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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1952.

BRITAIN AND KOREA

A Painful TRUCE TALKS

Incident

THE calculated shooting

Tdown

of SUB

unarmed

Swedish Catalina plane by Soviet jet fighters over the Baltic Sea serves only to add tension to an already taut International atmos- phere. The whole affair has yet to be fully ex- plained. The facts, accord- ing to the Swedish Govern- ment are that two Catalinas.. were sent out as "mercy mission" planes to search for another Swedish air-

craft reported lost in the Baltic a week ago. The were unarmed

Catalinas

and at no time were nearer than 15 miles of Soviel territory. One of the planes was attacked with out warning and shot down into the sеа. The Russian version is that the Catalina in question flew over Russian territory, refused to reply to challenging signala, opened firo Soviet jet fighters which shot down the plane in self-defence. The Russian hard one to story is n swallow, and cannot, in

un

on

Reported To Have Abandoned Claim To Participation

London, June 19.

Britain has abandoned plans for participation in the Panmunjom armistice negotiations and will not ask for the inclusion of a British representa- tive in the United Nations delegation, authorita; tive sources said today.

Britain also no longer contemplates urging stronger British representation in the higher coun- sels of the United Nations Command in Korea, the sources said.

This development followed the receipt here of recom- mendations from the Defence Minister, Field-Marshal Earl Alexander, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, in Korea. Mr Selwyn Lloyd, after their on-the-spot investigations

to

But the British Government will press the South Korean President, Dr Syngman Rhee, for a modification of his attitude towards his Opposition and will continue fact, carry any weight, consultations with the United States on joint measures Everything points to the for an early revision of his policy, according attack

the Catalina | informants. being

premeditated and deliberate, and the question Baturally arises, did the Swedish DC-3, missing since Friday lust, meet with J similar fate? If investigations eventually

prove

that such was the Kaye, grave repercussions can hardly lie avoided.

BROUGHT into jeopardy by the Catalina incident is the traditional "neutral" relations which have long between existed

Sweden

and Russia, The Soviet act clearly is designed to be provocative. Possibly the Kremlin desires to text Swedish reactions for the purpose of deciding whether the country is content to remain "neutral" under any circumstances, The Swedes, however, are not nation easily. intimidated, any more than the Danes, who have quickly intimated their feelings about the incident by ordering their air force and navy to shoot without further order if attneked either within their own territory or in inter- national areas. It will be the fervent desire of every- one that no new inter national crisis will arise

Lord Alexander's reports are said to have greatly relieved anxiety here over the handling: of United Nations affairs in the Korean theatre, including the prisoner of war Incident in the camps of Koje,

The reports have emphasised,.j 1s said, the efficient and adequate handling of the Issues involved and stated that the local authorities in their present

on

Hunger

Strike Wins Freedom

Tho

Carrying A-Bomb

The British aircraft-carrier HMS Campania, which has gone to Australia in connection with the British atomic bomb test, docks at Portsmouth with members. of the crew lining the flight deck. Tho Carrier, used as a floating showroom during the Festival of Beltain last year, spent a week at the Portsmouth dockyard.

London Express,

"Shoot If Attacked" Order To Swedish Navy & Air Force

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set-up are sufficiently equipped to tackle the military and políu- HOF, Germany, June 19.... cal situation.

A group of West Germans Lord Alexander's report held by the Russians, since expected. when published here.

the

the war said today they to casc

from pressure publle opinion which had been staged a hunger strike to strong prior to the Defence force their release by. Com- Minister's mission

POSSIBLE RESULT

munist officials after arriv- Among the roacons for ing in East Germany.

men, 10 group-17 Britain's decision against Insis- fence

and participation in the women

three children--- h Panmunjom talks is also the arrived at this interzonal border consideration that it might have point early this morning, led the Communists fɑ” belleve They were the first of the 650 in the existence of a split in the German wor prisoners and Western camp and to prolong | civilian internees being freed the discussions.

by the

Soviets to arrive in Weat Germany. Forty other members of this group reached West Berlin last weekend and 360 others have been released in East Germany.

The group freed here said principles of the Korean ques- Communist authorities in tion and the Far Easter situa-Germany tried to persuade them tion in general, a source sald.to remain there. So they He said, "Under peace-time regulations, Those differences will be the stopped eating yesterday morn Swedish warships or military aircraft which in foremost topic of conversation Ing and were promptly sent to

the border for release,

international waters are subjected to an act of in the discussions between the from the despicable action British Foreign Secret held in Russia at

Mr The men said they had been violence for example, bombing or different of the Russian jet fighters: States Secretary

Anthony Eden and the United

of State, Mr Kiev. The women atforms of gunfire made with an obviously hostile nevertheless, the incident Dean Acheson, when they meet Brest-Lotovsic,

MANY NATIONALITIES intent by foreign military aircraft, will defend In the Kley camp, prisoners themselves by force of arms." of several nationalities, includ-

cannot but impair relations between Sweden and Russia, and for that matter Russia's relations with the rest of the Scandinavian coun- trics.

Criticism Justified

This is understood to have been the American view from the start,

Nevertheless, there rentin differences between Britain and the United States cn the

in

London next weds. The French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, hns ticen invited to join in those talks.

Commons yesterday that "deli-

it will be very surprising Amazing Escape

East

a camp in

were

Stockholm, June 19.

The Swedish Navy and Air Force will shoot if attacked over the Baltic, a Defence staff spokes- man warned today.

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GUERILLAS KILL 5 BRITISH SOLDIERS

Malaya Jungle Ambush

Singapore, June 19.

British soldiers scoured the Malayan jungle tonight pursuing a gang who had ambushed and killed five soldiers of the Manchester Regiment.

Four soldiers were wounded in the ambush, two of them seriously.

The soldiers, all of the Manchester's, were on patrol and were investigating the burning of an unoccupied house on a rubber estate in the Cameron Highlands of Malaya when they were attacked by about 40 guerillas.

Two Chinese civilians and one Colonial Secretary, Mir Oliver Malay police inspector were also Lyttelton, he said the population killed and one Chinese was of Malaya is co-operating whola-- wounded.

deartedly with the British troops. Communist guerillas have lost He said that members of terrorist 4.810 killed, surrendered or cap-bands are almost entirely alien tured since the Malayan Emer- Chinese from outside Malaya. Benty was declared four years Gen. Templer

ago, a government statement) wó, ara cònd Malaya :

Bald tonight.

The s'atement said that 1,439 of government security forces, including

soldiers, were killed during the same period.

Known wounded among the Communists in that time were 1,643, and security forces suffered 2,229 wounded, it said. Total Communist losses break down into 3,149 kilted, 752 sur- rendered and 915 captured, the statement sold Reuter.

campaign

Boat Sinks:

Loss Of Life Feared

The

London, June 18.

Spanlah trawler Mary Ross, 188 tons, mak

· last night aš lahing arounds off south-west Ireland, Lloyds shipping, Intelli. gence reported today.

Three of the trawler's erow were feared dead and four were badly burned when the ship's boller ex- ploded.

Tho Mary Rosa's sister abip, the Mary Blanca, bad put into Castletown today, message received by Lloyds said.

shows

Lloyds Realsier that the Mary Rosa and the Mary Blanca are both re- gitiered in Spain and that both are owned by Enrique Lorenzo and. Cla of Vigo.-- Neuter.

Vietnam To Increase Its Army

against Communism on all fronts. We are fighting not only on the

Saigon, June 19, milliary front but on the political,

Wo social and economic fronts:

Vietnam will have another are

enalting progress on all of two fighting divisions in the still a serious one." these fronts, but the situation is Indo-China war by the end of

the year because of lucrensed United States military aid, the Tam, suld today in a Reuter Vietnam' President, Nguyen Von

interview.

He zald the poilce Deport ment is being enable 4,000 recruits to ho expanded to trained each year instead of the present 3,000, and also to pro vide 030 special constable America in a communique instructors to

give re-training issued in Washington last night, SERIOUS STILL

London, June 19.

to existing uni He said that promised to increase its ald to. results of this expansion should Indo-Chind, within the Hmita- General Sir Gerant Templer, Eritish High Commissionerinin to how soutions set by Congress.

-RUBBER-PROBLEM- Malayu, warned today, that the He said the decline in the Welcoming the Washington fight against Communist-les ter price of natural rubber was

as a decision, President Nguyen Van rorist there was still serious very serious development "The Tam said that the ald would and no early settlement could be immediate problem is to try and enable the war against the Com- expected.

hold the situation" and "get munist-led Vichminh to bo Gen. Templer told a Press through the present transitional waged more effectively. conference that the progress period without a collapse of the made in Malaya during the last economic and political stability six months gave a cause for in Malaya," he said. "confidence but not complacen-

" He said, cy." He

Vietnam would now be able to recall 45,000 trained Army had been put reservists who into reserve last year because of insufficient equipment, the Fre rident said,

He was asked if he did not "I can promise think the Malayan war

that you no speedy solution, although was duide and why he would Incre is no doubt whatever that not come to 4crens with the the terrorist ained gangs will Communists. be ultimately eliminated."

"Never Gen. Tamplar zaid, Visiting Britain for talics with would 1. come

the The present strength of

Vietnamese Army

to terms with permanent

Mr Winston Churchill and the them." He said, "I deny with was 65,000 men with a further

Destructive Storms

Vienna, June 19

an outh" that the war ta futile. 65,000

auxiliary troops,

he

He suki it is Britain's job to said. Of the regulars only four

give the Malayon population divisions

secu wo

manifestation Communism.

are fighting

ᄆ

of international

A

(48,000 amer),

werd

equipped for active lighting.

Ito believed that the American

decision was sound "because the

regards National Army, as opposed to

whether they get direct Com the French Army, will have mand from, some Communist faller support from the popula~ citudel in the world as to what alon

Extensive damage was report-io do next month, I do not

ed today to have been caused to know" said Gen. Templer. He added, "And when the crops and fruit trece by storms Ho declined to opine, when Vietminh is fighting a national, which struck many parts of the emergncy in Malaya would rather than a French army, it Austria vesiclay after a day be over. Ko eldho is re- I will have lost Ita main

turning there "In a few days" propaganda tine in indepen of intense heat.

Tilted Press.

dence."Reuter.

A 12-year-old girl was struck by Lightning in a dtchen and killed at Pleashory, in lower Austria.

Three other members of the same family were thrown to the ground and injurod.

A freak storm struc's Sitzen- berg, about 16 miles south of Vienna. During

a whirlwind roofs were torn off from many. houses and files carried into the air fell far away. A path: 150 feet wide and 600 feet long was tom 'through a forest Trees were torn up by the roots-- Reuter.

ing Finns, Norwegians, Dutch, "During the search for the shot An Air Force Catalina flying Hungarians, Rumanians, Greeks, down Catalina plane last Monday boat searching for it was shot Mr Bien told the Hotel Yugoslavs, and Czechs are being the unarmed search planes were down by the Russians on Mon- ente" discussions were in pro-held, the Germans Rd.

protected by special fighter day. The gress in Washington at the

cx-prisoners sald pri- esports which had the same right Hopes faded today of lifting coners present time.

remaining at the Kiev to open fire in the event of an the wreckage of the plane from forced labour eamp included: attack on any Swedish aircraft," depth of I 60 feet off Sweden's British sources claimed today IT is very doubtful whether that Britain has proposed to the Holland, and Rayn Kravnen, an

Hans Wigmanns, Eindhoven, he added.

island province of Gothland. Lord Álexander really United States the immediate re- Amsterdam Bailor: A Find,

"Those Air Force detachments Rough weather in the Baltle shifted the wreck, from the meant what he le reported screening of those prisoners of Ulanov, of Kievankatu 57, Hel-which took part in the search for to have said that criticism war who have hitherio refused to

reach

of divers and mine the missing Catalina and, Dakota Austrian лn

Captain, of the situation in Korea is be repatriated to North Korea inki:

Scharf of Grazm; Hans and planes interrupted their activities weepers.

The scientists described as a "absolutely unjustified," and and China.-United Fress.

Evelyn Bronlakousky, of the on Monday afternoon and their

fake a photograph circulated Jewish community in Cattowitz, stol, was given a continue to the Stocholm Fress showing

the spolcesan continued. if he reports in those terms

Poland; Greek First Lieutenant est,"

rubber foboat Otherwise, .20 restrictions the side of a to Mr Churchill after he

Frankfurt, June 18. Faligigno; Greek sculptor

whatsoever have been made on with a number of small holes in has returned home. In any Little Deborah Philips, 215Aklires, once attached to the the acdvities of the Air Force f. The lifebost under oxarning: event, there has been little leaned too far over a third- Greek Legation in Berlin.

tion halad but not on the which, as before, include exer- of the storey balcony today and plum- They said a Dutch journalist, cises over the Baltic.”

same side as the lifeboat in

In the no criticism

Rangoon, June 10, Bernhard Simon Slier, sentenced Meanwhile, Poilee selentists photograph. which the meted to the ground. in

Karen rebels deralle United Nations Command Her mother, a US officer's by a Soviet court to three years in Stockholm today subjected a Sweden's Commander - in

imprisonment in 1918 for illegal salvaged lifeboat to elaborate Chief, General Nils Swodlund, passenger train 60 miles north has conducted the war, in wife, rushed downstairs.

At the 17th General. Hospital residence in East Germany, was technicnt and chemical tests to and sovertd other high officers or Rangoon, killingseven Korea. But critical minda

eleven doctors assessed Deborah's in- recently transferred to the Kiev determine whether the Swedish at the Defence staff attended a people and injuring have recently been dis- juries: minor bruises and scratcamp from another at Valkutta. Air Force Dakota to which it meeting of the Foreign Affairs others, two, seriously, it was turbed by the incidents at | ches-Associated Press.

Associated Press.

belonged was shot down.. Committee presidet over by reported here tonight

Premier Taga Erlander today.

About 60 armed, rebels Router.

tacked the train and looted passengers belongings.

Ballway squads were rushed

or

manner

Steel Strike Situation Serious

+

Is still impossible to view man said today that the international situation was at five per cent of the industry's its worst crisis with Russia since

Train Derailed: Seven Killed.

a

at

to the sechs to restore the line

Reuter.

JAPANESE MINE DISASTER

Kojo Inland, which many feel should and could have been

.0 MINISTER RETURNS avoided by proper action being taken earlier, and by

Stockholm, June 18. Dr Syngman Rhee's political

Sweden's Foreign Minister, Mr. Osten Undon, returned today machinations, The Kojo

Washington, June 19. Speaking of world problems,, with union approval to re-open a from an interrupted vacation to Island problem appears to President Harry, S. Tru-Frealdent Truman said that the few steel mills producing about help steer his country through have been resolved, but it

present neither more nor less normal capacity, to make vilal Sovjet troops plunged into what is going on in Pusan United States steel strike serious than during the last few weapons for Koren

Tokyo, June 10.. with anything but alarm, was causing a very serious years.

The thortage of lank turrets neighbouring Finland in 1030,

ME Unden, who hurried

home

Nina men are believed to The virtually secret trial situation and 'might soon He added that all the efforts resulting from the United States from Italy after a Swedish mener havo drowned and otte body has

steel strike is affecting tank pro- Govern- duction.

plane had been shot down in the beer „recovered" ; from mb- Ple of seven South Korcan affect the whole industry of of the United States National Assemblymen is the nation. T

Sea Philadelphia's military arsenal

by Soviet jet fighters, terranean waters which dooded Immediately third world today that it

nulphur-mine- near Mariola, began but another manifestation

President Truman who was succeeded up to now and that amounted to 10, 16% was conferences with Governmental about 300 miles north of of Dr Rhco'a 'intoleranco

would be unthinkable to production of M-47. type: Lanks He was mot at the airport by here today.

Icaders.

Tokyo, mine officials reported for the democratic way of speaking at his weakly press life. His behaviour and his conference, added that he had slacken them now,

The strike of 630,000 steel It was added that even if the tho Primo Malater, hár Togo The miners were strengWich-

Erlander attitude are intolerable'and, not yet decided what would be

tog, the pit walls 100 yards bou undoubtedly are deplored the next step in his efforts to Workers continued today with no steel irike were to end pre- sign that negotiations for a new.diately, this reduction in the pro-

Sweden has categorically low ground when water burst as much by Lord Alexander bring about a resumption of the wage contract would be renowed. duction could not be prevented. donlod Russian charges that through and swopt them

American steel production. As by anyone else.

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