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SUWON CAPTURED BY NORTH KOREAN REDS City and airfield taken following day-long battle
PATROLS HEAD SOUTH
Tokyo, July 4.
Suwon and its important airfield fell to the North Korean Reds to-
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1950.
SOMETHING: BURNING. JOE?
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PEACE
SMOKE "SCREENS,
MacArthur's warning on mistreatment of Allied war prisoners
day, a spokesman for General MacArthur's advanced head on
quartors in Korea announced.
He said the Communist victory followed a day-long battle with all elements
of four or five South Korean divisions.
The Reds quickly sont patrols on South, toward American outposts.
The spokesman added no American troops were involv ed and despite an earlier an- nouncement here that Yanks lind keen minor acilun-that no Gls had yet been in com- bat in Korea,
(There was no quick explana- ! tions of these conflicting state. ments by Hendquarters spokes. men-one in Koren, the other in Tokyo).
The spokesman announcing Suwon's fall after these lerse detalls:
Six Red tanks entered Suwon only 20 miles South of Scout, the fallen South Korea capital.
The spokesman said he believ- | ed the latest Ret thrust klicated the Commiss are "pushing with all lay have all along the line.
British frigate attacked by N. Korean planes
Tokyo, July 4.
It was reliably learned that two North Korean planes attacked a British frigate which was patrol- ling the coast of Korea, inflicting some damage.— Renter.
The spokesman said that there was "quite a lot of U.S. air
Red patrols have advanced | activity today, but he doubted t *bout five mea South of Bu. warplanes attacked the tonks wen, the spokesman went on, which entered Suwon. adding be "doubts the North-_] arners will slop at Suwon ** they did al Sedut,"
He siid Rest troops today made up "the most effective concentra- tion and if not the largest, very close to the largest concentration" the Communists have used since they started thefe offack from North Korea 10 days agu.
Pyongyang raided
Tanks move in
The Pusan base command is
"The Commanding-General of USAFIK will assume control of the United States military advi- sory group to the Republie of Korca, for the purpose of utilising this group in the reorganisation and control of the Republic of Korea forces."—Associated Press and Router.
Tokyo, July 4.
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GROMYKO CHARGES U.S.
WITH AGGRESSION AGAINST KOREA,
CHINA
London, July 4..
Russia callad on the United Nations Security Council today to order
American armad› forces out of Korea:
A lengthy statement by the Soviet Deputy Foreign
Minister, Mr. Andrel A. Gromyko, charged. the United States was making war against the Korean people and carrying out "direct oggression against both Korea and Com- munist China.
INDIAN OFFER TO
Mr. Gromyko called on the United Nations Secur-MEDIATE
ity Council to demand "the unconditional cossation of Amorican military intervention and the withdrawal of the American armed forces from Korea.”
He said Russia had express over the people of Asia," the end the Korean war,
Of and
established as a command of the General Douglas MacArthur said today he would USAFIK. Brigadier General
hold North Koreans responsible for any mis Crump Garvin has been appoint- ed commander of this base.
treatment of Americans or other armed forces under his command in the Korean war. "Personnel of the armed forces of North Korea and other persons of North Korea who are taken into custody or fall into the hands of armed forces now under my operational control in connection with the hostilities in Korea will be treated in accordance with humanitarian principles applied by and recognised by civilised nations involved in an armed con flict," SCAP's announcement said.
Gls clash with Red querillas
The announcement continu-commander of forces placed under ed:
my command by such resolutions will expect similar treatment I will hold responsible any indivi for American nationals and mém dual acting for North Korea wh bers of the armed forces of the deviates from these principles, or
[naticumir and indinbera“ ur. Güter a deviation from such principles.
Blued, General Dougins Mac- armed forces who "inky "Join the United States In the
Arthur Korean, com-
Tokyo, July 4. United States infantry fought off a Communist guerilla al-filet and who may at any time be General MacArthur's head-tack today, and braced to meet in North Korean handsh quarters announced today that the full force of the North
"Operating in pursuant to re- 25 more Communist tanke had Korean army, believed to be solutions adopted by the United moved into, the Korean fighting only 15 miles away after cap-
Nationg Security Council and as zone as vader columns pushed Luring strategie Suwon.
flanking wido South East of Suwan.
The guerilla attack was the The Red movement threatened first American ground action of the South Korean forces In the The Korean wor. The Americana Suwen-faction-Seoul triangle.
killed four guerilles. There were in Inchon,
The Southerners are still hold.ro American casualties. The
General MacArthur remainder of the guerillos fled,
North Korea's Radio broadcast that its rapital. Pyongyang, was heavy hit, for the fifth ting, by US. bombers. I said 30 planes. dropped more than 400 bomba,
movement
South of the Red-held city of Later, the Red-broadcast cald. Spout and East of i Suwon, the "the planes
rocket Mertlerners continued to con- dropped bombs and machine-gunned build- ƒ qolidate their forces.
ings and people,”.
Before Suwon's fall
was all-
added that
Hounced, a hacArthur spokesman tish ship off the East coast
of
1
The five and a half hour skirmish took place 20 miles South of
pla
British freighter attacked
Advance American headquar. ters in South Korea meanwhile The communique
A British freighter, the £5. announced that North Communist planes strated a Bri- forces
Korean Cheung Hing, was attacked by p.m. after the South Koreans Communist-held mainland entered Suwon at 6.80 machine-gun fire from the had "put up a good fight" and' made an orderly retreat. Suwon shortly after leaving Amoy for airstrip, four miles Soulli of the Hong Kong yesterday morning, city, was also evacuated by the according to reports reaching
the Colony yesterday.
in Tokyu had said American Korea. froups had gone into coinbat and
indicated the engagement
near Suwon.
was Earlier
advance headquartere
spokesman said that today's Coni«
munist effort was "a reat, honest communique
to-God punch." Patrols speedily
on five milles Southward.
The Commands lunge agalust Suwon held to the pottern the Communists have followed in their previous drive Southward. Tanks pushed forward, Driving the b Southerners back. In past moves, Commuulat troops have usually followed closely behind of the tanks
say
General MacArthur's Head- quarters announood 1600 hours, local time, today?""United Blatos Army forces went into action late yesterday for the first time in the unprovoked Invasion of Bouth Korea, adda
cuter.
The spokesman was unable to Suwo, tuation is fuld North of
with no definite front be
if Rted infantry had entered established. There has been
South Koreans,
An American spokermany #uld!
An official of the Ta Hing Com- the North Koreans. were using. some 50,000 troops altogether ( not confirm the reports last night. pany, owners of the vessel, could along the Irregular 200 miles. The vessel was not hit and is front between the East and West proceeding to Hong Kong, the coasts of Kora.-Unlied Press.
reports added:
She
la due to ar- rive here this morning.
The st. Cheung Hing was the first vessel to leave. Hong Kong for Amor after the suspension of shipping service between the two ports after the seizure of the Jeep Heo by the Nationalists on June
Representative of Lie confers
Suwon, but it can be presumed little change in the front liner or With MacArthur Shanghai service
1tent Red soldiers are not
outside. The presence of Red other acetors.
five miles South of
fo
Fow prisoneri
the
London, July (4." -India has told Russia and the United States that she is ready; to_medinte in in bid to official statement declared.
sources said, 'today. "The United States Government
The Indian offer was conveyed is reventing step by step its
to the Russlan ánd "Azitrican aggressive plans in Korca," Mr. Governments by the Indian Ame Gromyko declared, "First it on Ington. These sources said that bessadors In Morcow and Washy nounced that Valted States whether the offer embodied de would be restricted to the men not was not made clear inte
Korea's affairs)
talled proposals. for mediation'oë. materials. sending of military and other
diately.
in
ed her attitude toward the
reply to the U.S. note asking Soviet intervention to halt the North Korean Invasion.
In the Russian reply, the Sovietterference in Government said it could not in- terfere in the affairs of Korea,
Mr. Gromyko said: "It follow from the above thpt Govern-
However, the Informants re- ment of
Then it was announced that the United States of air and naval forces would also ported, this is how India views, the Americo has committed a hostile
bo sent but without ground troops, oct against peace and that 15 Subsequently they announced the If Korea lind been left to work
situatian: bears the responsibility for the sending of United States ground out its own future the present armed aggression it has comfor mitted.
forces to Keren Z
fighting and its ever present threat i "It is also The United Nations
known
that first to word peace would not hava Wil
the United States fulfit te obligation
Government arisen. declared that maintain posse "if"thè
India American armed Security forces would take part only
• Council' demande. the uncondieperations in the territory of in ilonat cessation of military in South Korea. However, only a tervention and the Immediate few days later the American Air withdrawal of the American Force trahstarred its operations armed forces from Korea
on to the territory of North Korea other towns,
only
ta
regards Korean single country, and wants to see.
reunited
politically, and economileally.
there would have to take into ac
Any attempt to end the fighting count that the Korean people
Any
The Hatement, distributed by and attacked. Lyengyang, - and want Scully also abolish
Tass,
the Soviet -news" agency. claimed the U.S. was seeking to gal control of all of Korea, for ita use as a military bridgehead in the Far East.
“Aggression against
China” opas
HAIL
to end the fighting
this shows the Goy-would of States into war to an ever greater Government in the South and the ernment is drawing, the United the influence of the America exlekt but, being forced to con- Russian Government In the North.
the elder
unwillingness of the American, people to be drawn Associated Press. 4 into a new milllary adventure.
AM.
The Uhina Suite asserted, has followed the road
*CHINESE IN HK
SEEK ENTRY INTO TAIWAN
· Meinwhille frontline reports) by American: #rmed forces #irectii violated the Bosco, "and; byko government;said-more than 3,000
Mr. Gromykeld President Truman's order to the US Navy to neutralise the land of Tal- wan meant the occupation of "that of armed, intervention in Fores."
contintsede: part of the territory of China" The statement
“Eaving taken that, road, This
ut the "Shave said that few primhari mér
the United States Government
Taipeh, July- 4. be added,...
"An official 7 of the provincial being tak
alds. agpression against, China." taken by either. However
foralanera Beveral
(Both
and American
demonstrated that not only Chinese in Hong Kong" had ap United doing, believed to have been in Beoul. Nations observer had previously is not striving for the enn-
Filed for solidation
entry permits into which now is in North Koreans charged the Communia-led. North
of peace, but, on the
The applications Associated Press
hands are not, accounted for Koreans with ́ppening the fight contrary,is the enemist perede Diwan ECE PA
by
The Bent hot he pulled stan dominated North Korea and
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And are believed to be prisoners, ing with an invasion across the General Mac- 38th Parallel that separates Rus- Arthur
U.S. backed Squth Koreh:).
Security The
tion calling for military supporti of the South Koreana. Mr. Gromyko farmed the Counall
prisoners
as war criminals and would try them as he did these Japanese who mistreated--Americans and other Allied prisoners who fel
toppade mean
hands in World War II. This
North Korean p prisoners would be tried before war crimes including mistreating charged with apprehended.
war crimes courts.
and
Whether violators of the rules
Council
оп
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ANGLO-FRENCH
June 27 adopted U.. redu. SINGAPORE TALKS.
Sinipore July
an obedient Instrument of
A party of senior French of polloy of the American euling Acera have arrived. In. Singanore alrelas who sated as violatore for discussions with British. Ser-
'sident Truman's announcement
on June 27 that the United States, Beventh Fleet--had been assigned; fo.profect. Taiwan against ing Communist attack. -- Associated Press,
CRUISER SINKS – N. KOREAN SHIPS Tokyo, July4.
of untething walk the UN Far East,munanda in the sols, bringlig. to 11 the number
The statement
of the peace an Instrument vice thiefs here concerning pro The US Navy announced today employed by the United Stater blems affecting the security of that an American light cruiser. ruling strcles with the objecte and French.
the arer covered by the British had runk six North Korean ver
runk by the same cruiser in two would be tried by American mill-Secretary General.. Mr. Trygve
The meeting is "pursuant to days Navy previously had an tary court or some tribunal under Lie, of "obligingly" assisting in decision to increase the In-
The the United Nations was not in-n "gross violation of the (U.N.) and French Berylees in the War Korcan mutar torpedo boats, buk formation between the British | nounted, ploking of five · North, dicated United Press.
Charter by the Government of East, the official announcement had given no details. the United States and by other members of the
of the Security Coun
Red planes with Allied markings?
cil."
nid,
The name of the American The French ports will return cruiser was not disclosed.--Asiq- Mr. Gromyko repeated previdu to Saigon on July Reuter ciated Press Russian charges that the Security Council call for military ald was illegal because Nationalist China cast the seventh and deciding vote on the U.S. resolution and because kurala was absent from
A Tokyo, July. 4. Investigation is underway to the meeting
The statement attacked Presi determine the identity of dent Truman's order for stepped planes which blew up a South up, military supplies to the Phi Shipping service between Korean ammunition train and Lippinca and Indo-China, "B-26 light bombers of the 5th
Shanghai and Hong Kong is to strated American infantry, yes-> Afd to the Philippines Mr. patrols
Air Force hit a railway overpass
"Tokyo, July 4, De resumed dombrrow, when tho Suwon indicated that the ineeven miles South West of Scoul
Colonel Alfred G. Katzin, Musang, sails for that per spokesman said today one to Interfore to the internal affairs Gromyko contended, was designed terday. W fantry 16 not far behind the
પ tanks, and poulbly passed them Monday and strafed troop personal representative of the again.
concentrations as Korean. hostil- | UN Secretary-Genetal, Mr. According t
to an oficial of Americas was wounded in the of the state and to fortient intern
Ini strife. foot witnesses said th ties entered their second week.
Company Sovernl ... Jardine, Matheson The march into Suwon puts the "Fighter planes Row 34.mis- General Douglas MacArthur enrge, Including paper, chemicals Air Force symbols. However, the
Trygve Lie, conferred with
liere, some 1.500 tons
of reneral planes bore the Royal, Australian Communists well South of the slons, striking targets of oppor- today, but details of the talk and machinery parts, have been spokasinan sald bullets recovered *Boutherner's Hon river defence unity in the Seoul area with were not disclosed.
line, which has been crumbling rocket and machinegun fire.
total of 13 trucks, one bus, a
* Suwan.
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half-track, two armed jeeps and night by Mr. Geroge Mavalion
A statement made public 10 Motsang, service between North Koreans): might be using 'finitely: Norili Korenti,AND MAN a locomotive with box cars were information officer of the United Shanghal and this port was. In Alled markings to confuse Gen- This raised the possibility (the destroyed or damaged by fighter Nations Commission on Korea, terrupted about two weeks 120 era: MacArthur's: forearm action during the day carrier saldav
"More than 00 troop
"Colonel Alfred G. Katzin con- when Communist authorities No American air frifjes, uldnt fights, willlsing (Air Forco C-401 | ferred with, General MacArthur closed the port following, the the, front were announced today and C-478 were flown. For the today. Secretary General Tryg sela the Valve, and then Rantos, directed to "dore strategic tar
sinking of two Panamanian ves because the, air; effort!, had been second day, Mustang Oghters of Lle's personal representative had a Woosung after striking mick the Royal Australian Air Fored a 45-minute conference with the
gets, the spokesman fald. joined in strafing attacks on General, at his Tokyo Headquar
laid by the Nationalists. North Korean territory.
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today that."*"from raporta reach- Korea,"
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