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Cabinet Studies Economic Policy

London, Dec. 21,

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Atiles, and ment- bers of his Cabinet beld a discussion today on Bri- tish economie polloy which fa ilkely to bo oon- siderably affected by the rearmament speed-up.

Before going £0 his country residence,

Chequers, later today to #Pond Christmas there. Mr Altice planned to have

talk with the Foreign Secretary, Mir Ernest Bevin, who returned this morning from his Atlantic Council and Western Union Consultative Council talks at Brussels.

The Cabinet may discuss the full Industrial impllen- tlons of Ka rearmament policy when it meets un- mediately after Christ-

Women as well as men

will be quickly brought under labour direction if shy deterioration in the International situation

dlotates a further accelera- tion of the rearmament programme.-Neuler.

SUDDEN

DEATH OF CARDINAL

Berlin, Dec. 21.

Cardinal Count Konrad von Preysing, Bishop of Berlin and the Soviet Zone, dled of heart failure this afternoon. He was

70.

Appointed Bishop of Berlin In 1935 and created a Cardinal

To Smaller Romulo's

Perimeter

Tokyo, Dec. 21.

Recall Ordered

With over a hundred thousand Communist

Manila, Dec. 21. troops closing in from three sides, the hard-pressed President Quirino has or- United Nations garrison defending-Hungnum, in dered the immediate return North-East Korea, have now withdrawn into a to Manila of the Foreign tighter and more easily defensible perimeter, it Minister, Carlos P. Romulo, from New York to help was learned here tonight.

shape policies for the

They had blown up the last bridge leading Philippine Republic in face south from the encircled port and were reported of the deteriorating world to be battling to hold their lines with the aid of situation, it was reliably bombing and machine-gunning naval planes and An informant, saiet that Mr the big guns of the Allied warships standing off-Romulo was expected to arrive shore.

General MacArthur announced today that the United Nations troops in North Korea, excluding South Koreans, suffered 12,975 battle casualties

of period"

the during the "reported 'disaster' great Chinese Communist counter-offensive-the 18 days, from November 27 to December 12.

These figures included killed, 38th Parallel holds the defence wounded and missing.

are round Seoul, the Southern Seven American divisions sui- capital-Reuter. fered 11,084 casualties and "other United Nations Torcos"

1,011 casualties.

Field commanders reported that the corresponding Commu- nist losses were In the ratio of 10 to one, his communique added.

The effect of these Communist losses was already noticeable in the perceptible dowdown of their current rate of advance."

The American Eighth Army's the North-West withdrawal in

learned today.

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The Informants indicated that President Truman and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee apparently

to had decided abandon Asia for the defence in the event of a of Europe world war-United Press,

Wide Penal Reforms

By South Koreans

Seoul, Dec. 21.

The South Korean Government, following had not been dictated by these United Nations representations, has agreed to battle losses nor by the accep-wide penal reforms. tance of defeat, Arthur said,

General Mac-

in 1946, Cardinal von Proysing became world famous during the second World War for his outspoken denunciation of Nazi by the

nine corps methods and persecution of the between Jews.

Chinese Communist

comments.

divisions

These include the remission on Dec, 23 of the THE DISCREPANCY death sentences except for the most serious! The withdrawal was dictated crimes, the release of prisoners sentenced to 10. "obvious discrepancy" years in prison or less, special treatment for of 27 women and juvenile offenders and abolition of the The Catholic Church news-and four corps of 12 United present mass execution procedure. paper in Berlin was banned Nations divisions, he added.

The forward echelon of nine The United Nations Commis- | death sentences except in cases during the war because of Car-

only 20 per sion for the Uniâcation and of crimes of the most heinous dinal von Preysing's anti-Nazi corpa represented

cent

of Communist Chinn's Rehabilitation of Korea tonight nature.

the following com- "Those who have been sen- organised After the war, despite Comwili 15 to 25 additional divisions munique.

military manpower, lasued

tenced to terms of 10 years or munist pressure on religious

The be massed "known to

United Nations Com- less will be released. All other In a

will be reviewed groups in the Soviet Zone, he second echelon along the Yalu mission for the Unification and sentences

Rehabilitation of Korea has dis- with viow constantly proclaimed lus

to

mitigat ussed tention to "defend to the eng" River and within Manchuria."

"Under such conditions, the

with the Government of ing the punishment and special the rights of Catholics. In East assumption of the defensive the Republic of Korea the consideration will be given to position of readiness and the executions which have recently women and juvenile offenders. "The same principle will be Last February he warned all tightening of frontages is an been widely reported.

The Soviet Zone priests not to take almost commonplace

executed had applied to persons now awaiting military been convicted by Korean civil trial and publie prosecutors will port in the activities the man

manoeuvre." Communist-sponsored National

military courte for specifle be so instructed. Allied

casualties were "not crimes defined by law, such as Front Movement,-Reyter.

unusual" In comparison

NEW PROCEDURE with

and sabotage. murder, arson

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those suffered in "similar "The Republic of Korea Gov- *(2)-In future all exccutions situations in other wars." The ernment has informed the Com-will be carried out individually total losses since June, over a mission that it has decided to and not in groups of persons. Mr Walter Sherman Gifford, months, had not even approxi-in

period of Ave and a half adopt the following measures **Before new United States Am- bassador In London. today presented his credentials lo the King. Mr Gifford arrived

the

mated the battle losses certain comparable operations

in World War II.

The United beard

the liner America.-Reuter.

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person concerned will be in- "(1) The President, in accor-formed and will be allowed to with his constitutional claim the body. In addition to Nations Com-dance mander complained of the powers, will on Des. 23 remit the present normal procedure "persistent and speculative to periods of imprisonment ali of having the Public Prosecutor unofficial casualty reports from Korea which gave "an arti- flelal nuance of "disaster to

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the Allied military operations.

Giving detalls of the 12,075 casualties, General MacArthur's communique sald that the American 2nd Division

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Washington, Dec. 21. The United States is ready to send about 30 B-26 bombers to

"The Commission' wishes to Indo-China to aid the French BRIDGE BLOWN UP

forces fighting the Communist-place on record its appreciation Engineers of the 10th Cops led Vietminh rebels, officials of the consideration given to its blew up the 100-yard concrete here said today.

representations by the Presi bridge over the frozen Chung-

officials sald that two dent and the Government of the chon River after a day of bitter squadrons would be sent. A Republic of Korea"-Reuter. fighting ngainst Communist squadron usually has 16 planes.

BRITISH ATTITUDE troops crowding

It was reported streaked hills surrounding planes would be flown to Indo-

London, Dec. 21. Hungnam

China by American airmen and

The Foreign Office spokes- The bridge, the last main road transferred to the French forces

man gave a further assuranico link with the South, is only there. three miles from the city's con- The United States has also today that Britain was using her supplied enough ground equip influence to prevent mass poll- tical executions by the South General MacArthur's spokesment and ammunition to enable

French to

12 Korean Government in Seoul. establish man denied here today reports

He said: "It noed hardly be Indo-Chinese of battalions that the Chinese Communists

nationals to help in the fight said that the influence of His had used gos grenades against

will be against Dr Ην

Majesty's Government Chi-minh'a the American 3rd Division

Vietminh forces.-Reuter.

used to prevent excesses which kolding one sector of the Hung-

lower the South Koreans to the nam perimeter.

lovel of the Communist op-

tre.

the

Further scattered 3ghting be Mr Bevin Mum Psors in ted a stat

tween North and South Korean patrols took place again today in the North-West, where the Eighth Army just below the

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London, Dec. 21,

Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, declined to comment on his talks in Brussels when he returned to London today.

"I do not think I should add

He welcomed a statement by President Syngman Rhee, cop- demning such acta.

The British Government, it was understood, is receiving regular reports from the British Charge d'Affaires in Seoul, Mr Aloc Adams, on the whole ques-;

exccutions.--Regter.

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