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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 229) 1954m
Signor deper's NEW SOUTH KOREAN UNITS CARRIER THDAY CAKE
Death
Pilgrims Flock To
Cottage
Sella Val Sugans,' Italy,
Aug. 19.
A stream of pilgrims from all parts of Italy to day set out for the moun- tain cottage where the body of ex-Premier Alcide de Gasperi, Italy's out- standing postwar states. man, lies amid candles and flowers.
Signor de Gumper, 73-year- old Chrislan Democrat who defeated the Communists' at- tempts to dominate the country, died of heart failure early this morning.
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Special trame police hed be posted along the rock twist-j ed roads through the Dolomites
to control the streams of cars. Bignor de asperi's body,
the cottage bedroom was bonk-
Alcide de Gasperi
about
TROY IN FLAMES] AGAIN
"L". Rome. Aux. 19.
Studios which
For the stonā time "Troy" has
up In Kone flames but this time-It was only a cardboard elly built In the Claccitta near Bome for film on "Ticlen of Troy" was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Practically all the sets went up in the blage which was sq flerce that fireman coula nothing to stop it. There Were No Caminities but the material damago was von- riderable-France-Presse.
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About Six Divisions
Will Receive
U.S. Equipment
EMPHASIS ON NEED
FOR MOBILE FORCES
Washington, Aug. 19.
The United States plans to equip new South Korean Army divisions to plug some of the gaps
'Dish-Washing caused by the withdrawal of four United States
Keeps Family Together'
Toronto, Aug. 19. V. George Williams, an Indian social worker, singled out North America's dish- washing and square-dancing habits today for special praise.
"I think it is a good thing." Williams Faid "It certainly keep the family closer together. with mountain in India, of course, men are not cyclamen, gathered by villagers | even allowed Inside the kitchen," and by a nearby summer colony
rd
con-
of slum children from cities in The plains. Messages of dolence came from all over the world.
divisions, military sources reported today.
It was learned at the Defence Department that the withdrawing forces would leave behind much of their equipment for use in the creation of additional combat forces for the 20 division South Korean Army.
TOW
Defence officials would not say how many Korean divisions would be established but there were reports that plans call for four to six.
Pre- This was part of the An American Infantry division has between 18,000 and 20,000 aldent's objective of building up strategic re- divisions ja highly mobile The Korean
acrve which could be rushed have only about 10,000.
In quickly to meet aggression The Department
any part of the world.
officially
He said that nimost every man te had met during a tour of the announced yesterday after the United United States and Canada help-news had been broken in Seoul
--that four of the six ed his wife with the dishes.
States divisions now in Korea would be withdrawn within the
months. Jow next
said that the with Officials
would
be completed draws! early next year with two divi- sions expected to return to the United States and one each go-lá ing to Hawaii, Army Command He sald North America's Headquarters in the Far East, respect for and to Okinawa, the major base teenagers show les their
do Indian in the Far East Command. elders thom young people, but he gave them
SHIFT IN POLICY for their pht on the back
LESS RESPECT
FORMOSA THREAT
the
FOR DUTCH PRINCESS
Accompanied by her mother, Queen Juliana, Princess Irens of the Netherlands, admiras
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* unique Birthday Cake in the form of the Dutch Afroraft carrier Karel Doorman, presented
the Palies to her by the Royal Dutch Navy during her. 18th birthday celebrations
Boezidijk.-Express Photo.
"SEATO Conference French POW's
Most Dangerous
Of Modern Times'
Held By Vietminh
Parle, Aug. 19.
To: Indonesian Decision
The reacted Ind
the New:
hent
*21 Boema that the Djakarta Government is following) | "nh. out-dated course of conduct," the "ooktaman said, namely to "try""to" draw" the population's -- stimation from internal finan cial Boottoric:
dimoulting.”
The Doksamaa A
and political
declare that it was "out of: the
abandonsp
New Chainen panti
(BRR YUTOR PLAN
́ON PAQE'SN
Anti-Sabotage Legislation
Washington, Aug. 19.
The United States House of Representatives today completed legislative approval of a bill providing the death penalty for persona convicted on charges of espionage, or sabotage in pence time.
The House passed the bill, which had previously been ap The total of prisoners or proved by the Senate, shd-sent presumed prisoners in North it to the White House for the signature of President Dwight Vietnam hands at the time shower. of the Indo-Chinn cease-fire the mame, time, the House was 27,582, M. Guy la
approved and sent to the White London, Aug. 19.
Chambre, French Minister House an administration-spot- The Tribune, a weekly which reflects the views for the, Associated States, sorea bill which would take the
convicted of charges When President Eisenhower of Mr Aneurin Bevan, Labour leftwing leader, to-said here today in answer to citizenship award persons
day called the forthcoming SEATO conference at a question by a member of the overthrow the Baguio in the Philippines "one of the most absurd the French Union Assembly. ment The Senste pared. The and possibly dangerous conferences of modern times."
conference on
officials discounted - Military suggestions that the Korean any way withdrawals were in
Chinese dictated by recent threats to "liberato Formora out that the pointed Tay pelley planning had begun quite
and
also re- long time ago
to the statements ferred
Felix
Stump, Admiral
Commander-in-Chiet, Pacific that the United States Seventh SEVEN GOVERNMENTS
Fleet would be sufficient to stop Prime a rie Gasperi, Signor
any invasion attempt. Minister
nevel1 of
successive square-dancing.
The shift was in accordance December, from Kovernment:
a press States military teld 1945 to June, 1953, was the mit-
"I think square-dancing will with United standing Bgure in Italian polities be what you would call a big policy which puts new emphasis Tuesday that the United States defeat of Mussolinilt in India," he said, There on the need for greater mobility Seventh Fleet now shielding western Formosa would resist an in- after the
forces along the and one
of Europe's greatest ballroom dancing because of
Pacific defence line stretching vasion, he also made it plain in Catholic fenders.
Kis considered bad to hold a
had from Japan in the north through answer to a question that ho Flags ran up At half mast woman close in public. There
not even discussed the use of the fore, square-dancing would seein Formosa, Okinawa and south and bis military edvisers throughout the country in
wards the Philippines. greatest national mourning since to be a happy compromise."---
Last December,
when Pre- any other American forces the war, when news of his death United Press.
sident Eisenhower ordered that defend the island.
sources divisions However, military United became known.
Communists from noted that if the should to withdrawn
the did attack Formosa in force, the it clear planned strategic dispositioning Korea five months after armistice, he made,
United Stales military progressive of there would be a reduction of American ground strength in the For East would casier for a raplă forces in Koren as circumstances make
counter-blow-Reuter, warranted.
Cabinet
Premler Scelbu, his ministers and leaders of the
Christian Democratle Party, a NEAR AGREEMENT on holiday, hurriedly converged
on Home,
ON SOVIET NOTE
and
ord
Pope Pius XII in his summor palace at Castel Gandolfo, near
Brussels, Aug. 19. Rome,
was informed by tele..
The French, British phone by his Pro-Secretary of
experts, who American State, Monsignor Giovanni Bat- tista Mantini.
drafting a joint reply to the last SHOCKED
Iwo Soviet notes, have virtually POPE Pope Plus XII learned of De reached
French agreement, Gasperi's death "with deep delegation sources confirmed shock"
immediately tired
lone.
and
to his chapel to pray
De Gasperi is to be buried in the ballen of San Lorenzo in Rome on Monday, it was An nounced today.
here today.
States
It
Chances For Continued Peace
that
rendy
were
to
legislation yesterday: France.
Tho
breakslowness Presse, follows: ·Identified prisoners
ranks." Of those 1,230 were from
commolatiated dicers, 8,495 FOR THAILAND Kai-Shek 'on ropoliten Franco, 4,885 2013 | Mr Robert AllBig COLLE
from December 19, 1948, to July NEW U.S. ENVOY Its aim, the journal sald, was Formosa under China's SV 14, 1954, 280 aloers, 817 non-
Hle s'ntement is de- to form a South-cast Asia. Treaty clanty. Organisation to protect Asia nounced as a threat. from Communist aggression.
AMERICA'S ALLY But four, of the main non- Con monist bountries of Asia "But "Chiang
be
India, Formosa has stated that he the French Unfou and 1,411 syndical Washington present. would not
ist, said today Purifoy, American. Ambasador Indonesia wants to include the whole of from the Foreign Legion." had
refused the invitation. China under his authority. And
The missing, many of whom to Guatemala, would replace Burma, Ceylon and
The Tribune asked if the con-ho remains America's chosen
favoured ally." could be considered prisoners, General William Donovan RN Aning the countries to be pro- tected and if it would include should have refused to send a commissioned billoers and 9,384
ference would draw a line de- and specially naded: "Mt Eden wero 1,370 officers, 870 non. Amperador, to Thailand.
Formosa.
back.
"Chou The journal added; En-tal, the Chinese Premier, has stated that he wants to include
Secret Move
On Cyprus Question
The journal
Tanks.
BitAllen sald Ocheral Dono- British delegation to Baguio.
Or these 1,288 van would become special ad- Eisenhower Now he must wriggle out of if other
on the Far East. Allen said: Foreign perfoy, ace. State Depart as best he can. For the British were. Metropolitan, 7,984 French viser to Prendent people will not support an Asian Union
Asian people Legionnaires, plan which the have not devised for themselves.
Prisoners
and
089
138144
mem trouble snobter, 'is beligt
at
Diets shifted: to Thailand because DE the intensifying Red mephed
NO SUPPORT "Nor will they support any Bien Phu totalled 9,769. They
not yet be clamiana bis Chiang could plan for supporting Kai-thick and thereby interven- Among the French Union Ho sald My Peurifoy was being. prisoners or missing, 12,000, or sent there for the express pur- ing in the Chinese civil war."
consisted of Local pore of aiding the Government The Now Statesman and two-thirds
Africana, numbered to combat this sinister Moscow- Nation, another Bociklst week troops
about 8,000.-France-Presse.Peking plot,” “Router PAYET ly, also criticised the proposed
falling Seoul, Aug. 20.
of stunned by mumerically superior coming withdrawal The four American ground divisions Communist troops,
Now, military observers be for the chances has increased
ho would continued peace in this divided leve, Rhee knows
national suicide by at- The same sources added the nation, American diplomatic and com
to fight the Reds the agreement would take the military circles belleved today proposed French
without thousands of American reply very (Friday).
soldiers
his brave to back up much into account, but it pointed
They
stubborn but inexperienced amy. doubl out that there had never been a
Korean will
South The official The body is to be brought French proposal
four- for a
President Syngman Rhet
Dr Honglee Karl, from Selia de Val Sugann on Power conference. This even-
carry out his earlier threats to
spokesman
American that the Communists alone warned the Agh! that day. Reuter, United Press tuality it was stated, would not and France-Presse.
be mentioned.-France-Presse.
big American Army withdrawal will invite another without a at his side.
Communist attack, but most in- formed sources discounted hie Despite ROK warnings, to the statement as little more than
a ROK attempt contrary, US military observers
Greek officials said today for the Far East is likely to be frankly believe the Reds, with United Statca military aid,
a trap, obliging the Western safely Tens of thousands of Korean that Christie Pallamas, head world to attempt to bolster up industrial North Korea
were horded in their hands, are satisfied to etizens
mto of the Greek delegation at by military measures regimes roilies
any. conceivable behind the Korean Government-controlled remain
should long on Thursday to protest the the United Nations, will ask which #uce front.
American troop reduction and the Secretary-General, Dr modern standard
atago have disappeared."Reuter. Hammarskjoeld, plead for more United States Dag assistance.
2 p.m. GMP tomorrow that
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bellevo that These sources the Communista are more on cerned with re-building North for the use Korean Industries ut Red China than they are with caphrring the predominate
17 agricultural South Korea.
to win more
PROPAGANDA
But again, observers called the demonstrations a propagan da manoeuvre by the Seoul Government rather than a res fection of popular thinking.
Washington, Aug. 19.
trenty-
It said: "The chief danger is that a treaty and organisation such as the Americans Evour
by
the question, of the self- Envoy Recalled
determination of Cyprus be placed on the agenda of the
United Nations.
the
American Envoy Warns
Communist China
United Nations, Aug. 19. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr, warned Berlin, Aug, 19. the Chinese Communists today that they cannot The Pollsh Ambassador "blackmail their way" into the United Nations by They said that every effort East Germany M. Jan Izydor- Rhee has refused to answer was being made to keep secret czyk, has been recalled by his using 15 illegally-held American fillers as bargain-
communique ing weapons.de na wani-frangen.. since the for the present under what Government,
office of newsmen's questions
was article of the United Nations issued by the
Chinese Communists American troop reduction
President, Wil
The American UN delegate "The Grecco would make East German announced by the Defence De Charter
said in a statement that the should understand that, just fes this request as the Greek Goy helm Picek, announced today.
No Information was riven
action of the Peking Govern they cannot shoot their way Polisit Ambasador's ernment wanted Dr Hammurak- joeld to be the first to know it, on the
"political prison should be all their way in by holding Meantime, they revealed that now, osigment M. Izydorezykment in froiding the aims as into the UN, they mart black-
Greeks
Ambassador pick today.
WEN received
by President a matter of grave concern to all mnocent prisonera?? as hentages. Politis,
ho when
Greek-American
ONLY THREAT Informed quarters in Scout have believed for months that Rheo was tho only serious threat to the Korean ormistice partment. agreement.
The 70-year-old patriot has told the West he might be forced to open a war of liberation without the support of our allics,
Was
the ROK army,
tho
But competent sources believe
alds that his military
now negotiating with United States
con officials in Washington will re-the quest that the departing divisions Athanase
"We should be similarly one of political warLANG The East German President civilised people." leave their wetrpons in Korea for addressed the annual meeting of thanked him for his "muocess cerned," he added, "over the
This is one indicator r that: Red Ahopa That threat, however,
an ful activity in behalf of under- tundreds of other American and Lodge concluded,
Tor cased dramatically on Thursday,
The request may be granted, Organisation in Plitsburgh
friendshly be UN prisoners of w sill un- China remains totally Briton's stnding and thood sources said, when the some quarters believed, because suceday, made use of a cryptween the German, and Polish accounted for by the Communists eat in the UN, whose Charter United States. Defence Depart troops of the 10th, and 15th views
peoples," the communique said. 13 months after the Korean If devoted to peace and conten
Justice,tan United Premath France-FreHED ment announced that it would Divisions Jeft their combat gear tuation.
M.P.4 SPEECH - pull four United States divisions when they went hoino: earlier
they said, told his of Korea in the next several this
Politis months.
Qualified Informants said that audience he was using part of Americans
reductions at least two of the American the speech, made by a British Would leave only two Unitner divisions to be pulled out will be
Labour Member of Parliament States and ond United National identiled by the Far East Com John Parker, in the Houso divisions on this lovely peninsula mahd In Tokyo, later today. Commons on July 23 because it with the 20-division Republican
aptly summed up : TIH HAY, STAY O
Greek point of view. Military circles hero predict-Politie quoted Parker, ed that one of the two Ameri-
out of
of Korea Army A
HAMMERED TWICH
'
24
the
In the last month of the can divisions destined to remain nude by their
armistice.
Neo-Destour Leader Approves
Tunisian Negonations
tea fact that aded people would
Paria, Aug. 19, Korean war, the ROK Army in Korea will be the 7th Divi- prefer to was haminered twice by sion, since it served in Koras own people who may make
M Abib Bourguiba, Neo-Destdur. Nationalist Party 1540 attacks, massive Communist
during the browar military mistakes even though they may well governed by people
for negotiating conventions to and the South Koreans were government period, princes Division
approved the drrangements dom is whom thier etomider formgevers.") nurled back as much as 10 miles
-Unload |_ Press Anak209) form to Tunisian home rule, the Tunisian Premier, M. Tahar Ben leave Kotenj obinryw belleve, beakins Marine pustier
said here today! Both only stopped
After American here have argued that trice line troops Etters, rushed in to plug, garrison duty does not allow theBarites to train sink their the holongat
in 1933: pecialled amphibious tation NOK, troupe on the i
London, Aut! 1.
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