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THREAT OF POSSIBLE RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AIRED AT STRASBOURG

State Dept knew of SCAP visit

Washington, August 8. The U.S. State Department- spokesman, Mr. Michael Me

Dermott, mode it clear today that General {MacArthur's visi! last week to Generalissimo Talwan Chiang Kai-shek un

was carried out with the know- ledge of the Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson,

Referring 10 recent reports that neither the Department not the White House knew in ad- vance of General MacArthur'a trip, Mr. McDermoti told his the daily press conference that visit was co-ordluated with the Department.

However, he sakt he did know whether Was

General

af aware

Strasbourg, August 8,

Speaker after speaker warned the European As- sambly today that the free nations of Europe must face the threat of possible Russian ag- grossion.

The "Parliament of Europe", in its first general debate, concentrated from the start on a pas- sage in the Minister's message asking the Assembly to support the United Nation's action over Korea.

The

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first speaker, a British Labour member, Mr. James Callaghar, donied with emphasis sug- gestions that Britain was backing out of Euro- pean integration and getting ready to with- draw behind the Channel,

"Our defence plans must be made under the umbrella of the North

Athilie Pact", he de clared,

Signor Ginechira Enzo, Italian Christian Democrat, zaid, "The Americans are merifleg their

thin

our

The

ta

words-bv national

Arthur's decision nut to take his political adviser. Mr. William Sebald, to Talwan with him and indicated that no agenda for the conference with "Chiang was agreed on in advance betweeny MacArthur and the Department. Another British Labour repro- sentative. Mr. Maurice Edrhan. criticised the Committee nt Ministers'

which. F

and their youth for use of democratie and human freeslom. We can show our ap not precintion and pay tribute in

better the Department form

Mac-elving in part of

erotism which have so far been barriers to true European unity."

Signor Enzo

said that th Council of Europe must draw the necessary consequences from 14. dramatle events "j" Aslu,

Mum on plans

might have stud,

triamper blast to the people but, instead, was something more like the tont of a penny whistle. any

Mr. McDermott refuced to comment in response to quea- Lione whether the Department was informed of ment"

"agree

and

between Chlang General MacArthur. Preso re porto have quoted Chiang ak saying that the two agreed on plans for the defence of Tal wan and hoped for the ultimate success against Communism là Asia.

He also refused to answer a question whether General Mãe- Arthur had made A report to Sebald on the results of his trip. Ile sald that answers to such questions

tions would have to await the return of the presidential nd- viser, Mr. W. Averell Harriman, from the Far East, adding that "Mr. Harriman will probably have a lot of information we have not got."-United Press.

Ceaseless wrangle

"During the last year while we have been engaged in a cease-

en tesa wrangle

forms and

constitutions, the Russians have

task

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for Inferior to that of the Atlantle community.

"Our sole danger les in the fnel that we have not got the necessary agenetes or made the best use ot out collective strength," he stated,

He urged revival of some of the planning agencies which had existed in Europe during the last war and which, he sakl, had been too hurriedly brought to an ent

He listed a joint purchasing board, a manpower board and food board.

French appeal

leader,

The French Becialist M. Andre Philip, made a stir- ring call for the creation of # European army financed by European, funds levied through European taxes.

"It is most important that what Bot happened k Küres should happen in our Western Europe," he said.

be

that

M. Philip safe that it was not good enough to tell the European Countries that they

woukid liberated by Americon forces, Speaking for a country had suffered two wars, he said. "We are tired of being liberated.

gone ahead with the

What we want is to establish a assembling and, indeed, of an force ready to defend us on our

he Jarring their forces,"

awn borders and by all of us clared.

joining together." (Applause).

de.

re-

"They have recognised the pro found truth which we in Western Europe would do well to eognise that it is far better to have an Imperfect machinery that works than a perfect which remains unapplled," added.

Mr. Edelman said that strength of Russia' was in

Western Union defence

The five Defence Ministers of the Brussels Treaty Power mat recently at Fontainebleau under the chair- manchip of M. Rene Pleven, the French Prime Minister. The Ministero conuldered the international military situation and proposels drawn up by the Commanders- In-Chief. They recognised the nesesulty of speeding up the production of war material and of increasing the defensive power of Western Union, land,

land, air and se forces as a guarantee against aggression. This picture chown the Ministers outside the conference room Western Union Headquarters. They are: (left to right)

Minister, M. Schokking. the Dutch Defence

Air Chief Marshal Sie James Robb., C.-in;C, Air Forces, Air Mar- shal Sir William ElHột, Mr. E. Shinwell, British Da

fence Ministèr, Flold-Marshat Visþount

at

Montgomery, chairman of the Commanders-in-Chief Committee of Western Union, the French Prime Minister, M. Pleven, General de Lattre de Tassigny, C.-in-C. Land Forces, and M. Jules Moch, the French Defence Minister; (back row) Admirál Jauford, G.-in-C, Naval Forces, and the Luxembourg Ambassador.

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It was not good enough to teil the European countries that they would be liberated by American forces.

Turning towards Dr. Puender, the German leader, who sat im- mediately on his left, M. Phillp said, "We are against establishing a German army. We think that it would be dangerous for the birth of democracy in that coun- try. If we had a European army with all the citizens of Europe participating there would be no national problems."

Tory plan

The British Conservatives countered the French Schu. man plan for a pooling of coal

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1050,

MacArthur with Chiang

General Douglas MacArthur (right) is æeen chatting with the Chinese Nationaflot lead. er, Chiang Kai-shek at Taipeh, At left centre, almost obscured, le Madame Chiang Kai-shek. MacArthur, United Nations Commander In Korea, before leaving Taiwan, announced that ar rangements had boon made for co-ordination between American forces under his command and those of the Chinese Government to meet any pozalbis attack on Talwan-AP Photo.

Armchair strategists flood General Walker with advice

New York, August 8. Lieutenant General Walton Walker, the Ameri- can commander in Korea, is faced with such problems at Communist bullets, supplies, rug, god terrain, and troops that he had to send into action before they were thoroughly train- ed.

But one of his biggest hazards is the barrage of unsolicited advice that he is getting from amateur strategists seated in comfortable armchairs, with a map of Korea in front of them.

They

get your men ashore safely with- out hazarding losses.

"It is entirely possible that we have amphibious landings in mind When Me situation becomes stabilised And the Americus start going in the right direction. But don't look for it in the near future."-United Press,

Sweden in

no hurry

Stockholm, August & Sweden's Socialist Premier, M. Tage Erlander, today re- fused to fincrease immediately the country's defences, urged by the Conservative Party leader, M. Hjalmarsson.

There is hardly a person alive finally got some troops ashore, who does not consider himself but the casualties were heavy in an expert on how to run a rall-the first few days. way or win B war. Armchair The difficulty was that they commanders want General could not brook out of thair Walker to drop what he is doingbeachhead. Some 02,000 men for a while and answer two were crowdad lato the beach- questions.

head the

that was only 18 miles M. Hjalmarsson had caid In a First, why doesn't he make an

Jong and 13 miles deep. long

ig newspaper article: "There amphibious landing behind, the were so thick that the enemy's risk of fire in your district. You Communist linen and chew

uld not have to alm do not plan your fice protection enemy to piecest

Secondly, why did he let the general direction of the beach- M. Erlander replied: "Our do-

down the gang-| head.

fences are considerably better than those in the countries faced with the task of building up their defences from the bottom."

Last year's decision to expand the Air Force and new orders" placed for war material showed

the..it just let fly in the five or 10 years ahead,"

plank instead of hitting the bench The Americans finally broke at some vital spat where they out, but only after heavy casual

Lies. The gray hair of several could disorganise the Red offen-

American generals can be traced The most difficult of all mill-la Anzio. tary operations is a landing on

Kive?

Ralph Tentsworth, A United

and steel with a project to put those industries in the hands of the Council of Europe.

a hostile shore. It is the big- Press war correspondent who The Conservative proposal oc- knowledged a debt to the Schu-gest garable a commanding gen-made 10 amphibious landings in man plan for its initiative.

eral can take, because it some the Pacific in the last war, sends memo 1 the armchair thing goes wrong, thousands of this the scheme rejected the Fren

be killed on

who wont the strategists idea of setting up a

General completely his men will new assembly and supra-beaches, or will be pushed back Walker to change his tactics: national authority for administer-into the sea to drown.

ol Conservative resolution. which is the

ing the

The

World war reminder

Disaster atmost overtook the Alice In World War 1 whan they put in behind the Ger. man-Italian lines in Italy at Analo. Tho

Good reasons.

"There are several gaod answer to the Lon-

reasons why 110 amphibious don

Labour government's delay-

landinge have been attempted. ing policy on the pooling, plas,

An amphibious landing is en was prepared for presentation. të

offonalve Axis powers had the Consultative Assembly of the

Tought the Allled troops to a Council of Europe Mr. Horold

standstill in the mountains, of MacMillon, chief lieutenant of Winston Churchill, disclosed at a

Italy, and the high command decided to gamble on breaking Press conference.

the deadlock by getting behind proposal The

provides for im-

the pool plan plementation of the through the establishment of anı

Several things went wrong. The Americans did not dehlove economic sub-committee of the Council of Europe's Committee of surprise. The enemy was wait- Ministers.--Reuter and Uniteding, with his artillery placed just

Press.

measure, and our forces have been decidedly on the defensive in this war. "Another reason is that it takes plenty of special equipment for a big-scale

and such landing,

couldn't equipment

be gathered together.

The third reason is that, with the limited supply of troops and in the mlicht of a critical battle,

lat the right spot. The Allies it la sound military tactics

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