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MINISTERS DISCUSS EUROPEAN DEFENCE

French statement on German participation ACHESON'S ARGUMENT

Now York, September 16.

The 12 Foreign Ministors of the North Atlantic Council discussed for more than two hours this morning the problem of the defence of Western Europe.

The meeting was dominated by a long French statement on Western de-

fence and Germany's participation in it.

M. Robert Schuman, the French Foreign Minister, was understood to have given a comprehensive reaction to the equally detailed review of the subject yesterday by Mr. Dean Achoson, United States Secretary of. State.

M.

before Schuman,

the 1 meeting adjourned for lunen, was believed to have revealed clearly the duality of the French point of view which, in varying degrees, is shared by the other European members of the Council.

This duality consists of n desire. to see the lines of defence in Western Europe extended as far East as possible, which would in- volve the employment of much manpower as can be made available.

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Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg On the other hand, there is the reluctance to arouse the psycholo- and Norway have explained their glen! opposition of the European psychological and political pro- countries to the revival of Ger-blems-tis ex-occupied countries- of putting across to their public mon military power,

the irlea of integrated German have

But they appear to have been unanimous that their overriding consideration is to produce

B. Schuman was understood to

ssed that the integration armed forces. of German forces would in any

involve prior co

urior consultation спус with the German Government.

The review of Western Euro- pean defence by the 12 Ministers yesterday and today, according to

sources close to delegations, has closely followed the pattern out- lined by Mr. Acheson in his open- ing survey yesterday.

Main argument

Was

be

His main argument lieved to have been along the following Tues:

(1) In order to defend as large an area of Western Europe as possible it is necessary to maximum manpower mobilise Heidelberg, September 14. and equipment with the mlal

mum delay. American Army experts tonight

(2) The integration of a West were investigating a series

force on honourable mysterious enge breakdowns on German tanks Inking part in "Exercise terms would mean that a greater Rainbow," the American Army's area could be included in the strategie defence plan of the pro- big uutunui mangetivres,

pused unified

Allinlic command.

(3)

The Army disclosed that with

tank in the last two days

engines had broken down and the give up the

tanks had lund to exercise..

downs.

North

n

over-all defence plan which would embrace as much as possible of the territory of all member states In the area to be held in the event of aggression.

Ger-

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1950

Britain agrees in principle

Now York, Beptember 16.

Britain has accepted the principle of the eventual per«, ticipation of German milt-

force under * volfind North Atlantic Command, it was authoritatively Isarned after today's meeting here of the 12 North Atlantic Coun cit Foreign Ministers.

It was understood that so ceptance was on the following conditions:

(1) That joint North Atlantic army for the defence of Europe le first in existence.

(2) That (2)

a unified

randy

com-

mand is an established fact to exercise international control over

Garman contingents.

any

(3) That the

European member states of the North Atlantic alliance have first call on defence production both American and European. -autor.

End of London's bus strike

U.S. MILITARY UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE 38TH

With American forces in Korea, Soptember 17. American military authorities in Korea are not worrying about whether to cross the 38th Parallel dividing line between the Rod Northern half of the country and the Ro- publicon South,

"If we destroy the enemy down here and he has nothing to take back to the North, there is no problem about the 38th Parallel," said Major General. E. M. Almond, Commander of the New Tenth Corps which landed on Friday at Inchon on Korea's West coast.

"If they try, to

dribble back, they will bo disorganised" and could be hunted down by spe- clally trained Amerleon combat teams, ho rald.

"We are worried only about the enemy," General Almond sald at a news conference. "I he is

South destroyed in Korea, the problem of crossing

General Almond said the North the Parallel becomes a polit!-

Koreans have fought A clever cal question."

campaign, but have committed a General Almond, who is also basle

error in over-extending General MacArthur's Chief of their lines. The reason behind Staff, said the objective of the the error, he said, was that “un- Inchon landing was to sever the tit about two weeks ago, they main Red communication Ilhes thought they were winning the to South Eastern Korea and des- war.Associated Press.

the bulk of Red forces grouped around the United Na- Lions defence forces there.

General MacArthur has said

to cope

the with both Eighth Army in the South East and the Tenth Corps around In-

General Almand said 90 per cont of

known the

Korean Communlat Army strength has been channelled to the Bouth, leaving the Reds badly over! axtended.. "Seldom has the enemy been put on a limb like this," he added, think his collapse ought to

that the enemy lacked suficient

London, September 16, Delegates representing 17,000 strikers voted tonight to end a walkout which halt-power ed half of London's buses.

The vote was. a victory for chon. Union leaders in theh war Labour Minister against what George Isaacs told the House of Commons was an organised Com- munist campaign to discupt Bri- tuin's defence efforts.

There has been no suggestion, The unofficial bus strike began it was believed, that West many should be asked to become four days ago. It

of

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Wallace blows his

new horn

New York, September 16. Mr. Henry Wallace, former Democrat Vice-President of the United States, said today he felt sure that Russia wanted to continue the cold war, He urged

a member of the North Atlantic steadily into a crippling tie-up be rapid."

The Tenth Corps commander that the United States should most Londoners favourite powers.

transport facility. Thousands of said that it the Reds try to re-muster its might, including the cominuters switched to subways turn to North Koren in columns, atom bomb, for any crisis.

will they

make a wonderful "Stalin has gone too far", de- or walked part of the way to and target" for die Allied Air Force.clared Mr. Wallace, who from work during the tie-up.

wrote to the Generalissimo, saying' there could be no difference between the United States and Russia that could not be solved by peaceful negotiations.

A. E. Tiin, Assistant General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, Hald the delegates' decision "means there will be a resumption of work, possibly tomorrow."

Red plot

Prospective settlement of

Beer for the boys in the frontlines

onco

would write him a different kind of letter now", Mr. Wallace added, in an interview, "I would say to him, you said you wanted peace. But we moved our troops| Washington, September 18.

Korea and you' marched out of The Blatz Brewing Company against us'. "We must prepard qu times worst and at offered 600,000 free cans of beer for the for the American forces in offer a programme for the best." Mr. Wallace resigned recently Korea today in an effort in

from the

Progressive Party he solve the Army's beer ration

cause it opposed the United States problem.

stand on Korea.

He added: "The Atlantic Faci was drawn up, but in view of was not justified at the Aime 10 actions in the interim, I say is essential."

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Obviously such a step would require a long process of reference to individual governments. This would complicate, rather than simplify, the development of the North Atlantic defence plan,

Conference offeluls emphasised that reports of the Ministers' dis- cussions appeared somewhat to of the have confused the issue

Unless there is an unexpected German police and the possible formation of German military sang. London's. lg red buses should be back to normal opera- contingents.

At the height There is virtual unahimity tion by Monday. If Germany is to be de-

among the 12 members, the off- of the strike. 2,500 of the city's fended, which all the West Euro-cials stated, on the necessity. for 5.000 buses were idic, pean countries desire for their

strengthening the West German greater security, then the Republic's internal security by German contribution in men and meeting the Bonn Government's The transmission systems

materials will leasen the sacri- demond for a reinforced police

Lewis S. Rotenstiel, chairman three other tanks broke down.

Alecs which the. other North At-force.

the bus strike was not expect of the board of the Schenley In- ed to end official British viall-dustries, made the offer in a tele- A team of Ordnance experts lantie member states would have

Agreement on this step, which

ance against what Mr. Isaacs grom to Secretary of the Army had been sent into the field to to make. Their burden would be truce the cause of the break-eased to the extent to which the Is the responsibility of the three

said was a Communist-inspired Frank Pace, Junior. Blatz is a has already Germans were permitted to take Occupying Powers

plan of economic division of the Schenley Indus- On the Marshall plan, he com- been reached.

trids. While not ruling out saboture part,

mented; "If Russia wants ʼn hot There would

"Blatz is anxious that our boys in war, the plan is This problem, of Internal un Army spokesman raid

curity is quite distinct from the Agents of the Scotland Yard Korea should have the beer they Otherwise our funds should be good thing. thought that the engine break-separate German national army.

(5) The argument

problem of that the downs resulted from poor main-

defending Special Branch-charged with want," Rosenstiel's telegram said. channelled through the United

keeping an eye on subversive ac-"Accordingly we would like to Nations." tenance

work and excessively raising and equipping of a Ger- Europc

None of the 12 Ministers stivities were ordered to watch send 10 to eleven carloads, up- the de- fast driving.

man force might delay

Mr. Wallace emphasised that 000,000 cons and "Some of our tank men drive fence effort of the other treaty under the illusion that a streng- a series of weekend meetings proximately like cowboys", the officer said. members is largely invalid be- thened German police force solves which may, officials say, signal a bottles of beer, as a gift of the the. United States must keep in close touch with the Chinesa Blotz distilleries for free distri- "We clocked one tank rolling cause it would take many months the question of how, if at all, new series of strikes,

of new China's own the autobahn at 50 miles an to set in metion

bullon. We accessary Germans can make their contri the

request shipping in people. Many

leaders, he said, did not want preliminary steps for the creation bution to the defence of their own-Mr. -Issues-told-the-House-of structions.

Rusatan our

domination."and it la Rosenstiel said the offer follow- While "Exercise Rainbow of a German force.

territory in the event of a general Commons that the docks, trans- the shutting off and the rest to them that the United States s neared

end, an

American During this period, the produc-conflict.

portation systems, and food dis-

must appeal and whose confidence tribution centres were all targets ration of the one-can civil affairs stuff officer, earlier tion of the North Atlantic powers that the United for collective defence would be

of a Communist plan to disrupt ration of beer to front line troops we must win. today revealed

Britain's defence programme and in Korea-United Press. States Army was prepared to ar-gathering way, so that by the

Consequently, the suggestion its assistance to the United Na- rest all Communist sympathisers time any German force was ready

British and French tions campaign in Koren. among the German civilian po-to be equipped the flow of pro- pulation in the American zone duction would be ready to meel proposals for police expansion

Communist Purly spokesmen and reorganisation are a sub- if Russia invaded Western Ger-the over-all requirements of the

American

said Mr. plan in London whole unifled command.

stitute for

enroll German

military charges were "silly." forces in a unified command is rejected as misleading and in- acetirate,

mapy.

its

he

Asked whether this would no be task of almost impossible magnitude, he said that a "con- prehensive" plan had been com- pleted for this purpose,

"We have a pretty good file on

the

people and they could be rounded up quickly he added.

The

bagis

file was built up on the of personal investigation

aud observation by American officials working at the

"grass

roots level." he explained.Reu- ter.

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TO RESIGN

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"Russia would dearly love to get the now China into a feud with us. They are moving heaven and earth to get China to ald North Koren."

But Mr. Wallace 'felt could be no action toward re-

Valetta, September 18. The Mattese Prime Minister, cognising China In the

thera

Unitca

Dr Jaul Boffa, will hand in his Nations until the Korean war, was The Communist Daily Worker resignation to the Governor, Sir won. said it was simply another Gov-Gerald Creasey, tomorrow mor- of the American action in ernment altempt to knock down ning, it was announced here to-equalising" Formosa, he said it legitimate claims for

higher night. wages Associated Press.

plan

in

The decision was reached at a meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of Dr. Boffa's Party to- night.

It follows the Prime Minister's five-days of efforts to solve the political deadlock caused by the inconclusive election results.

(6) Since the object of the prosent meeting was to

The Ministers, it was admitted, cclerate the elective defence of

The Europe, it is illogical to argue are now behind schedule.

On Euro- that any steps taken to this end, exhaustive discussion including the participation of pean defence raises the question

a skeleton will be able to drawing up of Western

Germany, would of when they

this tonnage the tackle the remaining outstanding for mobilising weaken

position af

the event of an emergency. treaty

powers

by provoking points on their agenda.

These are believed to include The Ministers are also due to Soviet reaction, Mr. Acheson's review, observers Turkey's demand for membership discuss the economic relationship

and of the North Atlantic organisa- The leader of the Nationalist believed, has made profound In the North Atlantic Pact

with existing collective Party, Mr. Enrico Mizzi, is ex- impression on his colleagues. the discussion of a North Atlantic tlon

pool.

muchinery such as the. Organisa-pected to be glyen the mandate in their own statements

to form a new government. other Ministers have insisted This pool, which is envisaged as ition for European Economic Co-

Associated Press. the difficulties in their own coun- complementary to the main joint operation-Reuter. tries of putting Mr. Acheson's defence plans, is understood proposals into practice rather him at the listing of all available than on any fundamental opposi- tonnage controlled by the North tion to his aims.

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