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CHINA MAIL

No. 35374

Established. 1845-

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1952.

COMMUN APPROVES INDIAN Suspects

THE DAY

Follow

My Leader TRUCE PLAN

THE United

Nations

Political Committee hos overwhelmingly voted in favour of the Indian proposals for breaking the truce deadlock in Koren, ret for all practlent purposes an armistice is ma far away as ever. Russia has, in effect, given final notice that she has no desire or intention of assisting in any way to resolve the problem, on the contrary it has been marle perfectly clear that the Kremlin will do everything possible to prevent an armistice. The fact that 55 nations have voted approval of the Indian plan means nothing to Russia and it is her obvious intention 10 exert the strongest pressure on Com- munist China and North Korea to adopt a similar

attitude. The long and at times intense United Nations deliberations ap- pear to have ended in fiasco. But this is by no If nothing else means so.

Only Soviet Bloc

Votes Against

United Nations, Dec. 1.

The United Nations' top Political Committee today voted approval of India's Korean peace plan despito advance rejection by the Chinese and Korean Communists.

The Russian delegate, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, declared that there was no hope for a quick armistice agreement in Korea and India's peace formula contained no grounds for such agreement.

Korean truce

4

two-thirds

A 53-5 tally found only the Soviet bloc voting "no" on the Indian plan and this one-sided margin assured that the Indian blueprint for a would be ratified easily by the full General majority is required.

Assembly, where

Nationalist China absinined from voting and the Lebanon was absent. The five nations voting against the plan were Poland, the Ukraine, Russia, Byelo-Russia und Czechoslovakia,

SOVIETS

ARMING

Although it is virtually certain that the Indian resolution can lead to no quick truce, the vote the West a to give promises ringing propaganda' victory over It puts the Communists. For the Reds

in the position of voting against a peace proposal embarrasses and particularly them in Asia, where the resolu-

on originated.

Communists stand means the definitely do not want a truce in Korea.

There is considerable feeling here that the hardening of the Communist position in recent weeks was due to their calcula- tion that American support of

was softening the Korean war

harder and they nay drive a

President-elect bargain Dwight Eisenhower has made his

the debate has exposed the dishonest and specious approach by Russia and her satellites in the United Nations to the whole ques- tion of a Korea armistice. Mr Vyshinsky denounces that Indian proposal for the non-forcible repatriation of prisoners of war, at the time deliberately ignoring that the same proposals offer the fullest safeguards against forcible

Bonn, Dec. 1. detention of POWs, Any

More than 100,000 Ger- honest and sincere apprecia- mans are now under arms com. in the Russian Occupied promise plan must convince Eastern. Zone of Germany, have not come somo, 00 days resolution, a carbon copy of his that it is the only one yethe. British High Commis- after the ceasefire, the problem amendment that were killed

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tion of the Indian

advanced which meets previous objections from both sides, and provides by best far and away the prospect of bringing the Korean hostilities to honourable end,

GERMANS

The

Indien As approved, the formula would hand over ull prisoners to five-member

2. neutral commission in demilli- tarised zones. All those wishing

would be to go home patriated. If any POWs bull

once

trip to Koren.

The Committee #djourned until tomorrow morning when at Mr Vyshinsky's insistence? will go through the motions of veling down Russia's original

today.

of what to do with them would After be handed over to a full Far: East political conference, pro- vided for in the tentative munjom agreement.

SOVIET ATTITUDE

The latest

was not trying to lay down terms" to the Communist Chinese but

only proposals for

The agreement.

Indian delegate, Mr Krishna Menon, said his govern- ment would continue to main- with the Chinese tain contact

to make continue

"effort

Triad rejecting the sion stated here today,

peace blueprint, MrVyshinsky This in an increase of between

embarked on a lengthy bustering 35.000 and 40,000 in the last six

fult

filibustering of such techniques as reading from news- months.

A High Commission state-

If any POWs atlli remain 30 paper clippings and letters The ment said that an East German days after the conference meets, main theme was that atrocities Air Force was being built up they would be transferred froin were being committed against THE Peking Government has and now numbers nearly 5,000.

to the camps in Korea-United Press. patriatlon commission aligned itself with Russia An embryo navy possessed four the custody of the neutral re- Re prisoners in United Nations in rejecting the Indian plan flotillas of minesweepers and United Nations, which would

TO PERSEVERE no unhappy example of n patrol craft with a personnel ex- have authority to settle their

United Nations, Dec. 1. foreign Power

future. allowing ceeding 4,000.

India

General told the original embryo army The 30-day period, cut from Assembly's Political Committee itself to

influenced

of East Germany is developing the 60

by India today that in presenting her proposed against ilk own belter into 11 well, organised force through a

Danish amendment, resolution for solving

the judgment. For there is no equipped with modern weapons was approved with 14 absten-Korean armistice deadlock she doubt that Peking and closely supervised by-So- tions. encouraged India to go vict officers,” the statement ahend in presenting her said.

Communist rejec~ "The naval and air forces are, proposals to the United Nations; and it is equally at present, at a relatively early tion came from Mr Vyshinsky a clear that

nd stage, of development, but all short time before the vote, Peking

three arms are cadre forces with which cumaxed six weeks of previously indicated that a high proportion of officers, and feverish UN debate.

told the she was not averse to the as such are capable of rapid Mr. Vyshinsky basic principles on which expansion into larger forses, Nation Committee, "All informa- the plan was founded. Nor the present coercive methods of tion at our disposal makes it clear for Menon the Korean

there are no grounds for think- has Communlat China mude

This addition to the military ing that an armistice can be peace question could never be known her

TORNONA

concluded in any objeeling to the proposals West German contribution to short time." since their presentation to Western defence "a matter Insisting that the United sence of a the United Nations Political growing urgency," the statement Nations vote for an immediate representative. Committee,

from said.--Reuter. apart. parrotting the Soviet con- tention that they violate the Geneva Convention relating to prisoners of war. Moreover, this is a generalised allegation which Mr Vyshinsky has made no effort to justify or prove by

Stockholm, Dec. 1. The youngest mother in historient argument or precedent,

Peking hus led Sweden will be 14 on New Year's Eve. She recently gave birth to the Indian Government up a boy, who weighed nearly seven the garden path for the solo pounds. purpose, it would appear, of The happy father is 14. making u mockery of

for

are

strength of the Soviet bloc made

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to

reasonably

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and

Mr

sald

dis- Hully

and appropriately" cussed here without the pre- Communist Chinese

He

also thought that the ceasefire without settlement of

committee having heard. a the prisoner Issue, Mr. Vyshin-

im South Korean representative, otherwise "It is im- sky said

from this should have equally heard one budge possible

from North Korea.

He believed that a settlement He said plans such as india's

In Koren would lead to a settle- bring an armistice. could not

He But the Committee spurned his ment in the Far East

udded: "We think it will speed demands and voled down a

The Youngest deadlock in which we are now.

Mother

to con to his own,

Top picture shows police examining suspects for the seven initiation cuts that mark a Mau Mau terrorist after Dr Dorothy Meiklejohn and her hús- band had been savagely attacked by members of the Mau Mau in their home in Kenya. Above, Mrs Meiklejohn who drove nine miles on a rough track. for help after being slashed with knives by the terrorists. Daily. Express pictures.

Ike Thought To Be In Korea

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Genoa, Dec. 1.

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London, Dec. 1. "Australia wholeheartedly

supported the-iden of multi- lateral trade and paymentā,” Mr Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, sald- in the course of his speech here this morning to the Commonwealth economic conference."

Mr Menzies also gave strong support to a South African plea for an increase in the price of gold, now pinned at US$35 a Ane ounce.

Such an increase, he stressed, would make a great contribu- tion to building up the sterling area's gold and dollar reserves.

the

Mir Menzles praised the working plan submitted by Mr Richard Butler, British Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, and drafted by high Commonwealth experts before the conference, sciting out the views of every Commonwealth country on,

measures needed to solve the economic, financial, trade and Ascal problems of the sterling

area.

The p2m viruslisay now in- dustrial and agricultural deve- lopment projects in the Common- wealth. It strcases the im- pertence

Vampire Jet Crashes Off Waglan

It was officially revented this morning that a Vampire jet plane of the RAF, Sek Kong, crashed into the sea off Wagian yesterday after- noon. The pilot, whose nama is being withheta pending notification of the next of kin, was killed,

The disaster' socurred al

1.30

p.m. Four alrerust were taking · part ·In" an exercise with HMIS Opor sum, five mica cast of Wagian Island. They were carrying out diving nitacks. against the ship when one; plane dived straight into the ca about 200 yards astern of the frigate.

A search was immediate. ly

begun and the body of the pilot was later picked up by IMS Opossum and transferred to an RAF air- rez retete launch.

HONGKONG

SHIP

ATTACKED

British Captain Killed

Captain R. Adam, mas-

of each Commenter of the British-registered wealth country, quickly putting ship Rosita, was killed last Its internal economy right.

CONVERTIBILITY

night when unidentified parties attacked the ship It also considèrs what steps off Foochow. can be taken' towards'ultimato convertibility of the pound into

The

385-ton Rosita, foreign currencies.to free world managed in Hongkong by

trade.

natural resources, A The ability to earn more dollars in turn

Mr Menzies argued that the the Carfung Shipping Com- ultimate solution of the sterling pany, was on her way back area's trade and payments prob- to Hongkong when the at- talu diplomat, Mr. Ladislaoems log in the development of tack was made. Brozek, was found hanging by two knotted ties in his first class cabin on Italian transatlantic liner, Glulio Cesare, two days ago, the liner's captain reported to the police tonight.

The ship, now under the on the depended area the increasing its production of command of a British mate, Eric Shakeshaft fs commodities and of manufac- Mr tured

goods that could be sold reported to be continuing for dollars.

her journey to Hongkong Mr Menzies sold it followed and is expected here short- there could be no immediate or dramatic announcement of clearly. cul, solutions of the area's

But the problems,

It has not yet been ascer- conference could agree on working prin- tained in Hongkong whether clples which would considerably there were any other casual- Influence the pattern of events ties, or what, if any, damaga over the next few years.

was suffered by the ship.

His body was found when stewards, receiving no Baswer

to their knocking, broke down the door.

A letter was found near the body.

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Police. immediately, clamped down.a.tight veil. of secrecy.on the whole affair refusing even to give the diplomat's nation- ality.

Fellow passengers, who gave his name and age, said they be- Hleved he was elther Polish or Czechoslovak, and that He was returning home from mission in a South American country.

The Giulio Cesare touched at Buenos Adres and Rio do Janciro on its journey, but it was not known at which port Brozek embarked,

Passengers said Brazek was in a very nervous stato" during the voyage. He was alleged to have expressed fears for the safety

of his family. "back home."

Passengers also stated that Brozek told them 'ha' was being "escorted", by two Russians,"

It was said the two Russians described as diplomatie couriers

near Cabin

shared I

his.--

Ana Pauker Next On

Mr Dwight Eisenhower, sorles

of six Soviet amendments the day when China can take

President-elect of the Mr Menon declared: conform

the Indian formula to the Indian plan which sought its seat here,"

have all 1 along kept the Chinese United States, has not been Reuter. The Soviet amendments called Government informed though seen in public since leaving for an immediate and uncondi- what we do is entirely our his New York hotel late on

The contact has Friday afternoon... tional ceasefire without prior responsibility.

Whatever the been continuous. The young couple set a record settlement of the prisoner istuc fate of this resolution we shall lity that he is now in

All signs point to the probabl- gonuine attempt to break in Sweden's modern history,

The parents still receive the The vote on the Indian plan was

to persevere in this contact, this customary government allowance twice postponed last week

"settlement in this matter to find some way to shorten the

war there. Mr the

Helegate, allow Indian all Swedish parents with for

is a two-way matter. We have children under the age of sixteen. V. K. Krisna Menon, time 10 no illusions about it. Unless we Also "disappered" over the --Associated Press...

prepare a final appeal for un- animous passage of the plan. can get Chinese agreement it same period are Mr.

hower's press secretary, will be impossible to get Me Menon made that appeal at solution." the start of today's meetlag.

Wilson, Defence Secretary In| the now Cabinet. Both were to have accompanied Mr Elsen-

London, Dec. 1. to Korea hower

The former ^^ Foreign It seems evident that Mr Eisenhower

is probably already Minister of Rumania, Ana in Korea.

Pauker, may be the next The journey was to have been big Communist to face made under elaborate security trial, Radio Bucharest in- precautions, with a heavy aghter escort for: Mr Eisenhower's dicated today.

The radio quoted a speech" by

ATOMIC SHELL'

FORECAST

New York, Dec. 1.

Д

James Hagerty, and Mr Charles The List?

the Korean truce deadlock; and she Ins done wholly at the instigation of Soviet Russia. That India has announced. her inten-} tion to continue to try to

DOOR LEFT OPEN convince China that her proposals can

Mr Menon made it clear that be, und

STILL HOPEFUL ・・

his proposat left the door open should be accepted, is to be

"Undeterred by adverse clr for further negotiations with admired. Nevertheless the

cumstances and by the fact that Communist China and North powerful influene, which

The New York Post column. we have not been able to con- Korea. Russia wielde over the

Ho appealed to the Soviet Peking regime has to be fat, Mr Robert Sailem, said to- vey to the Chinese government

Andrel United States the purposes and hopes of our Foreign Minister, Mr

Tho recognised. While the day that the

Vyshinsky, first atomic resolution, India hopes

plan

to help stop the Kremlin continues to refuse would fire the to consider any proposals artillery shell in history within will and the war' he said.

120 days.

Observers here were uneasy decimation of Asian peoples. He said the test would be held over the blusiness with which this appeal ludicrous

handled the The Indian delegate", claimed some idea that something big the Premier and Communist in Nevada with the army's new Mr Vyshinsky

boss said: In the 280 millimetres mobile cannon Indian delegate. They believe that his resolution contained was afoot, when Mr. Arthur Party

the Russian, provision for stopping the fights Vandenberg Jr., son of the late Rumanian Popular Republic, unvelled this autumn.-Reuter,

deputined for the press big trial against subversive Vyshinsky ridiculed this with the remarks that Mr Menon

press conference and ["These not ovidently did

was reluctant to talk about Mr. which at

10 undermine the of, of Jomo Kenyatta, asked the what the Soviet Union was Eisenhowers whereabouts

food supply, and Nairobi Dec. 2. 1. Mr Robert Davies,

has been food distribution, presa has

turn the Mr Vyshinsky attacked the The America Seven lawyers from six coun- Nigela's foremost idzai experts; Gold Coast government to in driving at

voluntary Bocialist commomy into chaos." to defend Me Kola Balogun, Secretary of tervene on his behalf today Indian resolution on the ground

Eisenhower's When Mas Paukar . was re- tries are expected

Ave the National Council of Nigerin: when officials to buld not that it did set contain a dolnite cerrahip over Mr

visit: but the responsible moved froid her government, and Jomo Kenyatta and the

Mr Dudley Thompson, a West Kenya government would provision that there should be

"Baltimore Sun" - has already | Party postd, last spring, one of other African leaders.

"Ho insisted there must be on another ¦ pass. Mr Denis N.. Pritt, Queen's) Indioz, lawyer: an Italian Lawyer permit him entry" vilifout mamellato èeasefires / talked about the dimystery vell- the charges against her was

for from. Ne robi Counsel. (Britain) will load 10 lawyer trum the Gold Coastie Kessio arrived at Atera immediate searches, logites Inhower.

Immediate sexpedire. Touities Inge the whereabouts of Mr that she falled in responsibility

London

Express for collection and distribuzion Mr Kobina Kessle, an African

of food. Walted Press. Bisted by Mr P. Chanaalal, an

(repeated several times Beuters Services Ch Indian lawyer from New Delhi: barrister, brofed in the defcrée atpost from Kumed--Rators

other than her own, it must! ho expected that Com- munist China will chant the same refrain,

at the same time"

7 Lawyers To Defend African Leaders

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Mr Vyshinsky promptly called platters in Washington · got George Georghlu-De), in which

ing within 12 hours, but

Mr WAY tr Hagerty, at a clements is in prep elements".

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Outside the conference, an kmportant meeting on the gold price problem took place today Mr between Mr Butler and Nicolaas Havenga, South Africa'a Finance Minister.

The discussions, held at Mr Butler's requer, delayed the conference for half an hour. Reuter.

ORLANDO DIES

Man Found Shof In Paris. Hotel **

Paris, Dec. 1. A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian in the entourage of Emir Saad, son of King Ibn Saud, was found shot through the chest in n Paris West End hotel. He Uled later in hospital.

Rome, Dec. 1: The man, Embarak El Saad, The elder Italian statesman, was found in his bedroom after

Vittorio Signor

Emmanuele the hotel staff had heard a shot. Orlando, died here. today at The police have opened

inquiry.-Reuter. the age of 93-France-Presse.

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