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ARABS REJECT TRUCE APPEAL Tathay Pacific
Cannot
American “Precautions
Stop Military Action Without Political Conditions Existence Of "Israel" An Act Of Aggression
Lake Success, May 26.
The Arabs rejected tonight a United Nations cease fire order for Palestine. But they asked the Security Council to state promptly whether it could offer any acceptable terms for a political set- tlement that might stop their war with Jewish Israel în the Holy Lond.
Invitation To Italy Premature
London, May 20.
Nr. Ernest Bevin. Foreign Secretary, told Parliament today that it would be pro- mature to invite Italy to join the Western Union at this stage before there has been any Indication that the ita- lian Government and people deaired to Ecceda to the Brussels Treaty.
He added that the Italian Government had Just bean formed and its policy has not yet been declared Router.
The New
House Of
Commons
ni
London, May 20. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown, today used 100-year-old mallet to lay the foundation stone of the new Chamber erected on the site of that destroyed in a German air raid in 1941.
The result tonight of long conferences here and at Amman, Trans-Jordan, is that the fighting goes on and the Jews have declared unaccept- able the conditions laid down by Arabs for a truce.
The Arab countries individually said they could not stop fighting as long as Israel claimed exis- tence as a nation.
They demanded also that [ the United Nations ban 1m- part of arms to the Jews and limit Jewish Immigration in Palestine.
were
The individual replies considerably sharper than the note to the Security Council from the Arab League chiefs meeting In Amman.
*-Washington, May 28. About two dozen United States Air Force transport planon are standing by Int Cyprus to evacuate Ameri can eltizens from the Near East should the necessity arize, the Biate Department announced today.
Btate Department spokesman sald
that the Nicosis airport was being used under agreement with tha British Government- Reuter.
Ship
British Arrested
the Singapore motorship Coor
Sourabaya, May 20. Captain T. D. Richards, of tl relations with countries able, 208 tons, appeared before) falling to observe its stop fight-the Magistrate's ing order.
Court here
Arabs would not be concerned by such a step.
While
a Jewish attempt to tra's East Coast. parachute arms and ammunition
The Haganah and
contraband consisted Irgun forces trapped in the Jewish "pocket" petrol, oil and steel. It were ex- inside the Old City
changed for palm oil and estate rubber.
An Arab delegate implies the today, charged with anuggling into Indonesian seriously contraband
Republican territory on Suma-
to
ut
was
Dr. Naji Al Asil of Iraq read the Arab League reply to the Jerusalem failed, King Abdullah Counell, He said the Arabs Transjordan said in Cairo to Capt. Richards said he have no guarantee that the cease-night he did not launch his sol-unaware Dre would
were violence. lers into battle "to be stopped contraband, and he did not know stop Zionist faracl replied through Jewish Agency for Palestine-
the
that the goods by a cease-firo order."
that he did not have a permit to Is statement, carried in a enter Netherlands East Indies
a
that the Arab answers were Cairo Arabic newspaper, added territorial waters. flagrant rejection of the Council's that "we will pursue our string- He said he thought his om- appeal. The Jews said If the
Arab states want peace with Israel they can have it and 17 they want war, they can have It
xt Move
Beveral UN
Ble."
"The lives of my soldiers are had received a "semi-of-
blood
at
permit. The Coorable
was intercepted Toeban
and towed here. The Capt. Richards had "most cer- ship's Chief Engineer sald that tainly known about import res- trictions. He said that the vessel had also unloaded arms and am- Republican terri-
dearest to me and their shall not be shed in vain."
Arab League Secretary Azzam Pasha, meanwhile, declared that the battle for Jerusalem would defegates con."end In the next few days." atrued the Arab replies as con- No Order Given atituting defiance of the UN
in At Lake Success, Arab dele-munition order to stop fighting at 1700 gates to the United Nations, in tory-Reuter, GMT today. Rut Arab sources presenting the reply to the truce instated the Arabe must have concrete, specific proposals foroner, said that the Arabs were to discuss truce terms a final settlement before they with
prepared
United Nations The mallet had been used
Truce talk about stopping the Commission. They the building
added that of the
fighting. original
this was a decision reached by House of Commons A century One Arab here summed it up the Arab League's Politica) ago.
this way:
Committee at Amman, in Trans- Mr. Clement Attlee, the Prime "The Arab Lengue regards the jordon. Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, very existence of farael as an act Well-informed London quar Lender. of the Opposition, and of aggression. This is the view Dominion and Empire representa- of the Arab League, the Arab tives attended the ceremony. countries and every Arab every-
Mr. Attlee said "Hiller
maywhere."
in
can
д living fellowship renewed Palestine.
RAMC Man On Trial
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fers intergrated the Arab deal. A court mortial hore toda 117W5Z-
sion to mean that no order to decided that there was no case stop hostilities had in fact been;
to answer on three charges of given to the Arab armies be- professional neglect against Cap have thought that by destroying The deadline laid down by the fore creation of the cease-fire tain John Stuart Smith, of the our Chamber he was delivering Security Counsell on Monday order, particularly in view or Royal Army Medical Corps, who a blow against Democracy, but passed without a formal reply to
Barlier reports from
is being tried on two charges of the House is not a building, but the UN from the Arabs and with-
A manslaughter and 14 charges of countries describing the Arab out a let-up in the fighting in reply
refcation of the professional neglect of German through the
the centuries, always in
Security Council's order.
internees af # Confronted by what essence the same."
Bad Nenndorf many Tho Árabe, meanwhile, are camp. The new house is expected to delegates construed to be an out-understood to maintain the view
The President announced that Arabs to that they be ready in 1950. Since 1941, the right refusal by the
cannot stop military the
the trial would proceed on the Commons have sat in the House comply with the Council's
or-action of Lords, the Peers holding their considered their next move.
without political condi- other (13 charges, including the der, members of the
Council tions. Provisions in the minds manalaughter charges, and ad- sessions in the King's robing
of the Arabs are that any cease Journed the court until Friday. room-Reuter,
Are conditions must include some Today was the third day of provision for halting Zionist ex- Captain Smith's trial, pansion and political develop reopened in London on Monday which One big power delegate saidment, and a guarantee that the after being transferred there is a growing opinion that number of Jews and their mili-Hamburg. the Counall must order tary forces shall not be increas- Captain Smith has pleaded not
in diploma-ed-Associated Press and Reuter. guilty to all charges.-Reuter.
PROTECTION FOR US
CODING SYSTEM
Washington, May 27. A
Chicago Tribune 1042 news story listing the names
of Japanese ships in the Battle of Midway was discussed to- day at the Senate Armed Services Committee before ap- proving a bill to tighten the protection of the United-States coding system.
At that time the Navy claim- ed that the publication of the story was unauthorized and that? it tipped off the Japanese that the United States had broken the Jans
Japanese Naval codes.
It was understood that the now measuro, which the committeo would subject punishment for
newspapers
approved to aimilar types of disclximum
The bill provides a penalty of a $10,000 fine plus 10 years in prison for violation of provisions banning disclosures concerning preparation or use of codes, design of cryptographic ap- paratus or United States intell gence activities United Press,
No ERP
Aid Yet
London, May 27.
The Chancellor of the Ex- choquer; SirStafford Cripps, told the Commons today. that Britain has not received any money or goods yet under the European Recovery program ..
However, he said the ERP Administrator, Paul Hoffman, has authorized supplies from Canada for Britain worth $10,500,000.
Ho
„Mins nasworing: a series of questions. When asked directly about charges made in the United States that Britain"If using ERP honey to aid the Arabe-in- Palestine, he, saldy. We have Teceived, bo money United Preis
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