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No. 35327
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1952.
SAVAGE fighting IN KOREA
Price 20 Cents
Settlement UN TROOPS LOSE SEVEN
Imperative
R Mossadegh's reported
Dchange of heart is very
welcome, and if he is pre- pared to receive a British mission without imposing! prior conditions, there is a reasonable prospect of some tangible progress being! made towards resolving the Anglo-Persian oil dispute, Mossadegh, apparently, has} now decided to dismiss any idea of severing diplomatic: relations with Britain. The threat, which originally was but veiled, never rang true.
Persian differences; would have antagonised American opinion. Overshadowing all other considerations is the
OUTPOST
Assault
Major
By
Chinese
Seoul, Oct. 8.
It could achieve nothing Savage Communist shell fire and infantry towards composing Anglo-
charges last night (Tuesday) renewed the fiercest Chinese assaults on the Allied frontline in more than a year. The Red attacks have wrested seven outpost positions from Allied troops since the fighting burst out from the West coast to the Munding Valley on Monday night.
desperate
necessity for
Persia to get her oil indus- try operating once again. Ris important to all the interested purtice, but for Iran it is imperative In view
Hundreds of dead Chinese litter the battle- fields, largely in the Chorwon Valley where the
of her Current most fanatical assault hit Allied-held Arrowhead economic crisin which Ridge and White Horse Mountain.
ments other than the
cannot be remedied by any Allied officers estimate the Chinese threw up restoration of revenue from to 15,000 soldiers into assaults on Monday night the oil industry. Dr and yesterday, supporting them with tanks, Mossadegh cannot in- definitely ignore the latent rockets and thunderous artillery and mortar dangers to the welfare and barrages.
Necurity of his
country
Fighting fell off during daylight as Allied fighter- which are fomented by un-bombers raked the Reds with napalm and bombs. willingness to approach
But in midafternoon the Reds"; All the heavy attacks were the oil dispute realistically. |
big Kuns began unloading launched by the Chinese, 'who'
Arrowhead Ridge hold the Communist front from UNLESS Mossadegh makes again. On
to the high coast a sincère effort to reach a the Reds were ring 1,200 rounds the West
hills of the Eastern
on hour and
nearby
White forbidding settlement "ho will find that Horse Hill was getting a similar frontAssociated Press. his major problem is not pounding. Persla's relations with Bri- tain, but his own
-
correspon Associated Press statua,
and that of his political dent
Milo Farmeti reported
n the front from
that Chinese
TWO BREACHES
New York, Oct. 3. Radio stations in New York
followers, with the people infantrymen were renewing the today broadcast reports from
had breached the defences of
gress-Reuter,
in their
ΠΟΥ
POSITIONS Ship Goes
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£15 For
POWs An "Insult"
Unfair Treatment Complaint
of Persin, His position atassnull an White Horse Seoul that Chinese communists the negotiating table has Mountain. been fully secured by Mr More Chinese soldiers churg- one of two heights guarding the (From Our Own Correspondents)
road to Scoul Eden's note of last week. ed up a long low ridge separat-
London, Oct. 7. Britain
Horse and Arrow-offensive in Korea. accepta his Ing White nutionalising
British ox- prisoner of - act, denies head. Fighting apparently still The broadcast quoted reports
from the front about 50 miles war in the Far East are Any intention of seeking raged on the two helghts.
of Scoul
as saying the of administrative control The Allied line, protected all north
White disappointed with the £15 155-mile battlefront branch was made on the oil industry, Beeks no along the
hand-out they are to re- special. purchasing outpost positions, remained Horse Mountain,
undented but the soldiers hold- The reports added that Allied (ceive as first instalment on privileges, and is willing to ing the outposts were caught in counter-attacks were in pro- their compensation claim. have compensation claims bloody fights. subraltted to independent arbitration: Persia, there fore, can resume negotia- tions for an agreement in the full knowledge that her national, status and prestige
a wholly guaranteed; that: whatever the final terms of agreement, her control over the oil industry would be preserved. At this time Dr Mossadegh has everything
"No" To Armistice
Offer
Expected
sessions,
The
Munson, Oct. 8. 122nd plenary Communist armistice delegates trace blockding issue of war pri- soner exchange is the only main to gain and nothing to lose are expected to add a rubber
(Wednesday) item left to talk about. stamp "no" today
for Persia by meeting Bri to the latest UN truce- offer al- tish representatives at the ready rejected by Red radio negotiating table, with both broadcasts. sidos determined to reach Allied and Communist dele
for the an acceptable settlement.
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Secret Society Terrorists Strike Again
SLAY SENIOR CHIEF OF
NAIROBI
TRIBE
Nairobi, Oct. 7. African terrorists, said to be members of the secret Mau Mau Society, today shot dead Senior Chief Waruhio of the Kikuyu Tribe in a car the outskirts of Nairobi, The killers escaped in another car.
on
The police, who cordoned off the arca and began a widespread search, immediately offered a reward of £100 for the capture of the terrorists.
The gunmen
ambushed Chief Waruhio's
car in broad daylight, firing a fusilade of shots into the car, killing him instantly.
This was the most dramatic, oath will kill me," the Nanyuki and daring murder of an African magistrate was told today. since the Mou Mau terrorist A man who had attended a Mau oath taking campaign opened, and is likely Mau
said he had also to lend to even more stringent ceremony, government security, pro- sworn: cautions. The
of
"If I am called at any time
assassination of a Chief such prominence is expected during the night and I do not to be followed by widespread go, this oath will kill me;
"If I reveal any of the secrets unrest and fear among
of Africans who are Mau Mau African population, who are
this oath with kill
the
me;
becoming increasingly territed members, of the dreaded secret organisa- tion.
"If I am called during the night and I am naked, I will go naked;
A CHALLENGETHANE
"I I see anyone stealing Some reliable sources here believe the terrorists murdered European property, I will not Chief Waruhio as a challenge to tell about it, instead I will I re- the now Governor, Sir Evelyn assist him to hide it — Baring, now touring Mau Mau fuse, this cath will kill me;
HI! members agree to do any arcas, north of here.
whether good or bad, and The Chiet, 62, denounced May thing, Mau activities at a mass meeting
refuse, this oath will kill me."
oath was soventh
that the the
Tribo Kikuyu
would always say the a fery Nairobl
days ago. He wearer kad served the Kenya
aya Govern land belonged to no one but the Kikuyu tribe, from whom mem- ment for more than 30 years.
of the Mau Mau, are re- Hibers This
of
near
A
was the fourth mcruited
derous assault by terrorists in Kenya in the past few days.
These oaths were repeated by-
Mrs Marie Chapman, wife of an Wanik!-son of a man sentenced engineer,
was. found fatally last week to three years' hard stabbed on Sept. 23. Mrs Mar labour for taking part in the mase slaughter of European garet White, wife of a Kenya
civil servant, was stabbet to cattle at Timau-white giving
17 evidence death last Friday.
other Mr K
against Blad-
Africans charged with having an elderly European far- Loes,
London, Oct. 7. Britain is to renew
hermer, was stabbed and shot on been present at an oath taking claim to representation in Sunday night and is in hospital. ceremony-Reuter. the Pacific Council imme-
Kenya's Governor, Sir Evelyn
during the second of his three cussions with European farmers
diately after the United Baring, today hold secret dis- States presidential election,
It was learned here today. day tour of African terrorist
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, probably will
The Governor, who had an himself discuss this in Now escort of heavily armed polico, Yorle-later next month, when he later told correspondents-that attends the United
Nations he had made no declafons. His General Assembly,
British officials made it clear
tour was a fact-finding one.
Sir Evelyn is duo, to return Britain did not accept the re-here tomorrow night and in set cent rejection of her request for ting off again the next day for participation in the Council as a week's tour of the Rift Valley and Nyanza bordering on Lake Victoria Router.
The share-out involves some £850,000-part of the money realised from the sale of
New York, Oct. 7. Japanese assets in this country under the terms of the peace
President Truman said treaty.
But, although they expect a today that he made "a very further payment of about £12 serious mistake" when he
thought ench from the proceeds of the once
General remainder of these assets, with Dwight Eisenhower persaps an additional £26
qualified for the follow from the
proceeds Japanese assets in neutral and dency,
British Mr Truman, campaigning for New Zealand representatives, ex-enemy
today bitterly the
who will gather in London on the occasion the Common- wealth Conference.
ex-prisoners tries,
The UN Command insists that hand-out
reds of
day
was valid. She will resume her do- prest-mand for obscrvers on the Coun
cil after consultation here next month with the Australian and
Democratic Presidential
no prisoner be forced against hisrahle and fle" view is about our foreign policy and our
will to return home. The Reds- want all their prisoners, and specifically 20,000 Chinese, re- turned to Communist control.
for each captivity. that British ex-prisoners have been unfairly treated by COTT- with American Cx- who in some cases
STRONG FEELINGS Britain feels strongly about in the Paclic participation.
from which she has Council
United States been barred by
of contrasting their present small candidate, Mr Adiai Stevenson,
with the original was speaking at Colorate.
He said General Eisenhower for 3/-
had "betrayed every principle were in
national defence that I thought he believed in."
"It has been a sad experience for me," Mr Truman added.
Mr Truman said that American President "has the of deeld- to use the atom
Up for a definite Red answer parison are three new proposals made prisonera 11 days ago by Senior Allied have delegate, Lieutenant General
Austin A-70 "Hereford" William K. Harrison. Senior Red
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One British ex-prisoner, who ing whensibility"
the
of
decision with Australia and New Zealand the other partners anthe Paelße Pact concurring.
Her first request to be repre- achted by observers was turned and a second formal delegate, North Korean General spent three and a half years as
a prisoner in the Far East, sal bomb and must be a man who down
can stand up to the political approach was rebuffed earlier categorically Nam I, avolded
share out is da
"insult."
pressure when he has to make last month. The Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, and Mr turning down the proposals and
OFFICIALS SATISFIED
tough
decisions accepted a 10-day recess.
Officials of ex-prisoner-of-
He accused General Elsen- Eden are known to be determined on the other However, he indicated almost war associations,
hower of trying to win votes "by to fight this decision despite to be satisfied Immediately that he saw nothing hand, appear
playing upon the casualtics and strong American opposition.
British officials have rejected with the initial payment. new in Gen. Harrison's pro-
sacrifices in Korea" and talking the American arguments against Mr Ronald Hastain, Chair about "blunders" that led
led up to British admission as wholly posal.
Communist radio in Feking man of the London ex-Far East the Korea war, when "he Joined unconvincing.
One argument Club in the decision to pull US
US troops stated that Britain's admission and Pyongyang said the Allied Prisoners-of-War Secial
of a book on his out of Korea in the first place,"
CC" would raise similar demands offer would be flatly turned and author
experiences As a prisoner on "I knew he would have trouble from Franco and the Philip- down.
in political life as all military pines, another that it might be Gen. Harrison's latest offers the Burma rond, said the £15 was welcome Inasmuch as it do not alter the basic Allied was we
do, men separating the wheat interpreted as ganging up of be wae quite unexpected.
against that it was from the chaff and the political whites
Asiatics stand that no prisoners.
Ho pointed out repatriated against his will
instalment and, phonies from the men who ore United Press. The three offers outlined only a first
the country. alternative methods to determine though it fell a long way short really working for the good of of their priginal clalin, CX- "But I thought he would al- which shall be returned. Briefly, the three proposals were: Firstly prisoners would receive another
and payment of about £12 next ways stand up for the things be belleved in and for the things Obligation to exchange
and would share in the his whole career had been de- repatriate prisoners of war shall year
(Contd. on back page, Col. 4) proceeds of Japanese assets indicated to achieving." —Router. neutral and ex-enemy countries, Lt-Gen. AE. Fercival, General Omeer Commanding,
Malaya, at the, time of the Japoneso Invasion and himself a former prisoner of war, said the claim was made to establish the prin- clple that no country could with impunity ill-treat prisoners-of- war.
Guerilla Slain
•
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 7. A Communist guerilla was shot dead in the area through which the Duchess of Kent passed, today on her tour of Malaya.
Men of the Suffolk Regiment zhot him.
11
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OFFICER HAS
NO REGRETS
Portsmouth, Oct. 7. Lieutenant Reginald Soden was dismissed from the Royal
Magistrate And Navy's air arm today, after tell-
Psychiatrists
London, Oct. 7.. "I hope that one' day -psychia- trists themselves will be in the
ing a court martial that he went to Belgium without permission last September, to help. Mrs Georgette Howett, Q divorced Women.
=3d
Lieutenant Soden was That principle had now been box to be examined." a Londoa divorce case last year.
Mix Hewett's | [respondent to dennitely established, he added, magistrato sald today. He was At his trial on board 'the commenting on a psychiatrist's Nelson's Bagship, the Victory Conductor's Death four-page report on a boy.aphore, Lieutenant Soden, mid:
Before the court,
did not regret in the least assist- Glasgow, Oct. 7.
one in court can under- ing Mrs Hewett, I should do so Robertson, who stand 15" said the magistrale. again if the necesally ever arises,"
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The Duchess and her son, tho Duke of Kent, drove a "notorious terrorist through
Bir Hugh
Reuter.
Both Captains
To
Blame
Montreal, Oct. 7. A Judge ruled today that the captains of a British Iner and a freighter which Canadian
in the St Lawrence collided
June 5 were equally River on to blame.
MAU MAU OATH
Nairobi, Oct. 7. A member of the Mau Mau, 10,902-ton African terrorist
Mr A. I. Smith said, in the Superior Court, that the colli slon resulted from improper, uso of radar facilities aboard the Cunard passenger group in liner Scythia and the 7,178-ton "If I Canadian freighter Wabla
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in
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