Evening star., 1950-08-26
Full Hearing Expected
In U. n. Next Week
On Formosa Issue
BY the Assoeioied Press

BY the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 26.-Se-
curity Council delegates expect a
full hearing of the F'ormosan ques-
ton next week.
Western representatives, how
ever. were determined today that
consideration Of Communist
China's charges Of American ag-
gression on that Pacific island,
now held by the Chinese National
lists. should not sidetrack the
Korean issue.
A United States source said
privately that this country, as the
accused. would not object to put
ting Formosa on the Councils
but doubted that a ma
jority of the members would vote
for such course. He said. how
ever, that the United States would
protests if any attempts were made
to put it ahead of an American
resolution aimed at localizing the
Korean war.
Even if Formosa is not put on
the agenda. Russia's Jacob A.
Malik made it clear yesterday
that he will refer to the situa-
ton there in his speeches.
THE Security Council undoubt-
edly will discuss this question and
determine the substance of the
matter" he said. after Chinese
Nationalist Delegate T. F. Tsiang
declared: 3tt
There has been no United
States aggression against the is
land of Taiwan (Formosa), none
whatever" @ - '.7'.. -.
The floor exchange on Formosa
came after American Representa-
tive Ernest r. Gross read into the
record a letter from American
Chief Delegate Warren r. Aus
tin to Secretary General Trygve
Lie saying the United States
would welcome a United Nations
investigation of Red China s
charges.
Mr.. Austin's letter denounced
as ridiculous falsehoods" the
charges of American aggression
made in a cable to Mr.. Malik and
Mr.. Lie by Red China's Foreign
Minister Chou En-lai.
Denies Red Charges.
Mr.. Austin denied the United
States had any designs against
Chinese territory and said the
only reason the United States
7th Fleet was sent to patrol the
Strait of Formosa was to prevent
further fighting between the Com
munists and Nationalist.
Mr.. Austin quoted In full PreSi-
dent Truman's statement of June
27 and his message to Congress
July 10. The first statement an
nounced the United States de-
cisions to send military forces tc
Korea and the 7th Fleet into the
Strait of Formosa. The second
amplified the American policy in
the Pacific and said the United
States would strengthen its aid
to the Philippines and to the
French in Indo-C China.
Mr.. Austin said the action in
regard to Formosa was taken at a
time when the Chinese Commu-
nists were threatening to attack
Formosa. Such an attack, he
said, would have threatened the
security of United States forces in
Korea.
He then said:
THE United States would well
come United Nations consideration
of the case of Formosa. We would
approve full United Nations inves-
tigation here or on the spot. We
believe that United Nations con-
sideration would contribute to a
peaceful, rather than a forceable
solution of that problem.
Challenged by DIR. Tsiang.
1--WE do not believe that the
Security Council need be or will
be diverted from its consideration
of the aggression against the Re-
public of Korea
Mr.. Austin again touched on
the controversial question of the
future status of FormoSa-a sore
spot in the -elations between the
United States and the Nationalist
government of Chang Kai-slek
He said the United States holds
that the acual status of Formosa
is that of a territory taken from
Japan by the Allied Forces in the
Pacific. Its future status, he said
will be determined by international
action. This has been challenged
by DR.. Tsiang, who insists For
mosa is a part of China.
Mr.. Austin's letter, circulated
among delegations just before the
Council session, was thought by
infromed quarters here to have
spiked the propaganda gun they
expected Mr.. MaEnk to fire at the
meeting. 5... tot. t,4-s .,
The general feeling had been
that the Soviet representative
would try yesterday to divert the
Councils attention to Formosa.
The Russian made only a passing
mention of the situation, however.
He did not even try to have Chou's
cable read into the record until
after Mr.. Gross read Mr.. Austin's s
letter.
Relatively Mild Speech.
Some diplomats speculated that
Mr.. Malik's violent anti-American
speech last Tuesday, which many
had interpreted as containing
threats of a new war, frightened
some of the Kremlin's friends and
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