Evening star., 1954-12-18
Chou Expected 10 Set
Stiff Price 10 Release
Jailed U. 5. Flyers
Peiping Rudio Repeats
Thut U. N. Has No Right
To Intervene in Case
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Dec. 18.-Diplomats speculated
today that Red China's Chou
En-lai may set stiff price for
release of II imprisoned Ameri-
can airmen when he receives
U. N. Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold in Peiping.
The Red Chinese Premier in
dicated in his assent yesterday
that he considers the case of the
airmen closed. But delegates
acquainted with Peiping's line of
reasoning predicted Mr.. Chou
would get down to brass tacks
after first insisting his govern
ment was in the right and
bringing up some complaints
against the United States.
Peiping radio, in a more bel
ligerent tone than usual, today
repeated Red China's assertion
that the United Nations has no
right to intervene in the case of
the II flyers imprisoned on
charges of spying.
The Communist radio, which
recently limited willingness Of
Red China to swap the flyers for
Chinese students detained in the
United States, also said that
students and spies fall under
two entirely different categories.
Assembly Rejects Red Attacks.
However, the broadcasts avoided
perhaps significantly - any
mention of whether Mr.. Ham
marskjold's visit would have any
effect on the flyers imprison-
ment.
Mr.. Hammarskjold asked for
the talks with Mr.. Chou Decem-
Der 10 after the General Assem-
bly, voted ATS to condemn Red
China's Imprisonment of the
airmen. The Assembly called
on the secretary general to in
tercede for their release. OPP
position votes were cast by the
Soviet bloc.
Mr.. Hammarskjold received
Mr.. Chou's reply the same day
the Assembly wound up its ninth
session after rejecting Com
munist attacks on United
States policy in the Far East.
Three Deals Seen Possible.
AS a neutral mediator, Mr..
Hammarskjold would hardly be
in a position to bargain with the
Red Chinese premier, delegates
pointed out. but he could relay
back Mr.. Chou's demands.
U. N. observers saw three pos
sible deals the Red Chinese
might offer:
/. Agree to release the airmen
in exchange for 35 Chinese stu
dents held in the United States
since the Chinese Communists
moved into the Korean conflict.
2. Offer to free the men If the
Americans unfreeze more than
$100 million in Chinese assets
blocked in the United States
when the Chinese Reds entered
that conflict.
3. Consent to talk business If
the United States would agree
not to oppose Peiping's demands
for a U. N. seat.
Spotlight on Peiping.
AS the u. N. session ended the
main spotlight was focused on
Peiping, where Mr.. Ham
marskjold is expected to go
shortly after Christmas. Diplo-
mats believe Mr.. Chou will seek
to guide the talks along the fol-
lowing general lines:
l. lie Will Try 10 impress on
Mr.. Hammarskjold that his re-
gime is completely in control Of
China.
2. He will protest to the Sec
retary general that the Ameri-
cans maintain what the Chinese
have labeled a NEST of spies"
in the Nationalist stronghold of
Formosa and will warn that the
Reds will not consider releasing
the airmen until such activities
cease.
3. Having thus set the stage
he viii probably consent to hear
Mr.. Hammarskjo jold's plea on be-
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