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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1989
ARABS AND JEWS TO MEET AT INFORMAL DISCUSSION IN LONDON
London, To-day,
It is announced that an informal meeting will be held this morning between some Arab dele- gates of neighbouring states and certain Jew-
It
ish representatives, and a British delegat a
consisting of Lord Halifax (Foreign Secre- tary), Mr. Malcolm Macdonald (Colonies Secre- tary) and Mr. R. A. Butler (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs).
A stressed that the meeting is in no sense for-
mal and the whole situation will be reviewed. The Palestinian Arabs are not to be represented as they throughout have maintained the attitude that they do not recognise the Mandate nor the Jewish Agency which is established in the Mandate.
GERMANY'S BALLOON BARRAGES
Berlin, To-day..
Dr. Weizmann, accompanied by some of his colleagues, will be the principal representatives for the Jews:
It is understood the meeting is - without prejudice to recognition of the Jewish Agency by the Arabs.
NO CONDITIONS
Neither side laid down any con- ditions, and discussion will be en- tirely free, although it is still ùn“. derstood that neither side has While newspapers have been en- gaged in discussing the question of budged an inch from the attitude
hitherto adopted. the efficiency of balloon barrages,It is further atressed that the the German defence forces have informal meeting does not mean been silently at work perfecting rapproachement between Arabs the German balloon barrage, con and Jews, who are said to be still. cerning which particulars were
very far apart made known yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon's talk with the Arabs centred upon emigration, with occasional reference to land sales.
MAIN DEMAND
Mr. Macdonald made a statement in reference to the three main Arab demands, :
Last December the existence of such a form of defence was made Imown by a short official communi- cation which revealed that a bal loon barrage had actually been put into commission during the September crisis to protect the Leuna works.
The "Berliner Nachtausgabe" Official information on the na publishes the report of a special ture of the statement is not avail- correspondent who was present at able, but it is believed it made. the trial of this new weapon of clear that Britain was unable to défence.
accept the demand for immediate After a short statement about Independence in Palestine, and- the experiments In England, the suggested the first step in de newspaper writes: "Within the air-velopment of the country some arm, our defence force has develop limited form of participation In ed a new weapon for the protec-control of the country's affairs, 24 tion of German air space.
By air barrage devices, one un- derstands balloon barrages and bar- rage kites.. Balloon barrages con- sist of captive balloons, suspended ropes or wires and windlasses worked from the ground.”
KITES FOR HIGH WINDS
ONLY ONE SOLUTION
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It is understood the Aram de- mand for complete stoppage of Jewish immigration was rofused and a scheme of limited immigrn- tion submitted for consideration.
It is now recognised in confer- ence circles that the only solution. will be a scheme imposed on both sides by the British Government.
Reuter..
Since in placing balloons along side one another, certain distances between the balloons must be
BREAKING DEADLOCK- maintained, ・ the spaces between have to be covered by other bal- The Arab delegations participat- loons. Only in this way can planes ing. In the talks clearly signify that ho prevented from passing, into the their consent to an informal protected zone for at the velocities change of views with the Jews does. with which planes move "It is im- not mean recognition of the possible for a plane to steerajas equal conference partners. course through such an entangle- Britain, it is believed does not
MADRID RUMOURS is endangered.
d. I can, on the con-ment assuming it was possible to attach excessive homes to success
DENIED
trary, give assurance that absolute recognize the wire at all."---- of this meeting, but there ia ovl calm prevails in the capital, This At great wind-vòlocities the bál- dence of -satisfaction, calm is attributable to the sense loon barrages are replaced by bar- Macdonald at least succeeded of responsibility which charac- rage ldtes. Nothing is at present finding way out Paris, To-day, berises the herole Spanish people. being revealed about the method of conference deadlock-Traps- Spanish Republican headquarter There has been no need to resort employing these or about their of has issued the following statement, to forcible measures. The military fondy. signed by Captain Casado,, accor-headquarters rely on the com The paper announces that, in the ding to a report recolved hero: plete confidenco............ the inhabl very near future, a balloon barrage It is necessary to deny the ru- tants and of the civil authorities." practice will be undertaken around mours that public order in Madrid-Trans-Ocean.
Berlin. Trang-Ocean;
Mr. W. C. Ll, a compradore, of Jardino's, has informed the Police that a aum of $160 in money was stolen from an unlocked drawer 'In his office at about 9 a.m. yesterday