Evening star., 1955-02-02
Red dChinaGiives
Nehru IFS Stand
On Cease-Fire
Air of Muneuver
Is Apparent Among
Diplomats in London
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Indian
sources said today Communist
China has delivered a secret
message about a Formosa cease
fire to Prime Minister Nehru.
This development came as Red
China appeared to be casting
about for a face-saving way to
go to the U. N. Security Council
to discuss the Formosa situation.
The Indian informants denied
reports published abroad that
the Peiping message to Mr.. Neh-
ru demanded the surrender of
Formosa, the Chinese National
ist stronghold, as the price for a
ceaSe-fire in the China coast
fighting. They would not dis
close the contents of the mes
sage.
Peiping's top diplomatic rep
resentative in London. Charge
d'Afaires Huan Hsiang. called
on Mr.. Nehru yesterday. The
meeting took place at the home
of Mr.. Nehru's sister. Mrs. Via
va Lakshmi Pandit, India's high
commissioner in London. Mr..
Nehru is here for a conference
of British Commonwealth prime
ministers.
Maneuvering Apparent.
The leader of Asia's neutralist
bloc received Peiping's Ambassa-
dor in New Delhi just before
leaving for London last week.
An atmosphere of diplomatic
maneuvering was apparent in
London.
British diplomats interpreted
repeated broadcasts from Peip-
ing as meaning the Chinese
Reds want to try to place the
United States in the role of de-
fendant before the world.
These diplomats say such a
Chinese Communist move has
grave propaganda dangers for
the West and fails to meet the
idea of cease-fire talks envisaged
in the New Zealand U. N. reso-
luton. The broadcasts con-
demned New Zealand's resolution
as trickery, while lauding Rus
sian moves to get Red China a
role in the Security Councils de-
bate.
Red LOophole Noticed.
Significance was placed here
on the fact the Chinese Commu-
nists have left themselves a
loophole to go to New York. This
was regarded as having a certain
negative value. in lessening the
tension over Formosa.
New Zealand's move for q
cease-fire, titled "hostilities in
the Area of Certain Islands"
was adopted by the Security
Council Monday as the No. l
item of its agenda. The resolu-
tion placed no blame on the
Chinese Communists, the Chi
nese Nationalists or the United
States for the existing situation.
The invitation to Red China to
send a representative to the de-
bate was voted on motion of New
Zealand Delegate Sir Leslie Mum
ro. 1t was cabled to Peiping by
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold.
Russia has introduced items
extending a similar invitation,
but also accusing the United
States of acts of aggression
against the Chinese Reds.
The London Daily Express
said today the councils accept
ance of the Soviet moves for dis
cussion lis expected to result N
Red China sending representa-
tlves to the council table to con-
slider a ceasefire."
The Peiping radio said all
newspapers in the Chinese Com
munist capital carried the Soviet
drafts ito invite a representative
of Communist China to take
part in the consideration of
United States acts of aggression.
Radio Tactics Meshed.
1t appeared the Russians and
the Chinese Communists were
synchronizing their tactics.
The Peiping radio described
the Soviet proposal as "the most
just and reasonable step toward
the relaxation of Far Eastern
tension and the elimination of
the danger of a new war"
One broadcast, quoting an edi-
torial in the Tientsin Ia Kung
Pao. said: 'The suggestion raised
by the Soviet Union at this mo-
ment is urgent and necessary.
The Security Council must
speedily take appropriate meas
ures in regard to the Soviet
proposal"
AS monitored in London. the
broadcasts contained no specific
acceptance even on the basis of
the Soviet proposals. But they
came about as close as they could
without a definite commitment