Evening star., 1951-08-03
Allies Cite SuperioikG. 0.P. Senators Deny
In Air, Sea in Effort TO Plan 10 Replace ECA
Break Truce Deadlock Has Political Motive
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today's sessions. said Air Force
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols,
the Allied briefing officer.
Vice Admiral c. Joy Turner
told Gen. Nam that a military
Iarmistice should maintain the
approximate overall balance of
military power existing when the
armistice is signed.
This was the first announced
reference in cease-fire talks to the
guarantee Allies have said they
would demand that the Reds do
not take advantage of an armistice
to reinforce their ground troops,
or run in now non-existent air
and naval forces.
Admiral Joy went on, Gen.
Nuckols said, to emphasize that
ground forces alone do not cor
stitute the complete balance Of
power. Naval and air power must
be taken into consideration, 100.
Under the authoritative, but
non-otflcial view, Admiral Joy was
using emphasis on air and sea
might to support the Allied de-
mand for an armistice along pres
ent battle lines, most of which are
north Of the 38th Parallel in de-
fensible hill terrain.
Both Coasts Shelled.
Allied warships are shelling tar
gets on both coasts of North
Korea daily while U. N. warplanes
range freely over all North Korea
Withdrawal of these two arms of
Allied might from North Korea,
under this authoritative view
should be sufficient compensation
for the Reds to agree to Allied
ground forces remaining IN the
1tactically favorable positions they
have won in hard fighting.
How impressive such an argu-
ment might be with the Commu-
mist negotiators was indicated ir-
directly by Gen. Nam during to-
days session. He said, in effect:
You insist on strong defensive
positions north of the 38th Par
Iallel. deep in our territory"
And he repeated the same state
ment IA times-almost VOID for
word.
Since the cease-fire talks start
ed in Kaesong July 10, U. N. naval
and air craft have done most of
the shooting. Ground forces have
mot engaged in major offensive
operations.
Red replies were not disclosed.
Today's communique said Gen.
Nam spoke for nearly two hours
attempting to justify his previous
ly expressed view that the military
Idemarcation line should be fixed
along parallel of latitude rather
than following significant terrain
features which are militarily i'm
portant to the security of the
U. N. forces"
This was the first time that an
Allied communique had specified
the exact nature of the deadlock:
The Red political desire to sub
divide Korea along a parallel
iof latitude" versus the U. N. de-
mand for security of U. N. forces
along the "militarily important
line they hold along the Imjin
River in west Korea and across
the high hills of central and east
Korea.
Red radios at Peiping and Py-
ongyang have claimed the Allies
are demanding a cease-fire line
far to the north of the actual
battle line. This led to specula-
ton here that the Communists
may be preparing themselves to
accept the Allied demand, since in
their propaganda they could try
to make it look like a Red" VIC
tory" or a logical compromise.
However. Gen. Nuckols said he
could observe no change in the
basic Red position during Gen
Mans talks today. He said the
North Korean general again in
sisted the demarcation line should
be along the parallel instead OF
along terrain features