Evening star., 1955-07-31
Red China Hints
Talks May Free
u. ). Civilians
Chou Sees Chance
To Settle Problem
At Geneva PurIey

TOKYO, July 80 R.-Red
China's premier said today in
Peiping his country wants no
war with the United States and
the release of United States
civilians still held behind the
Bamboo Curtain "can be easily
settled" in Geneva talks start
ing Monday.
Chou En-lai suggested these
ambassadorial discussions might
pave the way for settlement of
certain other practical matters"
such as tension in the Formosa
area.
But he said Red China was
determined to keep free hand
in ''liberating" Formosa from
the NationaliStS-and would like
to see the United States 7th fleet
pull out. Mr.. Chou also ruled
out any discussion Of a Formosa
cease-flre at Geneva, a point
Secretary Of State John Foster
Dulles had said might be ex-
plored.
Hints Quick Accord
Mr.. Chou's speech to the clos
ing session of the Communist
Peoples Congress, as broadcast
by Peiping radio, limited at
quick agreement on release Of
81 United States civilians held
in Red China. He made no ref
erence, however, to II United
States flyers imprisoned on
charges of Spying"
Instead. Mr.. Chou called on
foreign countries to put an end
-. to the dispatching of sabo-
teurs into China. :"
The State Department in
Washington made no immediate
official comment on Mr.. Chou's
speech. Sources said privately it
appeared to be the usual Com
munist stunt of seeking to lay
down the issues in public on the
eve of a conference in order to
influence the discussions.
Senator George, Democrat OF
Georgia, chairman Of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, said Mr.. Chou appeared to
be talking nice" but that the
first responsibility Of the United
States at Geneva remained to
get the release Of Americans
held Illegally
At Taipei, capital Of Chang
Kai-shek's Nationalist strong
hold of Formosa, one newspaper
the United Daily News, said 1t
saw mo end to the intrigues
about to begin at Geneva" and
expressed concern lest it lead to
United States recognition Of Red
China.
Mr.. Chou said that, If the
United States would keep hands
off, his country was willing te
seek negotiations with the re-
sponsible local authorities o.
Taiwan (Formosa) to map ou'
concrete steps for Taiwans
peaceful liberation"
At Taipei, a high government,
official contemptuously rejected
such a plan, saying This kine
of double talk may sometimes
fool some Americans but never
the Chinese people"
Geneva Comments
OF the August / meeting al
Geneva of Wang Ping-nan, Rec
China's ambassador to Poland
with U. Alexis Johnson, United
States Ambassador to Czecho'
slovakia, Mr.. Chou said:
! " The purpose Of these talks
will be to aid in settling the
matter of the repatriation oi
civilians of both sides and tt
facilitate further discussions ant
settlement of certain other prac-
tical matters now at issue be-
tween both sides.
=" The number Of American
civilians in China is small ant
their question can be easily set
tied. There are a great man.
overseas Chinese in the United
States, among whom student
alone number several thousant
they are obstructed from
returning home while their re
latives have no way to aid then
financially"
The United States government
has stated repeatedly that NJ
Chinese students remain in tn
United States against their will
not even such skilled ones a
radar technicians who had beel