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Montgomery At Parley New GOCArrives SNIPERS FIRE AT Brooke's
Partition Plan
JEWISH LEADER SAYS U.S. IN FAVOUR
Rome, Jan. 4.
Mr Louki Hegal, General Secretary of the Jewish National Workern Al- Ilance of Amseries, who participated In the Basle Zonfit conference, sald here yesterday that the United States. Department had officially informed Great Brithm that it favoured a par- tition plan to create an autonomous Jewish state Incorporatlig GO per cent of Palestine.
Mr. Segal, who charged that "ander prezent conditions Palestine can justly be called a police state," enid that Jow would participate in the forthcoming London, conference on Palestino only on these conditions:
1. That Britain increase Palestine Inmigration quotas before the end of the conference,
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On Palestine
TROOPS ORDERED TO BE CONSTANTLY ARMED
London, Jan. 3,
Field Marshal Lord Montgomery to-day was called into the emergency conference on Palestine, where the Irgun ZŽvai Leumi and Stern underground groups have joined în an explosion of anti-British violence.
Lt-General Sir Alan Cunningham, High Com- missioner for Palestine, arrived at Croydon airport from Jerusalem shortly after 4 p.m. for the con- ference. A formidable detail of crack Scotland Yard men met him and will guard him night and day until his departure.
2 That she "stop terrorising the into conference with the Colonial Jewish comaremity.”
3. That she allow "the normal economle development of Palestino.” Segal, of New York City, who also is chairman of the Labour Zionist Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, recently visited Poland, where he said there were but 100,000 survivors of the 9,500,000 Jews there before the war.
"Each of them considers Poland a permanent cemetery," he said.
He said that the State Depart- ment's position was defined in a note to the British government from the acting Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheron, "before" the Zionist Congress. convened at Basle.
Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech-Jones, and then Field_Marshal Montgomery was summoned..
Gen. Cunningham went L once, scheduled for January 21, or through referring the matter to the United Nations, the Government source said. Field Marshal Montgomery is due to leave London for Moscow to-day Officially, nothing was announced and observers said his presence regarding the conference, but. It was
last night's meeting pointed to the strongly reported that Gen Cunning-possibility that important military hum came here to urge a complete proposals were being considered for new security policy in Palestine. application against Palestine terror- It was sold he claimed that only with increasing dificulty could his
It was stated authoritatively that troops--attacked in headquarters Mr Creech Jones would report the and on the roads and even flagged results of last night's meeting to the bo restrained from personal retal-Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee lation against the Irgun, and Stern and the Foreign Minister, Mr Ernest Bevin, to-day. A meeting of the British Cabinet to consider the whole Palestine situation will take place' next week. Associated Press.
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SIGNIFICANT MOVE Associated Press adds that obser- the situation Versuniliar with attached considerable Importance to
ists.
-ON WAR-FOOTING
Jerusalem, Jan. 3. the fact, that Field Marshal Mont- Palestine went on war footing gomery was present at this first with pairs of British soldiers carrying conference between Gen. Cunningham tommy guns patrolling all the streets and the Colonial Secretary. Gen. and the 6th Airborne, troops moving Cuponlapham arrived in Loudon into two Tel-Aviv clum tenement yesterday by air to discuss
With this backing, Segal_said, "the Zionist Congress expressed the de- sire that the basis of regotiations (in London) should be the establishment in Palestine of two autonomous states, one Jewish and one Arab, uspect of the Palestine situation as "The proposed Jewish portion a preliminary British mave to tackle would comprise approximately 60 the Holy Land problem either percent of presut Palestine,” he said,' through
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Led by a jeep, one search party north of Tel-Aviv was blown up by an electrically detonated landmine and five soldiers were injured, one seriously.
Reports were circulated through Palestine that the High Commis- sioner, Sir Alan Cunningham, who won recalled to London for con ferences, would be replaced by Ad- miral Lord Louis Mountbatten.
Political sources believe that Lord Mounthalten is better able to deal with the critical situation.---United Press.
ORDER TO TROOPS
Jerusalem, Jan. 4. Recurrence of "errorist activity" In Palestine brought an order to Bel- Hish soldiers yesterday to carry sms at all times and for them to walk in pales when out of barracks.
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The text of the statement read:, "As a result of the recrudescence activity and the threat to errorist kidnap British soldiers, all ranks have been ordered for their personal safety, to carry arms at all times and to walk at least in pairs when out of barracks,"
A land mine, believed electrically delonated, blew up jeep near the Palestine co
coastal plain village of Kfar Sirks yesterday moming.
It was reported that the occupants for the Jeep were injured, but no de- tails were available rimediately.- Associated Press.
JEWS DETAINED
Tel-Aviv, Jan. 4,
It was officially announced that altogether 81 Jews have been de- tained during yesterday's searchica in three quarters of Tel-Aviv.
Up to the present 3.251 have been screened-Associuted Press.
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FRENCH MINISTER Statement
DRAMATIC TOUR OF HANOI
Paris, Jan. 4.
Snipers bullets whistled around the French Colonial Minister, M. Marius Moutet and killed two French soldiers guarding his official party during an inspection trip through embattled Hanoi, dispatches reported yesterday, from Indo-China.
The Cabinet Minister, who flew to Hanoi to explore pence possibilities with Viet Namh Nationalist representa- tives, escaped injury,
At the end of his tour of the city, he said, “Our Brst' concern will be to guarantee the security of our Nationala and soldiers."
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NO OFFER MADE SAYS COLONIAL OFFICE
London, Jan. 8.
At no time have the Colonial Office nor the Sarawak Govern- ment made any offer, monetary or otherwise, to the former Rajah Muda of Sarawak, An- thony Brooke, declares
tho Colonial Omeo in a statement issued here to-night. A French communique said tint from bullets which French offeera The statement follows the an- French military losses from the time said were, Bred by native snipers. Anouncement made by Mr Brooke fighting started in Northern Indo-house suddenly burst into flame as yesterday in Singapore that in Au- China, through December 31, totalled the Minister's party proceeded down tumn, 1945, he was offered the re- 183 dead, 300 wounded, and 28 the street
sidence in which he lived in London, missing.
owned by the Sarawak Govern- Among other sights on his tour, ment and valued at £21,000. plus Moulet's party become a target for Moute! visited a gool where the £2,000 annually for life, on condi snipers shortly after his arrival when French the Minister was inspecting a hos- Nambese.
were holding 600 Viet on that he would not, in the future, worden showed interfere in or discuss, the public pllal. Bullets whistled overhead as Moutel photographs of mutilated affairs of Sarawak. the party walked across the hospital bodies of Frenchmen, and said they yard. French authorities said the firo were proof of Viet Namh cruelties. Mr Brooke, who refused to dis- was directed from a nearby Annamito
Driving through the streets, close the source of the "offer" said house.
OFFICERS KILLED - Later the Minister was taken on an escorted tour of Hanol. Gunfire brought the automobile caravan to a sudden hak at one street intersex- tion. Two French soldiers fell dead
Polish Peasant Party Candidates Arrested
Warsaw, Jan. 3.
M. Stanislaw. Mikołajczyk, Peasant Party leader, charged to-day that the security police had arrested 104 of his party's candidates and termed the country's ap proaching election "more of a comedy than an election."
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES TOKYO
Was
Tokyo, Jan. 3. At 3 a.m. Japan Time to-day, Tokyo shaken by a heavier than usual earthquake tremor.
It is too early yet to know whether it was an aftermath tremor, following the recent serious earthquake in Southern Japan, or the repercussion in Tokyo of a new upheaval else- where. Reuter.
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Moutet and his party saw a city of that he had turned it down. armed men and barricaded houses. The Colonial Ofee states that ne- French women have remained In-cording to records in its possession doors since the outbreak of fighting the decision to purchase the houses three weeks ago.
from Sarawak Government funds, as a residence for the then Rajah Namh troop concentrations,
Outside the town were large Viet Muda, was taken by the provisional armed government while Anthony Brooke with considerable artillery and mor- as its head." tars.
The latest French communique said violent fighting was inghig at Nam Dinh, 50 miles outside llansi
and site of Indo-China's most iniportant cotton, mills.
French troops there were reported still holding their positions, but Viet Namh reinforcements were said to be continuing to arrival- Other small patrol and infiltration actions were reported.
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ALLOWED TO STAY ON
"He entered into possession in September 1945," states the Colonial Office, "and although the provisional Government was dismissed shortly afterwards, and Brooke himself was deprived of the title of Rajah Muda, he was permitted to: remain in the house until the end of September, 1940.
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"On the cession of the territory
for and Counell
Sarawak funds for
Brooke and his father. Under this, Brooke received an Income of £2- 800 a year."-Reuter.
A broadcast by the Viel Namh "The present Sarawak government clandestine. radio addressed to decided not to call on Brooke to France's most renowned armoured pay rent for the period during which force warrior, General Philippe, Le-The occupied the house, a decision Little more than a week from clere, now in Indo-Chino suid: which Brooke said he was 'happy the election date, Mikolajczyk
We have the same Ideas. Your to accept." told the foreign press he had victory, if you defeat us, would be "There were, of course, ne condi- received new reports of intimi- only a very small addition to your tions attached to it.
glory and your dignity. An equitable dation, arrests and murders, pence is still possible. I speak from to the Crown, financial provision He said the Peasant Farty had the open heart, because it is very was made by the Sarawak State appealed unsuccessfully to the painful to see young French election chairman, Kazimierz young Viet Namhese, the flower of
their countries, fighting in fury,” Bwokski, for the release of the
PEACE TALKS IMPOSSIBLE. arrested candidates. Bwowski
Paris, Jan. 3. replied that only the Ministry A French Government ofcial sold that negotiations with the Viot of Security could take action.
Namhese were impossible under the noty charges came after "existing conditions" and Implied! government denials of cartier charges that it would remain, impossible to of persecution,
negotiate until shooting stopped and Mikołajczyk, thumping through unill the French were sure of the stack of reports, said he had state-authority of the Viet Nambore they ments that at Kasno, near the Oder, I might meet. maas arrests and brutal bandUngs of He said that nobody knew which but was expressed in a letter he had detainees, both men and women, had Viet Namhese Ministers were with eillor in Sarawak.
received from the Malay State Coun-
The
taken place on New Year's Day. In Ho Chi Minh, as at least some Viet Lodz. Janina Blaskowne was arrested last week, a day after she was inter- viewed by two American and ane British correspondents.
NOT PERSONAL TRIBUTE
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Singapore, Jan. 3.
Mr. Anthony Brooke, referring to statement reporting him as claiming he would "got the greatest reception in the history of Sarawak," it; he to-day that this view was not his own landed there, explained to Reuters
Brooke emphasised, he himself
he charged, party ́azcretary Namhese under a onetime Foreign would not presume to make such a
Minister had set up an apparent "dissident" regime beyond the claim, adding that in any cone, his Chinese boundary and that the father was the next in succession Catholic National Economy Minister, and any reception the Sarawak people Nguyen Manh-ha was reported to might accord the son would be in on. Now tary protection in Hanoi-Associated for a hundred years, and would not
Press,
STUART SEES chauffeurs were arrested on and have put himself under French mili-konour of the Brooke name as rulers
CHINESE
STUDENTS
Year's Day at Poznan.
He charged that sources all over Poland had reported increasing pres- sure being brought to induce vaters to cast voles "openly and manifest- ly" especially in western Poland where, he said, a campaign for mil- lions of signatures promising to vote for the democratic bloc was under
Discrimination Charge
way.
Nanking, Jan: 4. While anti-American demon- strations continued yesterday, Mikolajczyk said: "Only one con-: the American Ambassador, Dr elusion can be drawn that this is J. Leighton Stuart, received a methodical and not accidental. The delegation of Chinese students pattern is the same all over the coun and listened to their plea that try. Discrimination against Peasant United States troops be with-vities. The most active people have Parly Is crippling its campaign act!- drawn from China.
been gasled. Our leaflets,
even though they are legal, have not been Dr Stuart told the students that able to pass the censor. Even our he was deeply upset by the incident
election Hats have not been pub- which damaged Sino-American relished due to technical tricks. tations and reiterated that he wan In the latest discrimination we awaiting a full report on the alleged have been notified that our rape charges."
watchers must present a letter from
poll
Outside the Embassy, more than the mayor although the electoral law 1.000 students yelled "Gls Go Home." provides that credentials from the and plastered the Embassy walls Peasant Party headquarters
suficient." and doors with anti-American pla- cards.
are
Mikolajczky said he would pro- test against this latest ruling to the Meanwhile, Generalissimo Chiang Election Commission meeting in Kal-shek hai asked the Mayor of Warsaw to-morrow afternoon. Felping to provide the American United Press. authorities with full information Barnes was caught in Yardley's concerning the alleged rape-Asso-- first over for 32, Morris is not out 32 clated Press.
Later,
and extray four; total 08 for one Reuter.
Bill To Reduce Income Tax
Washington, Jan. 4.
A bill to reduce Individual Income tax in the United States, with the
Siamese Leader Leaves London
London, Jan. 4.
His Excellency Pridi Panomyong, senior statesman of Siam and leader of the Siamese Goodwill Mission now in this country, left London yester- day for Paris. biggest, cuts in the lower Income- He was seen off by officials of the groups, has been completed by Harold Foreign Office, and by the Siamese Knutson, chairman of the Ways and Minister in London, Prince Nakkatra Means. Committee of the House, of Killyakars, and Princess Kitiyakara, Hepresentatives Associated Press. ---Associated Press.
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