Evening star., 1951-06-03

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United Nations.
4 MIR. Acheson-Well, can hard
lily imagine a blockade of a Brit
Ilsh port by Great Britain and/o
Iby the Allies. The British are
part of the United Nations effor
IN Korea. They are cooperating
lin that. I do not quite see th'
United Nations blockading one O
1.-THE British ports.
Senator Wiley-Well, my OBJ
Ijective, and I will not stress 1t
was that have seen recently tina
lit is claimed that the open port o.
Hong Kong, maintaining it open
lis more in favor of the Allies ane
yourselves than to close it, that thu
effect upon the general situation
would be unfavorable. / wondered
whether you had any reaction or
that or not.
| Mr.. Acheson-Oh, yes, I do have
a reaction to that. To have Hong
Kong fall, to have it go over. fal
Into the hands of the Chimes
Communists, would, think, have
a very adverse influence on the
United Nations interests and OF
ours in the Far East.
It is an important point fol
observation and other importan
matters in the Far East. It is
point from which a great dea
of important work can be dont
lin China. It would be very seri'
tous to have that lost to us.
Senator Wiley--What have vol
to say as to the Importance o.
the forthcoming bill for militar,
and economic aid? This fits int
this general picture.
Mr.. Acheson--I should just add
in connection with that. tina
Hong Kong is not a free port
Very strict controls have beer
imposed by the Hong Kong au'
Ithorities and the trade which goe'
on between Hong Kong and thu
mainland is now under very i'm
portant and very drastic controls
I'VE hope in due course that thos'
controls can be frightened.
Senator Wiley. There i
talk of a possible agreement with
the Reds. What is the presen
situation?
Mr.. Acheson-Are you talking
about a cease-fire in Korea?
Senator Wiley-Yes: any kine
of agreement with the Red Chi
nese.
Mr.. Acheson-. I know o.
no such agreement being under
negotiation or Of any proposal.
having been made by the Red Chi.
nese. D.. There are continuou.
proposals made by the u. NJ
Good Offices Committee, and none
of those have been responded tt
by the Chinese.
Senator Wiley-Do you thinl
any agreement with Red China o.
the Kremlin would be worth thu
paper on which it is written unles.
you had force to back it up?
| Mr.. Acheson-I should not wan
TO rely on an agreement as al
agreement. / think an agreement
which recognized and ratified al
existing state of facts would hav'
some Importance. ! think force
as you say. Is very important IL
bringing that about.
Cites One Difference.
Senator Saltonstall--. Hav.
there been any differences be,
tween the Defense Department
land the State Department witt
relation to proceedings in Ko.
|rea?
Secretary Acheson-I know O.
none. Perhaps I should no
make as broad a statement a
that. / know of one difference
which will state, and there ma,
have been others. but I do not re-
call any others. and that had tt
do with the first bombing of tht
port Of Rashin, which the Statt
Department thought was a yer,
dangerous action and should no
be taken, and it was taken. From
then on out I think we have hae
none.
Senator Salstonstall-Have an,
directives of the Joint Chiefs o.
Staff or the Secretary Of Defenst
dealing with the conduct of tn,
war In Korea been changed be.
fore transmission to the authori'
ties in the Far East by the Stat.
Department or by the Presiden
on the advice of the State De
partment that you know Of?
Mr.. AcheSon-We have no au
thority. of course, to change an!
directiyes and would not do that
and I do not know of any tha
the President has changed in an.
respect.
Many of the important direc.
tiveS have been discussed before
they were written between tn,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mar
shall. myself and some of m!
assistants, and the directives hav'
grown out of a meeting of mind
between all of us.