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DOROTHY LAMOUR JON HALL MARY ASTOR C. AUBREY SMITH
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☛ THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950,
ISRAEL-TRANSJORDAN RAPPROCHEMENT MAY
BE SEQUEL
TO COUP
London, April 25.
King Abdullah of Transjordan, having incorporated Arab Palestine into his kingdom, is likely to make his next move toward a treaty with Israel in defiance of the Arab League, "The Times" said 'in oditorial today.
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an
The editorial said Abdullah's incorporation of Arab Palestine is itself a
challenge to the Arab League. ·
"King Abdullah is so con-1 the communication to the other fident the new Parliament will Arab Governments, support his general policy that he has made an change in its constitutional powers the Cabinet is to be responsible to Parliament and not to himself."
important Anglo-Jordanian treaty
ment.
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Israel, but it was understood no move was planned, at least for some time.
At the Foreign Office, strict silence was maintained on the. In London, Informed sources Jordanian move and its possible Suggestions by a Indicate that the 1948 treaty of implications, alliance between Britain and Press representative that Britain an embargo on Transjordan will automatically might kipose extend, to Arab Palestine arms supplies to Egypt and other "The Times" said that to some
result of Its annexation yester Arab States, or ask for an under-| extent this change was an act of
day by the Jordanian Govern- taking that they would not be
against used
Jordan. fath, and if it succeeded, it will
were The
suld spokesman Foreign Office spokesmen greatly disconcert his critics in
de- denied, the Arab League. It
added: clined offcially to make any com- there were no conditions attached "The decisive question now {g
on the treaty issue. The to arms supplies under existing whether Jordan can reach
British Government has, taites no treaties with recipient countries. working agreement with Israel. steps either to encourage or dis--United Press. The defence of the new terrliot-courage King Abdullah's moves les West of the River Jordan deo Incorporate Eastern Palestine pends upon purt of Jerusalem In his Kingdom. Spokesmen also remaining under King Abdullah's say there were no consultations control and he has there another between Britain and Jordan priorj reason for secking an arrange to the annexation. ment with Israel."
ment
ISRAEL CHARGE DENIED
Far East shipping risk
rates cut
London, April 25. The Institute of London Underwriters announced to.
day that war and strike, rigt and civil commotion shipping risks to, from or between! been ports, in Japan haYO halved.
The new rate la 1/8d. por' 100:
Certain Chinese rates have also boan cut, it said, North of Bhanghai up to and Includ- Ing Tientsin and the Island of Hälnan.
The now Chinese rates are £1 per 100 as against .£.1 101.
Associated Prese,
East Java Premier
to resign
Jakarta, "April 25 The East Indonesian Purlla- ment demanded today that the Government of the State re- sign, and Premier Dlapuri saki he would comply, the Macassar iudio said..
Parliament voted the demand In a resolution, 49 to 1. The action is expected to clear the way for politicol leaders trying, to dissolve the State and join East Indonesia io its slater State, the Indonesian Republic,
Premier Diapari had been op posed to such a move. However, there has been a strong drive to cut down the number of States in this new Republic to about four large ones.
Cautious official statements re- flected the view that the move is In Culro, the Egyptian Foreign not considered in London as on- Minister, Mohamed Salan Eldin, nexation of territory from a denouncel Transjurdan's an- foreign State but incorporation nexation of Arab Pulestine on into an existing State of a frank violation of Arub policy.
"vacuum," leading to "union of two territories. He fakt newsmen The Arab Speculation in diplomatie quar
London, April 25: League political committee will
A Foreign Office spokesman mect immediately to take pro-fers turned in particular to obli-
denied per action. The League recret-treaty of 1048, which pledges that Britain is building up
gations under the Anglo-Jordan tonight categorically
Premier Diapari falled to ary, Abdel Rahman Azza, a Britain to ald Transjordan in the Arab
be directed throw strong support behind the received formal notice of the
armies to
United States of Indonesla's merger from the Transjordanian event of armed attack by a third
on on Central Government during the Не WES commenting Government and is transmitting Party. Competent sources indi- against Israel.
caled that Britain will focilly†...** accept extension of the treaty to Israel statement today which said recent abortive Macassar rebel- He had insisted that the the whole of Jordanian terri- that Britain is encouraging an lion. tory, including nearly-acquired explosive situation in the middle sending of Federal troops to the East by supplying armas to Arab State had been a move to under- The Implications are important
observers say the Israel. iin view of the obligations of the from it while withholding them mine it.
The spokesman said that armsney Government of Enst Indone treaty. Its Article III stipulatest to the Arab States were insta will probably be pro-Repub- that, should either party be en-i sent
fulf Ulment of Britain's treats gaged in war, the other party obligations which existed before that martial law is in effect in will immediately come to his ald
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Jeanne CRAIN Linda DARNELL Ann SOTHERN in "A LETTER TO THREE WIVES " Directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ who also wrote the Screon play. and obtained the Oscar Reward of 1049 for both.
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is a measure of collective des the State of Israel came fence. In the event of Imminent being. menace of hostilities, the parties are, immediately to concert de- fence measures. The clause war Invoked In January last year when Britain sent o force to the Red Sea port of Akaba at the request of Trensjordan, in com- pliance with treaty obligations,
Sanctions by Arabs?
of other Arab States."
Опа discussed here was that mem-
into
The arms were destined solely for security purposes and internal security. "We are quite sure that do not in the supplies of arms any way constitute a menace o peace in the Middle East," he said.
The spokesman said it is not the
Intention of the British Government to supply any war thiaf. material to Israel while country's relations with the Arab States are as ill-defined as they are at present.
Political
lean,
The Macassar radio announced
Macassar, Celebes Island, follow- ing week-end disturbances. The capital is declared a closed city and military passes are required of any who enter or leave.
Macassar was already under tight military control and closed to regular sea and Air travel, Associated Press.
RUSSIA ACCUSED OF LYING
Berlin, April 25. The US, and Frabee today ac-
still
Diplomatic quartars here de not anticipate any major com plications arising from King Abdullah's move and in parti-
Referring to the Israel spokes-cused the Russians of lying in
of German war cular do not expect any agg-man's statement that Britain had order to hide the fate of hundreds
prisoners ressiva hostile zotion on the part pursued policy of encouraging unaccounted for five years after
truculence at the recent Arab
the war. prospect unofficially League meeting, he declared that
A joint statement charged the Britain had in no way interfered Russians with spreading false bers of the Arab League might with the affairs of the meeting rumours to deflect public atten-
Impose
Не economic attempt to
reiterated the statement tion from the fallure of the apnctions on Jordan,
made by Mr. Ernest Davies, USSR to repatriate German pri-
of State for soners. The speculation was that such Under-Secretary
move would tend to
Parliament draw Foreign Affairs. In
These reports, spread through Transjordan closer to Israel, thus yesterday, that any information the Russian-controlled German further splitting Arab-unity on the type or quantity of oring Communist Press, accused the Attention was drawn, in this con- supplied to the Arab States would U.S. of withholding lists of more nection, to the fact
that the be a breach of confidence.-Reu- than 1,000,000. German army keneral principle of Incorporat-lter.
a
Ing Arab Palestine in the King- dom of Transjordan was sugg©== ted in a report by Count Berna- | dette in September 1948.
Israeli sources described the Incorporation. 08 one-sided and claimed it was not binding on
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