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ARABS AGREE TO TRUCE But Still Reject Idea Of Jewish State Count Bernadotte Hopeful
London, July 18,
Arab acceptance of a truce in the Holy Land was officially announced at Beirut tonight after a meeting of the Arab League's Political Com- mittoe, at Aloy, in the Lebanon.
last week, observers here breath-Nations
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ed a sigh of relief and held out force for Jerusalem within optimism that, with United Na- few days. tions
pressure, the explosive Informed quarters said one of Palestine situation may yet And the first acts of Count Folica
solution short of war.
Bernadotte at Rhodes would be Earlier in the day, Count Ber- to discuss the question nadotte declared in Amsterdam United Nations oficials. that should the Arabs refuse 10 accept the cease-fire order, "zanc tions will have to be imposed on
thom."
No Time Limit
with
Bernadotta reviewed plans with United States, French and. Belgian delegates last week be- ore leaving for his Middle East headquarters, indicating that he wanted 250 armed guards im- and 1,000 to 1,500
The Count, who was on his way eventually in the Holy City.
The United States and France
from New York back to his truco headquarters, said the truce bad
to
Syria, it was learned, held out against the truce. un- til the last minute, refusing to accept the Security Council's order that fighting through- no time limit and must continue have already agreed in principle -out Palestine should stop.
scurces tonight phasized that in accepting A cease-fire, the Arab League re- fused to admit the exlatence of a Jewish state in Palestine.
Arab
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They said the Arab Govern- ments had agreed to the truce "in spite of press and public op- position because they could not ignore the will of the big powers."
Land loomed bright with the Arab acceptance of truce, Count Folke Bernadotte, travel). Ing United Nations Mediator, was tonight on his way back to his headquarters on Abodes to supervise the enforcement of the truce, set to start from 3 p.m., GMT today. With the State of Israel ex-
As the chances for at least al pressing its willingness to abide temporary peace in the Holy by a country-wide cease-fire late
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until agreement was reached on à anal settlement.
Arab
Amman, offatale in meanwhile, announced tonight that "violent battles ware rag ing in Jerusalem after Jewish violations of the cease-fire sarly this morning.
permit the United Nations to recruit volunteers from their citizenry.
danc
Nothing has yet been pending receipt of Bernadetic's "go ahead."
truce.--Associated
The United States, France and Belgium have been asked al- The Arab announcement said
ready formally to provide 300 the Jews violated the cease-fire military observers to aid in ob
serving tho early this moming. They "start- ed heavy attacks on Arab Legion
Press. positions in the Murrara and Mea Sherrim quarters and other parts of the front,
"Violent battles are raging but the Legion is repulsing Jewish attacks, inflicting heavy losses,”
Glubb Pasha
Time Limit Demand
The
SOUTHERN STATES REVOLT AGAINST TRUMAN
"
Birmingham, Alabama, July 18.
Governor Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina, elected by rebel Southern Democrats yesterday to oppose President Truman in next November's Presidential elections, told his fol- lowers they should petition the National Gov- ernment for a colonial status if Mr. Truman were successful.
. In a full scale revolt against their party's approval of a civil rights for Negroes. pro- gramme, the Southern breakaway wing of the Democratic Party virtually put a fourth party into the election arena.-Reuter.
BRITAIN'S AIR SERVICES PROBLEM
London, July 18. Britain, now building air linors that will be the bost and fastest in the world, may be forced to buy planci abroad to maintain the passenger mar kot.
are
Britain, le now faced with a double problem: whether to buy Amerloan planes to present a bold frant to International com- petitors or to wait till her own machines aro; ready.
Beirut, July 18. She has started to produce the Arab League which has been 80-seater Saunders-Roc flying Political Committee of 10-engined turbine powered
meeting "somewhere in Lebanon" boats, but Sunderlands ended its meetings today and developing an all-jet 500 miles Arab Legion Headquarters to announced that it had cabled an hour air liner that will fly day also dented rumours that Arab acceptance of the truce to the Atlantic in an afternoon Brigadier John Glubb Pasha, Bri Trygve Lie, secretary general while the glant Brabazon 100- would hurt the British aircraft Buying abroad, it is argued, tish Commander of the Legion, of the United Nations, an *As-
scater had resigned or had been dissociated Press dispatch from Be-tests.
will shortly undergo industry, which in wartime turni missed.
irut reported today...
out fighters and bombers for the He was today inspecting Legion The cable demanded that the world winners in the export the export trade by giving rise These machines, certain to be Royal Air Force and would harm';
units.
Security Council flx A Ume The rumour began following limit for the truce, declaringarket, will not be in service to the argument that how could anti-British demonstrations in that
one of unlimited duration Britain's nationalized air lines abroad if she does not think them for several years and, meanwhile, Britain expect to sell planes Amman, Transjordan capital, and would be prejudical to the Arabs jog along with modified other parts of Arab Palestine.- and advantageous to the Jews.
war good enough to operate herself. Reuter,
There was evidence the cable
planes, trying to rival firms us-- declared that the Jews had pro- ing postwar machiries made in fited from the earlier cease 'fire
the United States. by Importing arms and ammuni- tion.-Associated Press.
Smokescreen
+
The Jerusalem truce, establish ed on Saturday, was shattered today, but was restored during the afternoon when the truco commission ordered a new dead- Line:
The Jews improved their post- tion in the Jeruzalem perimeter with the capture of John
the
BELIEF IN PEACE IN PALESTINE
London, July 18.
permanent settlement" of the Palestine problem.
The
main argument for the buy-abroad protagonists. Is that the nation's airways, which had a £10,000,000 Joss last year, will face ruin if they do not modern- ise their fleet and capture new. business-Reute..
But, he said: "Peace can only come when Britain and the other great powers will view the pra Blem of Palestine not from the angle of Imperialist interest or
Lisbon, July 18. power polities but as a challenge the Spanish Throne, and his Don Juan, the Pretender to to the soul And conscience of mankind,"
brother, Don Jalme, left by alr Lieberman spoke at
today for Paris on their way to publie London, where they will attend.
the Olymple Games.-Reuter.
4
Baptist's reputed birthplace, Ein Mr. B. B. Lieberman, chairman Krim Kanim, before dawn. The of the Palestine Committee of the Arabs, with arinoured cars spearBoard of Deputies of British Jews, heading Infantry advancing be- said he believed that the conte hind a smokescreen, made two are la Palestine "will result in a meeting-Associated Press. attempts to penetrate the Jewish held sector of Jerusalem facing the Arab northeast corner of the city. The Jews drove them oft with automatic wepponis and mortar fire.
The bodies of 18 Arab Legion- naires
were found in the streets, Many persona were reported to have died in the Jewish sector during a heavy Arab barrage.
Jewish forces were
the of
offensive in various parts Palestine all day up to the hour
of the cease Are.-Associated
Press.
Recruiting Plans
Lake Success, July 18. The United Nations is expect-
ed to begin recruiting a United
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