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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1951.

NEW BRITISH

DEFENCE BOOST

Big Increase In Three-Year Arms Expenditure Predicted

Eisenhower In London For

Im

Momentous Talks

London, Jan. 14.

General Dwight C. Eisenhower, the North

Atlantic

Supreme Commander, closed the door of his hotel suite here today to all callers, official and unofficial.

He was resting after an intensive week of travel around the West European capitals and

before starting a two-day round of talks with Showdown

members of the British Cabinet and military chiefs tomorrow.

It starts with a visit to Britain's defence Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwell. Later he will

With Peking

meet the British Chiefs of Staff. They will discuss Indicated

Britain's new defence plans even before the Cabinet has studied them in full.

According to reliable reports from Luebeck Bay in Northern these plans are based on the Germany along the border of spending of £5,000 million for the Soviet Zone and the reanmament over the next three Czechoslovak frontier to where years, a £1,400 million increase the United States Zone meets on the original estimates.

the Soviet Zone of Austría.

General Eisenhower is expec- ted to be told of a proposal for calling up 100,000 of Britain's Z-men-civilians who served in the last war and were domobilis-" ed-for three months' training in modern methods.

He will also be shown details

of a rough blueprint for Middle East defence, drawn up by the nine Commonwealth Prime Ministers during their confer- ence here last week.

According to one report London today, General Eisen- hower will press for the im- mediate appointment of a num- ber of leading British generals to his staff.

THREE ARMY GROUPS

in

It was believed here that General Eisenhower wants top-ranking Air Force officer to

a

today

FIRST PRIORITIES

These troops al'e awaiting the reinforcements promised by the New York Foreign Ministers' Conference last Septernber.

Division, expected soon as the The British 11th Armoured first of the reinforcements, will have its headquarters et Her ford, in Westphalia.

Additional Belgian and United States troops have also been promised and the French 5th Armoured Division is being en- tirely refitted with American equipment.

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on June 10th-15 days before the Korean invasion. That article stated that the South Koreans were anxiously await- ing liberation. It was a matter of speculation as how much credence must be given to such indications, but it was generally agreed that Peking wants to bring the fate of Formosa to an early showdown, military 01 political. Thus, Peking's acceptance of the cease fire plan-with the provision that Formosa would be immediately would make discussed by the big powers~~- the Chinese

it unlikely that want a military decision at all costs. On the other hand, a rejection of the plan would strengthen the be- lief that Formosa is in immedi- ate danger.

SHARP AS A TACK-Jzere Stevens, of the magic Rio Grande Valley of Texas, was needled into this pose in a cactus garden in Dallas. Her choice wasn't exactly limited because she could have had her pick of any one of the 2,000 species of cactus grown there. But this one seemed to be right to the point.

The

4. What are Peking's plays Dr. Edith's Air Hongkong Telegraph

modern concerning Indo-China, Malaya and Hongkong. Generally speak- ing, the same reasoning applies here as in the case of Formosa..

Firet priorities tanks started arriving at divisional headquarters a few weeks ago.

The various occupation armies are at present deployed on a

ADVANCE NOTICE.

co-ordinate and advise on all air zonal basis which will end when unlikely to engage in new mili-

matters, and that he will ask for the formation of three army groups in Western Europe, com- posed of (1) United States forces, (2) French, (3) a com- bination of British, Belgian, Dutch, Danish and Luxembourg divisions.

A crowded programme awaits the General in London. He will meet the King, Mr Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister, and Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary.

On Tuesday he will have a full-scale discussion with the North Atlantic deputies Council, now working with the new De- fence Production Board on speeding the flow of arms to Europe and accelerating defence output in Europe itself.

They will also study ideas for the Atlantic Pact Army.Reu- ter.

"FRONTLINE FORGE" General Dwight D. Eisen-

with

Fire Chinese are believed sufficient reinforcements arrive. tary adventures in Asia if they General Eisenhower All troops here commanded by are seriously contemplating will then peace talks that would follow be deployed as military reason their accoptance of the United

Their! Nations cease "fire plan.. rejection may point to the con- trary. Diplomats believe the Chinese reaction to the United Nations peace plan may be an advance notice of what is!

dictates.

Joint manoeuvres and other training programmes, parti- cularly in the past year, have already done much to familiarise the various armies with the

that

methods and equipment of their likely to happen in Asia in 1951

and thereafter.-United Press. neighbours' forces.-Reuter.

German Conditions For Cooperation

Bielefeld, Jan. 14.

The West German Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer, said here today that all Germans stood four square in the "Western camp of freedom."

He stipulated, however, five conditions which, theund force in Western Ger- he said, must be fulfilled for successful co-opera- many-eight divisions and two tion between the West German Federal Republic

should and the West.

hower begins his tasks

present

effective Allied

independent brigades. forrnations These

men, about 125,000 muster though some

Dr Adenauer, who was ad- of them, in- They were:

(1) All

freedom lovmg dressing a meeting of the West- cluding the British, are known.

Christian Democratic In ad- peoples must at once put their phalian to be under strength..

thou-full political and military power Union, said that the Germans dition, there are many

and also wished that the Allies service of peace administrative in the sands more

would finally remove the "bar- in the occupation safeguarding freedom.

riers of mistrust."

"frontline"

British

drpops armies.

The present

force consists of two

(2) The right of occupation must be replaced by a treaty

must be replaced by a con- ed (Desert Rais) Secondl Infantry Division; two ference of ambassadors,

defence

divisions, the Seventh Armour-and the Allied High Commission the East German Premier, Otto

the and

Con- armoured

Dr

Thrill

London, Jan. 14. A British airliner, with Dr Edith Summerskill, the Minister of National Insurance, as a passenger, Was forced to return to London Airport today within 30 minutes of taking off for Cairo. Fire engines and ambulances were or- dered to stand by when the pilct radioed that he was unable to retract the undercarriage 2nd was returning.

The plane landed safely 2nd eventually left for Cairo after a seven and a half hours' wait at London Airport-Reuter.

Premiers

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Kashmir

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EASTERN PRESSURE Commenting on the letter of

A statenyent on the discus- Grotewohl, inviting him to

sions is expected to be issued 10 Downing Street, round-table talks on German from No German (3) The

re-unification,

Adenauer official residence of Mr Attlee American divisions, the

must be

in given said that it was an attempt, in contingent

London, some time stabulary Force (an

(Communist) morrow, formation) and the 1st Caval-absolutely equal status with its unison with the

French other partners.

Socialist Party propaganda in The talks were entirely in- Hongkong, 14th Jan., 1951. ry Division;

(4) West Germany, 5th

to apart East Germany, strengthen formal--the third such meet- divisions, including

it's Own contributions, Russia's position for a four-ing since last Tuesday--and no Printed a Belgian from Armoured. Division;

and published by "divisional must get financial aid from the Power conference.

Government officials were pre-William Alick Grinham for and force

about: of

Similar

was pressure

also sent. Norwegian Allies in building her defences

on behalf of South China One strength; and

to enable her also to meet her being exerted on France and Mr Nehru is staying with Mr Morning Post Limited at 1-3 and one Danish brigade.

Italy by the Russians who kept | Atlee until Monday.

He is Wyndham Street, City of The Western Allied troops extremely high social burdens.

(5) A Big Four-Power cou- drawing their attention to the due to fly to Paris on Wednes- Victoria in the Colony of Hong-. are strung out in a thin

700-mile ference must not be at the ex- alleged re-arming of Germany, day to meet Indian diplomats kong. а tortuous :facing

in Europe. Reuter. "frontier" which stretches south pense of Germany.

three

the

line

--Reuter,