The Key West citizen., 1952-03-24
VNur
Roundup

UTN. neg0tiat0rs asked the Com
munisfs to join today IN Sc
cret talks which might break the
long deadlock.
An official Allied spokesman said
III. N. negotiators felt preliminary
discussions concerning off the
record sessions should "be con-
sidered for the time being at least
in a qnasi confidential status"
He declined TO tell newsmen what
the u. N. proposed.
The prisoners exchange talks
were postponed for three hours
Monday at the request of the u.
NJ. Command There was no ex-
0lanation. The session adjourned
al $40 o. m 1910 a. m. EST.
Both sides have indicated unOf-
icially that CT the record me-
gotiations might lead to COM
promise agreement on the thorny
issue OF whether prisoners should
pc given the right to reject re-
patriati0n. This is the only issue
blocking agreement on prisoner
exchange.
The u. N. Command said last
week, negotiators would be able
o speak freely in an executive
session since their remarks would
not be aired in the press.
Off the record negotiatinos
would mean a virtual news black
,ut ON the prisoner talks. Only the
final agreement or lack of one
would be announced.
Actually, however, newsmen
iever have teen allowed to attend
and only portions of the record
have been opened to CORE
spondents
News Of the negotiations has
come. from official spc!sesmen, the
delegates themselves and from the
official u N. Command commun-
ique.'n
Several times the first word OF
a major development has come
rom Communist correspondents at
'anfnnnjom. Last week the Red
,eWsmen hirted that truce might
,e signed by mid-April.
Another group of staff officers
working on truce supervision may
,ut the final stamp of approval
IN detailed maps of 10 poets OF
entry Tuesday, a U. N. spokes-
man Sid.
The Communists submitted re-
yiscd maps Of four North Korean
,itiey Monday and Col. Don Dar-
'ownsaid I'VE have general agree
nent in areas on their side.
Nc Gould wrap it up tomorrow" /"
By. WILLIAM {. BARNARD
TOKYO R--Gen, Matthew b.
RidgWay says the stakes ia the
Korean arIHisticc talks are world
peace, s'
The Allied supreme commander
said III an Interview he prays con-
stantly That Americans will be ex.
tremeIy patient while United Ma
tl0ns EQmmand neg0tiatOrs with
stand Communist deceit and stall
ing.
RidgWay conceded that the pro-
l0nged truce talks - now in their
ninth month - tried ones patience,
but added:
Patience Is necessity. The
stakes in this case are not only
the lives Of Allied prisoners In
Communist hands. but world peace
itself. ] think our people realize
the situation in which we find our.
selves today. A situation so p0-
tentislly grave calls for the most
soul searching objective analysis
Of what you intend to do and what
your 0bjeetiyes are.
Far reaching, almost incalcu-
liable consequences could flow from
acts which some Of our people ad-
iyocatein the current situation. But
such suggestions do not bespeai
any sort Of objective analysis .
The 57-year-old commander de-
serlbed as most disturbing Rus
sia's charges that the Allies arc
Wagins germ warfare in North
Korea charges denied repeated.
" BY high u. S. officials.
III Is completely in accord with
the deli crate and repeated en-
ployment Of falsehoods CT Soviet
leadets," Ridgway said. ut is all
part of the big lie. The result
is more hatred and more animosity
and less chance Of getting the
world situation Strengthened out.
lie added that the Communis,
charges show they viii stop at
nothing to stir up things which
could lead 10 bitterness and war"
The colorful combat general
went 10 Korea in December, 1850
to tate Cser the retreating Eighth
Army after Gen. Walton ri, Walker
was killed in ieep accident.
Hs--iafused the dispirited Allied
troops with renewed courage apt
etsrmination. They stopped the
Chifese Reds and North Koreans
cold and then started rolling them
bad
Hdgway hand grenade DAT
glifS from his right shoulder AM
> FIRST aid XII ON his left, was D
familiar figure al the rapidly.
changing nsi.
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