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THE CHINA MAIL, MÒN DAY, MAY 24, 1948.
ARAB AND JEW REP LIES
Questionnaire On Military Activities Holy City Truce Agreement
Loke Succoss, May 22.
Mr. Aubrey Eban, Jewish Agency spokesman, told the Security Council today that the Jewish au- thorities 'would agree to an immediato and un- conditional truce for the city of Jerusalem and the holy places.
The Security Council heard the Arab and Jewish re-.
plies to a United States questionnaire asking for information about military activities in Palestine,
vote
The Council avoided a on an American resolution, so for ineffectually debated, to consider the battles in Pales- tine as a breach of the peace under Article 39 of the Char- ter.
"The State of Israel retarde the matter of immigration as a matter within ite domestic Jurisdiction."
Mr. Eban also declared that the Jewish authorities would agree to an immediate and unconditional truce for the city of Jerusalem and the holy places.
The Council adopted the Am- erican questionnaire on Tuesday,
In certain corners of northern The Egyptian, Iraqi Syrian Negev and in the Jordan Valley, and Lebanese representatives south of Tiberias, he also stated, presented the Council with their Arab forces had penetrated into Government's replies the ques- tionnaire. The replies are simi- the territory, of the State of Israel. In addition, he suich, summarised Egypilan and Iraqi planes had (1)Armed-Arab forces are ralded Tel Aviv
Jewish points. operating in Palestine without any discrimination between arcas
Inr and con be thus:
where Jews or Arabs are in the majority, as they consider. Pales- tine as one State.
and certain
After a long and bitter attack Mahmoud Bey Fawzi (Egypt)
Murder Of An Abbot
Paria, May 22, Abbot Thien, staunch up- holder of French Vietnam friendship, was, asoussinated today at his presbytery at Chedul, in the suburba Saigon, the Agence France. Preses reported.
Ho
of
Call For Unity Of Purpose
Coventry, May 22. Princess Elizabeth told the
Ipeople was attacked by two men belonging to the Vlat. Minh, Indochinese autonomy movement,
nt, according to the Franch agency, which added that the abboi had refused to aign an open letter mitacking France, presented to him by several other Vietnam priests In Saigon Rauter.
British Meteor On Show
Rome, May 22.
A British Moteor 7 Glos-
un American policy in the Palester jet fighter landed at Rome fine question, the Counel ad- tonight, having flown 620 journed until the evening session. kilometers from Marseilles (2) Their military objectivesReuter.
in 53 minutes. are not directed against Palcs- tine Jews but against "the arm- ed insurrection of Zionist terror- Ist bands,"
Their political objective Is to establish a unitary democratic regime with equal rights for all.
Arab Majority
GEORGE POLK
BURIED
Athens, May 22. Mr. George Polk, American ro- dio correspondent, whose budy was washed ashore in Calonina Bay last Sunday, was buried in the Athens Cemetery as the police hunt for his murderera was still
(3) These forces have on- tered Palestine on the banie that Palestine
country with an Arab majority, inked on. by many ties to neighbouring Mr. Polk had bullet wounds in the head, his eyes were bandaged the and his
hands
feet and
Arab Statos.
(4)-Responsibility for
exercise of political functions in bound.-Reuter. the areas under Arab control is vested
in the military commaRN- ders of the occupying forces, alded by local civil authorities,
To
this ques
question, the Lebanese sentative varied his reply.
"No
negotiations
can
proceed with the Jewish authori- ties for any political settlement
in Palestine as long 03 the Jews
insist on a separate State..
(5)-Jewish forces have violat-
As far as is known, this was the first jet fighter to fly from Britain to Rome. It is to go on to Athens and Turkey to give demonstrations,
It flew from London to seilles in 80 minutes.
Mar-
of Coventry today that Britons will see the fruits of peace when they the same spirit they had tackle national problems with during the war.
cer-
at The Princess spoke emonies opening the, elly's re- built Central Square. She said a new city will rise from the ashes of Coventry. which the German planes wrecked on Nov. 14.
1940. "It is
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strange that war, most wicked of all human follies, brings to the surface the noblest Instincts we possess," she said.
"The unity of purpose in the
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That has been the rule for
centuries but I see no reason at all why we should accept it as unalterable" Asdociated Press.
General Sentenced To Die
The jet plane attracted much
Budapest, May 22. General Heinrich Werth, attention as it circled over Rome before landng. The Meteor is former chief of the Hungarian the world's fastest training air-General-Staff, was today sen- craft and the fastest climbing tenced to death in his absence plane known,
Court on war
The final destination of the fet were is the Turkish air force fleld at
Ismer-Reuter.
Historic Fort To
Be Trial Scene
New Delhi, May 22.
ed the frontiers of The Lebanon The alleged triggermon and oight co-defendants
and Syria, where they blew up bridges, but have not crossed either the Egyptian or the Iraqi fontlers.
Jewish Reply
Mr. Eban gave the following
| replies to questions addressed" to
the Jewish authorities:
"The
ኔ
accused of engineering the assassination of Mohandas K, Gandhi are expected to go on trial for their livos next week in historic Red Fort horo.
by a People's crimes charges.
ity
One charge was the responsibil- for not trying to Avold a declartation of war against Russia and Yugoslavia In 1941, "although he know that Hungarian army WAD unpm.
was also charged with being responsible for the death at 40,000 Jews, sent to Labour camps.
General Werth is held by the United States authorities In Gor- many... The trial opened in Budapest inst July-Router.
AMERICA BLAMED
Tass, the ometal Russian news agency, presenting "the position of leading Soviet circles, blam
The exact day the trial will The nine accused will be tried begin is still secret, presum-before a jury chosen by lat which ed the US tonight for the UN fal- Provisional Govern ably because the Government will determine their guilt or in-lure to control and reduce arma- ment of Israel actually exer fears an outbreak of riots or nocence. Atma Charan, amaliments. 'class cuntrot st present ovar
the entire area
of the Jewish disturbances such as marked city Judge from Cawnpore,
fix the punishment. State as defined in the resolu- the period immediately
Godse was seized allegedly
after
tion of the General Assembly Gandhi's assassination on Jan. with a smoking pistol in his
or Nov 20, 1947,
20.
"In addition, the Provisional Security forces are taking Government exercises→→ control elaborate precautions to prevent over the city of Jaffa, north-any attempt to dellver N. V. western Collee, including Acre, Godse, obscure Poona newspaper Zib, Basen, and the Jewish settle-editor, and his eight co-defen- ments up to The Lebanon fron- dants, or shoot them down in tier, o strip of territory alongside court or otherwise silence them. the Jewish quarter within the The great store fort, built by
and walls of the Old City of Jeru-a Mongol Emperor Once the tome of bejewelled Mosicm
salem.
...FASTER... "The above areas are outside rulers, will be cordoned off com- the territory of the State of pletely. Security guards will be
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will The statement was made in a lengthy document detailing re- cent Russian-American exchanges over differences between the two hond when Gandhi was shot on countries. It was distributed in his prayer meeting ground-As-London by the Soviet monitor.— soclated Press.
Associated Press.
Dutch Claims On
German Oil
Frankfurt, May 22.
tinaca: "We consider the terri- mile circumference encloses The future German peace treaty will decide whether tory of Israel as a single unit palaces, shrines ond military Germany's oil-production will be solf-suf-
with a Jewish majority. As in-buildings. dented above, the Government
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These
be allowed to take their purses about 70,000,000 tons of high but it is expected that the output areas have, however, been mostly abandoned by their in and no photographers will be grade oil.
After Germany was forbidden ollowed.
produce synthetic gasoline, Reliable sources say 250 wit-to nesses will be heard and that her home oll production became the trial may drag through the more and more important for her Intonac host of the New Delhi industrial and economic develop- Bummer.
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Arab population, No area outside of Palestine is under Jewish oc- cupation but sallies beyond the frontiers of the State of Israel have occasionally been carried out by Jewish forces for impera- tive military reasons, and as a part of an essentially defensive plan.
"Defensive Plan”-
"The above operations in areas Quiride the State of Israel are justlited on the following
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"(1)—in order to repel ag- gression, and, as part of our cventially defensive plan, tổ prevent these areas being used As bases for attacks against the
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the charges and then adjourn for part of her requirements can be
Baden | met,although economic experts two weeks.
British Proposal Accepted By U.N.
Lake Success, Moy 22.
economic life outside the area of A British suggestion to admit non-self-governing
the
the State, where, owing to absence of any duly constituted authority and the failure to im= plement the guarantees and water guards provided for under the General Assembly plan, life and property are in Imminent danger. "Similar considerations apply
territorios to the proposed. United Nations Economic Commission for the Middle East on application-by-responsible-powers was accept- ed today by the proposed Commission's special committoo.
Middle
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amount
tant rana.
The oil usually is sent to Ham- burg refineries which used to handle the pre-war Imports of foreign olls and new are refin Ing British petroleum, imporis for
occupation army.
tho
The Bentheim fields, able
produce
to
cen-
Ger- more than balf many's potential gasoline sumption, are claimed by the with certain Netherlands along "border corrections,"
These folds ara valued at about 2,000,000,000 reichsmarks, In addition to the oil wells, the Contheim aren aise bounts Ger many's richest prat bogs and ex- tensive methano gas wolls United Freas.
EGYPT TAKES CARGOES
Port Bald, May 22.
The committee had rejected make their own applications for In the absence of any interna a Soviet proposal that the de- membership.
Mr. H. M. Phillips, the British ilonal statute for the city et pendent territories should ap- Jerusalem to the Jewish area of ply directly to the Commission, delegate, sold that as Britain ap that city.
Britain, Franco, the United greciated the wish of
Eastern countries 10 Truca Agrood
States, China, Turkey and -Vene- membership of tho proposed Egyptian authorities today, con- "Arrangements have boen zusta voted for the British pro-me made, and are being made, for posal, and Russia, Egypt, Iraq Commission. limited to countries fiscated-cargoes of two vessels
ngainst
in that region, Britain would not which they said wero en route Perala the entry into Palariina of Jowish and
it. The in abstained.
claira, membership provided other to Palestina, Jews from Austraila. | Immigrants of all ages and both Lebanon
taxes from various countries in Territories admitted under the great powers also renounced such The ships were the Cape York,
claims.
carrying flour, and the Maran- Recordance with the avowed ob- British proposal would become.
The United States and France dură, carrying.maize and canned ject and primary purpose of the associate members of the Com-
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