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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1951.

ANTI-GUERILLA CAMPAIGN IN

British Attitude

MALAYA REAL

On NATO EMPIRE EFFORT

London, May 24. Britain is considering the admission of Greece and Turkey to membership of the North Atlantic Treaty with utmost sympathy, a spokesma of Forelgu Office stated today.

The British Government dick пов lisagree Int principle to the admission of the two countries, lie said, but she had to sailary herself at any decision taken was in co-ordination with general considerations of Middle Eastern defence. - Neuter.

PROTEST

MADE BY BURMESE

Gun-Running From Thailand Alleged

Rangoon, May 24. Burma has protested to Thailand against alleged arma smuggling across the border to rebels here, ac- cording to usually reliable

sources.

Commonwealth Has

150,000 Men In

Jungle Fighting

Singapore, May 24.

Fighting men from Southern Rhodesia liave now joined the Malays, English, Gurkhas, Scots, Chinese, Sikhs, Irish, Ibans, New Zealanders and Australians gathered in Malaya to combat Com- munist terrorism.

They have become part of a British Common- wealth ground and air force of nearly 150,000, specially-trained and equipped for hunting down elusive guerillas in the world's worst jungle.

They range from Royal Rhodesian squadrons. All the

Marine Commando officers Scouts are volunteers.

snuff from

in a mess near Ipoh, who have a pinch of Royal Cardinal

an ancient horn after dinner, to Australian "Diggers" who would rather have a beer.

In Malnya the nõcurity forces are taught to be at home in the thickey and dankest bioterland and the airmen are trained to pick out pinpoints in the sea of jungle on which to rain down! ambs or parachute supplies.

It is the toughest training infantryman can get.

K Iban tracker's from Sarawak have head-hunting The enemy will never stand

the while associations

Aerce and fight. AS SOON as tho In diplomatic noten she bas

Gurklms would rather tops anake contact the gueril- little esked for more effective border fight than eat. Malays, re-l vanigh untler cover of He cherks to stop the sending of

their fecklessners, I green armour of the Junge, are shaping 113) n to Communist and Karenowned for

well in the

WIN REPUTATION Jungle companies.

Malayan police comprise the

the brigade of Noyni Wheu forces. Marine Commandos came 10 bulk of the security Their strength of more than

Malaya a year ago they stormed 100,000 is being augmented with

ashore near Penang from land- cunscripted Malay, Chinese and Indian civilians.

observers

insurgents, the source said.

Political

believe that the recent revival of violent activity by the insurgents is due to the arrival of frosh supplies of smugglest arms,

In the Army element of the force a Commonwealth spirit

is growing fast.

Gun-runners are believed to be using both land and air routes. Unidentified planes have recently been reported flying over rebel-held ferritory near There was a Suffolk Regiment Toungng

arme-dropping | platoon in Selangor recently which sported kangaroo flashes

missions,

ing craft in full battle order. in that this maphibious brigade has had.

That was the last regular train-

won A

The Marines have had in- valuable experience in an in- fante role and have fantry" for reputation

their sharp- shorting in the jungle. But they have had to neglect their train-

The Burmese Army authori- on thele jungle hats and called | ties claim 10 have captured themselves, the "Kangaroo arms of the latest type or- | Killers."

These youngsters, ing in amphibious Inndings, mally unobtainable In Burma. mostly National Servicemen cliit-elimbing, canoeing and as which are believed to have from England, had for a platoon been paid for with rubber and commander Captain John

The · grottnel, wolfram, which are abundant | Evans, from Rockhampton, whos In the rebel areas of the is an attachment in Malaya from mostly with Tennaserim Basin, on the Thai the Australion Army.

weapons and

border. border.

Observers say that the Com- munists are trying to unity all insurgent groups for joint re- sistance to the Government. are reported to have won They the Karens over at a meeting at fortnight ngo in the Yoma Mountains.

In command of the Suffuiks is another Australian, Lieutenant- Colonel Phillip Morcombe, from Manly, Sydney, who is a re- gular in the British Army.

frogmen.

FISHERMEN ALL CONCILIATION

The crew of a fishing boat challenged by a UN war- ship off the North Korean coast presents this conciliatory attitude when a boat from the warship approached their 1iny craft-AP Photo.

New Atom Shells

Unlikely To Be

Used In

In Korea

Washington, May 24.

Representative Overton Brooks says that the United States has developed an atomic artillery shell which he thinks ought to be fired at the Chinese Reds in Korea.

Actually, informed sources said today, the Uni- ted States has proved not one but two experimental shell designs in recent atomic tests and a third and better model is in the works.

Whether any of the moxies has actually gone into produc- humtion is forces rifles, automatic ever, and whether they ought hand grenades. to be used in Korea is some-

mortars oc-

Dramatic Action By Judge

NAZIS' HANGING STAYED

Washington, May 24. Federal Judge Walter Bastian late today stayed the execution of seven Nazi war

criminals who were to have boon hanged German at midnight in a prison. postponement until at least 2

Judge Bastian granted the

p.m. (GMT), on Tuesday, while his studies, legal arguments by Warren Magee, Washington al- torney of the seven men,

The State Department Immo- diately notified the High Com- missioner, Mr John McCloy, in Germany of the stay,

another matter, how- NAVAL RAID but it was not known

Ty get a chance to try their thing else again.

at tiglit hands

The Atomic Energy Commis- sion and other offcial Sources casionally but never with heavy calibre.

Few of the young soldiers were not inclined to comment what it is to call for ar- on Mr Brooks' statement, but

were although they military, officials

by no support

istillery,

have been in action for a year or more.

His second-in-commari Major "Tiny" William A. Heal, from Simonstown, South Africa, Major Jack pebey, of Winnipeg, The latest Army statements Canada, is also with the

that the Communists and Sulfolks. any the Karens have made joint attacks on towns and villages recently. Smuggled arms are also reported to be reaching the 5,000 Chinese Nationalist troops marauding on Burma's eastern "border-Reuter,”

Princess Elizabeth

The

Criticised

THE SCOUTS

There are 16 Australian Army fleers and men serving in Malaya on attachment,

means certain that Korea would be the best place to test atomic weapons against the enemy in the field.

the

ON ANNAM

COAST

Salgon, May 24. French and Vietnamese forces killed 86 Communist rebel troops took 127 prisoners in and Wednesday's operations through-

Gunners of the 28th Field Artillery, who have been in Maluya since the Emergency

the Whether in

shape started, have been used as In-

of fantry for the first time in the hells or bombs, atomie wea 200-year-old history of the unit. puns are agents of mass destruc- Harassing re has been or- tion, and in a more or less open

ike dered on vare occasions but "war of manoeuvre” One of them killed a guerilla most of the guns are in heavy one being fought in Korea, One on a concentrated in Johore the other day while grease.

Airmen frem Australia and to the point where they would three others have been in the

are supporting nake ideal atomic largels. jungle away from civilisation New Zealand for the last three months with the Royal Air Force in day and

night air eperations against In any case, Korea's moun-

A special announcement said a party of Malayan Scouts.

terrorists and supply- tainous terrain would provide a

a French naval vesel undertook The Scouts were formed under the

blast for

lightning attack on the coast the command of Lieutenant-dropping to long-range patrols.natural shield against an atomle troops deployed in

of Annam, destroying 51 rebel combat. In such circumstances, the military in the past has junks, killing 10 rebels and said,

a multitude of smaller taking prisoners-United blows would be more effective Press, than a single tremendous one.

Edinburgh, May 24. Scottish branch of the Lord's Day Observance Society today described as "regrettable" the visit of Princess Elizabeth und the Duke of Edinburgh to a at their own game in the deep

Sunday polo match during their visit to Rome.-Reuter.

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Colonel "Mad Mike" Calvert, former Chindit leader, with the object of beating the guerillas

jungle. They have now been strengthered with the Southern

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Welfare Scheme For Children

The dren's

that

A spokesman said that word renched him (McCloy) in time here whether Mr McCloy was able to notify Landsberg prison. where the Nazis are held, in time to prevent their execution. Attorney Warren Magee maintained that since inst February.

when the men flest challenged their sentence in United States courts, Germany had regained its former stand-

the

has

cose

ing in the family of nations. out Indo-China, a Freach com-

noted that the occupying munique said today. In mop- powers have

have agreed on the German ping-up operations in Central reconstitution of the

Office.

He

the said Foreign Vietnam, a number of Vietminh installations were destroyed,

Row German constitution for- bids capital

punishment and In South Vietnam, a recon-

United States

recog- Magre naissance patrol destroyed stocks nised this constitution. of food and equipment in the and ometals of the Sh

officials Suite De- isle of Nua, Communist rebels lost 20 dead and 30 prisoners | again. on Menday morning in

Bastian's during these operations.

court-United Press. Reuter adds that relatives of condonment men arrived early this

morning to make what was expected to be their Ist visit

husbands. to their They were there until late this afternoon, apart from an hour at mid-day, when they left the prison for lunch.

All was quiet this evening in the town of Landberg, where American jeops with heavy. machine-guns patrolled the streets as a security measure against possible demonstrations. Pamers-by who loltered near the gates of the prison were told to move on.

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Big Hold-Up By

of the rouse Dock Strike

the Las Vegas, Nevada, proving ground last winter, then nt Entwetek atoll in the Pacific this Spring.

are

up

TWO MODELS

It

understood was artillery weapons of the sort mentioned by Mr Brooks, who is a member Armed Services Commitice,

Manchester, May 24. San Francisco, May 24.

About 18,000 tons of wheat, were proved in two stages-first United Nations

Chilat

2,800,000 pounds of tea and over Emergency Fund has

5.000 tons of metals has lain approved $1,400,000 of new

Idle in Manchester Docks for a allocations for child welfare

month, it was stated today,

Some 30 ships

hold programmes In Europe, and the Middle East.

Other Congressional sources by the dockers' strike against These include

for have said two experimental the suspension of two men.. Bulgaria, $75,000 for Greece shell models, designed for firing About 100 of the 2,300 dockers, and $340,000 for Yugoslavia, by huge mortars were exploded. following the Dock Labour The

Bulgarian allocation is to They said one was 21 inches in Board's ultimatum to work or assist In combatting child diameter, the other 33 inches. quit, had today applied for

other jobs-Router. disease.

Military sources added that $100,000 even. In the Middle East

smaller model was allocated to Israel, $20,000 planned, to the Lebanon, $51,000 to Libya, $23,000 to Syria and $45,000 to Turkey.

The Turkish

$40,000

allocation

an WDS

Mortar development during and since World War II nssurea was that atomic sheils can be de-

for emergency feeding of livered so accurately as not to Bulgarian refugee children and endanger friendly

mothers.

A total of $700,000 was allo- cated

civiliana,

troops

or

to provide milk for "Lite David", the 38-inch Palestino refugee mothers and mariar field-tested in the last children-Reuter.

war, could fire 3,000 pounds of skoli

more than Лve miles

NO OBJECTION with high accuracy.

IN LONDON

London, May 24.

A Foreign Office spokesman said today that the decision of the United States Government for the first time to allocato alt to Arab countries and Palestine.

had

the full rapport of Britain.

The spokesman said that the

| decision had been taken in cone.

sultation

with

Britain, which

was fully aware of is now.

dovelopment

The official welcome for Pre-

Up to now, the military have thought atomic field weapons www.ld be most useful against troops concentrated on the eve of an offensive or against vital

marshalling yards

beach- heads-United Press.

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ISRAELIS RESUME HULEH WORK

Tel-Aviv, May 24. Reports from the Igraoll-

cilent Truman's announcement tyrlan frontier Indicated that

was thought by observers, hary

work was resumed today-on to be intended to discourage any draining the Hulch maratos in the-domilliárisad zone - in 'areas

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resent Amerloo's entry into on Ale tractors rand: two!! büll». area..

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