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Arabs Threaten To Fight BRITAIN ASKED
Partition Of Palestine
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London, Sept. 1.
Arab leaders in Jerusalem, Cairo, London and New York tonight rejected the United Nations report recommending the partition of Pales- tine as "blatantly unfair" and threatened to oppose it even by force of arms.
Even the minority report by India, Persia, and Yugoslavia proposing a fe leral state was re- jected.
"almost
Take 'Em Young
London, Sept. 1.
"Pravda" greeted the open- ing of the new schoot wear iz Russia today บน telling teachers to fit Soviet youth with a "profound con- tempt for bowing and scrap. ing before the bourgeois cul. ture of the West."-United Piraя,
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Washington, Sept. 1. The United States has asked Great Britain to defer indefinitely her plan to withdraw British troops from Greece, if was learned on respon- sible diplomatie authority here today. Discussions on the matter are coating Britain anything in now going on here, and the act- dollars. ing United States Secretary of There appears to have been no
discussion and detailed State, Mr. Robert Lovett, other United States officials, are posibility of the United States understood to have asked the taking their place, though there British Government to postpone are no legal barriers to prevent the withdrawal of troops at fenst auch action. LONDON, SEPT. 1.
until the position there has been
No Fixed Date ONE WORKMAN
WAS stabilsed, until the United States KILLED AND TWO OTHERS aid miasion led by Mr. Dwight
Britain informed the Greck WERE INJURED WHEN A Griswold has "found its feel
Government on August G, SHELL SAID TO BE AN and dug in", or until a permanent |
through the British Charge AMERICAN 75 MILLI- frontier commission has been
d'Affaires in Athens, that it had METRE
EXPLOD- SHELL.
established. "Arabs will resist any at the proposals an
the been decided to withdraw ED ON A BOMB-CLEARED United States officials pro tempt to implement either the 100 per cent Zionist solution, majurity or minority recom- blatantly unfair in its details." tive in conference at Zurich, AREA IN OXFORD STREET understood to be arguing that British troopa from Greece. No
fixed date LONDON'S BUSIEST SHOP the situation in Greece han de
was given for the mendations with all the re-
"Farcical"
PING DISTRICT, TODAY. teriorated conalierably since move, and no reason stated, and disposal," their
Grecce ALL
Government' was The Inuikiing on the site was Britain took her original de Wasef Kamel, representative of
neuphol by United
nssured that the British would; the Palestine Arab Higher Com
has also becasion to withdraw troops, and continue to show their interent troops, but it mitter in New York declared,
The London office of
that fulfilment of that decision!
In Greece." Agency would not indicate the used an exhibition place for now might have serious reper-
Reports in Washington laat trend of the executive's reac. war equipment and one report
week, however, indicated that In view of the critical nature Britain intended to withdraw by tion, but a spokesman pointed old that a German 75 milli- out that during the past 12 metre type shell had been found of the Greek situation at this October, or possibly by the end time Britain is expected by in of this month. About 5,000 to after the explosion:
A bomb disposal squad locat-dependent observers here to 7,000 men are involved. theed and removed two anexploded accede to the request.
British Foreign Office officials United States officials are re- tonight refused to comment on shells when called to the scene. Lieutenant W. Jacobs of the ported to
be contealing the the Washington request.For TABLE RESERVATIONS, disposal sqund said that the ex-
British arguments that the pre-Washington's view, it is reliably AND ALL ENQUIRIES, caused by heat
in plosion was
Greece in understood, ly that the moral from a fire of which workmenence of troops
causing a serious drain on effect of the withdrdwal, even, domestic manpower and financial or the token force of had been burning rubble,
British have very serious consequences troops now left in Greece, would
for the Greek Government.
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The Arab Mayor of Jaffa, now visiting Britain, called it "Thretend to include this city which he said contained 95,000
Arabs and 25.000 Jews, in the
The Jewish reaction was gled, non-committal appro-Jewish state. val.
"Arab declarations in the four capital concerned were:
Cairo: Jamal Husseini, Vice- chairman of the Arab Higher Committee which met today to disenes the report, said: "We are going to fight with all with the help of neighbouring countries to keep Palesting an Arab country,”
means and
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No Government comment was available tonight.
New York: Abdel Azzam Pasha, Secretary General of the Arab Ibague, said that in giv ing Haifa, Jaffa and most of the coast to the Jewish state the report was "viously pre- juiced and ridiculous- dia-1 tortion of justice,”
Switzerland.
"Reasonably Workable":
the
months, some executive mem- bera had been saying, that even though they did not like idea of a partition, they would be willing to scheme which promised to esta- workable" blish "reasonably
stales.
consider
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Britain has so far received A "eactions welcome" to the
of A prominent Arab personal plan was given by the liberal only a summarized version ity who kept his name secret Jewish wspaper in Jerusalem the report of the United Na- said the feeling in the Moslem Henretz.
on tions Spreint Committee The refagèra
circles world
official that board the immigrant fleet sail-Palestine and Was munting
comment on Palestine's status as Arab ing for Hamburg, showed "res today refused to
Reuter it, writes. country "must be defended by trained satisfaction." foree of arms."
Chlet Rabbi Innac Herzog correspondents Jerusalem: Italaq Husseini, į commented
Jerusalem on a kinsman of the Mufti of the proposal to admit 150.000 Jerusalem and an Arab newa- | immigrants in the next two paper editor, also threatened years: "Every Jew brought that Arabs would resist the into Palestine is a Jew saved." partition by force if necessary. The Jewish Agency here was London: A spokesman of today is waiting instructions. the Arab Office, set up in Lon in their case for the plenary don by the Arab Lengue, call-xorsion of the Agency's extex-fore the full document was re-
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He could offer no explanation for the presence of the shells on the site however.-Reuter.
Frankfurt, Sept. 1. General Omar Bradley arrived
Coastons
resources.
They claimed that the number of troops in Greece was not great, and inrger numbers could withdrawn from traefully be
diplomatic today frm Nuernberg for a visit other less vital areas. Similarly, on his tour of the Europena the upkeep of this comparatively A Foreign Ofee spokesman Command-United Press.
small number of troops was not Baid that it was most improb- alle that any comment would be made by British official quar- ters before the report has been i debated by the United Nations General Assembly, and in any case there would be none be-
ceived and studied by the Co-
anlal and Foreign Offices. Reuter.
Stern Gang Threat
Jerusalem, Sept. 1. The Jewish terrorist Gang tonight called on the Jewish people to "prepare for the prolonged war against British" in a statement strong- ly criticising the United Na-· tions partition plan for Pales- tine.
Reds--Naturally
Lead In Hungary
(By Harbert Harrison, Reuters Correspondent)
Budapest, Sept. 1.
the
At the same time, United States public opinion re- mains much opposed to the replacement of British troops by American troops.. In London polideal circles. It is expected that though the British Government may hesitate to give a binding undertaking to leave troops In Greece for no undefined period, they will, in fact, not be withdrawn this autumn.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Balkans Sub-Commission Jefti Salonika today for Alexandre- poulos, in eastern Thrace, on its way to the Greco-Bulgarian frontier to investigate reported Incidents there, the Athens newa agency reported. The investiga-1 tlon will be made on Greek ter- ritory. The Bulgarian Govern- ment has not yet replied to a request from the Sub-Commission: for a Bulgarian liaison delegate to be sent.Reuter.
Stern The Communist Party headed the poll when the final results of yesterday's Hungarian general election-the second since the war-were de- clared today after the five Social Democrat Ministers had decided to resign from the Coalition Cabinet, because of electoral abuses. The Communists, with 1,082,692 |Social Democrat Party was meet votes, had received more than a ing again later today to discuss third of those cast for the Gov. future polley. ernment Coalition and more than It was suggested in some politi. In Afth of the total poll of 4,990,101 col circles that the Social Demo. votes, thus repincing the Small crata might agree to remain in Mrs. Golda Myerson, the holders Party
and accept
Rome, Sept. 1. the the dominant the Coalition. bead of the Jewish Agency's group in the Coalition..
Thirty-six on condition
persons were in- clections as valld Political Department, giving The Smallholders Party-the that the Communist Minister of jured today when two trains head-on nine milca the Agency's views today on largest party in the old Parlia the Interlor M. Laszlo Rajk, the collided the recommendations of the {ment-look third place with man responsible for the conduct from the city. United Nations Palestine Com-757,082 votes, the Social Demo- of the election, should resign and
The one point the statement weleumed was the proposal to end Britain's mandate.
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Jerusalem and Western Galilee" and the remaining party in the crat.--Router. were excluded from the Jewish Coalition, the National Peasants, state proposed in the majority sixth with 435,170 votes. report.
Second place was taken by the "Jerusalem and Palestine are Democratic People's Party, a new.! practically synONOMOUR. Jews Opposition parly whose success and non-Jews always thought was said to be almost entirely of them as one," she added. due to the unofciat support of Mrs. Myerson told the Press many of the Catholle clergy, that though the Jewish Agency though the bishops had declared had still not worked the exact that the Catholic church was figures involved, it was believ-neutral.
ed that 500,000 Arabs lived in Other leading Opposition the area of Palestine delineat-parties were the Hungarian In-
ed in the Committee's report na dependence Party, ded by M. a Jewish state-Reuter.
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Toronto, Sept. 1. Secret research work being in the Canadian carried out Army's hush-hush experimental camp at Port Churchill is secret no longer.
Zolton Pfeiffer, former Small- holder deputy, which came fifth with 710,103 votes, and the In dependent Democratie Party of Father Stephen Balogh, former Secretory General of the Small- The Russians, so auspicious, sub-arctic camp, will holders Party, which came of this seventh with 258,300 volca,
benefit from the newly-acquired Berlin, Sept. 1. The Government Coalition gain knowledge of How to Repel the American, German and Russlan ed just over 80 per cent of the Attacks of Our Common Enemy quarters on Sunday discredited a votes, the percentage which, un--the mosquito.
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Parly's political committee, called their blood to save others. Hamburg radio sald it had ob- to discusa the allegations of On D-Day of "Operation |tained the information from the fraudulent practices, Including Mosquito" they had to let the American licensed newspaper the use of "fying, squada" at enemy settle on their bars lege. Tagesspiegel" in Berlin. The voters who were said to have bal- and count the number which editors of "Tagesspiegel" denied loted many times over in different would come to dine on doped that they had ever published such | polilng stations,
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