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„THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 4,71880.

U.S. TURNS DOWN CHINESE OFFER OF TROOPS FOR KOREA U.S. action Reply expresses

Coalition

boost to U.S. appreciation Government Indo-China Taiwan's defence

Paris, July 2

The fast American action to

defund South Korea gave the The biggest morale boost in four years to the French, fighting to hold the soft underbelly of

the Far East in Indo-China.

Common reaction in French government eireles to the Ameri-

Washington, July 2.

United States today turned down the Chinese Nationalist offer to send 33,000 troops from Taiwan to aid the Allied forces in South Korea but loft the way open to use them later if necessary.

can decision to hold the line The offer was made on Friday by Generalissimo

against Communism in Asta wast

"Now we know we ran ritht on support it an important attack COMPS."

The reaction came as Tolwan reports elaimed

Chinese that Communist troops were moving South toward Indo-China, where only a thin line of French forts guards the frontiers.

had

trouble

Chiang Kai-shek's government. The Ameri- can reply--delivered to the Chinese embassy here late today-expressed oppreciation for this prompt and substantial demonstration of support for the United Nations."

the

for France

Paris, July 2

The Prime Minister, Mr.

| Henri Queuiile, forined a new. right of centre coalition gov- ernment tonight, ending eight; days of internal political. un- certainly that had left France leaderless amid 1 growing world crisis.

The new government, already

46-) pledged in advance by Its year-old Radical Socialist head

with to full co-operation

the United States and Britain in the present For Eastern conflict, dif- fern little from the government of ex-Premier Georges Bidnult. which was overthrown eight days

But it added, "In the light of a memoire to the United States on ago. threat of Invasion of Taiwan bythe following day.

"It was made up almost entirely. of Radical Socialists, M, Bidaul's the Communist forces from the

The State Department said.

Catholic Popular Republicans, the There has been soine specula- trainland, a threat repeated in the

ar so by a spokesman for "The China Government will small, moderate, Rightist Domb- tion that the

Communist tast next

make available for use in South crate and Socialist Union of move in the Far East might be the

Chinese Comi

regime in

Korea to repel the armed attack Resistants and a few other Inde- to try to dislodge the French, Peking. It is the view of the gov

pendents and Rightists. It con- who already have their hands ernment of the United States that of North Korea me army of seu.

****soned

troops of approximately tains no Socialista. beat the Commu- it would be desirable for repre33.000 men suitable for operatiouis full trying

The 99 Socialist Deputies /iry ist-led Nationalicts who want

sentatives of General MacArthur's

on plains or hilly terrain. These the National Assembly voted for the Freuch out of Indo-China. headquarters to hold discussions

early yesterday But the threat is nothing new,

with

military au- troops carry the best equipment M. Queunle the Chinese

morning to ensure his approval officials snid, 41 France

ning at China's disposal. For the tran thorities on Talwan concerning th

these troops, sportation of

4.9 Prime Minister. but their ulways expected that might come from the North, long are destone of or to any Chinese Government will provide leaders later decided to remain before the Commatist move in against an lavasion prior to any 20 air transpurts of the type C-43 outside the government itself.

anal decision on the wisdom of and if necessary can

An outstanding feature reducing defences on Taiwan by and the transfer of troops to Korea."asonable amount of air cover. If the addition of ex-Premier Paul the troops are to be transported Reynaud as Minister of State fr Chinese government | charge of relations with the war- This apparently put the final de by sea the cision up to General MacArthur, Naval escort. These troops can

can provide a moderate amount | tom Indo-Chinese states and For

Eastern affairs generally, who commands the Allied drivé against North Korea. The note be ready for embarkation in five said it was understood that Gen-days." eral MacArthur's headquarters will get in touch with the Chinese military authorities about sending

Korra.

the The Lig weakness of French position lu Indo-China is. that the majority of the Indo- Chinese do not want them there, but the Communists gained con trol of the Nationalist movement and the struggle became part of the fight against Communist ex- pansion,

The United States has promisrepresentatives to Taiwan. ed economic and inillary aid to the French and the French-sup- ported

about secret

Observers said the note appeared government of Vietnam, to be purposely foggy which is trying to win Nationalist Chiang's offer. It is no

Washington officials support away from the Commu- that some nists, First military ald-seven fear that the landing of Nation- C-47 transport planes arrived list troops in South Korea for be an Invitation only a few days ago. More will

would come, but in the meantime Chinese Communists to move into American action in Korea makea North

would

Korea. That

the French feel more confident.transfer the Chinese civil -United Press.

war to Koren and invite a military

UN request

causes

confusion

Stockholm, July 2. Confusion and embarrass- ment here have followed the United telegram which the Nations Secretary-General, Mr. sent asking Trygve Lie. has Sweden what help, if any, she can give South Korea.

Conflicting

semi-official, and official statements by the Swedish Foreign Ministry have caused li will in the United States, the New Yark correspondents of the big Stockholm newspapers reported today,

The first reaction to the tele

grom was an officially-inspired statement last Friday that na re- ply was necessary because the telegram was se conditional,

On Saturday an official state- ment said Sweden's silence over

the telegram had been given, too entegorical importance.

. Shortly afterwards the Foreign

Minister, M. Osten Unden, added

6 personal statement that the

give a re

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Washington, July 2.

Fearful that the Korean crisis may explode into World War III, Congress may forget economy

and give the Defence Department all the funds it requested this year.

Informed sources said today that the Senate Ap- propriations sub-Committee has already re- commended restoring House cuts in the 1950- 51 militory budget and that the full Commit- tee may support it perhaps this week.

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Com- mittes, Senator Millard Tydings, (Domocrat, Maryland), said top United States military plonners wore aware that the Communist thrust into South Korea may be only a faint and wore on the alert believing the real Red targets ware Yugoslavia, Greece and strategic and oil-rich Iran.

Hope for truce After presenting the .new government to President Vin- cent Auriol, M. Qugulile tald nawamen he hoped the country in announcing the mamantous

would observe the political decisions on the Когеди war

trucs he had called for: in hir President Truman went to

speech saking for endorsement special pains to Keep Talwan

by the National Assembly- from becoming Involved. He has

However, political experts were ordered not only

'the United

confident, and the govern States Navy to protect Talwan

ment was generally regarded Chinese from attack by the Communists but to prevent M. Queuille, who was Minister Chlang's planes, ships and troops of the Interlor in the Bidault from assaulting the Communists, government, kept this job with "The future status of Talwan," his premiership. This in itself was

as an interim jone.

Senator Tydings said there was a disposition move strongly in Korea but not to commit BYT- selves too greatly until we see just what the situation is go

disaster because the Communists he added pointedly, "must awaita tip-oft that everyone had his ing to be on a broader canvas."

con rush in overwhelming num- bers of troops.

Embarrassment

The fat turndown of the N tionallet offer, however, could embarrass the United States in thɗ light of its ready acceptance of help from Great Britain and Austraila,

The State Department disclosed that Chiang's government hinted at possible aid for South Korea 1st Thursday then in an aide

Strained

the restoration of security in the Pacifle, peace settlement with Japan or consideration by the United Nations".

The Nationalist representative at the United Nations promptly re- plied that China has always re- garded Taiwan us on Integral part of the nation and intended to keep it.

The United States note was de- Ivingston livered today by Mr. Merchant, deputy assistant Secre- State for Far Eastern tary of Affairs,-United Press.

relations

in Berlin noted

Berlin, July-2.

The American authorities took a serious view of strained East-West relations in Berlin today ps the official Russian newspaper hore warn ed that the danger of war was as great in Europe as in the Far East.

The newspaper, the "Taegliche Rundschau," Rus- slo's "voice" in Germany, said, however, that a third World. War must be prevented.

danger of war in Europe

Government condemned North created, by the imperialists in s Korea's aggression und agreed great, as in the Far East," said the. with the Security Counell's con-Taegliche Rundschau" in a front- crption of the matter.

He explained that the Govern

page editorial.

Ander Rundschau" editorial Truman of ment wished to confer with the accued President Parliamentary Foreign Affairs commending open acts of war" Committee, meeting tomorrow be-by sending American troops to fore deciding what action to take deht the Communist Invaders in on Mr. Lir's telegram.

Korea. It said: "He wúhla to fly the flugot the United Nations over his open acts of war and in that way hide the first phase of his Korean plan of aggression."

Call to peace fighters

Commenting on the publicity caused in the United States, the Liberal "Aftonbladet" shifted the blame to the big nows agencies and the American broadcasting stations, which were "blaxoning förih" the 'nows that Sweden re- fused to support the Security Council's, resolution."---Router, i

́SLIM ARRIVES IN

SINGAPORE

I called on "peace fighters" to rally behind the Communist

Long-range world grain outlook

Washington, July 12;

can

eye on the approaching general. elections. The Minister of the In- President Trumaa, who would terior controls the carrying out face fateful new decisions if those of general elections and he Min- fears are borne out, returned Istry has funds for which no to Washington late this afternoon accounting is needed. For both from a week-end cruise aboard

the rensons,

Ministry of tho the Presidential yacht Willums- Interior is the most

coveted burg. Cabinet job in France when the

lections approach.

Under the constitution. If two successive governments fall in o period of 18 months us a result of votes, the President can dis- solve the Assembly and call a nationwide general election.

If M. Queuille's government should fall as M. Bidault's did a week ago, elections at the end of the year or in early 1951 would he almost a certainty United Prest.

APPEAL TO: HUK LEADERS

Unanimous decision

If Congress does step up mill- tary spending, it would be an other indication of its nearly un- animous decision to back the ad- ministration to the hilt in slop- ping the Red thrust,

Mr. Truman has already signed the draft law ruched through Congress last week. In addition, the House may: ael next week on the Senate-approved US$1,221 500,000 foreign orms oid Senate sources sald the Appre- priations Sub-Committee recom Manila, July-3.

mended cash defence outlays this Vice-President Fernando Lopez.

year Lotalling $13,200,000,000, in a radio broadcast from Nöllo,

about $383,458,000 more than the appealed to the Huk diesidents House voted, plus nearly $1,000,- and bandite to lay down their 000,000 la contract authority, arms now at this time of national This would bring the United emergency, with, the Philippines States total military bill for the the threat of external gascal year ending June 30 1951 facing gression if the Korean conflict to well above $15,000,000,000 and epreads.

this does not include money which Speaking in connection with the

may have to be pravided as a re- new pacification drive against the

sult of the Korean fighting. Hult rebels in Panas, Mr. Lopez sald a serious International pro- developed as the fate

blem bad-

New U.S. task force moves to Hawaii

Tokyo, July-2. Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, announced here that a new task force, now being assembled on the West Coast of America would move shortly-to-the Hawalin-area-

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A Navy spokesman declined to say whether the newly formed task force was destined for.pos. sible action in Far Eastern wa- ters.

known as Task Group "Yoke".

The group of ships will be

It will consist of the aircraft carrier Philippine Sca, the heavy crusiers Helena and Toledo, the destroyers Hollister, Førka, Craig, Sutherland, Chevalier, Wiltsie,

Hamner, Chander and Knox. 1

The task group is under the command of Rear-Admiral Walter F. Boone.

In Los Angeles Mr. Dan Kim- ball, Under-Secretary of the Unit- ed States Navy'sold that part of the Faclic "mothball fleet," "war- ships were needed in Korean waters,

While military leaders refused to speculate what the Korean of democracy was now being de campaign nay cost, they pointed cided by gunpower in Korea. He out that modern warfare chews raid the Philippines cannot-és-up expensive. ammunition and cape the Impending holocaust if equipment at na alarming rate the Pacific theatre, he Bald, the democracies fail to contain United Press.

the inroads of. Communiem."---- United, Pream

ITALIAN APPEAL

TO WORKERS

• Romb. July 2, The Food and Agriculture

The Italian Confederation- 'n! Organisation (FAO) says the Labour last night appealed to all long-range world. grain out workers to oppose. Communist look is bright with higher pro-sponsored strikes and agitation of duetion, greator consumption any kind about, Kordas and stabilised markets.

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of

The appeal was: an order The FAO in a bulky report the day issued by the Becretariat wheat, rye, barley, oats and

| of the Confederation, in which it maize says the period of scarcity also announced, its approval of ponsored "Peace. Front. -1 is now

over and the world is United Nations support for Bouth mid: "The hour to stand the test confronted with surplus. Inter| Koren."

has come for the great world national trade in grains in 1930- sold in parts: Italian ponce front in all parts of the 51 will equal or slightly excess workers must opporsi anyate globe The third. World War that of the current year. planned by Wall Street must he prevented.

tempts to; organizaṣagitations and The outlook for 1950-51 by strikes almed to speculate on the producing areas:

situation in Korea which falsify The Bovie), in a formal note, Europe a small not gain in truth in favour of those who, Singapore, July 7,

wheat area, particularly in the through armed aggression, have charged, the . Linited States, with United Kingdom, Western Field-Marshat

Ger- created the danger of sworld Sir -Williapa Bilm, Chief of the Imperial upplag pelats bugs on Ruse many, Greece and Austria, Other war." United Press. General Staff, arrived today after coupled East Germany," spocii countries unchanged, multary, conferences in Australia/gally gaming cities ter, outside apd Now Zealand,

Marshal Silm decitned to cofa-. ∙ment on the Korean wart-but

wald the military conferences far had been very, sutlsżąctory: He plans to' toure'front: 1hps: where British troups, are”, Wätti Communia-led rebels' in Mathia Mand fadeauk for London fryzje

of Rangoon onZINACHOKOZLälted.

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