The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-01
U.N. Far East
Leader Calls
Secret Farley
Draft OF Truce
Acceptable To
Rhee = Reported

commander called . secret confer
ence Of his top military leaders In
Korea today Is officials both here
and In Washington made Il plain
the Allies plan to 50 ahead with Q
truce whether % not South Korea
co-operates.
Washington quarters predicted Q
showdown within ~ hours with
stubborn old President Synglnan
Rhee over his refusal 70 accept .
truce which leaves his country
divided.
President Elsenhower's special
truce emissary. meanwhile, post.
poned . conference with Rhee
today.
An authoritative source here re-
yealed that Assistant Secretary Of
State Waiter S. Robertson, Essen
hOwer's truce troubleshoOter, has
made concessions 70 Rhee IN five
conferences. He said ''the door Is
not closed 70 an agreement On :
truce.
Robertson repeatedly agreed n
. possible Joint q. S.-Koreah wall
out from I post-armistice peace
conference II the Reds Mea The
talks b ~ I'D Min pAsan Ses
ihe1 could not WIN on TIE battle
field. 4
And there were reports that :
DRAFT u 4 proposed mutual de-
feuke pact between the u. 5. and
Korea has been drawn. Such q
pact Is Rises No. ! demand.
The source added, however, that
AFTER declaring that. "All my de-
mapds have Deen met, Rhee
made fresh demands which have
blocked an agreement
! Secretary Of State John Foster
Dulles made it plain in Washington
Tuesday that The u. S. intends to
sign an arnistice with the COmmu-
Inists though Rhee may re-
fuse to cooperate. And h Seoul
q high official declared, I'VE are
going ahead with an armlstics. un-
deferred.
Gen. Mark W. Clark did not say
why he summoned top air, naval
and ground commanders to the
secret conferences III Tokyo.
His headquarters said, There
win be no announcement - 70 the
subjects discussed"
Observers agreed the deepening
topped the agenda. And there vas
speculation that the generals md
adInirals would map strategy II
trouble flares as . result Of Rhee's
threats to fight on alone II q truce
Is signed.
In washington, Sen. Sparkman
fD-Ala) suggested that I'VE might
be put IN the embarrassing posi-.
ton 81 having 70 fight the South
Koreans IN behalf Of the COmmu-
nistsD Il the Reds agree to . truce.
on the basis Of pledges made BY
Gen. Clark.
And Chairman II. Alexander
Smith (K.NJ) Of . Senate foreign
relations subcommittee on the Far
East expressed fear ''the Commu-
nists might put Us h Q tremendous
hole n they decided 10 sign tia
truce paper
Associated Press Correspondent
Sam SummeFiin quoted an author
itative source here - saying Rhee
told Robertson, "All my demands
have been met BY President Eisen-
hover Ii the truce crisis after
Robertson clarified" four, points
Last Saturday.
Rhee had asked for Qualification
Of the U. 5. position on:
1. A mutual security pact be-
tween ~ U. s. and South Korea.
:. u. s. economic ard military
aid TO Soufh KDrea.
3. "A pledge that the q. 5. Would
stand viii South Kerea h he post.
armistiee Political eonfsfsncs.
{. u. 5. eo-cpeFasiga IN striving
Or .pesestng uniliessisn" Il Ko-
yeo.
he source said Khee hrSt ap-
peared delighted with R0beFtson's
oral explanation, but liter injected
..new angles. neW nleaninGs'' which
were rejected ~ Roheftson.
He sad Rhee agreed 10 write
sSsS.sontinued On PAse TwO1