European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 8, 195g the stars and stripes Page 3 Jessup sees urgent need for Asia Aid Singapore feb. 7 Cap the need for action to save Southeast Asia from communism is urgent or. Philip Jessup . Roving ambassador told a prese conference Here yesterday. Other than president Truman s proposed Point four Aid program i am not prepared to say the nature or extent of the action we might take. The kind of action most desirable and when and where Are Styli questions for decision. We Are now studying that he added. Jessup brushed aside the belief held by Many trained observers that Southeast Asia can now be written off to the communists. I cannot subscribe to that defeatist attitude he said. Stalin s plan Clear i do not believe you can total up All difficulties confronting various governments and then assume that not one of them will stand up against communism and maintain its Independence he said Jessup said that marshal Joseph Stalin s program is quite Clear. Russia is encouraging nationalism in Asia Only As a step towards subjection of its people to the alien Rule of russian dictators he said he said he believed Russia and communist China were ready to give material and military support to to Chi Minh in indo China. He warned that the . Wou a look on any actual armed aggression As a Vry grave Jessup leaves by air for a Brief visit to Rangoon today. He then will go to Bangkok for the meeting of american far East diplomatic officials monday. Luckman denies offer of Post As dec head new York feb. 7 up Charles Luckman said yesterday he had not been offered the chairmanship of either the atomic Energy commis Sion or the National Security re sources Board by president tru Man. Tie Job has not been offered. I know nothing about it the retired president said of lever Brothers co. Court told Judy asked to see secret data new York feb. T a a Justice department official testified yesterday thai Judith Coplon asked on three occasions to see a top secret report dealing with russian agents. William a Fotey chief of the internal Security and foreign agents registration Section of the depart ment made he statement in the trial of miss Toplon and Valentin a. Gubi Thev russian United nations staff member on spy conspiracy charges Foley said miss Coplon twice tried to gain Access to the report in january 1949the same month he added that she was transferred away from work that dealt with espionage and sabotage again in february Foley said miss Coplon asked to see the report. Each time he testified he refused to let her see it. He said top secret documents might Lead to a grave National emergency if they were seen by unauthorized persons. Foley also told of giving miss Coplon on the morning of her arrest a Decoy message which he described to her As hot and very he said he told her to give the message to a fellow employee. Fri agent Robert j. Lamphere testified earlier that Titis was one of two Decoy documents which he prepared for handling by miss Coplon. He said both messages appeared to affect National defense but actually were fictitious. Earlier Foley said he began in january 1949, to remove miss Coplon gradually from All work involving Security matters. The Decoy government memo Randum found in miss coplon1 s purse the night she was arrested with Gull Tachev was introduced As evidence. Go Biichel s attorney Abraham l. Pomerontz. Objected on the grounds that n piece of paper found in miss cop Lou s purse shows no evidence of conspiracy 1 involving Gubi Thev. Jude Sylvester Ryan overruled him. He said however that if the government did not show later that the document is evidence of conspiracy the defense May move to strike it. Robineau pleads guilty in polish espionage trial Stettin Poland feb. 7 1
