Evening star., 1951-09-04
Foe Has 100000
Ready toAttack,
Ridgway Says
Satellite White Force
Is Mossine in Koreu
With 1000 Planes
BY the Associated Press


TOKYO, Sept. 4.-Truce nego-
tiators exchanged accusing, un-
compromising notes today amid
predictions 400,000-man Red
army may soon launch new Of
fensive in the Korean war.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway'S
headquarters said the Commu-
niSts have a total of 70 divisions
available, backed by 1000 planes
in Manchuria plus tanks and ar
tillery. It added
Large numbers of Caucasian
Soviet puppet troops" had moved
into North Korean.
Germans Among Them.
The statement was the first Of
fetal recognition of a long cur
rent report that the Reds have
been organizing an international
. brigade of white volunteers. 1t
said:
These volunteer forces, o.
cially organized in Manchuria
during the early part of 1851,
have been moving into Korea
since spring, and are composed of
specialists and technical person.
mel contributed by the Soviet
satellite nations including East
Germany"
Along the battle line, fighting
reached its greatest intensity in
four months. Reds were reported
to have re-equipped and resup-
piled at least 40 divisions, about
100000 men, on the front with 80
more in reserve since now dis
rupted truce talks started July 10.
Six Sharp Notes Exchanged.
Chief truce negotiators ex-
changed six sharp notes today.
Each accused the other of distor-
ton. Neither proposed resuming
armiStice meetings which the
Reds broke off two weeks ago.
The notes between United States
Vice Admiral c. Turner Joy and
North Korean 1t. Gen. Nam II
dealt solely with three asserted
violations of the Kaesong neutral
ity zone in Korea. They were Red
accusations.
Admiral Joy denied them all /
He said Nam lis distortion" could
mot transform allegations into
realities"
Despite the bitterness of the .
notes, a source close to the United /
Nations command said hope still .
existed among truce negotiators
that armistice talks would be re- .
Sumed.
General View Is Gloomy.
However, the general view was .
heavy with peSSimiSm. Responsible |
quarters said efforts to get truce T
talks going again appeared to have .
deteriorated under welter of
wasted words.
Nam II sent three lengthy notes |
telling Admiral Joy your consist
ent method of distorting facts and |
fat denial was not a satisfactory
answer to Red charges.
He repeated Communist accu-
sations that Cd an Allied plane
dropped flares August % in the
Kaesong area where truce talks
were held, (2) South Korean
troops killed Red military po-
liceman in the neutral zone Au-
gust 80, and (3) Allied troops
killed one Communist and wound
ed another on the edge of the
zone August 10.
Admiral joys replies were curt. |
He again denied all three charges.
Reds Believed StalIing.
None of Admiral joys or Nam
lis new notes added any fresh
&lants to the exchange of charges
and denials. Sources here have
said repeatedly the Reds want to
delay resumption of negotiations
until after the japanese peace /
treaty conference in San Fran
cisco.
Then, more hopeful informants
suggested. Communists may be
willing to stop the shooting along
the present battle line. They con-
Sistently have refused to do this.
The Reds insisted on a cease-fire
line along the 38th Parallel.
Most of the battle line is north
of the parallel. Allied trops have |
showed it as much as miles /
farther north during the truce |
lull.
Joy Sees Ridgway.
The apparent decision of the
Communists to keep talks stalled
as long as possible was believed
here to be the subject of two
hour conference between Admiral
Joy and Gen. Ridgway.
Admiral Joy was accompanied
to Tokyo by two other members
of the Allied five-man truce dele
gation-Lt. Gen. l.. c. Craigie
and Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke.
Their plans were indefinite for
returning to their advance head
quarters at MunSan. Korea.
Originally they planned to re-
turn Wednesday or Thursday. But
Tuesday night a headquarters
source said, That's off. now. They
might not be going back for three
or four more days"
There was no explanation of
the change of plans.