Word: asia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first sign of another Korea, the U.M.T. man in the early reserves would move into "warm" areas in Europe and Asia, thus freeing regular, fully trained troops for duty in "hot" battle areas. As the early reserves finished their final combat training, they would move out and the late reserves take their place...
...Singapore, on his tour of Asia, Governor Thomas E. Dewey expressed a view of the Korean war that was diametrically opposed to the MacArthur thesis of "utter uselessness." Said Dewey: "the vast armies of Red China have taken a terrific beating," and Communism has suffered its worst setback since...
...committee has not had much work lately (Mao's regime does not permit Chinese to study in the West), but Sir John has been busy giving Britain the benefit of his long experience in the Far East, although he has not been to Asia since 1925. Last year he wrote to the London Times: "[The Red Chinese government's] soldiers are remarkable for their exemplary discipline and their police for their kindly and courteous attitude . . . They are supposed to be Communists, but they employ no secret police, make no attempt at thought-control and do not resort...
Most allied objections to the draft treaty-Britain wanted a more punitive peace, France didn't want to irritate Russia-have been ironed out. Still dissatisfied: the Philippines, which protests bitterly that the treaty will too quickly restore Japan to dominance in Asia, still insists on reparations. Indonesia, too, wants "quite a bit of money" from Japan...
...front pages themselves last week, found it an uncomfortable feeling to be principals in the news, as well as its reporters. But their strange role brought a quick reward: General Ridgway skillfully used the issue they had raised to the full advantage of the western world (see WAR IN ASIA...