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ALL-OUT THAI SUPPORT TO RESTORE PEACE IN KOREA PROMISED

Red Party Congress resolution

Berlin, July 23,

..

Bangkok, July 23.

Thailand will go all out in support of the United Nations' afforts to restore peace in Korea, the Prime Minister, Marshal Pibul Songgram, told Reuter here today.

Marshal Songgrom, who last week-end announced Thailand's offer to send ground forces to Korea, said: "There is nothing extraordinary about our decision. We are merely fulfilling our obligation as a member of the United Nations, supporting its campaign for global peace and stability,,"

The most impressive Com- munist Party leaders order- ed to give complete backing The to a new five-year plan de- signed to double the economic production of East Germany.

In a nag-draped convention hall deep in the Russian scetor of this split country, the strong man ol the German Communists, Walter Ulbricht, demanded that Communists throughout the na- tion overcone all obstacles to meet the plan.

Many high-ranking Slamoza Army officers had volunteered, ha mald.

Thai Premiar added that his country's force on the Korea war front would comprise one combat team of 5,000 officers and mon, and not 4,000 as reported earlier. Detailed proposals regarding equipment and "despatch of the Siamese contingent to Korca will be submitted to the United Na The Premier said that the tions Secretary-General, Mr. Try-first batch of volunteers from gve Lie, in a day or two. Marshal Thailand will be drawn from Songgrom said.

active servicemen, while T- "The word 'impossible' is now

cruitment from the public will be stricken from the German lan-

considered Inter. gunge", he roared amid an ova- tion from 4,000 delegates

Asked whether

the despatch from 25 nations, asmbled here.

trained troops abroad might Earlier, the No. 1 Italian Com-ns Premier,

not encourage 'subversive munist, Palmiro Togliatti, pledge minutes from his Sunday morn- Songgram said the Government elements, Inside Thailand, Marshal ad his 2,000,000 followers to sup- port the Red Party's drive for

ing golf to receive Reuter's cor- has taken every possible precau- pence and keep Italy from join-

respondent Gn Bangkok's golftionary measure and ing the United Nations now night-

fident of maintaining Internat Ing in Korea,

Marshal Songgram's Leam-security-Reuter, Without mentioning the West-

mates included top-ranking Sin- ern Allies, but making it plain by

mese statesmen and foreign instauation, he said: "We have diplomats. He discussed The not lost our enemies,

who are Korean conflict and the crisis en- again today threatening our veloping the Far East, and scem- fatherland. We are grout patriots.ed confident that Thailand was We cannot play the cards of war playing her cards well and wisely.

and civil war, but the enemies

who want to plunge Italy Inte new wars must be reborn with us--the better part of the Italian people."

Groat task

be supported by

of

as

West Germany by the Eastern He said the Soviet

The 54-year-old "Strong Man of Slam," who has weathered three major coups and numerous minor plots in 20 months of office snatched few

course.

·

Proper course

ot

was

U.S. may cut ERP supplies

con-

New York, July 23. The United States might restrict Marshall Aid supplie: because of the Korean war, the New York Times" predicted today.

on all

Tighter restrictions United States goods needed for the war effort loomed as a prac- tical certainty, the paper sald.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1950.

Munitions

blast at Pompey

A glant mushroom of smoke shrouds towns near Portsmouth after eight ammunition barges exploded in Portsmouth Harbour. The barges were being loaded with cordite, aircraft bomba and depth charges from the Naval Ammunition Depot at Badenham. Geaport, when the leading vessel caught fire. The barges wore treed and drifted. Into midstream where they blow up in a chain of explosions lasting more than 20 minutes. The depot Jetty was wrecked, causing an ammunition train to plunge into the harbour. Warehouses, cranes and other dock Installations were destroyed, (AP Photo).

Leopold--world's heavily guarded

Brussels, July 23. King Leopold III, back in the throne after six years' exile, but ruling, a divided

was tonight people,

the world's most heavily guard ed monarch.

at 120 yards and through from ratings and a three-deep screen of gendarmes.

most King

Belgians, they said, were hesi- tating before endangering their social and economie recovery by resorting to bloodshed and ylo- lence.

But others bellaved that if King Leopold could not patch up the party differences which bavo rent the nation since the war- the Social Christians (Catholics), backing him with Socialists and Liberals opposing-and if Par- Homent became deadlocked, he might well step down from the throne.

While the king stayed at home, his Dopular 19-year-old son, Prince Baudouin presided today He seemed anxious but un

at a ceremony in the heart of tho perturbed. He said: "I am con

capital.

With his brother, 16-year-old vinced our decision to sond

Black-helmeted gendarmes with Prince Albert, the Crown Prince active help to the United Na. Ulbricht sald the five-year plan- tions is the only propor course

rites, Sten guns and revolvers, drove through Brussels to present for East Germany was a great under the present circumstances.

stood at 20 yards' Intervals round decorations, for bravery to Bel- national task

the wall enclosing the vast Royal glans, including six coloured men which must "The United Nations first asked

main-trom the Congo. the people

park at Laeken Palaco, for assistance and we offered to

taining a 24-hour patrol.

Two well feed the forces in

bomb explosions have Korea with

The items concerned would in-

"Force Belgian Air

troop made the only violent breaches

That could lead to a restored residents. Slam rice. Later came the call for clude steel, copper and other patrolled the

grounds in the calm throughout the coun- national unity, these wooded

observers Union ground forces and we responded metals, rubber, timber and build-around and Czechoslovakia had promised promptly, for it is only through ing materials.

the renaissance-style | try since the king's return.

spid,

round Prince Baudouin on to provide essential

the Yesterday, saboteurs blew up a to which the 49-year-old palace

throne as the fifth king of materials fast and

and decisive action that we such as iroh and steel, which

Quantitative controls on ex- king returned yesterday amid the railway line at Anvaing. About the Betglans. can hope to would normally have come from

cope with the criti-ports would involve close co- uncasy calm of his people.

midnight bomb caused minor King Leopold has already had col the Ruhr, ally of Western Ger-

situation throughout Asia," operation with the Economic Co-

a taste of embarrassing difficulties The Premier continued:

King Leopold's supporters left damage to a power station near a muny.

"By operation Administration (ECA) no doubt of the warmth of their Viaduct at Charlerol, Industrial that are in store for him. supporting the United Nations re-liberal exports of any scarce welcome.

centre in anti-Leopold Wallonia solutions and acting thereon we metals and metal products as are not only helping Korea and ECA ឆដ would

not be logical

were restricted.

It was understood that there would be close co-operation be- tween the Commerce Department and the ECA if cuts proved ne- cessary in the Marshall Aid Pro- gramme, the poper sold-Reuter.

"The enemy need not concern themselves about keeping raw materials from up," he shouted. "We had discussions with the the cause of peace but also help while American manufacturers Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia ing ourselves and every other and have been promised 53 per smi

small

nation whose integrity cent of what we require."

from within might be He said the Communist Party and

withoumaced was not trying to hush up the He stressed that his decision to fact that there had been acute send Siamese troops to Korea shortages of some raw materials. was taken in consultation with in East Germany as a result of Cabinet colleagues and the Na-

The Siamese three-hour secret session, endor- sed the decision. According to Lobby reports, Nal Khaung Ab- Tiberius, Falestine, July 23.

Flve one-year-old babies were halwongse, former Premier and leader of the Opposition. des- burned to death while their cribed Marshal Songgram's move

parents stood helplessly by in a Bre in a bables' home at Kfar as "plack." The word

the split in the nation. He added: tional Defence loment, in a

"And we have no reason to hush up the fact that we shall also in future have difficulties with raw materials shortages." United

Press,

INFANTS DIE IN FIRE

for which Ilterally means," Arbel village today.

From curly morning crowds flocked to Lheken to acclaim him, coming by

motor-coach, car, motorcycle, cycle and on foot.

Throughout the was an

country there uneasy, baffling calm, Belglans could not be surg whether this was the lull before the storm.

forecast by anti- Leopold leaders who threatened a relentless wave of unrest if the King returned, or

that a sign there Inflammatory speeches had not reflected popular feeling.

Appeal for "concord" Kind Leopold, coming home uiter six years' exile with an appeal to the people tor

"con- cord,"

spent the night at the A nurse whose own baby was Royal palace, turned into an burned to death escaped through armed-camp-And-today-he-did fierce beat and intense smoke not budge from the palace. with one infant girl, but the baby The only close-up Belgians Marshal Bonggram said there died soon afterwards. The nurse have so far had, of the king they

was badly burned.

London, July 23. The Irst Hungarian consign- ment of medical

supplies North Korea left Budapest air port today, according to the Budapest radio, Over 8,000,000. forints have already been collect- ed in Hungary for a muitary hospital which Hungary send to North Korea, the radio added. Reuter.

is to

Is Marshal Songgram's first name.

Good response

there was a good respoṇse from all parts of Thailand to

had not seen for years was when, An upset oil stove had set the before he went wooden building on fire-Asso- yesterday, they spotted him in into the palace, call for volunteers for Korea clated Press,"

uniform and with his two sons-

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Bamo Belgian observare at- tributed the unexpected nation-. wide quiet to the fact that op- ponents of the king ware hav- ing second thoughts about the vigorous action with. which they planned to force his abdi- cation.

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An older statesman, M. Hubert Pierlot, head of the Belgians' exiled government in London during the war and awarded the titles of Count and Minister of State by the retired Regent, Prince Charles, declined an Invi- tation to attend an

informal council of the Crown at the palace yesterday. All the Socia ilst and Liberal Ministers of State' were also abseat.--Reuter.

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