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Israel Accepts Truce Request
Ready To Stop Shooting War If Arabs Do
Bitter Fighting For Jerusalem Proceeding
Washington, May 23.
United
The Jewish Agency has informed the
States member of tho United Nations Truco Commission in Jerusalem that it was prepared to call a coase-firo in Palestino at 8 o'clock in the evening (Jerusalem timo) Monday.
The Jewish Agency stated that if the Arabs agree to lay down their arms earlier, the Jewish cease- fire order would be effective from the time the Arabs stopped fire.
The Agency statement add- ¡Jordan Valley for the fourth suc- ed: "If after 2000 hours cessive night, according to a Jewish local time the ather Jewish communique.
side does not cease fire, the Jewish defence must continue.
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Cairo Talks
A late despatch from Cairo, in the meantime, raid- that all the Middle East Governments are giving "urgent-consideration" to
Potter's Bar Mystery
Bar, London, May 23. Discovery of a human hand and arm in a golf course pond at Potter's Bar started an in- vestigation by Scotland Yard today.
The find was made by boys hunting for golf ball-AB- sociated Press.
Another
Catholic Action. In Poland
Warsaw, May 24.
The Catholic Church warned Poles today against abandoning their religion and becoming slaves to materialism.
Appealing primarily to the nation's youth now being moblits- ed by the Communist-led War- suw regime, a special pastoral letter urged
to young people stand firm in their belief in God
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Washington, May 24,
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The letter Chlef Engineman Herbert M. August Cardinal Hlond, primule
was Issued
of Poland, und the Conference Am- ef Bishops. They directed that
were ex- Jerusalem, the
White un Arab Leglon corn- munique Issued at Amman to- night and that Legion forces had entered the settlement of Rachel, in Jerusalem's southern suburbs, the Security Council's "ecose- Walker, United States, has
was fire" call. Decisions British consular guard was Killer rund R member of American naval
unit seriously wounded in the Holy City, ac- cording to à report made to the British military Haifa,
authorities in
The Jewish Agency offer for a cease-fire for the whole of Fates tlac was communicated to the American Vice-Consul in Jeru- salem-who-replaced Mr ThomsTM Wassek, the Consul who died from
received in Jeru- wounds salem yesterday.
The cease-fire, as understood here, meuns A standstill-both political ani milliary-which would in effect be to the advan- tage of the Jews, according to an Arab spokesman. The Jewish agreement to a cease-fire on the deadline xel by the Security Council for tomorrow. was not
unexpected.
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In the meantime, any decisioning the State Department was yesterday,
to if the
Washington is sean in London as
in advised today. arms embargo
Mr.
the most serious threat to Anglo-sul-Gennas Wasson, the Con- American relations. This, it is will be bu
be buried today.
D move
considered, would be most likely to prolong and tensify the war.
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Sunday.
who died earlier, There is no further word from
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sources on the condition of Thomas Gannon of Washington, Foralgn-Secretary-Mr.-Ernest a- Consulate guard wiw was shot Bevin is authoritatively report-In the back as he stood in front ed to have told the American of St. Julian's Hotel in Ambassador, Mr. Lowle Dou-sulem last week. glas, that
the Department sufd America and Britain ahould Walker died at 8.45 pm. Jeru. not drift apart over Palestine. salem time yesterday of In London, also, the British 10 minutes
chinegun wounds he received at Air Ministry confirmed that the
after midnight death toll of Royal Air Force per-
Friday. annet following the
Funeral services will be Egyptian planes on Ramat David
attack by this afternoon.-United Press. airfeld in the British evacuation area, was now four.
Leighton Stuart
the third wounded American In Formosa
Was vital that
It
thut
two RAF men were seriously in- The Ministry also stated that
ma-
Shanghai, May~24; Dr. J. Leighton Stuart, United
Ambassador, Jeru States
arrived at Tatoel, capital of Formosa, yes- afternoon by air from terday Nanking for his first visit to the island, according to Chinese re ports.
He was met by a large group of American and Chinese officials, including General Sun Li-jen, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army Advisory Group, in China.
on
held
Copenhagen, May 23. The Chinese Minister to Den-
In Jewish circles it had been emphasised for sume time that the Jews would be prepared to cease fire any time, as the Isracired, and three slightly injur-mark, Li Tsu-chin, died today at
was in possession of almost the entire area allotted to her by the United Nations partition plan,
Hadassah Hospital
Dr. Stuart, after three days in the capital, will fly to Pingtung. in the southern part of Formosa, to visit the large training contre
his home from cerebral hemorr- for Chinese troops organised by
arrived
It added that 10 Spitfires had hage. He was 57-United Press. American officers-Reuter.
at Nicosia
airport, in Cyprus, to strengthen the RAF Rghter forces based on the Is- land. It is understood the planes will operate over Palestine, Latest news from Jerusalem's Another report from London fighting front, meanwhile, reveals says that Mr. Harold Evans, ap- that King Abdullah of Trans-polated by the United Nations as jordan has apparently agreed in Municipal Commissioner principle to the evacuation of Jerusalem, arrived at London alr- the Jewish medicul staff from port from New York tonight on Hadassah Hospital In the city, his way to Cairo.-Reuter, now said to be completely sur- rounded.
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Condition of the evacuation was that Jewish forces hold- Ing out in the Hospital and the
nearby Hobrew
University,
Arabs On The Spot
for
No Change In Arab
Policy
Indicated
Amman, May 23.
Azzam Pasha announced at a press conference that on Egyptian "flying column" had linked up. today with Arab Legion units at Rachel's Tomb two miles south of Jerusalem.
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Lake-Success, May 23, Israel's surprise ceasefire offer put the Arabs on the spot in the must be withdrawn.
United Nations tonight. Meanwhile, the American dele- gation to the United Nations has received no information en-what Arab spokesmen said they had been instructed; to bring the action their Governments would was trained
was a volunteer group-which still willing to negotiate on, con-DAVID-HOUSE- Palestine case once more before take, but some reiterated the United States army the Security Council if the Jews Arab determination to wrest all ment camp and Arabs have not ceased fight-Palestine ing by B
from Jewish control. Cairo. Bo'clock tomorrow even- Faris el Khoury of Syria and ricans from Morocco and Libya,
It includes North At-salem.-United Press. Jerusalem time. ing.
Mahmoud Bey Faouzi of Egypt he said. The cease-fire order adopted said that so far as their instruc- by the Council last night to come tlons were concerned, the Arabs inte force within 36 hours was still insisted there could be no only a temporary mensure. It
truce is understood the United States
agreement which would
State of Israel.
Commenting on the United States
of recognition
Israci, Azzam sald: "We don't under-
stand the American pendulum of polities. It changes over quickly, is-regarded one day favouring and the next diplomatic opposing partition and thence suddenly recognising - the Jewish
has not given up hope of forcing it the existence of the new the United Notions to recognise that there is a brench of
under the Reuning peace Article 39 of the Charter.
Stronger Terms
the of
Israel's decision here
015 1 manoeuvre.
telling The United Nations anxiously state. Inwaits Arab reaction, for without asillar move by the Arab leaders the Palestine war will
still he
on.
The Council will then have be- fore it the case of an important appeal defied by a group of seven States, six of them UN members.
He said the Muftl was out of the political picture for the present, but emphasised that Palestine Araba will finally determine for themselves their futura with the Jawa citizens of Palestine.
If the latest Security Council's cense-fire order is disregarded by the Arabs-15 it is expected will be then in the opinion of experts this will make it possible to bring the matter before the It is considered possible that Cotnell in stronger terms and for Arab deflance in face of Israel's salem,
Arab regulars attacked Jeru- the United States to if its em-acceptance of the truce
Azzam said, to prevent bargo on arms to Palestine.
order the Zionists from massacring the would give the Americans While the world awaited the Russians the necessary votes they
and Arabs. resuit of the cease-are order. have so far falled to win.-Unit- Egyptian and Arab Legion forces ed Press.
have joined up two miles south
of Jerusalem and are reported to
be making a combined attack on the city.
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Announcing the link-up, Azzam Pasha, Arab League Secretary Amman, Transjordan's salem was "doomed."
that Jeru-
As the 1,000 defenders prepar ed for a last-ditch stand in the
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He declared that the Arabs had never refused to negotiate a
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dust and ruins of the Old City, M. a Jerusalem report received Cyprus told of the combined at- tack by the two armies on the Jews.
Stiff Resistance
Messages from the
1
Old City indicated that the defenders were
still putting up atiff resistance.
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Note
Of Xuyan Govt.
Emile Bollaert, French High Commissioner in
Saigon, May 23: Indo-China, has sent a lottor to General Nguyen van Xuyan, Premior of the first pro- visional Government for Vietnam, taking noto of the formation of a Central Vietnam Govern- mont, and recognising that General Xuyan has boon charged with its formation.
but a Jewish communique ad- The letter wás read today, presenting 150,000 Vietnam Ro- mitted they were-heavily-"press="by General Xuyan "at a man Catholles, had sent Presi-
ceremony in the palace of the dent Ho a birthday message
od.
the
of
In Amman it was announced Southern Vietnam Government, support. that King Abdullah would have
General Xuyan announced offi "good news" оп Tuesday cially today that the seat of the which
According to the broadcast, Translordan's independence day now Government would be at News Agency, Father Baluat de- quoted the Vietnamese Legion communique, mean- Hanol. while, sald tonight that Jewish casualties were very heavy,
Generally well-informed Vietin Chochin China were prepared clared that Vietnamese Catholics It claimed an advance in
nam sources sald that following to obey the orders of the resis couthern part of Jerusalem, thus week that the seat of the Central French-plan "of playing off Viet
General Xuyan's declaration last tance movement, and to upset the completing the encirclement at Government would be at Hue, Jewish forces in
in
against the southern the palace of Hao Dal, ex-emnamese Catholics part of the city, Legion artillery peror of Annam, Bao Dai tele-
others." shelled Jewish tions in the Western and other gorical protest against this plan. son, yesterday sent
graphed General Xuyan a calo- Monsignor Cassagne, of Sal- districts of the city, it was add. The "Volce
a letter of of Vietnam," the congratulations A radio of Ha Chi-min's Autonomy Xuyan, assuring him of the "aid to General Jewish aircraft, meanwhile, Movement, broadenst a statement of the faithful Catholics of this raided Arab.concentrations in the that Father Nguyen Baluat, re--country."--Reuter.
Mrs. M. M. Thomas (Comitate, Board of Education, tons E. C. Thomas, B.Sc., (Hong. London), F.R.Q.8.
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