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Mediator To Settle Korean Crisis

Washington, Dec. 1.

President Truman disclosed on Friday that the United States is counting heavily on India to play the role of peacemaker between the Chinese Communists and the Western world if there is any possibility of negotiating a peaceful settlement of Peking's intervention in the Korean war.

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The President told a bipartisan meeting of top con. gressional leaders that American officials were conferring with Indin on the Korean situation, but he refused reveal the progress of the talks declaring the information was "top secret."

Meanwhile. however,

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Bombed By Red Plames

Pyongyang, Dec. 2. Heavy explosions, be- lieved to be caused by bombs from Communist planes, shook Pyongyang. the former North Korean capital, shortly after mid- night.

It was the second night in succession that the former Communist capi- tal had been bombed. Three aircraft raided the city last night.

United Nations forces the Pyongyang area were alerted tonight for a possible parachute drop by the Communists.

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the from

This was disclosed by senators

Press learned and representatives who met United with the President at the White authoritative sources that Sir House to get his assessment of Benegal Rau, India's permanent the Korean situation and a re-representative at the United Eport a what he wanted in the Nations,

Thursday night

of Minister, Prime way of money finance in-cabled his creased war preparations.

Jawaharlal Nehru, asking for permission to introduce a cease- Are resolution in the Security Council.

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STOP PRESS

Rain Prevents

Test Match Play

Brisbane, Dec. 2.

very heavily

It is raining here this morning and it is un- likely there will be any play today in the first Test match.

An inspection of the wicket will be made at 3 o'clock this afternoon (Brisbane time),

Yesterday, Australia in their

On

Sir Benegal's idea would be lo call upon both the United Na- tions and the Communist forces to lay down their arms where they stand and then negotiate the creation of a buffer zone in North Kores.

Sir Benegal's cable to Mr Nehru sald he wanted specific instructions in view of the fact that India had been "ill advised” in its earlier attempts to inter- vene in the Korean situation.

It was believed Slr Benegal had received affirmative instruc- tions from Premier Nehru. Therefore, it was assumed, he his proposal to the unveiled Chinese Communists during his talk with General Wu Hsiu-

A security screen was thrown around the city, Guards were also warned infiltration possible attacks by Chinese Com- munists. Reuter.

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ALLIES DIGGING IN ON

A NEW LINE

Tokyo, Dec. 1.

Still swinging the main weight of their offensive on the left in Korea today, the Chinese Communists drove hard towards the east coast in an attempt to cut off the scattered United Nations forces to the north- east.

In considerable strength, they have already chopped across the lines of communication of the scattered Anglo-American units battling fiercely in the Chosin Reservoir area.

Their advance units were reported to be only 30 miles from the twin east coast towns of Hamhung and Hungnam.

The war-weary United Nations Eighth Army in the North-West, after pulling south of the Chongchon River, had temporarily lost control with most of the supply-starved enemy attacking their front.

Communist troops were crossing the river in force, under heavy aerial strafing, as the Allies con- tinued to dig in along a new line pivoting on Sunchon, 30 miles from Pyongyang, the former North Korean capital.

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Situation Is Critical But Not Hopeless-MacArthur

Washington, Dec. 1.

The military situation in Korea is serious and critical but not hopeless, General Douglas Mac- Arthur said today. He was quoted as saying this in the independent a copyrighted interview with magazine, "United States News and World Report."

He added that he regarded as "an enormous handi- cap," without precedent in military operations, the United While the Americans so far Nations restrictions against unlimited pursuit of the have resisted any idea of Chinese Communists and aerial attacks on their Man-

a buffer zone, itchurian bases. establishing was understood there is

first innings, were dismissed by chuan in New York on Friday.

England for 228 runs.

Demonstrations

In Rome

Rome, Dec. 1. Thousands of persons de- monstrated outside Parliament and the Foreign Office tonight

against use of the atom bomb

□ grow-

ing sentiment in United States

Editors

The towns of Sinanju and Anju, at the mouth of the river, were believed to have been abandoned but the enemy's bid at encirclement appeared to have been averted.

The United

сод-

Nations 2nd Division, which was trapped yesterday in a bloody rear- guard action just below Ku- nuri, had now regained tact with the main body,

An Eighth Army spokesman said that the Division had taken up position in the Eighth Army's new defence line north

of Pyongyang and all its units were intact.

Je-

Reinforcements from the 10th Corps were earlier today

from Hamhung towards

of the magazine intion though they will not apported to be fighting their way

Mr Attlee!

Is Off Tomorrow

official circles to go along with Washington put this question pear in the magazine until Monthe ley hills south of the SLIM ALSO COING

the Indian Idea if Chinese Con- by cable to General MacArthur day. munist agreement is reached.-in Tokyo: United Press.

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"Would you describe the pre- as 'critical and sent situation serious, but not hopeless?''

General MacArthur

replied:

In a remark which was taken

Dol

that he did to indicate possess full knowledge of the Communist Chinese

strength before launching his offensive, "Yes, definitely, unless one he said that "air reconnaissance the border (of across Manchuria) is prohibited" by this instructions from the

United Nations,

in Korea and police riot squads BYE-ELECTION completely discounts the com-

smashed Communist attempts

This increases the Labour Party's majority in the House of Commons from five to six- Reuter,

COMMENT OF THE DAY

He said that the limited

frozen Chosin Reservoir, 40

illes away-to relieve the em- TO WASHINGTON

battled Royal Marines

and American Marines and Infan-

column The be-

savagely-at- with

Earl Browder Gaoled

Washington, Dec. 1. Earl Browder, tanzilme No. 1 American Comma- alat, WILE fooled today after he falled to put up $1,500 bond on a contempt of Congress charge.

Federal Judge Edward M. Curran ordered down Browder's plea to remain at liberty on his personal bond.

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London, Dec. 1. try.

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Mr Clement Attlee,. the was pushing towards

Prime Minister, will fly from seiged town of Kotori, seven London in a Stratocruiser to march on the United States

bined resources of the free na-

miles south of the Embassy

reservoir, on Sunday night to Wash- And Consulatca Abertillery, Wales, Dec. 1. tions engaged in the Korea con-

being halted during the ington for his talks with after throughout the country.

night. The Labour Party today held flict." Communist-called flash strikes the Parliamentary sent

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STILL CUT OFF

President Truman од the spread through Hallan industry Abertillery In a bye-election with

Gencral MacArthur said thal

Elements of the 7th Ameri-Korean war and the world In protest against President majority of 20,783, The Lait would be "Inappropriate at sphere of operation caused by can Division cast of the re-situation. He will arrive in Truman's threat to Usc the bour candidate, the Rev. this time for him to comment his lack of authority to cross servole were still cut off from

poiled 24,- on the possible use of the atom the border kept him from pre- Haguru, the American supply Washington tomic bomb in Korea and the Llywelyn Williams,

. On Monday tatement by the Italian 022 votes while his Conserva- bomb in the Koren conflict. venting the forward movement centre in the area.

morning. oreign Minister, Count Carlo tive opponent, a 23-year-old General MacArthur said that of Chinese Communist troops

"dying boxcars" He is expected to spend three- forza, supporting the United London barrister, Mr Richard there was no sign that Russian under cover of darkness

and drerfoan

supplies into the

o four days in Washington and tates' policy.

Body, got only 3,839 votes,

divisions were being mobilised the rugged terrain.

smoke-covered battlefield while may then ly to Ottawa to meet UPPER HOUSE Egyptian Field Ten-minute and

Marine Corsair pilots, swooping the Canadian 15-minute

on the Siberian border,

Prime Minister, ork stoppages were proclaim-

The magazine

Of his hopes that the Octo-in made Generat

Mr Louis St Laurent, informed ed throughout the country. —

Communista MacArthur's cabied comments ber United Nations

offensive to low, bit the United Press.

available for Immediate publica- would be

quarters said here today. decisive, General everything they had. MacArthur said: "Had there They killed 200 Communists | But, these quarters said, no been but an outer crust of the in

one attack

inal decision had been taken to rescue 露 enemy force in front of our platoon of American Marines Mr Attlee's Ottawa visit. lines the enveloping pressure when

which was threatened with Field Marshal Sir William from the east and west would encirclement. Anti-aircraft are Stum, Chief of the Imperial Legislative Council have affected its destruction. was encountered.

General Staff, is likely to accom- Further 40 the northeast the pany Mr Attlee to Washington, "Had we falled to assault and South Korean Capitol Division according to these quarters.

the enemy strength resumed its northward advance M. Rene Pleven, the French and intentions, the opportunity up the east coast to a point 18 Prime Minister, and M. Robert secretly to build up from the milica north of Chonglin and Schuman, the French Foreign available resources of all China only 38 miles from the Russian-Minister, were understood to be would inevitably encompass our Siberian border,

leaving Paris tonight by train- destruction."

News from the North-Western

ferry and arrive here tomorrow front remained scanty but the

morning for

talks general lull continued. Forward

with Mr elements of the American 1st Attice before his visit to Wash- Cavalry Division on the right ington. flank were in action at Sonchon. A French Foreign Office The two crack British Com-spokesman said in Paris today monwealth Brigades, the 27th that M. Pleven and M. Schu- end the 29th Brigades-the lat-man would, in their thalks with ter with their new 32-ton Cen- Mr Attlee, express the French turion tanks--were at present viewpoint and ensure perfect holding the centre of the line,aison between Britain and Reuter.

France.

France would be kept in- formed of the discussion Washington, he said.

Would It Solve The Problem?

IF, from a distance, Mr Attlee's decl-

sion to suggest a meeting be- tween himself and President Truman in Washington smacks of the drama- tic, it is still necessary to view the action dispassionately, The announce- ment of his overture to Mr Truman was flavoured by the fact that almost simultaneously

the United. States

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President had given a press conference where he intimated that it might be necessary to consider using the atom bomb to bring about a cessation of the fighting in Korea. The timing of these etwo announcements automatically left the impression that it was President 'Truman's statements to the press which activated Mr Attlee into seeking sa personal conference in Washington with the chief executive of the United States: Actually, however, such meeting had been advocated in a num- ber of British national papers 24 hours before, the editorials arguing that it was essential in order to have tha (fullest understanding between Britain and America as to the best way "of dealing with the latest military crisis in Koren. Nor is the Korea prob- lem oxclusively in the minds elther of the British editorial writers, Mr Attica or President Truman. Worrying them are the implications of Russia's policy at this time; whether or not the Kremlin in intending to try and make Korea such a major battle ground that ussia will be in a position to strike at e relatively weak Western Europe fences while Britain and the United tes are deeply committed in the Far tre This aspect of the international t10.1 is certain to receive as much tion when President Truman and silce do meat as the immediate on of resolving the Kores crisis,

xfects of the atom bomb and against the Chinese Commu-

nists in Korea has been more or less superimposed on the other preoccupa tions by virtue of Mr Truman's mon- tion of it at his press conference. But it is one thing to make a passing. reference to the possibility of using the atom bomb; quite another to de- cide upon such a drastic action. It would require indisputable facts and the Western arguments to convince

world that the atom bomb would achieve its intended purpose bring the Korean conflict to an abrupt and satisfactory end and at the same time

the world preserve

from another

global war. And unless the use of the atom bomb at this time can achieve precisely that, it is. difficult in, the ex- treme to find any justification for bringing such a dangerous weapon in- to play. We do not waver in our be- lief that the United Nations must con- tinue to stand firm in Korea, and that every normal means of bringing peace and unification to that country must still be made use of-militarily, diplo matically and politically. But recourse to the atom bomb must, come only when all other médiums for satisfac- torily settling the affair have failed. It is a heavy task confronting the genuinely peace-loving members of the United Nations, and an even greater responsibility rests on the shoulders of President Truman at this critical time: for it will be upon his order that thỏ atom bomb will be dropped in Korea. And while there is no lack of con- fidence in the wisdom of those protec tors of world peace, we cannot avoid the conclusion that it would be fool hardy to believe that use of tha atom bomb would provide a short cut to the solution of the Korean problem and the establishment of future peace and security for the peoples of the world.

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General MacArthur said that he had realised the now-bogged down winter offensive of his United Nations forces in Korea to be a "decisive action" when he ordered it to be restarted on October 20.

He said the offensive was "the only one which the situa- tion permitted."

"The enemy would

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If he had waited until the spring. General MacArthur said,

TALK WITH CHURCHILL the Chinese Communists would

Those expected to accompany have had an opportunity to mass

Mr Attlee, besides Bir William their forces for a demoralising North-Western Korea, Dec. 1. attack.

Slim, are Treasury and Foreign Office officials Dazed and wounded Gi'i who

and members of the Prime Minister's have fought their way through jumped off just as soon as a gruelling six-mile ambush south personal staff satisfactory military balance of Kunuri, on Thursday wound-

Today Mr Attlee had long

conversation withouted three British soldiers from telephone

with of Middlesex by mistake at the the Conservative lender, Mr spring."

end of the terrible gauntlet,

Winston Churchill, "It was unfortunate, but un- · President General MacArthur said that derstandable,"

Truman is expected all his operations were reported British officer...

commented one to send

"to send 'á cable here today or

My Attice in tomorrow telling to and approved by Washington

had "The poor devils been advance what subjects he woula Immediately they were launch-hammered for miles and they like to raise. Though the talks

will

aly informal were shooting at

be completely everything He said that he received no that

and

no rigid agenda has been warnings from the United Na- "Some didn't know when they fixed, Mr Attlee today discussed tions or any other sources about reached safely." the dangers of a winter offen- The Middlesex Regiment had bring up with Ministers, includ sivo.

"Nor were any

one man killed and six wounded ing the Foreign Secretary, Mi warnings on Thursday in an action in Linest Brein, and the Defence necessary," he added." A winter which they pushed 10 miles Minister, Mr Emanuel shinwell. offensive is no hard on the enemy north of Sunchon into "No- The discussions are likely

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Americane encountered ons of day the Prime Minister met Me the worst ambushes of the war, Patrick Gordon-Walker, the General replipin Modern If the Battalion had plunged Commxywealth Relations Minia warfeed requires a combination into the prem its an attempt to ter, to give him the latest: In- of complete co-pccination or if Gaip the Americas: they woukl formation a

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