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ARABS FULLY PREPARED FOR ORGANISED WARFARE Flare-Up At End Of Mandate
Jerusalem, May 10.
Jowish military successes were reported in Northern Palestine and around Jorusofom itself, and dós- patches from Damascus reported that Arab leaders, meeting there tonight, were fully pre- pared for organised warfare with the end of the British mandoto in five days' time.
Jewish 'successes in the north were reported in an- other Damascus despatch-an Arab communi- que admitting that Arob forces had been "forced to retreat from the northern Palestine town of Safad at dawn today."
The Arab communique add-[pected to be able to blast the that a Haganah attempt to add open and keep it open inde- open the blockaded Jerusalem-utely.
T Aviv highway had failed Jews Repulsed
and, that fighting along the rente continued,
Earlier today, a few hours be- The Jews themselves claimed tore the High Commissioner was to be in control of the heights due
tu begin tulka with the dominating the Arab Bob El Wild Jewish Agency on flfe Govern- ban block along the highway. | nient's new peace plan for Jeru- and said that a big Jewish convoysalem, the Arabs bent off deter wm assembling to make the run
mined tacks by 400 Haganah to Jerusalem.
Commandos only 14 miles from Jewish "pioneers" were report the Holy City.
their Be hewing
WAY through a 200 gods long barrier by which the Arabs have block- ad traffic for the past 20 days.
ri
Talks On The Red Cross
Sudan
Cairo, May 10. Anglo-Egyptian talks on the constitutional, future of the Sudan will begin Here in the next few days between British Ambassador. Bir Ronald Campbell, and the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Khashaba.
this
This follows consideration by the Egyptian Cabinet of the latest British note on the Sudan, which was considered "satisfactory."--Reuter.
Bao Dai Approves Proposal
that
To Protect Jerusalem
Jerusalem, May 10. Arabs and Jews agreed in principle tonight to put the city of Jerusalem under the protection of the flags of the International Red Cross os an inviolate sanctuary in the heart of warring Palestine.
M. Jacques de Reynler, the International Red Cross dergate In Palestine, told o prèss
forminl ference that from Arabs and Jews were cx- pected within a few days, and that Red Cross Hors would be nown from all the gates of the elty to signify that it will have become a demilitarised area and "place of refuge."
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Saigon, May 11. It was learned in Salgon on he said, come Iron King Abdullah Verbnt acceptance had already. Monday
Annam's ex-of Transjordam, Ha) Amin El Hus- Emperor, Bao Dai, has informed
Neini. the Mufti of Jerusalem, the French he approves of the Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, the proposal to set up a provisional Secretary General of the Arab Central Viet Nam Government, [League, Dr. Elizer Kaplan,
the
Crack Jewish forces swoop: ed down on the Arab village of
(Such a government presumably Treasuver of the Jewish Agency, Delt Mahair, which dominates would unite French-sponsored local and from leaders of Hagunah. the Arab road block at Dabdministrations which the aut3rgun Zval Leumi and the Stern El Wad, but later, after fierce French Vietnamese call "puppet"| Gang-Reuter. fighting, were repulsed by.
governments), „Arabs, an official British source "told Reuter's special correspon.
dent.
600
ifa, the British disclosed
of that a special mixed board
Heston, one Arab and three
The ex-Emperor added, how- Jews, would be set up to run the
ever, that he would not go to Viet *1** Palestine's chief port and
Last night, when the Jews Arst Nam before the French-Vietnam- British evacuation embarkstruck, they were reported to ese treaty was signed and until bon centre, after the end of have taken several strategic hill-French-Annamite warfare ended. the mandale on Saturday.
tup positions.
The French High Commissioner, Emile Boliuert, is expected to fly to Bale d'Alox. of the Indo-China const, at the end of this week to sign the preliminary protocol with The ex-Emperor. Associated Press.
Total War
The handing over of authority Haofa has already begun, it
that
North
LABOUR'S RICHEST MAN
Haganah military headquarters were silent about the operation, but a semi-omeial Jewish source said the Jews hoped to clear the sait officially, and was ex- Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road today pertach to be completed by Mayor tomorrow-Reuter. 16, on condition that the British veived priority of port services. Reuter despatch from Damascus atated that the Arabs were ready for total war and added that the Arab Lea. queaked
in the past fortnight, hat carmarked Ample funda and war material for campaign, and that King Saud of Saudi Arabla had as- sured the other members of the League that he will back' their
to liberate Palestine. Mr. action The Arab League has decided,
learned Was reliably Bunascus tonight, that Haj Arin of Husseini, the Multi and sev eral other members of the Pales- Arub Higher Committee, should mal
make their headquarters newhale in
before in Palestine
time
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rid East campaign to Africa of the tsetse fly will be recommended to the British Government
Recs- by Mr. Williams, Parliamentary Un- der-Secretary for the Colonies, file Colonial Office said today. They spreads sleeping sick- ness to man and beast.
Rees-Williams, who returned last week from a tour of Uganda, Tanganyika zefici Kenyn. the Colonial Office said, has decided that the elimination of the tsetse fly was necessary before any
ent of planned
East Africa could he
He pakt the problem was foo large for any one colony to un-
devried out.
Alfred Edwards, Labour Member of Parliament who is due to appear before his Party's Execu tive this week for expected disciplinary action
dertake and would require inter- --because-ho-opposed-nationalisation of Britain's
national action. The cooperation steel industry, tonight intensified his campaign. Belgium in particular, it
of
Was suid, would be sought by the He added: “Our experience with Colonial Office, "To threaten steel with inter-
The project ference is just sheer madness," nationalised industry so far has would include spraying from the
insecticides with
and the
May 16.rces said Aráb ic-he asserted at a meeting of the not been so good as lo encourage ir regulars-in-Palestine, who have Engineering Industries Associa- any of us to interfere with the clearance of thousands of acres hitherto operated loosely under tion. various commands, will now be
under a
single authority, to be known as "Headquarters of the
Jihad." This Liberation
includes the Held Army, whose commander in Palestine is Fawzi El Kawukji.
Increased British and Ameri- ran pressure on the Arab Gov- rnments to deskt from throw- ing their regular aronics into the Palestine struggle was reported in Dumascus tonight
Tug-of-War
Debate On Nenni
Telegram
London, May 10.
steel industry,
"The fact is that under the na- tionalised Coal Board the output per man is gradually going down, while in the steel industry the output per mun is rapidly going
of bush.-Associated Press.
HARRIMAN IN PARIS
+
Paris, May 10. Averell- W. Harriman, United
Mr. Edwards was recently call-States Marshall Plan Ambassa-
ed upon to resign at a local La-dor, arrived it Orly airport, bour Party
London. Paris, today from hus meeting. He
He will confer with members served warning that
"my party of the European Economic
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should not think of me as some- one who must do as he is tote, operation boily during his stay,
"If there is any nonsense about expected to last it in my constituency, I am quite prepared
dent:"
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Mr. Edwards is a member for
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of
day.-Reuter.
SOME ACHE
At the request of Mr. John Platts-Mills, expelled-from-tho At the same time, popular Labour Party as chief instiga-
London, May 11. clamour for effective interven.
Richard Williams, 43-year-old tion is growing hourly. A realtor of a telegram or support Middlesbrough East and is
the the richest men in the Labour porter, tuki a judge today that} tug-of-war is going on inside from Labour members to each Arab Cabinet, according to pro-Communist Nenni Socialists Party. From being
a Teeside blast furnace, bejn in the last three months to politica't abservers, who add in Italy, Thursday's House, of in
owner and is relieve a persistent stomach ache. they have no doubt the Gov. Commons debate on the subject became foundry
now Director of several concerns. The judge let him off with a £5| ernments will eventually give Has been postponed.
-Reuter,
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be
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address con- has promised to stituents.
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Haganah forces are reported to night to be in virtual control of the heights dominating the Bub El Wad road block on the Jeru salem-Tel Aviv highway..
The Government agreed to
until .after the Late tonight, only the sound of
postponement over sporadic fighting sounded
Whitsun recess starting on 'Fri- the Judean
Jewish day and concluding on May 24. combined operational force
The debate will be on an op- Haganah and Palmach (Haganah Commandos), estimated at about position motion for a Parliament- 1,000 strong, consolidated their ary inquiry into how Members hilltop positions.
names were added to the tele- Unless the Arabs counter-at-gram without their permission.- Tick tonight, the Jews are ex-Reuter.
15. u
of
Army Censorship In Palestine
London, May 13.
Military consorship is interfering with press and radio coverage of Middle East developments in the Arab-Jewish war for Palestine.
submitted several
An Associated Press survey. Associated Press correspondents auch showed censorship existing in, have Syria and the Lebanon where stories and so far Haganah cen- all foreign correspondents cors-have-made..pg.changes, dr patches inust pass through the deletions. hands of censors.
Associated Press correspondents have been flitig from Amitäte the free to cable their stories without Jawish defence force, censors all interference, but have been thren- Jewish papers paying most attentened repeatedly with expulsion
In Palestine, Haganah,
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