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U. N. Sanctions Group Votes
For World Ban on Shipment of
WarGoodstoCommunistChina
Committee's Ballot
First Step Toward
Imposing Embargo
By the Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May
14.—The United Nations Sanc
tions Committee today voted for
a worldwide ban on shipments of
war goods to Communist China.
The vote was 11 to nothing, with
Egypt abstaining.
Hie sanctions group, formally
known as the Additional Measures
Committee, is a 14-nation body
set up to consider punishment of
Red China for her intervention in
Korea. The committee’s vote is
only the first step toward imposi
tion of the worldwide embargo.
Next, the ban must be debated
by the Political Committee of the
General Assembly and then by the
Assembly in plenary session. The
Soviet bloc is expected to fight ltj
to the last ditch in both forums, j
India, leader of the neutralist
group in the U. N., also is expected
to oppose the embargo as endan
gering any chance of peace nego
tiations with Peiping.
Acceptance Foreseen.
All signs point to eventual As
sembly acceptance, however, and
the United States hopes adoption
will be by an overwhelming ma
jority.
British and French opposition
to the move, based on the fear
that it might enlarge the area of
conflict, evaporated last week. In
formed sources said Conservative
protests in the British House of
Commons about rubber shipments
to Red China plus much adverse
American comment helped change
London’s mind.
Britain announced last Thurs
day that it was cutting off further
rubber shipments from Malaya to
areas controlled by Peiping.
Pushing of punitive measures
against the Chinese Reds indicates
the extreme pessimism with which
the U. N. regards the possibility
of a negotiated peace in Korea.
Members of the punishment
group are Australia, Britain, Bel
gium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt,
France, the Philippines, Turkey,
Mexico, the United States and
Venezuela. Yugoslavia and Burma
were named to the committee but
have refused to serve.
Text of Resolution.
The text of the resolution fol
lows:
“The General Assembly
“Noting the report of the Addi
tional Measures Committee dated
—13 May 1951
“Recalling its resolution 498 (V)
of 1 February 1951:
“Noting that
“A—The Additional Measures
Committee established by that
resolution has considered addi
tional measures to be employed to
meet the aggression in Korea;
that
“B—The Additional Measures
Committee has reported that a
' number of states have already
taken measures designed to deny
contributions to the military
strength of the forces opposing
the United Nations in Korea; and
that
“C—The Additional Measures
Committee has also reported that
certain economic measures de
signed further to deny such con
tributions would support and sup
plement the military action of the
United Nations in Korea and
would assist in putting an end of
aggression;
Recommendations Made.
“Recommends that every State:
“(A)—Apply an embargo on the
shipment to areas under the con
trol of the Central People’s Gov
ernment of the People’s Republic
of China and of the North Korean
authorities of arms, ammunition
and implements of war, atomic
energy materials, petroleum, and
items useful in the production of
arms, ammunition and implements
of war.
“(B)—Determine which commo
dities exported from its territory
fall within the embargo, and apply
(See SANCTIONS, Page A-4.)
Millikin to leave Hospital
Today and Return Here
By tha Associated Pratt
TULSA, Okla., May 14.—Sena
tor Millikin, Republican, of Colo
rado. will leave St. John’s Hos
pital here today and return tc
Washington, hospital attendant:
announced last night.
Senator Millikin collapsed Fri
day night while addressing a ban
quet session of the Republicar
National Committee. An attend
ing physician today reaffirmed
that the Senator “suffered noth
ing more than a case of ovei
exertion.”
Late News
Bulletin
NLRB Ruling Reversed
The Supreme Court today de
cided the Taft-Hartiey Act re
quires officers of “parent” labor
organizations, such as the AFL
and CIO, to file non-Communist
affidavits. The decision disa
greed with a ruling of the NLRB
that the oath requirement ap
plies only to union groups which
take part in collective bargain
ing and are empowered to call
strikes.
✓
Colonel Tells How AP Reporter
Carried 4 Wounded to Safety
Modest War Writer's
Exploits Bared Long
After His Dispatch
By the Associated Press
TOKYO, May 14 A lanky,
eager war correspondent drifted
out of the Korean dusk one night
and asked permission to accom
pany an American outfit prepar
ing an attack.
The battalion comander tried to
talk him out of it. because is was
April 23, the second night of the
heavy Chinese offensive on the
western front.
But John Randolph, Associated
Press war correspondent, went
along anyway.
The next day many Ameiican
newspapers carried his graphic;
account of the fight put up oyi
Company B, 1st Battalion of the
United States 7th Infantry Regi
ment.
Today, three weeks later, the
re^t of the story came out.
Mr. Randolph has been cited
for “his courageous actions under1
—AP Wirephoto.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
fire on behalf of my men” by the
battalion commander, Lt. Col
Fred C. Weyand of Healdsburg,
Calif.
The Americans were under con
tSee RANDOLPH, Page A-4.)
Chinese Reds Expand
Bridgehead Across
Central Korea River
U. S. Task Force Caught
In Ambush; Tanks Also
Trap Enemy Group
By The Associated Prats
TOKYO,. May 14.—Chinese Red
troops today expanded a threaten
ing bridgehead across the Cho
yang River on the central Korean
front despite the pounding of
American guns.
These forces northeast of Chun
chon may spearhead a second
Leoaordtown lour Is Killed Near Seoul;
D. C. Man Missing. Page A-7
U. S. Should See True Issue in Korea,
#Gen. Ridwoy Says. Page A-10
spring offensive by the 500,000
man Red Army, expected in about
10 days.
Elsewhere along the 100-mile
front United Nations patrols
probed no-man’s land with little
opposition. However, two sharp
clashes broke out on the Western
front.
One American task force ran
into a Chinese ambush and pulled
back after a determined battle.
The second prolonged fight be
gan when an armored American
outfit ambushed a Chinese patrol.
Some Chinese Deserting.
For the first time in the war
D. N. forces are getting a small but
steady trickle of Chinese deserters,
Associated Press War Correspond
ent John Randolph reported from
this front. The deserters, often
showing up with surrender leaflets,
include some officers.
The Reds appeared to be avoid
ing strong contact while rushing
fresh troops into buildup areas on
the west and central fronts. Bad
weather screened their movements
today.
Associated Press War Corre
spondent George McArthur re
ported the Chinese deepened their
penetration below the Choyang
River despite a thundering Amer
ican artillery barrage. There was
little .fighting between opposing
infantrvmen
Threat to Chunchon.
The bridgehead poses a flank
ing threat to Chunchon, key to
rail and road networks, 45 miles
northeast of Seoul. Strong enemy
units were massing north of the
river and between Kumhwa and
Hwachon above the 38th Parallel
Allied pilots hunting through
the rain clouds reported Reds
steadily filtering southward. One
United States F-80 Shooting Sta:
crashed behind Communist lines
The 5th Air Force said the pilot
was killed. *
Airmen reported more than twc
divisions, roughly 15,000 men
were concentrating north ol
Chunchon.
"The capability for a Red at
tack seems to be increasing daily’
in this sector, Correspondent Mac
Arthur reported.
The other main buildup was or
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)
Body of ABC Reporter
Missing Five Months
Found in Oslo Fjord
Lyford Moore's Death
Is Probed; No Signs of
Foul Play Uncovered
By »h« Associated Press
OSLO, Norway, May 14.—The
body of Lyford Moore, Americai
Broadcasting Co. correspondent
missing for five months, was found
in Oslo fjord yesterday and police
sought to determine the cause ol
his death.
The body was identified by fin
ger prints. A medical expert said
the body showed no signs of death
by violence, but that a further
Investigation is being made.
The American Embassy an
nounced today that an autopss
had been performed by a doctor
from the State hospital and thal
Million-Dollar Hunt for Moore Stirret
Whole of Scandinavia. Page A-:
no signs of fracture or interna]
bleeding had been found. There
was water in the lungs. Labora
tory tests will be made tomorrow,
a press attache said, but results
LYFORD MOORE.
are not expected to be knowi
for a week.
Dr. Georg Moeller, who per
formed the autopsy, said he wa
unable to say definitely that Mi
Moore had drowned, because o
the length of time the body hai
been in the water. But, he added
a drowned person usually ha
water in the lungs.
The 40-year-old Moore was las
seen alive December 10. Fou
days later, the American Embass
announced he had vanished an
asked Olso police to conduct
search.
A police patrol boat yesterda
found the body floating in th
water ne^r the western shore o
the fjord just south of the citj
Remains of clothing still were o:
the bbdy but the pockets wer
empty and no documents c
money could be found.
Mr. Moore, chief of the ABi
bureau in Berlin, came to Norwa
early in December-with a part
of United States Air Force me
to obtain Christmas trees fc
American airmen in North Africi
(See MOORE, Page A-3.)
Gl Killed by Blank Cartridge
Fired by Sentry on Maneuvers
By th« Associated Press
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., May
14.—A Philadelphia soldier was
killed last Thursday midnight by
a blank cartridge fired at close
range by a sentinel during combat
exercises.
Lt. Richard Seiverling, public
relations officer of the 28th In
fantry Division, identified the sol
dier as Corpl. Edward A. Zeller,
20, a specialist in demolition.
Lt. Seiverling said the sentinel,
whose name was withheld, fired
“at very close range’’ when he re
ceived no answer to a challenge.
*
No action was taken against th
sentinel.
Corpl. Zeller was killed instanl
ly. A preliminary medical repo:
showed the soldier died as a resu
of concussion of the blast, whic
hit him on the chest near tt
heart. ✓
Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Strickle
commanding general of the 28t
division, said it was the fir
training fatality suffered by tl
division in eight months of acth
Federal duty. The division, a fo:
mer Pennsylvania National Guai
unit, moved to Camp Atterbu:
last September.
Britain Alerts
'Chutists Amid
Iranian Tension
Order Held "Routine/
But Morrison Keeps
Watch on Oil Fight
By the Associated Press
LONDON, May 14.—Britain told
its trouble-shooting 16th Inde
pendent Parachute Brigade Group
today to bring itself at once to a
state of readiness.
Simultaneously Foreign Secre
tary Morrison — interrupting his
Whitsun holiday on the Isle of
Wight —kept in touch with the
Foreign Office by phone on the
latest developments in Iran.
There was speculation that the
two events were connected, and
that Britain was ready to make a
strong stand, if necessary, to hold
its rich oil concession in Iran.
But this speculation was with
out official confirmation. A War
Office spokesman stressed that the
parachute brigade was not under
sailing orders. He described the
alerting order as routine War Of
fice business.
unit Assembling Now.
The unit now is assembling
itself at Aldershot, 35 miles from
London. It is known as the "fire
brigade,” because it is geared for
emergencies.
Some sections of the British
press have been demanding a
stronger attitude toward Iran.
The line taken by these publica
tions is that Iran’s oil is so im
portant to Britain and the At
lantic powers that the British
should resist any attempt by Ira
nian authorities to take over the
installations of the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Co., As Iran’s Parliament has
voted to do.
A few days ago The Economist,
a weekly independent journal of
opinion, said Mr. Morrison has
drafted a note to Iran hinting
that Britain will resist by force, if
necessary.
The economist said the British
government "still believes force
will not be necessary, but it has
1 rightly decided that unless some
firm attempt be made to control
the irresponsible nationalists now
in power in Teheran they will not
only destroy their own country
but inflame the whole of the Arab
Middle East."
I
Alarm indicated.
Up until the last few days, at
least. Prime Minister Attlee's cab
inet has held to the hope that
the whole issue could be worked
out by peaceful negotiation. That
still is the public position of the
cabinet. Mr. Morrison’s activities
today, however, indicate increas
ing alarm. The foreign secretary’s
latest note is expected to be dis
patched to Teheran soon.
The United States is being kept
informed about British moves.
The alerted parachute brigade
group contains about 3,000 men.
It is commanded by Brig. Kenneth
Thomas Darling. 41, an officer with
a distinguished fighting record in
Northwest Europe during World
War n.
Southern Command headquar
ters issued a statement saying:
“The brigade is being held avail
able at short notice, but it is not
under orders to proceed to any
specific destination.”
Even if such orders had been
given, it is assumed they would
be top secret.
Training Cut Short.
The recall order cut short by
two weeks the training exercises
that units of the parachute bri
gade have been taking in North
Wales, Kent and Devon. Mem
bers on leave also are being con
centrated at Aldershot
i The Air Ministry said the
transport command which pro
- vides planes for the parachute
> troops is co-operating with the
• War Office in planning for the
E brigade.
1 The brigade returned from
. service with the Rhine Army in
s Germany about two years ago. It
consists of three parachute bat
t talions together with airborne
r units of royal engineers and royal
/ signals.
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, Haven in Parliament
- TEHERAN, Iran, May 14 (#).
f Fearing for his life, aging Premiei
• F. Mohammed Mossadegh move<
1 last night into the sanctuary o:
e the Parliament building. He say:
r he will remain there until hi:
“dream”—nationalization of Iran’:
- huge oil industry—is completed.
r Dr. Mossadegh fainted and fel
y headlong from the rostrum yester
1 day after telling the Majlis (lowei
r house of Parliament) of threat:
L on his life by the fanatic secre
Moslem sect of Fedayan Islam
■ whose assassination tactics havi
made it a power in Iranian poli
tics. Carried to the Parliamen
dispensary, he was declared full:
recovered a few minutes later b:
doctors there.
The jittery Premier was laughec
e at during his talk by skeptica
Deputies, many of whom felt h
• used dramatics characteristic o
t him to pressure them into quid
It action.
h However, the Majlis speedily ac
e ceded to Dr. Mossadegh’s deman:
that it elect five members to worl
r, jointly with a Senate flve-mai
h group on a board to run the gian
it Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. when it 1
le taken over from the British,
e All five board members name:
-- by the Majlis are known sup
d porters of Dr. Mossadegh—mak
7 ing it appear there will be littl
compromise with Britain.
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Navy Plane Tender and Collier
Collide, Burn Off Cape Henry
Crews Getting Fires Under Control; Number
Of Men Aboard Ships Still Undetermined
By th« Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va„ May 14.—The
collier Thomas Tracy and the
Navy seaplane tender Valcour
collided five miles east of Cape
Henry today. Atlantic Fleet Head
quarters said, “both ships are
burning and their crews are aban
doning ship.”
Minutes later, however, Fleet
Headquarters reported it had re
ceived reports that the crews of
both vessels still were aboard and
were “getting the fires under con
trol on both ships.”
Naval and Coast Guard ships
and planes were dispatched to the
area.
Coast Guard headquarters at
Norfolk reported at 12:15 pm
(EOT) that the cutter Cherokee
had arrived at the crash scene.
Maragon Loses Appeal
For High Court Review
Of Perjury Conviction
Faces 8 to 24 Months
In Prison for Lying to
5-Percenter Probers
By Robert K. Walsh
The Supreme Court today re
fused to review the perjury con
viction of John Maragon, once a
familiar figure at the White House
He now faces an 8-to-24-month
prison sentence, imposed last Mas
after a District Court jury found
him guilty of lying to a Senate
subcommittee investigating “five
percenters.’"
Justice Clark, former Attomes
General, took no part in Supreme
Court consideration of Maragon’!
petition for a review. The courl
order upholding the lower courl
verdict did not disclose how the
other justices voted.
Indicted* for 1949 Testimony.
Maragon, a one-time Kansas
City bootblack, developed an active
acquaintance with many political
personages here. He was indicted
as a result of his testimony ir
July, 1949, at a closed session oi
the subcommittee inquiring intc
influence peddling in the Govern
ment.
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convicted charged that he falselj
said he had only one bank accounl
in 1945-46 and that he had sev
ered his connection with a Chi
cago perfume concern in 194J
when he went on a State Depart
ment mission to Europe.
Verdict Affirmed in October.
The United States Court o:
■ Appeals last October affirmed th(
. perjury ' conviction. Maragor
i asked a Supreme Court review or
i grounds that he had not inten
tionally made false statements
[ that Government employes shoulc
not have been on the jury, thai
• no witnesses positively contra
i dieted his testimony, and that th<
> Senate subcommittee was not “s
- competent tribunal” within th<
1 meaning of the perjury law.
The 59-year-old native o:
' Greece was described by his at
r tomey as "a peanut vendor amont
' princes.” Government prosecu
tors, however, pictured him as i
1 man who attempted to put pres
l sure on Federal employes by us
i ing the name of his one-timi
t friend, Maj. Gen. Harry H
: Vaughan, military aide to Presi
dent Truman. Gen. Vaughai
- once called Maragon a “lovabli
1 little fellow” but later said h
c ought to be fumigated. _
i -I_
s Tokyo Police Co-educationa
TOKYO, May 14 W. —Toky
1 officials have hit on a system b
- make beat-walking attractive b
■ policemen. Cops will patrol ii
; pairs—-one policeman and on
policewoman. ^
The Valcour sailed from Norfolk
today for training operations in
the Atlantic. The seaplane ten
der displaces 2,400 tons. She is
311 feet long. The Tracy dis
places 6,643 tons.
Fleet headquarters spokesmen
said they did not know how jpany
men are aboard the Valcour. The
skipper of the Valcour is Capt. E:
Tatone of Pensacola, Fla.
In addition to the Cherokee,
the Coast Guard dispatched the
buoy tender Madrona. Coast
Guard surf boats were sent out
from the Little Creek lifeboat
station. The Virginia Beach life
boat station dispatched amphibi
ous vehicles.
Navy planes took off from the
Norfolk Naval Air Station and
Coast Guard planes from the
Elizabeth City, N. C., Air Base.
Industrial Production
In Western Europe
Sets All-Time Record
Output Is 38% Over
1938, but ECA Asks
Even Greater Effort
By the Associated Press
The Economic Co-operation Ad
ministration today reported new
production records in Western
Europe and called for even greater
output to meet defense goals.
Industrial output in the Mar
shall Plan countries has reached
Cost of U. N. Program for Poor Countries
Given as $19 Billion. Page A-3
an all-time peak, 38 per cent high
er than in 1938, ECA said in a
report to Congress.
The report, covering the last
three months of 1950, said agricul
tural production also established
a new record, 10 per cent higher
than prewar levels.
But, the agency cautioned:
“Western Europe’s production
must be further expanded if de
fense programs are to be accom
plished without materially reduc
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Sees Difficulty Ahead.
ECA conceded that greater in
dustrial and agricultural produc
tion will be difficnlt in coming
months because of rising prices
and "critical shortages of basic
raw materials."
But, it said, it is imperative for
output to increase further if the
Western European nations are to
"make a contribution to defense
' production of the magnitude that
i is needed.”
Since the Marshall Plan was
started in April of 1948, a total of
$12.3 billion has been allocated
to 16 European nations and the
; territory of Trieste. In detailing
1 Europe’s economic comeback in
(See ECA, Page A-4.)
Butchers Shift Prices
To Meet New Curbs;
'Confusion' Reported
Housewives Disappointed
In Finding Many Cuts
Of Meat Unchanged
ty the Associated Press
Butchers around the country
shifted their beef-cut prices today,
up or down, to fit new dollars-and
cents ceiling regulations as they
interpreted them.
Many housewives were disap
pointed that there weren’t more
price cuts. A spokesman for a
large New York grocery chain said
reports from their stores showed
many women had gained the false
impression that all meat prices
were ordered cut. Only a few
types of beef are Included in the
order, he noted, and in some cases
price increases are authorized.
First reactions of meat retailers
frftm a Mssw XTovon Pnnn
independent dealer’s cry, “We are
in a state of utter confusion,” to
a Chicago seller of commercial
grade beef, who said, “the ceilings
are no hardship; my round and
surloin are down a couple of cents,
but I can raise my ground beef
price,"
“Complete Turmoil” Reported.
“Complete turmoil” summed up
the condition at one Nation-wide
chain store headquarters. “Ceiling
prices are different in every part
of the country where we have
stores,” said a spokesman. “Wt
are keeping at the ceiling price
or bfclow, to the best of our
ability.”
Most meat dealers expressed
more concern over the possibility
that some grades of beef will tend
to disappear from the market than
they did over the price juggling
which the regulations made man
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Greater Shortages Predicted.
“The new price order is going
to result in still more of a meat
shortage in lower priced and con
sequently most demanded cuts,”
said an official of one of Boston’s
largest chains. “Nobody in the
business knows what is going to
happen except there’s going to be
a terrific shortage.”
A Chicago retailer who handles
choice beef said he was cutting
prices 1 to 5 cents a pound on
virtually all cuts. He believed
that top grade beef will become
scarce.
Narcotics Sale Financed
Spies in Japan, U. S. Says
Sy the Associated Press
TOKYO, May 14.—The prosecu
tion charged today that sale ol
narcotics and penicillin financed
the operations of 16 Koreans and
2 Japanese charged with spying
against Allied forces in Japan for
Communist North Korea.
Chief Prosecutor Maj. Robert M.
Murray told the court the de
fendants, who pleaded innocent,
were trained in espionage schools.
Miss Truman to Sail May 26
For First Visit to Europe
Margaret Truman is sailing May
26 for her first visit to Europe,
the White House announced to
day.
The President’s daughter will
visit England, France, Holland,
Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy.
Just how long she will stay has
not been determined, but she is
due to return here "sometime in
' July” on an American ship. She’s
going to Europe' on the S. S.
America.
I Mrs. James M. Helm, White
House social secretary, described
> the tour as a “pleasure trip.”
, Truman will be accompanied by
l Miss Reathel M. Odum, Mr*. Tru
j man’s secretary who has been
with Miss Truman sinoiie left
the White House for her Hinging
career.
It has been assumed that the
President’s daughter would visil
Mrs. Perle Mesta, American Min
ister to Luxembourg. Right now
Mrs. Mesta is in Washington bu1
she said today she will be back
in Luxembourg in time to greet
Miss Truman.
Mrs. Helm also told newswomen
that Mrs. Truman will entertain
at a Blair House luncheon foi
Mrs. Mesta May 21.
Mrs. Mesta checked in at the
State Department today. The de
partment said Mrs. Mesta is leav
ing tomorrow for a speaking en
gagement in Houston. Tex.
jh
Russell Fears
Slip Will Bare
Defense Secrets
Republicans Demand
Administration Also
Prevent Any Leaks
BULLETIN
Defense Secretary Marshall
completed his seven-day testi
mony at 1:10 p.m. Chairman
Russell announced that Gen.
Bradley would testify at 10 a.m.
tomorrow. Gen. Marshall may
be recalled later but present
plans are for the other mem
bers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
to follow Gen. Bradley.
By J. A. O'Leary and
John A. Giles
A warning to Senators to guard
against divulging vital secrets in
the investigation of the Mac
Arthur controversy, brought Re
publican demands today that the
Adminsitration take similar care
to prevent leaks in the executive
branch.
As Defense Secretary Marshall
began his seventh day of testi
Partial Text of Marshall Testimony To
day. Page A-6
mony before the Armed Services
Poreign Relations Committee.
Chairman Russell, Democrat of
Georgia, told his colleagues he
has “lain awake at night” fearing
the accidental disclosure of top
secret information being given in
the closed hearings.
Republican Senators Bridges of
New Hampshire and Hicken
looper of Iowa cited New York
Times publication last month of
notes taken during the Wake
Island conference between Presi
dent Truman and Gen. MacAr
thur in October.
Senator Bridges also recalled
testimony of a reported leak of
the President’s intention to dis
miss Gen. MacArthur. He said
these instances suggest the need
for cautioning the executive
branch as well as Congress.
Would Unite Forces.
Other highlights today were:
Gen. Marshall agreed with Sen
ator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, that if Russia bombed
a single American city it would
unite this country "against So
viet forces everywhere instantly,"
as Pearl Harbor unified the Na
tiOD.
Secretary Marshall, who accom
panied President Roosevelt to the
Yalta conference during World
War II, testified he did not at
that time “know the factors” of
a secret agreement later reported
to have been made setting forth
conditions under which Russia
would enter the war against
Japan.
Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey, read t!
the reported agreement, into tha
record from the book oy e
Edward R. Stettinius. jr„ a former
Secretary of State. The agree
ment defined Russian rights in
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Danger in Careless Word.
Senator Russell said he is con
vinced no Senator would delib
erately release information “that
would endanger his Nation, or his
fellow Americans.”
“The great danger,” he con
tinued, “is the ever present threat
of a careless word, a slip of tha
tongue or in disclosing facts in
confidence to those unworthy of
such confidence.”
As the hearings entered the
third week, some members of the
26-man investigating committee
indicated a belief that events in
Korea may decide before the hear
ings are over whether the ad
ministration or Gen. MacArthur
is right about Korean war strat
egy.”
Senator Flanders, Republican,
of Vermont, said today there
“seems to be something big in
the wind” in Korea that may
support De .nse Secretary Mar
shall’s belief that the outlook for
U. N. forces is improving.
Annt.ViPr rnmmiffoA
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee, said he has a “definite
feeling’’ those in command have
a plan “which makes the outcome
look optimistic.”
With no indication of how long
the hearings will continue, Chair
man Russell believes the question
of who was right about how to
conduct the Korean campaign
may be “a moot question” by the
time all the testimony is in.
As Secretary Marshall returned
to the witness stand this morning
for the seventh day, there were
(See MARSHALL, Page A-6.)
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