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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1950.

ARMIES MASS FOR HEAVY ACTION

Reinforcements On Both Sides Moving Into Front

British And American Gains

Line

On

Pakchon

Front

Tokyo, Nov. 9.

Troop reinforcements and supply columns rumbled through the bitterly cold Korean countryside all night as both United Nations and Communist forces built what might be the decisive battle of the Korean war.

VIRTUAL

LULL IN INDO-CHINA

Saigon, Nov. 7.

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A French military spokes- man said today that a French reconnaissance pla- toon, numbering between 30 and 40 men, which "dis- appeared" three days ago in the mountains southwest of Laokay, was presumed lost.

He said the platoon was part of the one and a half battalions which evacuated Laokay last week. The remainder of the evacuees were still marching to the southwest and were not

believed to be in contact with

the Communists, he added,

Elsewhere in Indo-China, the

French forces had killed more' than 62 rebels. In addition 1,000. Communists, armed with mortars and machineguns, who had atttacked two villages near Vinhlong, 65 miles southwest of Saigon, were repulsed with "serious" losses.

Official sources confirmed reports that the French were transferring planes from Hanoi to Haiphong, the seaport ca miles east of Hanoi. The Hanoi field remains open. Observers believed the switch might mean the French expect attacks along the seacoast,-United Press,

up for

The moves followed a day of aggressive patrol and slight gains by the United Nations troops.

American, British and South Korean soldiers were dug in on the bridgeheads around Anju, the vital supply crossing straddling the Chongchon

River. Their grip on the right bank extended to Pakchon, eight miles north of the river and then eastward through the road and railway centre of Kunuri to the battered town of Tokchon.

Opposition during the day to to be Chinese, the other North all United Nations moves was Korean.

Indication, light-an

it was The general situation had thought here, that the main been "improved and stabilised," body of the Communists was a Headquarters spokesman trying to avoid full-scale con- added, as the United Nations tact at this stage.

forces regained contact with the The Communists are believed Communists in almost all areas to have about four divisions, after a 30-hours' lull. totalling 40,000 men, on the An intelligence officer said Chongchon River front. Three that the Communists were not if these divisions are believed affected by shortages of sup- plies in their sudden with- drawal from combat contact on Sunday as they could bring up

border in the hours of darkness

Turks Move Into

Korea Front Line

Washington, Nov. 8. The Turkish United Nations contingent was moving up into forward artas in Korea, an Army spokesman said on Wednesday,

He said the first field orders had been issued for moving the Turkish unit up to the front

line.

material from the Manchurian

without effective interference from United Nations warplanes BRITISH GAINS

This was the position around the front according to the latest reports:

The British Brigade and the United Statés 24th Division

gained nearly four miles yester. day and last night against light resistance and were now two miles southeast of or three

8 miles north of the Pakchron, Chongchon River. The American

Cavalry 1st Division north of Kunuri threw

The size of the Turkish con- tingent in Korea was not re- vealed by Defence officials here. Turkey originally offered the United Nations 4,500 troops. back probing attacks: United Press.

Acheson

To Stomach

Declines

66 Volunteers"

Washington, Nov. 8.

The Secretary of State, the Dean Acheson, to- day disputed the Russian statement that all Chinese Communist troops in Korea were "volun- teers."

The statement originally was attributed the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Vyshinsky.

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DRESSED TO KILTS--Jean Lochrane, right, four, and her sister, Anna, two, of Calderbank, Scotland, are rigged out in tiny kilts as they board an ocean liner at Southamp- But they don't seem a bit happy to be going to the

U.S. to join their father.

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Massacre

Atrocities

Korean In N. Korea

The 6th South Division in the Wonni area also made slight gains:

Truman's Setback

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000 over the Democratic can- didate, Mr Walter Lynch',

The Democrats suffered four losses in contests. for State governorships. They were in

In the central area of Tok-

U.S. First Corps, Nov. 8. chon, where United Nations The North Korean Com- forces are thrusting through a munists herded 1,288 poli- Connecticut, Nevada, Maryland narrow defile between rugged tical prisoners into coal and Colorado...

mountains, the 8th South

officers

and

Korean Division Won ground mines and shot them down But Democratic Senators held against light enemy resistance. as the Allied armies ad-two seats in Connecticut

But the American 2nd Divi-

one in Nevada. vanced into northwest sion, to the cast, stalled against

MORAL VICTORY American Communists heavily entrenched Korea,

The former Secretary of State, Mr James Byrne, won the governorship of: South Carolina. He had come out of retirement to fight.. the "Fair Deal" policies of Wir Truman, with whom he had been on cool terms since his Cabinet days ended.

on a hillside. In the east, the said today. South Korean Capital Division

Colonel Burton Ellis said the advanced from Kilchu to near Myongchon. above the 41st bodies of 700 victims were Parallel. Heavy winter snow found in a coal mine at Anju,

the to fall heavily in on had begun North Korea and will continue Chongchon river. Intermittently for several months.

south bank of

the

Four survivors said the pri- PRISONERS TAKEN

soners were marched into the United Nations forces in the down by their guards.

mine on October 14 and shot North-West Korean front to-1

criminal.

Observers said that the Re- in the House publican's gains were at least a moral victory because in about 100 seats in

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day made slight gains, recap- Col, Ellis said the Communist the "solid South" the Democra Mr Acheson said anyone who "essential elements" for a peace turing some ground which was chief of the coal section blamed tic candidates were returned would believe this statement treaty with Austria were agreed lost last week to Chinese and by the survivors for the unopposed-Reuter. "would believe anything." The upon, but that the treaty was Korean Communists, according massacre, has been arrested State Department had had no never concluded because the to the 1st United States Corps and

may be tried as war communication with the Chi-Russians insisted on "the intro- spokesman tonight. nese Communist Government duction of new and irrelevant Elements

of the South Major Paul Roblee found the regarding the status of the issues into the negotiations." Korean 7th Division advanced bodies of 408 prisoners in air Yalu river, area.. He said the

to within one half of a mile raid shelters in a conl mine United Nations communica- Mr Acheson said: "In decid- of Wonni, from where they near Chaidong, 18 miles east tions were all that he knew of. ing how a further meeting of were ejected last week. Enemy of Sunchon. The bodies of 180

The Secretary of State told the Council of Foreign Ministers opposition was slight.

South Koreans were found in conference that

all could

interests

Other elements of the same the tunnel of a coal mine east statements of United Sintes world peace we must clearly division recaptured a hill north of the walled city of Yong- policy on Korea would be consider the extent to which the of Kunuri.

byon-United Press, anade, as they have in the decisions of the previous meet- Action along the Chongchon past, in the United Nations. ings have or have not been car-River, from Kumuri to the west

The United States was giv- ried out."

coast, consisted entirely of ing careful consideration to

patrol action, during Germany is only one of the little contact with the enemy Russia's proposal that the Big Four foreign ministers meet to East-West problems and it can was reported. discuss dinitrication of not be isolated from "similar Patrols captured nine elsewhere. prisoners but their nationality

Vatican City, Nov. 8. United States will be. in no Other nations are being sub-is not yet known.

Pope Pius XII today received IMETAKERZENDIEN AN INTERNETARLITOSTR hurry to reply. The United Jected to an increasing war of American 2nd Division in private audience at the States must consider both the nerves and in some cases to clements reached Sangsin-ni. Vatican Palace; Monsignor serious issues involved and the downright aggression."

Very aggressive patrolling is Gabriel Reyes, Archbishop of long record of Russian bb- ・For these reasons, he said, under way by American and Manila. The Popo also recei- structionism in previous meet the tree world was rearming South Korean units holding ved Monsignor Alberto Soegija ings of the Big Four,

and it will continue to do so bridgehead positions on the Peranta, Apostolic Vicar of He recalled that at the last until egillmate cars are re- north bank of the Chongchon Semerang in Indonesia, United Big Four meeting "h"> 1940 moved."United Press,

River opposite Sinanju.-Retter: Pross.

Germany, but he indicated therensi

of tension

which Archbishop of Manila month. Sees Pope

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