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...their own Korean policy last week, thanks to the blunder of an Eighth Army colonel. Charges by Colonel James Hanley that the Communists had murdered 5500 American soldiers prompted a series of fiery speeches by public figures from the President down. But subsequent statements from the Pentagon and General Ridgway revealed Hanley's figure as the composite of largely-exaggerated rumours, released at the worst possible time...
...point, General Nam II includes Britain and the United States among the "peace loving nations of the world." The rapid U.N. acceptance of Chinese terms for a meeting place and agenda stunned the Chinese who expected to use our refusal for propaganda. General Ridgway's anger when newsmen were barred from Kaesong, and the Reds' quick agreement to reverse their stand and allow the press entry, all reveal the Reds' confusion and worry...
Basic Facts. After three days of silence, General Ridgway issued an apologetic statement, deploring "the anguish which this most regrettable incident has inflicted upon relatives and friends" of the 12,582 U.S. fighting men still listed as missing in action. He backed away from Hanley's figures, but insisted: "The basic facts have long been known." He explained that in every case where the death of a soldier was established and his body identified, the next of kin had been notified. Ridgway added: "It may perhaps be well to note that in His inscrutable wisdom, God chose to bring...
...could scarcely be held responsible for Hanley's exaggerations, or the blunder at Ridgway's headquarters. The Chinese, like other Communists, have committed atrocities, and the U.S. was justified in insisting that exchange of prisoners be made part of any final cease-fire agreement. But by supplying suspect material for an emotional propaganda attack, Hanley damaged the real case against the free world's enemy...
...more than four months of U.N.-Communist truce parleys in Korea, the Pentagon and the State Department looked avidly over Matt Ridgway's shoulder, but allowed the Supreme Commander free tactical management of the negotiations, so long as he stayed within broad lines of policy laid down in July. Recently, however, Washington has had a queasy feeling that Ridgway was being too stubborn, and Washington decided to intervene. Somewhere between Foggy Bottom and the thick-carpeted rookeries of Pentagonia, a plan to break the deadlock over a ceasefire line was cooked up and handed to Ridgway. Last week Ridgway...