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that he was no longer for such
legislation. The Defense Depart
ment favorS passage of UNIT at
this time with the understanding
that it would not be used until
after the Korean conflict is set
tied. officials there feel that it is
the only answer to the troubled
international situation because the
Soviet Union respects only armed
might.
1t appeared certain that Gen.
Macarthur would not invoke cen
SorShip in the war zone until
ordered to do so by Washington
because of his own expressed OPP
position to it as "repugnant."
Oddly enough, Gen. MacAr-
thurs staff last month put into
effect a regulation that "unwar-
ranted" criticism of the command
itself by Far East correspondents
would not be Observation-Disclosures
the staff still refused to impose
censorship for military security.
No Criticism of Press.
Army spokesman said that there
was no criticism of the press. I'VE
have found the press most CO.
operative-in fact, press and radio
representatives say that some sort
of code stating what should and
should not be carried would be
helpful in guiding them" a high
ranking officer said yesterday.
AS a result of no ground rules
on the subject and because of the
inexperienced mans unfamiliarity
with all things which actually
constitute vital military informa-
ton, some harmful dispatches out
of the war zone have been trans
mitted by radio without any such .
as mandatory in World
War II-obviously subject to i'm
mediate enemy interception.
But even the military itself has
suffered from the lack of some
sort of code in the war zone. A
recorded broadcast, used on the
official Time for Defense" pro-
gram. carried an interview with
a combat man in which he stated
that the North Koreans appeared
to him to be human, too, and that
he was not going to fight too hard
because I have a wife and two
children at home"
officials, who have taken steps
to obviate any repetition of such /;
say the North Korean
radio propaganda known as
Seoul City Sue" no doubt glee-
fully used the American broadcast
verbatim.
High officials Reveal Information.
But just as alarming have been
certain statements by high-rank-
ing military officers in Korea and
Japan:
These have included:
l. Identification of American |
troop units in advance of their
actual participation in battle. 1t
is fundamental that the enemy
must be kept guessing on this
point as long as possible.
2. Announcement of the mass
ing of American troops in the
Chinju area.
3. Equally candid announce
ment that in the disputed center
sector, he American command was
shifting units southwark.
4. Reference three days ago to
the fighter strip" south OF Po-
hang, of which the Air Force here
has scrupulously said nothing. Pc
hang has fallen and the strip is /
being attacked.
5. Pictures of troops landing at
Pohang, circulated without con-
Germ over certain back ground |
items which war-tramed censors
would never have passed.
Enemy Plans Closely Kept.
In contrast. American intelli-
gence has had the greatest diff
Guilty in obtaining any informa-
ton about enemy format tons or
plans. 1t has been obtained, if at
all, only at the risk CT life or &C
tual outlay of life.
Information released here gen.
orally has been within the bounds
of security. There was a new
Tightening up in an announcement
Friday on certain types of military
information within the United
States.
Press and radio reI Iesentatives
at tie Pentagon still working
under a wholly voluntary censor
ship but with much more vigilant