Colony's population

themove the embargo

"We have got to get rid of the war less than 600,000, In nine material to Communist China Birthday Honours on Jund 8-

common Impression that the 'mantham:fe^ increased · taz: be...... through Hong Kong and other Associated Press.

emergency is something that con- tween 1,500,000, and 1,800,000 -British portes,H

cerns the Government, "and" Its The National Air and his bien ateadily Incrons- ·

forces only,ho said-Reiter, Ing as a result of the worsen ing of conditions and the China mainland.

Last year, the Department of Statistica estimated the population et 1,857,000.

Dramatic escape from , Inchon

WAE

Force,

which had previously stoppeti up Its attacks on the Reds and threa tened still larger assaults, rey mained idle today for the third day.

running 180 dar as offopsive concerned, as did

operationschlags, 50} = {

President Navy

‚' PAKISTAN FALLS

IN LINE

**London, June 30, Pakistan is shortly expected to

announce the acceptance of the United Naligns Becurity Council'e resolution eling for assistance.to South Kore usually reliable sources said here inday-Reuter

- GENERAL SMUTS

DRITON KILLED

IN M

was

Navertheless, with the sence presence

An Englishman, Mr. Rolands of Now United Sites Saventh Fleet

Gody, the manager of the Sedge- between this island bastion and

ley Estata at Kajang, near Kuala the Red maljiậnd; there was #

Laimpur, was killed this morning Pratoris, June 30.- greater perise of security in Taiwan

when a jeep in pich he than existed at Vang time since the

General Smuts is continuing his travelling was ambushed by 15. Nationalists

on collapsed the |_con-

progress and had another good terrorists on the main road (near tinent

night last, night,, töday's: modical-his estate. Boaldes

pubile confucila said. He was comfortable boogling publie

A special constable, was also Kobe, June 30.

dence in Taiwan's - security - pro-

killed-Reuter, une

of the Fleet bolstered the value foreign evacuees arrived here Talwan curtenay

return to Tokyo from the balls after a recent visit to the area said the nation would parti- | Twenty-six · "American and i tection of the island; the Beventh this morning-Reiter/

coloured

"This

50 Communist armoured vehicles had made the break-through.

Omelat channels, withheld fur ther details.

Authoritative_informants, how-area. ever, said the Communists. were

President Truman made, his that the Far Eastern troops are any no farther than eight miles from jaunouncement on sending troops high state of readiness and cips is a dificult" question to today, aboard ¦a."United States This was twelve: Taiwan dollars:] Suon.

to Korea after a meeting with training,

The US ground troops are answer but I belleve India for freighter and told a story of to one, greenpack today, compar There was no information Congressional leaders, his cabinet whather American field hosd

and the military high command stationed in Japan, Okinawa Instance would try in the first in American crew scuttling aned with a record low m 15-1/2 to In Pentagon

ECA power, barge in Inchon one earlier far the month. quartera had left:Яuwon. Loan

briefing session." and other islands in the Ryukyu place to remain neutral and

that proved impossible, would · harbour and rowing three that they were chain, and the Philippines, of Suwon would deprive the de-

Many questions. come in on our side. On religious miles in lifeboats to the si The Nationalists are waiting to grounds alone, India strongly oppose Communism," he Marine Snapper in order to see how developments affecting

make thoir" escaper

The barge's chief engineer, Mr. Pedersen, 36, reached the freighter with the first group of

fance of the last remaining wir« still was"

strip North of Pusin, In extreme South East Korea, 175 milen away.

General

ona from

A spokesman

top-level get together was prompted by the Berious break-through' of "the"

Principal barrier North Korean forces, threatening

BuWD.

The bread: Han river is the Navy shells beaches

principal natural barrier between

the Communist-captured; capital of Seoul and the temporary South-

ern capital of Taclon, 90 milles South of Seoul,

Arreurilor South Kor report

said that Southern troops : had entered the suburtis, of Seoul uti,

The Navy confirmed that United States ships have shelled:

All troops alerted

added.

would

them unfolds

The placing of the Seventh Fleet as a buffer between them and the Reds is seen only one of many

Diemselves,

It was Imposible to simplify Following the White House social problems in Asia, he said, announcement, an Army spokes but even in India, of all Asiatic troops" in the Far East · còm- ]our way of thought, one cannot | 18-montkent daughter and RVA SCAhora, er also: ; questions | man said that all the Army countries probably most loyal to Ave men and one woman and her stops which have yet to disclose

He foretell what will mand have been- alsrted.

commanderred 2. Kören bef happen after

and wald that he did not know what the death of Nehru. VER re-entered Inchon, harbour units or what types of troops I have an immense respect for picked up four more

Americans Nehru

who,

would be his and would move to Korea. Aike

90s and six Greck sallores: from the The Army also has an

in Hawall

Seventy-eight year old Bertrand Four British subjects werei

11000 MNT #401tional successfut

and

North Korean: fẳnding › baschan :) 8,000 mennelstons Were Russell is by Tights Earl Russell 40 evaqusted from Koren aboards)

on the East coast, but a spokes- Mr.

man said no estimate of the token on recommendations from but he refuses to use the tilic. The Defence Boine of his social theories have that brought strong criticism from

sophers Reuter,

not;

[the]

le passengers wwwmth two-day isip since lesy.

Inction,

results was` available. Ho General Stewart Flowed from inore, orthodox writers andepallo", 19"The Dritlih Seváqueen--were-

added-that-he-could. BENZ 190k ne do whether (British. - nával

yet in action

The Weather.

Boutherly, - „pstrONOOTE the China Ben'‚and'

Today's Forennat vid winds, perlly sloudyž with brief khowers, d

Sunshine! L1, Neurka

1 Mayo,/ The Air Force said

General MacArthur Department

boen had, unita report

him covering · personal inspec tion of the on parler

Korean xituation On the basis of Thursday's re-. through June 29 ports of the Korean Aghing, there destroyed 53 had been strong hopes there that

||Kom

that US

Korean

• brassny, Horts 20s

ons locomo- there would be no necessitat:

Ally

Jado Ukine tive, 10 boxears and six tanks, past not in the Immediate future Ulamei, gordusis - The Air Force said US plates of adding "to" the "milllery.

dlap |"had" "destroyed: 12.- North

sirengia

already but into the Koreng nighter planes, probably effort to turn the Comunial' in- destroyed Ave and dampged three, vaders back from Bout 1-23 Barbers have concentrate. However, militaby- od on erodromes, and mediam said that the Korean |bombere have attacked warehouses crossed the #:: Ban

arid hangars, JOVAN MELOSg darkness after two "and" fühlers, the bands of invaderas apokemon - Mid, were salting od out by the North Korean troong with intratak Tanders,

KOREAN ARMY, CHIEF RESIGNS

Tokyo, Juga 30) Bouth Korea's fat. Army Chief of Blaft 200 pound Brigadier Cien erat Chôi Dus, realgúnd today and receded by young Briladig

| Maurice M. Chevenau, J.Cf. Coter?" worth; D.A:8; Cordan;; and, Quý B: NOW, United Press fand Reu=!

CAN

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