Word: nationalist
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...talk of practical matters," said Nationalist China's foreign minister recently in reply to a question about the legal status of Formosa. "There has never been any legal question about who has Formosa and to who Formosa beings . . . Japan surrendered the island to us." Actually he was stating only one of the many sides to a legal problem which has threatened to split the United States and its allies...
Muzzle Covers On. From Okinawa, Formosa and Manila, 132 U.S. and 27 Nationalist Chinese ships had converged on the Tachens; Sabre jets of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing patrolled the sea lane that led back to Formosa. From Saigon had come Rear Admiral Lorenzo Sabin. where he had directed the evacuation of 214,000 Vietnamese. "We are going in with our muzzle covers on," said Sabin, "but we are prepared to go into action if we are opposed...
...patrol, a U.S. Skyraider swung too close to the Communist mainland, caught a burst of antiaircraft fire, and safely ditched near a Nationalist minesweeper. The Seventh Fleet's commander, Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride, quickly explained that the plane had "misnavigated" within the three-mile limit, and therefore. "Communist gunfire is interpreted as being defensive...
Something for Nothing. As the transports headed south for Formosa, the silence of death fell over the Tachens. Nationalist flags flickered in the cold wind, carefully booby-trapped for the unwary Communist. Over the empty doorways were defiant legends, promising to return. Rice bowls stood unwashed on the kitchen tables. Thousands of rats emerged and scampered through the smoking ruins. Admiral Pride radioed Washington: "Nothing was left on the Tachens or surrounding islands that is of any use, including tin cans...
Favor at the Polls. Under the terms of Geneva, the King is required to hold a general election in 1955. Last week King Norodom began to move against his outstanding unsolved problem-a wiry, older nationalist called Son Ngoc Thanh, who is holed up in the jungle. Thanh's People's Movement Party stands to do well against the royalist Union Party in the general elections scheduled for next April, and Norodom was anxious to steal a march on him. The King called a sudden, nationwide referendum. Question put by monarch to people: "Have I kept my promise...