'TWILIGHT WAR' WILL CONTINUE

Reds Claim Prisoner Lists Are Complete 1 ?

?*» NEW YORK, December 28.-AIthough the 30-day cease-fire line agreement expired at midnight on */ Thursday, observers expect the 'twilight war' to continue for the time beinsr. at least.

The enemy strongly intimated to-day . they already had given the Allies a complete list of living United Nations war prisoners in their hands, the American Associated Press reported from Munsan to-day. Enemy truce negotiators offered no further accounting for some of the 50,000 captured soldiers, the United Nations asserted were not included in the

enemy s official list.

Most of the 60,000 prisoners were Souih Koreans. General Lcc Sane Cho, of North Korea, indicated that the enemy would report that the Americans unaccounted for had died of disease or exposure. There were 357 Americans among the 50,000 missing prisoners. Rear Admiral Libby, the United Nations negotiator, quoted General Lee Sang as saying, 'We must remember that Americans are not accustomed to this climate and are susceptible to local diseases, so it would not be surprising if a large number died of disease.' United Nations' negotiators at Pan Mun Jom again accused the enemy of insincerity and stalling the truce talks. The enemy in turn declared that the Allies insistence on banning enemy air build-up during an armistice caused the 'risk of throwing overboard completely' the whole basis of negotiations. The Communists again refused to put in wrl-.ing an oral promise not to build (p their air strength during an artnistice. While the liar of words raged on without (apparent decision, there was do! indication that the Korean battle front was about to explode into action. Although the 30-duy ctate-flre line agreement, had expired on Thursday, at midn'£ht, jnost observers expected the 'tvilight war' to continue for the ume being at least. An American Associated Press correspondent quoted General James V»n (Meet, Eighth Army Commander, -as saying, 'We will not sacrifice our men needlessly.

What is the use of thousands of casualties if it is questionable what good they will do?' Communist infantrymen, meanwhile, have made their first gain across the 145-mile battle lite since the expiration at mid-night last night of the 30-day cease-fire line agreement. An Eighth Armv spokesman reported to-day the Communists had attacked on the east front and pushed the United Nations' troops from a hill which hss changed hands three times since Christmas Day, United Nations infantrymen | yesterday fought in kneedeep : snow to take the hill from the Communists, and held it for less than three hours. Later yesterday, as United Nations troops were settling in, the Communists laid down a high speed mortar shell barrage and rushed the post with SCO shock troopem. The United Nations gave ground and pulled back In the darkness to the safety of the main line. Troops on both sides of the frozen battle line to-day had knowledge which they lacked during the laBt 30 days— that ground gained would not necessarily be handed back at the armistice talks. An American Air Force spokejman to-day reported the Communists were steadily increasing their anti-aircraft defences round their north-western airfields. He added that Superfortress heavy bombers which flew to Namsi airfield near the Manchurian border last night experienced intense flak.