Evening star., 1950-11-29


settlement of any problems relating
to the frontier, and why instead of
that 1t has continued to resort to
force?
I should like to ask the repre-
sentative: What are his govern
ment's interests relative to Korea?
The United Nations has made it
clear that once order has been re-
stored. all forces will be with
drawn from Korea. My own
Government has stated repeatedly
that 1t has no intention of main
tanning bases in Korea, and that
its sole interest in Korea is the
interest shared by SO members of
the United Nations, namely, the
establishment of a unified country
independent of outside influence,
living in peace with its neighbors.
Can the representative tell us
whether his government feels that
1t can live In peace and good
neighborly relations with this kind
of Korea, or will it feel secure only
If Korea is controlled by a Com
munist government?
VIII the authorities at Peiping
respond to the central paragraph
of the draft resolution before the
Council? Note how simple it
is for peace-loving country to
carry out what Is stated therein.
How Paragraph Reads.
That paragraph reads as follows:
THE Security Council calls upon
all states and authorities To
refrain from assisting or encourag-
ing the North Korean authorities,
to prevent their nationals or in
dividuals, or units of their armed
forces from giving assistance to
North Korean forces and to cause
the immediate withdrawal of such
national, individuals, or units which
might presently be in Korea"
Well, we have been told that the
Soviet Union would vote against
that resolution. If so, we Under
stand that means a veto of the
resolution. But. nevertheless, it rep
resents the conscience of the people
of the world. And does this Peiping
regime recognize the conscience of
the people of the world as some
thing that it ought to give weight
to?
Will the authorities at Peiping
Z. defy the United Nations, thus
further endangering international
peace and security?
The answer to this question may
determine whether the Korean con-
f1ict will be brought to a speedy
end, or whether 1t will rage on,
thus heightening the danger that
1t may spread and involve neigh
boring areas.
All Precautions Taken.
The unified command has
maintained in force its instructions
strictly prohibiting United Nations
aircraft from crossing the Korean
frontier, and has taken every pre-
caution to avoid any violation of
Chinese territory. This continues to
be the case despite the extensive
use of Chinese territory as a base
Tor both ground and air operations
against the United Nations forces
in Korea. t+t,-..
With regard to Formosa, it is
clear from the statements I have
already cited that United States
action in connection with Formosa
is not "blood-thirsty aggression,
invasion. or blockade. I have al
ready quoted statements by the
President Of the United States
showing that the dispatch of the
7th Fleet to the Formosa Strait
was designed to neutralize Formosa
and to prevent the extension of the
Korean conflict. The government of
China that is recognized by Gov
ernment and by q majority Of the
members of the United Nations
Is in effective control of the island
of Formosa.
The United States has stationed
no combat ground or air forces on
FormoSa. There are "A United
States military personnel on For
mosa, not combat units but mill
tary attaches and liaison person.
mel. This Is hardly an invasion in
the understood sense of the word.
As for the charge Of blockade, the
plain fact Is that no United States
naval vessel has interferred in any
way with the entry into or departure
from any Formosan port of any YES
sci. The sole mission of the United
States 7th Fleet is to prevent
any attack from the mainland on
Formosa or from Formosa upon the