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RUSSIA UNWILLING TO TAKE

PLUNGE INTO

INTO WAR Sticking To Our

COMMENT

War jitters are beginning

to interfere with sound judgment in the United States or,

surely, the

general embargo decree, not only preventing future trade with Hong- kong, but banning con- tracts already entered into and financed, would have been given more serious thought.

Washington's primary aim

is understood and

But Bevin Believes Kremlin

Would Like China Involved

London, Dec. 14.

The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, replying to the House of Commons debate on foreign policy, said to- night, “I very much doubt whether Russia will take the plunge into war."

Mr Bevin also said, “I also believe that the

Guns

Washington, Dec. 14. A group

of radio offi. cials who visited Presi- dent Truman quoted him today as saying that the United Nations will “stick

to their guns" in Korea,

"We are not going from Korea unless we are push- ed off. We do not intend to leave," the President was reported to have said.

-Reuter.

GLAMOUR

appreciated. Hongkong THREE MEN new part which India is playing in the world is a GIRL SEEKS

has

no criticism of the

purpose, has in fact

steps in same

direction, but the method APPOINTED

employed, arbitrary

action affecting not only TO SEEK

strategic materials, but

cigarettes, hooks and eyes

and cosmetics, gives the THE PEACE

impression of bureaucracy gone slightly mental. Less protest, though it would still persist and with good reason, would have arisen had the decree been restricted to suspen- sion of trade from the hour of the decision. When, however, goods already paid for, con- signed to the Colony and shipped, are off-loaded in places like Honolulu, Manila and Singapore;

Flushing Meadow, Dec. 14.

The United Nations General Assembly today chose three men to try to make peace in Korea..

They were: The Assembly's President, Mr Nasrollah En- tezam, of Persia,Mr Lester Pearson, Canadian External Affairs Minister, one of the West's leading spokesmen who has said repeatedly that every effort must be made to negotiate peace in Korea, and Sir Benegal Rau, of India,

who has taken the lead in informal talks at United Nations with the

tremendous factor in the leadership of Asia,"

He thought that there was a great field open

for information and propaganda "to keep the DIVORCE

Chinese from lining up permanently with Soviet Russia."

Hollywood, Dec. 14. Glamorous Elizabeth Taylor said today that she would file

Mr Bevin said, "We know | countries into account in arriving for divorce to end her story- pretty well that China really at their conclusions. wants to stop this fighting".

He thought it was the Russian This was not a formal arrange- attitude to keep on the fight-ment, he added, but it ing in Korea.

A

"I never believed that the

the United Nations", he added. Mr Bevin said he believed that Stalin "wanted to use China to force us to fight".

"It would suit the Kremlin to use Chinese manpower

Russians ever wanted China in

to

keep the United States involv ed without a single Russian soldier being used in battle", he added.

BOGGED DOWN

Mr Bevin said, "Just as we

"pretty-effective”,

was

book marriage to wealthy Nick Hilton.

The announcement came 2 week, after the actress moved out of her home with Hilton and went home to mother.

"I am very sorry Nick and I Regarding assurances to have not been able to adjust China that there were no inten- our differences and have come tions against Manchuria, Mr to a parting of ways," she said Bevin said, "Anybody who is in a statement released by her fool enough to attack Man-studio, M-G-M. churia is bound to produce a world war almost immediately.

"We came to the conclusion that the cease-fire must come first and then settlement in Korea by negotiation",

{ be There must.

inter- ference with Chinese territory,

The 18-year-old actress is now making a movie, "Love is Better Than Ever". She did not find that true following her lavish wedding on May 6. The studio said shooting on the pic- ture would

be completed in about three weeks and the divorce action was expected to follow then. Friends reported but clearly, there must be no the glamour girl was "fed up interference by China with with Hilton's

clared.-Reuter.

1-

gambling and

when perishable goods General Wu Hsui-chuan, Chinese do not want to be bogged down Korean territory, Mr Bevin de-playing around and ignoring his

like oranges are dumped, the strongest representa tions are demanded. To suggest that the Hong- kong business world has

Communist representative..

Mr Entezam told the Assembly that Mr Pearson and Sir Benegal had accepted his request to sit on the commission which will try to bring about a cease-fire in Korea,

The commission was proposed by 13 Asian and Middle Eastern countries, led by India.

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The Political Committee ap- proved the appointment of the Commission last night by votes to five, with Nationalist China abstaining.

been reduced to chaos as the result of America's action probably over- states the case, but it has been seriously disturbed for good reasons. Events, for instance, may compel Today the General Assembly decided not to debate the issue. Hongkong merchants to

Speeches were confined to ex- bear extremely heavyplanations of votes. financial losses.

Mr Jacob Malik (Russia) said that the recommendation was Here is arbitrary official merely a camouflage to allow to commit action, going far beyond American forces

"future aggression" in Korea.

strategic necessity. The The motion had been pushed American exporter, the through the Political Committee, shipping company, and be said, by the Anglo-Ameri- the insurance company, are certain tö resist claims, and quite legiti-

can bloc-Reuter.

had

FURTHER TALK Flushing Meadow, Dec. 14. Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, of mately. But it is not to be India, and Mr Jacob Malik, the expected that the Hong-Soviet representative, kong importer will sit half-hour talk in the delegates start of the quietly back and take an lounge before the

United Nations General As- imposition saddled by sembly's plenary session to- the American govern-day. ment.

Sir Benegal declined to dis- close the subject of their talks, On the facts, Washington which appeared to be cordial

has the moral responsibi- Reuter. lity to compensate all Hongkong firms senting proven claims to

-pre-

Togliatti's Trip

with a China war; equally, I think Stalin. wants China to force us to fight.

"I believe that is the tactic which the Kremlin is following

at the moment."

It would suit the Russians in their Asian policy to use Chinese manpower to get the United States, involved and then keep clear for Europe and "the rest of us," Mr Bevin declared,

the

wife"-United Press.

Guerlain

Mr Bevin said that he had always worked on the basis of Cairo Declaration which stated that all Korea should become free and independent.

The 38th Parallel

was mentioned in this declaration.

But, he added, the Cairo De- claration included. Formosa. He could see no reason for going back on the Cairo Declaration

on Formosa. But this is "not an appropriate moment to settle it".

Mr Bevin said that Britain

had been "somewhat concern- aed" about the last offensive in or not We Korea-"whether might land into trouble",

Rome, Dec, 14, The Italian Communist Party

financial loss. In addition, leader, Palmiro Togliatti, may

PRETTY EFFECTIVE

Britain's Chief of Staff hadTM

given advice and it had been forwarded to America. The (United States had been asked to

take it into account.

"We do not complain that their views were not accepted. The Chiefs of Staff in America did not take that particular. view," he added.

The views of the British Chiefs

the whole position.de- leave soon for Moscow. The Staff were communicated mands re-examination Italian news agency Telegraph of with the implication that quoted "responsible Communist through the American Chiefs of circles" as saying that Togliatt Staff to the Commander of the sensible modifications of

would leave for Moscow by forces in Korea.

The United States Chiefs of the embargo order will be train for a long period of ab-

Staff took the views of other Instituted.

solute rest-United Press.

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