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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1947.
BRITISH TOMMIES IN ACTION
Bollaert Given Full Power
Indo-China Poace Negotiations
Paris, Dec. 23.The French .: Cabinet
High Com- Favo missioner Emilo Bollaert full negotiato powers today to peace in lado-China-so long as he does not deal with the insurgent Viet Nam govern. ment of Ho Chi-minh.
Inst
to Parla Bollaert returned week after a conference with Bao of former Emperor Dal, exiled
Annam. Annam is one of the five) Indo-Chinese cintes.
Auriol
French President Vincent announced today the Cabinet had received messages of support front the Kingrloms of Cambodia and Loos, A French-supported government exists in Cochin-China, another of
o states. Associated Press.
New Political
Party Move
the Katayama Cabinet.
AID BILL SIGNED
Washington, Dec. 23.-Preal- dent Truman signed here today the United States appropriation bill
$522,000,000 providing emergency aid to France, Italy and Austria..
The measure passet in the closing hours of the spcolat session of Congress last Friday, also appropriates $18,000,000 for China relief.
The only important modifica- flon in the plans for stop-cap plas been caused by the $57,000,000 cut in the ariginal request of Presiḍpat · Tryman. upon which Congress Insisted.
Decious on where the pro- to be further gramme
hot "shaved" will
be made the without consultation with countries concerned.
The posi-UNRRA relief pro- gramme has provided shipments to Italy and Austria through December and aid officials bere are now concentrating en Janu- Ary shipments/Neuter. INEJANINEMEJARDINEROAGOMBĽANTA
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Funeral Procession Attacked
RICE FOR
BRITAIN
Washington, Dec. 23,—The In- ternational Emergency Food Council, breaking for the first time Herala barring all rice Importa to Europo Contzht allocated 24,500 tons of rice to Britain,
The Coune!! described action as a "temporary Hon" covering months of 1948.
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JEWISH LEADER'S
NARROW
ESCAPE
Jerusalem, Dec.. 24.-British Tommies fought today against Arabs who attacked highway traffic north of Jerusalem, and Arab bullets raked a Jewish funeral procession on the sacred Mount of the Ascension.
A turbaned Arab in a green sweater, led the high attackers in a wild exchange of fire with a British convoy, Army sources said. The convoy blasted the hillsides over Bab el Wad where Arab attackers' bullets wounded a Swedish journalist and eight Jews this morning.
Arab chsunities
in one
were
of the convoy
unknown; with rifles and automatic weapons
Was
In the highway duel. One British It was not clear who was doing the officer was wounded. Army sources attacking. As the rat burst of tom- Hamburg, Dec. 23-Jakob-Kaiser, said the convoy swept the attackers' my-gun fire swept through the old chairman of the Christian Demu- position with 10.000 rounds.
city cafes and bazaars emptied and cratic Union of Germany, and Dr
Mr David Ben-Gurion, Chairman Arabs and Jaws hurried for shelter. Ernst Lemme Soviet Zone, the dewish
"re-
Mr David Ben-Gurlon, chairman Tokyo, Dec. 23-Usually well- the party in the Soviet
Treported to have been a passenger
On Informed Japanese Kources Bald n.oved from offeo" Inst week
cars under of the Jewish Agency Executive and today that 24 Diet members of Russian orders, said in Berlin today attack. Snipers fired on the funeral probable Prime Minister of the new the Social Democratic Party will
on the Mount of that only a party congress in Ber-
the Jewish state, escaped unhurt when quit the party before January 13 lin, convened according the procession
to
Ascension for Robert Stern, Engüsh-a Jewish convoy in which he
Tal free to born Jewish journalst
Aviv from who was travelling to und and launch
a movement for a party's regulations organisation against make Party
decision, could declin killed on Sunday by Arab bullets. Jerusalem was shot up by Arabs new
whether they were to remain in Many cảm turned back under the halfway on the route, a Jewish source The Sociul Democratic Party Is office.
fire as the procession neared the in Tel-Aviv stated today."" at present the strongest in the House The statement was issued by the Jewish cemetery..
near an Arab of Representatives with 140 mem-party's headquarters in the Soviet village, bers enabling the election of Tetsu sector of Berlin.
Arab bands roamed the country- Katoyma, Chairman of the Social De- In his statement, Herr Kaiser side, attacking freight trains as well mocratic Party, as Premier last declared that he and Lemmer were as road traffe. Arabs seized a five- June in the Diet's first implemenin "obstructed by the interference
of car cargo of cement in one attack tion of the new constitution.
the Soviet militory administration" last night. Another freight train "Informed sources cald the majority in fullling their
and was held this morning, but officials of the people's Cooperative Party responsibilities for the Christian said the attackers left empty hand- with 32 Diet members was likely to Democrat Union in the Soviet zone. edAssociated Press. Join the new party.
From their interference it must be One of the new party's strongest ( concluded that there was no longer supporters is
Agriculture any porsibility of taking the de- and Forestry Minister Hirano, also mocratiy
by pursuing un a Soelal Democrat member whom independent policy in the Soviet the premier dismissed a month ago Zone, he said. on account of alleged lack of co- OPPOSED MARXISM operation with the Cabinet-United
Dr Kaiser said that it was im- Press
possible to continue the policy in the eastern zone of Ger- many. He would remalo in Berlin, where he would serve the re-birth
"From the very start the Christian had promised governmental con- Dec. 23. Former Pre-Democratic Union opposed the ten-entwish Agency spokesman sard Rangoon, mier Ba. Mow was released today deneles prevailing in the castern after four and a half months in zone aiming at Marxism and totall-M Creech-Jones was asked to: fall. He had been held on suspi-tarian unity," Dr Kniser said.
The crisis was reached after the elon of compilelty in the assassina- tions of U
U Aung San ah bther end party's refusal to attend the recent ing Burmese Ministers.
People's Congress summoned by the Ba May, told a special crimes trl-Sorial Unity Party.
"By the interference of the Soviet bunal last week he had been kept
Administration this crisis In solitary confinement under "un Military speakable conditions." Ile appeared entered the stage which forced me on behalf of U Saw, another former and Herr Ernst Lemmer to Premier, charged with abetting the a public statement," Dr Kaiser add-foot killings-Associated Press.
Led-Reuter,
former
BA MAW FREED of Germany.
EDITORIAL
way
The Christmas Message
MIE: Christmas season, with lis
Toft-repeated theme of peace
on earth, with goodwill towards men, is here again. The season, as well as the sentiments }
welcome avokes, are oven if
because. there ta little visible International evidence either_of
Christmas Foodwill, Draco. of
desiro 'does at least proniofe the for both: Is a reminder that, the
achlove
world needs an Inspiration 10 either. Originally, and still to many resentially a rell- Claus festival, Chefstrom over the centuries has given way to
eclebrations more. Recular. y
andjelly-making, feasting Nevertheless it has succeeded in. retaining ona, oharacterisilo-por- vasion
the spirit and actions of kladilness, and in the face of a world still torn by suffering and Bet at nought by political dif ferences, the people continue to
of
belleve In the Promarth of the hankeket igoòdwill.”...
of "bence on
Among the
br
unconvertible Scrooges deary deny the spirit of Christmas, the period when Self spontaneously gives way to servico for other and they are scorned, and justly so, by their fellow men. Never theless, until the canlly-awaken- ed sentiachis 61 Christmas can be sustained through the twelve months that follow they must lose all their meaning, and be como ralerated, to the ephemeral alale of emotionallam. If the "Christmas message can help · tho'
JEWISH REQUESTS London, Dec. 23-Jewish leaders urged Britain to step up Jewish im- migration inlo Palestino Im- mediately and fo withdraw-armed the area in Arab formations from the Holy Land which will make up the new Jewish stale.
The Palestine Union's
make
slovakla
3,000
Czecho- tona, Franco 10.000 tops, Greece 4,000 tonn, Holland 5.000 tops, Poland 2,000
tona.
The rico will come from Burma, Slam, Brazil, Ecuador,
and, the United States.
Who allocallons were made in
response to repeated requests from European countries for small quantities of rico
for special purposes, Including child feeding and hospital use.---
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Panama Refuses To Lease Military
Bases To U.S.
Panama, Dec. 23.-The National Assembly of the Panamanian Republic late last night refused to ratify the agreement signed on December 2, leasing 13 military bases in the territory of Panama, outside the Canal Zone-the five mile strip, on both sides of the Canal, which had been under United States administration since 1904.
The resolution rejecting the agreemont was passed unanimously as a crowded gallery cheered and sang the Panamanian national anthem. Shortly before, Senor Florencio Arosmena, the Foreign Minister, had resigned because of his Party's opposition
it.- Reuter.
AMERICAN PACT WITH PERSIA
Details Given To UN
New York, Dec. 23-The United States, acting under its "open diplomatic Policy," has reported to the United Nations the details of a pact signed with Persia at Teheran in October, under which United States military mission will assist in "enhancing the efficiency of the Persian Army."
approval-
Ministry.
A
to
TO WITHDRAW TROOPS Washington, Dec. 29-The United Stales is to withdraw "as quickly as possible" alt troops from 14 de- feuce bases which the Panama Re- public hus refused to lease to the United States, the State Department announced here tonight.
The decision was taken following
the unanimous rejcetion by the Panama National Assembly of an agreement which would "have al- lowed the United States to occupy these bares for periods of from five to 10 years.
The United States would have to the defence of the Panama Canal on facilities inside the Canal Zone
that
to
the
accor-
the Panamanian
Panamanian require-
The announcement by the State Department declared: "In dance with oral agreements made to the Panamanian Government in the course
of negotiations, necessary steps will be taken immediately to The pact includes a clause which Each member of the mission serves evacuate all cities in the Republic Arab snipers, hidden in prepared
prevents military experts of other with United States rank but shali of Panama outside the Canal Zone powers from dealing with Persian have procedence over all Persian where United States armed forces
nre now stationed. This ambush positions on the Mount of
withdrawal Olives and Mount Ascension, oponed Army affairs without the consent of army ofcers of the same rank. Mem
the United States.
bers will wear United States uniform will be completed as quickly as re today at the funeral of Robert
The agreement is effective from with Insignia indicating service with possible, consistent with the number Oliver Stern, a British-born Jew
October 8, 1947, to March 20, 1949. tho Persian Army,
of personnel
amount of murdered in Jerusalem two nights
The Persian Government has the
material inves "go.
right to extend the agreement if it INSPECTIONS AUTHORISED The State Department explained Mourners threw themselves down
wishes and it can be terminated by The chief of the United States that the United States considered or encouched behind tombstones as
either government at any time on a mission and other members of it are these sites essential to an adequate bullets whizzed overhead, eye-written notice that the government authorised to visit and Inspect any defence of the Canal but did not witnesses said. Others arriving in considers it necessary due to do- part of Persian military establish- want an agreement that was not cars ran a gauntlet of are. Some mestic disturbances or foreignments, and officers in authority must
acceptable turned back as British police hostilities.
facilitate such inspections and make people. escorts opened fire with Bren guns.
The
duties of the United States avaliable
valiable plans, records, reports and The State Department declared ["mission will be to advice and assist correchce no required,
substantial and repeated: con- 250 KILLED
the Perelan Ministry of War and
of the mission-will-not cessions had been made during the- themselves the subordinate sections of the concern
with secret negotiations on an agreement in an Government said Perslan General Staff on organisa-their duties and then only with the desires with the defence
matters except when essential to
attempt reconcile tonight that since the United Nation, administrative principics and Both official British and Jewish tions partition decision of 23 days training methods.
of the Peislan Warments of the Canal: sources reported that the Colonial ago, 250 people had been killed in
Advies on tactical and strategical
No member of the United States
STILL FRIENDLY Secretory, Mr Arthur Creech-Jones, | Palestine.
plans or operations against a for- These included 100 Jews, 128eign enemy are excluded from the
mission may divulge to any foreign "Failure to conclude an agreement- including a Spanish priest. Arabs, nine Britons and four others, mission's taska.
government secrets learned as a will not, of course, affect normal member_of-the* mission. TAX-FREE SALARIES
friendly relationships between the The first Provisional Government
State Department officials said to- two countries." the State Depart- for the independent Jewish state in
The pact also provides that mis-
that the pact merely con:
ment said. arrangement in
agreement In American currency and not be since 1942. This was the first time Palestine will be set up next March sion members will be paid by Fersla finged att
The rejection of the agr after the elections το
means that United States defence of or April Palestine Jewry's General Assem-taxed by Persia. The Persian Gov
ernment will also pay part of the countries had been brought
this agreement between the two the Panama Canal will be limitett bly, Mr David Remez, chairman of
to the facilities available to it with- the Jewish National Council, Vaadiving expenses of the mission and the ocial occ
one-third of its transport costs.
United
in the Canal Zone before United Nations because this was the first Leumi, said tonight.
States entry into the second World The
the agreement, time it had been renewed since the War. General Assembly, which
conclusion, which was signed by Mr George V.
United Nations was established. The normally meets only once or twice
Earlier today, President Truman yearly, would carry out the functions Allen, the American Ambassador to
terms of the agreement had
to not summoned guvernment until the Persia, and the Persian Minister of been changed in any material way Panama, Brigadier
Ambassador his a Jewish of a
properly War, stated: "So long as this age and it was not contemplated
General Frank Jewish state had been
that Hines, to a White House conference catablished--probably next October, effect, the Persian Government shall American personnel in Persia would Congressmen
as
claimed that he added.
now be strengthened-Reuter. "Communist inspirailon" lay behind the Panama Parliament's refusal to approve a new agreement with the United Staten for the teasing of the 14.bases guarding the Canal."
Milliary officials here stated that the rejection by the Republic of Panama 16. D potenital threat to Neuwied, near Coblenz, Dec. 23. United States security especially to Omcial investigators lute this after-Its naval forces.
last such noon put the death toll in
To face this threat, Mr Albert They may, however, make
the at 40 Engel, Chairman of official inspections and investigations night's train accident here as may be necessary and opproved dead and 99 injured, with at least Appropriations Committee by the Persian Ministry of War and 60 percent of the latter in serious fence, announced that
¿Continued. on Page 4) directed by the chief of the mission condition.-United Press.
Withdraw the Arab Legion and Trans-Jordan Frontier Force armed formations from the areas scheduled to become Jewish Falestine.
Recognise the existence of Jewish settlement police and allow Jewish communities in the rural areas to protect themselves,
Sanction the arming of Jewish
convoys.
Immigration into The 110 атсав Jewish
of Palestine Imine- diately from the present fixed quota of 1,500 monthly.
Facilitate the implementation of the United Nations decision to set up Arab and Jewish states in Pulesting
sting next year by closer co- operation with the Jewish local and
Votal nuthorities..
7
The Jewish leaders charged that presence of armed Arab units in areas "provoked"
habitants.
In
ment or any extension thereof is
Sporadic firing and Krenade not engage the services of any per- throwing on the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa bor-sonnel of any other foreign govern der were reported tonight by Jewish ment for duties of any nature con- nected with the Persian Army, ex- sources in Tel-Aviv.-Reuter. -
cept by agreement between the two governments.
OFFICIAL CASUALTIES
Menibers of the United States mis- sion will assume neither command nor" staff responsibilities in the Ferslan Army.
of the
force
Under
TRAIN COLLISION DEATH TOLL
world to realise its mistakes of the past year and to arouse a de-
Jerusalem, Dec. 23.-It Was termination that they shall nol
Jewish
in uffcially the In-
announced that strife be repeated, then the festival
Patesting, since the United Nations will not be just another wasted
Meanwhile, 'omeini British sources voted for partition, had claimed 200 Interlude. The year just ending
ald it is almost certain" the 10,000 lives and 604 persons more had been has, unhappily, left the world
wounded. much nearer war than penes:
uncertißed Jewish immigrants held
casualty list of 804 An official American
Cyprus camps will be allowed to [in some
commentators
B: have gone so far as to describe enter Palestine legally by May 15 persons broke down fatalities the
when. Beltaln will surrender International aliua-
her Arabs 133, Jews 107, British Army present slon is a
mandate to tho a "cold war," while other
UN.Associated 0.. British police 1, Arab police 9, observers.are spending most of
Spanish priest 1, Arab Legion 1.
The list said that in the first 11 their time repudiating the possi
IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE
months of 1047 casualties were 82 bility of peace and goodwill by.
Britons, kliled and 376
Paris, Dec. 23.-The French wounded, 31 assessing the prospects of another Jerusalem. Dec. 23. The two- Arabs killed and 84 wounded, 43
masted Haganah schooner, "You killed and 13 wounded. Won't Frighten Us," "carrying about
estimated percent of revenue it expected. Responsible quarters
A tense political struggle has de and 10,000 bombs and grenades levy by amendments to it de- bl Royal Naval Boarding Party quietly mostly. hand-made-exploded In creed by the National Assembly- veloped around the "Save the entered Halfo harbour today escort- Palestine in the 11 months before during the debate of the men- Franc" bill. ed by n tug.
the partition decision.--United Press.
world confilet. The peace of the. universe must rest on the good. will of the People. They alone, through their insistence that-the of Christmas message and spirit of remasti lie continuous policy coverning International
al relations, can prevent the destruction the peace they so desperately do- aire. While · therefore, all men of goodwill. will join this ... week in exchanging Claristmas wishes and express hopes for 4. scacsful and happier New Year, they will amount to so many cynical blati- tudes unless those same men can' repeat them in words and deeds when the
festivities transient
де
over. Belleving (hat... uld- mately the Christmas messago. will become the dominating pre- -cept by which the World will live, we too, offer seasonal grpot- Inge, wishing our readers Joyous Christmas;and-a- happy. and peaceful New Year,
Press:
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Jews
House on De- MIA body
Amendments To Bill Will Mean Loss
L
Government will lose about 20 Of Revenue
At the some time, it is expected that another upward revision of wages is under way, which
would amount in general to an increase of
050 Jewish illegal immigrants that nearly 260,000 shots were fired from the special anti-inflation adopted in the Government's original 29 per cent, including, however, 500
Including about 150 children-and a
British destroyers had intercepted the alip yesterday about 105 miles Gouth-west of Haifa..
Buro.
the
francs recently decreed by the Government as special cost of living pllowance to all workers, Irrespec- live of their grade, Inside parliament, the co-called
Throughout
debate, the The original estimate was to raise "third force" middle of the road
essentially Government has been hard pressed including 150,000 million franes. The cost of parties, tha concession made by the Guvern Socialists and Popular. Republicans by de Gaullist deputies. It remains inent was put at about 30,000 million with a fraction of Radicals, feel that to be seen, when the dust of the they are masters of the situation In parliamentary fight has died down, Tranca,
exactly wh
what remains of the originai France. On the other hand, the Clovern
there is a very covernmental ban to step inflation. Outside parlamewards the Govern- ment lies in principle agreed to
Even before the debate started Police Constable Chan Keon-boupredugo pivil and rotary estimates natural coolness son of Sergeant.Chan Pul, court for gext year by ten percent at the ment measures Europe and included two babies born sergeant at the Kowloon Magistracy, special request of the Finance Com-speculating
First to disembark were three men and
said to be foreign woman, correspondents. The police datain ed them, Jewish sources reportcut. A number of stretcher cases taken to hospital.
The refugees, who cama
werc
・from t
Police Constable Kalled
ן'.
and observers are and apart from considerable, con-
ls of the
to be taken to Cyprus. They had on which he was travelling yesterday
Cyprus, requietly was killed when he fell of a Jarry mission of the theorem
would theoretically save General de Gaulle, who some people still more drastic proposals
bed at sea for about a fortnight and from the Now Territories
days pro were entiered p pya Kowloon,
alx
alorin.
A
con-
· គ the possibility of cessions already made, the Govern
cortala further popular reaction in favour of ment rejected in advanco already argue would cost them less. Finance Minister, M. Rone Mayer.g 12/Lajor more than the amoun
Accompanying the Government's One of thean, which never saw the coded
--the special lewinn the partlamentary measures are a serica Ught of day,' was à proposal to inue Surprise was caused whon Assembly adopted the proposal to of increases in prices of basic pro- cards for a foo-entitling the holder apply the levy to salaries exceeding ducts, which affect the ordinary con- to buy himself corigin alcoholic
| drinks/Router. 430,000 francs instead of 789,000 asi sumer.
He fell when the loty was inking In Jerusalem walled old city the bend, near the Taipo Tural this afternoon Unwa; Arabs and the Orphanage. Tushed to the hospital, palice were involvet in-d gun-battle he later died from his injurios,