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London, Dec. 11. Military Chiefs of the Atlantic Pact countries will shape their final plans for the defence of Europe at a meeting here tomorrow,

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These plans will be dove. talled on Thursday into the political and non-military as- pects of the organisation at joint conference of the Chiefs of Staff and the deputies of the Foreign Ministers.

Later this month the De.. fence Ministers of the member nations wil meet here to op. prove the recommendations which will then go for Anat decisions to the Atlantic Pact Council, comprised of Foreign Ministers.

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The Defence Ministers are likely

to announce the appoint- ment of General Dwight 08 the Atlantic Pact Supreme Commander.

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a brigade group in strength about 8,000 men,

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The Mitary Committee will meet

without one of its key figures General Omar Bradley,, Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Com- mittee. The Korean crisis has prevented him from coming to London.-Reuter:

Rumourmongers Given Warning

Seoul, Dec. 11. Scout's Police Chief declared today that rumourmongers would be severely punished.

He said that rumourmongers in the Korean capital had in-

ci cased as the war developed unfavourably for the United

Nations forces-Reuter.

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14 Drowned In Ship Sinking

Fourteen

Tokyo, Deo, 11.

persons were

drowned and 11 others were missing when a 725-ton

cargo boat capsized in the sca north west of Kyushu Island on Sunday night.

Rescuers picked up five survivors and 14 corpses.

Hope for the remainder of the 30-man crew slim. The CAUBO

of the disaster was reported

SVAN

by

ships in the viclulty as high scas.-Reuter,

MOSCOW

TURNS ON FINLAND

After the banquet given in London by Queen Juliana and her consort, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, British and Dutch royal families join- ed a Government recep- tion in the Elizabethan

OF KOREA WAR Chinese Failure To Follow Up Drive Enigma Of "Mao's Ghost Army" Puzzling British Staff Officers

With the British Forces in Korea, Dec. 11.

The British troops in North Korea, bewildered by the almost complete lack of enemy pressure against the Eighth Army in its withdrawal towards the 38th Parallel, havo dubbed the Chinese Communists "Mao's Ghost Army."

For the last week men of the 27th and 29th Brigades have neither scen nor heard anything of the masses of Chinese Communist troops reported

to have poured across the Chongchon River and to

be moving south towards the Parallel.

Apart from the Northumberland Fusiliers, who were in action against guerillas earlier this month, the bulk of the 29th Brigade have still to fire a shot.

British sinff officers traajkly | destroyed in and around Pyong- confessed that they were puz- j yang.

zled by the way the United Trained Nations withdrawn has been where

could have wrested the initia- could

in

stores

1

Crucial Front In Europe

Ottawa, Des. 11.

The Attlee talks here anë

in Washington have shown hard school that the United Kingdom,

and equipment

conducted. They believe a firm have always been issued spar- the United States and Cana

and taught to preservedían Governments are line, defended by well-trained Ingly

la stubborn troops, might have even the smallest nut and bolt agreement that Western been established around Pyong the sight of thousands of gallons Europe remains the crucial yang and Chinnampo, which of petrol going up in

flames, thousands of tons of ammuni-front for joint defence, the tive from the Communists. tion being blown up, railway Canadian press paws agency.

trucks

clothing said today. crammed with The tacit admission resulting

and from the Allied

parts withdrawal spare

rations set that the Chinese Communists

alight and destroyed, jeepa and trucks has dismayed them.- are too powerful, too numerous Reuter. and too oggressive for the United Nations forces has pro- dued the fatalistic attitude of "we have had it" among Allied troops, the officers sald, But the British are extreme- ly confident that they handle almost anything that the can Communists

спр throw them.

the

at

BRITISHI SURPRISE

London, Dec. 11. Authoritative British military sources today expressed surprise the Chinese Communists' failure to follow up their drive south of Pyongyang. down the west coast of Korea

at

Informed quartez said that one result might be dat Canada's 10,000-man special force would go to Europe, the news agency stated.

The reasoning behind this was based on the omcial belief that the worst thing that the West could do would be to get tos heavily involved in Korea or any This failure to pursue, they other relatively minor milltary seld. suggested the possibility front like it while Europe that, for

the being, the mained largely defenceless. Communists may be planning to

cri-halt which

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Korca

by

are

VERY CRITICAL

British officers are very

There was also the belief that Alternatively, they have the United Nations can,

and tical of the way in thousands of dollars worth of been held up by the intensive should, hold on in military equipment, rations, United Nations bombing effort, keeping formations which ammunition and petrol

now there up to strength. were by problems of supply, and by the unexpected resistance on the ground.

The highest

Hall of the Middle Temple. ** Princess Elizabeth is seen here arriving for the re- ception. She wore a tiara and necklace of diamonds. London Express Ser-

vice.

Another Attack On MacArthur

London, Dec. 11.

For the fourth time in 10 days the House of Commons today heard a Government spokesman Eny that General Douglas Mac- Arthur did not go beyond the United Nations directives in Когса. The

Foreign Under-Secretary Mr Erzest Davies, said: "O

It is quite clear that General MacArthur acted with in the terma of the General Assembly resolution of October, which authorised

him in the military sphere to go ahead in the way he did.”

Mr Raymond Blackburn, in- dependent Member, had asked the Minister to make this quite clear. He wanted it made plain that all member of the Govern ment were committed to support Radio Moscow today switched the General Assembly's resolu its cold war offensivo agairuttiori, he rald-Reuter. Finland, accusing that

London, Dec. 11.

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country of attempts to "wreck normal relations with the Soviet Union".

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The broadcast charged that

were under movca

way in Helsinki to convert Finland into a "willing tool of aggressivo Anglo-American circles",

The charges were based on the efforts of the_Agrarian Party Premier, Urho Kekkonen, to broadlen the bands of his government and to include men bers of the Social Democratic Party in his Cabinet.

To

Experts Confer Anti-aircraft commanders of

London, Dec. 11.

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"Ridiculous" Rumour Laid To Rest

The expectation here is, that the Light Infantry will take finish training in Japan or another six to eight weeks to

to the fighting Line in Korca as Korea and then be committed

of the Commonwealth Part

Thus, it would be no surprise here it the special force brigade admiration for group 'goes to Europe next year the Turkish Brigade in Korea while the 2nd Battalion of the is being expressed in British Princess Patricia's Canadian military circles. It is consider-Light Infantry carries Canada's ed that their magnificent stand fighting banner in Korea. was a most important factor in glowing down a portion of the Communist advance,

Particular interest has been shown because military leaders here had had no opportunity of judging the fighting qualities of New York, Dec. 11. the Turks since their deter Mr Clement Attlee took off mined defence of Gallipoli from Idlewild airfield for Lon-against British

troops don at 2325 GMT today.

1914 to 1918 War.

The latest reports reaching The Prime Minister went here suggest that the heroism of aboard the special British Over-the Turkish Brigade, about seas Airways plane after mo- 5,000 strong, has cost them very mentous conferences,

heavy casunities, possibly amounting to one-fifth of their that Mr total strengh-Reuter.

He termed reports Winston Churchill might become a member of the Attlee govern- ment "perfectly ridiculous," He added with some emphasis, "There is no foundation for that zi all. They don't understand how things are in England.?”

He conferred for nearly an hour with leading British Labour Parly leaders and with members of the British delegation to the United Nations. He declined to reveal the contents of their dis- cussion.

Asked whether he expected to make a report to the House of Commons on Tuesday, he said,

Korea

in the

Brigade or Division,

An announcement of the Battalion's arrival at Yokohama

is expected shortly.

Its place on the special fores now training at Fort Lewis, Washington, has already been filled by the formation of a third battalion of the "Princess Pata" -Reuter,

Executions:

MP's Demand For

British

Protest

London, Dec. 11.

Mr Tom Driberg, Labour Member of Parlia-

"I can't say I will at present." ment, today called on the Government to protest

A Foreign Office spokesman

said, however, that he expected to South Korea at the shooting of 56 political Mr Attlee to address the House prisoners. of Commons to answer questions concerning his mission to the United States. Mr Altice was forced to return to New York

Mr Driberg said in the House | appeared in various newspapers of Commons that the prisoners was "an eye-witness account wero shot by South Korean from the Reuter correspondent on Monday when snow cond! polles without trial at Sariwan, who was on the epok

at the tions at Montreal disrupted bis plans to board the special plane

"(A Reuter's news mensage of there for London-United Press.

North Korea, OIX ΟΙ about time," pectinber 6,

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Japanese

Mr Ernest Davies, Foreign Dec. 6 said that the atrocity. Korean out by Under-Secretary, replied that was carried those responsible for the civil police at Sariwon in North incMent were North Korcan Karea

identified were not further ARMY RESPONSIBLE seven Atlantic Pact nations and

"The incident occurred in Mr Davien said: "These North representatives of the American

North Korea. The question of Korean guards were seting - on forces in Europe will meet here tomorrow for a three-day con-

representations to the Govern- behalf of the Unified Command, Tokyo, Dec. 11. ference to discuss air defence

ment of the Republic of Korea Since this incident I understand The United Nations Educa- does not, therefore, arise," he that the American military problems, it was officially

tional, Scientific and Cultural added.

police have disarmed those res nounced tonight.

The War Office, making the scholarship to a Japanese for been assured that investigations bour) suggested that as the the

Organization has awarded

A Mr Davier sald that he hid ponsible for this." announcemeat,

Mr Sydney Silverman (La- Quoting a report from the European countries of the North Saga first time, reports the Soviet news agency in Helsinki, Atlantic

were being made by the Civil cident look Moscow Radio said this was have been building up their anti-

Organisation Japanese Press today.

place in North The recipient of the scholar-Assistance Authority. of the Korea

the

Syngman Rhee sinister move on the part of 10 aircraft

Command, who defences based on ship is Professor Yoshio Otani, United

were Government of South Kores actionary circles to bring to to experience gained by Britain of Tottori University, who

is doing their best to trace those would have no responsibility. fore the former Socialist leader, during the last war.

expected to express his deaire responsible.

That" would lay 'directly (with) Valno Tanner, "mortal enemy, of Also present, in addition to the to study adult education in the Mr Driberg suggested that the the United Nations Command,

Minister had been misinformed Americans, will be representa- Untied States.

Mr Davles replied, "Yes, tho Diplomatic quarters here con- tives of the Western Union The scholarship gives about when ho said that North North Korean guards werd act- sidered Moscow was using a Headquarters at Fontainebleau. US$200 per month for a period Korean guards there respon- ing for Ute Unified Command." shallow pretext" to reviva

of six months-Reuter,

| alble, because the abcount' which |--Reutor. threats against the Scanding-Reuter.

the

USSR and a war criminal

vians Northern outpost-United

Press,

US Manoeuvres

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