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NEW PEACE PLAN PRESENTED Proposal For Six-Power Conference On Far East

Backed By Britain And U.S.:PEKING'S

COMMENT

The meeting in London of

that

of the

the Commonwealth Pre- miers has shown the approach various Commonwealth nations to the problem of Communist China is not identical.

On the necessity of reach

ing a wide settlement with Soviet Russia, how ever-and this is a far graver problem there

Criticised By Russia

Lake Success, Jan. 11.

Britain and the United States today supported a new peace plan for Korea calling for talks with Russia and Communist China and other Powers after a cease-fire.

They did this in the Political Committee where

the United Nations cease-fire group had proposed a conference of six Powers including Britain, the United States, Russia and Communist China, to discuss Far Eastern problems.

The Soviet delegate, Mr Jacob Malik, did not reject that principles contained in the five-point plan but said is complete identity of that he could not support them and asked for more time views. The meeting has agreed that the Western powers

Although

to study them.

plan, also

re-

three At first reading, he said, they the achievement by stages of a should seemed "Hoggy and hazily cease-fire, a free and united continue to seek peace worded",

Korea and the peaceful settle- talks with Russia,

He also deplored the fact ment of Far Eastern problems. pro- that North Koreans were un- "Firstly, in order to prevent viding there is a guaran-able to present their views and the needless destruction of life tee that such talks would that the Chinese Communists and property and while other not be a waste of time.

were not present in the Com- steps are being taken to mittee.

store peace, a cease-fire should The

an arrangement should contain immediately be arranged. Such

adequate safeguards for suring that it will not be used Earlier, Mr Lester Pearson, as a screen for mounting a new called the Canadian Foreign Minister, offensive.

for 3 conference in- "Secondly, if and cluding Russia and Communist cease-fire is secured

when a in Korea China 10 make ડી. supreme....advantage should be taken effort to solve the Korean of it to pursue consideration of problem and prevent a new world war, -

resumption of talks with Moscow

may lessen the danger of an immediate spread of the Asian war to Europe it would be foolish to bank heavily on the success of the conversations.

There has been no tangible

indication

France, proposed that the Big backed by

Powers' conference should be hold, at the United Nations.

Mr Pearson was speaking as that Russia a member of the cease-fire will approach any

new group making its report to the talks in a more concilia-

Political Committee. tory spirit than she has shown heretofore.

en-

further steps to be taken for the restoration of peace.

"Thirdly, to permit the carry- ing out of the General Assem- bly's resolution that Korea should be a unified, independent group's plan,' said that it was with a constitution and govern- Mr Pearson, presenting the and democratic sovereign State

important to proceed from one ment based on free, popular stage to another with a elections, all non-Korean armed The Russian Press is still minimum of delay, each stage forces will be withdrawn by ap- full of the same propagan- depending on another and the propriate stages from Korea da tirades, quibbles and whole implemented by ap- outright lies with which chinery. the world has long been Here is the group's five-for the Korean people to ex-

the point plan for dealing with the Chinese and Korean problem. Its objective was stated to be

so sadly familiar; Kremlin still seems. to be more interested in pro- paganda than in genuine diplomacy.

Though

an effort at a settlement must be made, the talks must not deal with Germany as

a

international propriate

and appropriate arrangements, ma. in accordance with United Na

tions principles, will be made press their own free will in re- their future Spect to

govern- ment.

"Fourthly, pending the com- pletion of the steps referred to the preceding paragraph,

bn

7TH FLEET appropriate interim arrange-

PATROL

separate issue from what MAINTAINED Fifthly, as soon

is going on in other parts

ments, in accordance with Unit- ed Nations principles, will be made for the administration of Korea and the maintenance of peace and security.

FORMOSA ISSUE

as agree- ment has been reached on a cease-fire, the General Assem- Washington, Jan. 11.

bly shall set 14 an ap- A United States Navy propriate body which shall in- Peace, as Litvinov used to spokesman told Reuter fo- clude representatives of the of the United say, is indivisible, and so day the American 7th Fleet Governments is war-hot

Kingdom, the United States of or cold.

not been withdrawn America, the Union of Soviet If had there is to be a settle-from the Formosan Strait. Socialist Republics and the ment with Soviet Russia But he said there were fro-People's Republic of China

of Europe and in Asia. That would be ruinous.

quently times when no Ameri-

with a view to the achieve- ment of a settlement, in con-

it must be a comprehen- can ships were in the straits. sive one.

A 7th Fleet air petrol. was formity with existing interna- maintained in the area at alltional obligations and the pro- Western Europe is a vital times he declared.

visions of the United Nations area, not only for the The spokesman was

of Far Eastern prob- com- Charter, Commonwealth,

but formenting on a report published lems, including those of For- the world.

in London that the fleet had mesa and the representation of Though the

China in the United Nations." been withdrawn. immediate danger point "There has been no with-

CLEAN SLATE is in the Far East, drawal, tactical or otherwise,

Lake Success, Jan. 11. Europe is still the vital of the 7th Fleet from the For-

The new proposals, set out area for world security.

mosan Strait," he said.

principles covering the crea- "The public appears to have tion of a committee composed the erroneous impression that of representatives of Britain, we are kepping a task force America, Russia and Com-

When the Russians show

by deeds as well as words continually steaming up and | munist China and a cease-fire that they desire a real down the strait.

greneral settlement will be possible but before.

one

"The Navy is operating

Korean strength in the

in not with one eye over its shoulder area

toward Formosa."-Reuter...»

in Korea.

This committee, it was re- affecting the situation in ported, would discuss all issues the (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3):

TERMS FOR CEASE-FIRE

Demands Said Sent Through India

London, Jan. 10. Communist China is

Catholic Clergy ported Forbidden To Join Rotary

Vatican City, Jan, 11.

The Vatican's supreme tribunal on questions of

faith and

morals today forbade Catholic priests from joining the Rotary Club Organisation,

In a decree, the holy office laid down that it is not permitted for Catholic priests to become members or to attend meetings of

the rotary club, that praise is due to those of the faithful who join associa- tions promoted

or recom- mended by the Catholic Church but that all the faithful should beware of secret, seditious and sus- pected associations which have been condemned (by the Church), or of asso » . ciations which seek to coll- ceal themselves from the legitimate vigilance of the Church-Reuter,

re-

to have relayed through Mr Sardar Panni- kar, Indian Ambassador in Peking, its final terms for a cease-fire in Korea.

The reports, which could not be confirmed officially, claimed that. Mr Pannikar transmitted Red China's terms to the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, who is here for the Commonwealth conference.

Peking was said to have de- manded:

1 A seat on the United Nations Security Council.

of

foreign

2. Withdrawal troops from Korea,

3. Opening discussions .on

Formosa, but not necessarily before a settlement in Korca,

India House officials, asked to comment on the reports, would only say,

"There is a constant flow of

· communications from the Am- bassador in Peking to the Prime Minister which cannot be divulged here."-United Press.

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