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CRITICISM OF BRITAIN Alleged Lack Of Cooperation With U.N. Urgent Measures Necessary
Lake Success, Apr. 13.
The United Nations Palestine Commission, raporting to the General Assembly today, 'criticised Bri- tain for alleged 'lack of cooperation and de- clared that unless urgent measures were taken imediately Palestina would be thrown into chaos.
The report criticised the British authorities on these
main grounds:
Refusing to let the Commission go to Palestine
earlier than May 1.
Refusing to have a progressive transfer of authority, Making it impossible for the Commission to organise
·Arab and Jewish militias in advance. Taking financial and economic steps without con-
sulting the Commission.
the
Other factors which made it! impossible to implement Assembly partition plan were given as Arab resistance and the absence of any International furee to support the Commia-
sion.
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Willingness to continue in the Civil Service after the termina- tion of the mandate had been expressed so far by 560 Jews, three British and four others. No Arabe had volunteered.
Truce Urged
Other points made in the The report gave this view of port were: "Unless a truce the situation; "The organised el- | negotiated
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MASSACRE PROTEST
Baghdad, Apr. 13.
Girl faw students fed 7,000 demonstrators here today In a protest against the Odir Yasasin massacre by Jewish terrorlata in Palestine last Friday and demanded that troops and planes be sent im- mediately to help the Palca. ting Arabs.
It was understood that the Iraq Cabinet had been moot. ing for almost 48 hours plan- ning assistance, and the Prime Minister, Mohammed Al Badr, addressing the demonstrators, wald the Government had de- cided to FAVO Palestine, "whatever the cost."-Rauter.
FATE OF POLISH PEOPLE
Washington, Apr, 13. M. Stanisław Mikolajczyk, former Premier of the Polish Government in exile in London, told reporters here that Pres- dent Trumau stated to him today he would never forget the fate of the Polish people."
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Heavy fighting is expected at the partition of Palestine; the de-tensileation of the struggle." A M. Mikolajczyk called on the Cartaglo, second largest city In termined efforts of the Jews to force of 1,000 non-Jewish and President to express thunks to
the country, and it is stated BUNDAY ensure the establishment of ม non-Arab police was required, in the United States from granting Limon, on the cast const, has Jewish State as envisaged by the addition to local Arab and mylum to him and al friends fallen to the insurgents-Router. Assembly resolution, and the fact Jewish police, to maintain order who had been forced out of that the mandatory power. In Jo
In Jerusalem. The Commission Poland. engaged In the liquidation of its administration and the
would require at least a battalion evacua- for its own protection.
He said he had told President
lion of its troops, has found it The remainder of the 42-page Truman about the "fate and feel. impossible fully to contain the report was a summary of two ing of the Polish people and how confitet, have led to a virtual previous reports presented to the they today were longing for free.
civil war in Palestine, to a stendy deterioration in administration and security in the territory, and to the imminence of widespread chaos, starvation, strife and bloodshed on a scale hitherto un- known there."
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Bright Rice Crop Prospects
London, April 14.
"Prospects for the world rice crop this season are en- couraging and if large grain harvests are secured in both Europe and North America much of the physical distress caused by the shortage of staple foods will be alleviated,” re ports the British weekly journal "Economist" in a review of the situation regarding rice produc↓ tion.
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"Abundance, however, is "The large exports available still not yet in sight," the this season from Burma, Siat On the administrative side, the journal continues. "The United and Indo-Chini-somo 100,000,- not directly responsible for these correct the changes of age.
the The professors called on Commission found that while States Department of Agricul-000 bushels more than in 1946-
demand public and educational circles Jewish Government officials in ture has estimated world pro-4-w reduce Asta's
for grain substitutes but total Palestine were ready to cooperate duction of rough rice in 1947-supplies from these sources will throughout China to support their with it, "there was strong rea-48 at 7,080,000,000 bushels. still be 250,000,000 bushels lower demands for adequate protection. "We can no longer said, son to believe that no Arab This represents 96 per cent. than before the war. Production would be prepared to serve the of the average prewar output in other areas of the world is keep silent....Acts of violence Commission."
but there are many
more also increasing and only in Europe and bloodshed are repeated cease-
1935-39 lendly.". mouths to feed. Current crop is 8 output fielow
The professors have called nearly-150,000,000 bushels-lar-
one-week-strike--among-- the Political Stability ger than in 1948-47 and the
faculty to bolster their dematuls. greatest gain occurred in Asla
"The great expansion which has United Press. where production is gradually taken place in North and South recovering from wartime des-swell world rice
and Africa will help to America
supplies, but truction. Both India und Japan; they will still be insufficient to however, are expected to have offset smaller crops in the smaller crops than last season. East. Asla alone still accounts for 93 per cent, of world pro- Exporting Countries duction although before the war
the proportion was 00 per cent. Before the war the major ex- "Full recovery of rice pro porting countries in order of induction in the Far East depends were Burma, Siam, to a large extent on political portance Indo-China and Korea, Output stability. Acreage is only 981 per Is expanding in each of these cent, of the prewar level and In countries but it la well below major exporting countries it is the prewar level. Although pro- nearer To per cent, Lack of Of the 110 sections in the draft duction has increased in those internal security, lack of con- published nine weeks ago, the countries which have always fidence in the currency and lack newly elected deputies adopted depended on imported supplies of consumer goods still play 74 yesterday. They are expected their requirements are
larger their part in restricting output
Rumanian Assembly's Task
Bucharest, Apr. 13. The Rumanian Constituent Assembly is today finishing its two-days task of turning the Republican Constitution
new into law.
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to adopt the remainder tonight. than in 1935-39, India's rice crop but at least the general prospect The new constitution puts is now seven per cent. larger is not so bleak as it was nine power in the hands of the Grand than before the war but its immonths ago. More adequate rice National Assembly, elected for e port requirements BA distinct supplies in Asia would do much four-year term, with executive from actual importa are estimated to improve political conditions power resting in a Council of 19 to have increased by at least five there and help indirectly to re- Ministers.
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LABOUR ACT AND COMMUNISTS
Washington, Apr. 13.
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