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No. 35057

UN Revision Of Armistice Proposals Is Acceptable

PEKING RADIO BROADCAST

Tokyo, Nov. 22.

Peking Radio indicated today that the Com- munists are prepared to accept a planned UN re- vision of the Red proposal breaking the armistice deadlock.

An English language broadcast on Wednesday's meeting at Pan Mun Jem emphasised that the Commun- ists were interested primarily in establishing the "prin- ciple" of how the truce line would be finally fixed rather than insisting upon an immediate withdrawal from the 2.6-mile wide buffer zone that will mark the ceasefire line.

JAP TRADE

THROUGH

HONGKONG

British

1. y at

London, Nov 21.

Real sources the

Sterling

The UN Celegates planned today to submit a 13-word in- sertion in the Conumunast three- pening counter-pian W clarify The point that there will be no

¡ withdrawal from the battleline and to end of the fighting uni

a full armistice agreement is Figned.

The United Nations insertion

formula is

said to the otherwise acceptable

Pay Communist

"We

that there will be no of troops until a

mimits agreement with Japan agree would be reviewed next month withdrawal

when Japan would be able to full armistice is signed."

ise the question of

raise

trade through Hongkong.

They said

transit

made that Japan

ella revenues.

AMBIGUOUS

The wording of Peking

in mind.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1951.

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no official complaints so far re- Radio's version of garding changes in the Japanese munist formula indicated that economic journai, Nihon Keizer, this was what the Communists today on a charge of being a that Hongkong was u loophole had

The ambiguous! common scold--the first person through which Japan was losing Paragraph One of the Red plan in be so charged here

in 20 More Canal Zone as Peking broadcast it was The Nihon Keizai lust week that the delegations agree

Patrolman Heiman Kuebler reportedly demanded a revision that "the establishment of the

testified that Tore berated him of the Anglo-Japanese Sterling principle that

Incidents when he sought payments agreement made in of contact

to quiet her as she shouted at officials in August, because Hongkong was c capitalising

the offices of the County Relief Board.

Axed

the actual line between both sides

as the military de.

res

1712 transfer from marcation line and that both the dollar to open accounts aren sides withdraw two hilometre by re-examining Japanese goods from this line so as to establish for Sterling payments.

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Situation In Malaya: Gloomy Report

Disarmament Plan

Russians May Be Amenable

$

WHAT CORRESPONDENT DISCOVERED DURING A 1,000-MILE TOUR

London, Nov, 21.

One of the most critical surveys of the situation in Malaya ever to be published in a British newspaper appears as the front page "lead" in today's Daily Mail.

The paper's correspondent, Lachie Macdonald, who has just com- pleted a 1,000-mile tour of Malaya, says, "The picture of Malaya is blacker today because after 40 months of open rebellion the Chinese Communist guerillas are pursuing a single-minded campaign of murder, intimidation and destruction while British leadership, both politically and in the field, still staggers wearily under the twin handicaps of confusion and tolerance. "There is confusion between the police and the army about the direction of the battle; between various Government men and racial leaders about what should come first, victory or social uplift.

"And there is an admirable but misplaced tolerance towards those Chinese of all classes who are still sitting on the fence instead of actively helping to fight against the Communists."

the G

The

fare "but it is

an undeniable ago

some

The campaign

Mr Macdonald says he return-

against the He told newsmen that the most ed from his tour "disturbed by Malayan Communists is well in important thing he would like the real anxiety and growing its fourth year and the Straits to see is the active participation impatience" of the local popula-

Times one of the most in-of the citizens in tion of all races.

the fight fluential English language against the terrorists. Asked to He attacks most branches of newspaper in the country, in elaborate on this point, he said,

Government anti-terrorist on editorial remarked "we are the administration

citizens should come for- from their worse off than when we began." ward with Information propaganda "which has always

to the The arrival of Gen. Sir Rob security forces and "go at the Paris, Nov. 21.

been a subject of laughter in Lockhart, who is to succeed Gen. terrorists themselves when the Soviet Russia was today planters' clubs" to their use of Sir Harold Briggs, as Director of opportunity permits." reliably reported to be pre-

special constables to protect Operations raised many ques- planters and miners. to

tions, both in the press and in pared

The callers in London for an certain accept

"The whole question is poli-the pubs.

all-out war may feel that more parts of the Western dis- tical dynamite," Mr Macdonald

With the retirement of Gen. troops and more armOUT and armament plan now before continues.

Government Briggs probably will go also the more ruthlessness may end the the United Nations Political has long been leaning on Malay much-publicised Briggs, Plan, Malayan terrorism in quickt Committee, provided the support to end the guerilla war-which was launched 19 months time. But those on

the spot Western Powers were will-fact that many specials are - and called for the clearing know it just can't be done that

of the Red terrorists state by way. i'l-disciplined, ing to compromise on other trained,

state from the southernmost times unreliable and occasionally state of Johore parts of the scheme,

Britain's Army, Navy and Air to Perlis, the

Force have been thrown into corrupt." A Soviet

Thailand. source said today

state bordering General that the Soviet Foreign Minis-

Briggs' plan for Although it has never been action for more than three years Andrei Vyshinsky, settlement also comes under the officially admitted it is clear that now. Heavy artillery and smalt ter, Mr

correspondent's fire.

Briggs would give the Commillee

"Planters the

Plan has not arms, including the latest auto- detailed answer to the three-

areas believe that achieved the results for which matic weapons, go to equip the guerillas have penetrated Power scheme on Friday.

launched. was the

140,000 odd security force per- The The radio version appeared to

Soviet

PECULIAR WAR answer,

the ranks

sonnel combing the resettlement guarde

the Malayan The new Director of Opera-jungles. no complaint from Japan re-carry the final grammatical dis- The authorities said that

have if i The bodies of two British source added, would most likely and

more supporters

The Royal Air Force tions told newsmen on that the garding the position in Hong-tinction

withdrawal convicted of the common scold soldiers were found today in draw attention to the points on among embittered members of

his is keeping up ceaseless pound- kung trade or Japan losing cause directly

London that heling of the thick relers to the charge Tiro would face u fine or the sweet water canal at possible providing

which East-West agreement was the new communities than they arrival from

Jungles to dollars through Hongkong "establishment of the principle." 30 days imprisonment-United

that detalls previously had among the scat- had no set plan yet as to how harass the terrorists and hitting ude." United Press.

United Press.

Ismailia, where they had acceptable to both sides would tered squatter familles uprooted he would go about to combat at possible hideouts. Yet, despite been thrown after being be worked out.

and shifted to new settlernents,

Communist terrorism in the all these strong armour and One Soviet objection to thebe says. shot.

country, but Gen, Lockbart will Western plan for a stage by

PLAN FAILS soldiers had been stage census of world arina- missing since Sunday afternoon!ments and armed forces

that no time limit was set for --the day of street fighting be the transition from one stage to tween Egyptian police and another, British troops-in which four

to

see

how

"Our attitude to the Sterling payments agreement with The plan as submitted at Pan Jupon is that the agreement Mun Jom read, "The principle should be allowed to run for a is accepted that the actual line [rw months

it'of contact between both sides be works

cut and to bring it up made the military demarcation for

revision necessary

line and that both sides with March hext year." the Japanese draw two kilometres from this Cconomie journal said.

line so as to establish the de- The British officials, how-militarised zone." ever, said

ally

in

"We have received

[

COMMENT OF THE DAY

of the abuse you heap on them." The Police said that Tiro had

ind

of

been previously on a disorderly conduct charge for creating

the Bureau disturbance in Municipal Welfare

de- over mands for increased relief pay- ments.

Press.

Malaya: A Dark Picture

MR Lachie Macdonald's report on the

now

situation in Malaya, which appears elsewhere on this page, makes sombre and discouraging reading. If his is an accurate assessment (and there is no reason to believe otherwise for Mr Macdonald is an experienced and objec- tive reporter) it means that the anti- bandit campaign, costly in men, money and materials, is making no substantial progress.

On the contrary recent developments support the contention that the Communists are operating with greater freedom than before. Our Singapore correspondent disclosed last week that the guerillas were engaged in a successful campaign of intimidation directed against native workers on rubber plantations, one result of which has been to jeopardise Malaya's rubber-producing industry at considerable goid dollar loss to Britain. The real menace of the Communists' activities, however, lies in the ander- mining of confidence among the people in the ability of the legally constituted government to maintain. law and order and to afford full protection to lives and property. The rebellion in Malaya is not merely a military problem. It has wide political implications calling for counter-political measures. The Brigge Plan, apparently, has failed. Just why, it is not very clear. In essence it was

sound and practicable. But it appears the resettlement scheme, the that principal feature of the Briggs Plan, has been sabotaged by the auccessful infiltration of Communist agents within the new

areas. This suggests the Authorities have not been adequately served by their intelligence and security departments. But whatever the shortcomings of the Briggs Plan it is now becoming more widely recognised and that it requires the unstinted practical co-operation of the general populace to bring about the eradication of the Communist menace in Malaya. The urgent task confronting the Authorities is to convince the people that it ie in their own interests to fight and repel the guerillas; that their own future welfare is at stake; that Communism holds nothing for them but terror

The and degradation.

the Communist illegal activities of partisans are inimical to the will of the people and it is the duty of the Government to convince them of this and to arouse them from their present state of ill-conceived passiveness to active participation in the struggle against the rebels. If this cannot be done the prospects of an effective campaign to restore pence and tranquillity to Malaya are encouraging.

Hazards That Should Not Exist

AST night's fire disaster at Kowloon

the dangers to life and property created by the existence of squatters colonies. That at Tung Tau village, apparently, was not used wholly as a living place for workers; but amongst the huts were one-room factories, while other struc-

Tures

were used as atorehouses for chemicals and firecrackers. The merence of such inflammable goods in overorowded squatter areas serves only indd to the ever-present hazards of

Soldiers Recovered

The two

Fayid, Nov. 21.

British officers were killed.

MAIN CRITICISM

a

was

some

were soon

enemy to

The Straits Times stressed people that

soon learn that the Communist firepower "the position today is war in Malaya does not end in worse off then it began." General Briggs' plan to sweep the jungle or on the perimeter THE PEOPLE'S ROLE the peninsula from south

of the resettled areas. It is a to of north, driving the Communists peculiar war in that it cannot The Singapore Standard, out and restoring law and order be won because it cannot get another influential English in the cleared areas, has "failed the

come into the Daily, stressed **it should be obvious to intelligent diamally," Mr Macdonald goes pen for battle. Mr Vyshinsky was also ex-

the Communists pected to stress the Soviet on. Union's main criticism of the

"The guerillas

that the essential task is how to cannot be held in check by In- plan which was that it did not again active behind the Briggstical front and how the active The dilemma

intensify the fight on the poli- creasing our military power. is that we are contain an outright prohibition broom,"

of every non- now in the position co-operation

of men The guerillas are able to keep of atomic weapons.

Communist Malayon can be trying to kill an ant by train- Sources close to the Soviet going, he says, by re-equipping

predicted that Mr themselves with arms stolen secured. This was exactly what Ing their heaviest and biggest delegation Royal Air Force Police found Vyshinsky would also lay great from security patrols and

emphatically ens on it. By doing this they

(Conta, on Back Page Col. 1) the frat body, badly nutilated, streys in his speech on the special constables and paying stressed he need on his arrival. in the canal opposite an Egyp-meeting of the NATO Council their supporters handsomely ilan police headquarters this beginning tomorrow in Rome, morning. Troops of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment found the second body nearby a few hours later.

The fighting broke out soon after the men had left the flat where the wife of one of them return to their was living, to unit.

British Army investigators (a have opened an inquiry.

with

the proceeds of stolen The Soviet

argument

was rubber. that any talk of disarmament A Kuala Lumpur accountant in the United Nations was "in- told him that the guerillas must realistic" as long as a group be collecting more than £1,160,- of nations were meeting to plan000 a month in this way

There is still great weakness gigantic rearmament scheme directed, according to Soviet

in our Intelligence organisation, thinking against the Soviet Mr Macdonald says, and this is Union.

one of the problems immediate- Nevertheless, Soviet said that Mr Vyshinsky

sources ly confronting the new Director was of Operations, General Sir Rob prepared to examine the West- Lockhart. ern plan in detail in the Poli- What is most needed tical Committee and that he Malaya-aven more than

a number of larger number of troops-18 would

to the tripartite stronger support from the a soldier's face in Suez yester- amendments

resolution.

Chinese people, from their day. The soldier was in hospital

Until Mr Vyshinsky speaks, leaders downward, Mr Mac- today seriously iU. He was ex-

the Political Committee is donald says. pected to lose an eye,

forced to mark time, in its dls- armament debabe-Reuter. many anti-Communist Chinese

INJURED BY ACID Several incidents were report ed throughout the Canal Zone today,

A British spokesman satd that an Egyptian threw acid in

A home-made bomb exploded this

morning near the head- quarters of the Royal Lincoln- shire Regiment, but caused no damage or causalticy.

propose

Д

We lost the confidence of

Gromyko Hands back, he concludes,

Out Notes

£

Perhap

when Britain recognised Red China, and this must be won "Persuasion will be needed, downright ultimatum Near the Royal Air Force

of

or take the

con- station not

at Ismailia three Egyptiane dressed in European

Moscow, Nov. 21. sequences, also a clear under- clothes held up a Sudanese

The Acting Soviet Forcigu taking that the Chinese, after police auxillary and threatened Minister, M. Andrei Gromyko, victory, will share equally with hlm.

today handed to the envoys of other races in the citizenship the Middle Eastern countries rights of this country."--London The Egyptian, armed with noto on the proposed Middle Express Service. revolver and a light automatic East Command.

fire and to imperil the safety of those who have to make their living quarters in the area. As an ordinary precaution the use of squatters' huts, for storing explosive and inflammable goods must be banned and the ban rigorously enforced. Nor should there be any half measures about dealing with offenders. Fires in squatter villages ato difficult enough to handle without firemen being confronted with the additional problem of dealing with explosions caused by the presence of combustible chemicals and fuel tanks

INVISIBLE ENEMY

ter

| gun, told the Sudanese it was M. Gromyko had nummoned

dangerous to work for the Bri- the envoya seperately. He also

Singapore, Nov. 22. fish. They fled when a Royal called in the United States The call for an "all-out, war"- Air Force patrol car arrivell, Charge d'Affaires and handed against the Communist

The Amy and the Royal Alr over a note. Its contents were rorists Ini, Malaya has been

not disclosed Immediately, Ferch

mado many times over in today continued

the The United States Chargo Lonion, both inside and outside emergency evacuation of about d'Affaires, Mr Hugh Cumming, the House of Commons. 1,200TM Servico fantiles from declined to

the But, how an all-out war con note." He said that the inter- be wagod against du invisible, A spokesman add tonight that view with the Boviot Acting enemy, who has the advantage about puo, half of the familles Foreign Minister Insted dive of striking wherever *. and, had already been moved out minutes.

whenever he chooses, is some

Ismailia.

comment on

of title homes, and the eyRcùn“ The Embassy had forwarded thing no one In London ban tion should be completed by the the Soviet note to Washington, boon able to suggest constziz0- week-tid/--ALUE.

Reuter.

Lively.

Gen. Lockhart

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