1951-03-28 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1951.

"BIG FOUR" SLANGING MATCH Gromyko Accuses West Of Manufacturing The Korean Incident

Jessup Attack On Soviet For Treaty Breaches

Paris, Mar. 27.

The "Big Four" Foreign Ministers' deputies, now beginning the fourth week of their talks, made no progress during a ses- sion of nearly five hours today, the longest so far of the con- ference.

The deputies were meeting for the 18th time after a short Easter recess. It resulted in an- other inconclusive discussion; a British spokesman said.

The meeting was marked by were being properly imple- an attack by the American mented". deputy, Dr Philip Jessup, on the Soviet Union for "conniv-

M. Gromyko

did not reply

New Syrian Cabinet

Damascus, Mar: 27. Premier Khaled el Azem suc- in ending the

ing at the non-fulfilment of the to these points, but he referred ceeded today Rumanian, Bulgarian and Hun-to Korea when he rose to speak. crisis and forming a government He said that events in Korea; of Independents and the Re- "garian peace treaties."

Dr Jessup said that the three were now openly brought for-publican bloc. treaties had been. systema-ward by the Western deputies to. tically and consistently violated justify the aggressive policy of by the Governments of those the powers headed by the United countries.

These Governments denied all those human rights which should exist in de- mocratic countries, he said.

were

thousands

of

retained the

Mr, el Azem Foreign Ministry.

Other posts included Colonel Fowzi Selo, Defence; Abdul Rahman el Azem, Finance; Same Kabbara, Interior; Raeef Moulqi, Economy and Educa- tion; Abdul ← Bagui

Nizam Oldeen, Justice and Agriculture; Sami Tayarra, Public Works and Health, United Press.

States.

had There

American Poops in Korea laying to cities, and killing. waste children and old people.

British forces were "a sort of

attached parties which side horse”

to The political

the had a majority after the war in American cart, M. Gromyko said. The arms race started by the these countries had been dis- rupted and dissolved and their Western Powers, he concluded, of the leaders imprisoned or executed occurred after the start "or compelled to flee. Religious Korean incident which, perhaps, them as a pretext for this arms

had been "manufactured" by race.-Reuter. been suppressed,

freedom had Dr Jessup added,

All three countries were to- day maintaining armed force's in excess of those permitted by the peace treaties.

In all this, Dr Jessup said, the Soviet Union had connived and had "deliberately frustrated the attempts of the Western Fowers to see that the treaties

FRESH

APPROACH

TO PEKING

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and the Korean controversy generally.

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Yvonne de Carlo, American film star, is now making movies in England. Here she is snapped at Pinewood Studios.

MacArthur Friction AND LITTLE

Being Cleared Up AUDREY. Behind The Scenes LAUGHED

Washington, March 27.

Friction between Washington and General Douglas MacArthur is, it is reported, being "cleared up" by important negotiations behind the

scenes.

General MacArthur is being instructed. to clear with Washington all future statements touching on diplomacy as related to the Korean prevailing view appeared to be fighting.

Among British diplomats the

that controlling General Mac-. Arthur's frequently controver- sial political statements on Far Eastern affairs was an American problem.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the liaison between Washington -the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department-and

| General MacArthur.

The United States has at the

As long as these statements were not endorsed publicly by the United States Government, same time, handed the 13 other nations fighting in Korea a draft it was considered sufficiently well-known that only the Go-f a major policy statement on Korea, aimed, at clarifying the vernment determined the policy. United Nations objectives, in the

It was considered to be known, too, that there would be political consultations between the United States and other Governments before any new political move is made and any political decision taken about crossing the 38th Parallel.

WEET",

The White House has declined comment.

- Friction between Washington and General MacArthur stems from the General's recent "peace" statement on the Korean war. His controversial offer to

States proposes

The United that the document.-

willingness of the United Nations (1), Clearly: indicates the

to end the war on honourable terms drafted by the United Nations;

(2) Reaffirms United Nations

intentions to continue its 'fight negotiations cannot be started; against aggression if peace

1

(3) Does not, as General MacArthur implied, threaten to extend the war into China.- United Press.

NO GAG

Tokyo, Mar. 27. Little credence was given

Prague, Mar. 27. Georges Falkan, a naturalised French employee of the French Consulate-General in Bratislava,

had

asked the Government to

:

Cost Of State Health

London, Mar. $7. Britain's State Health Service, which provides free medical attention for everyone, will cost £398 million over the next 12 months, Government es- timates disclosed today.

resigned .from French

This is an increase of Government service and has

over £5,000,000 on the Czechoslovak

current year ending March 31.-Reuter. grant him Ceteka, the ofcial Czechoslovak, news agency re-

asylum, ported today.

Ceteka published the text of

a letter which M. Falkan was said to have addressed to the French

Jean Ambassador, M. Riviere.

In it, M. Falkan said, "I do participant in the betrayal of not want to go on being a co-

the.

nation by serving a Government which is preparing a new war",

ideals of my

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M. Falkan named the former French Consul General Bratislava, M. Etienne-Manoel Manach (who was expelled on February 17 on charges of es- pionage) and the present French Vice Consul M. Maurice Michelot, as engaging in espionage.

French officials here tonight appeared to be taken.complete- by M. Falkan's

The United States Government meet the Communist commander tonight by observers here to ly by surprise has failed to endorse any of the in the field has prompted sharp reports of a. new polifical action, various political interpretations questions by America's allies "gag" imposed on General M. Falkan was born in of General MacArthur's state- concerning United States policies. MacArthur

threats

ment against Communist China itselt.

or his implied

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by, the United States Government.

Speculation cropped up as a result of reports that the ment's views will presumably. The White House last De- be made known when the december reminded government General had incurred the wrath

of the State claration of United Nations' agencies, overseas diplomatic

United his offer to negotiate a truce. peace, aims, now under discus-representatives

But observers said that Pre- States military commanders at sion, is finalised.

home and abroad that proposed sident Truman had long statements touching on foreign down the rule that all ntatters

Buenos Aires. Mar. 27.

British

must be ap- officials today cate-policy must be cleared in ad- of high policy

The American Embassy said being today that the "Voice of gorically denied reports that the vance with the State Depart-proved by him before

expressed by subordinates - America" broadcasts British Government was delay ment.

oyer local While ing the issue of such a declara-

cabinet members and including General MacArthur. Radio Belgrano have been pro- The unexpired portions of

have tion with a view to a new. ap-five-star generals

If General MacArthur chooses hibited since March 23. Embassy prepaid com- peal to the Chinese Communists plied, none of General Mac-to ignore this policy there is no officials hoped the prohibition

"political to reach a settlement,

Arthur's statements had been tighter

censorship" may be the result of misinter- now being refunded. Reports from Tokyo, which submitted for review in ad- which could in any practical | pretation and that the broad-

to emanate from vance. appeared

fashion be applied to him, the casts might be restored later. indications in observers .commented.

Printed and published by Pelham Wright, British Broad- Gentral MacArthur Headquan

The ters, have taken the line that official quarters that the timing

only pressure which casting Corporation representa- WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for the General's statement was in- of General MacArthur's state President Truman could apply, tive, said that BBC rebroadcasts and on behalf of South China. tended as a pice of psychologi- ments collided with administra- the observers added, would be over Radio Libertad and Radio Morning Post Limited at 1-3,

Wyndham recall and the Elxelsior also have been pro-

Street, City cal warfare rather than a de- tion plans to issue a new state- the threat of

United Nations war feeling here was that finition of political intent.-Rett- ment on

such a hibited since March 23-United Victoria, in the Colony aims,

Istep was most unlikely--Reuter. Press.

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