1951-01-16 — Page 3

BIG FOUR

TALKS MAY INCLUDE FAR EAST

London, Jan. 15. Informed sources said to- day that the three Western powers had mapped plans to include the Far East in the agenda of the proposed four- power meeting with Russia.

llowever, the United States, Britain and France would in- of the sist that the arenda Foreign Ministers' talks should not be limited to German de- militarisation

New French Strategy In

Effort To Foil

Tonkin Attack

Knocking Vietminh Army Off

Balance

Hanoi, Jan. 15.

French Union forces, poised on the lip of this rich "rice-bowl" delta, are hitting out with a new issues behind the current ten- "defensive-offensive" against the Communist-led

sion in Europe,

bu: cover

uli

the United The reply by States, Britain and France to Museow was expected before the end of the week. The British draft of the proposed note of answer to the Soviet

to

Washing on

during

the

New Year's Eve was dispatched week-end, with suggestions for

of mod!Reations the minor American draft received cariler fast week.

The Western pected early

IC-

diplomats ex- co-ordination of the three Western draft plies to Moscow and a meeting of the four Foreign Ministers' deputies next month, probably in Europe.

Extension

the of

Vietminh rebels.

Usually reliable military observers in this anxious capital, fast becoming a "ghost city" for all but the Vietnamese, say that the French aim is to keep knocking the increasing number of China- equipped Vietminh battalions off-balance so that they cannot mount a possible all-round attack on the delta.

Observers here believe that it will at least temporarily wrest the Initiative from the rebels, who failed quickly to follow up their successes against the French in their recent costly evacuation of their outposts on the China border.

do If

£

Everywhere, French officers Observers think that though more confident the bulk of the Vietnamese aro growing are that they can hold the Vietminh. by no means Communist, they

their would reluctantly accept shrug French But

just they

But they British-American-Russian con-shoulders and throw up their Vietminh invasion.

asked:

"What will was hands

really fear the arrival of the ference to the Far East

China sends her you proving increasingly impractic-

Nevertheless, Vietnamese For one thing, most West-

Chinese Communists. morale remains good, though ern officials realise that the Far

forces few even in official places know Eastern situation cannot be pro- fitably discussed without China, are getting some, reinforcements the details of the actual military France to replace seven situation. A check of the but inclusion of China would from

military Vietnamese-in-the-street here in automatically rate the issue of lost

United Hanol showed that no man ques- who should represent her,

expects

able.

American Tribute To

De Gasperi

Itailan

New York, Jan. 16.

armies to help the Vietminh

well-known Although it is that the French

Union

and

battalious,

the trom

equipment Stutes to

to

stand

their

to fight ди-

KOREA LESSON

Central Vietnam,

in

The Dancing Refugees

TO-DAY

ONLY

Bine's

Groups of refugees from Communist-invaded Tibet are dancing and begging their way through India. Here are seen members of one such group of Tibetans dancing in a street in New Delhi. They had trekked from western Tibet, dancing

their way for daily bread-AP Picture.

+

ILSE KOCH TO

SERVE IMPRISONMENT

LIFE

Augsburg, Jan. 15.

who, as

Labour Group Attacks MacA

The

London, Jan. 15. Labour

Party of the Gloucester villages of Stroud and Thornbury lo- day Dassed a resolution calling for the dismissal of General Dougins Mac- Arthur. The

also resolution called

on Britain's Labour Government to use all lis influence to stop the pro- posed meeting of the Big Four powers

as the first step to fores General Mac- Arthur's dimlasa)—United Press.

MR LIE IN HOPEFUL

MOOD

Geneva, Jan. 15.. Mr Trygve Lie, the the Secretary-General of

said here United Nations,

icularly on the northern sector frontline here, which is import- guilty on one charge of integelf before the prisoners, lash- today that he was convinced |

of

and tin.

Ilse Koch, the "Red Witch of Buchenwald,” increase their fre- tioned knew how close the was sentenced to life imprisonment here today Vietminh were to the city. for crimes in the horror camp of which her hus- Furthermore, proposals for a power, no one really

French conference the

The French outpost for the separate big power

and be

overrun if ett

city in the south-west is at Xuan band was Commandant. She was also sentenced on the Far East have been made ground

Communist Mai, 35 kellometres (about 22 to loss of civic rights. by the Commonwealth Prime hordes of Chinese

miles) from Hanol. Due north Ministers and may develop into "volunteers" come.

This is the maximum sentence in West Ger- It has something concrete,

Military observers here think they hold Phulo, about 45 kilo- be only logical metres (28 miles) from Hanoi. therefore been tacitly agreed to that it would

the to shrink of the pro- for them

big But the main Vietminh concen- many, where the death sentence has been abolish- narrow the scope

cast towards thetrations are farther back at ed. But Koch was not in Court to hear it possd four-power meeting to bridgehead

Thainguyen and beyond Phu

both about 6s passed. Following a fit on Saturday, a Court doctor European issues and such gen-coast of the Tonkin Guit

In this langthuong, that, They belleve

simulating eral issues as control of atomic

event, France could do no more kilometres (41 miles) from the said today that she was deliberately energy.--United Press

to fulfil ber international obil- capital.

In French circles, mention is mental aberration. She was unfit to appear, he than con- Kations in Tonkin tinue

the to employ Loughest sometimes made uncmcially of said.

the possibility of having to fall while

In the early stages of the trial effects of detention in the horror delaying tactics suring that her valuable Euro-bacit to the 16th Parallel

Koch was charged with 38 camp-told of the satanie whims pean forces live

murders, complicity in 146 more of the arrogant, vicious "Mis- other day.

PRIMARY TASK

and one attempted murder, all tress of Buchenwald," the cases being concerned with the Commandant's wife, had no Some Frenchmen think that deaths in the Buchenwald camp. official authority, over the pri- it is not too late for the United The charges were considerably soners. They regard the present

out of Korea reduced as the trial proceeded, They described how Koch, swift lows dealt at known Nations to pull

reinforce this strategic and today Koch was

found wearing a bathing suit or other Vietminh concentrations, parti- 2nd

scanty garb, would preen her- the defence of South-ment to murder, one

of incite- of the present 600-kilometre (ant to

of its valuable ment to attempted murder, five ing out with her riding crop at

D general war would be (360-mile) bridgehead periphery East Asia and

this resources of tice, rubber, oil of incitement to severe physical the swine" who dared to look de las Alcide Premier

the spearhead

Incite at her and noting their names avoided.. mishandling and two of These French strategy in Tonkin.

zee France's task in ment to physical midhandling.

that the SS guards..could This strategy, observers ar- Indo-Chino today the lessons

Today the as primarily

"punish" them.-Reuter. Public Prosecutor country's re-announced that.

hat he had with- gue, icarnt in Korea and conforms to prevent the with the general principles of sources from falling under the drawn five charges, at the last

moment. Details

these Western policy in the Far East control of Russia's satellites.

But some accuse the French charges were not given. of not committing

Government of being afraid of the with too deoply

The presiding Judge, giving forces

United Nations political solu~ lion in Indo-China if the United the Court's Andings, stated that Koch had been acquitted on the vice to Nations milltary forces **French

official armies of Russia's satellites.

other charges, but the number and foreign French evacuate French

and details of these charges

New York, Jan. 15. from the sought, women and children

Some, too, question the deci- were not stated in Court.

Four trans-Atlantic liners of the "because

sions of such vitally affected is

Immediately after the verdict secu

Australla, Britain, had been announced, Dr. Alfred radiced that they would arrive international situation, would be

France countries us as evidence th

'that

Malaya, Siam

and the Philip Seidl, the Defence Counsel, said in New York 24 hours late be- wrong to take the Italian res-:

"I am convinced that a gen- troops to Korea that

he would appeal to the cause of a huge storm circling

the North Atlantic. in

The ponse to the North Atlantic de- now sees Indo-China as part

their own front West German

be avoided and eral war will Supreme a wider Allied global strategy pines to send with while leaving

vessels are the Cunard liner familiar

that the good sense of the fence as simply rhetoric.

Frenchmen,

door La Indo-China poorly on Koch's behalf.

Mauretania with 813 passen- her

going so, mainly agree dissenters, what "Italy has doubters and obst, uctionists....! with the way the Tonkin policy guarded.—Reuter.

But it

gers, the Norwegian American leaders of the world will pre- liner Oslo Fjord with 504 pos- One cannot doubt, however, that appears to be shaping.

sengers, and the Navy trans- Mr Lie, who was leaving for prevailing opinion among those could be perturbing to the big

port S. D. Sturgis with 1,300 Parls by train tonight, has been population Vietnamese

from Germany, all in Geneva studying the pos- who concern themselves with national policies is in favour of

have remained loya!

passengers

the sixth albilities of holding due to arrive today. French, and the Western democracies and of

The Cunard liner Scythia, session of the General Assern- playing an active role in defence

due Tuesday,

United said she would bly

Nations' at the dock Wednesday morning. European headquartors here. Seven trans-Atlantic Inbound freighters also were delayed by the storm.-United Press.

The Times said today that Gasperi has been giving proof that he deserves to rank among the greatest premiers Italy has produced since 1870.

The editorial, commenting on Mr de Gasperi's Senate speech on Saturday said: "The Western cause was championed with im pressive success by Mr Altide that remarkable de Gasperi, statesman.'

tits in with

It was a formidable display of Tonkin delta, leadership but It

who have

valuable

who

to the little

of the West. Italy after all is chance to evacuate because ni

the cradle of Western civilisa- the cost and transport limita-

she tions, Inconceivable tion; it is

Many of these are now tend- sit-on-the-fence and are direct avold to

should choose to throw open the gates to another barbarian I-10 vasion from the East."-United attempting Press.

involvement.

Surprise Challenge

Over

New

Guinea

1, 1952, "if the Indonesian people are really united.'

The talks at The Hague on the future of Western New Guinea, part of an island 90 miles north of Australia, broke down last month.

were

Court

Koch is to be informed of the sentence in writing, probably to morrow. The sentence is to be served in Alchach Frison.

IN BED Today she was in a hospital Prison, near bed in Aichach With Augsburg. She was taken there

Meeting Of

Envoy's

Mr. Nehru

The

Paris, Jan 15. Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, will hold

conference with Indian

on Saturday after throwing aft which doctors sald was "another case of play acting."

Was

Ilse Koch, who 10 years ago proud and beautiful, flaunt ing her face and Agure before thousands of

of concentration camp sour and prisoners, is today a slovenly woman of 44. Am- Looking at the dropping, bor bassadors and diplomatle heads ed gure sitting in Court, it was of hard to imagine the vigorous business-like ex-typist from Dresden

who, according prisoners' testimony, personified both beauty and the beast.

Koch never had any

in Europe at the residence Sardar Hardit Singh Malik, the Ambassador to France, here on Wednesday, the Indian Embassy stated today.

Indian

dor' Mr

10

K0

VIOLENT GALE proposing a cease-fire in Korea

IN ATLANTIC

Greece

Pledges

To Fight

Boston, Jan. 1s. The Greek ambassador, M.

Monday Athanase Folitis, on pledged that Greece will fight

Sision at any cost.

intellec-

M. Politis made this state-

mutual

democratic

crews

to

He said he strongly support- ed the resolution passed by the Political Committee of the United Nations on Saturday

be followed by six-power talks on Far Eastern problems.

that the earnestly hope Government of the People's Republic of China will find it possible

to co-operate within

tion," he said. the framework of that resolu

זיי

vall."

He said that a decision would be taken in New York after he had visited Paris and London to view the facilities there.- Reuter.

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Indian diplomats stated to be tual interests. In prison sheon against Communist aggres-17, Hankow Road, Kowloon. Djakarta, Jan. 15. in Paris for the meeting Include sits around and occasionally The Indonesian President, Dr I. R. Sockarno, Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the fingers a magazine. She has al- ment in a speech accepting for Ambassador to thembit entirely ceased correspon the Greek Government two

Dr Sorvapell! United States, in an unexpected speech tonight, declared that he Indian

other relatives. two chil- Cor Mohan was convinced that Dutch New Guinea would be Radhakrishnan, the Ambassador once with her we call destroyer escorts turned over

Singh to Russla,

defence assistance programine. 11, live near Stuttgart with her returned to Indonesia before sunrise on January tu, the Ambassador to The dren, one aged 12 and the other to Greece under the

Mr N. Raghavan,

Van sister-in-law, Frau Erne Raible, He pledged the ships will "be to Belgian, Mr

As long as all in the common effort of the school there. Mr D

Minister B. R. Sen, Ambassador to Italy, and go to the State primary put to good and effective use

D. S. Desai,

the world lones to They are said to be pretty United Nations and all peace- pleasant chilldren. Ilse loving people to build up the

of the Switzerland, Mr D. P. A. Menon, and Minister of Portugal, Mr Nehru, Koch has not been on speaking forces

la lover this Mr Minister to Sweden, and

terms with Frau Raible since world." head of the Indian 1943.

The destroyer escorts will Kishen, Prem

bo manned

by, Greek who

NOTORIOUS WOMAN Mission in Berlin was, cause otherwise we will never President,

will live! The

a dinner to local fulfil our political wishes."

Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, the speaking at

Shortly after her trial before here.United, Press. President Soekarno said that Secretary-General of the Indian an American Court at Dachau Journalists, said: "The situation

of loyally as Pre- External Netherlands his pledge

Department, Affairs that the now is occupies part of our country, cident bound him to the Indo- who has been in London for the in 1847, Koch had an legitimate

Constitution, which

Commonwealth Prime Ministers child by another prisoner in we have to neston This means that

that the independent Conference, will accompany the Landsberg Prison, Bavaria. This

Lives in

Munich revise our co-operation with the

to Paris on child Indonesia should Prime. ot

orphanage. Dutch"!

Ilse's old mother in Berlin, This made the situation for consist of the whole of the for- Wednesday-Reuter.

East Indies

Frau

Kochler, gave up S.C.M.POST,LTD. Anna himself "very difficult because mer Netherlands

daughter in despair many he was one of the defenders of (which included Western New

Guinea).

Arab Meeting years ago. Even in her Buchen- co-operation with the Nether-

He added: "I am lied to a

wald heyday, Ilso neglected her lands, he added.

Baghdad, Jan; 18. Heal: "Every demand of Parliamentary system and be-

The Iraqi delegation to the mother completely.

She became notorious in post- with cause of that I have to remair be coupled

Political Com- ours must

meeting of the

war years as "the woman with This does not mean in certain bounds." pressure.

made of human lampshade Reasserting that New Guinea raltter of the Arab League on

Witch of that we have to start an armed Invasion of New Guinea. The was still a national claim, Pre-January, 20 will leave here do skin," the Red

and "one of the said that he Calro by air tomorrow.

Buchenwald" Indonesian people do not wantsident Boelcamo

was disappointed, and so wéré The plane will pick up the worst

war.

the Indonesian

Minister

people, at the Trigt Prime Minister, Güneral know, "men the world has over

Citizens of Augsburg who where he has been picked the Court every day talks with King throughout the trial had their the near future. They have to Guinea since The Hague talks Abdullah and the Jordan 11 of sensation Witnessch-after witnesses many showing tho Premier-Reuter, lead the people to this and be ended--Beuter.

"The Indonesian people must bo roorganised to become breakdown in The Hogue talks. Nur es-Said Pasha, at Amman. powerful This is the fank of This was President Sockarno's Jordan, itle Government and leaders, in first public statement on New baring

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