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Chiang's Collapse

Alters Balance Of

Power In Far East

London, Jan. 21-Nationalist China's collapse would shift the entire Far Eastern balance of power and accentuate the British Government's anxiety regarding Southeast Asia, Commonwealth relations sources said today. These sources said the govern- ment recognised that the Chinese Communists' successes would encourage subversive forces in India, Burma and Malaya and other parts of Asia.

These sources pointed The Government's anxiety

arrangements with voiced in Parliament trenty yesterday during the debate on provided for much exigencies in the event of a direct threat to Burma's the British Broadcasting CorrecurityUnited Press. poration's projected radio sta- tian in Malayn.

WRS

are other

Far

·

FOUR FOR YENAN Nanking, Jan. 21-After

out that Burma

Vice-

over

the tour

Koreans Shot

In Uprising By A Man Who Sat With

Him At The Kremlin War-Planning Table

Scoal, Jan, 21-Six Koreans In Enesian Army uniforms were shot in an uprising this week against Communist in- filtration from, Northern into Southern Korea, a Government Information officer said today.

Fires had been started in the area of Hal Ju, in Hwang Hal Provlace, fast north of the 28th Lhe Parallel which separates formerly Kasalan occupied North from the American- orcupled South, he added.

The extent of the uprising was not yet known, he said. It was directed analust units of the "Nerthem Korean Army." Fresh Communist movements

Will across the border began Lie Communist victories China and the gradual with- drawal from Southern Korca of the United States Army, officer kald.

in

the

The shot Koreans were trying eross the frontler south- wards-Reuter,

to

U.S. TROOPS,

CZECH GUARDS

The Independent member, Mr W. President Li Tsung-Jen, who is on J. Brown, asked why Malnya was ardent pence advocate, tool

the new prone head of the government, selected as the sile

Cabinet immediately

named ject "when there. Eastern contres less llable to dan-leaders to proceed to the Commu nist headquarters at Yenan to plead ୫୯୮.

Immediate

and cease-fire "We may bulld magnificent for an radio station which may fall into opening of peace negotiations.

The four named to contact Bino Russian hands," he said

Rennox Tse-tung and other Communist The Conservative, Mr

Central Committee men to press a the Defence Boyd, asked whether

plen for 41 cease-fire before the consulted re Ministry had been

of peace talks are Chang of the Malasan opening Earding selection

Chih-chung, Chang Chun, Shao Il- site-

21.-The Commonwealth relations rources tze and Wu Ching-shen.

Li Tsung-jen s United States Army announced The Cabinet gave said the British Government may

bloc. An official "feel constrained" to send additional resignation en

was a gesture to today that American soldiers naval, military and air force units source said this

own exchanged gunfire with Czecho- give Li the choice of his

slovak border guards in a brief td Southeast Asin..

Premier.United Press.

incident last night.

Scandinavian Ministers In Secret Talks

Copenhagen, Jan. 21-The Prime Ministers, Foreign and Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden and Denmark will meet! secretly in

to Copenhagen morrow to seek an agreement Scandinavian military de- fence pact.

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EDITORIAL

IN

1502

and

Chang

SHAKE-UP PREDICTED Nanking, Jan, 22-A Cabinet shake-up is expected soon.

move Chih-chung, leader of the for peace with the Communists, je Hikely to succeed Premier Sur Fo- Associated Press,

touch with

the

Inner

IN INCIDENT

Frankfurt, Jan.

MOST IMPORTANT STORY TO COME OUT OF SOVIET UNION

ONE GREAT QUESTION OVerhangs the WORLD, MEN- ACING RECOVERY IN ALL LANDS, CUTTING ACROSS THE DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENTS. WHAT IS THE SOVIET UNION UP TO? DOES IT MEAN WAR?

Countless western statesmen, military experts, and journalists have theorised on this question. But their speculations have all ∙lacked a hard, bony core of ascertainable fact of things actually

heard, soon and felt.

Now through a flaw in the Iron Curtain comes a true gleam of light--an analysis of Soviet intentions by a Soviet 'officer who until a few months ago was privý to top-secret Soviet plans, and who has fled his native country in dismay and disillusionment;

Lieutenant-Colonel Grigori A. Toknev is 39 years old. He is a powerful figure, with dark hair just turning grey. The eyes are intelligent. For a self- educated man, he is surprisingly well-read.

Constabulary troops on guard duty FOUR-NATION

along the Bavarian-Czech frontier suffered no corupties.

PLAN FOR INDONESIA

---

Now, with his wife and daughter, who fled the Soviet Union with him, he is living at a secret address in England, on his guard against a possible attempt on his life by Soviet agents who know what he knows.

Colonel Toknev says this:

ve the nationality The Hussion delegate, Mr Jacob working hard and on an enormous

war:

trans-

act

You In the West The trouble began when a truck

"Do not underestimate your peril. crossing into Czechoslovakin failed to

have left to you at the most five years and possibly as few CHIANG IN FENGHUA

halt for the Germon border police, The

as three years of peace, security and superiority. It will Nanking, Jan. 21.-Generalissime according to the Army account,

take the Politburo that long to complete the development of Chiang Kai-shek reached Fenghua, pollee fred at the driver and were his native town in Cheklang Pro-fired on in return. The Army sald

a practical atomic bomb upon which it has been working vince, about nightfall today after a that when the guards reached the

with furious, single-mindedness since 1945. Lake Success, Jau. 21.The! motor drive from Fangchow, where scene in answer to a call from the

"Once the Kremlin has such Arctic air force; the frenzied efforts American his four-engined Skymaster touched German border station, Czech guards United States, China, Cuba and

opened fired and the dawn.

Norway today formally put be bomb-not un experimental ex-by Soviet scientists to produce.nn #31 soldiers returned it

but 1 The Generalissimo was met

war-waging atomic bomb: the shanghaing of The truck was found by German fore the United Nations Seen plosive, Yenchiao airfeld by General Chen

contain ball bearings, rity Council a blueprint calling mechanism the balance of power, German scientists after the

now dressed decisively In your Soviet support of Chinese Com Chien, who flew from Taiwan. The police to

rockets; Generalissimo is staying at Fenghua machine tools and other equipment for the creation of a full so- favour, will lend to tip more and munist armies; the Soviet Union's

The truck was reported to 1, 20

research with long-range al. Uhe.. family residence,

States of more in theirs.

social life in the Kremlin; teen four-feet-inside the Czech bor-vereign United He was tonight in

der when it was stopped and the Indonesia by July 1, 1950.

"Stalin and the Politburo are actions Inside the Politburo, General Chang Chun,

Stalin's possible successor. by first shots fired. The Army state- In Nanking Cabinet Minister,

the ment did not give

Tokncy's the pro- scule to perfect long-range rockets phone.

Colonel Malik, promptly labelled

arc truck.

What At its session today, the Cabinet of the occupants of the

credentials to speak authoritatively The incident occurred near Eger gramme a "hypocritical" attempt to and long-range air power. continued with its discussions of then the Czech border. The area was legalise

and consolidate Dutch

stcrot as upon

such "It is possible that they know

matters? He capital's evacuation plans.

and possible more,

about says: much, Reuter learned from on authorita- quiet today. The Czechs reportedly occupation of the rich Pacific islands.

withdrew their border guards to the The Indonesian live Kuomintang source tonlight that

delegate, Mr biological warfare than you do; they

WIKC "My last years in Soviet Service- equipped nearby woods, leaving 10 men at Charles Thamboe, Issued a state- are, moreover enough arms to build up adequate the Generalissimo Is expected to go the scene. American

disappoint- biological warfare. What they lack from June, 1949 until my 'resigna- ment expressing keen to Kulun Island. 10 miles outside defences.

is the atomic bomb. When that is lion' last year-were spent in Ger- Help from the West is regarded as Amoy. Reuter's source said a resi- troopers also retired from the area

ready, the long-range air force will many, sa stalk oficer attached to dence for essential

the Generatissimo had after the shooting stopped-Unitedment with the four-nation plan.

However, the Americans and also be ready and the super long the Soviet Milliary Administration Diplomatic circles in Copenhagen been prepared on the small island. Press,

their co-sponsors appeared confident

range rockets will be undergoing (SMA). In the beginning, I served Concession np- British three a former the

under Marshal Zhukov, the Soviet believed today

that the latest formula for setting the final stage of completion."

Union's ablest soldier. After he agreed proximately three miles square in Governments have already

the long-festering Indonesian

Colonel Tokacy has written for was removed in February 1946, 1 on the principle of a Scandinavian beautiful Amoy Harbour.

ak question

pute would receive the their defence pact following

not the Hongkong Telegraph a series of continued under his successor, Max- seven votes and Russin would Ministers' meeting at Karlstadt, in Generalissimo going to Taiwan

the United States.

kill the plan with a veto.

articles, of which the first will ap-shal Sokolovsky, the present Soviet.

he governor, pear next Saturday. In them. Sveden, on January 0.--Reuter.

will discuss facts about the Savict

union

that

Thinking Peace

1118 SERIES of articles which starts in the Hongkong Telegraph today, Lieut-Colonel

·Grigori Tokaev says that, it all have well," Russia will developed an atom bomb in three to five years, and he warns that Stalin will be ready to go to war between, 1951 and 1953, Rome people, reading that statement, will Jump to the conclusion that that war about there will be

Taknev dors time. But Colonel

110 not

far Ko 80

na that. emphasises that the date when Soviet Russia will be ready not necessarily the dalo

to aho

war. assumption that when Stalin Tus the atom bomb he will declare war on the world may prove to be

Before 1953, very wrong.

will go.

there will be many ball in the Kremlin world outside

when

Tho

tho

Ato

the

changes

and which

present-day bound to upset any altempts to assess the chances of

It is what peace or war, world thinks and doen in these fow

that will decido years whether or not there shall be peace. If men think war, they tend to bring war nearer. they think peace, the chances of peace are improved. Milons of people throughout the world to- are hoping. praying and working

day

محلة

that poach may be assured. We may be sure that is with the ordinary trao poople of Nusala. There may be ambitious, unscrupulous men In

of

the Kremlin, but throughout the vast land area that is Russia, the desiro dumb, regimented masses peace. In, Ume, what they think must affect the polley of their chuatry. Even the autocratie Soviet Politburo must realise the dangers of a polley that in unpopular with the great maas the population. Encourage- drawn from ment can also be what is happening in the United that of States

America In country, for some fime past; there Kсction belligerent has been a which seems to regard war with Russia as an immediate possi- of his te- Ove bility. On the election,

President however,

to send Truman proposed personal emissary to Stalin In Use hope of coming to an

agreement with him. The plan was howled down, but It was clearly a good the Lat plan. Perhapa President is securely installed in office by a majority vote of the Tic nailon he will follow 14 up.

reach Denincracies will have to an accommodation with Russia some day. The world cannot for ever bo divided inta

two antagonisilo camps. Wo continually siriva 10

While amily.

ensuring they must be aroas to defend themselves case they should ever havo realst attack, the Democracies keep should at the same ilmo themselves agile and open mind so that they can grasp every opportunity to keep the peace.

now

There is no

Constabulary

tho

or

Quick Action

*.

A Chinese Embassy spokesman la Washington sald today that Madame Chian Kri-shck is likely to rc-

the turn to China from

United

On Israel's

States shortly to join her husband." Recognition

2. Madame

Chiang has been in since before Christmas on a mission originally aimed at securing

American Linereused

husband's armies.

nid

said

dis.

necessary

The proposal called for immediate restoration of the Indonesian Re- public as a functioning government, Jurisdicilon would be confined at the start to the Republican capital of Jogjakarta.

London, Jan. 21-Respon-

The proposal made no provision for her sible diplomatic sources

for immediate withdrawal of Dutch on Friday that Britain wil!

troops

territory from Republican

demands that The failure of her mission has been recognise the State of Israel. despite Indonesian acknowledged for some weeks. She

held Washington, living and that the United States will these forces pull back at once to the

before the has remained in

simultaneously recognise the launched their so-called "Christmas Arab State of Transjordan Blitzkrieg." within a few days.

in complete scclusion.-Reuter.

BIG MANHUNT

IN BURMA

There was no official confirmation,

tines

Dutch

The four-nation proposal repeated

but these sources sald the action the unheeded December plen of the Council for the immediate uncon- Inay come on Monday.

The twin moves were apparently ditional relcase

of the Indonesian

"polico

action."- the basis of recent talks between leaders rounded up at the start of Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambas- the so-called Rangoon, Jan. 21.-The Burmese sailor to Washington, and Mr Robert United Presa:

elyllion au- Lovell, retiring US, Under-Secreinry Army, Air Force wi

have thorities

combined In the manhunt In Burma "biggest ever"

Communist for the "White Flag" leader, Thakin Than Tun, an official statement said.

monsoon

On the run since the ended last September, Thakin Tinn when eluded capture Tun twice

raided his secret Burmese soldiers Jungle headquarters.

Tho

Communist lender's new hide-out in reported to be the foothills fringing the Yomethin district in Central Burma-a. Com muntat stronghold for more

among

movo

Soviet Consulate

Slate. of

In London, it was reported un- of cially that the British would be to extend de facto To- cognition. United States recognition For Canton

take of Transjordan will probably

the similar formi.

United States may extend its Isract re- cognition from "de facto" to "de Jue"

But

the

21 The Associated Canton, Jan. Press hus learned that a Soviet Con- utale will soon be esinbished here, It is expected to be announced, 40 following approval by the Ministry hours before a full dress debate on of Foreign Affairs. The Soviets have Mr Ernest Devin's Palestine policies not had a Consulate in Canton for

a long time. Mixed for next Wednesday, thum

The demand for the review rose

reported that 1t was also Amour theo hills the chiefly from Iarnel's action In ahoot Burmese Government has now in down five RAF planes near the Soviet news, agency, Tass, and

distribution company, Jan. Soviet film a dragnet by which, it hopes Egyptian-Palestine border on thrown

will also sat up oflees in Canton. to catch also the Indian Communist, 7.

been Geshal, Thakin Than Tun's

the target for bitter criticism on his Nunking government personnel ar

today in Canton The arrest recently of the rebel Palestine polleles with repeated re-expected leader's wife, Daw Khin Gyl, in beminders from the Press that he once Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be lleved to have furnished the authori- said in the House of Commons that set up in the downtown area, while tles with much valuable Information he would s'ake his political reputa the Ministry of National Defence

Thon concerning Thakin

Tun's tion on a solution of the problem will be located on Whampoa Island.

-Associated Press. whereabouts-Associated Press, Associated Press.

mist

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year.

enough

in

to

En

alviner.

chief Since then M. Bevin has

The

"My Uitlo was Senior Assistant to Union of the utmost Importance; the Air Force Department, General the current crisis in Soviet military staff, but it was nominal. My prin-

mysterious Soviet aviation; the

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