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THE HONGKONG -TELEGRAPH, - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1950.

SOVIET 5-YEAR-PLAN EXCEEDED Claims Deputy Premier In Anniversary Pronunciamento "Having Mastered Secrets

Of Atomic Energy

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London, Nov. 6.

The most important Russian pronouncement of the year the traditional annual report delivered on the eve of the Revolution anniversary-

-was given today by Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, over Moscow Radio.

TOKYO

PROBES

MYSTERY

He told an audience of representatives of Moscow professional; political and army organi- sations at the Bolshoi Theatre, "The basic aims of the Five-Year Plan have been exceeded."

Marshal Bulganin said, "Fulfilling the duties imposed by Stalin, our scientists will soon exceed the achievements of science abroad."

Tokyo, Nov, 6. "Having mastered the secrets "the great Chinese people is Tokyo observers, mystified by of atomic energy our scientists fighting actively for the "cause the sudden stop of the counter-have passed on to the solution of peace." offensive in Korea suggested of further problems which will

help to

Soviet develop our country," the Marshal added.

these reasons:

(1) The Communists suffered heavily in attacking and are now waiting for reinforcements known to pouring across the Yalu River from Manchuria,

(2) The Chinese only want to create a "buffer zone" south of the Yalu so as to retain complete control of the important hydro- electric plants on the river.

British, Americans and South Koreans were confidently ready to take the shock of any new Communist onslaught.

"CAMP OF PEACE”

"The United States Imperial- ists are following a policy of instigating a new war and using the present circumstances to capture sources of raw materials and markets."

Marshal Bulganin continued, "Comrade Stalin said in the past that the existence of different systems need not prevent' co-

"The People's Democracies operation between nations and together with the German in particular with the United Democratic Republic, which States. There is, of course, firmly stands on a peace basis, a desire and the heroic Korean people, a difference between to co-operate and the possibility which is fighting for its inde- of co-operation. The possibility pendence, liberty and peace- always exists.

At York Minster the other day, the Princes Roya dedicated a Book of Honour to the 1st Bn West Yorks Regiment. Photo shows the Princess Royal inspecting the Battalion with colours flying behind, attended by the Lord Mayor of York and the Colonel of the Battalion

all these peoples constitute the PUZZLING

camp of Democracy, Socialism and peace.

"The camp of peace, however, is headed by the Soviet Union, A frontline spokesman reflected the camp of war by the leaders the change in attitude after the of American Imperialist expan-ism led by the ruling circles of reverses in these words, "The sion."

the United States favouring the stated objective of the United Marshal Bulganin went on to policy of instigating a new war, Nations forces is the Manchurian say that under the leadership a policy of the strong overrid border. That has not been of the Communist Party ofing the weak," Marshal Bul- changed. Those orders will be China led by Mao Tse-tung, ganin declared-Reuter. carried out."

"To the camp of peace is

opposed the camp of imperial- RETREAT

This comment echoed General MacArthur's formal announce- ment this morning that "allen Communists" were fighting In Korea General MacArthur pointed out that he could not send aircraft or troops to attack Manchurian basest feeding · the Chinese in Korea, adding, “Our present mission is (limited to) destruction of those forces now arryed against us in North Korea Reuter,

Pleven Plan

Not

Favoured

Amsterdam, Nov. 6. Holland and Belgium do not support the Pleven plan for al

Korea Complication Sobers Up

Electorate

U.S.

Washington, Nov. 6.

Far Eastern complications sobered the United States electorate on the eve of national elections as voters studied the possible hazards of inflation

and other problems.

The majority of forecasts say the Democratic Party will retain control of Congress by reduced European Army, the Dutch majorities. President Truman has predicted a Minister of Defence, Mr. HLS Democratic landslides. Sjacob, said here today.

The disconcerting

the

(Continued from Page 1) been mostly by rebuilt North Korean forces, he added.

Ceylon Woman M

At Westminster London, Nov. 6. Seven women Members Parliament, including Dr Edi Summerskill, Minister of N tional Insurance, entertain Senator Lady Molamure, fro Ceylon, to lunch at the House He said that the North Commons today--Reuter, Koreans had reconstituted up 10 10 divisions with several independent brigades. Most of this strength had been identi- filed in the North-West

The spokesman give an estimate of the total North Korean strength but said that it was "more than" the.

disclosed figure of 20,000

by intelligence officers last week. American patrols which en- tered a district north of Anju yesterday found about half the. dead chemy-killed apparent- ly by

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TOKCHON BATTLE

South Korean troops entered Tokchon, due cast of.

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Anju, but did not occupy it as Communist forces were dug in on commanding ground. The Southerners occupied the high ground to the south, leaving : the town a No Man's Land: Certain persons are aga

Patrols of the American 2nd

representing that they a for President He had just flown from the

of of confidence effect

Infantry Division similarly are. even

authorised to arrange E Atlantic Pact Defence Ministers' the Far Eastern news on poten-Truman's leadership,

in a well-defended Communist meeting in New York.

for the Sou tial voters is partly due to the though he is not himself a can-post at Yongwon, a few miles vertising Mr. Sjacob said he had the premature belief a fortnight ago didate in the elections,

further east, and were forced China Morning Post, Chỉ impression that France was that the Inchon landing and However, with ..the serious

to retire:

Mail, the Hongkong Te "alone with the plan." The pro-recapture of Seoul foreshadow-foreign policy outlook, voters posal "coincided with an Ameri- ed

United Nations forces were graph and the Post-Herald dertain victory for the have the unprecedented respon- can plan which had already United

of Nations and a early sibility

indicating their being hurried north to help hold been tabled and was considered end to the Korean hostilities, approval both of the Internathe new line in the North-West

The above-mentioned new at the conference. France's plan Until a few days ago, the tional and the domestic ecoho- and to meet the guerilla menace

са has a political as well as a mili-balance of power in the elec-mic programme of the Truman in the rear, which a spokesman papers do not employ vassers, and request tary aspect while the Military tions was believed to be rest-government as the two policies' described as "still bad." Committee was concerned exing with the farmers' vote, on phases already are interlinked In the centre and the east of vertisers to notify the und clusively with military matters."

should they: national defence laws the Allied Une, the Americans

signed the presumption that the Re-in Reuter,

publican would regain in the approved in the last Congress, and the South Koreans were

still pushing forward towards approached. in connecti Middle Western States strength United Press.

the Manchurian border.

with advertising”inany which they lost to President

Pilots report seeing South the above-named newspape Roosevelt's "New Deal' pro¬

NEHRU STÁLIN Korean troops at a town British Missions To gramme.

miles north of Klichu, on the

W. A. GRINHAM Many voters speculate that

New Delhi, Nov. 6.

41st Parallel, in the North-East. Stay In Greece

the tightening International

The Prime Minister, Mr

American Fifth Air Force

Secreta situation will compel accelera Jawaharlal Nehru, marked the fighter pilots said today, that Athens, Nov. 6,

tion of

the national defence 33rd anniversary of the Com- they had been attacked by a

China Morning Greece has asked Britain to

programme.. with

consequent munist revolution today by Russian-type Jet fighter from keep the staffs" of her military, higher cost. of living, higher sending Marshal Josef Stalin a Manchuria. It returned back

Post, Ltd: naval, a'r and police, inissions to a minimum, it was disclosed taxation and a steady trend to message saying that he hoped after crossing the Yalu River. ward governmental economic the friendship between India One American Mustang pilot today.

controls.

and the Soviet Union would today shot down two Russian- She wants, however, all Bri- |

COMPLEXITIES

further the cause of world type Yak planes near the Man Printed and published tish missions to remain in the

Australian WILLIAM ALICK GRINNAME A churian border. In view of this complex out-peace. These facts were dis-

were called Mustangs country.

out Land on behalf of South CH Marshal Stalin's reply merely closed in a letter from the Prime look, decisive recapture of Minister, M. Sophocles Venizelos, Congressional majorlies by the asked Mr Nehru to accept his again today to give maximum Morning Fost Limited: ats

would be gratitude for the cordial com support to the Australian 3rd Wyndham Street, to the British Ambassador, Sir Democratic Party

Battalion northwest of Sinanju | Victoria,

the Colony: Clifford Norton-Reuter,

tantamount to a popular vote gratulations.—United Press.

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