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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1048.
PALESTINE INTERVENTION
Britain Opposes American UNO Resolution
Urges Judicial
Princess Has
Study Of Situation Measles
Lake Success, May 19.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, Britain, asserted tonight that the Security Council cannot now deter- mino judicially who is the aggressor in Palos- tine, and that Britain cannot therefore agree, to the invocation of Article 39 of the Charter. This article, providing that the Security Council should determine the existence of any threat to the peace, is the basis for the American re- solution calling on the Arabs and Jews in Palestine to cease fire and stand fast on their present fighting lines.
STAVE
Sir Alexander, proposing an was an oversight, as the Article amendment to the United re- went on to say what should be restore "international solution, called the stand-fast done to proposal attractive but "am-peace and security."
He sald Britals had bitious, and asked how the doubts about the wisdom or ex- Council would determine the pediency of invoking Article 30 location of opposing forces. at this stage. and how it would supervise an observance of the stand-fast if it were accepted.
*
London, May 19.
Princess Margaret has gone down with mansles, Bucking- bam Palace reported today.
She became lit at Balmorali Scotland, during the Whitsun week-and, and two doctors were called in when she re- turned to the Castle today.
The two, Bir Stanley How- lott and Sir John Weir," said it .WAS almpla casa a! marules and that no compli cations were expected. Associated Press.
The Fat In The Fire!
Brisbane, May 19.
A Queensland butter board official today alleged that Bri- tain was re-selling overseas butter she had obtained from Australia.
Jews Arrested In Egypt
London, May 19. The British Section of the World Jewish Congress an- nounced today that it has ap- pealed to Britain, for assistance against the alleged threat "Indiscriminate persecution Jews' in
Egypt and other Arab and Moslem_countries."
In a letter to Mr. Ernest Bevin,
Pago 7
Tathay Pacific
of of
SPEED COMFORT SAFETY
the Foreign Secretary, the organ Hongkong
isation said that, according to reports received, "hundreds of Jews in Egypt have been arrest- ed during the last few days, and many of them have been expeil- ed from the country, including the former Chief Rabbi of Alex- andria."
The letter added: "Having in mind the events which have oc- He sald there would be nothing
curred in various Arab and Mos- legally to choose between the claims of the Jews to have set
lem countries following the de- He asked for a thorough study up a state in the area given them
cisions of the United Nations on the
partilion
Palestine In of the judicial status of Pales-under partition, and any claims of
November last, when large-scale He said Britain re-sold 2,000 time, saying that the procluma- | the Arabs to have set up a state
tons of Australian which set tion
up the Jewish jover the whole of Palestine.
butter and outrages and
Jews
took place regardless of against state was an unituteral action. He asked "if our attention is 2.720 tons cheese between July
last and March this year, anding residence, we feel bound to their nationality and long-stand- now focussed on certain moves that. 11F1 enquiry would bo by the Arab states, what do wo made.
He said that the originul Aa- sembly resolution of lust Novem- her instructed the United Na- tions Commission to see that Jewish and Arab states were set up, with economic union, and to draft a constitution which would define the right of each group preparing the way for Arab and Jewish independence in Palestine
on Oct. 1 this year
Change In Status
think of the Jewish attack оп
excessca
ask for measures to be taken in Britain time to prevent a repetition of He also alleged, that Jaffa-to mention only one In-was re-selling butter and cheese such occurrences."-Reuter. cident?"
in Hong Kong, Ceylon, North Africa and Malta.
He cautioned the Council against committing itself to "u road of which we cannot see the protest against end." He urged again that a more modest, immediate im be taken and said that the Truce Commission should give first priority to negotiation of a truce for Jerusalem.Reuter.
The main point of Bir Alex ander's resolution was s pream- ble asking the Breurity Council to bear in mind "the change) In the Judicial status of Pales tine consequent upon the termination of the mandate, and' the necessity for further clarification of this status." Like the American text, It then calls on all parties to stop fight- | ing within 36 hours after the res solution is passed, but adds that the Truce Commission should The cive first priority to
to negotiating ja truce in Jerusalem.
Mr. Warren Aucin, the Am- crican delegate, 'strongly opprised
British-amended the
version,
7 of the
to
| claiming that the Security Coun- eil had the duty under Chapter
Charter
deal with all peace, whether in- ternational or not.
to the
His statement followed a public report that 8,000 cases of tinned butter and boxes of fresh butter had been sent from Britain to Halfa. It was said to be part of the British Food Ministry's quota for the Middle East.-Reuler
Greek Reply To Execution Critics
Athens, May 19.
Greek Government today replied to the Soviet protest over the executions in Greece by declar- ing that Soviot public opinion was misinform- ed and that those put to death wore "common low criminals."
A note delivered to the So- ! "The so-called democrats were viel Embassy here stated that the authors of so many crimes Sir Alexander then challenged in Greece nobody was put to under the common law that they Council to define the status death for his political opinions. were excluded from the terms of "of the geographical entity-known "The crimes for which certain the amnesty under the Varkiza.
Palestine," and declared that persons have been executed
the
as
would be nothing in "Tawa "alignno" MB]SETTINI jüdgment in- "to prevent action of a peaceful clude torture and cold-blooded character directed to the setting murder of non-combatants and up of a Government or Govern- | hostages. ments in Palestine, even if this
were done with the help of
other state or states," provided that the action was not incon- sistent with any Assembly resolu- Hon.
Disastrous Course
van
Mr. Fernand
Langen- hove, of Belgium, supported
the British vlew
that the
Palestine problem should
re-
main within the framework of
ful settlement.
AMERICA TO WAIT AND SEE
Washington, May 19.
agreement."
said that the
Shanghai Case Re-Trial
Shanghai, May 20, Shanghai's High Court has sent back to the District Court for retrial the case involving Soo Van-lay, a Manila Chinese who was found guilty by the District Court some time ago of kidnap- ping, according to Chinese re- ports.
napped a
Soo was alleged to have kid-
Chinese resident, Mr.) Lee An-tal, in Manila in 1940. He came
to Shanghai shortly after and was detained by locati police authorities on the request
of the Manila Court.
Soo was sent to the Shanghai Court for trial early last summer and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. At the hearings,
the areused denied his guilt and further contended he had already been acquitted by a Manila court. The case will soon be retried. Reuter.
WITHOUT SHAME
“The Greek note, which was Representative Arthur Klein, † accompanied by a list of crimes Democrat of New York, said to- said to have been committed, day that Britain is sabotaging the Government "did infant State of Israel by supply- not doubt these would be brought ing arms to the Arabs. to the notice of Soviet public In a speech prepared for the lightened as to the reasons for House of Representatives, Klein the executions."
opinion so that it should be c-
There was no reason to doubt that crimes of this kind would have been similarly punished in any other country, including the USSR, the note stated
sald:
"Without shame, the British Foreign Office defied the United Nations International comity and the rudiments of decency by the shameful declaration that Great Britain will continue to furnish arms to Transjordan."-Associat-] ed Press,
The punishment of crime was Chapter 6, dealing with peace- The United States would a matter exclusively for the State concerned, The Greek Govem- it knew the meat had shown exceptional at-
MANILA CLASH. He would vote for the British wait until
to democratic légal resolution,
Manila, May 19. methods and great clemency to- A soldier was killed following
but
the authors of a clash last night between some 20 Philippine Army personnel
The few hundred Individuals and policemen and civilians near
he said, adding it was Security Council's attitudetachment not practical to attempt to take on Palestine before taking awards all the Palestine question into Chap-definite; decision on the lift-agrant crimes, ter 7. One of its provisions, sald, wos
sanctions
ing of the embargo on arms cconomic "Are we then going to make for the Middle East, Mr. executed during the last four the War Crimes Commission com the same mistake as the League George Marshall, the Secre-ser Insignificant in com- pound. Lof Nations did in Ethiopia?" he
said. The other provision military sanctions,
was
tary of State, said today.
Mr. Marshall confirmed that M. van Langenhove asked: "Is the problem of raising the arms It not wiser to recognise that relations between the Big Pow-fect since last December, was un
embargo, which has been in ef- ers do not allow the effective áp der consideration, and, in fact, plication of coercive measures had been under consideration for under Chapter 27
"Of all the solutions we could But we must also consider the
some time.
take, the worst one would be attitude to formulate threats which we
of the Security Council
could not fuifti. Nothing sould
be more disastrous for us”
Grand Doubts
in this matter," he added.
Mr. Marshall's remarks con firmed the belief that the United States was awalling the results
Sir Alexander Cadogan insisted of Its proposal that the Security
parison with the tens of thou- The clash started when War Bands of Greek citizens who have Crimes guards insulted passing net their death through the pro-women. Several guards were re- sent criminal rebellion," the note ported to have been beaten by aald. Reuter.
indignant civilians.-Reuter.
Britain's Military Exit From Palestine
London, May 19.
that Article 39 of the Charter Council demand a halt in hos-Britain will begin redeploying hor Middle East mili- was meant specifically to apply tilities in Palestine before mak- Breaches of International ing up its mind on a policy, peace, although its wording does which, though affecting the Mid- not state so. This, he suggested, dle East generally, would in es- sence constitute move by the
Case Without Evidence!
Frankfurt, May 19.
A. US. Court Martial here to-
"day_Bentenced Pie Robert Olmeri
United States in direct support
of Israel.
It would likewise indicate vli- tunt intervention in the war now raging in that area-Reuter.
Communist
Persecution
Five
tary forces and material this wook with tho repatriation of nearly 15,000 troops from Palestine.
troop transports-including a hospital ship—– are standing by 'in Haifa to carry the troops home in an operation scheduled to be com- pleted by June 2, an official Whitehall source said.
The withdrawal follows Bri-, will have been transferred to tain's surrender of the Holy Palestine by the Jewish authori Land mandate
ties
Jo
The rest of Britain's Palestins He added these Jews have to six months hard labour for in-
army will be assigned at least been held in Cyprus some sulting Russian officers and
Singapore, May 10,
following un- throwing a rock through their The Rev. Patrick O'Connor said temporarily to Cyprus, the erst cases since 1946
while Italian colony of Cyrenicu, successful attempts to enter window.
The court also sentenced Olinkki ists are persecuting all Christian Africa, where
today that the Chinese Commun North Africa and to Kenya, East Palating through the Briliali
Naval, blockade. a vost military to pay 450 each month for six religions in North Chilled from poly baso le being construct that the British are recruiting up Meanwhile the source disclosed The churchman arrived
Completion of the entire Bri- to 10,000 skilled Italian workers Olinski was tried with Cor Shanghai to report the visit here. tish Palestine withdrawal pro in an effort to speed up: con- poral John Murphy for allegedly next week-end of Franc Car gramine will probably take
National Cathollenews er Aug 1 deadline given to the Kenya,
United Nations last year, the per-source said.
months.
was also charged with throwinS VALDANA.Comzwynlaf ri
Kenya Base
base aruns in
They will be additional to on estimated labour force of 30,000 Africans which is being "AUSGET- bled In Kenya to carry out most of the urukilled operationi. Munitions arid "other military
Frankfurt on April 17. Olinaki
rock through the Russian
off- He sera" billet": window.
Chritian religions Both soldiers pleaded guilty to "follows wherever ***Communit day in the trial where no proan-control is established." He said Within' the next three months cution witnesses appeared. The the persecution varied in inton- the British expect that the material from Palestine will be court, found Murphy not guilty aity, but follows a strikingly uni- 20,000 or more former Jewish shipped to Kenya Associated despite his plea-United Pres form\pattern."----Associated Press, displaced "persons held in Cyprus Press.
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