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But for use future. "I can“ m an mun . . t may require some' SAIGON (“APl—An m > military action outside the nor-.milttery “I . , ders." McNamara said. day when a Communist Viet w, McNamara testified that the,Cong guerrilla mine US. had suffered 144 combat throuﬂdl an aﬂorefpetlizog'ug " ‘ v- irler urln fatalities in South, \let blamgmiles wens“ this south vie. from Jan. I. 1961. through June name“ “pit” Another Amer. g 22. 1964. including 97 deathsﬁcan and several South Vienna. mese wounded by the

our govern- said Jighi under any circumstances ! KEEP INDEPENm-mcz

McNamara Supports Army lagg‘siiﬁizggﬁf‘i “‘° “ff n.“if.’i".’.“:i.::‘i ’i: that; In ’Brink Of War’ Policies

Y A W . I] ' lthe independence of South. \‘iet . Itee that the US. is seeking to,Nam. .develop “a sufficiently strong. He said that to accomplish. Imilitary posture to deter ourfthis objective. the US. proposes‘ . By SPENCER DAVIS istatements made in separate opponents from either politicalito follow the least risky and

WASHINGTON iAPl—Despite interviews by Admiral

The Guardian. Charlottetown. Mon. July 13. 1004. a gullirlgm ’Deln. Am “they fumed policy

on't wish to say that we won’t. ment,"McNamai-a

. C 23. commands a platoon of the hearsefl. The Old men leaning j saldo the us, effort to save souihlmember of the committee. de-‘ 3'" he Stopped Short 0‘ saymg Royal 22nd Regiment. part of 0'! the" canes. Ions mustacbeli Shooting in Perreten's area 'manded to know "who speaks that Presmem “mm” “d u e - w11ting despite a fresh breeze

. - Hal‘I‘Y‘or military aggression. and the least costly program and he from aircraft “omen” 0' Inﬂ' were By PETER BUCKLEY denly grabbed a roll of claim Greeks live with 17 Turks. sep- sharp §enate charges of "brlnk- Eelt. outgoing commander-'through that deterrence to said this is the program that dents and 47 from ground ac-Vblast. which knocked I track KIPRI. Chivme (CPI - A papers from the mukhtar‘s. arately but without apparent mansh‘p' mien“ secretary m‘ch‘ef M “5 (“"3" 1“ theiaVOId I breakdown 0‘ the'm’w is being followed. ltion. off the heavy vehicle.

young Canadian army officer daily weighs complaints and faces flashes of anger from Cypriot villagers caught up in the violent dispute between the Greek majority and the Turkish minority of this Mediterranean

Second Lieut. Mike Perreien,

the United Nations peace-keep— lng force. which is divided into three sections guarding against violence in the village of Kipri, Agridha and Pileri in the south- ern foothills of the Kyrenia Mountains.

Perreten. a native of Wu- liams Lake. B.C.. makes the rounds of local villages in a jeep over bumpy roads to hear the petitions and appeals of a peasantry dislocated and dis- rupted by racial hostility.

On one such journey. he stopped first at the Tllrk‘s‘l vil- lage of Photta, normally a ham- let of 500 but doubled in size by refugees.

In the village cafe. the elders and idlers were gathered, squatting on low wooden chairs in a solemn circle. In one cor- ner the village barber—for no apparent reason wearing a dried lilac-like ﬂower behind one ear —clipped and shaved customers Mughout the visit.

'me mukhtar, or mayor. a man of about 50 wiﬂl lined face and close-cropped hair. bought a round of black Turkish cof- llee for those nearest him while a boy went to fetch the school- teacher.

IIOWS ANGER. The schoolteacher proved to

hand and waved them angrily: “You ask why we hate the This is why. These papers are about our crops that have been destroyed. our homes ruined. our property stolen. This is why we must have our separate state." The speech

seemed re-

through the doorway that dis persed the smell of coffee and sweat. looked up at the young teacher and then looked away.

From Photta. Perreten's jeep manoeuvred five miles of goat paths. past a Greek machine- gun post on a hill, to the hostilt atmosphere of the Greek village of Skyllouras,

Greek Cypriots in the area had fired on two Canadians guarding Turkish harvesters a few weeks earlier. Although the shots missed. Perreten raised a

row and Skyroullas apparently;

v-i :- so

had not forgiven him. young bloods believe the Cana- dians provide too much protec- tion for the Turks.

HOMES BURNED

A Greek businessman. rea- sonably friendly. was recruited as interpreter for Skyrouillas. ﬁe reiterated the Greek Cypriot in- sistence on majority rule in Cy- prus. with protection of minor- ity Turkish rights.

“We do not hate the Turks." he said. “Before the troubles we lived as one. We each went ur own ways and there were no problems. That is the way it must be again."

But behind him. from the porch of the general store, could be seen abandoned Turk-

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trouble. I A high school boy. acting as Iinterpreter over the inevitable cups of coffee, explained that I some Turks came to the village 1and warned their local compa- triots that they were in danger. But the village Turks

stayed

has diminished substantially in three months since his platoon's arrival. But so has local en~ thusiasm for the UN presence.

When the Van Doos first came. Perreten says, the vil-

‘foreign relations committee atl “There is no problem." the boy in '

Robert S. McNamara backed two top US. military leaders who said the United States is; prepared to risk war with Com“ munist China to preserve South McNamara was questioned Viet Nam} independencc_ ‘I sharply about the interviews by McNamara told.the Senate both Dem°crats and Repubn' ‘cans.

Senator Bourke B. Hicken- closed session June 33 that“ looper, ranking Republican

ins. retiring commander of the American advisory and training mission to South Viet . a

escalating to military actionsl‘ . . ,.

outside the border South; for Amencan Whey?

Viet Nam"‘carries the risk oil FORM OF BRINKMANSHIP

Viet Nam.’ 1. “Isn't that a form of brink- In his testimony releasedlmanship that they are play-

Thursday. McNamara defended‘ing?" ask

Pacific. and Gen. Paul D. Hark«ipeace,"

McNamara said no respon-l ‘sible military or civilian official tin the defence department has' spoken on a foreign policy mat-1 ter without specific approvali from the highest ranks of the- U.S. government.

authorized Felt or Harkins to: 3speak out on risking war with‘ iCommunist China_

“I simply want to say that ‘Admiral Felt's statement was ed Chairman J. W..in conformity with the estab-

lagers applauded as they drove

in their jeeps. Now, the grinning children pause in their lgames and wave at the Cana- ldians, but the adults generally

...

:show only indifference. if no lhostility. I

‘ posrpona CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON (AP) —— The opening here of a iii-country icont‘erence. including Canada, :on organization of a satellite communications I y s t e in has been postponed until July 21. U.S. state department officials said Saturday. The countries1 met in London earlier and re-i cessed their talks there June 20‘ with an agreement to resumef discussion in Washington.

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