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Show Envoy's Jailing Removes Possible, Consideration WASHINGTON, Nor. 18 (INS) Secy, of SUU Acheron declared de-clared Wedneeday that tha lmprieonment of U. S. Consul General Angus L Ward at Mukden re more any posaibiUty of even considering consid-ering the question of recognizing the Communist regime tn China. -Acheson held his first new conference since meeting with British rnntln Secv. Be Tin and French Foreign Minister Schu- man In Parts. - He said that thai Ward case la a matter of primary pri-mary concent both to the United States government and the stata department Ail possible steps to bring about his release are being considered, but he cannot aay now Just what steps might be taken, he explained. ex-plained. Ledge Pretest At ths same time, Acheson announced an-nounced that a 'vigorous protest will be lodged at once with the Chinees Nationalist government over the bombardment of the United States flag merchant vessel ves-sel The Flying Cloud. (See story on psge I.) . Acheson ssld that ths state department de-partment will waive the characteristic charac-teristic diplomatic formula of waiting for official reports from Its diplomats before making its complaint in Chungking. Ths protest hs said, will be against the endangsrlng of American Ameri-can lives based on news reports from aboard ths vessel. , Other steps. Acheson declared, will be determined following official offi-cial reports covering such matters as where the vessel wss when halted halt-ed by a Chinese destroyer. If the master had been given orders which hs refused to follow, and If a warning shot had been fired. ; t J Beach Ne Dedalea The questlea of recognition of ths ComrSunlst regime in China wss taken up at Paris, Acheson said, but no decisions were reached. Each government agreed to keep the other Informed on whatever steps they contemplated. 1 Acheson reported that hs expects ex-pects to hold several conferences with United States Ambassador at Large Philip C. Jessup before the latter goes to the far east for sn on-the-spot survey of ths situation. situ-ation. 1 JsssupS' itinerary la not yet completely worked out Acheson said, but when an announcement Is msds It probably will some from President Truman. . ; Acheson also revealed that a new note has been received from the Soviet foreign office regarding the two American economic cooperation co-operation administration officials who were taken to Communist north Korea aboard the vessel Kimball R. Smith. . The officials are Albert Willis of Brooklyn. N. Y, snd Alfred T. Meschter of Klnderhook, N. J. - Per lines to Intervene ' Previously Moscow had declined to Intervene la the case, saying to do so would Interfere wtth the sovereignty of the Korean people's republic. The second note, while reiterating this position, said that Moscow hsd Informed Its ambassador ambas-sador to North Korea to tell that government the circumstances of ths esse. North Korean radio broadcasts have said that ths two men are . See Page 4, Column 1 1 Chinese Reds Lose Chance For Recognition by U. S. ' OMttaoed free Paga Om comfortable and art not complaining complain-ing about their treatment Communist north Korea earlier offered to turn over the American from a couth Korean mutiny ahlp to the United SUtea, but hinted ' ' the price would be American rec-. rec-. acnltloa of the Red government - The north Korean radio at ; - Pyongyang, capital of the Commu- ntat people's republic, said Home Mlalstar Pa n Woo announced ; at a preea conference that teach ! ter and WUUa are aafe In north Korea. I "In the event the American rov- eminent raiaea the question." he said, "the Americana may be hand-ad hand-ad over to repreaentatlvee appointed appoint-ed by the American government under provisions of the lateet tn-; tn-; ' ternatlonal law. " . ' -We con eider that the American government knowa the Americana are here; but It as far baa not ssked our government officially about It" Soma quarter! Interpreted the home minister's remark a a bid for American recognition of the Comm unlet government, with the release of M each ter and Willi aa the bait. They said north Korea probably would not accept any request "officially" from a government gov-ernment that did not recognise It LONDON. Nov. 16 (rNS) British Brit-ish Foreign Secretary Bavin aald Wednesday that "any remaining shred" for maintaining recognition recogni-tion of tlx Chinese Nationalist government "have Mow been entirely en-tirely swept away." . Bavin told the house at common! com-mon! that Britain la consulting friendly governments with regard to recognition of the Communist regime In China, but aald that do decision has been reached. H agreed with a questioner that the China situation ha deteriorated de-teriorated materially In the last tew day. Ha reminded the house, however, that many Issue are Involved, In-volved, Including the United Nation Na-tion and the view of the United Btatea. ' |