European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page i the stars and St types saturday harass Yafo is f o s on South line in is the text of korean release 27g issued at 1230 am 330 pm Friday Germany american in the South of Korea Wane lightly attacked Bat aside from such harassing actions Eure change resulted in this the is being pushed Bach steadily r in the Chang Nyong Bridge head by unite of both the 24th Lul div and the 1st Marine the earlier reported extremely stubborn have now succeeded in turning the enemy right Southern flank into the path of the 24th div units this Northern Section of uie Bridgehead is now heavily late reports t 4 Smith koreans gain i the situation in the 1st Cave Jim sector is still reported Asun Republic of Korea 1st div units regained from half to a of the ground these units lost in thursdays attack and Are holding firm in face the present main enemy United nations forces have re taken Poha Gand Kigoye and have captured High ground North of the the amount of resistance at Pahang was not at Kigoye was fairly aussies blast reds in 24 sorties 18 f text of Gen Douvlos Atac Arthurs release Issue d at pin pm Ger Many Lime today australian h Mustang planes flew 24 sorties two of their flights reloading and rearming at a South korean base twice after carrying initial Mission from their japanese the Ruisong area was the first to feel the attack from the this holding enemy was plastered with bombs and Rock ets As the planes turned away from the target five Large fires were after rearming and the Mustangs headed to an enemy held where highly effective hits were third glimpse of tie counter attacking United nations troops retook Pahang right Arrow and to us according to the cited they blunted the communist offensive Northeast of Tanga Center Ami there were sir us of a general enemy withdrawal from the Nat off River bulge big map Panicky foe flees in bulge the third target for the flights attacks was a strategic Road Tunnel Northwest of bombs were dropped at Tunnel entrances in an Effort to Seal but one end received Only a later the Mustangs headed for where vehicles were hidden among the towns one truck was plus an other probably and Many of the larger buildings were left burning on the return near a tank on the Rier Bank was at tacked with rockets and Machme Giro but results were nod in this area enemy held Village received the bulk of the Mustangs thorough strafing onto heavily timbered country where troops were Burrow ing for the Mustangs swooped giving the whole area a after rearming and the places beaded again for the Pok area a there enemy held villages were hit by 5oopounders and left burning then flak position was peppered with their final flight of the the Mustangs turned to Norih of attack bring several villages which Are being used by the enemy As an artillery five of the Village Wereley turning planes returned to their Japa Rysse base continued Arpin Page i and drove never giving a minutes it was More than human endur Ance could and today the koreans received in Large and bit Ter doses their own today it was they who fled in panic and Hun them never made and their bodies littered the the last North korean was made atop mile Ridge whose Formi slope had seemed at first it was bathed in White phosphorus and highe s p 1 o s i v e artillery the frantic communists poured Over the Hill seek ing Refuge on the far the planes caught them ripping flesh and Bone with 20mm shells and deadly napalm bombs that Fry the land suffocate the Back Over the Ridge went the confused North koreans again the ground quaked under artillery and mortar fire As tanks and re co guess guns joined in with Flat trajectory those who survived the trap plunged Doivan the almost straight slope of the Ridge to the Wimch curves gracefully along its the Slaughter was even greater As the tried to Wade West us sign Trade pact 18 Trade agreement Between Western e r Nanny and the United kingdom and excluding the was signed calling for Commerce in uie next 12 the valid from july was drafted after 10 weeks of negotiations and will come into effect after ratification by British and German governments and approval by the Allied High com Mission for a detailed list of goods involved will not be published until the com missioners have approved the agree shotguns available in pcs 18 twelve and 16gauge s t e v e n s double barrelled shotguns Are Avail Able in at by 1 o w regular its r i t gun formerly now Cost and swim the 100yard stretch some tried it others in groups of 20 ant Sanae were seen from the air in larger groups of 20c 10 some made the 200 we saw from a Forward observation Post but for every that made it a dozen failed corsairs and f51 Mustangs reaped a bloody Harvest skimming in Treetop level and spraying the swimmers with a Chin gun fire or in with rockets and Only confusion had they waited until hundreds of the Reaf might have been but As one prisoner of War then ounces were either killed and there was Only it was the fastest Ameri can Victory in the korean in the two Days of their new for Ward the marines and dough toys gained about seven by late this the had c be a r e d up every but their third and last of one army unit got so Tai ahead of its Supply line it had in Aalt for an cooperating in me assault from the skies were air Force jets Anc Afu Stangs and corsairs they definitely knocked out three enemy tanks in the Battle today and two others stopped in their tracks and May have been knocked reds reported dumping trucks to fool pilots Masan 18 pilots supporting ground troops in this area reported today that North koreans Are Over turning trucks by the when Allied planes to make the vehicles appear when the planes have communist soldiers set the trucks upright t Jap Earni Anent v 18 Gen Douglas Macarthur favors the rearmament of Japan to the limit of its resources if it is threatened with attack by predatory forces Bent upon freedoms he made his news known in a letter to Harold commander of the american veterans of world War in reply to one from rus sell soliciting his a similar inquiry was addressed by Russell to John High commissioner for Germany on the desirability of rearming Ger the associated press re so far Russell has received no reply from Macarthur pointed out that he already has taken t measures to create a Reserve to strengthen japans internal Security and added that he will augment this Force further should the need world events Macarthur told Russell that the question of rearming Japan is somewhat academic this since Only a seer could answer the question you pose concerning the rearming of then Macarthur wrote should the course of world events require that All Mankind stand to arms in defense of human Liberty and Japan come within the orbit of immediately threatened Ihen the should mount the maximum sense Power which their resources will pending a peace Japan remains under the policy control of the Allied Council of Europe rejects for single Jimmy 18 the Council of Europe last night refused to accept a blueprint for Church ills proposed euro Pean army but decided to discuss his defense ideas froma purely political British Labonter led the forces which blocked the m the european Assembly political Church ills Duncan proposed a 20point Pian for implementing the International army As 3 Swift preventive against communist the labovites refused to accept and the committee agreed on a Compromise offered by French com Mittee members which limits Dis Cussion of defense to its purely political r the narrow mans land be tween Tolu Are and political aspect i of defense was ony broadly out Ineo by and some of the delegates tonight expressed bewilderment Over just How far key go in discussions however theorn Rottee gave the Light discussions Kofchur proposal for creation of european1 defense minister dec led to european democratic icon t c Boycott Sian furs Worth to be shipped Back to England aboard the liner Mauretania because new York dockers refuse to unload the British Reed arrived today the members of the International longshoremen said they would not handle their spokesman said would1 refuse future to handle incoming Ort outgoing goods i n la e d in soviet or trans v few dockers l yesterday refused to russian meat which Britain ported also will returned to f Macarthur re Poi urges action o Lake 18 the asked other tons yesterday to Asp the movement of ground forces5 Korea in order to bring1 the Flint to a successful in a second report Tossit Security Council on der1 Gen Douglas Macarthur Vum fied the also its in members to More attention to m i i t a r already instead of r ing and training special units Che report was the first russian Jacob Malik became coi president on the previous report milled on july Whu the report covers operations july sources major conclusions Are still Valli the report was presented by Obj Delegate Warren said in his conclusion International operations in Korea has Recei important emphasis since the a ration of the report on off of combat forces made by a nuni of members of the United a but it is my desire member nations of the i nations will without1 delay build the strength of our ground fori touring the conflict to Cess Ful conclusion essential for act the material of each contribution is lated the rapidity with Bis it is urgent attest not therefore should Given arrival of organizations the report As army forces of member Nattoli other than states arrived in Toad r j it that Lions Are represented by naval and l other the nether ans new Britain and ground fighting of most Savage report three us tried secretly army court Marti att three British soldiers to hold secret sessions to Safe top possibly i t it would be prejudicial i interests of Security if the eve in the court martial was or the court hearing testimony in private by Deputy Din military operations several air Force and airmen waited testify the 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