1950-11-27 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1950.

Ambassador's Farewell

To Great Britaimn

The retiring American Ambassador, Mr Lewis Douglas, and Mrs Dou- glas, wave farewell as ther leave London to return to America.

Arabs Deny Complicity

In Terrorism

Americans Preparing Questions For Peking Group

Communist China

"Refrained" From

All-Out Aggression

London, Nov. 26. Communist China refrained from an allout Washington, Nov. 26.. intervention in Korea after Russia made an appraisal of the military situation, according to diplomatic quarters here.

here has called attention

to

The Saudi Arabian Embassy oficial denials by the Saudi

Arabian Government of charges that it had financed Arab terro- rism in Syria,

cus and Cairo had left the im- pression that Saudi

activities in Syria.

Diplomatic quarters said the Communists The Embassy said that recent want to settle Japan's future so that the country newspaper reports from Damas- will be outside the influence of the United States. Arabian They said these explained the Soviet disclosure of money was behind terroristic the recent exchanges between Mr John Foster The Embassy quoted a me-Dulles, Republican adviser to the U.S. State De- morandum sent to the Syrian partment, and the Soviet U.N. delegate, Jacob said, "The Saudi Arabian Gov- Malik, on terms of a possible settlement of Japan's ernment categorically denies the problem. alleged accusations attributed to it, The Government maintains that the motive behind the cir- culation of this piece of news is to create misunderstanding be- tween Syria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."-Reuter.

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The Russian appraisal re- portedly said "there military decision to be reached in Korea." It was said to have named Japan as a "base of aggression" and

10 drive American forces out of Korea "would

not be sufficient to eliminate a threat."

Reports sald that Russian military experts recommended that the Communist Chinese needed further training in mechanised war;

that the "Air Force of the People's Re- public would be rapidly cx- panded, and the facilities of training Chinese air force per sonnel in Siberia should be ex- tended."

The conclusion of the report sald to be that it would

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be useless to intervene in Korea without progressing to а total overthrow of the American power in Japan, and any "face-saving" move Red China in Korea must strictly limited.

Lake Success, Nov. 26.

The United States has prepared a series of questions to ask the Communists, about their intervention în Korea and their foreign policy, when the delegations meet face to face at the United Nations on Monday.

The American delegate, Mr Warren Austin, is ready to quiz the Peking delegate, General Wu Shiu-chuan, on the Far East crisis at the after- noon meeting of the Security Council.

The first formal appearance of the Peking group at the United Nations session may come in the morning at a meeting of the Assembly's main Political Committee on Russia's charges of United States aggression against China.

Mao Tze-tung's regime noti- fied the Secretary General, Mr Trygve Lie, that

delegation under General Wu Cold Kept Them

had been named to attend the committee session, The Poli- tical Committee voted on Friday to invite Peking to sit in on the current deliberations.

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The Soviet delegate, Mr Jacob Malik, is slated to open the morning session with minute indictment of the United States for alleged aggression against Formosa and Manchuria, The American delegate, Mr John Foster Dulles, is ready to initial reply, then request a 24-hour

scale American answer.

POSTPONEMENT MOVE However, there is a afoot to postpone the whole committee debate to avoid having parallel issues under dis- cussion simultaneously in the Committee and the Council. been searching for negotiation of the Far East the weekend to establish

adjournment to prepare a full-

move

In Prison

Montgomery, Alabama, Nov. 26. Three hundred convicts were moved

to

safety when fire razed wooden barracks in the State pri- son here before dawn to- day,

In 20 degrees of frost, guarde rushed from cell to cell firing pistols and beat- ing on doors to rouse the sleeping prisoners. The guards feared escape at- tempts but not one made a dash for it, perhaps be cause of the bitter cold.— Reuter.

Security Communist

Council delegations that have a path to

crisis made initial efforts over con-

tacts with the Peking delegation that might lead to solid peace talks.

delegate, Sir

Party Split In Sweden

The Indian

Stockholm, Nov. 26. Benegal Rau, cald the Peking Thirty veteran members of group replied to his overtures | Sweden's Communist Party with a note. The Yugoslav broke away today and formed delegate, Dr Ales Bebler, had a their own organisation after *** by talk with the Chinese Com-two-day meeting here. be munists or Saturday in his

capacity as current President of ing that they have formed their They passed a resolution say- the Security Council.

own "Central Board" because There is a good deal of feeling the Party had "abandoned its hero that the British would purely revolutionary course and have more luck than anyone degenerated into a family clique else 'in managing to bring Wu's for the purpose of self- Americans for peace talks. delegation together with the admiration.”

FIRST MOVE

In a debate on the resolution Lager, the Party's leader, the "rebels" criticised Mr Fritiof

daily newspaper "Ny Dag.” editor of the Communist Party's and

The

Diplomatic quarters said that Soviet observations on the American draft proposals for Japan were obviously intended to impress Red China with the idea of trying to exclude Ameri- can influence from Japan. They The United States' position is developments indicated a "new delegates if the latter want to said that this and other recent that it will talk with the Peking trend" in the Sino-Russian re- talk, but the first move must lations, bringing the two Com-

come from the Chinese Com- closer loyalty to the Cominform, resolution. called for munist governments closer

munists.

a "more Leninist line", and an gether in

Indications their

the handling of Council majority on Monday appendix of the Socialist Party". end to the policy of being "an diplomatic exchanges which the will accept a Western

proposal to powers

The rebels, who are headed sought to the Korean crisis and the by Mr Gustaf Laurenteson, Com- counter.

Formosan issue under one omni-munist member of Parliament bus agenda item. That will for Malmoc,, South Sweden, will allow the Peking delegation elect their own delegates to the to participate in debate on Communist Party Congress here many aspects of the Far Eastern next March.-Reuter. crisis. United Press.

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These quarters believed that the British approach to the Peking, government and the "structure" of the American proposals for Japan would have a strong appeal to Red China. DIRECT CHALLENGE

are that

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Auriol To Visit

To Visit Cyprus Ban. On United States

Red Meeting

New York, Nov. 26.

Nicosia, Cyprus, Nov. 26. A Government ban caused,

The American proposals Im- ply a direct challenge to Rus- Proceeds to be used for Christmas sla's right to be in Kurile

Islands and

Paul Auriol, son of President | the cancellation of a Communist- South Gift Parcels for patients

Sakhalin. Vincent Auriol of France, left sponsored mass meeting due to The proposals also offer to by Air France today for Paris have been held today in a South Hospital. Contributions of any kind grate- bring the future of Formosa and after completing arrangements Cyprus village in protest against

fa Service

Pescadores Islands Into the con- for his father's State visit to the the "conversion of Cyprus into fully received, and may be left at the Nine ference melting pot and invite United States and Canada early a war base," Dragons Club on Nathan Road, 31 Kadoorie secure Formosa without fight arrive in New York on March Avenue, or on telephoning 57027 they willing the United States to join 27, and spend eight days in the be collected by car as soon as possible. tion farther forth. United Canada before returning home,

the Chinese if they want to

next year,

The President is expected to

In challenging the Russia posi- United States, and four In

United Press.

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arge British Army, camp,

The meeting was to have been near Lacarna, the site for a

protest against the use of cer-

The organisers, planned tein village lands for military construction, Reuter: