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Truce On Solid Ground.
Lake Buccess, August 6. Dr. Ralph Bunche, Prin cipal Becretary to Count Folka Dernadofte, the United Nations mediator for Pries. tine, said here today that the
Palestine truce was now' an more "goild ground" tkan ever before.
Dr. Bunchr, who has just returned
from Palestine. thought there was every pos. sibility that the Jews and Arabs would avontually hold place talks. It was up t: thom-the Arabs and Jew- to decide whatner they want ed the mediator to be present
or not, họ vald, Router.
THE CHINÄ MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST ›7, 1948.
JEWS MAKE PEACE OFFER
Mr. Shertok's Statement
APPROACH TO MEDIATOR
London, Aug. 5.
The Israeli.Government in Tel Aviv tonight formally called for on Arab-Jewish 'peace'conferenco on Palestine to end the four- months old war, now tentatively checked' in the second United Nations truce.
OIL FIRMS The invitation come from Mr. Moshe Shertok, the
REOPEN IN JAPAN
Tokyo, August 0. Two American and one Bri- tish oil company have been licensed by Allied Occupation Headquarters to import and sell petroleum products to for- eign concerns and commercial representatives authorised to
In business in Japan. engage
The lleencees were Cnitex Oll Ltd. of Jupun, Standard Vacuum Oil Company, both American own ers, and the Rising Sun Petroleum Company, u subsidiary of the British Shell Oil Company.
For the time being the com- ponies will use Army petroleum facilities until they acquire ter minnt and storage facilities to re
their own 'ceive
products by tanker.
Headquarters also Herved for business In Japan are the Life In surince Company of Amerien, and a shipping company, A., P. Pal. en and Company, an Amertenn firm with Far East headquniter i in Ghonghal-Associated Press.
USED FEDERAL COOK
Washington August
Foreign Minister of the Provisional Israeli Gov- ernment, a Reuter despatch from Tel Aviv said. No official Arab reaction has, so far, boon forth- coming, but in Alexandria tonight a reliable source said the Arab Governments would re- fusa to discuss the general Palestine situation before a favourable solution of the Arab ro- fugee problem is found.
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Count Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator, who yesterday saw Azzam Pasha
the the Secretary General of Arab League, has decided launch un appeal to the whole world to help the 200,000 Arat refugees fram Palestine and secure their return home, the
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pel attacks. The source reported that Mr. Shertok told him this war, "untenable" #ince it would enable the Araba to concentrate superior forces at o single point: in the knowledge they cannot be counter-attacked elsewhere.
Jews Under Fire
Jeruasiem, August 5. Jewish positions, north of the Arab occupied old city quarter of Jerusalam, dama. under mortar, and automatis fre last night, an official Jewish • source announced to. day. "The fire was returned and five Arabe aro bellaved to have been hit.. No Jewish canunities were reported. Associated Press.
WAR ON RICE PROFITEERS
Manila, August 6. The National as well as Manila City Government
shortage.
the hos rice
Discussing the demilitarisation, started an all-out war en of Jerusalem, Mr. Sherlok cor- profiteers and hoarders who are rected Count Bernadotte's state-taking advantage of the current ment In Amman Bit "both the rice Jews and Arabs' have accepted in and Isroci! forces in southern principle" the project of taking Palestine, an indefite prolonga-all arms and armies out of the tion of the cense fire would be Holy City.
intolerable."
At the same time, he declar. ed the Israell State reserved the right to lay claim to Jaru. salam, and to territory captur
ed bayond the borders of the Jewish Stata
it was lat down in the United Nations partition achome last Novem- ber.
stand
The Israeli move was nounced after Л three-hour talk between Mr. Bhørtak and Count, Bernadotte today.
Indicating further the that the Jews might take at any told the mediator: "I approach
that peace talks, he said also on behalf of the faracli
Arab recognition of Israel as a Provisional Government with the request that you transmit sovereign State was essential to Ja settlement of the Palestine war, Egyptian circles in Alexandria were surprised when they heard
to the belligerent powers RTI Invitation to meet the Provi
sional Government for peacC negotiations."
that the Israeli Government had proposed
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Non Committal
After the meeting, Count Ber-Jews and Arabe. nadotte left for Haifa, whence he enll return to his headquarters on thodes. The mediator has enn- Cass Conference in Sweden celled un intended trip lo the
and will return to Jerusalem on
A Senate Sub-Committee today charged the Federal Security Ad- -ministrator, Oscar Ewing,--with Monday..
violating Government. budget
private
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practices by using Federal The Count discussed -flospital cook in his
fugee rublem with Mr. Shertok dining room at FSA Headquarters.oclay and relief work to ease the -United Press.
-OPERATION-ON-
BEAVERBOOK
London, August 6, Lord Beaverbrook, 09, paper
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sibur tion had begun, the media- tors spokesman said. He added that no plan had yet been drawn for the demilitariuntion of Jerusalem but that the Count was trying to evolve one from his talks with Jewish and Arabs leaders.
Israeli Claims
proprietor and warline Minister for Alreraft Production, On Monday, Mr. Shertok toki is recovering from a minor nasal press conference in Tel Aviv operation, his "Evening Standard" that even if the current truce Announced today.Associated | had not been broken by continu Press.
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GOC PREDICTS LONG WAR IN MALAYA
Kuala Lumpur, August 6,
Major-General Charles Boucher, commander of the British forces in Malaya, predicted today that the British war against Communist-led insurgents would continue at least another 15 months.
In
"When this occurs, the cam- paign will enter its second and
Azzam Pasha, the Secretary General of the Arab League, when informed of the announce- ment,.ic
anid: "I would not like to comment just yet." The Egypt- inns
tonight starting the three-day Moslem holiday
of Bairam, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, so that no offenl reaction can be expected at the moment.
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Most observers believe, how- ever, that the Arab countries will give careful study to, the Jewish proposal. Possibly n' meeting of the Political Committee of the Arab League will be called, or alternatively there might be meeting of the Arab rulers.
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The Foreign Minister sald the Isracli Government hnd only agreed to "discuss any or n means of stopping the fighting in Jerusalem."
Breach Of Truco
Israeli ofeials, including the Jerusalem Military Governor Bernard Joseph, told the Count that water supplies are not yet
and reaching Jerusalem
"this constitutes a breach of the truce by the Arabs,"
It is believed that Government Bernadotte officials told Count military action may be taken if the Arabs persist it their refusal to allow, the opening of water pipelines.
Brigadier General William E. Filey, the senior United States abserver on the United Nations Palestine Truce Commission, rived in Haifa with 19 American observers tonight.
HELP FOR REFUGEES DEMANDED
Cairo, August” 5.' Count Folke Bernadotte sald today that help must. be ex- tended quickly to the 300,000 Arab refugees' team Palestine to prevent still more suffering. The United Nations mediator has asked the Security Council to amem the right of the home- less Arabs to return to Palestine. In reply to a question, Coun Bernadette said: "It is quite true that some of the (Arab) houses in Jaffa and Haifa, at lezat, have
already been taken over by the Jewish authorities and Jewish private people."
The Isracii authorities are not very favourable to the refugees returning, mentioning, two dim- culties, the technical problem of moving people during the truce and because mány Arab houses have been damaged or destroyed in the fighting.
Count Bernadotte
mid there are some Jewish refugees, but the Israel: Foreign Minister, Moshe All field men of the Depart
Shertok, told him that they are ment of Commerce and Industry not numerous and the problem have been ordered to go after can be handled easily. hoarders and profiteers in the In An
Amman, King Abdullah of provinces, while the Mayor of Transjordan sald the question ul Manila, Mr. Manuel de la Fuente, returning the Arab refugees to directed the seizure of large | Palestine "is one of the leats to stocks of hoarded rice in ten prove Jewish good faith."--Asso- warehouses, stored there by Chi-ciated. Press.
nere.
The Government has comman- decred more than 500 sacks from two Chinese merchants,United Press.
HANDING OVER TO GERMANS
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PHILIPPINES
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Washington, August 5. The International Emergency Food Council Rice Committee said today it has no additional rice with which urgent appeal from the Philip- pines for 20,000 tons this year. The Philippines appeal receiver been sympathetic hearing but no rice will be forthcoming, the Com- mittee said, "unless additional amounts from supplying nations become available and this seems unlikely."
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Stuttgart, August 6. American Constabulary Head quarters announced tonight that constabulary troops had withdrawn from contral points along, the Czech and RussianHAIRS zony border areas,
this
The announcement Fald was in accordance with a plan developed gradually during the
The Council recently allocated past year to turn control of the more than 3,000,000 metric tons ar-frontier - crossings back to the of rice among claimant nutions, German police. Constabulary completing 1948 assignments; the troops carlier had been withdrawn Philippines was allotted' 69,600 from the French zone, border.—| ton ́It ̃ ̃had''asked for "110,000; Associated Press,
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Count Folke Bernadotte the
Nations, mediator United Palestine, arrived in Halfa from Tel Aviv. The Count will pro- eced by air to Rhodes tomorrow.
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Jows Rofuso
Lake Success, August 5 It was disclosed today that the Government of Israel had fused to take back any large number of the 300,000 Arab re- fugees and Count Folke Berna- dotte, the UN Palestine mediator, Council for action. has appealed to the UN Security
STOOGE CABINET
RESHUFFLED
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Belgrado, August 5.
re- The Hungarian Government was reshuffled today and the Minister of the Interior, M. Loszlo Raik, replaced M. Erik Molnar, as Foreign According to * + rollable
Minister, it was reported here from Budapost. source
In Alexandria, Count
The Hungarian Premier, M. General of the Hungarian Trade Bernadotte han decided to
Lalos Dinnyes, visited the new Union Council, becomes Minister launch an appeal to the whole Notifying the Council of the President, M., Arpad Szakosits, of Industry. world to help the 300,000 Arab Jewish action, Count Bernadotte today and told him that M. refugees
from Palestine and declared, "I am of the firm viewRaik and M. Molnar had
For Moscow secure their retura hame. The that the right of refugees to resigned from their return of these of military age turn to their homes at the c Moscow Radio reported. The Ambassador to Moscow."
old posts, M: Molnar has been appointi 'would be carried`out under the lidst proetleable date should be
The two arc-Communists. M new Foreign Minister is succeert- supervision of International-ob affirmed."
Molnar has been Foreign Minis-ed at the Ministry of servers, the Count proposed,
the In- according to the source.
ter since September, 1947, and terior by M. Janos Kadur. was attending the Danube Con- London stated funight that the The Hungarian Legation in |ference in Belgrade.
reshuffling of the Hungarian Government does not imply any change of policy nor does it alter the proportion of the parties re- presented in the Cabinet.
He added that he was drawing up a programne by which ap-
The Arab Governments will re-propriate agencies could aid dis- fuse to discuss the general Pales-placed Arabs-United Press.
tine situation before a favourable solution of this problem is found, It was added. The Count intends to find that, solution before the end of August or refer the case. to the United Nations Security Council, it said.
Syria Protests
M. Raik was once head of the Budapest organisation of the Communist Party. The 13th son of a shoemaker, he was wounded in Spain during the civil war in 1941 when he fed home from France. He was pooled for three
The Hungarian Charge D'At- faires in London, M. Janos Eres, has left for Budapest for talks with his Government. He is ex- By another Cabinet change to- pected to return to London in day, M. Istvi Kocsa, Secretary-about a week-Reuter.
Lake Success, August 5. Syria today protested that the seizure of the potash refinery at Haifa by Jewish force: WES flagrant violation of the ceas-Breyers. Count Bernadotte hud left À¡- | and requested the Security Coun- exandria for Tel Aviv early to-ell to intervene.-Reuter. day. He discussed the general more difficult stage. t think situation in Palestine and the the second phase may easily question of Arab refugees with fast one year.
Azzam Pasha before leaving. Reuter. "While the enemy rest up in the Jungle for a trosh terror campaign,
shail dispatch special jungle teams to truck them
an exclusive interview with the United Press, the Bri- tish Commander divided the campaign into two distinc! phases. The first, already un- der way, is designed to chase the terrorists underground or! into the jungle, among sympa- thisers and supporters in the villages and in squatter areas "We must keep them on the move," rald Gen Boucher. ས་ hope to complete this phase be- o
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Untenable Thesis
down. I they take refuge in During the talks today, Count townships or squatter areas, then Bernadotte discussed the Arab hope our programme of Refugees, the status of Jerusalem national registration, including and truce terms with Sheriok and
fure the monsoon season starts photographing and fingerprinting his aides.
In October. It is a race against every person.. will track the
time, I am giving my troops no down. Rice rations will he led learned that the Count was op- rest, but I am confident we shall up with national registration." succeed."
He said he hoped the insurgent He added that national ro forces would seek food supplies | gistration already was under way| either through sympathisers от and may take a year to complete, by terrorising the countryside.” -United Press.
A reliable source said it was
posed to the Israeli position that the Jewish Army can retallate for the alleged Arab breaches of the truce by striking anywhere, con- tending it is entitled only to re-
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