CEASE-FIRE PLAN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27570, 12 December 1950, Page 7

CEASE-FIRE PLAN

Middle Eastern And Asian Nations RESOLUTION PREPARED NZPA—Copyright Rec. 7 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Sir'Benegal Rau, India’s delegate to the United Nations, said today that India and the 12 other Asian nations which appealed to Communist China last Tuesday not to cross the thirtyeighth parallel in Korea, had decided to introduce in the General Assembly a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Korea. The 13 nations agreed that the resolution should provide for a line of demarcation in Korea and for a commission of an undetermined number of countries to meet and make recommendations for the restoration of peace in Korea. Sir Benegal said that while the Communists had not said they would heed a cease-fire request from the United Nations, the nations were proceeding with the resolution under the firm hope that such a proposal would not be unacceptable to the Chinese Communists. Sir Benegal denied a report that India had already received assurances from the Chinese Communists that their forces would not cross the thirtyeighth parallel. He said he had received no such assurances from any source. Sir Benegal said that Wu Hsiuchuan, the Chinese Communist representative at Lake Success, told him that Peking had not yet replied to the Middle Eastern and Asiatic nations' overtures, but that the United Nations would be able to judge from events in the-field. He added that that was the only indication he had of Peking’s attitude, and he thought it was favourable.