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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1951.

MARSHALL Crossing 38th Parallel

TRUMAN SUPPORTS President Endorses Statement On Decision Depends Entirely On Military Developments

Washington, Mar. 29.

President Truman, at his Press conference today, endorsed the statement made last Tuesday by the Defence Secretary, General George C. Marshall, that any general United Nations advance over the 38th Parallel would be a political matter.

The President repeatedly refused to make any other comment on this except to say that he was referring his questioners to General Mar- shall's statement in its entirety,

General Marshall said, "The controlling factor

in the instructions to General MacArthur is that

he should safeguard the security of his command. Egyptian

Any general advance is a matter for political con- sideration."

A correspondent pressed the President to say whether there had been any change in the United States • Government's support for the United Nations resolution to unify and liberate all of Korea.

President Truman replied -that, of course; there had been but he added no such change

should emphatically that this

as an implication not be taken that United Nations forces might now go all the way to the Yalu River..

- and

to us that the important quès- tion to be decided through close consultation with our principal

lies in the field is a question: which General Marshall's state- mént léaves unanswered, and

Approach

To Britain

The

London, Mar. 29. Egyptian Charge

to which we draw attention: d'Affaires in London, Mr Albert for the pressed Namely, In what force--and Mansour, how far may General Mac-speedy return to Cairo of the CROSS the Parallel if British Ambassador, Sir Ralph Arthur

when he paid a military considerations favour Stevenson, such crossing?

first call on the new Foreign Secretary, Mr Herbert Morri-

today, according to son,

diplo- usually well-informed matic, source.

a

"Here, it seems to us, a flexi- ble rather than arbitrary policy should be followed, for the Korean war has clearly become

Mr Mansour was understood a war of manoeuvre, and it is

message from Maginot Line-type of thinking to have conveyed to Mr Morri- which would halt (that type of json a personal liberated

the Egyptian Foreign Minister, El Din Bey, expressing Salah hope for a speedy resolution of the negotiations for revision of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty. These were broken off last

President Truman said the United States still aimed for a free, united

tactical Korea regardless of questions involved regarding a -crossing of the 38th Parallel.

warfare) at the 38th Parallel.

"The present type of war can- not be fought successfully that way. The Chinese Communists опе privileged already have sanctuary in Manchuria, from which they launched their at- tacks. It would be an unfair hardship to the United Nations give them another troops to such 'sanctuary' so close to the

combat." present area of United Fress.

President Truman said the under United Nations forces

January: may cross General MacArthur the Parallel for practical rea-

under standing instruc sons tions to the General which re-

main unchanged.

This did not imply, however, go that Allied troops would all the way to the Yalu River,. on the Manchurian border. The

decision how far they would New Defence

go depended upon military de- velopments which neither he nor any general in the field' could foresee, Reuter and United Fress

PLAN CHANGED?.

Pattern Visualised

Washington, Mar. 29..

of inter- pattern American defence, similar to

A new

New York, Mar, 29. Authoritative sources here said today it was possible that the American proposal for a public declaration of objectives by the 14 nations engaged in the the North Atlantic Treaty or-. Korean war might be dropped. ganisation, may emerge

Representatives of the United the American Foreign Ministers'

Conference here. Nations members having troops

ment.:

from

The United States has been

He was replying to a British to the -- Egyptian message Government delivered in Cairo Saturday by the British last

E. Mr

Chapman Minister, Andrews, explaining the rea- Am- son for the delay in the bassador's return.

The Foreign Office spokes- man said that Mr Chapman Sir: Andrews confirmed that

Ralph would be returning to Cairo shortly. He is expected

Princess Margaret wore a full-skirted ankle-length cocktail coat`in royal blue velvet, with a tiny rolled collar and bonnet-style hat to match, when she visited a fashion show organised by the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers at Warwick House, St. James's. — Central Press Photo.

Red Rebels Issue

Unity'

Manifesto

Rome, Mar. 29.

Leaders of the anti-Cominform revolt in the

to take with him a clarification 2,000,000-member Italian Communist Party today

of the latest British standpoint

in the treaty negotiations, issued

the first formal manifesto for their

making possible a resumption workers' "unity and independence" movement.

of the negotiations.

NEW

Reuter.

Drafted mainly by the rebel seven of his party friends when Communist - deputies Aldo his resignation was refused by Cucchi and Valdo Magnana, the the Arezzo Communist Federa--

to the tion.. manifesto added little

In

the local. Gela, Sicily, opinions they havé already ex-

Party secretary, in pressed

pamphlets and Communist

have Piazza, was reported to speeches.

and asked for mem- bership in the Christian De- mocrat Party-Reuter,

workers

It reiterated that Italy must-resigned be defended against any aggres- sor and that Italian revolution" independently of should achieve their own "social

any foreign power bloc.

As- Signors Cucchi and Magnani issued their manifesto, more defections from the Com

Palace Official In Trouble

ROCKET TESTS

Alamogordo, Mar, 29. The United States Air Force in Korea have been discussing joined by Brazil, Colombia, El shot a 1000-pound test rocket for some time a draft statement Salvador, Paraguay and Uruguay 61 miles into the air above the prepared by the State Depart-in a resolution calling on the New Mexico desert yesterday.

The rocket, the first fired in other American Republics to The State Department is still direct their national military the new tests, marked the be-

Marrakesh, Mar. 29.

handed awaiting comments on the pro-policies. so that each will con- ginning of experiments aimed

atmos-munist and its allied Socialist

French police here posed declaration from the centrate on the role to which it at finding out more about the

the overall upper reaches of the

parties were reported

over to the local Court of Jus- Governments involved.--Reuter. is best fitted in

phere. pattern of collective defence,

Officials said that the test, if Tuscany and Sicily.

ptice today a Moroccan adminis In a new

the Arezzo region, onetrative official of the Sultan's may open successful, In adopted, the resolution

man, Ballocci, was expelled Marrakesh Palace--accused of would see the end of the cur-phase of aeronautical and wea-

from the New York, Mar. 29.

(Nenni) Socialista "smash and grab" raid on a They could also ther control. A New York Times editorial rent practice

building its army, navy and air provide information to improve Party for. "political indignity" jeweller's shop.

The man was arrested when captioned "What Next In

an eye to

its own the guidance of pilotless planes and another, Valdarkini, from

Communist Party for trying to sell the jewels,

the and long-range missiles-giving the Korea?" commented on the re-

The against "Titoism, and betrayal.”

buyer recognised better defence cent Marshall-MacArthur state- national defence only.

The Argentine delegate, how-la

Valdarkini, a former mayor jewels, according to the police. ments. The editorial said:

"So far as the immediate ever, has thus far opposed the bacteriological and atomic war-

of Cortona, was expelled with Reuter. future is concerned, it seems proposal.-Reuter.

WHAT NEXT?

NANCY

force with

Bubble Illusion

WHY

HEY, NANCY-

HAVE YOU GOT. TWO GOLDFISH BOWLS?

nation of each

fare.-Reuter.

ONLY ONE

OH, THAT'S

BOWL

B

from

By Ernie Bushmiller

BUT I MUST HAVE DROPPED MÝ BUBBLE GUM

IN THERE

When there's bif I needn't use my fist!

bif

INSECT

WITH 5%

SURE KIL

SOLEATING-NAN KANG CO.

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