The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-16
Macarthur,
Dulles Talk
Jap Treaty
Ridgway Takes Over
MacArihur's Job
With No Fanfare
az, The ANSocIated PreSsI

ments in the Fa, Eastern situa-
ton:
Pace In Honolulu
Army Secretary Pace has ar
rived in Honolulu after Far East
ern defense talks in Tokyo. Korea
and Manila.
Pace told newsmen he was
confident the U.N. forces in Ko-
rea would be able to take care
Of themselves when-and if-thc
Chinese Communists launch their
expected Spring counter-offen-
siye.
Dulles In Tokyo
Special Ambassador John Eos
ter Dulles arrived in Tokyo this
morning-too late for a sched-
uled last-minute meeting with
General Macarthur.
The general and Dulles carried
out their planned consultation on
& japanese peace treaty anyway.
They held a dramatic airborne
radio conference over the Pacific
Ocean, as their two planes passed
in flight
Dulles remarked on landing in
Tokyo that he felt his talk with
the general was "a good omen Of
success" The ambassadors cur
rent mi sion in Tokyo is TO re-
assure the japanese that MacAr-
thurs removal Will not affect the
proposed pact.
Dulles added that he had told
Macarthur Of a personal sense
OF need for the generals con-
tlnulng counsel and support and
hat Macarthur had assured him
he could count on has assistance
at any time.
RidgwaY In Tokyo
A tenant took over today in
Tokyo's huge steel and concrete
Dal Ichi Building, the seat of
Allied control over Japan.
There was no fanfare. The
new man simply stepped out of
black Limousine and wicked
into the building. rode up to the
sixth floor and sat down behind
a large desk.
Thus, did Lieutenant General
Matthew Ridgway take over SUI
preme command formerly held
by Macarthur.
In Korea
In Korea, meanwhile. U.N.
forces are pushing deeper into
enemy territory on the western
and central fronts.
At last word from the battle.
field. Allied patrols had punched
into Red positions below Choir
won, the anchor Of Commun-
list defenses on the western
front. Chorwon is II miles north
Of the 18th Parallel
In the center of the line, other
Allied units have captured an
ether Communist stronghold Dor
dering on the Hwachon reser-
voir The fallen town is Yanggu,
about six miles north of the
Parallel.
In The Air Over Korea
There was another all-jet air
battle over northwest Korea fes-
terdaf-but there was no damage
reported TO either side. 1t was,
however, the first Temperance
Of Red fighters in three days.s
Altogether, 314 enemy planes
have been damaged or Destroyed
since the start Of the Korean war
nearly 10 months ago. Far East
Air Force headquarters says lat
Of. the downed planes were Rus
sian-built jets.
Allied losses are placed at 1874
planes-but only II of them in
combat.
Truman On Far East
President Truman has added d
postscript to his recent fighting
defense of his Far Eastern poll
cies. Over the weekend, the
President said American inter
vention in Korea had blocked So
Wet plans for world conquest
and that there would be no APP
peasement of Communist aggres-
sion in Korea. Mr.. Truman also
said our aim is to prevent a Third
World War-to bring peace To
Korea and the rest of the world
Then, President Truman added
IT doesn't make any difference
what happens to re, if we win
the peace"
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