PRISONERS OF CHINA

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27638, 20 April 1955, Page 13

PRISONERS OF CHINA

New Move For Release

®ec. 11 p.m.) . .WASHINGTON, April 18. An “additional approach” was being jjade by the State Department and Defence Department to seek the release of 481 United States military men and 40 civilians, now believed to °e held prisoner in Communist China, k was reported today. Senator John McClellan (Democrat, Arkansas) announced this move after J closed-door conference between the Investigations Sub-committee, 5 which he is chairman, and the two Government departments. The senator declined to give any de*us, except that steps to obtain fhe Prisoners’ release were “primarily the United Nations.” senator McClellan told a press con”ence: am satisfied they (the GovJtmoent and United Nations) are an effort, but to say that everybeing done that can be done ■*Bht be an overstatement.” the day, Mr John McCorDemocratic Party leader in the Jwuse of Representatives, called on the African conference at ? take steps toward releasing la airmen and “an' unaccountJ®** number” of other Americans imPHjOned by Peking. Mr McCormack suggested in a House s*Wh that non-Communist nations at •ta meeting in Indonesia could s>i?“by open action or by negotiajy in winning freedom for the *«IOBCTS.