Evening star., 1955-01-30
u. Ms Session on Formoso
I omorrow Is Pushed Despite
Peiping Threat to Bottle y. S.
Bid to Red Chino
To Be First Step
In Security Council
BY the Asseeioisd Press

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29.-The United States, Britain
and New Zealand continued con-
situations here today In advance
of a United Nations Security
Council meeting Monday aimed
at halting fighting for Chinese
islands that some feared could
spread into a major conflict.
Despite a new Chinese Com
nlunist broadcast today vowing
to strike at the United States
with heavy blows" II 1t inter-
feres with Red Chiha's campaign
to capture Formosa, delegates
went ahead with plans for the
meeting. First step viii be to
invite Red China to state its
case at the council table.
Sir Leslie Munro, New zea-
land ambassador and Council
President through Monday, said
he did not consider as official a
statement the Chinese Reds
broadcast rejecting a cease-fire
as absolutely unacceptable" The
broadcast was of an article in q
Chinese government newspaper.
the Peoples Daily. Sir Leslie said
he would press for Council adop-
ton of the invitation the first
thing Monday morning.
Other Peaceful Measures.
Sir Leslie called the Council to
discuss the question of hostil-
tiles In the area of certain is
lands of the coast Of the main-
land of China" If a cease-fire
can. be obtained in the islands
from Tachens down to and in
cluding Quemoy. he said other
peaceful measures in the area
would follow.
The United States and Britain
have made it clear they strongly
support the peace move. The
United States will not oppose the
invitation for Red China Repre-
sentatives to come here under a
charter rule providing for both
sides to be heard by The courl-
Gil in any dispute apt to disturb
the peace.
It was understood Peru's Vic
tor A. Belaunde, who succeeds
Sir Leslie as February Council
President on Tuesday under the
rotation plan. was fully agreed
on continuing the Security Coul-
ellis efforts.
A British delegation source
said I'VE are going ahead Nom
day as arranged" In Peiping
the British charge d'affaires was
reported pressing Premier Chou
En-lai to accept an invitation
to send a representative here for
the talks.
Some Promise Of Success.
With British pressure in Pei
ping and a tacit promise by Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
to help what he called any real
efforts for peace, the Council
had some confidence its efforts
would not meet dead end inn
mediately. But what the Coun-
Gil viii finally ask for remained
to be determined after Cd 1t
was learned whether the Chinese
Communists would send repre-
sentatives and (2) what the de-
bates here bring forth.
Instead Of q cease-fire order
cloaked in the power Of severe
sanctions the Council Is author
lied to impose, the final Council
action might be only a face
saving appeal to both sides to
quit fighting while talks go on.
Sir Anthony Eden's pledge that
Communist China's claims to the
islands would receive fair consid-
Grafton was an obvious strength
ening of the bids to the Council
meeting. 1t matched the British
delegations statement yesterday
Intended to be reassuring to
the Chinese Nationalists, as well
that actions here and now
would not prejudice future claims
to territory in the area.
day will see double
barreled talks on the Formosa
area crisis. While the Council is
meeting here the British Com
monwealth prime ministers will
be in session In London and In
dia's Jawaharlal Nehru has
promised that the Formosa ques-
ton will bulk large in the talks
he plans. Mr.. Nehru also indi-
Gated his country stands ready
to try mediation in the Formosa
crisis Of called on to do so.