Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-09-11
ALLIED TROOPS
OPEN ATTACKS
IN EAST KOREA
BULLETIN

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communists warned the allies to-
day to accept Red terms for re-
suming Korean war truce talks In
kaesong or "bear the full respon-
abiIIty for all the consequences"
They didn't say what "the con-
sequences" would be. But II could
only mean resumption of full
fighting in Korea.
The Reds want the allies to
admit United Nations planes and
troops have violated kaesonc's
neutrality zone. This the U. NJ.
command has refused to do. !
BY John Randolph
v. 8. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, KOREA, SEPT, II
---tA,-AIlied troops on a limited
offensive threw softenina-up at
tacks today at four Red strong
points In eastern Korea.
son the western front, the COM
munists surprisingly broke off
attacks they started week ago.
Red truck traffic in north ko-
rca diminished Monday night af-
ter two weeks OF heavy move
ment. In that time allied war
planes pounded communist vehic-
les mercilessly and scored some Of
the highest damage and destruc-
tion figures OF the war.
Tha 4lfsoL
were In the jagged mountains
north and northeast Of the Hwa-
chon Reservoir and north of the
Reds old punchbowI assembly
area near the Sea of Japan coast.
The Reds turned back two OF
the attacks. The allies broke off
two others because of darkness.
MUNSAN, KOREA, SEPT. IL
~tPl-United Nations officers
swapped sharp words with Reds
IN Kaesong today after invcsti-
eating communist charge ar al
lied warplane Strafed the cease
fire conference city this morning.
The u. N. officers refused TO
give the Reds an on-the-spos re-
port of their investigation They
also refused to concede an attack
had ocurred or that a u. ~.
plane was involved.
They acknowledged only during
four-hour checkup of the alleged
neutrality zone violation they
found one bullet mark and doz-
en- so caliber slugs in and a.o md
a group of stone houses. The
houses were about threc-qusrters
of mile from the site of the
suspended Arr1istice talks.
Investigators said the bullets
appeared to have been fired from
several directions and at differ
ent angles.
This would conflict, they said,
This would conflict, they said,
with the Red assertion the plane
made a pass over the house.
When the investigation was
completed, the senior allied Of
ficer refused a communist demand
for reply.
Col. Don Darrow, Air Force of
ficer from Tacoma, Wash, told
the senior red liaison officer, Col.
Chang, the evidence would be
studied further. He said he would
report his findings to Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway. supreme allied
commander, and Vice Adm. G.
Turner Joy, chief u. N. negoti-
ator.
Several times Darrow and
Chang exchanged sharp words
AT one point Darrow called a
statement by Chang stupid and
Chang demanded Darrow be re-
placed by another u. N. officer.
At meeting in the truce con-
ference house after the investiga-
ton, Chang charged this kind
of violation" had no purpose 9TH
er than to delay resumption of
the cease-fire negotiations.
While checking on alleged bull
let holes in a lettuce field near
the group of houses, Darrow told
Chang "all the evidence you have
shown is evidence which could
have been put there by several
different means"
Chang replied in anger: "Un-
less you admit that the bullets
came from a plane, what is the
use of further discussion
Darrow refused to make such
an admission, asserting Il have
not adequate proof" ~
Darrow said I'VE arc making
the investigation because we treat
the allegations seriously. How dc
we know the plane was one oil
ours? Why not one of yours?'
To this Chang replied, 'oui
planes wouldn't intend to kill oul
own ltruce delegationl.
Chang accused Darrow of hav
ing "a premeditated plan before
coming here
Darrow replied sharply:
II won't answer that stupid
announcement. you just made