Evening star., 1951-06-07

WAR WOUNDED RETURNED
wounded returned here from
pital ship Consolation is lowe
waiting ambulance for transfer
the patients, casualties of Kore
The Consolation had been in
months.
near the 38th Parallel. Two re.
cent developments would support
this possibility.
One was his earlier testimony
that the United States might bt
willing to accept an armistice al
the 38th Parallel, if there is ade.
quate assurance of no further ag-
gression. The other was the state
ment of 1t. Gen. James A. Var
Fleet that his 9th Army-near the
parallel-has ended the pursuit
phase" Of the battle against the
Chinese Red armies.
In the face of Republican
charges that the State Department
has only broad aims for ending
the Korean fighting, Mr.. Acheson
explained that some Allied ma
tions did not think there should be
military decisions to advance be-
yond the parallel until the po-
litical decision to do so had been
taken by the United Nations, par
ticularly by the nations contribut-
ing forces"
Bevin Opposed Penetration.
''Mr. Bevin (the late British for
eign minister" he continued
thought that major penetration
should be avoided, The discussion
in regard to what should be the
military operation-how far north
of the parallel you should go
what we should be trying to dc
north of the parallel-involved
both the question of military capa-
bility and also the question Of
what was the wise political objec-
tive in the light Of the military
capability.
eve discussed that for some
time. and later on it has been re-
solved.
Il think the operations which
are now being carried out indicate
what the decision was"
Mr.. AcheSon also fired back at
critics who have objected that
during the Chinese civil war the
administration sought a coalition
between the Chinese Communists
and Nationalists.
He said Gen. Macarthur him
self agreed in 1945 with efforts to
bring the two sides together ito
promote a united democratic
China"
Quotes Secret Document.
He quoted from what he said
was a top secret document to
support his point.
Gen. Macarthur, Admiral Ray
mond Spruance and 1t. Gen. AL
bert c. Wedemeyer, he said, had
participated in consultations con-
corning United States aid to
China in her political turmoil.
"These three military COM
Gen. Macarthur, Ad-
miral Spruance and Gen. Wede-
sent a cable back showing
what they could do" Mr.. Ache
son testified, land they end up
by saying:
"'It is suggested that the
United States assistance to China,
as outlined above, be made avail
able as a basis for negotiation by
the American Ambassador to
bring together and effect a COM
promise between the major oppos-
ing groups in order to promote
a united democratic China
THAT was in a cable of De-
cember z, 1896" Mr.. Acheson
said, (which although it is
marked top secret also says,
'cryptographis -(code) security
does not apply"
Attacked on House Floor.
Defense Secretary Marshall has
been roundly criticized by many
Senators for his role in trying to
get Nationalists and Communists
together in China. Mr.. Acheson
said the cable he quoted showed
there was pretty complete una
nimity of view on that"
While Mr.. Acheson was giving
his testimony yesterday, he was
attacked on the House
floor by Representative Shafer,
Republican, of Michigan, who
said the Secretary is IAN adj
mitted liar" and "a public official
who does not scruple to make the
Government of the United States
a liar"
Meanwhile, Mr.. Acheson's testi-
mony also was highlighted by:
l. His statement that Gen. Mac
Arthur's Far Eastern command
and all Government intelligence
- had reports three
months in advance that the North
Koreans planned a June invasion
Of South Korea but did not believe
them.
2. His reputation of a state
ment by Senator Brewster, Repub-
lican. Of Maine that MIR. Acheson
made a "bare-faced distortion" of
the administrations China policy.
Senator Brewster challenged the
Secretary's testimony that Gen.
Wedemeyer did not recommend
military aid to Nationalist China.
Cites Great Damage.
3. His charge that Gen. Mac
Arthur'S letter to the Veterarss' of