Evening star., 1951-07-05
Allies AWAITING
Reds Pledge Of
Safe Conduct
Enemy Troops Fire
At Two U. N. Patrols
Approaching Koesong
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, July 5.-Arrange-
ments were made today for Com
munist and Allied truce ENJOYS
to meet in peace Sunday. But
that didn't stop the shooting in
Korea.
Today Reds shot at two United
Nations patrols as they ap-
preached Kaesong, war-scarred
ancient capital of Korea where
cease-flre talks will be held. Yes
terday they had permitted one
patrol to enter the deserted city
near the 38th parallel.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
U:N. Commander, still sought a
guarantee from the Communists
they would not fire in similar
fashion on the emissaries he will
send to KaeSong Sunday.
That one hitch remains to be
settled before representatives of
the opposing top commands can
meet. And when they do get to-
gether it will be merely to make
plans for the actual armistice
conference. That will be Tuesday.
No Word on Safe Conduct
Thursday passed without word
that Chinese and North Korean
commanders had guaranteed safe
conduct to the U. N. delegation.
Instead, the Reds Peiping radio
said the success of cease-fire talks
depends on whether the United
States Government and other gov
ernmens taking part in the Korean
war are sincere" And it told the
Chinese that even after the shoot
ing ends in Korea they must con-
tinue to build defenses to guard
against American attempts at ag-I
gression."
This morning Gen. RidgwayI
agreed to the Red suggestion that
preliminary talks be held Sunday.
Reliable sources said he would
send three colonels-a Marine, an
airman and South Korean. Two
Interpreters will accompany them.
Gen. Ridgway asked that the
Communist generals guarantee
them safe conduct to the meeting
in no-man'S-land
Reds Given Pledge.
Earlier he had pledged his forces
wouldn't shoot at the Red delega- !
ton, if their route was announced. |
Battle action dwindled as arm
istice talks drew nearer. But
Reds opened up today with the
heaviest artillery and mortar fire
they've used on the western front |
in a week. Their guns stopped
shooting in the east where they've
daily harassed Allied lines.
Chinese stabbed at U. N. lines
with three minor probing attacks.
But almost everywhere they
pulled back from Allied patrols.
The United States 5th Air Force
sent only 210 sorties against the
Reds in daylight. Only 20 of
these hit near battle lines. One
mustang fighter was shot down
by Red anti-aircraft.
2 Noteworthy Movements.
U. N. ground troops made two
noteworthy movements.
A South Korean patrol pushed
up the east coast under the pro-
tecting cover of naval guns to a
point 40 air miles north of the
38th Parallel. That is the deepest |
U. N. penetration of Red Korea
this year.
Two powerful Allied task forces
on the central front began slow
withdrawal from the northern end
of the ChorWon- n-Kumhwa-Pyo
gang iron triangle, taking U. N.
outposts with them. They had
pushed "a miles north of the 38th
Parallel and driven Chinese from
the triangle's dominating hills, 3
miles south of Pyonggang.
One U. N. patrol probed into
Kaesong beyond the western front
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A second patrol ran into Red
troops 2 miles east of the ancient
Korean capital.
May Use Helic0pter.
The weather will determine
whether Gen. Ridgway's repre-
sentatives at Sundays meeting
travel by jeep or helicopter. III
the weather is good they will fly.
Three helicopterS probably will
be used. But the Air Force was
reported considering using a huge
H-19, a helicopter capable of car
rying eight persons.
Associated Press Correspondent
Nate PolowetSky said there was an