The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
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ehce with search and rescue opera
IONS In the area of the incident"
Eden also revealed that about
an hour after the British airliner
was shot down on Friday the Red
chinese sent a message warning
that any warplanes sent to search
would be fired on if they ap-
preached land.
Further British Protest
He described this message as
against all international custom
and behavior" and said Britain
was making a further protest.
Tokyo monitors reported that the
Chinese Communist radio had an
nounced the Peiping government
was lodging grave protest
over the shooting down of two Red
planes off Hainan Island Sunday
by US. Navy aircraft.
A statement issued by Vice For
elgn Minister Chang Han-fu
claimed the American planes vio-
lated Chinese skies in shooting
down the planes.
The United States insists the
Red planes attacked over the open
sea.
At the Capitol, it was disclosed
that the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee had asked Secretary of
State Dulles to appear for closed
door session at pm. 1t was
scheduled to deal with the German
situation, but would also give the
senator's an opportunity to talk over
the Far Eastern situation with the
secretary.
The weekend plane clashes. eli
NAKED by the shooting down of two
attacking Chinese fighters by US.
planes, aroused angry protests in
Congress and further embittered
American feelings toward the
Peiping regime.
Strong Foreign Policy
Sen. Ferguson (R-Mich) said TO-
day the Communist world should
read. "a strengthened US. foreign
policy" into the shooting down Sun
day night of the two Communist
planes off the Red-held island of
Hainan.
Others on Capitol Hill joined in
a general well done" for the US.
Airmen who downed the planes.
Ferguson, - chairman of the
Senate Republican Policy Commit.
tee, said it was wise policy to shoot
down the Communist attackers. be-
cause failure to fight back Knight
have miSled them into believing
that Americans won't fight"
Let this be a lesson to them
that Americans will defend them.
selves and their rights on the high
seas" he added.
Ferguson said the Communists
should have recognized strength
ened US. foreign policy" in recent
months, particularly since Presi-
dent Eisenhower had sent aircraft
carriers to protect and help the
mission of mercy" The US. planes
were aided in a search for possible
survivors of the British plane.
White House Lead
Chairmen of both the Senate For
eign Relations and Armed Sery-
ices committees urged colleagues
to let the White House and State
Department call the signals.
Sen. Wiley (R-Wis) announced
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mlttee which he heads probably
will discuss the situation during
the week with Secretary of State
Dulles.
Wiley said his advice, mean
while, is that this should be left
in the hands of the executive" and
that official Washington should
mot fly off the handle"
He said the Red shootings did
not create a new situation - we
have been at war with the Chinese
Communists for years in Korea"
But if these conditions persist"
he said, Il personally feel we
should indicate we are ready TO
protect our rights on the sea lanes
of the world, and that we will not
tolerate interference with those
rights"
Haven't Changed Spots
Sen. Saltonstall (R-Mass). chair
man of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, told newsmen the in.
cident shows the Communists.
either Chinese or Russia, haven't
changed their spots.'
Rep. A. L. Miller (R-Neb) said
in a separate interview that "it