THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1840.
U.S. WARNS JEWS AGAINST West's Approach
ANY INVASION OF EGYPT
Egyptian Policy On Palestine
Surprise Sequel
To British Move
London, January 4.
The United States has warned Israel that it faces the loss of American recognition if it invades neighbouring states.
Cairo, January 3, Egypt's new Prime Minister, Turahim Abdul Hadi Pasha. The told Parliament tonight that his Government maintains an un- changed policy towards Pales-
inc.
He hoped this won the Sir
attitude of all Arab nations,
1
Coser to the
a policy sprech in bulk of Parliament, the ses asprigated Pre- er. Nokrashy Pasha, said: "We consuler the ballon of Pales- a task th national and
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He enlied for the evacuation of
all freigh top Team Egyptian the unity of the sell and in Sudar Fil EXP under
one
On the hour front, be rabt, the Governments, main
ronces Bre
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surprise move followed a meeting between the British Ambassador, in Washington, Sir Oliver Franks, and the U.S. Under-Secretary of State. Mr. Robert Lovett, on Friday.
Oliver bluntly called on the United States to use its influence with the Jews to stay in their own territory.
Pules the Jews Over is reported Mr. Lovett,
to Baver fold matic power.
IT WAS STILL
1948 IN PARIS.
To
Russia On POW's
Landon, January 3. Britain, the United States and France today do- manded that Russia tell how many Gorman
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war prisoners she still holds. They also asked why she did not release them by midnight, December 31, in accordance with Paris, January. 3. The French National Assem- the formal inter-Allied agreement, bly approved the controversial
The Western Allies modo the Russia. In Germany in police or 1949 budget, today though off-demand In., separate note
other capacities. cially the date was still Decem-liveted to the Soviet ACH The US Army Secretary, Mr.
Omce in Moscow by the
Kenneth Royil,” Indicated "dur- ber 31, 1918.
Embassies.
ing his recent, visit to Berlin that the "Russions still hold a large prisonerb. number of German He said 13,000,000 persons of various nationalities are in Rus- CX- campa, prisoners still
·
The Assembly's protracted sit- The notes refer to published tings came to an end at 2.35 p.m. reports that Russia still holds up 1.000.000 Germans. with the adoption of the Budget to nearly Bul' schedules with minor She may hold many more who amendments imposed by the have remained unaccounted for Council of the Republic.
since the end of the war nearly three years ago.
By the calendar in the Cham- ber showing the December 31 old Third Republle percent global balance of dipio. date, the
custom requiring the New Year might be j The State Department hod re-budget to be approved in the old the and of it: fused all humediate comment on year was honoured.
The views of British officials andh solitary ally,
An usher moved the calendar The inkomat de that
the on the appeal by Sir Oliver last forward, skipping two days, as wirly with work. United States arb
compeBest to go to
is end and active
shopis
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moet
ure
Wor
En addition, the Russians known to be holding hundreds of thousands of Japanese prisoners in Siberia in spite of her promises to repatriate them. The Big Four powers agreed on April 23, 1947, during มิ con- fergrice of the Foreign Ministers Moscow, that they would free
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concentration
cluding German held.- United Pross.
Concrete For Liner's Bilge
Southampton, January 3. Hundreds of workmen were by midnight, December 31, 1948. into the stern bilge of the liner all remaining German prisoners tonight pouring liquid concrete Russin at that time admitted Queen, Mary to stop leaks from she beld '890,342 Germans. I sprung rivets which postponed The budget provided for 1,- | France hold 641,483, Britain 435,- ; her sailing by 25 hours from 250 milliard, francs on ordinary 205 and the United States 16,103,
noon today. estimates and for $20 millard france for reconstruction, and equipment.
a message to the Tel Aviv Gave At Friday's meeting. Sir Oliver the Assembly adjourned and the
middingFranks was tulerstood to have weary deputies left to
British Giovein-again on January 11. the Jews for row, and into the expressed the territory
124 maghestars. Iment's "grave worry" because
figuity of (The Jews last week
1. The danger that Egypt denied ever having done so).
The
Tel Aviv Government on might invoke the Anglo-Egyptian
seplies to the treaty, calling Britain to her nid! Monday formally State Department's
against an Israeli invasion, and Warne There is no luformation on what thus embroiling Britain directly
In the Middle East war. the Jews said.
for unten on securely on a higher
tamla ef vo
for close ranks He appostert not respect for the rights of the
laválunk, Wall-informed sourers said Toupler think the Wafdist Party The teatatively agreed to join Um Britain has been alarment th the appearance of the Jews at Egyptian Crake (overnment
They add that the decision points on or near the Palestine
frontley, 129 an les expected to be amoured offeint-Egyptiko ly tomes in the partea news- away from the strategically vital
Suez Canal. Littpel
Reuter
Woman Holds Up Big Bank!
regite
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2. The additional fear that the in the whole strategic situation Middle East would be upset by ruch an invasion-an upset which would be a concern of the United States as well as of Britain.
Crisis Over?
1 forces, the take the
H
jesur
The Assembly's tinal act before adjourning was reparted to, the Council of the Republic, which also adjourned until January
Reuter.
THE SCORE IN MALAYA
Was
Big.Mystery
But one of the big post-war mysteries is what has happen. ed to perhaps 3,000,000 Ger mans who
In disappeared Audala. the Western Allies have liberat
Since the Moscow ngréement,
ed
their prisoners except those held as war criminals and few serving prison terms for ordinary crimes.
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Disappointed passengers weru told this morning that the 31,235- on liner, damaged, while aground on a sandbank off Cherbourg in tornado-like winds on Saturday night, could nóï' mall 'untll to- marrow.
tons of concrete into the bilge,
The workinen were shooting 100 bucketful at a time, while pumps kept down the water from leaks near the propellor shafts..
NEW AOC FOR GIBRALTAR
While the. Queen Mary remains In this connection, A French Jews Withdraw
in dock, the Cunun! White Stor The British Ainbassador asked
Foreign Office spokesman denied Company are facing a loss of Singapore, January 3. "This country can
the Unned States to use what
Russian allegations that France £5,000 a
day. This includes rate the presence of
A total of 109 Chinese ter- was still holding 400,000 nity trnce it to persuade the
Ger- extra docking fees, wage and vading force in the vicinity of Israels Government to withdraw rorists were killed and 200 cup mans. He sold the Inst prisoner first class hotel menus for pazneo-
a. state of the Conal" an intermant said
was freed weeks ago and the 84,- WIL prepared to tured from the time
84,-gers Reuter In000 Germans The
declared British
personally to emergenty
who
331 remain San Francisco, January 3, United States to we what me Preatdent Truman today. He re- Malaya on June 10, 1940, to the France are there voluntarily in on the net of the year, it was officially service as free workers. Most of A hard-faceti, middle-aged fluence it could to halt a thura veived
appointment of Septemckal calling list, but this was disclose tonight.
these, Germans are working nor- woman band single-hundedly tered arneli invasient
Police_millary and civilian mally on farms or in egal raines, held up the "TRY TWDOWN genial_in_obrecvent to have subquently cancelled
acasualties in the same
Hundreds of thousands of Ger- This
period
"London" January 3 interpreted
Gibraltar will have a new. Alr! benneb of the Bank of Amertet with some succesz.
meaning that Authoritative sourcer tissetone/l
immediate were 482 killed and 494 wound- many still held in Russia are be
slave Commander from the middle of before clong time ea just
ed. They include 330 civilians] lieved to be working as crisic had passed. that Mze requent had been dubliava with aped today and essenped
omre killed, about two-thirds of whom labourers, except for those be- this month. He Is Air Com- An Inrachi with bawal
Foreign the proximately US$2,000,
on in Tel Aviv said the Inmll Israeli
were Chinese. Twenty-four were ing Indoctrinated with Commun-modore G. B. C. Spencer, Direc- spokesmon in རྞྞraལྦ་ཐཱ་ that
ist ideology and trained to serve tor of Air Force. Welfare at the Letish Government appbars to Europeans.-Reuter. cad the Mayptian Jasrder,
Air Ministry, Britt-belafs in Washington le manoeuvring its sulky boycott
Air Commodore 'Spencer, aged levand actual War. are continuing to impress on the fueli
has coen
long service ira mute: | American
Churchill coined the Winston Government
various parts of the world, notably in the Near. East and
A taller, utar .. Zobet, 50, said the woman wanted to late to reach his window. When her turn ranie, die handed his ***Jieve Jorn with $15,800,"
The
teller
IL
guns.
he told
the
hart
was
the
The
Wanigrave concern over the gehend Iphiose suilty borvoll when he
Idemmaed on
on December 19 tant
position The Middle Erest.
in the The claim That the ael Pisin neeord
that! Government used the servit truce [yoning Jewish cognition to the
state.
period to build up a considerable It was repartei early today
frumby the, Tel Aviv
1 did not have amount and would have to go 14 tile nut! to get . whereupon stork of she soil. "All right. Give me what you've got.
ጌሩት ነጻ
Crechestuvakin
Jewish news- inos By ACIDS, |
arr Count Paper, Hasretz, that British Com- Europe, while the Arab countrieg. mando and armoured units had are correspondingly weaker, bren ordered to stand by in the Grove Worry Sues Canni area, ready to cross the Ismet frontier Justo Ote
He said he hailed the packet $1,000 in five-dollav note, and an estimated $1,000 in miscellaneous bills. “The woman Britain is sadel to ve did not appear to be armed, but punchert the United States Gove ber note shid guts and that was crument directly beraie
eeenised that Washlugton wields strong influence in Tel Aviv.
• enough for me."
The woman stuffed the reney into a paper bag and diss appened into the crowd. on Mar- Le Street.--Enite) Proar.
Shell Reduces
:
Britain Accused By U.S. Senator
Boston, January 3.
"Britain is shipping Marshall plan goods to Russia ape Negev, Southern Palestine, while and thereby gaining many mora friands."
Royal Air Force planes inate This is according to Senator supported by Soviet leaders reconnatrance fights over the George W. Malone.
stelt Army in the South.
Senator Malone, chairman of
would
Manchuria.
In
Other lewish papers said it the National Resources Economic Senator Malone snid that if It is also appreciated that depented оп Britain's entanglement in a war fl British Washington whether Committee, made the statement China's Nationalist Government occupy the when he arrived here by plano talis, vital Far East poris will be between Egypt and Israel Sinai Peninsula and strategic from a. global girding inspection (closed to this nation. would have extremely atrious positions along the Egyption tour. He later took off for New effects on Angla American re-bortier,-Associated.
"The Marshall plan is Anan, Tatlone, thum imperiting the 'Keuter.
He did not specify what Marcing something already dead-
the old colonial system," ho plan goods Britain is al concluded.-United-Press. shall teged to be shipping to Russia,
Press
and York.
Fuel Oil Price LONDON DISCUSSIONS
London, January 4 Shell Mex and British Petro-
Mr.
London, January 3
Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, and the British service chiefs roviewed in London the possible implications of the presence of Jewish troops on Egyptian forritory.
feum Ltd., Britain's major oil companies, cut their domestic prices a halfpenny a gullon yesterday for fuel oil and heavy
il for industrial purposes.
The British Gevremnont, which files, it is common knowledge that The new gallon prices, effective
with Egypt Israel has. since the fruen period from Montlay, are 914d for fuels military links
under the ferns
the 1936 been receiving considerable sup-
fuel oil.
Senutor Malone said: "The
United States must decide on the
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in India. During the second World War, he commanded several" RAF stations.
He was mentioned in despat-
ches. The present Alc Com
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