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RHEE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1950.

"I think we will come out alright"

WANTS ALL KOREA-OR

NOTHING AT ALL

Communists destroyed

the 38th parallel

By Jack James

SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, JULY 13.

THE SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT, SYNGMAN RHEE, EXPECTS TO GET HIS COUNTRY BACK AFTER THIS "HOR- RIBLE WAR," AND HE EXPECTS TO GET IT ALL, NOT JUST THE HALF SOUTH OF THE 38TH PARALLEL.

President Rheo said in an interview tonight that “inter- national Communists", who invaded his country on June 25th, have "destroyed the 38th parallel" line of latitudo selected as a boundary between North and South Korea. He added, “We have no desire to ravivo it.'

KOREA

STRUGGLE.

(Continued From Page 15 Koreau disabled three of them.

Dut American

South Korean forces were rull forced to withdraw before numerically superior ground forces, taking

natural barriers,

Kum

He expressed the hope that "union of the north and south may be the result of this war." Mr Whee so far has had no official encouragement from the Americans who are helping his country- men to fight the Communists.

An official American spokesman said today that as things stand now American forces will be content to throw the invaders back to the horder without pressing on into North Korea.

The President is living in Nations would stand by as they small town in southern have, Korea has many friends We are very grateful to them."

Soon after the war started.

has He how

Inked him, "Hony fur Korea been set back?" replied, "It depends on long the war lasts but already we have set back at least behind

Keren

፲፮- 1915 berated."

up prepared positions behind Koren, to which he retired Back 5 years

For the first time in days, In a statement early today to Americans today ranged along |Nationalist China's Central the

routh bank of the River, were

not bearing the in-News Apeney, Mr Rhee declared that thesia, by supporting the vasion's brat,

North Koreans, had broken faita In the hot aun come tired with her

wartime Alles and G.I's made their way southward automatically the one of the rest after days of almost parallel is out of existence." for a re

battle.

Others UT AN continuous

He sald that bence is impossible Bround,

drinking! aquaited coffee and relaxing a little from long as the 38th parallel s the bitter battle they had tough cancelled."

in retreal from river.

It

north

REDS PAUSE

of the

hat

appeared that Communist units north of the Kum paused before hurlig an ath-out

tlack at the natural quarter) mile wide tank obstacle, per

in the hope that a pincer hap moverent to the east woult make such o frontal assault un necessary.

who

when

He named these factors:

Bombed or blasted cities, bridges, roads and railroads.

Dislocation

people, of

The South Korean president. 2. Eruption of industry and

caid he was herrithed at reports

of the North Korean atrocities.commercial

think

enterprise and

ecomerpje stability.

do they 115

do these Pressdient Rhee raid the only somellmeT

Povernment records he managed this? I

to save in his fight from Scout that the Communists are not

Ja here were the history of De } villed,

think they dese elvilisatio ir troy

People Korean Independere movement From the Declaration of Indie. have it," he said.

to 1948 and Dendence in 1919 white-harred rate papers for the 23 month The Vigorous,

Hepublic's the of the Southern revolutionary, who kept

the invasion. dea of free Korea before their xistence before world nearly 30 years befiel ties id "I even had to leave an

of '1'resi Heavy bombers and rachat-he salted portal success inj ontarmaphed pleture

ident Truman behind me. I had fring planes went guuning for 1918, still keeps busy, tanks and, carriers, planterel rones from the north and prae tically cut some advanced Northere waits off from supply bars.

their

Field report reaching Tokyo indicited that the Communist artillery was beginning to feel a shortage of anunuuition as the air raiders hacked away ni com- munication lines. Reuter.

FIRST THRUST

to leave a bust of me.

Left The Dog

"I a to Rave

my Ing

I fit. Cabinet officers and few American official know! where he te had almost us

any callers as he did when Tape But I won born all he lived in "Kyun

Muda Korea's presidential

palace plunkt." Scotd.

27+

Cabinet meetings Air Rhee said, "The Caunes tures here once in a white.

Otherwirel insted on that they couldbe keep me here."

The picadent als Tokyo, July 17.

kaya a on the country's Communta worried oyo scouts have thrust to the Kumtem which it now falte

North Korean

River in preparation for a mass und assault on the American defence; ab organs line which now giards Tacjon¦ 1 es advices from the front paid to-

Re

day.

The threat of two Communist present

1.

ed eeeem over the war-:tricken

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to the of the

during mor

President Rhe I aqu.ef:

Banking movements cast and owo and a half hours interview. west Complicated the Ameræsu

situation. One therat, develop answer to the testion. Why

www. at the vasion Ing for revera! days,

serior al ut ett tag the Chuju miles northeast of Tucion. The other proag appeared in Le the Techon area, about

miles west and Borthwest of Tuelen where Allira platies strafed an enemy column.

Along the Kam

Ceb 14

Hakler, "when Communist tanks: came into Soul and we | bad to give way and run and they marched into Seoul, it was

As they were 400 years ago

Valerie Jackson, 12, is gazing in fascination at replicas of Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh, dressed in authentic 16th Century costumes, in London. A collection of dolls was shown to the public at the Galleries Lafayette to raise funds for needy children.

Million sign

atom bomb

petition

13. New York, July Bae million American

Stock- signed the have Tealm petition to

outlaw ratonile bomb, i's speli. sors announced today,

of these 400,000 signa- tures were obtained after the Korean war started.

Mr Dean Acheson, the US Secretary f State. druuced the appeal yes- terday a. pulling 1150- mlum

pou bad faith and evasion.-enter,

Russia is

playing

No aid for colonies

after

1952?

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

London, July 13.

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War-a blessing

for Europe

London, July 13.

Military observers said today the Korean wor may be a blessing in disgulse for the defence of Western Europe against any Soviet aggression, Their hope is that the price of the lessons being learned in Korea will not be too great.

Every mile reeled off by Communist tanks in Korea has exposed the weaknesses in tactical con- cepts underlying existing perils for Western Europe,

·

The Red successen have de

monstrated the futility of

counting heavily on air power Britons

to stop armour. It underscored

the obviousThat there is по

substitute yet for the properly Volunteer

Armed and equipped foot sol- dlers.

Estimates of the number of Infantry divblons necessary to defend the West may have to be raised considerably an a result of these lessons,

For Korea

1651

London, July 13. British wartime airmen have offered to form a fighter squad- Training will have to be made ron with the United States Air more renlialle-ke world Force in Korea, on the lines of War II British run schools for the American Eagle Squadron, Allled invasion troops-to pre-which few with the Royal Air vent green troops from panicking | Force in the last war. under fire.

The offer comes from mem- There may be new pressure hers of the London Brevet Club, from military men to rearm a flying club for former men- Western Germany in one form her of the Royal Air Force and or another to lip one of the the Fleet Air Arm. They ap world's largest poots of waeonched the United

States Ar experienced manpower.

Atinche here, who has forward- tank

development ed their request to Washington. called for by programme

So for 50

of volunters names American offers In Germany have been sent forwnni. "W ing much no two years ago could get many more," said na probably will be started follow amicial of the Brevet Club, "

A

now

ing the fallure of American armour before the superior Pussian tanks in real achting.

П 139

there is no objection rom the American or British Govern- nents."-Reuter.

Schuman Plan Discussions

Paris, July 13.

NO MATCH American officers, who or anised the United States Con- stabulary in Germany special hard hiting armoured force, reported after field testa that Ameriena armour wag no match for Russian armour, and asked that something be done

The six-nation conference, on about it. These officers pre- sentiv are training European the Schuman plan announced af that today that it was working out a some armour under the military system of organic co-operation" supra- between the proposed isl programme.

and the nauonál

authority On the other hand experts various governments,

of France, delegates has sald

Korean

The the

Luxembourg, the brought new appreciation for Belimo,

Western Germany Netherlands, "ol fashioned" weapons.

and Italy Lsued a joint stair- When the Uulted States began ment reporting progress in the

F-17 Thunderbolt talks before arjolning for ending

Apprehension as to American assistance for soldiers in the British Colonies which will be ceasing after 1952 when Marshall Aid comes to an end was expressed in London today.

war

Deputy Chief of the E.C.A., Mr Abbot Low Moffat, replying to questions on the subject, said that it all depended on the fate of President Truman's "Point Four" plan for backward terri-thurs to Greece and Turkey, French National Holiday (Ba Lories,

He drew intention to the fact that the Senat Fimaner Cent

mitte last week recommended Truman affirms

Point tn

Four up- a cut in thr prili

$10,000,000. Latte, saii, that of case The digital appropriation might yet be prese)

In answer to Lord Hailey. "African author of the noted

for for Survey, he made it clear how-

more time

London, July 13.

ever, that "unle Point Four- is enacted, this particular form el asstance to British Colorles will expire."

WE WILL

IN

WIN

KOREA

Washington,, July 13.

called for Turks

the

faster jetille Day) and the weekend.

Amerlean

important prob "The most Bghters instead,

combat lems have been cleared up and 44703 bominanders veterans pointed out that the mutual understanding has been which is tho Thunderbilts are anent established,

that constructive the best planes in the air for guarantee

can be rapidly ground support and tank bust-solutions in United Press.

achieved," it cald.-Reuter.

President Truman sud RALLY and HILL CLIMB

Agala Ifalley.

In

NO STRINCS

reply

expressed Who

10

| today Lord

States p-

Foreign Oflice sources to- I bied, every-)

nos horrible. body healing myself.

"Then the people began blam- ing the government,

But I have never lost hops, Now our armies anel I hear people in the school next door are fighting better marching and singing and going back and for h 1. think we will

right."-Unite out all Press.

GOLD PRICE HOLDING

Commercial gold, after ex-

fencing

20-point ju compared

0

Ile said. "Never fear, the yesterday Kremlin's directing the in- closing rate

wasati.

Is now or never. artig along too well. had a good election. We had icked their guerillas,

River 12 10 14 miles north of Tucjon, American Army artillery blasted We

that

the United | had never been de

day dismissed speculation relation of EC.A. help and feated and would not be de- that the Soviet Union had urged its continuance, Mr Moffateated in Korea. put forward suggestions for sald that there were no strings

the termination

Korean conflict.

OF

the

On

news

in the

He said this when he was rttached to any of this help

Teports were Insker for Colonies,

at his weekly press called for

to make sure there conference to reassure the

projects wag no wastage I was disclosed. that Russia hut would not be an advantage American people regarding

of reverses so far had not gone beyond ask- ja territory concerned but no Jo elucidation the earlier publication of such a perte was Korean war.

of British appeal for termination made until the British Govern-

The President said that United ment did so and there was no of the Korean war.

advantage to U.S. business.

be able to [Sta es forces woud in etisie These questions aruse

in a toothold in Korea mul The was held in diplomatic

carry that foothold as far north quarters as confirmation of car-eusion following an address on

the 38th Paal'd, border of the Soviet is "The Morhall Plan and Brilh lir beliefs that playing for time and is not ready Africa" by Mr Muffat to a joint North and South Koren.

Alrican President the Royal to commit itself until it has as meeting of

of and the Royal Empire terled more fully a balance

cielles. strengthUnited Press.

this

SIDE GLANCES

of Wednesday $308. The Soyle's know itpared is morning

Ever seven points lower than We were

We its closing price of yesterday.

Sams operatur mo! becnie of the oftli of the Washington denial by

contemning the Valky pent;ressumOUT

market is still The gold the Communists never

that thought

Amen would affected by International poll- Korean and the Who wouldr teat moves en he dropped Ching like a war, was hot potato?

Gold reached a high point of

were

making

the enemy rear incessantly adstrially and economically. Forge. while new tanits and guns and And infantry reinforcementa flowed

sleathly

I

to the front.

Dispatches reported tint pessimism on

the front

take up our care.

disappearing as the time neared "And they (the Communista) $300 ls morning and hit 10.30

for

a great test against

henever thought that the Unitedja.. was about $300.

Communiste, and General Mac- Arthur tak! in a special com- munique, "Each day we reduce

the enemy's relative superionty

Jo numbers and weapons,"

NEW COMMANDER

Lieutenant

now

General Waltum

Walker, American forces

of

commander

it isorca, established a command post #1 Gont and assumed per-

conal direction of operations

in

Clamp down on news from front

inited

Washington, July 13.

The United States Defence Secretary, Mr

preparation for a major but Louis Johnson, today ordered the United States

Llc.

the

HEAVY RAIN

Korea, July 14.

to cover of heavy rain

Army, Navy and Air Force to clamp down on news about the movement of ships, troops and supplies

The Communists moved under to the Korean war front.

positions on the north bank of

Mr Johnson sent the Secre-¡tlons

R

upon

news

news

the Kum River late inst night tales of the three armed Ser-publishing

artillery, after the American

security guilance" direct polsed for what may be a major Vice engagement, had held them our memorandum laying down the whatever fource.

rules to be followed in tho all day.

Front line observers mid this release of information

the

disseminating and obtained by from reporting

There are no censorship laws In the United States with exception of certain provisions Atomic Energy Law

During the last war, news- radio stations ad- Bapers and ap-hered to voluntary codes gov-

morning that the Communists He also included tire security of the

will meet strong American firerriction Imposed by General governing atomic matters. in crossing the 200-yard wide Druging McArthur for the Far muddy Kum from the western East Command

sector of the allied front line.

These regulations are

The river is an excellent tank plicable only to the release of erning domestic news reporis. barrier when it flows at flood information by military sourcea stage. It now is only waist and are commonly referred to dents assigned deep is some places, United as "consorship at the source.” Prem

Dispatches from COTTESIAN- to war theatres were censored in the field There are no legal restric-Imilitary censors.--Reuter:

by

gelbrich

5-13

So

By Galbraith

COPR, 1990 BV NEA DENTIST, DHC, T, M, BEC. 1. B. PAT. ONE

"I guess you're right, Dad, there's no excuse for low grades like that-unfosa maybe you slipped up on some of my homework!"

Thman said that the Government had under con- sideration plans for the mobili- American manpower gallon of

industrial resources In the present siluntion.

He said that although the Government had under con- every plans for sideration phase of home front mobiil- sation, it would use them if

necessary.

The

Government

stering mobilising

พวง

con-

more men

En money behind the Korean

war effort and would take any steps necessary to bring it

1 successful

Reuter.

conclusion.

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