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analysis of the growth of the Israeli Air Force. It estimates that this force possesses today at least 114 aircraft compared with about 40 in June when the United Nations banned the delivery. of arms to both sides in Palestine.
ne
air
The total includes 40 opera- | transported to Palestine by
crales which In
and assembled in tional lighter aircraft
from the State-owned Palestine. armament industry of Czecho stovakia, according to this ac- enunt. The
The Foreign Office, statement asserts that Israel has received deliveries of other armaments from Czechoslovakin, including
high explosives, Incendiary
fightern, mostly of the type Messerschmidt 109-G, were bombs, aero-engines, automatic
Oil Companies Forced Out?
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Berlin, January 7. British and V.S. DA com- panies may be forced to sus- Eastern operations Germany ça result of the set- ting up at a "people's owned" Soviet petroleum trust in the occupied territory,
of
The Berlin representative OLEX (subsidiary of the Anglo- Iranian Company) said that his I company has been asked to sus- pend operations in the Soviet ar- pic territory and to lease any
possessed in East-
Pra Germany to the new institu- tion. He declared that it was not stated what rut OLEX would receive for these installations, which before the currency reform were valued at about 3,000,000 Reichsmarks.
The representative added that the Stained Oil and Shell-Mex Companies had received similar notifications out no decisions had been taken on what would be done.-Reuler.
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weapons and Ammunition and cannons and machine guns for other Jewish the armament of aircraft.
Fighter pilot trninces have been sent from Palestine to Caes choslovakia for Instruction.
Forry Service
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London, January 67
*Although still not officially confirmed. It is now widely believed that British troops are on their way to defend the TraneJordan port of Aqaba, at the head of the Gulf of Aqabs, and that Royal Air Force unita in Transjardan have been reinforced.
It is also generally belleved that the British forces in the Canal Zone of Egypt have been alerted after the penetration of targall forces into Egypt last week..
The issues facing Britain. If Israel persists in extending its frontlers and threatening those of the neighbouring Arab States, are grave, in view of the British treaty commitments in Egypt and TransJordan.
The possiblity that Britale may have to give military support" to these two States still exists-Reuter.
Also according to the For. eign Office Information, a amali į fleet of American planes often Dr. using call slana and markings↑ 01 A non-European, country have been running a regular cargo ferry service from Czech factorles to Palestine, amounting to some 80 tons per week.
Israel And Egypt Agree To Stop Battle In Negev
Lake Success, January 6.
Ralph Buncho, acting United Nations Palestina mediator, today announced that Israal and Egypt have agreed to an immediate cease fire, to be followed by the earliest possible negotia- tion of an armistice,
refuck at smallThe halt in the fighting concentrated in the Negev originally was to have become effective at 2 p.m. today, but because of communications delays, Dr. Bunche cabled both sides tonight asking them to make the deadline noon to-
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These planes airfields in Yugoslavia and then usually proved down the Al- bantun and Greek counts anst along the Southern coust Crete to Tel Aviv.
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United Nations officials say an ex-Premier, a few hours after
today of the sudden end of the long the resignation
Muzzahim Israeli-Egyptian deadlock may Ministry of restriction and formalities applied to for-pave the way a final peace set- Parhachi, elgners in Czechoslovakia.
tlement in the entire Middle One of the first acts of the new Cabinet was to suspend the Parliamentary session for П that Egypt, finonth.
Muzzahlm Amin Pachneht took
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General Nuri Es Said, Is 60, became Internationally prominant when he led Arab In revoli regulars, in 1915 under the Inte King Hussein against Turkish rule.
Russian Consent Observers in London agree which originated the combined that the shipment of Czechosina cease Bre and armisilce plan, and once last June, He announceri vak armS from State factories Israel have agreed to negotiate
Con December 20 that Iraqi forces can only have been undertaken an armistice directly. The United had resumed Aghting in Pales- London, January G.
on such a systematic scule with Nations will sit in and Lloyds shipping intelligence re
help tine. the knowledge hind consent ports from Copenhagen that the Russia, whose
of supervise negellations. The time close ties tom Swedish steamer. Valen, Czechoslovak Industry have been be fixed soon.
with and place of the peace talks will saliing with nearge of coal from tightened since the seizure
United Nations official point Blyth, England, to Middlefart power by the Communist Gov-out
Jewish-Egyptian Fyen, Denmark, was aground at
not mean the elsak, off the coast of Fyen.rament in Prague Inst Febru- agreement does
ury.
two governments have agreed to A Foreign Office spokesman an actual armistice; but the deal In his new. Cabinet he is also seld tonight that the
British secretly arranged. by U.N. officials acting Minister of the interior. Government has made no die in Cairo mit Tel-Aviv dos mene Arabs-Abdullah Handh: Com
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Foreig roct representations to the that Eypt has broken its stand Czech Government about sup-againgt frgotiation directly with munications, Works and neting plies to Palestine,
Educa- Finance-Jalat. Banban; the Jews and that the dances anco mandate in Palestine last May, Land war are looking up.
Since the end of the British fer final settlement of the Holy lon-Najll A Row: Jusike
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The Jews in the Negev area to
As Premier for four years of linen occupied before lernel the second World War, he direct- Egyptian
war broke out anew ed Iraq's foreign policy on Jast October 14.
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