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Page 4 THE BATTALION Tuesday, June 9, 1953 Fighting Will Halt Within 12 Hours If Truce Is Signed (Continued from Page 1) cated the formal signing was only Precisely when a formal truce lacked the ability to sustain an offensive, but regarded the situa- would be signed could not be told, tion as explosive. although all outward signs indi- UUV, SEIX, RENT OR TRADE. Rales .... 3c a word per insertion with a E5c minimum. Space rate in classified section .... 60c per column-inch. Send HU classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must he received in Ftudent Activities office by 10 a.m. on the day before publication. FOR SALE • ONE (1) 1949 Ford Business ‘ Coupe and jc i one (1) 1949 Chevrolet Business Coupi Sealed bids will be received in the offic of the Vice Director, EnKineerinpr E> Director, EnKineerinpr Ex- e, until 10:30 a. , 1953. The ri| ct any and ^11 bids and to ive any and all technicalities. Vice Director, Engineering 1 Service, Box 236 F. 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Official Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a hearing ill be held in the City Hall of the City of Wl: College •j.-t.u.e.., 15, 1953 on the fiscal year 1953-54. in the City flail of the City < Station, Texas, at 7:30 p.m. Jur city’s budget for the S/N. M. McGinnis City Secretary Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST S03A East 26th Call 2-1662 for Appointment (Across from Court House) a matter of days. Peiping radio said an armistice would “come soon.” Under provisions of the truce, fighting will halt within 12 hours after the signing. The opposing forces will pull back to a buffer zone two and a half miles wide within 72 hours and set in motion intricate machinery for the release of prisoners of war. The UN command was under stood to regard as complete the draft agreement as now drawn. How many administrative mat ters might be raised was not known. One such matter was a revision of the demarcation line across Ko rea that would separate the oppos ing armies during the truce. The line has undergone battle changes since it was first drawn in No vember, 1951, but none have ex ceeded two miles in a static war of position. The UN spokesman, Lt. Col. Milton Hen-, said that “because of changed conditions since the original armistice draft, possibly some things have to be changed from an administrative stand point.” The history making agreement on exchange of prisoners was sign ed at 2 p.m. Monday (11 p.m. CST Sunday) by Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. for the UN Command and North Korean Gen. Nam II for the Communists. The South Koreans boycotted the meeting. The agreement settled the major point blocking an armistice since an agreement was reached on the cease-fire line in November, 1951— a 19-months deadlock. The heart of the prisoner ex change formula was a timetable for the disposition of 46,380 North Koreans and Chinese who have said they would refuse to return to their Communist homelands. Of these, 14,200 were Chinese and 32,180 were North Koreans, the UN Command announced. The figures were a slight downward revision of earlier figures. The UN Command has refused to send home any prisoner against his will and this condition was up held in the final agreement. The exchange agreement pro vided this timetable: 1) Within 60 days after a truce is signed, both sides shall hand over in groups all prisoners who insist on direct repatriation. This was expected to include all the 12,000 Allied prisoners held by the Reds; 70^300 North Koreans and 5,000 Chinese held by the Allies. 2) Within 60 days, prisoners refusing repatriation would be turned over to a neutral nations repatriation commission composed of one representative each from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and India with the last nation umpire and chairman. 3) The reluctant prisoners would remain in the custody of the neutral commission 90 days for an explanation period. During this time explanation representa tives would be allowed to inform the prisoners “of any matters re lating to their, return to their homelands, particularly of their full freedom to return home to lead a peaceful life.” The Com munists were limited to a maxi mum of seven representatives per thousand prisoners, or a total of 322—an inci'ease over the 190 rep resentatives originally proposed by the UN Command. “Explanations” Avill be made in the presence of a representative of each of the five commission nations and a rep resentative of the UN ComAiand. No force or threat of force shall be used. 4) After 90 days of “explana tions,” a postarmistice political conference will try for 30 days to settle the question of what to do about prisoners still resisting re patriation. During this period the prisoners will remain under the custody of the neutral commission. If there are still prisoners remain ing “for whom no other disposition has been agreed,” then the neutral commission shall relieve the pris oners of their prisoner status and reclassify them as civilians. 5) Those who choose to go to neutral nations shall be assisted by the commission and the Red Cross Society of India but this op eration was limited to 30 days. After this time the repatriation commission must cease function ing and dissolve itself. All decisions made by the neu tral commission will be by a ma jority vote. South Korean government lead ers contended that the terms of the agreement and the makeup of the commission amounted to “sur render” to the Communists. Lyuh Woon Hong, leader of Rhee’s Liberal Party in the Na tional Assembly, said the terms “mean ultimate forced repatria tion.” He said the explanation teams could force the prisoners into re turning home. He argued further, as had some of his fellow govern ment leaders, that India was pro- Communist and holds a tie-break ing vote on the repatriation com mission. Rhee issued a statement cau tioning his people to refrain from unfriendly acts against Allies in Korea and instructed the national poliefe to prevent disturbances. The truce negotiations were thought here to be so near an end that Gen. Mark Clark was expected to fly from Tokyo to Korea within a week to sign the document for the UN Command. Marshal Kim II Sung of North Korea and Chinese Commander Gen. Peng Teh-huai will sign for the Communists. Fighting men of the Eighth Army greeted the news of the prisoner settlement with delight, surprise and hope. The first reaction among many American soldiers was “how soon do I go home ?” They got their answer before hand from the Eighth Army com mander, Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Tay lor, who said an armistice would not justify the departure from Ko rea of U. S. and other Allied sol diers. He said the war would not be over until there was a political settlement. In Seoul, the South Korean Cab inet and 12 national assemblymen appointed to a “truce crisis” com mittee met in extraordinary ses sion and resolved to continue fight ing and not recognize a trace. The assemblymen’s committee departed for Pusan to lay before the full assembly their resolution. Within minutes after the news of the signing of the prisoner agreement reached Seoul, the streets blossomed with signs read ing “United Nations and United States must not sell out Korea” and “United States which divided Korea must take responsibility for unification.” At his official residence Rhee stroked his dog, toyed with two bear cubs and told Associated Press Photographer Fred Waters “we won’t pay any attention to that (trace)—the Korean people will pay no attention to that.” “Our boys are fighting the Com munists on the front and now they want to open the back door and let the Communists in that way,” he adedd. “I am being criticized by everyone—except the Korean peo ple.” Home Minister Chin denounced the prisoner of war agreement as “failure of the United Nations to live up to their fundamental prin ciple o£ human freedom.” “Everything is now through,” he said. “Koreans who have been depending on the UN leadership have lost confidence and are deeply disappointed. It is an established principle that we should drive to the north.” In a conversation with a report- Activities (Continued from Page 1) quired to buy tickets, said White, but other persons will have to buy single admissions or season tickets. An adult season ticket to the movies will be $1.50 and children’s tickets will be $1.00. Single ad missions will be adults, $.25 and children (12 and under) $.09. Children under 6 will be admit ted free if accompanied by a par ent, said White. “The Pirates of Penzance” will be presented July 14 and 15 by Bill Turner. This is a musical comedy by Gilbert and Sullivan which will be presented with a community cast and orchestra. There are several vacancies in the cast and orchestra, said Turn er, and he requested anyone inter ested in trying out for a part in the play to contact him. er, Rhee labeled the Eisenhower letter received Sunday as “unsat isfactory.” In a later meeting with newsmen, he declined to say whether he would accept the terms of the U. S. chief executive’s ap peal, adding: “I have not decided yet.” The Red Chinese radio announc ed Monday that complete agree ment had been reached on exchang ing prisoners and predicted a “complete cease-fire and armistice without delay.” High officials in Washington and London generally withheld com ment pending further develop ments but in other capitals leaders hailed the news as representing a defeat of Communist aggression. Some said it could stabilize world peace in general. But Premier Nguyen Van Tam of Viet Nam said a Korean trace would have “catastrophic conse quences” if serious measures were not taken to prevent Red China from increasing military aid to the Communist-led Vietminh fighting French Union forces in Indo-China. Sources in Singapore reported a fear all through Southeast Asia that the Communists may move southward if freed from fighting in the north and pose invasion threats to Thailand and Burma. Concern over the stand of South Korea on an armistice was evident in London. A Foreign Office spokesman said inquiries were be ing made to determine whether there was real danger the South Koreans would ignore a trace and upset a cease-fire. DON'T COUNT ON LUCK for future security and protection for ^yourself and your family. Plan a sound insurance program today and be sure of a carefree tomorrow. Call me today for assistance. at A. 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