PXCNA CUATRO LA PRENSA LIBRE Miércoles de Marzo, 1955 Chiang Oul Gunned, Out Numbered, Foreseen Out Maneuvered by Reds US assault against these two key out prior approval in Washington. planes, or about six normal wings, DEFENDERS CONFIDENT Icraft. Canton lies 340 miles from By SID WHITE Nationalist outposts will be ce. This is said to be one of the are speedy MIG jet fighters. The Quemoy defenders feel confident layed until airfield construction conditions of the newly signed Reds also have more than 200 00 o me TAIPET, INS. General can be completed. This, it is be. Mutual Defense Treaty southern Formosa, well bombers on the airbases with the they can repel any Red assauls out of a out of MIG range.
issimo Chiang Kai shek aging lieved, will not be before the en! The effect has been to stop all range to hit Formosa.
on their island at this time. Lt. In the North, however, a new army is outnumbered and out of the summer and possib y notair and guarrilla attacks formerly The Nationalists have three Gen. Liu Yu Chang, Quemoy airfield is being feverishly pre.
gunned by the Communist forces before the first of next yuar. carried out against the mainland wings of 84 Thunderjet fighter. garrison commander, stated that pared at Luchiao only 100 miles facing the Formosa Straits.
They point out, however, that whenever a troop buildup was bombers and one wing of 86 that his troops, estimated at about from Matsu and 250 miles from Competent military authorities an assault on Quemoy. Sligatiy detected.
Saberjets. They are backed up by 50, 000 men, could push the Com. Quemov.
feel the only Nationalist posses. more than one mile from the Now the rule is: Hit back only one squadron of Formosa based munists back into the sea if they! This airfield was started as a sions that can be saved from Red nearest Red Island of Tateng and when attacked.
US 5th Air Force Sabrejets, to atacked.
aggression are those the US de only six miles from Amoy, wrul The result, a high ranking Gen. talling 26 planes Sahriate and His chief nolitical officer Mai vie s base of autacas er, Maj. at the Tachens which lie a short cides to protect directly.
be more in the niture of a river eral said, is that the Communists meet the MIG on more than even Gen. Yin Tien Chie, gave the 25 miles to the East. Nanchi is The Reds have an estimated crossing than an amphibious as have with impunity been able terms, but the slower Thunderiet following reasons for the Nation. Lonly 70 miles to the South. Now 420, 000 troops under arms in the sault and may be tried at any since September to pour greater cannot. Besides jets, the Nationalist belief in a recent briefing: that these two islands have been Coastal Provinces believed fully time without Air support. numbers of men into the coastal alists have a number of World The Communists do not have evacuated Luchiao may be used capable of taking all Nationalist Nationalist briefing officer area facing the Formosa Straits War II 25 twin engined bomb sufficient small boats in the Amoy to provide Red air cover for at held offshore islands if proper y stated that the Reds in Fukien and to increase the number ofers, some engine former Navy Harbor area at present to conduct tacking planes at the two remain.
supported by Air and Naval cover. and Chekiang Provinces facir artillery pieces facing Quemoy patrol bombers and a number of a water crossing.
ing Nationalist offshore islands.
They do not have enough troops Formosa are well supled with Island. 47 propellor driven fighters. Communist Naval combat Nationalist authorities exnect massed presently to take Formo Russian made weapons and equip. This means the Nationalists now NAVY The Communists have strength was limited in the Que. the Luchiao airbase to be com.
sa, it is felt, but can move rein ment.
face almost two to one odds from some 30 combat ships in the Shang. moy area to some small armed plated by May.
forcements up rapidly from other Nationalist units, on the other Communist ground, air and sea hai area, the largest being two sloops and junks and one Russian. Meanwhile, unofficial reports areas for that job if needed. hand, he said, are 10 under power, destroyers. An additional 60 armed built torpedo boat spotted in indicate that the Communists may Nationalist military authorities strength and on y partially e. There are also complaints in patrol boats have been report. Amoy Harbor.
be using some grass covered air.
believe the key to the Red aggres quipped with the latest model is some quarters that US policy has ed operating north of Shanghai, Although there are six Com stripts between Luchiao and Can.
sive timetable is the rate at which weapons and ammunition, forced the abandonment of the while 30 small patrol boats have munist airfields in the 300 miles ton to base iets. This would be they can build jet carrying air Tachens and Nanchi Islands been reported in the two harbors between Swatow to the South and highly unusual but possible.
fields within range of their tar GRADUALLY GROWN OLDER which, it is felt, could have either facing Quemoy and Matsu islands. Foochow to the North, none are Military men expect the Reds gets. MIG fighter range is usually been supported with US backing. The Communists also have great long enough to handle jet aircraft to begin work on other bases in considered to be about 200 miles, He pointed out that Nationalist or have been made a dear price numbers of armed junks and and none are presently being used the Fukien Chekiang coastal areas the distance US Sabrejets regu forces, confined to Formosa since and a lesson for the Communists, small boats adequate for amphib to fly propellor driven Red war to provide lengthy concrete land.
larly flew from UN airfields in 1949, have gradually grown old ious landings.
planes.
ing strips for jet fighters and Korea to the Yalu River.
while the Communists have con FORCES LINE UPS, LISTED The Nationalists have an odd Despite a large number of loner long range bombers.
At present there are no known tinually poured young rcuit: assortment of boats and ships, Communist Troops along the Fu.
Any battle for Formosa, they nirstrips capable of handling jets into ranks. The average are Nationalist briefing officer mostly loaned by the US Navy, kien coast, there are no large point out, would necessarily need within operating range of either the Nationalist soldier, he said, outlined Communist versus Na. The heaviest of these are two concentrations of troops hear Que.
such aerial support. The Nation Matsu or Quemoy Islands. is 28 years.
tionalist military strength this destroyers, six destroyer escorts moy.
alists feel the Communists will Top Nationalist officers frankly way: The tide at Quemoy has and a number of LSTS.
eventually make a grab for any DANGER DELAYED admit that their troops under such a precipitous drop that only island they cannot win over con.
present conditions could not hope ARMY The Communists have RED MANEUVERS CAUTIOUS one landing wave could hit the This has led authorities to the to attack the mai ference tables.
to attack the mainland success an estimated 420, 000 troops and Military men predicted the Com beaches before receding waters conclusion that danger of Red fully alone.
security police along the coast munists would maneuver to take would leave the assault bgats The mission of the Nationalist in the Chekiang and Fukien Pro Quemoy and the Matsu islands, high and dry.
Army. one General said, is de vinces which face Formosa. This but felt steps would be cautious The island is believed to be fensive.
number has been doubled since so as not to involve the US. too small for paratroop drops.
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The Nationalists have 21 activ. Nationalist positions, conducted torce at least a toehold on one PALACE While not complaining. Nationated but under strength divisions agitating air raids and artillery of Quemoy beaches. totalling some 250. 000 effective bombardments and outflanked the lus POLICY SORD. POINT alist officials and military men IDEAL COLON point out that the US has been fighting troops. Total Nationalist positions wherever possible.
22. SLAVES of BABYLON slow in helping them to train Army strength is estimated at Authorities felt, similarly, that One of the sorest points mili.
and equip an adequate Army. between 500, 000 to 600, 000 men, the Reds would start a coutions tary men feel is US policy which MODERNO Navy and Air Force, Nationalist strength is split envelopment of Quemoy and Mat prevents Nationalist warplanes DRUMS ACROSS the RIVER They do complain in some cases with almost one third of its sol su Islands and perhaps attempt from hitting Red airfield con.
Andrés Borrasé. Publishet that the US has imposed restric. diers spread out over offshore small scale landings to sound out struction COLISEO Howard Hall. Editor tions on Nationalist activities that islands. The Nationalist have only US determination to retaliate. The Communists have been ROMAN HOLIDAY Adolfo Céspedes, Adv. Mgr.
amount to near complete neutral. Itwo combination tank artillery. The US has said Quemoy and moving their chain of jet bearing ization.
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La visita a Panama viene a ser Gabinete de la República Federal Existe el deseo de traerlos lue la última escala de una jira em aprobó el nombramiento de Félix go a Costa Rica, creyendose que prendida el día 19 de marzo en la Von Eckardt Jefe de Prensa Fede el país puede beneficiarse notable cual visitarán, Caracas, Rio de Jaral para el puesto de Observador mente con la visita de estos seño neiro, Sao Paulo, Montevideo, Bue de la Alemania Occidental en las res ya que su misión es la de es nog Aires, Santiago, Lima y Gua Naciones Unidas, con el rango per tudiar posibilidades de invertir cayaquil. Esta es la sexta jira de esa sonal de Embajador.
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