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ERNEST BOREL

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1950.

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RED PATROL THRUSTS ACROSS MacArthur receives

No breakthrough on Kum River

Advanced U,S. Headquarters

In Koren, July 14. An official source 'hora kald today that there has been no breakthrough or the

Kum River line. He concoded that several North Korea patrol crossings were attempted In broad daylight but said there was nothing alarming about the altuation,

The Informant daaled the rumours

Communist of the capture of an airstrip on the South side of the river. There

WAI

knowledge hera no any airstrip in the immediate aros behind the American

front lines.--United Press.

of

U.S. pilots destroy three Yaks

United States Air Base In Japan. July 14. American jet pilots today surprised

Communist

seven

Yak planes on the ground at Kimpo airport outside Sevul and destroyed three,

Fifth Air Force fet pliots dise cavered the Yaks cumouflaged oix) the ground and elaimed the des- truction of three in two dab missions The #cond lsstori

was driven away by heavy fluk

KUM RIVER SMASHED

But Reds drive South on American flanks

CROSSING ATTEMPTS DESCRIBED

Tokyo, July 14.

Massed United States artillery smashed three Communist patrol thrusts across the Kum River today but other Red columns drove South on both the East and West flanks of the American line.

Reports from the Korean front said American guns on the South bank of the Kumn above Taejon knocked out two Communist tanks and set- fire to three villages during almost continuous bombardment of the enemy-held North bank.

A spokesman at advanced United States headquarters disclosed that a hitherto unreported. Red spearhead had outflanked -Taojon by driving to o point just North of the West coast port of Kunsan, 45 miles South West of the South Korean provisional capital. However, tho forco, described as "small enemy cloments," was still on the North bank of the Kum.

The Kum River empties into the sea at Kunsan after loop ing North around Tarjon.

The mains Comunist” Banking. after one pass but before that atfork was still making progress Captol Millard U. Hodges, 30.] agoinst South Korean force: of Tulse. Oklahoma, destroyer boiling the Central Troat North:

one of the plants. He muld he must go of youglas MacArthur's

his winginan also got u jeep.

on

Early in the estlig a pilot on an earlier strafing unhaston spot ted the Yuks which the feds had attempted to hide at Klumpo, This light at tour F-865 claliner the destruction of twe of those planes,

The mission in the Scout aces alse claimed to have destroyed four trucks, one 40 m. - atrerat gun. De medium tant and damaged one truck.

Combat strikes

Meanwhite, General Mne Arthur's Headquarters #13 - nounced

United today that States Ale Force and Royal Australian Air Force aircrafs ataged more than 220 combat strikes in the Korean war zone on Thursday, adds. Repler.

The results of both fighter and bomber attacks on North Korean milltary objectiver were consider- ed to be excellent in view of_tha] increasingly bad weather cond!- dions..

General

afternoon mtamise reported

that the North Korean Fifteenth and Mith Divisions continued to press on to the South toward Hanchang, di miles East North Engi or Tarfon, wad Andong, 30 miles forther Eps1.

11 said all inditration alss appeared to be moving between thee to enlumvis

toward echon."

The offensive seemed deshcard to sut the United States an! South Korean supply lines.

The canmunique raid the situation remained unchanged a the East const with the bulk of North

between Korean troops Utelin, 12 miles North of the United States base port of Pusan, and Samchek, another 34 miles to the North.

A United States warship blockading the East coast set] Bro to an all storage tank and shelled bridges and troops, --General-MacArthur-sald.--

B-20 alteraft of the Far Easa U.S. artillery on

Air Force's Bomber Command launched their first full-senta Assault on targets at Wongan, on Korea's North Eastern coast.

Heavy clouds made bombing by radur necessary and prevented an evaluation of the effects of the ruld United Press and Reuter.

Soviet Colonels with N. Korean

divisions?

Washington, July 14. Unconfirmed reports receiv-

East coast

South Korean Gov't moving

Somewhere in Korea (1300 GMT), July 14, The South Korean Gov- ernment has for the most, part pulled out of Taelon to an undisclosed location 'far- ther South.

This movement has been poing on for several - daya. and does not represent" any sudden worsening of the Kum River situation United Press

dent Robert C. Miller reported from the front. Но Bald the Rodo made two other attempte to push Infiltrating patrola across the Kum River early today. Both were detested and only a few Communists sure vived the murderous artillery fire to reach the South bank American Infantry took care of the survivors.

Miller said he could see. ħalli a-dozen fires burning along 9-16-- mile stretch of the North bank from a forward observation pos overlooking the Kum.

can side. The Yanks threw down heavy mortar and machine gun fire and liquidated practically the entire pnirol.

Two other attempts were modo to push infiltrating patrols across the Kum. Front commanders

United Nations flag

Tokyo, July 14.

General Douglas MacArthur today received the United Nations flag which flew over the Headquarters of the Palestine Mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, in 1948, to signify his command of the United Nations forces fighting In Korea.

The ceremony took place this afternoon on the roof of the General's Headquarters, the Dai Ichi building.

The flag was presented by General J. Lawton Collins, the United Army Chief of Staff, who brought it from New York, ・・

A United Nations official attending the coramony pointed out afterwards that it was the first time the flag had been used as a wor standard. Hitherto it had been only a truce flag.

General Collins road out a lotter from the United Status Defence Secretary, Mr. Louis Johnson, in which ho expressed the wish that Goneral MacArthur would fly the flag until the successful complation of the Korean compaign.

General Collins pledged full American support for the campaign.

General MacArthur said that the flag is the symbol of one of the greatest efforts that man had' made to free himself.-Router.

Commonwealth talks

on Korean situation

The

London, July 14. latest Korean developments were discussed today in top-loval consultati. between the Prime Minister, Mr. Clomen. Attleo, Com- monwealth High Commissioners and loading Cabinet Ministers.

suld both were detected and only The meeting was followed imr ediately by a pri-

a few Communists succeeded in reaching the South bunk.

Miller's teport said the object

of the Communists patrol action was to establish

"bridgehead"

on the Ainerican side.

In addition to firing at the

vate discussion between Mr. Attlee ond other Cabinet leaders with Mr. Menzies, the Aus- tralian Prime Minister, who arrived in Lon- don by air last night from Australia.

river patrols throughout the rainyonetally, the British Minis- night, the American ortillery

to give Mr.

a welcome and the

pounded Important road junc- ters gathered tious and positions behind the Menzies onemy lines on the North bank Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ern made his first exc

of the 200-yard wide river where | Bevin, the Americans are making a stand sion from the nursing home, 12 miles North of Taejon.

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where he has been recovering from an operation, to be pre- sent.

But the subject of Korea Jai understood to have been in the

Curfew ordered in Taejon

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YUGOSLAVIA TO GET UN AID IF ATTACKED

Lake Success, Júly 14. The United Nations Security Council will move to holp Yugoslavia with lightning speed if her Balkan neighbours attack her, United Nations delegates said today.

Yugoslavia, menaced by the massing of Comin- form troops on its borders, will seek action by the Security Council at the first act of aggression, informed sources indicated. But most delegates doubted The official ai.nouncement said that the Balkan tension would special permits would be required axcopt nt to enter the strip flare into war, at least in the Szozed and Magny kanisca.

The Immediate future, despite in- clesing followed by two days the creasing reports from that Yugoslav ban on travel to its aren about mobilisation of border areas without special per Bulgarian, Hungarion and milk. Rumanian troops.

year,

The official Hungarian nown. paper,

sald "Brabad H.P." Hungary had removed a "car tain pars" of the "pipulation along the Yugoslav border, 1. denled the Delgrade, reports of A whotakala, shift

The Yugoslav delegation to the United Nations, lacking Instruc- tions from Belgrado except to await developments, could not Bay how much active aid, if any, Marshal Tito would scek from the Security Council In the event of The newspaper said the Yugo a new Balkan war. But Dr. Ales slav reports that Slavs living Bebler, chief of the delegans, along the border were being eva while expressing concern about cunted ware "idiotle and provo- troom invements on Yugoslavia's cative. It said the people moved border, pointed out that there had were "not Southern Slave but been shinlar reports for the past known Fascists, Nazis, Kuraks

and bandits." It added: "OL· Acked whether he believed course there were Slavs among the current massing of troops them but Hungarians were in at -Blav Dr. least as great proportion. would lead to open war, Dr.

workers remained in their places Bebler replied: "I cannot say." and no one is bothering them." But he acknowledged concern. about the hostile Press and The newspaper denied the Yu- radio broadcast from the capit-goslav reports that Hungarian of Cominform countries, factories had been dismantled and oullets of Bovlet pro sant to Russia, United Press.

charged that Panda

United States Was giving supplies, Yugoslavia military. assistance, and advice and way trareforming the country into

an Amerlaan base.

tha

No U.S. officers Dr. Bebler said;. "Nothing could ke, further from, this truth. Ther

Ainerlcan | officers- da Yugoslavin in the first place. In the second pince, we have no any with

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military agreements

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Dramatic incident on ferry

country gul Chiner women, followed relative Dichongcal

now They could, of

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Onice, In

Passengers on board the ferry faunch Man Cht yesterday: were eye-witnesses of a dramatic Jump into the harbour by three middle- Immediately by etherole rescue by four personnel of the Marine course, bo

Department. -

Marine Officer F, E Assistant tion for, aggression under the

of preventive war. That Brock of the Licensing sibility, cannot be excluded, his report on the incident, stated But as for overt military moves that he was on his way in a patrol right now against. Yugoslavia, launch from the Island to You that is a guess."

mati at 11.18 a.m. when he heard Although Yugoslavia voted shrill" blasta" of a" police whistle against the imposition of fighting and saw three persons strugging sanctions in the Korean war ob in the "waler near the ferry servers belleved the United Ipunch Man Chi With American Forces Mr. Aillee

Nations would have no choice but today gave thei

In South Korca, July 14. Commonwealth representatives o

take a similar course in the event The South Korean, police of a Balkan Invasion. A pre full account of the meetings in

convinced, has Moscow between Mr. Andrei ordered a special alert and acedent, they are Gromyko. the Soviet Deputy 24-hour curfew tonight in been' set in the Korean case and must be followed in the future Foreign Minister, and Sir David Taejon after reports of a Kelly, the British Ambassador to Communist crossing of the if the United Nations is to com-

Kum River West of Kongjumand world respect,

Yugoslavia's opposition to sane Chang Kan Suk Yoon, director tions against Communist Korea of the National Pelles, said: "I

was dictated by more than ideolo- have never received or heard of gical considerations, observers any report that South Korean pointed out. They believed that Police executed. 1,200 Communiar with an estimated 500,000 Comin agents."

form troops on his border, Mar He said the South Korean Po-whal Tito was not ready to provoke lice work hard to eatch nith Moscow further.

Australia to forefront of the informal talks.

act against Red seamen

Canberra, July "14. The Australian Cabinet has In beating bick the attempt to decided to prosecute any per- ford the Kum River the United son actively preventing the States artillery poured tons of shells at the advancing patrols and into the main force of North A spokesman ut the advanen Koreans across the stream, front headquarters disclosed that an reports said. American Artillery unit had

taken up positions oa the East Fanatical Red

coast. He sold its presence was responsible for erroneous reports released yesterday that enemy troops were concentrated 73 to

80 miles North of Pusan.

centre

and

effort

export of arms and equipment to serviceinen abroad.

Russia.

Madiation efforts

It was later Jarned that at the Commonwealth High Com missioner's meeting with Mr. Attlee no reference was made to India's mediation efforts.

references

columnists and investigate them.

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It was learned that Ministers doubted whether it was possible, An air force communique re- ported for the first time that the A despatch from Robert Miller to launch prosecutions at present the fanatical North because of the legal difficulties B-20 told tarket for Thursday's big ed here yesterday indicated

roid was the North Korean port, Korean effort to ford the Kum. but the law authorities of London one headline: runcing: t hope the people of the world

North Korean attack Crown had been Instructed to try there are

railway about 15 Russian

highway The first

evidence. of Wonsaa.

come nt 4 am, when Some 5

strong to 'procure junction Colonels with each North

It had been contended that superfortresses dropped 500 tons patrol rushed out on a quarter-

the Government would not be Korcan division in the Com- af bombs

mile long bridge, which had been arca on the target

able to move until the samen munist invasion.

Because of heavy clouds the blown up by American demoll-

refused to man a ship carrying There are believed to be six crews

arms to the war zone. North Kurena divistuns engaged could not observe the results.

The Scamen's Executive, on- In the battle.

Friday, Although the military spokes- following the usual Communist attempted to swim to the Ameri-nouncing the ban last

declared that Its members Trosed making Australia For American colony."

bombed by radar and tion crews.

The Nerth Koreans threw

North The

Korean radio,

man here said there was no con-line, claimed that a number of firmatiun on ihly report, he added homes,

schoolt and

"cultural

the North Koreans are following facilities" were destroyed, "peace- .the. ground 11ghting strategy fal citizens" and 20 to 60 doctors. taught at the Russian war col- nurses and patients killed or in- lege. He said this is making a Į jured, the broadcast sold. direct attack and then following One B-20 ditched off the Japa- with strong enveloping or ca- nere const on its way home. Six circling movements. United of the crew members were re- Press

scued by a fishing vessel and an alr-sea search

underway for the remainder. A superior

The weather

At 0600 GMT (8 p.m. UKST) «"wish ridge of high pressure from the Packhe anti-creione covere Japan. Prosurg. ja low over N Indo-China and 8 China. A storm appears to be forming in the Tow

2 prvenyre ares to, the 8 of the LunehuoE.

Today's Forecasts—Light - or, moderate Sentberty-winda, - Máinty fair. Parily

tress carries a crew of 12.

themselves into the water and

B-50 CRASHES

IN ARIZONA

Reports attributed to Kim, wald 1,200 ngants and guerilis have been executed by Southern forces since Korean fighting began.

As soon as his ipunch reached the scene, AMO Brook and three seamen jumped into the harbour and rescued the women.

In his roport, AMO Brook also three women stated that the were holding hands when they jumped into the water. pital.

The women ware taken to hos-

INVASION OF

TIBET REPORTED

Quoting well-informed sourer. in Tainen, the local vernacular "Wah Klu Yat Po" said yesterday that some 20,000 men of China's Fespie's Liberation Army have cressed into Tibet from Sinklang.

to

Samuel port

The Australian Attorney Genár- al, announcing this today, stated that enquiries were being made

Border closed into the decision of the Com- Deihl today said

A Reuter despatch from New Then these fifth columnists are

Hungary closed a 10-mile strip that India's sent to prosecutors or the Provost munist-dominated Federal Sea-

Our Pellco have no along her border fronting Yugo men's Union to ban the transport External Affairs Department had Marshal. of arms to Korea. He himself reported that her Ambassadors right to execute there fifth colum- slavia today, adds a United Press

in Moscow and Washington had nists.

Only judges have the report from Budapest. would make decision

executo. wrelt.

personal messages from right to conveyed Pandit Nehru to Marshal Stalin wonder whether Kim Pal

US

Sun (Director of Metropolitan and Mr. Dean Acheson, the of State. Secretary

Police In Seoul before it fell) This development was banace-made a wrong statement or some- lined by evening newspapers in one misinterpreted his statement. "Nehru pleads with Stalln." The do not misunderstand such a

mado

io statement." reports "Korea peace, moves."

But sproulative reports sug- peating that Mr. Nehru had proposed a "Big Three" meet- Ing between Marshal Stalin,

Earlier Chong told a Press; Mr. Truman and Mr. Atties on cenference the report was "ridi- the Koron situation were culous." denied by informed quartera. Roy McCartney, Reuters cor

respondent, said he had been fold They then rejected a protest by The personal message sent by by Kim Pal Bun that 1,200 rome members against their move Mr. Nehru to Marshal Stalin Communist security risks" have but another 200 seamen, meeting and Mr. Acheson is believed to been executed by South Korean In Sydney today, demanded the say that India's attitude to the pollee since the Korean war began. resignation of the Executive, Korean affair is that it should be

Kim said the executions wero passed a formal motion of no localised and a peaceful settle carried out at Beaul and other ronfidence" in them and demand-

'ment arrived at as soon as pos- towns in the battle area, according ed the return of the union menasible.

stale

to McCartneyAssociated Pres. ement to the rank and file of the India is understood to

her view that the main difficully in reaching such a consummation

Nations organisation which lie thinks must be broken,

movement.

Tucson, Arizona, July 13. An Air Forco B-50 bomber crashed in the rugged Crook National Forest early today and six of its 10 crew mem-

parachuted The body of one airman was. Reuter.

North Korean troops taunch-bers ed their most powerful patrol attack across the Kum River „North of Tasjon at 418 a.mi GMT, United Press correspon

NATIONALISTS

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The Executive has called general meeting of members on to safety. July 18 to discuss the position

found in the scattered wreck- age and three others were re- ported missing.

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Rescue parties began an inten- sive search of the mountainous crash' aren__ for the misting „trio.

A Force base officials said there

chatice they may, havi some distance from

U.S. EVACUATION OF ISTANBUL CONSIDERED

Istanbul, July 14 The American Consulate Gen-

Is the deadlock in the United On other pages

- Communist China

India, it is understood, feals ‹ that if Communist China

brought into the Sécurity Coun all, Ruesta is likely to return to the Coroll. Then, within the Counell or by

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Truman confident of outcome Page 73

Nehru'a messages to Stalin,

Motoring news

Dan (ddon's Diary.

parachuted the ridge where the alx survivorstanbul today issued in informal talks outside. It the landed

• to fla" staff and 42 Tinited States, Buskin and China. „Taipeh, July. 14,

State Highway patrolmen and structions The Nationalist / Navy

ad Air Force resclo

units reached members of the American coloar with the co-operation of other Page announced, today. fis withdrawal the wreckago this afternoon here for their evacuation from peace-loving members, can ap

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