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BUFFER ZONE DEADLOCK DENIED

Britain And U.S. Still Seek Agreement

COMMENT

Attempts by the Big Three

to devise an acceptable formula seeking a politi- cal solution of the Korean problem and bringing in the Peking regime as one of the parties have, of course, the warmest backing. Nothing may come of it, but isolation of the inci- dent is the primary in- terest and no manner of approach

be over- looked. Prospects of success are beyond computation. Un- til the Peking Govern- ment delegation' arrives

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Troop Train In

A

Collision

Edmonton, Nov. 21.

trcop train carrying members of Canada's

special brigade force west- ward for service in Korea, collided with * trans- continental passenger train on Monday,' killing · GİX persons, aboard the troop train..

were

Four men-the crews of both locomotives listed as missing, and an undetermined number of other persons were infur- ed.-United Press.

at Lake Success and re- TROUBLE

veals something of the

official frame of mind,

,

the world can only con- LOOMING IN

on

tinue to speculate Communist China's real

objectives in committing GERMANY

itself to intervention.

Berlin, Nov. 21.

The Russians have set the stage for a possible attempt to blockade rail movement of American, British and French

military supplies to Berlin,

No Satisfactory Answer Yet Found To Problem

Washington, Nov. 21.1

British and American officials here today denied that they were deadlocked on proposals to create a buffer zone along the Korean-Manchurian border.

The officials said that proposals to establish a neu- tralised and demilitarised zone between Communist China and Korea were still being discussed in London and Washington.

The zone might be on the south or on both

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sides of the Yalu River border. No final decisions "AMERICAN

had been reached.

It meant that the United States, Britain and

other members of the United Nations were wait- SPIES” TO ing to see what the attitude of the Chinese Com-

munist delegation would be when they arrive at BE SHOT

Lake Success.

The officials said that the buf- fer zone proposals might never

be put forward at all it the delegation arrived. "breathing fire and brimstone”. against the United Nations, and showing unwillingness to co-operate in the search for a peaceful Korean settlement,

..

Berlin, Nov. 21,

A Soviet military tribunal in Germany has sentenced five

FIRE ENGULFS American sples" to be shot, tho

HOSPITAL

East German news agency ADN reported here tonight.

Another had been sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment and two others to 15 years, it added.

defendants were All eight German residents of the Soviet zone.

At present Peking's aims remain a mystery. The mass of verbiage from Peking. Radio has mere- ..ly succeeded in concealing

Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 21.. Three hundred typhold pa- the underlying purpose.

The buffer zone proposals had tients-most of them Eskimos The flashing surprise of

The Russian Zone German | been initiated in order to give - were evacuated when flames the original Chinese 011- news agency reported that the Chinese Communists "prac swept through a hospital in the wilderness about $70 slaught, followed by many protests had been made tical assurance" that neither the Yulion

nor the United miles south-west of Fairbanks,

During their trial "they have nothing more than token by Russian Zone organisations, United States

rallway workers, Nations especially

had any

In intention of

a sub-zero temperature confessed that they were mem- resistance to the United

of Western invading or threatening China. firemen today abandoned their bers of an espionage organisation over the transport embodies military supplies and troop re-

efforts Consideration had been given | all-night Nations rally,

to save the of the American Secret Ser-

vice". ADN sáld, an unexplainable incon- Inforcements to this metropolis. only to the question of a de-building.

militarised zone between China "The conscience of our trans-

The patients were taken to ADN did not disclose when sistency lending small

port workers will no longer

and Korea, and it was felt that nearby homes without mishap.-- and where the trial took place. values to understanding. allow a continuation of Ameri- this lent itself to international Reuter,

---Reuter. Repeated Peking charges of can

treatment. war material passing American "imperialism"

through our German Democra- The question of a buffer zone bor- tic Republic to West Berlin," a along the Soviet-Korean fool none. It is more

protest of the Magdeburg Rail-der in the north-east had not than doubtful, indeed, way Workers Union said. yet been considered.Reuter. that the authors delude Veteran observers doubted

PRESSING HARD even themselves. Its con- however that the Russians will attempt a full-scale blockade. stant repetition is in line

It is believed more likely they with the familiar Sovietmay announce railway workers technique of deliberately will refuse to handle military trains from the Western sec- distorting facts.

ters-United Press.

Behind all this Chinese harping on America's ag- gressive intentions, and "the menace to Manchuria, plus the steadily fostered impression of a rising spirit of jingoism among the Chinese people, may possibly lie nothing more than a desire by Peking to fish in troubled waters

while catch.

Paris, Nov. 21. French and British re- presentatives at Lake Success are pressing hard to get the United States to accept a de- militarised zone on the border '(Continued on Page 5 Col. 2)

7 Divisions Poised

For Knock-Out Drive

Tokyo, Nov. 22.

Seven Allied divisions were reported to be in the hope of a worth poised today for a knockout drive against the Assuredly neither Peking 100,000-man Chinese and North Korean Com-

nor Moscow desires a munist Army in North Korea. major war in the Far East which would in- 'evitably mean World War

HIP

the

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across north-

the Yalu

Officials at General Mac- } munists were building up for Arthur's Headquarters have another offensive similar to the abandoned the faint hope that one which gave trouble to the

Chinese would get out of Allies three weeks ago. Korea under political pressure Air and ground patrols Sensible, diplomatic hand-

or political assurances,

located a series of strong Com- The stage was

forces ling of the problem in

set for the munist defence the United Nations, with final big push to the border by main highways to the

General Walker's west Lieutenant

border and the United States and Eighth Army when the Com- River. Britain working for peace munists fell back in Central While the Allies marked time (but not appeasement) Korea ending the danger of a on the western front, the South ah sensational for that reason

break-through in the middle. Koreans scored may

Chinese Communist troops advance on the east coast. prove that what appeared ATU pouring down through broke through the last known in the initial stages of northwest Korca under the at- Communist defence line in the Chinese intervention to tack of United States bombs northeast and raced forward 12

American miles to within 15 miles be a giant rocket is only, and rockets. Some

officials of the Eighth Ammy Chongjin, the biggest east port in fact, a fairly damp Headquarters told reporters that still in Communist hands. squib.

they believed that the Com- | United Press.

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