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Unhappy
Opposition
D
R Syngman Rhee's reported violent disagree- ment with the United Nations Korea truce pro- : posals could not be more unhappily timed. Dissension In the Allied camp auto- matically weakens the position of the UN represen; i tatives at Panmunjom and at the same time offers o natural target for. Com- munist propaganda. The unfortunate aspect of Dr. Rhee's attitude is that this · time he is opposing pro-, posals which have the full backing of the other allied nation lighting in Koren Britain, Holland. the Commonwealth and other members of the United Nations have stuted clear terms that they, approve of the latest offer! to bring about as armistice in Korea. And while the detailed
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South Korean "Revolt" May Judge Directs
Jeopardise Truce Prospects Jury In The Cox
BOYCOTT
OF PANMUNJOM
MEETINGS
Seoul, May 27.
United States diplomatic and military officials teamed today in attempting to end an angry revolt of the South Korean Government against the new United Nations truce proposals.
The American Ambassador, Mr Ellis 0. Briggs, conferred with the South Korean Presi- dent, Syngman Rhee, while Lieut-General Maxwell D. Taylor, Commanding the 8th Army, conferred with the Korean Defence Minister, Shin Tae-yung, conditions have The South Koreans have not disclosed publicly still to be made public, their reasons for opposition to the truce proposals → President Eisenhower and opposition so bitter that it conceivably could block the other leaders have given signing of an armistice. But it is reported that they the naxarance that they) want first to get all Chinese Communists out of Korea are based on inviolable after an armistice has been concluded and, second, to principles. The UN policy leave the way clearly open for the later unification of to seck first a milltary South and North Korea.
truce, and subsequently to
discuss political problems
A South Korea Army spokes- tion and specifically by the connected with Koren is not man bluntly centradicted Pre-United States. new, and Dr Rhee, thore-sident Eisenhower's statement There was a flurry of excite- fore, connot profess to yesterday that "our ailles" sup-ment today when United Nations have been taken by surprise port the new United Nations and Communist liaison officers by the revised armistice truce proposals. South Korea, et unexpecially at Panmun-
he sald, is one of the allies and proposals.
deeldedly does not support the IT Is Dr Rhee's contention proposals.
that the WAY
be resolved only by military action, and he persists in this view despite the "nävice given by the United Nations. *Command and
uthér
C#
The
spokesman confirmed that General Cho Duk-shin, South Korean member of the Ave-man-United Nations truce team: in boycotting the truce meetings on instructions from his Government.
military experts that the proposition is unfeasible. Reports circulated in Seoul Militaristically the Allies that
the South Korean Guy- ernment has drafted a seven-
have built up their strength point plan of action for use in to a point where they could the event that its protest against not suffer a decisive defeat: the truce plan is not heeded.
on the other hand there are
no
vaild
retons
for
believing that even if the
MAY WITHDRAW
First, It was said, South
UN forces struck succesн- Korea may formally withdraw fully against the Com- from the negotiations.
munist lines it would result.
withdraw
Second, according to the re- port, in the collapse of resistance
President Rhee might in North Korea. This apart troops from the battle line.
South DIL
Korean there is not the slightenli possibility of 'the
Third, it was said, If the Com- troops are
kept there they munista
the might be ordered to take accepting conditions laid down by the independent attack on the Com- South Koreans for bringing munists in cpen violation of a
truce. The the war to an end. United Nations, wisely and
ofl
an
It was pointed out here that if correctly believe that an South Korca rejected a truce the Communists might refuse to sign armistice
honourable
It even if they had agreed with grounds must be the first the United Nations on its terma.. step in Korea. There are M: Briggs and Cen. Taylor, in strong reasons for believing their talks with D: Rhee and De that this
ba fence Minister Shin, were be- accomplished, and it would lieved to have appealed urgently for South Korean support of the be deplorable if Dr Rhee truce plans and to have made it at this time did anything plain that this country will not inimical to its falliment. be tet down by the United Na-
can now
Jem. But it developed that the Reds merely wanted to protest that two South Korean soldiers with weapons had been found in the Penmunjom neutral area.—- United Press.
Britain To
Reply To McCarthy Charges
Our Own Correspondent
A Coronation Dress Rehearsal
FORTRESSES
BLOWN UP
Then French Troops Withdraw:
Hanoi, May 27. The French High Com- mand announced today that French Union troops with- drew from a key sector of the Hanoi delta line without enemy pressure and, before moving out, the French garrison blew up the eight Yen Vi fortresses.
Robed
and carrying coronets, Marshals of the "Royal Air Force Lord Douglas (left), Lord Tedder (centre) and Vis count Trenchard aro shown at Westminster
Abbey for a rehearsal of the Coronation ceremony.
-AP photo.
Shortcomings
Doesn't Agree With Taft
Of Women lender
May 27.
Murder Trial
Directing the jury in the course of his aumming-up in the trial of Pte Bernard Cox, charged with the murder of John Needs, a medical. orderly, Mr Justice C. W. Reece this morning de- clared that if the jury were satisfied that accused shot the deceased with the deliberate intention, of killing him, that was murder. On the other hand, if they were satisfied a defence of insanity had been established within the meaning, of the law they must find Cox guilty, but insane.
Mr Justice Reece said that the jury were not there to speculate; they were concerned with whether the accused was sane or not at the time of the act within the mean-
·ing of the law.
1
Beginning his summing-up, thought, that is, with deliberato the Judge referred the jury to intention. Motive deca not evidence of prosecution wit- come into it. The law presumes nesses, and sald that if these every person to intend the were to be believed then there natural consequences
his was direct evidence that Cox act. If you believe that the fired the bullet which killed accused fired that shot then ha Neods. The defence had sug- presumed to have intended to gested a possibility that it was kill! Then it is a deliberate act not the bullet from Cox's rife
riffe and that is murder," stated Mr. which killed Needs, but that Justice Recen.
" might be
from Kelly's revolver. If the Saying that the onus of proof jury disbelieved the evidence of was entirely on the prosecution the other
witnesses as to how except in cases where-a defence Needs met his death and thought of insanity was mised, he went a possibility on: "If insanity is raised, it is the fatal bullet
matter of defence and it is come from Kelly then they
must
for the defence to establish come to
H the conclusion that the prosecu insanity; not for the Crown. In tion had failed to discharge the law every man is presumed to first requisite to prove to their be sane and to possess a suit- satisfaction that the accused shot cent degree of reason to be Noods,
responsible for his crimes ́until the contrary is proved to your satisfaction."
At this point Mr Loseby inter- rupled to say that the defence was not challenging the Aring at
criminal
Judge
INSANITY DEFENCE Insanity was the defence so Mr Justice Reece told the jury ably raised in the present case, that it was none the less his duty said the Judge. There was no to put tho-poisit to them.The ambiguity
the
law dealing about defence might indicate it was not with insanity. The sun was challenging the evidence, but it simple and clear-cut. No. sub- Washington, May 27.
could
not correct omissions missions suggestions by Senator John Fulbright although di might assist the jury Counsel or any one else word.
In coming to a conclusion. (Democrat, Arkansas) said
enough to establish a defence Mr Mayr, romarked that he of insanity. It must be proved. today he did not agree with understood that Mr Loseby ad-
Reading an authority dea
dealing the views of Senator Robert | mittad, two 'shots were fired but with what Was required Taft of Ohlo, the Republican did not admit that the fatal shot | catablish such a defence, the
was fired in the
told the jury "It must be Mn Laseby agreed that it was clearly proved that at the time Seunte, on the Korean truce his tand. Pietermaritzburg, South Africo, negotiations.
"NO ADMISSION
of committing the act the accused Continuing with his summing defect of reason from a disease was labouring under such Woman's interference In other (Senator, Taft in a speech at up, Mr Justice Reece said that -The spokesman falled-to-dis- people's affairs her indiscreet-Cincinnati, Ohio, los night there could be no admission of the mind as not to know the ture and the quality of the nature London, May 27.
theness, coupled with the fact that urged that the United States the defence, in any
she makes hasty Judgments and abandon the United Nations in
if he did The Daily Express poli-
case. The jury had got to be act he was નાત (often allows her heart to rule the Korean truce
not know negotiations satisfed from the evidence of he was doing what was wrong."
of know, that doing, or her unit for and conduct thom on its own.) tical correspondent writes:
her mind, makes State affairs, said Dr D. Kennedy,
the prosecution. If the jury was The British Government is
satisfied that the
bo ca Three things must fatal bullet Napier "I don't agree with Sepator came
before they tablished to them to make an official reply to
Cox then it was could say the defence of in- Taft" Senater He said that Yen Vi, which
Fulbright, Senator Joseph McCarthy's
murder. If the jury belleved sanity had been proved, Mr lies on the right bank of the
member of the Senate Foreign that
bullet from charges that British ships Day and was the pivotal point
that un Justice Recco told the jury. have been carrying Com- of the French defences in that debating society, that
tored by Cox killed Needs then There must be a disease of the "women porters here today,
was murder law. Whether mind; that resulting from that: munist troops along the mea, was an "isolated
point"
evidence disease of the mind there was or not there was any in the chain of defences built in State affaire are like monkeys link we can take the position that if a particular negotiation in a glass shop.
of motive was quite beside the a defect of reasoning, and that by the late Marshal
does not Jcan de
well turn out
te- attre de Tassigny to block off
It- not suggesting that should get out of the United point. It was not necessary for that defect of reasoning "I em
the prosecution to prove there sulting from a defect of the the "Western gate of the delta women should be relegated to Nations,
was any motive behind it.
mind resulted either in the man along the limestone hills where the kitchen or the washtub," be
"I don't think
"Intention is quite a different not knowing the quality the rebels have their jumping- } allowed.
and It is practical to maintain co-operation in the matter from motive, The Crown | nature of his act, that is, the off bases.
must prove to you that this man physical character of his act, "Sonde Women are mianta in | European theatre and the Mid-
fired the shot with malice afore- (Contd, on back page, col. 6) the domestic sphere, but in dle East and abandon our ass0- what at politics they are definitely not a clation without allies in the Far
success. It would be a distor East." tion of nature if they were.
Senator. Fulbright
China coast.
A statement is now being prepared. Because of the need to smooth out ruffled Anglo- American relations it is expected the Government will issue the
arsembice on June &
statement before Parliament re-
close how near to Hanol French moved, but said the garrison tell back on a new line of fortifications on the left bank of the Day River,
CALCULATED
A week ago Senator McCarthy Observers said that claimed he had the names of two Brat sight appeare British Vessels which had "bloodless
Was
sald
the other
RISK
to be a by the
medical officer at Fort
Hospital, near here.
He proposed at the
Picter-
maritzburg City: Parliament, Relations commitice
we
declared
would "always agree"
carried Communist troops, One Vietminh generalissimo, Vu Women's judgment is colour-that it was not likely the United
to be the Charles Nguyen Giap, vas in fact aed far more by emotion than la States Dickens. McCarthy dild 1201 calculated risk which may pay possible in the case of a man. with its partners in the United
the off on
off to the French during the Emotionalism is not good for Nations. But up to now" he was forthcoming expected Red
tald "We have been working dispassionate thinking. onslaught.
together," He said that he did
g his information
confidential.
Tonight the Ministry of Trans. They recalled that the French "There is often talk of not "know of anything better" port spokesman said the Charles managed to retake and that women's intuition, but more than the United Nations at the Dickens
was sold to a Japanese hold Yen Vi only after thinning often than not this so-called moment.-Reuter. firm in October of last year and their defences elsewhere around intuition is nothing more than a was no longer a British ship. the Southern sector and only blind impulse.
But the Foreign Offco con after throwing Into the butilo
there
19 still. one ill-epared reserves from Hanol Brith-owned ship which may itself. have carried Communist troops.
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French, command ans
ness.
"Another fault I And with women is their initial stubborn.
"International affairs, liko
thing which one can juggle."
was carried by
This vessel is on what is knownnounced that "overal hundrede, is fragile stuff, and is not Chinese. Under B5 "bare boat" charter to the Vietminh Irregulars ambushed
may
terms the hirer
these charler
1
French mobile column some
The motion decido 100 mlies north of Saigon early
today but were beaten off after one vote.-Router. reinforcements and fighter planes Joined the battle. Vict- minh losses were 50 killed, the
carries, the owners having no where a ship goes and what she further control of the ship.
taken
No action could be against such a ship by the British Government.
There has been A thorough Investigation of
British
spokesman sald, The French
lost five dead and six wounded. The Command also sald' a
French patrol unit probing Into
ships the Far East, and it is No Man's Land five miles believed there is only one ship | No
northwest of Paksune on the which could be involved and
there is no proof of any kind Mekong River In Laos uncovered and destroyed an "Important" that it has been.
arma dump--United Vietminh Press.
The Goverment statement 15 expected to make it clear that the Government is fully behind the blockade of strategic goods to, China.
1
Fair Weather
For Climbers
Churchill Loses Sec.
London, May 27. Miss Jo Sturdee, who has been principal personal privato secretary of the Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, for soven
set up a business of her own.
She has opened her own
thing years has left him to
diplomatic bureau" in the heart
of London's fashionable Mayfair, providing personal services for Katmandu, May 28,
and society at an commerce Fair weather with cloud in international level. the afternoon was forecart today for the British expedition trying Tall Um 30-year-old Miss Sturdea, was reluctant to com- to conquer Evenact
Winds at the top of the moun- thent on her work with Sir Sho" new Jafni (Niere · Biowing (30 to 35 Winston Churchill. knots. The outlook is fair for companied him on all his big the next two days.
conferences sinco Yalta,
"It was a thrilling job and I Seven other mountaineering
nhe minute expeditions kiro piso in the enjoyed every Sir Man-kam Lo and the Hon. malayne now tackling other said. "I loft because I felt the student Keistov T. N. Chau, two of Hongkong's high.
Peaks, They
include time had come when it would Denkule wa mtoned today meal delegation to the Corona Jamese, New Zealanders, Swiss, be le to be my Urat Joined
tlon, were present representing anciana Austrians, German, Sir Winster Churchill's secre to six years' imprisonment, charges of spying for the Bul Hongkong today at the luncheon and Americans. garian inteligenco services,
Six Months For Espionage
Bulgarian
Belgrade, May 27.
on
The sentence was meted out
by the Departmental Court of Skopijo in Macedonia-France Presso.
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London, May 27,
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