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...that Item 3 would be difficult. Key point of the U.N. proposal was that joint U.N.-Communist observation teams should be given access to all parts of Korea. Key point of the Communist proposal was that a joint armistice commission should be set up with, apparently, no authority to inspect anything but the 2½-mile buffer zone between the armies. A deadlock immediately ensued. Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy rejected the Red scheme as toothless. Lieut. General Nam II, the deadpan North Korean commander, rejected the U.N. plan as a "brazen interference" with the internal affairs of North Korea...
...About-Face. Just when the Reds appeared most stubborn, they performed a dramatic about-face. They accepted the principle of inspection and of a military "freeze" of existing forces. They proposed that: 1) neither side should introduce into Korea "any military forces, weapons and ammunition under any pretext during an armistice"; and 2) observation teams manned by nationals of "neutral" countries should inspect "ports of entry in the rear as mutually agreed upon...
...given Germany millions more in aid of all kinds than she has taken in occupation costs, but recently in Bonn a German parliamentary delegation checking up on occupation costs asked to inspect High Commissioner McCloy's home to see if charges for remodeling and redecorating were excessive...
...city before taking the royal train to Euston station where Charles, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were waiting to greet them. At the palace, patient crowds standing in a pelting rain demanded a sight of the travelers. After the traditional balcony appearance, the household settled down: Charles to inspect some more presents (among them an Indian suit and some fresh red apples from Canada), Elizabeth and Philip to enjoy one welcome day of rest and family life before the next round of royal duties...
...list of "suspect" magazines, liable to banning, were many general U.S. magazines. Latest to feel the sting of Dönges' whip were bookstores. A fortnight ago, he ordered that all imported books be kept unopened in specially sealed bags until customs men could inspect them for "contraband" literature. In Johannesburg, there was a single customs man to cover 25 booksellers. Harried by clamoring customers, their stores crammed with unopened parcels, the booksellers cried for "relaxation." Last week they got it. The government told the stores "you may receive your book parcels as freely" as before, but added...