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CONSERVATIVES LIKELY TO TRY TO SPRING SURPRISE

The Schuman Plan Debate

London, June 25.

The Conservatives will spring a major sur- prise on the Labour Government in Parliament tomorrow by the length they are prepared to go to secure Britain's participation in the Schuman Plan talks, political quarters here predicted tonight

The Schuman Plan discussion on Monday and Tuesday was described in all parties as having bigger implications than any foreign affairs debate since the war.

that

The general expectation is | spectaculor influence upon Con-

Six-vote the

majorlyservative opinion.

The Indications 110W Cro Government-which it defeated

the Conservatives will Schuman Plan ( that be overthrown-vote as solkily for their motion to the Speinlista do fur their

$11

vote

Turday's

would wil win a narrow victory.

the nine-man

But in political circles it was amendment H recognised that the debate the Liberal Party also plumps as a first great clash between the whole fer

Government and the Opposition

the Opposition mo- tie, the vole on Tuesday night

en foreign polley-might fore-azy be exceedingly cluse.

policy

adow the end of bipartisan working

foreign Mfairs,

The Government has wel- comed the plan but pointed out that until more is known about

The male Government worry is the possibility of votes lost through sudden lineas of Mem- ta, rs.

IDEA BEHIND PLAN

it Britain cannot commit herself The situation, as many Con- to pooling her steel and coalservatives are believed to peg under high authority."

Rt, was summed up for Reuter

The Government has moved tight by Sir David Maswell- au amendment ushing Parlia-Fyre, a feading member of Aís

***** ment to approve the Gover-Churchill's "Shadow Cabinet." ment's decları readiness to

He said: "I consider this: constructive part in taka

higgest issue in foreign policy i vince the war. I feel very

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Conversations.

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It was dear tonight that both strongly it is unfair as well

wrong to say that the Concer

The Government and the Op-

poslikan have rallied their whole vative Party is using this care

Debian 1171 following: ralidly for this unprecedentes forein is a pece of party warfare,"

policy collin

TORY OPINION

Оп the Labour side it can be pasumed that even the handful whom vole of "Individualists" was hitherto problematical will "le with the side,"

his party was He said that

with a this case Aving into

the need for genuine belief in

ΤΟ co-operation. international anyone but a cheap cynic, the Conservative and Liberal Parties

together, not because they

had come

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The three outstanding Mem-result of an electoral or political buth bers In this entenary are Mt deal, but Richard Crosshion, leider of the honestly believed in the vital

Keer Left"

Mr an importance of this lec. #roup, Mikurdo, and Mr G. MacKay,

the foremost protagonist European unity.

It was equally certain

ot

Sir David declared: The idea worked with- heity: of this plan out Britain in something which, that from the point of view of our eronomy and strategic (Coutd, on Page 5, Col. 4)

the personal enthusiasin of Mr own Wheston Churchill has had

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THE KOREA FLASHPOINT

South Mobilising To Foreigners

Meet Invasion: Seoul

Sharp Counter-Attacks

Seoul, June 25.

North Korean troops with 90 tanks tonight stormed across the Imjin River to attack the main defence line, covering Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

An official of the South Korean Government reporting this by telephone to Tokyo, 16 hours after North Korea declared war on the South, said. that the defenders were resisting desperately and had knocked out 10 of the tanks.

About 1,000 Northerners had won a foothold across the vital river, the last natural barrier before the capital, he added.

swept over

All North-bound trains; three places along the border were packed with troops to between the two States.

Northern forces night as the South mobilised the frontier at dawn, and were to meet the invasion across reported by American military to have captured alt the 38th Parallel, the frontier experts.

territory west of the Infin dividing the two States, and 1lver. South Korean defenders considered to be one of the were said to be holding the

35 "flash-points" in the cold river, which is about

miles from Seoul, against tank and war in the Far East.

ariery attacks,

Colonel

"W. J. aratoney, the

U.S. Destroyers

For Korea

Evacuating

Seoul, June 20. The evacuation of American' and British dependents from Seoul begon at 3. am. today with American mirsion buses, trucks and care. carrying wivos, children and n few women employees of the mission who wanted to go to the assembly

area outdu Scoal.

American officials cald it had not been definitely decided which up or ships would be used to evacuate the group from Inchon harbour but sufficient would be available.

Most of the single employees of the mission elected

to

space

women

stay and pitched in to help prepare clauitted documents for burning. Others manned switch- boards and cared for children.

Tokyo, June 20.

Colonel W.H,S. Wright return- A reliable source sald

ed from Japan at 3.20 am, to- early today that American

day. Two ship, of

Chinese destroyers "without doubt"

and Norweglan to to Korea will be sent escort

stips. evacuation He said it should appear obvious

registry. were available at Inchon, but it wog not yet known if they would be

used. that America is not going to take a chanco of Ketiing evacuation ships sunk.-United Press,

AMERICA RUSHING

Military Advisor ARMS AID

Russian-backed North Korea declared war on the South macib Chief of Staff of the the carly morning after eladning | American that South Koreans had attacki | Group in South

Kores, sald that the Northerners had also

Persia Defies Pacific Pact Talk

Russia

the

Teheran, Junie 25. Husach Ala Khan, Persian Foreign Minister,

fold the today

Majtis (Parliament) here Russia's recent note, pro- testing aralast alleged all American drilling by an

company near the Soviet froniler, referred to "in- '

which ternal affairs" oa the country would permit Government to inter- frre-Reuter,

Neutrality Not Practical

Tu notion

French

that a neutral Western 1 Europe is practical politics is still entertained by certain national leaders, it is particularly in France. Europe,

be should

separato Auggested, geographical blee, a so-called Third Purce, This Independent of East and West. desire for

against the neutrality, sti threat of another war, is understandable, but in the present international situation. it is impossible to achieve. It is based on several misconceptions, chief of them being that the cold war concerns only Russin and the United States. adherents of neutrality argue that if the cold war becomes a shooting war France. as a signatory of the North Atlantic Pact, be attacked. Yet F: nee is bound to (and Western Europe), they believe, s Incapable of successful defence except with the help of a re-armed Germany-and that they refuse to contemplate. In any case, the cost of another collision In- volving Russia and the West would be so heavy that it would ruin Western Europe economically and make it a breeding ground for Communism. Therefore it is better to

and concentrate be neutral rather on raising living standards. Those who argue for a neutral Germany feel their case

to be even stronger. West German membership of the Atlantic community, they Invist, would not only increase the tension between Enst and West; It would make Germany the inevitable battleground of a future war. It would also perpetuate the existing division of the country. Hence Dr Adenauer, and his party, the Christian Democrats, have flirted with the idea of neutrality, as being a policy that seems to look both ways and might help unito Germany. These arguments for neutrality may seem, at first glance, to carry weight. Anyone, however, who examines them will see clearly that they are founded on false assumptions, the first place, it is simply not true that

In

Revived By Korean Fighting

Tokyo, June 25.

wus

Australia would play an important role in any Pacific Pact designed to meet the threat of Communist aggression which dramatically called to the attention of the world today by the declaration of war in Korea, sources close to General Douglas MacArthur said.

n! in about 3,000 puerillas

America

The announcement on evacua. tion last night said: "All de- American percon- pendents of

nel, and female employees of the mission if they desire, will prepare to be evacuated from Korea at once,

Baggoge will be limited to what you can carry." United Press.

DOZEN BRITISH

London, June 25, About a Cozen British sub- jects are understood to be in Southern Korea. They include

the British Minister, Captain Vivian Holt, and the Anglican

Washington, June 25,

today ordered Douglas MacArthur, Bishop of Korea. the Supreme Allied Commander

to harass the rear of the main General Southern defence lines.

A South

There are no British Service-

Korean spokesman in Japan, to rush all avaliable men.-Reuter,

the casualties armed aid from Japan to South

here es.moted

in the first few hours of fight Korea, which is fighting back Ing at 4,000 on each side, but n

invasion from the Com-

no official figures were avail-munis "People's Republic" In

able.

North Korea.

Vast Inland Sea Created

Sydney, June 23. Ten thousand people. homeless and 15 deaths have so

aro

The order to rush all possible The 38th Parallel, arbitrarily

aid the embattled axed as the frontier when the supplies to Japanese surrendered in 1913, Koreans came as General Omar has been the scene of tronuer Bradley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Summoned Incidents and tension

The biggest town to fall to his chiefs to a top-level con-

far been reported in Northern day WOS

Washington's Pen- Ongjin, 02 miles totene? In

New South Wales, where hun- On of Seoul, the tagon Headquarters. north-west

afeanwhile, General J. Law-dreds of square miles of rich a rall centre 40 miles north of ton Collins, the Army's Chlef farmland have been turned into tiny Ongjin peninsula. Kaeson, Seoul, was also said to have of Staff, arranged to brief the

civilian Scerotarted Army, the Navy and the Au Force on the latest moves while Nations Security

been lost

The

PREPARED LINES

latest reports in Tokyo the United

of tha

a

vast inland sen by torrential rains over the past fortnight.

The main streets of many big provincial cities are flooded, In- cluding Kempsey, which was The victim of the areatest Rood

1st Augustfalian history

General MacArthur has long been in favour said that the Southerners had Council discussed the Invasion-

fallen back to their prepared branded a threat to international disasters in of a Pacific Pact, as has been suggested by Aus-lines

Changdan, Just north of the America's decision to send short in many areas and com-

on the Imlin River, peace,

further

North

1

Tere was no

which column towards Scout from

Food supplies are running

has

tralia. It is known here in informed quarters that river, was reported to be

under South Korea as much arms ald munications have becn dis- in she can, as fast as chic can. located. Inter-state train ser- SCAP would be inclined to accept the overall con-heavy bombardment.

new was made at a top-level diplovice between Sydney and mand of any group which had as its aim the halt-

of a recond Tokyo

matic and military meeting at Brisbane have been disrupted Kortan

was the State ing of Communism.

Department, it was and crops washed away. driving

A 10-mile un hour gale for again and the north-cast.

high State Department driven the coastal freighter, General MacArthur has been must be fought

Colonel Mahoney sold a tank offcial salt before the con-ngalow, ashore. discussing Pacific strategy therefore ench foot must be de

company and a battalion oftarence: "Things still seem to No iminedlate relief is ex- suring the past week with the fended.

While General MacArthur Northern Mr Secretary, US Defence

favour the North. This seemspected as further heavy rain s a time occupied the

fareenst-Reuter. Louis Johnson, and chainman of favours a quick Japanise peace had for

malt to be a real attack."-Reuter, curces cre say the town of l'ochon, on the

of the refles north the road not favoler It is General Omar Bradley,

here that taken for granted

hat withdrawal of American troups Southern capital.

The President of South Korea. their talks included the role from Japan and other places in

U.S. Johng Chiefs of Staff,ern does

Australia would play ance Mrzia, Johnson clearly indicated that

The

The

Jede laration of war

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Armoured

Infantry

Dr Synpman fthes, telephoned byte General Douglas MacArthur,

all of Asia was included in the North Korea today is regarded the Supreine Allied Commander tolles,

the cold war between East and West is no affair of Europe's. This line of think ing usually necompanies the contention that America is responsible for this cold war because she is pursuing an aggressive policy towards Russia into which Europe has been unwillingly drugged. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, only the clear unture of Soviet intentions towards the non-Communist countries ---- and can anyone whe has watched Russia since the war doubt what those intentions ore?-lum caused the United States jo come to the defence of Western Europe. It may not be a coincidence that neutra- lization, as a solution to the Gerpinn prob- lem, was un idea originally propounded by the Russians. The second questionable ssumption made by the "Third Force" advocates is really a piece of wishful thinking. It is assumed that the -neutrality of Western Europe would be

respected. Yet all the evidence of history- points to the contrary. If, say, Germany declared herself neutral, the Soviet Union would at once Inform the German Government that it was hardly neutral tround should be given to Com.

to exclude Communists from the direction of affairs. There is no reason to suppose that the eventual fate of that Govern- ment would be any different from the fate of Dr Renes, the former President of Czechoslovakia, when faced with the Com- munist coup of 1948. If there would be little respect for neutrality in time of peace, there would be none at all in time of war. It is, at least, one virtue of that otherwise singularly unfortunate docu- ment,

Briti Labour Party Executive's manifesto on "European Unity", that it does reject the idea of a European Third Force as sterile and dangerous. Strength and unity, between the United States, the Commonwealth and Western Europe, provide the best chanco of avoiding war. Pence will not be secured by making Europe neutral,

the

The role of Austratin In de- fence of the democratic way of

life, sources

close to General MacArthur ald, would be great Since It is strategically located. If all of Asia went red, the importance of Australia could not be over-emphasised.

NO CROUND

A source close to the Supreme Commander and the Keneral, who went to Australia from the begin the fight Philippines to anew in World Wor TI, is strongly of the opinion that no

confirmation of General in Japan, early today appealing MacArthur's opinion that the for ald

situation is just

A South Korean spokesman Asiatic

in Europe and that his Government re- ns that dangerous

as des- and perhaps more dangerous.garded the situation

(Contd. on Page 5, Col. 4) United Press.

Bid To

End French

Cabinet Crisis

Paris, June 25.

The French President. M. Vincent Auriol,

munion. Every foot backward may form a Government "of National Union" if the international situation worsens, M. Marcel Plaisant, Radical President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Upper House, said tonight.

STOP PRESS

Korea Fighting

has re-

M. Auriol today broke off The fall of the Cobinet on a talks to solve the Cabinet crisis inipor issue like the granting of io discuss the war

in Korca a few milljard francs more or with the Frektents of the less to civil servants Parliamentary Foreign Affairs inforced the view that the present Assembly, with its 12 different Commissions.

"The President is determined parties ar groups, divided on ny home and foreign Issues, to end the crisis quickly", M. many Pinizant

after-is "ungovernable" told reporters

The President of the

Re- wards.

who BAW all Party

Mas evacuation of foreignora M. Georges Bidault's Govern-public, from Seoul commences at noon. ment was overthrown on Satur- leaders yesterday and today, lo Fighting is taking place about day, the eleventh French Gov-reported to have expressed the 12 miles from Seoul but the ernment to fall since the war. view that early now elections South claims Euccesses farther Although the war in Koren might be Inevitable and that it north. They allege that Rus-may tend to speed up Cabinet would be difcult to get a stable sjons have been found in North making negotiations, observers government on a working ma- Korean tanks and that Russian consider that the crisia mayjority for the remaining

of this legislature- ships were used for landings on prove long and difficult to re-months the court-Reuter.

solve

Reuter.

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