PEKING GOVERNMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27569, 11 December 1950, Page 5

PEKING GOVERNMENT

Desire To End Fighting In Korea TERMS NOT STATED NZPA—Copyright Rec. 7.30 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 9. India’s permanent United Nations delegate, Sir Benegal Rau, said today that the Chinese Communist delegate, Wu Hsiu-chuan, had told him that the Peking Government desired to end the fighting in Korea as early as possible, but did not say what terms Peking wanted. Sir Benegal made his statement after conferring with Wu and after he had reported the result of his talk to the 13 nations which appealed to Peking on December 5 not to cross the 38th parallel. Sir Benegal said Wu told him the appeal had been “ carefully considered” by his Government. Sir Benegal also said the Indian Ambassador in Peking, Mr K. Pannikar, was conducting concurrent peace negotiations 'with the Chinese Government. Informed sources reported today ,that Mao Tse-Tung’s Government was prepared to attend a conference of the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and the Chinese People’s Republic for an overall settlement of all issues in the Far Eastern crisis, but insisted on, "a footing of absolute equality.” Reuter says this insistence on equality is interpreted by United Nations observbrs as an implied demand for membership for the Peking regime.