INCREASING ALARM

Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1948, Page 5

INCREASING ALARM

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lacArthur Policy !st Japan Under Fire

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' Heceiveci Driclay,' 7.4U p.m. , WASHINGTON, Marcli 18. . Tlie Alliecl Far Eastern Comniission toniglat rejeeted a motion by the Russia n Antbassador (Mr Alexander Fanyushkin) to cen-. sure- General MaeArthur for send- * : ing" without - the Far East ern Goniniission's pe'rmission a. J apanese radio expert to the Internationali Radio- Frequency Conference at Geneva as teehnical adviser to ' General MaeArth-ur 's- -observer (Mr. Marden Coohe). Members said after the meeting that wliile the Soviet proposal was ' defeated beeause most of tlie -nations did not want to attack General MacArthnr clirectly there was neverthel'ess strong sentiment in the Commission to have .MfieArthur pay mere attent-ion tO' its wis-hes on tliis and. other subjeets jin future. They said nations sueh ' as New Zealand, Ajistralin, ' China» and the Philippines "are beeoming t inereasingly alarmed at the soft : attitud'e the IInitedv. States is ■ adopting towards Japan. They are particularly concerned over 'American plans to- rebuiid Japan 's : econo-my to prewar level- and over ; indieations that the United States may decide against taking any. ! fiurther reparations from Japan, For that reason they are determin-' |ed tO'Seek eloser eontrol over 'M.ap- . Arthur's aetions in* future • ! ;. ..