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U.N. BID FOR KOREA CEASE-FIRE Britain And United States Support Rau: Soviet Group Opposes

COMMENT Big Four Talks

Disclosure that the Eighth Army has withdrawn to defence lines south of the 38th Parallel, coupled with the otherwise mysti- fying absence of contact with the Chinese Com- munist armies since the fall of Pyongyang, en- courages the feeling that the possibility of a com- promise agreement, end- ing hostilities and organi- sing a unified Korea, may not be altogether remote. India's instinct that the

"Imminent"

Paris, Dec. 12.

The Foreign Minister M. Robert Schuman, told the French National Assembly tonight that a Big Four meeting is "imminent."

This statement, made in reply to a question during the budget debate, pre- to the sumably referred recent Big Three negotia- tions here, at which it was decided to call a Big Four an agenda conference if could be agreed upon in advance.--United Press.

Parallel afforded a clue to AIRMAN'S

a

peace mission

may

prove to be sound, if only

from the angle that WRECKED.

whatever the Chinese

Reds may plead in justi-

fication for intervention ROMANCE

in

the

North Korea, passing of the frontier line must, be regarded as in quite a different case. That handy word "inter- vention" can be permitted,

Sir Benegal Discloses Nature Of Talks With General Wu

Lake Success, Dec. 12.

The United Nations General Assembly's Political Com- mittee, against Soviet objections, voted today to give urgent for bringing about a consideration to the 13-nation plan cease-fire in Korea,

The Committee voted by 48 to five with four absten- tions to give priority to this plan over a six-Power resolu- tion calling for the withdrawal of Chinese forces from Korea.

Priority was given at the request of Sir

û

Benegal Nursing Rau, the Indian delegate, who Korea Murder

was the main author of the plan.

Only the Soviet Union group of countries opposed priority. Ecuador, Turkey, China Thailand abstained.

and

Earlier, Sir Benegal told the terms--the best thing is to make Chinese an earnest attempt for this pur- Committee that the

representa-pose." People's Republic tive assured him that it did not,

been but war had want war forced upon them by the United States and the United Nations.

The American delegate, Mr. Warren Austin, announced that the United States would sup- 13-nation report the

plan for bringing about a cease-fire. But Mr Austin.said he assumed that steps would not be taken until the basis and fact of the cease- fire had been established.

London, Dec. 12: Group Captain Claude Henry with inciting Turner, charged

Polish girl to a red-haired leave the country, told a War- saw Court today he hoped the girl would marry him, accord-

despatch in the interests of con- ing to a press fining the sphere of conceived in London.

Turner, a former British Air flict, down to the Parallel. If, however, the Chinese Attache in Warsaw, said he and the girl, Barbara Pobrowska, Reds cannot restrain had discussed the possibility of

attack divorcing his wife.. themselves and the new defence positions the outside Seoul, challenge to the United Nations will be flagrant. No clear indication has been given of Peking intentions, although more than a week has elapsed since the 13-nation appeal for a cease-fire. Sir Bene-

Squads

Seoul, Dec. 12. "Vengeance squads" of North Korean gunmen are reported to he striking nightly through South Korea against prominent anti-Communists.

Sir Benegal, introducing the In. Seoul alone an average first resolution, said, "It was of 18 killings nightly was re- from this point of view that the parted for the last three nights. resolution has been introduced. One member of the South Sir Benegal pointed out that Korean Assembly was said to have been killed on Saturday in the resolution did not call the re-imposition of a cease-fire while inspecting villages order.

Southern Korea with an escort of 11 police.

EXPLORATION

for

an

C

The Seoul police, who were He felt it would be better in thoroughly screening thousands

have the first instance, to

of refugees pouring into the 100 of the city, have arrested over The Committee then adjourn-exploratory procedurë

kind embodied in this resolu-Canmunists trying to slip in. Miss Pobrowska, aged 29, is ed until tomorrow without

Commissioner, Police attempting to voting on the cease-fire plan

Chun Duk Soo, said that he had charged with leave the country illegally.

no way of knowing how many cluded the other gunmen had olice net. Reuter.

Turner said that she had wanted to abide by the regula- tions but it was difficult to get Polish passports. Miss Po- browska said she met Turner on a hunting trip and fell in love with him. She had known nothing of his "intelligence ac-

tivities."

"I wanted to leave Poland only because I love him and for no other reason," she told the Court, "I am very sorry for all

have done."

itself.

RAU GIVES DETAILS

Sir Benegal, introducing two resolutions designed to try to find a peaceful settlement in Korea, gave some details of his recent conversations with Gen- eral Wu Hsiu-chuan, repre- sentative of the Chinese People's

Republic here.

gal Rau insists that he has obtained an assurance from Mr. Wu Hsiu-chuan that the Peking regime is

Turner is charged with trying anxious for peace, with- to smuggle her out of the coun- the 2,592-ton freighter out obtaining any hint of try in acceptable terms. Those Baltavia, of which he became kites flown by the Soviet assistant purser after being Air right

Attache-Reuter, at Lake delegation

Success are, of course, untenable.

Britain's attitude yesterday in pledging support to the

"He said, "The meetings were firstly to understand the view of the Peking Government. We met four times and had fairly long conversations.

"At each conversation I asked I was

in my

the view that Government did not Peking want war with the United Na- tions or the United States.

the Ambassador whether

Marines' Loss "His answer was most cer-

cease-fire resolution will, Not So High

As Feared

nevertheless, commend it- self, The first task is to stop the fighting, arrange a truce. Assuming that

Washington, Dec, 12.1 Mao Tse-tung agrees to

The United States Marine this, there is little reason Headquarters today scaled down to doubt that subsequent its estimates of casualties in the negotiations will produce break-out from

Communist not in- an agreement

North-East Korea, volving any blow to the dignity of the United Nations.

tainly we do not want war but we find that the forces of the United States and the United Nations are carrying on our military operations near border and so a war has been forced upon our people'

"For nearly રી generation China has been ravaged by wars from one side or another and it

want do not Chinese people is easy to understand why the another war and would welcome ina spell of peace.

the Chinese encirclement

,

MONROE DOCTRINE The Marines put the figure at "At the same time we must 3,000 to 3,300 and said it in- cluded those disabled by sick remember the terrible ordeals made them unduly When all this has been said, ness and exposure. Actual bat-through which they have passed

tle losses--in killed, wounded have

suspicious and fear aggression the harsh realities of the and missing were estimated at

where none exists. scene cannot be concealed. about half the total.

United This report said that the Divi- Should the Nations be required to sion's three infantry regiments were only at 70 per cent.

"Be that as it may, we have meet an attempt to oust

strength after the 10-day battle.

an assurance them from Korea, it will First estimates ranged up to at the moment

that the Peking Government stout fighting 6,500 and were calculated in spint and a fair share of part on the assumption that desires a peaceful settlemer. ad other units had suffered about since the rest of us desires a enable good fortune to

the same losses as the infantry peaceful settlement--if it can be achieved on just and honourable them to stem the onrush. groups-Reuter.

"In fact they seem to be. moving towards a Monroe doctrine for China,

tion.

Sir Benegal said, "How long the exploratory process will take we cannot tell. But such (Contd. From Page 8, Col. 2)

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