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S.-E. ASIA AS MAJOR
DANGER SPOT
Concern Over Wave Of
Revolts
Australian Associated Press And Our Special Representative
NEW YORK, September 5.
Revolt-swept South-East Asia is becoming
one of the major danger spots in the world,
and the situation is far graver in Burma,
Indo-China and Indonesia than official state-
ments admit, says the Singapore correspon
dent of Associated Press of America.
Indo-Chlna, where it is re
ported that the French forces,
totalling 100,000 men, are in
sufficient at present to defeat
the Vietnam Republic's guer
illas, who are swarming over
the country.
The US is looking to the
forthcoming session of the UN
General Assembly in Paris to
solve the main US problem in
Korea—how to get out without
losing face, says the Seoul cor
respondent of United Press.
The US never intended to
become involved in a feud with
j Russia over Korea, but now
I that a quarrel has developed,.
{America cannot afford to ap
pear to be retreading under,
1 Russian pressure.
Therefore, the US Govern
ment is using the utmost care
in preparing plans to get UN*
Ito give overwhelming endorse
ment to Sycgman Rhee'a
Korean Government.
Authoritative information, 1
says the correspondent, in-'
dicates that a long and eco- s
nomically' disastrous stale- j
mate is likely in Burma.'
This is certain to affect a wide
area, since Burma is the rice- '
bowl of South-East Asia. |
The young Burmese Govern- ?
ment is beset by four separate \
revolts and has not the ,
strength to regain full control.
Neither can the revolutionary .
groups, singly or united, amassj
this strength. Therefore, a!
deadlock is forecast. ? j
A renewal of warfare in In-1,
donesia within four months is
a strong possibility, either as a|!
.{result of a Communist coup
?d'etat, or because of further i
Dutch pressure on the Indo- i
nesian Republic to join the I]
United States of Indonesia. i
The situation is also grave in 1
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