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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1950.

SHINWELL CRITIC OF MacARTHUR Gone Beyond Objectives Established For Korea Conflict Britain Believed That UN. Troops Should Not Pass

The 38th Parallel

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General Douglas MacArthur had gone beyond the objectives Britain understood were established for the Korean campaign, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, the Defence Minister, said today.

Britain, he said, had tried to prevail on the

United States to keep the objectives, limited. She

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had believed that their campaign should end at the 38th Parallel.

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In a speech at Wingate, a small town in OF VIEW ON County Durham, Mr Shinwell reviewed the posi-

tion in Korea and its relation to Western Europe NEW CRISIS

as his Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, was preparing to leave for talks with President Truman.

"Had

He said that a compromise country could be bombed to plan- for Western European bits. We have had enough of defence evidently meeting the that in the past. French point of view-should be out "in the next few days."

A Supreme Commander for the West would be appointed and the

forces

necessary

was

for it not been

the Koroan

would now upset, we have been building up our de- fences in the West."

that position In Korea "vory grim indeed." Even if the Korean question in a diplomatic sense he would military sense-- were settled, he had little hope not say, in a

"much more of permanent peace while Rus-the position was sia remained in a "mischief-favourable," he said.

gathered.

making mood."

WARNING

raw

However,

Raw material shortages caus- ed by American stockpiling Mr Shinwell gave a warning that unemployment might could interfere with the Euro-

material pean defence buildup and cause emerge if the unemployment in Britain, he shortagas developed. He blamed the United States stockpiling warned,

Ha raid the Government and said that Mr Atulee would

discuss this in Washington. would welcome four-power Mr Shinwell said that Britain talka with a general agenda but there was no evidence that such ต. conference would produce even a measure of agreement.

KOREAN “UPSET” The Korean "upset" had delayed the building of West European defences, he said. But he was now more optimistic on this point "because I see the prospect of effecting a com- promise on the problem of Ger män participation in the defence of the West."

had tried to prevail on the United States Administration that "our objectives should be limited, and nothing should be done to bring us into 002- flict with China,

"The Government has done everything to maintain peace. The one thing we wish to avoid is a great war.”

Paris, Dec. 3. The French Foreign Minis- ter, M. Robert Schuman de- clared today that he had brought back from London "the certainty that we are not alone in defending peace-and the certainty that nothing must be done that could compromito peace."

Peace Petitio

Berlin Show

For Commons Of Democracy

Londory, Dec.

tal in beare betilion which has been the ma

gt Communist „prensi

In Britain for the past year will be prespoles, to the House of Commons next.... Thursday,, the Brl- 1sh Pence, Committee a nounced tonight. The rell- tion, calls, for a five-power conference and United Na tions, action, prohibit atomlo weapons

and to have branded as a vi criminal the first govern-

to

atomlo .USO weapons.--Reuter.

Dica 3.

great allow, of democracy, to the today a. open defiance of

commandy to, boy- cipal, elections. iny, with returns still Willy, Welland, eloution chairman, sald at least 90 per cents of the eligible electorate of 1,000,000, had aloshed through icy rain and snow flurries to cast ballots

The heavy vote was a chish- ing blow to the Russian sector Reds, who waged an intensivo propaganda war here for weeks urging the isolated West Ber liners to stay away from tho polls.-United Press-

Of

Collapse

Government

Pyongyang

Civil

At

North-West Front in Korea, Dec. 3.

The Civil Government collapsed in Pyongyang

M. Schuman was speaking at tonight.

16 ceremony at Abion, nkar Paris, shortly after his return with the Prime Minister, Rene Pleven, from yesterday's talks with Mr Cement Attlee,

on

The United Nations defence arc north of the city, after pulling back another 10 miles last night, continued to shrink today although not in actual contact with the Communists.

the British Prime Minister.

The main reason was the re-in M. Schuman said that theported large Chinese concentra- talks had produced "agreement tions on the right flank. But the essentials." "The main Communists have so far not essential is not to improvise in used them to take advantage of a moment of panic but to know the "fluid" United Nations de- where we are going and what fences.

27th we have to do," he declared. The British

Brigade, holding an important sector of "We must have a long-term this danger arca, had not seen a Chinese soldier for the past 24 policy as well as a policy immediate action,"

hours. Dug in on snow-covered the Meanwhile M, Pleven confer-slopes of a series of hills, red with M. Jean Letourneau, Brigade is confident that it could is responsible handle its front if the flanks whose Ministry

of

were secure.

for French affairs in the Asso-

A Brigade field officer on the clated states of Vietnam, Laos and. Cambodia, on Communist tront said tonight: "The line may China's southern frontier, where be fluid but this Brigade's posi- France is now grappling with tion is very solid."

He said he was not going to criticise General MacArthur, renewed attacks by the Viet-

The roads leading south be- but he added: "At the mo- minh insurgents whose leader,hind the front were again chok- ment it would appear that Dr Ho Chi-minh, la Moscow-ed with convoys of trucks, guns Gneral MacArthur went be-trained.

and tanks. Driving north was yond the objectives which we ...On his arrival in Paris today.Hike swimming against a strong understood, to be the objec- M. Pleven said: "We came to antide.

at the beginning of the identity of views with the tives

This afternoon and tonight affair and that as a result we British."

sore-footed and thousands of M. Schuman said that nothing

South dispirited

Korean went up, near the Manchurian border, where there is a very would bc achieved without

soldiers, some, without equip- France, and he concluded with Mr Shinwell declared: "The large force of Chinese.

added to *ment and weapons, West is very vulnerable and "The

looks very an appeal to the spirit of recon- the south-bound surge of traffic, position

There is no use ciliation and of International wide

attack. Before grim indeed. open to

collaboration-Reuter, you know where you are, this deceiving ourselves."-Reuter.

The compromise plan for European defence should come out "in' the next few days," Mr Shinwell sald. A Supreme Com mander would then be appointed and forces built up.

DUNLO

The BRM racing car-hope of British motor racing-with Reg Parrell at the wheel, lapping the course at Goodwood when it won the two races for which it was entered. This was its first appearance since its failure at Silverstone → (Central Press).

Off the road, through trazen rice paddies covered with snow, marched the everlasting line of refugees.

The retreat converged on Pyongyang but did not stop there. The flood of vehicles poured across the river along what a short while ago was the Eighth Army's route of ad- vance. Reuter.

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