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THE KING IS MAKING..
AKABA COMMENCES PROGRESS
SOVIET ZONE IS PARALYSED
Berlin, March 13.
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Amman, March 13.
British troops, equipment and armoured vehicles hava boon unloading at the port of Akaba since Saturday evening, it was officialy an- nounced today. They are to observe a strict policy of non-interference concerning the Jews on the Palestine Red Sea
coast.
are
-London, March 13.
King George, who under- went an operation yesterday to improve the flow of blood to his right fool, in con. tinuing to make normal pro grass,
It WAL learned at Buckingham Palace tonight,
Professor J. R. Learmouth, who performed the operation -lumbar sympathectomy-- remained At the palace throughout the day.
A
The other alx doctors who, with Professor Learmouth, aigned bulletin
the on King's condition, leased this morning, did not return 10 the Palace tonight.-Router.
Successes Claimed By Athens
"The Soviet Zone economy is
An Israeli armoured', force, the Dear Sen works through a being paralysed by, a wave of
advancing along the Wadi | borðour to be built on the Red unemployment, the British-
It is also seen as having Arabe, is now encamped in an Sea! Heensed Berlin paper," "Sozial
area known as Wudi Ajarmah. Permitted the signing of a sin- Demokrat," declared today.
fire agreement" "Crowls of unemployed workers midway between the Dead Sea re reaso
Thorley between Israel and Transjordan, witch covered thu are piling up in the labour offers and the Red Sea. They of the city," the paper ald sending out continuous patrols, Akabe aur, the day following the Since the eliminx of unemploy-some of which have engaged in Israeli occupation of the Eylar incont Germany in 1932, there skirmishes with Bedouin Arabs, region, sad nekatera bestik Mekah Ten mu narednom
less people.
Gharandal Jaces the Israeli, en, further sean na guaranteeing Is. *The paper blames Soviet, polley copment across the
"the fronter. Frant poisession of Eylat, render- Earlern Germany,
In Tel Aviv, Government quaring any Transjudan attempt to Communist control over Berlin, us; ters said Isruel troops are in full | revere the scales in the new as the main reason for the negative¦ possession of the Eylal region, #violation of a solemn bilateral development of the Soviet Zone | six-mile long erinstal strip of the | agwemment. economy.
Gulf of Aknin, at the head of This unscrupulous policy fel- the Red Sea, which the United
Athens, March 13, volously risked trude connections Nations partition resolution grant- The Isruels, according to Is-
At least 8,228 Greek guerilias between the Soviet Zone and to Israel.
Tarl sources, feured that Tennshave been put out of action in Western Germany, thus under- The presence of British troops | Jorilun was trying to create a the last 50 days, the Greek mining even the small foundations at the part of Akabe, only two fait cermpli ag a basis for later General Staff clalmed tonight. on which the economic two-year miles from the Israeli-Transfor-political negotiations.
A communique stated that 2,990 pinn could be based," the paper dan border, is not believed likely This seemed confirmed, these bodies of insurgents have been oMcial Israeli quarters to sources said, when the Transjer counted on the battlefield, while said
"The lack of raw materials was
enuse trouble,
rian delegation in Rhodes claimed 3,227 have been captured or have There the consequence,
Is 别
certain Isracti "Regrouping'
territory In the surrendered. everything: shortage T almost
Negev occupied by the Arab Le- iron and steel,, sheet-metals und An Israeli military spokesman
gion.
Guerillas wounded or killed by wire, nails and screws. rubber described the Cult of Akaba
The Israrlik
who "regrouped" Greek Air Force attacks have not Eelta and all kinds of chemicals. | operating
regrouping of
their forces in the Southern Negev been taken into account, the state- Although statistien tricks try to forces in the Negev, following the seemed to have met no Transfor-inent added. conceal . production is steadily israeli-Egyptian armistice agreedan torees at Um Rashrash. The decreasing."-Reuter,
ment, which provided for a re- Israelis believed these lbrech Iorcea zones of the
SOVIET CO-OPS
by
duetion in certain Negev,
#
According to this spokesman, this regrouping" resulted In reinforcing the Eylat region.
of the The occupation Moscow, March 13. The Soviet Union's co-operative opens the way for Israeli resump- societies, with 32 million mem- tion of the export of potash from
area
Israeli Fears
NO SIGNS OF CHANGE IN RUSSIAN POLICY
Moscow, March 13.
The fifth session of the Supreme Soviet, convened on March 10, is expected to continue for an- other two or three days..
It has followed the historic patterns in oppeals fo. internal economic development, and has thus for shown no signs of any change in Russia's foreign policy.
the
the
Budgetary matters will again¡economic dificulties, unemploy head
agenda for both ment and enslavement by Chambers of the Supreme So-United States, the people of the viet (the Soviet of the Union goods at lower prices, and full
Soviet Union are getting and the Soviet of Nationalities) employment, when they resume their meet-claimed. ings tomorrow,
the
these
more
speeches
HOUSE OWNERS HOWLED DOWN
"..
The last tem on the agends The deputies, of whom there of the session, just before its THE DATEIEN GATLAN 1000 TrÒM BIT-over funke, u die approval of MEMS" iho.. U ton, amitted, many minor crees issued by, the Praesidium Amendments on Friday and of the Supreme Soviet during the Saturday, Throughout their past year. speeches ran calls
These decrees included Minis- for economyr In all spheres of national life terial changes.-Reuter. and appeals for better quality goods and a speeding up of pro- duction to fulfil the current five- year plan ahead of time.
The speeches of have contained a strong warning deputies against "warmongers in the im- perialist camp," urging that the
Vienna, March 13. Soviet
people be united under the leadership of Music Society Hall here loday
strong and About 100 police cleared
the
Premier, Generalissimo after demonstrators had prevented Stalin, and prepared to take thea meeting of houseowners. The lending role In the defence of Houseowners Association had call- world peace..
ed n meeting to protest against social injustice by the recent "U.S. Enslavement”
restriction act maintaining rents at pre-wor level, although other. They stressed the fact that prices have risen by 300 per cent the Soviet Union "is building Several hundred demonstrators peacefully while the warmong-shouted down speakers for ers rattle their sabres and pre-houseowners. Police intervention pare military aggressive blocs. proved of no avail against the Further, that while "Marshall-interruptions and the hall
countries faced increasing cleared.-Reuter.
Since January 22, when General were withdrawn to
prevent Papagos took over as Commander- United Nations observers report-in-Chief of the Greek Govern- ing clastres inside Israeli territory,ment forces, it is claimed that the In Rhodes, the Israel guerilla formations In Macedonia, TransJordan armistice talks Thessaly and the Palopenese have were adjourned until tomorrow been disbanded and decimated-1sed" after a one-hour session today. | Reuter. Dr. Ralph Bunche, acting Me dintor, proposed this deferment while he and his advisers working out a new approach to the compliented question of the Jerusalem armistice lines. Their Central Council said in a
Both the Israelis
The statement: "Members of the So-
Transfordonians presented what a viet co-operatives have come out
Rudlo Hong Kong United Nations officiat called for a stable broadcasting en in united front
frequency of very extreme demands, Unless peace against the instigators of 815 kiloeycles par second and on one side or the other, or both, is new war. Peace throughout the 9.52 megacycles per second in the to give
way
considerably, no world will be assured.”—Reuter.
solution is thought to be in sight, -Reuter.
bers, have announced their sup- port for a proposed "World Con- gress of Pence" in April, the oM- clal Soviet new's agency, Tass, reported today,
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