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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, 'MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1950.

ATTLEE TAKES OFF FOR U.S. TRIP Last Minute Conference With Senior Cabinet Ministers

Fully Documented

For

Momentous

Talks With Truman

London, Dec. 3.

The Prime Minister, Mr Clemens Attlee, called senior Cabinet Ministers to Downing Street tonight. for a last minute conference five hours before flying to Washington for his momentous talks with President Truman.

The main purpose of the Washington talks will be to find a means of localising the fighting in Korea, usually well-informed quarters said.

Mr Attlee went over the ground he will cover with President Truman in a long talk with the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Gaitskell and with the Defence Minister, Mr Emanuel Shin- well.

Mr Attlee, having now con- cil and in yesterday's Anglo- ferred hot only with all his French talks at Downing Street, military, diplomatic and political the problem of reconciling advisers but also with France's Anglo-Saxon and French views Prime Minister, M. Rome Pleven, on German rearmament is not and hor Foreign Minister, M. yet completely solved.. Robert Schuman, is now fully documented for his discussion

Meanwhile it was understood here that Mr Attlee, had been

with the American President on considering talks with Presi-

a wide range of subjects.

dent Truman for some time and

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Mr W. Henson, an official of the U.N. (left) with one of the chiefs of the Chinese Communist delegation now in New York. (Central Press)

London Snow Does TRUMAN

Not Delay

Plane

London, Dec. 3.

Snow was falling at London Airport today as

CONFERS

ON KOREA

It was believed that follow-that his trip to Washington was a British Overseas Airways Stratocruiser stood by CRISIS

ing his talks with M. Pleven not solely due to the misunder to carry the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, and M. Schuman who travelled standing over the President's from Paris to London yesterday press conference statement last and his staff to the momentous Washington talks to confer with him-Mr Attloc week on the use of the atom will

that still propose Korean problem should be tackled in two stages.

Those are:

(1) Stabilisation

miliary position.

the

bomb...

CLOSED DOORS

with President Truman.

mean-

But the airport authorities reported time that the weather was "all right for flying" and expected the Stratocruiser to take off on schedule at 9.30 p.m. GMT tonight.

A Washington message says the that Mr Attlee's first day there of

would be spent in closed door with the British (2) Negotiations with Cam-conference munist China to end the conflict. Ambassador, Sir Oliver Franks,

British Minklers woke under-and other British officials.

He will confer with Presi- stood to be strongly convinced that. United Nations action in dent Truman on Tuesday. The Korea must

its two leaders will be alone, ex- be tied to original purpose-to halt a war cept for their nides. and not to start one.

NO DEFINITE PLAN Evidence here suggests that the British Governmen has so fur no definite plan of how to make negotiating contact with China or what the scope of the negotiations should be.

But it was understood that Britain would be prepared to revive the proposal for a de- militarised buffer zone in North Korea after the military position has been established..

that the Indications were Ministers are taking things as they come and have not yet worked out a policy to meet a situation in which there is no the possibility of stabilising military position.

Today,

ATTLEE

President Truman RETAINS

conferred with his Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson,

in preparation for the forth- OPTIMISM

of

it

coming talks with Mr Attlee. There was no disclosure the matters discussed, but

granted that was taken for they talked about the Ameri- can attitude towards various points Mr Attlee wish to raise.

London, Dec. 3. The talks that Mr Cle-

Washington, Dec. 3. President Truman met top military and diplomatic officials last night and again review develop- ments in Korea.

today to

The President conferred at Blair House today with Mr Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State, Mr George Marshall, Secretary of Defence, and General Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff.

The trip may take 16 hours or more, flying nonstop if weather conditions are suitable. Before he went to the aerodrome, Mr Attlee had final consultations with his Ministers, and his They reviewed all aspects of. diplomatic and military advisers, the war in Korea for two and

Overriding interest in his a half hours, journey was centred in the They had held a similar means he may be able to work session at Blair House yesterday out with President Truman for lasting two hours. negotiating with the Chinese on Korea.

London comment on the Attlee visit has featured a belief that

are

Also. present at today's session

Truman's was Mr affairs foreign

adviser, Mr Averell Harriman.

the ment Attlee, the Prime India's special position. may Mr Charles G. Ross, Presiden- may Minister, will have in make it possible for the Western tial Press Secretary, would not Many meetings have been Washington will not be in Powers to find a way of doing disclose any details of the dis-

cussion at these meetings. held at the State Department, the nature of an interna- this.

forth- The key point of the

This afternoon Mr. Truman since the announcement of Mr tional conference.

discussions Attlee's visit and there

coming will

con- went to the White House to In the words of Mr Attlee sidered self-evident. They are: work on a speech he is to make be others to prepare for himself they will be "an ox- 1 - Ways of getting momentous conference.

the on Tuesday morning before the change of views between man Korea situation under control Mid-Gentury Conference on and man and such an exchange and the question of negotiations children. can only result in good to the with the Chinese Communists at cause we have at heart-the Lake Success. peace of the world."

the

Pre-

It is believed that the sident's talks with Mr Attlee

Mr Ross said that the speech may bring a test of bi-parti-

would "ouch on the emergency san foreign policy in Congress.

2. European defence,

and will be adapted to the But if the worst came to the

REPUBLICAN VIEWS

Mr Attlee spoke those words 3. The question of new occasion". worst and the military position

Republican Senators said in to reporters before he left Loa talks with Russia,

Mr Ross said that the Presi- continued to deteriorate the at-

that they don tonight for the United

4. The raw materials situa-dent would go to Washington's titude of the Governments con- separate interviews

with corned would have to be, work-would regard Mr Truman's de- States for his discussions

tion, which is worrying both National Airport tomorrow mor- groe. of willingness to consult President Truman.

Britain and France.

ning at 9.30 am, to greet the ed out in Washington.

Leaders of both panties "I am not going to talk about M. Pleven and Mr Attlee are British Prime Minister, Mr. Cie Opinion here is, in any case, with

·known to

the oppose strongly opposed allowing about the Atlee discussions as any particular facts of the many both

to

ment Attice.-Reuter. the problems we are facing," he United States' stockpiling policy, British resources to get bog- an indication of how far

Far Prresident plans to go in trying sald. "I want to survey the and will both strongly press the ged down in extensive Eastern lighting because of the obtain Republican co-opera- whole scene as it now is and as view in Washington that this

ution on international questions. It may be in the future." continuing possibility

policy means withholding essen. Senator H. Alexander Smith Asked by reporters "Are you

tial raw materials from the threat to Europe.

(Republican, New Jersey), a optimistic?, Mr Attlee replied

French and British economics. montber of the Foreign Rela- that he was always optimistic

The wide range of experts Committee, said he in everything.

travelling with Mr Attice, who include economic as well as mill- tary,

political diplomatic and advisers and his preparatory that he consultations, indicated

of

de- tions Atlantic

are

a sprig of white heather (tradi- will bring many difficult sub-

jects before the President. tionally for good luck).

Reuter.

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THREE-POINT TOPIC While Korea, Tence and stockpiling will give thought that if the President Asked "Do you think we can

three-point topic to Mt expealed Congressional

Rc- ind a basis for a peaceful Attice's agenda in Washington, publicans to go along with any solution of the things we It is known that he wishes to moves that might grow out of facing", he sald, "I hope so".

inter-related the conference, he ought to these consider

MrAttlee wore in his Cat consult them before any final problems as a whole.

As part of the policy of giv-decisions were made.

Senator Henry Dworshak ing Europe security, Mr. Attlee

He was seen off by Mr Ernest was expected to discuss fully (Republican, Idaho) said that

The trans-Atlantic weather in Washington the question of before they were asked to carry ovin, the Foreign Secretary.

When Mr Attlee left his offl-forecast promised a smooth Atlantic defence.

He was believed ready to Congress ought to know "whe clal residence at No. 10 Down-flight with good visibility along

ather the United Nations is going: Street police prevented the whole of the route.

Printed and support the appointment of

The pilot was to set course William Alick Grinham for and Supreme Commander-probably ing to function or just become photographers recording, his

for- Gander Aerodrome." in a paper organisation in the departure..

on behalf General Dwight Eisenhower

and atters had Newfoundland: where he ex- Morning Post Limited at 1-3 of South China Mechanics Korcan crisis." without delay;

He sald that Mr Attlee's at- been working all day adapting pects to arrive after nine Usually well-informed

hours for a brief Victoria in the Colony of Hong-

Wyndham

Citybr Street: ters. believed that, though pro-lude might have a great deal the interior of the aircraft which and a half

mude in the to do with the United Nations is taking him to the United wait while the plane is fuelled, gress had been

Statos. Desks were installed. .: |--Reuter, North Atlantic Deputies' Coun-decisions.--Reuter.

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