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...that the Chinese Nationalists on Formosa are free to move, what do they hope to accomplish, and what kind of help do they need? In New York, bespectacled Tsiang Ting-fu, chief Nationalist delegate to the United Nations, carefully laid out his government's attitude...
...asked to, but only if asked to, Chiang Kai-shek is willing to reconsider his 1950 offer of three Formosan divisions to fight with the U.N. armies in Korea. "That offer . . . was refused," Tsiang said. "We understand the grounds for the refusal. [We have not] renewed our offer . . . We ourselves are not convinced that Korea is the best place for the Free Chinese to make a contribution...
...Nationalist China's greatest contribution would be "an independent offensive" against the Chinese Reds. Said Tsiang: "I myself have a new suggestion to make . . . My plan is not that American air and naval power should be used to help Free China's infantry to invade the mainland. My plan is that Free China should acquire enough naval and air power . . . so that [it] can independently invade and liberate the mainland." (On Formosa last week, President Chiang Kai-shek emphasized only that he "will not ask for aid in ground forces...
...victory was a little diluted. Siam amended Tsiang's resolution to condemn Russia for having "failed to carry out" the treaty-Tsiang's phrase had been "violated." Besides there were 24 abstainers, including France and Britain. "Academic," ho-hummed Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb, and likely to "open up old wounds." Greece and Turkey were the only Europeans to vote...
...Said Tsiang afterwards: "I was horrified to see the abstentions. They take a stand against aggression but say the Chinese question is academic. Fantastic." Nevertheless, Stalin's treachery was on the U.N. record at last...