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NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1949. SOVIET INCITEMENT CHARGED BY KOREA Russian Guns Said to Be Taken From Rebels in the South— Ship Signals Observed By RICHARD J. H. JOHNSTON Special to The New York Times. SEOUL, Korea, March 16 — Premier Lee Bum Suk, who holds the rank of Minister of Defense in the Korean Government, today told a press conference that the Soviet Union was actively aiding anti-Government guerrilla forces in South Korea. Returning from a six-day inspection of the two southern Provinces and of Cheju Island off the south coast, where Communist-led guerrillas have been carrying on attacks against the villages, Premier Lee said that Russian tommy guns and ammunition had been captured from the rebels. He added that there was additional evidence that the Soviet Union was smuggling into Cheju Island trained guerrilla leaders from the Soviet northern occupation zone of Korea. .TAT the same time, in a written report to President Syngman Rhee, the Government's Home Minister, Sihn Sung Mo. reported that So- viet ships of 5,000 tons were ap- pearing frequently along the Island's coast. He added that blinker communications had been observed between ships and rebels in the inland mountain areas. Mr. Sihn accompanied Premier Lee on the inspection trip on orders from President Rhee to clean up the rebels, numbering an estimated 500, on the island before April 1. Premier Lee told the press that operations were under way to stamp out the guerrillas within that time. Premier Lee said that he had called the press conference "be- cause of President Rhee's orders to give all the news whether good or bad." He said that the Cheju people seriously needed food. The rocky island's principal industry is fish- ing. It is a food-deficient area. The Home Minister reported to the President that "unless the people are provided with food, clothing and living places there is a strong possibility that they will go back to the mountains and join the rebels." Mr. Sinn submitted a detailed list of aid supplies required by the islanders He reported also that unidenti- fied submarines were appearing close to the island frequently and suggested they might be Russian. The Premier told the press that his inspection of North and South Cholla Provinces at the southern end of the peninsula revealed prog- ress by the Army and the police against the rebels.