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Evening star., 1952-12-16
|U. :. Will Not Yield
On Korean POW Issue;
British Back Stand
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Dec.
16.-The United States says fatty
lit won't compromise on the
Korean prisoner issue and it sees
no use pushing any more peace
Iplans through the United Nations
unless the Communists agree that
POW's won't be forced to go home.
The State Department took this
determined stand last night in a
|stiffly worded communique which
also accused the Chinese Reds of
rejecting peace in Korea when
they turned down the General
Assembly's plan for breaking the
prisoner deadlock holding up an
armiStice.
France and Britain also ex-
pressed deep regret that the
Communists had closed the door
on the U. N. peace proposals.
U. N. delegates were busy study
ing the 3.000-word rejection note,
sent yesterday by Red China's
Foreign Minister Chou En-lai to
Assembly President Lester B.
Pearson of Canada. It laid down
terms for a settlement identical
to Soviet proposals which the CO.
nation organization overwhelm-
ing rejected.
The Peiping reply called the
U. N. plan, written by India's v. K.
Krishna Menon, illegal" and
unreasonable" and demanded
that the Assembly rescind it and
order the United States to reopen
truce negotiations.
Mr.. Pearson worked today on a
report to the General Assembly on
the Communist rejection and dele
gates wondered what next?"
The mo compromise" stand
taken by the United States ap-
peared to put off any further
action in the U. N. until after the
new United States administra-
tion and its new delegation lead
ers in the Z. N. are installed.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
|Mountbotten Commands All
but u. S. Mediterranean Units

include air as well as naval forces.
British warcraft will make ur
most of Lord Mountbatten's forces
The admiral, of German descent
is second cousin of Queen Eliza.
beth II and an uncle of her hus.
band, the Duke of Edinburgh
From a polo-playing social lion o1
prewar London, he became one oi
Britain's most popular heroes OF
World War II.
To clear up the Mediterranean
command question, the minister.
extended their morning session
more than an hour despite lunch.
con engagements.
At the same session two French
cabinet ministers called for the
firm support of all the Atlantic
allies for Frances fight against
Communicated revolutionary ar.
mics in Indo- China.
Four Poins Raised.
Foreign Minister Robert Schu.
man and the Minister of Overseas
Territories Jean Letourneal
asked the council to recognize
l. That the Indo-C Chinese wal
France is fighting is just as cru
cial for the West as the Korean
war.
2. That what they called "the
solitude" of France in the Indo-
Chinese campaign should be
ended.
3. That France. in fighting tEI
war, is serving the common Al
lied interest in beating back COM
munism.
4. That France must be helped
as much as possible in carrying
out her heavy burden.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
BY the Asseeiaied Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. is
The international Red Cross
Committee made public today cor.
respondence, in which it said that
actions of the United Nations
command in Korea appeared" to
violate Geneva conventions on wal
prisoners.
The reference was to the Koje
Island prison riots last spring
The correspondence included a
reply from Gen. Mark Clark, U. N
commander in which he said
the uprisings were deliberately
planned by hard-core Communist
leaders" to embarrass the U. N
command and affect the armistice
talks.
In a letter dated May IL, 1852
the committee referred to the riots
at the Koje prison camps last
spring, in which many Communist
prisoners were killed when Amer
ican and South Korean guards
opened fire.
Describing these incidents, the
committee declared: I'm the
circumstances it appears that the
firing constitutes a violation OF
Article ~ of the Geneva Con-
vention of 1949."
Article ~ states: 1.-THE use OF
Evening star., 1952-12-16
By the Assoeiated Pres.

PARIS, Dec. l6.-British Ad-
miral Earl Mountbatten has been
named commander in chief of all
but the American part of NATO's
naval forces in the Mediterranean,
with maintenance Of sea and air
communications between Gibraltar
and Suez as his No. assignment
The powerful Naples-based
United States 9Th Fleet, includ-
ing heavy carriers and amphibious
forces. remains independent as an
allied striking force under Admiral
Robert B. Carney for support OF
land operations in Southern
Europe. Both Lord Mountbatten
and Admiral Carney will report
directly to Gen. Matthew B. Ridg-
way. supreme allied commander
Admiral Ridgway notified the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion's Council of Foreign Ministers
through a spokesman today that
the British chiefs of staff had ap-
pointed Lord Mountbatten. The
general said he was delighted tc
concur"
The appointment and a COM
promise between British and
American military leaders that
preceded it capped a long wrangle
between the two services as to
whether an American or a Briton
should hold the top job in the
Mediterranean. AS it turns out
neither does. Lord Mountbatten's S
status will be equal with that of
Admiral Carney. who heads the
Southern European command
under Gen. Ridgway.
Military leaders of the IA NATO
nations agreed last week on q
compromise by which a Briton
would take over this command
and the powerful United States
9Th Fleet would be concerned
primarily with supporting NATO's
land forces.
Councils Announcement.
The ministerial council an
nounced earlier today:
"The North Atlantic Council
has approved NATO command
arrangements for the Mediter-
ranean Sea as formulated by the
military committee.
"The principal change is the
establishment of commander in
chief, Mediterranean (CINCMED)
BY agreement. CINCMED will
initially be a British officer.
His staff will include off,
GERS from all nations concerned.
CINCMED will be directly sub
ordinate and responsible to the
supreme allied commander in
Europe.
I'm time Of war he will be re-
sponsible for the security of sea
communications, the protection of
shipping and conveys, the CO.
ordination of logistics support and
the support of adjacent COM
mands.
"Other important responsible
ties are the coordination of mine
warfare and submarine and anti
submarine operations. For all
these purposes, his command will
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Vincent
Continued From First Page.)

Communists in the early 1940s and
his equally studied criticism OF
the Chang Kai-shek government
MI. Bingham also called attention
TO Mr.. Vincent's close associa-
ton with numerous persons who
he had reason to believe, were
either Communists or Communist
sympathizers."
The boards action is subject
to review by the President and
Secretary Acheson. The State
Departments announcement made
it clear that the boards discharge
recommendation will not be fol-
lowed without further considera-
ton.
p Years in Service.
In suspending Mr.. Vincent,
the department called him home
from his post as Minister and
Diplomatic Agent at Tangier. 1t
said the review boards recon-
mendation has been brought to
the attention of the President.
who will discuss the matter with
Secretary Acheson."
MIR. Vincent has 81 years of
actual service in the career For
eign Service. Officials said. how
ever. that extra time credit for
service in Hardship posts gives
MIN more than the 80 years re-
quired for retirement under
Foreign Service regulations at his
age of So.
Most of Mr.. Vincent's service
has been in China or in State
Department positions dealing with
China affairs. The pro-Commu-
mist accusations against him arose
from this service.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican
of Wisconsin told the Senate 18
months ago that allegations
against Mr.. Vincent contained
direct testimony that Mr.. Vincent
was a member of the Communist
Party"
Mr.. Vincent, in testimony before
the Senate Internal Affairs SUBJ
committee. has denied any Com
muniSt affiliations or Sympathies
This was in response to testimony
by Louis Budenz that as a former
Communist official in 1945 he
knew Mr.. Vincent was a Com
muniSt.
State Department Reversed.
The State Department an
nounced last February that its
Loyalty Security Board had
cleared Mr.. Vincent on all loyalty
and security charges. The Loyalty
Review Board reviewed the de-
partment files and called its own
hearing in the case last Septem-
ber. Its action now reverses the
department finding.
The review board approved the
departments previous clearance
of Mr.. Davies. Like Mr.. Vincent
the charges against him also have
been aired by the Senate Internal
Security subcommittee. The COM
mittee asked the Justice Depart
ment to consider perjury charges
against him for denying that he
Evening star., 1952-12-16

recommended that the Central In
telligence Agency employ people
described as Communists. Mr.
Davies testified that he recon-
mended they be utilized by the
CIA in a secret manner never
made public.
In clearing him. the review
board said it had listened to
highly confidential testimony" OF
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, CIA
director. and Ambassador George
Kennan and concluded there was
no reasonable doubt as to Mr..
Davies loyalty.
Mr.. Davies. A, has been in the
career Foreign Service for 81
years. Like Mr.. Vincent, he long
was associated with China and
China policy, but has been di-
vorced from it in recent years
because of the controversy sur
rounding American diplomats &C
tive in China affairs during the
rise of Communist strength in
China.
Transferred From Moscow.
Mr.. Davies was transferred from
a post in the American Embassy
at Moscow to the State Depart
ment in 1947, and made a member
of the Policy Planning Staff in
1850. He was given his present
assignment in Germany after be-
ing cleared by the department Of
the charges raised against him in
the Senate Internal Security sub
committee hearings.
Mr.. Vincent, who served as
chief of the departments Division
of Chinese Affairs in 1914 and was
made director of it's Office of Far
Eastern Affairs in 1945. was sent
to Switzerland as American Min
lister in 1947 and later transferred
to Tangier.
Mr.. Vincent's trouble goes back
into the 1940s, when he was one
of the State Departments main
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Charles P. Taft Listed
Among Possible Heads
Of Housing Programs
by the Assoeiated Press

Charles p. Taft of Cincinnati
is one Of several men being men.
toned as a possible new head o.
the Governments housing pro.
grams under the incoming Eisen.
hover administration.
Mr.. Taft, defeated Republican
candidate for Governor of Ohio,
is a brother of Senator Taft. Re
publican. of Ohio.
Others listed as prospects by
both real estate and Government
sources include two Kansans-Re-
publican Representative Cole. who
was defeated for reelection, and
Henry Bubb of Topeka, former
president Of the United States
Savings and Loan League.
Mr.. Cole has served on the
House Banking Committee, which
handles housing legislation. Mr..
Bubb is said to be friend of the
new President.
A real estate organization Off
cial said he understands o. G..
(Bill) Powell, a Des Moines Qowa)
builder: Arthur BaSsett, vice pres
ident of the Detroit Trust Co.. and
Rodney Lockwood Of Detroit. past
president of the National ASSocia-
tion of Home Builders, also figure
in the picture.
The present head of the Hous-
ing and Home Finance Agency,
Raymond M. Foley, is virtually
certain to step down when the
Democratic administration is re-
placed.
The Public Housing Administra-
ton and the Federal Housing Ad-
miniStration are branches of
HHFA. Under it's direction fall
the Governments low-rent houS-
ing, slum clearance and critical
defense area housing programs. as
well as its Federal mortgage in
surance operations.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Ex-S Slaves Will Upset to Allow
SoIeof$4OO, ,OOOVirginio 7 roct

The property is in four parcels,
the largest of which is about Is
acres. This section, lying between
ILeesburg pike and Arlington
boulevard, begins about 800 feet
east of the Seven Corners circle
The next largest tract is about
|61a acres, lying directly across
Arlington boulevard and situated
between the boulevard and Wilson
boulevard. These two parcels were
divided when Arlington boulevard
was built and 2 acres were con-
demned by the State for the
right-of-way.
A third parcel of about l y acres
is zoned commercial and fronts
on Arlington boulevard, farther
east of the circle. It lies close to
the Willston shopping center. The
fourth is a 5000 square-foot tri-
angle on Wilson boulevard across
from the 6l2-acre tract.
Law Intervenes.
Although Frederick Foote, ST.,
was illiterate when he purchased
the land 88 years ago, his will,
signed with an *" clearly indi-
Gated his intention to prohibit di-
vision of the estate for leasing
or selling by any of his heirs.
Since then, a Virginia law has
been enacted, enabling the courts
to set aside such provisions.
Mrs. Margaret Jackson said
property taxes in excess of $4,000
are overdue on the land. She
testified that she and her brother
and sister were able to pay the
taxes until two years ago, when
the annual levy on the land
jumped from about $3.50 to more
than $4,000.
She said her father, born a
slave in 1900 on a farm near
Burke, Va, worked nights on the
chesapeake & Ohio Canal to earn
money after his work was done
on the farm. When he was freed
by President Lincoln's proclama-
ton, he joined the Union Army
and, when discharged. received
Federal payment for his services
His savings and the Government
money were used to make the
first purchase of land at Seven
Corners, she said. Eventually he
added more land to his holdings
Evening star., 1952-12-16
u. 5. Reported Ready
Ito Offer Iran Aid
Up TO 500 Million
BY the Associoted Press

The United States is reported
ready to advance up to $10O mil
lion in order to break the British
Iranian oil crisis.
Highly informed officials saie
today this sum would be provided
to the 1ranian government tx
help meet pressing financial prob.
lens and to help restore the flow
of Trans oil to Western nations.
This emergency financial aid
however. would hinge on agree
ment by Iran and Britain to CO.
operate in a settlement of theil
bitter 18-month-long dispute owe,
Naturalization of Britain's oi
properties In Iran.
Aches0n- Eden Farley.
Secretary of State Acheson wa
reported discussing this approach
with British Foreign Secretar.
Eden in Paris on direct instruc
tions from President Truman.
The President, it was learned
has given Mr.. Acheson a memo
randum directing him to start ex
ploratory discussions for a "volun
tary agreement" with American OF
companies and the Anglo Iranial
Oil Co., which would end the .oi
crisis.
Outline of Reported Plan.
No hard-and-fast single plal
has yet been put forward by Secre
tary Acheson. But, this is re-
ported to be the main outline O
the approach he is working on:
/. The United States, through
various Government agencies
would put up 500 million in emer.
gency financial aid to Iran. Thi
money would go to help Premie
MoSSadegh's government pay civi
servants and meet other outstand
ing bills which now threaten tn,
stability of Iran. It would alst
help restore the huge Abadan oi
refinery and to repair harbor ant
oil terminal facilities along tn,
Persian Gulf.
2. An international oil combin,
made up of four or possibly nv,
major American oil companie.
would then join Anglo-Iraniar
and the Royal Dutch Shell Co.
IN operating Trans oil industry
under a contract with the Iran.
ian government. These member
companies would also agree ts
move and market Trans OF
products to existing western con.
sumers.
3. In return for this, Iran anc
Britain would agree either tx
hand their dispute over to the
international Court of Justice fol
Judgment or to some internationa,
commission which would be sci
up to handle the case.
An International Bank loar
eventually to Iran for prompt
payment to Britain of compen-
'sation for its oil properties and
installations is possibility, but
not a certainty at this stage.
Evening star., 1952-12-16

A provision in the Will OF a
former slave that prevented his
heir from selling or leasing any
part of the 33-acre estate he left
at Seven Corners, Va. during the
past 81 years, was set aside yes
terday in Fairfax Circuit Court
The ruling by Judge Paul E.
Brown was accompanied by court
order appointing attorneys for
the children of Frederick Foote,
ST., as commissioners empowered
to receive bids on all or any part
of the estate. valued at $400, 900.
The original purchase price OF the
land was about $500.
Three of the former slaves
children appeared in court with a
battery of attorneys and testified
that the valuable land located in
the hub of booming Northern Vir-
ginia will soon be lost for non
payment of taxes. Judge Brown
said he felt breaking the will
under the circumstances was
necessary, If the heirs are to be
able to benefit by the bequest.
Daughter Brings Action.
Mrs. Margaret Foote Jackson
I65, of SIG Forty-fourth street
NE. a daughter of the former
slave who died in 1895. brought
the action which resulted
lin Judge Browns ruling. She
was represented by Arlington At
ltorneys Edmund D. Campbell and
Griffin T. Garnet and a Phila-
Idelphia attorney, Raymond Pace
Alexander.
Concurring in the proposal tc
break the will were her sister
Mrs. Virginia Foote Jackson, 83
and her brother, Frank c. Foote
76, both of whom live on sections
of the sprawling tract. They were
represented in the hearing by the
law firm of Richardson, McCand-
Ilish & Lillard of Fairfax.
Mr.. McCandlish urged that the
court set aside a 2-acre section
of the land, on which the log
cabin built by the former slave
still stands. for use by Mr.. Foote
and Mrs. Virginia Jackson. Mr.
Campbell and Mr.. Alexander op-
posed this plan. pointing out that
sale or lease prices could be af-
fected by such a decision.
Evening star., 1952-12-16

advisers on dealing with China
both Chang Kai-Shek's National.
ist government and the Chinese
Communists.
Opinions Divided.
There is still divided opinion or
what the Government did or didn't
do, could or couldn't do. to helr
Chang and keep China from fall
ing into the hands of the Com
muniStS.
The review board, whose hear
ings and Investigations are moi
made public, will probably moi
explain how, and on what evi.
dence, it reached its decision about
Mr.. Vincent.
But, unless it reveals more than
it has so far. his case will remain
as confusing as it has for the past
three years.
Fear Effect on Personnel.
Some officials fear that what
has happened to Mr.. Vincent will
have lad effect on other State
Department career men-making
them afraid to express honest
opinions and give their best ad-
vice on international problems
because of fear such advice may
some day be used against them
Mr.. Truman seemed concerned
about that problem when. refus-
ing the McCarran Committee s
request for a look at what the
State Departments loyalty board
found out about Mr.. Vincent. he
said:
1T is of overriding Importance
to our national security that
officers of the Foreign Service
are free to express theil
views as to problems of interna-
tional relations without fear
as they see them at the time ano
not in anticipation of the possible
reaction of some future Investigate
ing committee which might hold
opposing views"
Evening star., 1952-12-16
'Meunest Thief Candidate

OKLAHOMA CITY (P)-An-
other candidate for the "meanest
thief" title is the burglar who
broke into a general store re-
Gently and stole about $1,000
worth Of groceries and merchan-
disc. The thief also took $25 in
change from a jar containing
contributions for flowers for a
funeral.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Hopeless Teachers Exiled

HONG KONG (P,-Communist
in Canton have exiled
$50 school teachers to hard labor
in other provinces because they
proved to be hopeless cases" in
a mind reform" program, says
a report from that South China
city.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1952-11-08
Sritiide Nblebmmma

gnglano mics SEN 8lan oes ruff,
l6en IuBenminiiters, cine neue ugt,
&ommiiiion 81 ernennen, prompt 5u=
riid.
Snoem ser britiide Staatsminiiter
SelmDn 2lobo na6orudlidIt sic Stel=
lungnabne bes uge=Sberfommanoos
nnteritittte, feline &riegsgefangeneu
getpaltlam aus5uliefern, erflGrte er
int Polttil6en &omitee, cine neue
aommiiiion Jet 5tpedlos, iolonge sic
&ommunilten bielem grin5ip ni6t 5u-
itinmten.
Sollten lie iid aber gu einem iol-
6en @e6Iel ibrer bisberigen Saltung
bereitfinoen, iagte 2lopo, piiroe sic
Grnennltng elmer neuen &omlniIIion
nibt notlpenoig iein. gSie er aus
fitbrte, piirOen it6 sic 4aiierten uei=
mes Gerbre6ens gegen Die Menl6lif=
felt" i6ulOig MAIDEN vuno alle iene
entebren, oie iib oaran beteiligten".
pollte man oen rotten Soroerunaen
nabgeben, alle @efangenen aus5ulie=
fern.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1952-11-08

Stunoen Oauerte, itellte 8ii6inlfp im
Bolitilfen ausI6uB Der Gereinten
ytationen ben antrag auf giloung
| elmer aomniilion 5ur frieolihen @r-
leoigung Ser foreanii6en Srage unter
Seilnabme aller beteiligten Staaten
einldlieBlid iol6er, oie an Dem forea-
Inil6en &onflift ni6t teilgenonrnen
baben. 0ieie &omniiiion Ioa nod
Dem ruiiiIben Gori6lag oie WaBnab-
men 5ur 8eenoigung oes foreaniihen
Streits uno our 8ereinigung BON ao-
req treffen
8ildinifps antrag tpiiroe beoeu-
ten, oaB Die Sopiet-lln uno oos
fommuniltii6e China als intereiiierte
Barteien an ser 0isfuiiion teilneb-
men lpiiroen.
gr Iebnte Die bon oen Ser. Stan-
ten uno 5tpan5ig anoeren 2Gnoern
|elngebradte Heiolution ab, tpoourb
Der StanOpunft ser Gereinten 9atio-
men In Gonmuniom gebiaigt uno Den
&ommuntIten nabegeleet perben ion.
tie, Die NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ser Sereinten 9sationen anaunebmen.
8iI6inifp bebauptete, a6eion ba-
be Die &orea-Sebatte bisber ieinen
1nterbeamten iiberlalien uno iei iest
nur in Seem gorf erl6ienen, Inn iid
bel Der graiiOentenpabI ser 8Gbler-
ldoft gegeniiber 5u re9tfertieen, aber
troboem begriiBe er oie Satiabe, oab
adelon lid) eingefunoen babe, oenn
er tpolle ibm iiber Oie 8org4nge in
&orea perldieoene ausfiinfte geben.
Ser ruiiiibe sluBennlinilter ariff
Ioub ben republifanii6en 8erater
Sobn Softer 3ulles an un6 bebaup=
tete, er babe sic Suo-&oreaner aeaen
Die gtoro=&oreaner 5um Ingriff auf=
lgeita6elt.
8ie Dem aber aud iei, oas 8id.
tiglte lei Die 8eenoieung oes foreani-
ll6en &rieges uno Die Serbeifiibruna
elmer frieoli6en Hegelung ser forea=
nllden 6rage. Oieler Mufsobe ent-
lpra6en audi Oie polntIden 8ori6l1-
ge, Die in 9etra6t ge5ogeu ueroen
ollten, erflarte @ii6inifp, aber iebt
Itebe Der 8eri6t iiber aorea auf Ser
Sagesoronung uno bie ruiiiibe Dele-
Cation ltelle ibren antrug in ser
Softnung, bob er bel iol9en 3elesa-
tlonen slnflang finoen peroe, oenen
lptrfli6 am 8ieoeral1f6au bon &orea
gelegen iei
Gr ma6te ii6 iiber a6eions Sal
tung in Ser ariegsgefangenenfraae
lultlg, Dona6 &riegsgefongene nift
our 9fiidfebr IN Die Seinat ge5ipun-
gen meroen iollen. gr perbreitete fth
oeS Sangen uno 8reiten iiber Ide-
ions grflarung, ooB oie gfulIen bel
lteb5ebn @elegenbeiten bur1 Gertraa
ooer abfonmen, oas grin3ip aner-
fonnt bitten, oaB &riegsgefangene
nlbt ge5wungen perOen oiirften, ae=
gen ibren @illen in ibre Seimot 5u-
ritd5ufebren. Sier5u iogte @iI6inifp
= llnter pOaieer Sgnorier1ng ser
Observation-Disclosures Saltung in Ser
Srage Ser oeutl6en &rieesgefange=
men! -, Die @enfer &onpention bonn
Sabre 1949 unb oie Saoger &onben-
ton beltimmten, baB alle @efongene
1ofort na6 8eenbigung Ser sSeinoIe=
ltgfeiten 5nriid5uienoen ieien, 1no sic
gereinten Nationen bGtten iiberbaupt
feline anOere @abI.
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Nene uitoentide YbraIen

Gie fommuniltii6e oltoeuticbe
golfsfammer (Garlament) iiber=
lonote am Sreitag Sem peItoeutIebeu
gunoestag einen neuen 8rief iiber
Die 8leoerpereinigung 9eutldlanos.
Ser grief tpar an Or. Sermann
Gblers, ben Hrdlioenten oes 8unoes-
tages, seridtet, Ser aber augenblid-
lid nibt in Bonn tpeilt. Germutlid,
foroern Wosfaus Satrapen cine for.
meae Intport auf ibre gori6ldge fir
eine 8ieoerbereinigung bes geteiIten
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