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TONGKONG

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1950.

TRUMAN'S APPEAL FOR UNITY "Stand Together As Matter Of Vital Security" Western Europe's Defence System

Washington, Dec. 21.

President Truman today told the nations outside the Russian iron curtain to stand together as a matter of vital security.

The President issued a formal statement after conferring with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who returned early this morning from the Brussels conference of Foreign Ministers.

The North Atlantic countries) and of the North Atlantic area at the . Brussels conference is vital to their security and agreed on the creation of a-1,- to ours."-United Press. 000,000-man armed force. head- ed by General Dwight Eisen- hower, to keep Communism out of Western Europe.

BRUSSELS SUCCESS

Lake Success, Dec. 21. The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, returning here Mr Truman said: "Let there today from the Brussels meeting be no mistake about it. The of the North Atlantic Treaty unity of the nations of Western Council, said he thought the Europe and of the North Atlan- conference was very successful. tic area is vital to their security and ours."

The President talked at some length with Mr Acheson just before a luncheon, and after the meeting issued this statement:

"The Secretary of State this morning gave me a full report of his meeting in Brussels with the Foreign Ministers and De- fence Ministers of the North Atlantic Pact countries. I was. greatly encouraged to hear from the Secretary of the seriousness with which the representatives of the North Atlantic countries went about the job of bringing to life the military and econo- mic agencies of the North At- lantic communities.

NEW PROOF

"The Secretary of State re- ported that the appointment of General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander in Europe has greatly heartened and insui the European nations, who see in it new proof of the firm in- tention of the free nations to stand together.

Asked by newspapermen at the airport, whether he thought the meeting had contributed to world peace, he replied: "This is the only way we can possibly do it."-Reuter,

SALUTARY

BAN

WAR

ON

NEWS

New York, Dec. 21.

A New York Times editorial commenting on the new cen- sorship on Korean war news in Tokyo, said, on Thursday:

"For a newspaper to welcome restrictions on news may seem unnatural, but we consider the imposition of such restrictions on news of the Korean military operations to be salutary. No reliable newspaper has any de- sire to publish news that might cost the lives of troops or ham-

military per

Το operations.

"Within the next weeks, sol-place the correspondents on diers in Europe of members of their own judgment is not the North Atlantic community satisfactory on the whole, will be training together. Many and there seem some unfor- of our hopes have now become tunate results in Korea even facts, with all that this means with the best intentions, for the defence of the free world.

"The Secretary also reported on his informal conversations with the French Foreign Minis- ter, M. Robert Schuman, and the British Foreign-

Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin. These conversa-

A group of Korean civilians is being questioned by Col. Joseph J. Twitty, left, Seventh Division staff officer, near Iwon. The Koreans were stopped on the beach by a U.S. Navy guard who suspected they were Communists.

Eisenhower A

Unifying Force In

European Defence

New York, Dec. 21.

A New York Times editorial on Thursday praised General Eisenhower's appointment as European Commander.

It said: "Co-ordination of the military establishments of the 12 nations into one army under one overall command 15 obviously a' long step toward the unification that the shall Plan has striven to av-

means, complish by economic and the Council of Europe by

"It is better from the practical viewpoint to know what can and cannot be printed, and have re- liable authorities who will decide.

"At the same time one wants down to see restrictionis kept to a minimum and confined as tions resulted in full agreement much as possible to straight- on how the three governments, forward military. operations. political pressure.

Cor'-

to one army, the Supreme Com- mander will be a unifying force in any event. His special talent for smoothing out differences and persuading people to work

demands of the great task itself to set a pattern for unity.

A Whale Of

A Fight

Umkomaas (Natal),

Dec. 21, Scores of people at this Natal coast town watched a two-hour battle between an eagle ray and a sword- fish, about half a mile out to sea.

After the final clash, a killer whale which had been hanging about moved in as the fighters sub- merged.

Later the whole surfaced alone, spouting victoriously. -Reuter,

Mar- together will combine with the Agreement Not

decisions "A military merger imposes close collaboration. in both these fields and adds another. Pyramiding, as it does, into a single top authority, it creates or concerned with a working community at oncé larger, more substantial and more binding than previous combinations.

pursuant to the North Atlantic Everything that has happened thus far in this connection gives Council's decision, would take

to-believe at Govern-reason up with the German ment problems of German con- respondents will not be hamper- tributions to the defence of ed in sending stories that are"

political Western Europe.

"I am in full agreement questions of no value to the with the Secretary that the enemy even though they may be spirit shown by the countries distasteful to higher authorities." of Western Europe has justified United Press. our confidence

free that the

busi- States of Europe mean ness about setting up a com- mon defence system.

Royal Tour ETA

London, Dec. 21. "The meeting will be a mat- Buckingham Palace announced ter of satisfaction to all tonight that the expected date of American people. Let there the King's arrival in Australia be no mistake about it, the is March 1, 1952, and in New unity of the nations of Europe Zealand on May 6, 1952. Reuter,

NANCY

Entrance Exam

"The Brussels decisions were forced on unwilling nations by threats they could no longer ignore. What they signify is a reluctant admission by free peoples, that not one of them dares risk standing alone against the tides that threaten their existence. To weld their latent and scattered strength into the "No wonder the promoters of invincible power it could be, is the European Union

Eisenhower's and the General

tough Atlantic Union see their cause assignment. In doing that, he furthered by General Eisen has a better chance than any hower's mission. To whom will political leader to weld their he report? they ask. To whom minds and wills, for it is in is he responsible, unless some doing down-to-earth tasks. to- international authority is set gether in the common struggle up?

for survival that coalitions be- come real and foundations of unity are built."-United Press.

"In organising multi-national contingents and fitting them in-

By Ernie Bushmiller

REDUCING

PILLS

Ja

Honoured

Beirut, Dec. 21. Lorries loaded with Lebanese citrus fruits were held up at the Syrian frontier tonight fol lowing the refusal of the Syrian Government to apply imme- diately a new agricultural ex- change agreement with the

Lebanon.

It was announced yesterday that the new. countries had agreed to the free exchange of. agricultural products, and that negotiations to extend the agreement would start next month.

Syria had decided to hold an agricultural conference On Saturday, after which it is. hoped the agreement will come into force.-Reuter,

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