Show Tokyo Asks MacArthur To Halt Rescue Parties Partie B. B By AL ALBERT ERT RA Aug g. g 20 UP UP- UP Japan formally asked Gen Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las MacArthur to halt baIt allied air rescues of war prisoners from oc- oc areas Monday after volunteer volun volun- te teer r American paratroops ps of the U. U S. S office o of oj strategic strategies services liberated ted LL Lt Gen Jonathan M M. hero of ot Bataan Baban and Corregidor An American plane will land at Mukden Manc Manchuria uria to pick up I Wainwright and bring him to as soon Boon as he arrives there from the prison camp at y stan Sian Sian Is miles mUe northeast of or Mukden It was not known whether the Japanese would attempt to o prevent prevent prevent pre pre- pre pre- vent his return to allied Jines pendIng pendIng pending pend pend- ing signing o Japans Japan's surrender Japanese Imperial headquarters radioed MacArthur from Tokyo Toko that such rescues were likely to hamper th Ith the realization of our earnest t desire to fo effect smoothly and satisfactorily the cessation of ot hostilities and the surrender of arms arms The Japanese note said Hald allied air rescue missions have been made to return to their theix bases Par Paratroop tra p teams consisting of ot at least me radio radi operator one ne me medical medi Ucal U- U cal doctor one interpreter I and three other officers have havo been dropped at Keijo I Korea r Mukden n and in Shantung Shan Shah tung province Gen Cen WaInwright was wa reported In fn good health Chinese and U. U S. S officials here anxiously awaited his arrival p possibly within the e next 36 or 48 hours The 0 OSS S S' S team that landed at Mukden was WIlS' WIlS l led d by Y Major J. J l T T. T Hennessey Major R. R F. F Lamar was sp specifically entrusted with the them m mission l lon of pf rescuing American military circles under under- See Sec P Page Fage ge i D Column 4 l |