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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1950.

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PEKING'S "PRICE" FOR A TRUCE Expected To Be Far Too High To Be Accepted By U.N.

Reply To Indian Approach Possible Today

London, Dec. 7.

Communist China's "price" for agreeing to stop its armies at the 38th Parallel in Korea may be far too high for the Western nations to accept, authoritative diplomatic sources said on Thursday.

These sources emphasised that no one probably will know what the Chinese will ask as a "price" for a cease- fire at the 38th Parallel until their armies reach that in- visible line.

to

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of

These sources said China's] The British people seemed to "minimum" terms were under- be settling down to take more stood to include these demands: bad news from Korea if neces- (1) Total evacuation of sary. The near-hysteria of United States forces from Korea, last weak when 4 careless (2) Admission of Red China phrase about the atom bomb by President Truman jolted all of to the United Nations.

Even gone. military Europe, was (3) Stoppage

the aid

French-sponsored recent bitter anti-MacArthurism the Vietminh regime in Indo-China, was missing.-United Press.

In addition the Chinese were certain to insist upon the with- drawal of the United States Seventh Fleet from Formosan Sir waters and allowing Red China India's to take over that island on which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and the remnants of his Nationalist regime are hold- ing out.

It was understood here that this major problem-China's "price" for agreeing to a cease- fire and division of Korea at the 38th Parallel pending elections ---was the major issue under discussion in Lake Success and Washington.

LITTLE OPTIMISM Optimism about the Clunese agreeing to stop at the 38th parallel was

very strong

here.

not

As one official put it: "Gen- eral MacArthur did not stop at the 38th parallel when the United Nations had the North Koreans on the

going

run

north. Therefore, why think that the Chinese, if they still have the United Nations torces on the run, will be inclined to stop at the 38th parallel going south?"

ANSWER SOON

Lake Success, Dec. 7. Benegal Narsing Ray, chicf. United Nations delegate, said today that he was expecting "at any time" a reply to the 13 nations' appeal to China and North Korea te

whether it would be possible for him to attend the meeting.

Mr Wu had stated that as the Politieni Committee was to be in session he could not attend.

Mr

ex- Wu was generally pected to communicate to Sir Benegal today the Chinese Com- munists' reply to the preliminary

peace

plan presented by the Indian delegate on Monday.

The plan envisages a cease- fire in Korca and a temporary Bruce line along the 38th Parallel pending negotiations of widor issues.--Reuter.

hall at the 38th Parallel. SOVIET

He added, "Asian delega- tions that sponsored the re- cent appeal and certain other Asian delegations met again today lo exchange views On the situation in the Far East

OBJECTION

in the light of all available OVERRULED

information. They decided to meet again for the same pur- pose from time to time as fur- information became ther available and to continue their in the cause of peace efforts and strengthening

the United Nations."

Sir Benegal had called the short notice after meeting at

talk with Mr Chiao having a

to the Pek- Kuan-hua, adviser ing delegation,

Lake Success, Dec. 7. The Social and Humanitarian Committee of the United Na- Assembly voted tions General today to circulate documents submitted by the governments of Germany, Japan and Italy cf the issue of repatriation of World War II prisoners of war.

Despite Soviet objections Asked whether Mr Wu Hsiu- that the procedure employed chuan, leader of the Peking to make the documents reach delegation, had been invited to the committee was illegal, dis- attend the conference, Sir Bene-tribution was voted 26 to five gal said that he had been asked with eight abstentions,

The debate was caused winen the temporary chairman, Mr A. S. Bohari, announced that the documents would be distributed. The usual procedure is for non- member documents to be distri- buted simply on the request of any delegation without need of a vote.

on

Delegations from all the three countries concerned were hand for the debate as unofficial observers.

Representing Japan were Eiji Wajima, chief of the Control Bureau of the Japanese Foreign

Minister, Soichi Salto, head of the Japanese YMCA, and Miss Nasa Nakayama of the Lower House of the Diet.

French Plan For Talks Om Big Four Parley Egyptian

Paris, Dec. 7: France today proposed that the Big Three Western powers invito Russia to a Big Four conference on global problems, provided Russia agreed in advance to negotiate

specific list of East-West disputes.

Informed sources sald the French made the pro- posal in a draft note sub- mitted to the opening sc9- sion

on a

of a two-day con- ference here of American, British and French diplo- mats-United Press.

Treaty

London, Dec. 7. Today's second business meet- ing between Salah El Din Bey and the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, since the Egyp- tian Foreign Minister arrived in London last week, lasted three- quarters of an hour.

A Foreign Omce spokesman said afterwards that the whole period had been devoted to a further review of the problems of revising the 1936 Anglo-, Egyptian Treaty and that an-

Peking Attention other meeting between the two

On Indo-China

fresh

London, Dec. 7, Peking Radio made charges tonight that French violated aeroplanes Chinese territory from Indo- China.

had

Ministers would take place later in the week.

on

Although usually well-in- formed quarters in London did not think that any progress had been made at the meeting Tursday, the length of today's meeting was thought to mean that some new proposals must have been introduced into the discussions.

Without naming a source. the Radio said tonight, Salah El Din Bey was accom- "Aeroplanes of the French panicd by the Egyptian Am- aggression forces in Vietnam bassador in London, and Mr have continued to invade the Bevin by Sir Ralph Stevenson, frontier area of

China, and the British Ambassador to their ground forces have Egypt, as well as by Foreign bombarded Chinese territory. Office advisers.---Reuter.

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Germany was represented by Hans von Truetzschler of the Federal Chancellory, Reinmund Hergt of the Ministry of Jus- tice, Herbert Wehner and Eugene Gerstenmaier of the Brandstug and Georg Federer, secretary and interpreter of the delegation. Italy was represent-

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General Wu at the U.N. Security Council! U.N. Troops Retreat in Korea!

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With the 140th traditional Beer Festival under way in Munich, the thirst of the Bavarians is being quenched. Here, the traditional Beer Leader is shown with well-decorated horses in front of one of the huge tents which are able to hold 5,000 drinkers, (Acme).

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All three documents back up

the charges made by the Wes- tern powers on the retention by the Soviet Union of prisoners of war. The Japanese com- munication estimates that un. repatriated prisoners total around 370,000 and possibly

more.

The German documents charged that there were 1,285,- 494 former members of the Wehrmacht on whose where- abouts the USSR has so far failed to furnish any informa- tion.

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