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ATTLEE AND TRUMAN TO MEET Australia

Singapore Talks Have Special Koroan War Front Importance Second Div.

London, Nov. 30,

Britain's top diplomatic Extricates

and military chiefs in the Far East have been called to.urgent council, on the latest developments in Asia.

Itself

A Foreign Offee spokesman With Eighth Army

announced today that their con- ference will begin on December

7 in Bukit Serene, near Sing- apore, under the chairmanship of Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Bri- tain's

Commissioner General

for Southeast Asia,

Advanced H.Q.,

Nov. 30.

An Eighth Army spokes- that the man said today Second Division has tricated itself from encircle- ment after a roadblock had on the immedláte military and been blasted south of diplomatic problems facing Bri- tain and her triends in the Kunuri.

The purpose of the talks, in to axchange information and ideas

There

were no

whole turmelling Far East, and estimates of the losses, but what should be done to meet the it was feared that much of rituation.

the equipment had to be The chiefs of Britain's three abandoned. The Division military services-Navy, Army and Air Force in the area will is once more in communien- Their presence) tions with the Eighth also attend, points up to a reassessment of Army, the spokesman said. British military strength and resources in the region,

HIGH ON AGENDA High on the conference agenda will be the subject of Red China's behaviour

and inten-

tions, not only towards the

thero

The spokesman said was no Red attack during the night except small isolated actions. The withdrawing units have Army the Eighth of generally reached their new line

of defence which runs from 25 Western powers,

but also 10- to 30 milce around Pyongyang wards neighbours Ilke Kdrea, former North Korean capital Burma, Indo-China and Tibet

United Press Britain's roving Ambassador In the Far East, Sir Esler Den- ing, now in Tokyo, is expected to attend.

Ambassadors Slam, Indo-Ching

HAVE BOMB READY

Tokyo, December 1.

from Burma, Hard-Aighting United Nations and other forces fell back to a new do- states in that area will come fence line only 25 miles from before a along, Envoys from Common Pyongyang today wealth countries Like

330,000-man Communist army, India, Fakistan, Ceylon

and possibly against whom they were ready atomic bomb at ä Australia and New Zealand will to use the

moment's notice. be there 100,

Officers said they could carry

atomic bomb

to China within hours of time any order to do so came from Washington.

Britain's chiefs of missions, both in Peking and Tokyo, have also been summoned.

Similar conferences were held in Malaya in 1948 and 1949. -Associated Press.

Anglo-Egyptian Discussions

the

MR TRUMAN

H.K. Air

IN WASHINGTON

Will Discuss Korean & Other Problems

Washington, Nov. 30.

President Harry Truman and Prime Minister, Clement,

MR ATTLEE

Attlee will meet here soon, probably this weekend, to discuss Odds Against

the Korean crisis in an emergency conforanco suddenly request-

Mail To Good by Mr Attlee.

As Usual

The Postmaster-General that continu- of the BOAC strike

announces ance

will not result in any hold up of mail from Hongkong to the United Kingdom.

The mail closing at 5 pm

PAL arriving Monday morning.

today will be despatched by

London

early

A White House announcement said Mr. Attlee wants to

talk about the "Korean and other problems." Presumably these

will include the question-of which: much has been heard in Britain recently--whether there is any chance of negotiating with Russia to settle crucial world issues and ease widespread fears of a great new war.

Mr Attlee also wants to give the President his views on the ques- tion whether to use the atomic bomb in the Korean fighting. The British leader told the House of Commons today that such a decision should not be made "without fullest prior consultation" with UN members directly concerned in the Korean struggle against aggression.

Mr Attlee broke the first news

A further fast despatch by the same line will close at the General Post Office, Hougicong. at 6 p.m. on Monday, Decem- of the conference in a speech

arriving London early on in ber 4,

the House of Commons tonight and his announcement Wednesday, December 6.

Thereafter at least two week- was greeted with cheers. Short ly direct

President'a despatcher, will be ly afterward the

Mr Charles press secretary, maintained.

Clarification of the situation Ross, sald at the White House: with regard to incoming afr mail from the United Kingdom is still being sought,

Geneur MacArthur, Supreme Vice Consuls forces in Korea, was sleeping Given Status

Commander of United Nations

when word came from Washing- ton that the United States Was

t

b

The Gazette today announced considering the use of the atom that H.E. the Governor has been bomb against

the Chinese.pleased to recognise provision- Officers refused to awaken him ally and pending the issae of Mr but the fact they said the bomb His Majesty's Exequaturs, cam-

London, Nov. 30. The Treasury announced to- night that no further

munique would be issued on the Anglo-Egyptian sterling ba- lance talks unill their conclu-

alon,

ter,

The talks began in London

Sources pointed

authorised

to

SOVIETS

CAST

THREE VETOES

Powerful Speech By Sir

Gladwyn Jebb

Lake Success, Nov. 30.

Russia cast three vetoes today, to block the six-power, American-backed resolution ordering Communist China to get its troops out of Korea immediately.

Use Of Atomic Bomb

Washington, Nov. 30. At present the odds are

against use of the atomic

bomb in the Korean war.

"Unless the plight 'of UN'troops

Collapses Before Keen... Attack

Freddie Brown's team struck a powerful blow of England's cricket prestige at Brisbane. today in the first match of the 1950-51 series, capturing the first six Australian wickets in the opening innings for 166 runs by the tea-time nå- Journment.

Only young Nell Harvey was able to stand up to the keen and varied English attack, nycar. headed by Alec Bedser anti Trevor Balley.

He collected a masterful '74. before being snapped at the wicket by Evans oft Bedser..

THE FIRST ŁOW Bailey struck the Ant blow for England by getting MoruELCO opening bat caught by Hutton in the leg drop off the fourth ball of the first over,

Morris nn Harvey, by pains. taking cricket took the scoro to 67, and then Marris stood · in front of one from Bedzer.' The Surrey bowler came again a few Tune later when ha: clean Hassett for bowled Lindsey right. Whereafter, Brown and Wright came into the picture.

collectód Loxton's

teride power of the bomb wicket for 21,. Evana..making. become far more desperate, the and Brown Mur caught for 18 apparently will be reserved for another catch behind the wic- possible employment in some ket. more decisive theatre of condlet

with Commimism.

Д

The A-bomb is still regarded in the goveniment here as "weapon of last resort," a force to be summoned up when the danger is extreme and the stakes are high. It is also generally regarded by people over the world as a weapon of horror. Hasty use of it might

this country · henylly Prästige and leadership abroad..

Those Br the conclusions which · stand

Anica out from with various government

the

Joon after the tea interval, Brown claimed a second wic ket, Tallon being digmissed for five runs and the score was 179

tor

The ten time score read;

Moroney,

e Hutton, b Bailey Morris,

Ib.w., Bedsor

Hárvey,

c Evans, b Bedser Hassett, B Bedzer Miller,

Loxton,

c Evans, b Brown Lindwall, not out Tallon, not out Extras

cials about the part signale Bedsor, b Wright weapons might play in Korean. Aghting. These, talka also bring out the point that the question of whether to use the weapons at all will require a

of Presidential decision military importance.

Consideration

US Casualties

15

STOP PRESS

Australia 226-9

Twenty-five minutės before the close of play, - Australia's first-¬ innings score was 220 for wickets... Detalls;

"The Prime Minister is coming over. He got in touch with the President through. „the State.[. Department and Indicated would like to come, over 8000 to talk about Korean and other problems. The President sen back word through the State Department that he would be very happy for Mr Attlee to.

to his convenience."

gravest diplomatic as wel .as come over

The meeting was arranged so could be dropped within hours J. W. Catch, Jnr., and Mr suddenly that the exact time of

far given. im

here to use of the atomic bomb indicated that atomic weapons Ingraham, Jar, as Vice-Consuls

mediately determined, but Mr

has ca at Hongkong.

been negative. already have been stored at for the United States of Ameri- the conference was not

Protagon Paclic basCH,

said he expects to learn I was also notified in

The resolution was voted on in three separate ballot-sources sald General the tomorrow when Mr. Attlee will

Douglan out that Gazette that Mr T. R. G. Fict arrive, Mr Ross indicated the ings on the preamble, the operative part. and the MacArthur had not sent through yesterday between the Chun-

Exchequer, Mr General MacArthur has not yet cher, Canadian Foreign Service Prime Minister's message to the measure as a whole. Each time Russia cast the lone any requests to use it-Asso- cellor of the

clated Press. has attack |Officer,

boen appointed President had arrived only this negative vote, running its string of United Nations vetoes Hugh Galtskell, and the Egyp-boen

Government, Trade afternoon, tian Foreign Minister, Mo- Chinese military bases north of Canadian

atomic | Commissioner

Hongkong,

to 49. at hamed Saleh El Din Bey-Reu- the Yolu River with

with effect from November 14,

COULD LEAVE SÁT. weapons-United Press.

Nine Council members, in- Concerning Farhoss, Sir Glad- Mr Attlee's aides said he chading Communist Yugoslavia, wyn' outlined' the following Bri- necded at least 48 hours to pre-vated for the order, The Sovjet tish policy:

Washington, Nov. 30. pare for the trip. He concely- | delegate, Mr Jacob Malik, veto-

American casualties in the "It is perfectly clear that Korean war rose today to 31,020 ably could leave London Satur-ed the resolution: India did

the allegation of (American) day night and arrives hero on not participate because insire aggression, which is Item I on wat as soon to Sunday

tions had not come from New ur agenda, is not proven and week ago, it was announced to Mr Attlee told the House he Delhi.

must fall. Talwan (Formosa) day. considered it essential in matters The West, now plan to seek is one of the territories former- These are casualties about Extras of such great importance

as action in the veto free Generally belonging to Japan and its which next of kin had been

other notified up those now confronting the two Assembly to deal with Chinese disposal, like that of

to November 21, uations that the written word Communist intervention, which territories belonging to Japan, Some others may have occurred shall be reinforced as far as has touched off an entirely still remains a matter of inter- up to that time, but were not possible with personal contact."

now was in Korea. However, national concern, Any claims announced today because `TO-

Bri- and still

latives hdd not been informed. November,

more, any attempt ber, 1945, when Mr Attice tish Prime Minister, visited Washington along with

by armed forece in the ab the then Prime Minister Mac-ment Attlee, is flying to Wash-

ington to confer. with President sence of some generally ro kenzie King of Canada. They Truman on the grove Far Eas-cognised legal decision worked out with

the...tern crisis temporarily held up have international repercussions sident the basic proposal the move for Assembly action. and is therefore unacceptable. seeking a United Na Sir Gladwyn Jebb, British The matter must be settled tions

agreement on atomic

сп the Security an

and It cuergy controls an issue that representative

there OTLEY belittle is still deadlocked in the UN by

clear for the American prospect of doing this so long us the split between the Soviet support Union and the Western powers land's future could not be the Central People's Govern

position on Formosa, that the one of the parties concerned➡ Associated Press.

settled by armed force,

ment of the People's Republic

COMMENT OF THE DAY

A

The Enigma Of Peace

LL the Great Powers in these times are strange and baffling trying to convince the world that they want peace, and the Russian Com- munists and their allies are trying to convince the world that nobody else wants peace. Thus we have a familiar bundle of Russian and Chinese Com- United munist charges against the Nations, and particularly the United States, for what has been happening in Korea. It is the Communist theory, ex- pounded with a poker face, that it was the South Koreans who began the trouble, in Korea; that the United States has committed what Mr Malik 'calls a "direct aggression" against the Chinese People's Republic; that the United States has "annexed" Formosa; that the United States has "threatened" the northeast boundary" of China; that Japanese troops are taking an active part in the Korean war; that General MacArthir has been cooking up a secret treaty with Japan which will include à billion-dollar military loan and a "reserve police corps" army of 200,000 Japanese; that the United States has brought charges of aggres- .........sion against Red China so that we "will

Nations Commission in Korea denounced the North Korean attack as "a breach of the most fundamental principles on which the United Nations is based" and offered its good offices. The North Koreans ignored these orders, offices and admonitions and the war went on, with Russia refusing to serve as an in- termediary to end it and with Russia encouraging Chinese "volunteers" to get into it. As for Formosa, Mr Truman did send the Seventh Fleet into the straits to prevent an attack

on the island from the mainland, but he also ordered the Chinese Government on Formosa "to cease all air and sea opera- tions against the mainland." In any case, Formoss was not attacked, the mainland was not attacked and Formosa was not annexed. to the United States. The avowed desire for peace is not merely a bit of rhetoric. Democracy has to want peace, because its people

Govern want peace. A democratic ment wouldn't dare start an aggressive war, even if by' some tragic mischance criminally minded men were suddenly to find themselves at its head. Wo belleve that the peoples of the Com munist countries also want peace, just as do the peoples of the democratic countries. The only question is whether the Communist Governments also want peuce. Those Governments, with their elaborato capionage systems, and their access to everything that is said and published in the democratic countries, are certainly aware that, they have nothing to foar from the democracies unless they themselves first provoke trouble. The peace of the world resta in the hands of a group of men who would have space and to spárd in an ordinary committee room. It is fright ful that this should be so. But we cannot bolleys that that small body of men will be able to involve the world in war and destroy the lives, or the "Tesson for United † living, of two billion people..

have an excuse to shift the war to, China In the same manner, as.. happened in Korca" that the Security Council action on Korer was illegal because the Russian representativo was not present And because the Chineso representativo did not represent the proper kind of Chinese Sometimes the voico is that of Mr Malik, sometimes that of Mr yahinsky, and today it is the voice of Mr. Wu: Haur-chuan, the ! Poking

The pertinent facts about and the Far East in general are

The North Koreans dit Security Council found reaking the peace and 17 that they pull back and

The two men had last met in the announcement that the therefore to settle this question[-Router.

for

1

DECISION MUST WAIT

Council, expressed London's acefully

may

Is

CHINA'S INTERESTS of China is engaged in large Asking the 11-mátión. Council seato military operatious against to, ddopt by a large majority" the United Nations forces and the six-power resolution calling in defiance of the expressed

will of the United Nationa

yi

Lake Success, Nov. 30. A Western power spokesman said after the adjournment of the Security Council today that the Chinese Communists, to

"One of the most revealing Poking's "aggression: in Korea at their folens out of Koros Im- mediately, Sir Gladwyn called would not be put before, the full on the Felting government not Pasages of the whole spooch of mind was Assembly until early next week to make ang "irrevocable de Goical Wu, to my

claim that the Japanseo because of the pending Truman-cision" Attice meeting.

"The fact grave, though it is, chiady owing to the efforts of imperialists had been detested Tonight's rapid-fire series of that the troops of Peking have the Chinese people and or the votes in the Council camo after now taken part in large num- Soviet Union. No one will the Peking cavoy had told the bera in the fighting does not, laurados catimate the resistance Council, The Chinese people our view affect the desirability of the people of China over have complete confidence to

this resolution" wid Sic: Gladwyn

makes it a period of yours, to Japancre pagressors" in order to indzadmits

ence, The United Nations terests of China will in no way to the defeat of Japan wine made

that the decíalyó, contribuLLÉG plans to hold plenary Asimibly be affected by the achievement by the United Staten and the

British Commonwealth, meetings at Flushing on Fri- of the objectives of the United day and Saturday to discuss sub. Nations and it also-xtakos,

part of the Soviet Union in jects mich as Greece and the ad- clour, that if Pekingi - goes on mission of new members. pouring troops inip Kores these huggle was limited to croming

bander in the last few day Defeat of Feking's demand Interests max well suffer and when

Japulica were off that the United States leave suffer, acutely.

Kartender,”; with. "Boure Zib. Feking govern-

bost back all these immeria absolutely clears that the in- 28gression, but the fact remaids

- object of psiaT

Factora apparently marked the meat makes any

irrevocable and

realigalog, att

ment

end of the Council's Formosa | 210 daliberations, at least for now, claion, I would ask them to

many times. Passion' ispun

of China, howe rights and priviles

and the end of the Poking del bad imperiales musela to watch the

think gation's participation in Council

terested sources Uebate. But a spokesman said:

may be a wôrso Soviet Union has always pro, cougallo all General: Wu, håd his colleagues | S would stay in New Yoric to cons Cladwyn spoke as Council claimed herself to her against,

mats of President grim and sober It is only too probable that tiss have not known the Unde

iiinive participation in the TR mood ViewbundanookA 1043 Assam-lver" of the Peking

mose debate in the Asambly a main Poiluigal Committee).

The Un Council must have one more done rocedural mpeting before the mom

heard them and havo: lived IEE

et-Communist propaganda."

Tallon, Simpson,

b Brown

Lindwall, e Bedser,

b Balley..

9

&

41

I. Johnson, e Simpson,

b Bailey

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