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ANOTHER KIDNAPPING
Fifth British Officer Seized By Jews
DEFENCE COUNCIL
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Tel-Aviv A City Of The Dead
Telaviv, June 20. ..
A fresh Jewish kidnapping outrage in Palestine Is indicated in a bulletin issued by the Palestine police authorities today. It said: "An import- ant British officer, Major Chadwick, is report- ed to have disappeared. He has not been seen since 100 p.m. yesterday. He was expected to attend a conference with the General Officer Commanding, Major-General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker at 5.30 p.m. but did not,”
This announcement, coming 24 hours after the au- dacious daylight kidnapping yesterday of five British officers in Telaviv, has created an at- mosphere of the utmost tension.
Silent and shuttered under, unexplained search lasted from
POLITICS
TO BLAME
Palo Alto, Cal, June 20.
Politics, rather than food shortages, are hold-
"WEST VIRGINIÀ”
IN MOTH BALLS
Seattle, Juna 20.
The U.S.S. "West Virginta,” the gallant battleship which fought its way, to Tokyo after coming out of a muddy grave - at Pearl Harbour, has been formally inactivated, decom- ing the first of the
United States
Navy's bip buttio. wagens to be put in
"moth balia."Asnociated Press.
Russian
ing up the solution to Atom Proposal
the world famine pro- blem, says Dr. Karl Brandt, Stanford Uni- versity economist and the United Nations atomic
New York, June 20. Russia today proposed. that
economic adviser to the energy control commission seek food branch of the Am-an international agreement for- erican military govern-
bidding the production and use of atomie weapone. ment in Germany.
Russin also proposed the com- The United States could ex- mission start work after an
alt, as chairman, Lord Killearn the iron curlew, normally Leein- five o'clock in the morning until pedite the movement of food by agreement is obtained on a sys- | and the Acting Supreme Allied ing Telaviy is a city of the dead four o'clock this afternon, whon, slight changes in grain prices, [.tem of control
Camrunder.
"It will keep under constant review the defence problems of the area and direct the combin. ed planning of all relevant matters.
"The Governors
today As British troopy and the troops left. police combed the suspected arens for the missing five of ficers,
An intensive search started at dawn and the only sound in the deserted streets comes from the footsteps of the British troops at the ready.
for atomic do-
Dr. Brandt said, adding:- R.A.F. Officer
velopment for peaceful pur- "You can feed seven to ten poses. The curfew ordered by the times more people with grain The proposals were advanced military aren cuable the military and police with the same
commander to as can pigs and cattle fattened by delegate Andrei Gromyke as to carry out an extensive search matter as to which is more imtion to the United States plan grain. It is a the first official Russian reac- for the officers, is to be lifted portant: letting people die and offered on June 14. from four o'clock tomorrow feeding pigs or vice versa."
Gromyko said that production Meanwhile, Doctor Otto of atomic bombs would likely
the area and the Commanders-; Patrolling with automatic gunsmorning, the Mayce of the city Piper, of Princeton Seminary, bring only negative results for
f British colonies an) protectorates in in-Chief of the fighting services will be invited to attend, or send representatives, when mat- ters which affect their res
sibilities are unler discussion.
"The committee will keep touch with other defence au thorities in the Southwest Paci- fe, especially those in Austra- lia and New Zealand."Reuter,
Relief For European Jews
New York, June 19. The United Nations Economie and Social Council, sitting committee on Tuesday, decided the international relief should be extended to German and Austrian
Jews
us and to persons who lives in those countries as foreigners or
as stateless persons.
By a six to four vote the com-
Rondblocks mumed by men 6th Airborne of the British Division (Red Devils) have been thrown up at every street corn er while posts for checking the Identity of isolated civilians
the streets allowed on been established at intervals of only 200 yards.
have
No limit has been placed on
the curfew which began at 6.90 a.m. today and long after dark nesa had fallen Jast night. Telaviy Jews were queuing out
side shops to huy supplies.
was informed today.
Sir Alan Cunningham, Bri- told the Senate Judiciary Sub-peace. tish High Commissioner for commuitten lmt Congress should Palestine, tonight received Dr. 148
The Russian also said that Chaim Weizmann, President of War Department to feed a mini- remain the exclusive property of legislation allowing the scientific discoveries could not the World Zionist Organisation, mum of 1,550 calorics of food one country and that they should The reason for the interview daily to the people of occupied become available to others. was not disclosed.
countries.
Associated Press. He urged more food for Ger-
One of the five officers kid-
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napped from the Yarkon Street many on the grounds that the Clab on Monday night is hungry, diseased population was Flight-Lieutenant Thomas Al-damaging the morals of Ameri feed Russell, who served with can soldiers,
He said that "hunger has the R.A.F. during the war and underwent training in Canada driven hundreds of thousands in 1945. He later took a coʻrg, of women of accupied countries {
New York, June 20, at the R.A.F, police school and into postitution. When you { President Truman called for the was Deputy Assistant Provost- have slum conditions, you ha rebuilding of a world-wide health
The charge for meters will Marshal at Telaviv,
vice and crime. Add famine safeguard which had been dia not be increased.
the aituation in
by the re-organised and destroyed
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Drastic Order Outside the silent city tanks, armoured ears and aircraft are
troops und The other four were a Cap-and cooperating with police in concerted moves against tain Spencer, of the Royal En- centuated." Associated Press. the Jewish underground who!
gineers, a Capt. Rac, of the opened a new phase in terrorist Royal Electrical and Mechanical Chairman of the Executive of activities on Sunday night with Engineers; a Capt, Warburton, the Jewish Agency, in an inter-
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the 17th parachute buttalion. The Agency's horror and grief of man which would not have included
mankind.
OF THE HONGKONG GOV. The main focus of British
Those wounded in Jerusalem at this treacherous act of kid- foreigners or stateless persons
United Nations seerotary ERNMENT. activities so far
has been the the same day by an armed Jéw napping of British officers who generul, Trygve Lie, in his open- intensive search for Jewish tur believed to have been attempt had come as guests to a clubing address. said that the catab- Hongkong, 15th June, 1946. rorists in Northern Palestine. ing to kidnap thern, were Mu.. established by the Jews to exzation will be one of the first
lishment of world health organi All roads have been blocked in N. A. Crossthwaite and Major tend hospitality to the Allied concret the area of search and telephone A. Lowe, both of the Royal En- troops. communications cut off to pre-gineers. vent warning signals from settlement to settlement.
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A refugee" to come within the of the proposals, was defined scope as "n, person of Jewish origin having resided in Germany Austria as a foreigner or state less person, detained in or obliged to flee from and subsequently re- turned to one of those countries as a result of energy action or wor circumstances and who bas
set been femly resettled therein
It is estimated that 45,000 Jews in Germany and Austria will be
affected.Associated Press.
OLD AGE SCHEME
Washington, June 20.
Jewish
Gurion's Message
A drastic British order today! At another Jewish village, declared that until the officers Hanita, where the police carried | kidnapped in Telaviv were re- out an extensive search yester-
throughout the country, includ- found and confiscated, turned all
premises day, signalling apparatus was ing hotels, bars, cinemas and restaurants would be out of bounds to British troops. This virtually segregated all Jewish
The House Ways and Menus Palestine from the British arm- Committee has voted to blanketed forces and since most places? the faroilies of all Word War of entertainment
I veter
Bre Jewish under the sovint owned, its effect will be to con-
As far as is known, the kid- nappers have hitherto made noj move to inform the authorities of their terms for the release of the captives.
security old age and survivors fine the British services per-
without sonnel to camps and barracks. insurance programme
Jews Killed cost to the veterans for three years.
The Committee ordered the social Jaw overhauled and Chairman Donghton, Democrat of North Carolina, said he ex- pected Congress to act before It is believed that they will the Summer racess.
issue an ultimatum demanding The Committee has already the suspension of the sentences approved the changes, including of death passed on Jews for the blanketing 200,000 maritime terrorists acts in exchange for workers under the unemploy the return of the officers. ment compensation provisions.
At an emergency meeting Associated Press..
last night, the Telaviv Muni- cipal Couficil passed a resolu- tion, calling on the kidnappers to return the officers unharmed forthwith.
PROMOTION FOR GEN. CLARK
Washington, June, 19.
Ben Gurion handed Mr. Hall a message for transmission to the Executive of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem, urging the issue of a strong appeal for every assistance to the authori ties in freeing the kidnapped of-
ficers as soon as possible
In London today, Ben Gurion, Reuter and Asscoiated Press
More Jews Try To Beat The Blockade
Rome, June 20.
Th
broad constructive steps in the:
vital United Nations are undertaking
programme which the on behalf of all mankind."
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Delegates from 61 nations. well as 16 from non-member coun-- trics, are attending the month's conferenceAssociated Preas.
Browder Out Of Politics
that he
Boscow, June 20, Earl Browder, former. Secretary of the American Communist Party, is leaving Moscow soon to re- Prozent Soviet pablishing houses in America and to prompte the exchange 12f Soviet-American literature.
He reiterates that his visit han nothing to do with politics, and he is out of polities for goud. When asked if there YAM A chance that he might return to politics, Mr. Browder replied. "When people are out of polites į want to return." they are so happy they do noz
ralissimo Stalin, and saw the
Mr. Browder did not are Gene. ] Foreign Minister, Mr. only once, when he paid a cour
Melotas, tesy call-Reuter.
ORGANIZATION
The ship Beauharnois, flying the Panama flag, cut her cables in the small port of Vado, Gulf of Genoa, this morning and sailed in the direc tion of Palestine with nearly 1,300 Jewish re- fugees on board, it is learned in Rome tonight. The ship, which it is learnedvessel and about 1.30 am, large sailed in defiance of orders; numbers of civilian lorries were from the was last reported to be steaming
Italian authorities, scen approaching the foroshore. Hundreds of people alighted fast in a southerly direction at from the lorries and were im- over 17 knots, making pursuit mediately taken difficult.
on board the Beauharnois. The local pollee! It is thought that the Ita- told Savona headquarters, and lians may call in the Allies for 4.00 am, a squad of Carabinieri help in tracing the fugitive and an armoured car were sent
OF SCIENTISTS vessel though there has been no to the scene. information in Allied circles. At first the
Washington, June 19. captain, whose The ship's Panama registra- name was given as Lichtmann,
W. Higinbotham, chair- R military search of tion will present an added dlf-refused to allow the Carabinieri man of the American Federation tion forces in Austria, for promo- the upper Gallice village of ficulty. It was learned in Rome on board tion to the permanent rank of Kafa Gilad, near the Lobanese hat night that the Beauharnois gained entry to the ship where tion, to contact selentials abroad of Scientists, announced today but they eventually
the formation of an organiza- his present, frontier, in an unexplained move had requested permission from they found the Jewish refugees. in an effort to promote friend- Major-General Irom though
of Brigadier-General, al- which began early today after the Italian authorities to sail
group of Texas war troops and police had been from the part of Savona
Carabineiri told the Port captain that he was strictly for ship and co-operating among the of their comrades were wasted by taming the city of Telaviv for Said. Permission was granted bidden to leave Vado, pending nations. General Clark during the Rapide the five British officers kidnap- at about 5.00 p.m. and the ship further investigations River
battle.
ped by Jewish torrpriate two immediatel left. The opinion of the Committee nights aro.
At about 9.00 am, today, the She proceeded as far as Vndo, Beauharnois was was that Clark was worthy of In Kafa Giladi, Jewish vil- about five miles from Savoua, lier anchor and make off to the seen to slip promotion on the basis of his lagers tried to give help to those where she dropped anchor. Be- south. Since then no report of "very fine record."-Associato resisting the scurch but ware coming suspicious-the-Italian her whereabouts has been re-Press.
arrested by the militia.. The authorities kept watch on the 'ceived-Reuter.
The Senate Military Committee Meanwhile two Jews were today recommended General Mark fatally injured today when they Clark, commander of the occupa- resisted
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