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Toast In Vodka Berlin, Mar. 24.—Thë British, Russian, French and American Deputy Commanders in Berlin toasted each other in vodka during the lunch jnferval of the Allied Kommandatura meeting. In Berlin today, it was learned tonight.
The vodka was provided by the Russians, who this month hold the chair of the Komman- datura the only four-power body now working in Germany.
Business ww transacted "com- pletely normally" and was, "If any- thing slightly more friendly than usual," a British spokesman sald to- night.
The meeting of the deputies of the four. Ailled Commandants of Berlin weg still-in session at a lato hour this afternoon.
The meeting, which had a long agenda, Including various aspects of the socialisation of industry, was re- ported to be going smoothly and no. sensational developments were ex- pected.
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Here are the men now in Moscow to negotiate a pact with BEST OF UNDERSTANDING 'DENA, the German news service, Russia. They are seen confer- quoting a French military spokes ring with the Finnish President man, reported that the four Deputy in Helsinki before departing. Military Commanders reached "the Left to right (sented) Premier best of understanding" on Borne Mauno Pekkala, chairman; Pre- issues in the Allied Kommandatura, sident Paasikivi, Carl Enckel, and agreement was achieved on a *number of questions."
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Palestine Trusteeship Situation In
Bevin Denies Charge That Trieste Proposal
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Foreign Minister, and Reinfeld Is Election Manoeuvre
This was the first sign of accord.Svento, deputy Foreign Minis. since Marshal Vassili Sokolovsky ter. Left to right (standing) Allled Control Erho Kekkonen, deputy Speaker walked out of the Council, the supreme government All Germany, last Saturday, adjourn of Parliament;. Onn! Peltonen. ing it Indefinitely.
chairman Parliamentary
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It followed a situation in which | Foreign Affairs Committee; J. Western powers boycatted the. Soderhjelm. member of the subsidiary control organs, except the Kemmandatura unii a full People's Party-AP Wirephoto. mcoting of the four-power Control Council.
No changes in the arrangements for American occupation are contem- plated after the Washington decision that Germany should remain under Army control and not be transferred In the State 'Department this sum- mer, as planned,
FRONTIER CONTROLS
The tightening up of frontier con- trols between the Russian and Western Zones of Germany Was foreshadowed by reports today in all Soviet censed newspapers of boun- un, zunal Bandit nelivits daries.
Fire Sweeps Through Train
London, Mar. 24.-A charge that the proposal of Britain, the United States and France for the return of the Free Territory of Trieste to Italy was made with an eye on the Italian elections on April 18 was denied by the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, today.
powers,
Doubts
NO OUTRIGHT SUPPORT FOR U.S.
PROPOSAL
Lake Success, Mar. 24-France and Canada today declared in the Security Council that they are not in a position "at this stage" to come out in support of the United States proposal for a trustee- ship over Palestine.
M. Alexandre Parodi (France) suggested that the Security Council hold secret discussions to hear more detailed suggestions from the American delega- tion before deciding to call a session of the General Assembly.
General Andrew McNaughton (Canada) said: "In the circumstances, the Canadian delegation is not at the present stage prepared to declare itself in favour of one course of action rather than another until we have seen some evidenco that there is a meeting of minds on the part of the countries most directly concerned what the best course of action should be.”
He said there has been no decision on the question of Britain partici-
"There can be no doubt that the United States propond for establish- ing a temporary trusteeship in Pales- tine presents aliflculties which would have to be overcome," General McNaughton alder
"It is possible that the proposal might be resisted by both elements of the population, despite the fact that a temporary trusteeship would not prejudice in any way the even- tual settlement.
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Holy Land Deteriorates
Three Cities Become Battlefields
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Jerusalem, Mar. 24.-British Security Forces, weakened by a. gradual evacuation programme, appeared to be losing the fight to check the. chaos in Palestino and observers generally agreed that the situation has "deterio rated" during the past 24 hours. The three principal cities---Jeru- Falem, Halla and Tel-Aviv-are practically open battlefields, fought for by three forces,
all
Guny and bombs were heard Tuesday night and nervous citizens crept to work on Wednesday morning with bullets whining overhead and grenades exploding in the street.
grenade damaged Jewish hospital.
A Jew was wounded. A tenfle policeman and an Immigration de- partment employee were injured by gunfire during an Arab Jewish duel across Mamillah Cemetery.
An armoured car and two British constables on a food patrol changed fire with an Arab.
TROOPS BLOCK STREET
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A platoon of British troops moved into the commercial
contro and blocked the street to Montellore, the Jewish quarter where an Arab houses las night. Jorry bomb damuged 40 Jewish
pating in a temporary trusteeship | Katomore, Mckea, Halm, and the
over Palestine.
should one
formed.-Associated Press.
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sections were under mor- tar and
and automalle weapon fire on Wednesday. An Arab wis wounded In Katomom.
were
were
Concentrations of an Arab band Lake Success. Mar. 24. It was Pppeared on hills surrounding the rumoured here today that the United Holy city. States delegation to the Security Huita parsed another night of In reply to a question in the in the Soviet Zone of Germany. He
Council had held off the introduc-error. An arany officer and an Arab "On the other hand, a cooling off tion House of Commons, he declared: had insufficient Information to make
of a formal resolution
wounded by shrapnel. Two "This has nothing to do with the a reliable estimate of the progress period, which a temporary Trustee trusteeship for Palestine until after port, policemen. two British soldiers elections. I dk not accuse the made-Reuter
skip would provide, would, however, President Truman has had a chance: and one Jew were injured. Soviet Government of an election
FRONTIER CLOSED
have the great merit of giving an to make a new pronouncement on ARAB CLUB DEMOLISHED manoeuvre in proposing the humding London, Mar. 24. The frontler opportunity for moderate Jewish the United States decision at a back of colonies to Italy and I do not between
Jows blow up the Arab Club, work Yugoslavia and the Free and Arab leaders to
out
in press conference tomorrow. think, alternatively, I should be ac-Territory of Trieste had been closed
damaging several neighbouring a less unfavourable atmosphere in eused of
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became apparent after the buildings. by the Yugoslav authorities, Parls settlement of their common problems Labour critle of the Govern="
armoured British
cars blasted within the framework of the United French and Canadian statements at Radio stated tonight Beriln, Mar, 24-A fire of undeter-ment's foreign policy, Mr Thomas
In Trieste, about 4,000 people Nations Charter."
the Security Council meeting today Jewish and Arab posts in the Tel- mincd-origin swept through a United Driberg, naked whether, since the demonstrated tonight against the
that other powers are not prepared Aviv-Jaffa borderland in an effort POSSIBILITY OF CANTONS to follow the United States in to break up mortar and machinegun States rallway mail wagon on the Proposal had nothing to do with the Western powers' proposal to returni
Italian elections, it would not have Trieste to Italy.
M. Parodi, supporting the Cana-scrapping partition for trusteeship ducis in which one Arab was killed Bremerhaven-Berth train as it was been better for all the great
and six Jews unless they can be shown a reason-
wounded. The demonstration, organised by dian
position, suggested traversing the Russian occupation | who appeared to be interfering in Communists, was a reply..ta last-trusteesh!p-might-organise-parts of able chance of achievement.
mortar
shell
damaged the
Me wall the elections, to have waited three Sunday's pro-Italian demonstrations Palestine into Jewish
around Jaffa's Hassan Bay Morque. weeks longer and so avoid andaming held when the proposal first became canlons, and, that a provisional in-
Sofar as the Council is concerned, Abdul Kader Husseini's Arab 1r. already on
difficult international known.
the partition recommendation is still regulars appeared to be deploying situation.
migration system could be promoted in effect until the General Assembly around the Jewish Neve Yaccov, alx Despite the efforts of GermanThat question might be addressed anised by
Amid applause, Mr Bevin replied: Demonstrations in Gorizia,
which would be equitable to both meets to amend its decision-Reuter. miles north of Jerusalem and British civilian police and military police
the italians against Arabs and Jows.
troops began moving out from their a scheme to Moscow",
worked out,
POLICY AFFIRMED the wagon was virtually destroyed.
barracks here. alleged Yugoslav proposals to barler. "If such
Unconfirmed Gorizia for Trieste, were apparently then the United States proposal in
that reports said London, Mar. this extended form would be accept-
24. The Colonial Arab units had cut off a Jewish called off at the last moment. British military orders
Secretary, Mr' Arthur Creech Jones, tonight able to us".
convoy
enroute to the settlement, the situation was particularly dif- found in good order at Helmstedt, Mr Bevin declared that it was stated that between April
M. Parodi added: "We are more or declared tonight 7 and
in an interview Eight Jews were later reported by ficult near frontier areas.
Council with Reuters on Britain's intentions the police to have been killed. that when the last border point before entering understood
the pence April 24, British troops may
a deadlock. The not less at Western observers said it was the Russian zone. Amerlconi au-treaties were signed British troops take their leave in Italy, owing to might well be advised to hold one or in Palestine: "I want to reafirm in
Haganah reinforcements
con- generally thought that people cros-
two meetings which would not be unqualified terms that Trieste the elections--Reuter.
on May 15
centrated in Jerusalem's battered public meetings.
Britain will terminate the mandate "At these meetings the United and that steps are being taken to
Neve Yoccov. States delegation could be asked to withdraw all forces by August 1 at elaborate and make ita views clearer; the latest." and more precise. We shall then be
official Russian statement, quoted by the Russian controlled Germnu news agency, said "starving people from the Western Zones" were swarming into the Eastern arcus.
The stalement sald 214,000 more people had to be fed in the Russian Zone in the last three months and
sing the boundary from West to East were outnumbered by people going In the opposite direction.-Reuter,
EDITORIAL
THE
zore on Wednesday.*
Approximately four tons of American mail was destroyed.
The
train
BREAKING DEADLOCK commander reported, that the car had been inspected and"
thorities have applied for Russian would be permission to send a mission into the zone to examine causes of the fire. -Associated Press.
Palestine Trusteeship ·
and Arabs, must be subdued and eliminated before there is any hope of a peaceful seitlement, The highly organised the
and
Jewish representative councils have given thele answer to the United States' pro- posal for UN trusteeship of Holy Land. It is a definite "No." accompanied by a declaration that it is intended to establish a pro- visional Jewish government May 10-the day after Britain finally surrenders her mandate. Arab, reaction to the United States proposal has been less
on
poslitve, but not antagoniatie, due natural- is to the fact that the latest sug- gealion means complete abandon-
ment of the original partitions plan. Here is presented the trux of the Palestine problem: the Jaws demand nothing
than
partition: the Arabs-refuse to consider the plan. And both aldes are so intractable that it appears hapeless to And a compromise. Trusteeship by
by the United Nations
is a compromise, possibly the only fensible one, but the
Mag with Partition. is low
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to
the
Implement 11. The, issue has stit to be considered, by the Assembly. Caunell, but' there is little doubt It will be formally approved. Tho task, will be to make the scheme operative.
The United States concelves trusteeship as the one means of peacefully solving Palestine. problem, but it only needs either the Jews or Arabs to refuse to have any truck with 11, And the warilke conditions which prevall today in the Holy Land will continue and become accen- luated. From whatever anglo the sutstion is studied, one is forced le the conclusion that ike mliliani elements In Palestine, both JowE
bo
warring *** Haganah have given sufficient notice that they are not to be won over by compromise; therefore, they must be rendered harmless, which, I would appear, must done by force. It is appareni that a successful trusteeship must have at Its coffmand troops and equip. ment by which I can impose Ita rules for law and order and make practicat its programme for the economic and financial stability of the country. · Where are those military forces? UNO possesses none at the moment, and so far, no member of the Assembly has shown suffelent courage to raise this vital queation. The nearest approach was made last week by Dr Trygve Lie, who, in somewhat hesitant tone, confessed that the United Nations would And it extremely difficult to enforce any major decision unless it WRE backed
adequate military afficult to see how forces. It is much longer UNO can sido-step this issue, particularly in view of the Jewish `decision to trusteeship, which means only one thing: that the Jewish triline organisations will continue their provocative neis of destroying life and property, and the Arabs will retaliate in kind;, unless someone, Is strong enough to come
along and slop them, Trusteeship, in this case, involves something
more than administrative". supervision: there must be the means and ability of safeguarding the peace and upholding the law.
evacuated from
within four months of the date or signature, That had not been done because of the lack of agreement on the setting up of the Free Territory, The latest proposal was an attempt to break the deadlock.
Gallacher,
Asked by Mr William Communist, why he did not arrange for the four powers to consult, in- stead of three powers issuing a de-. claration. Mr Bevin anid he was daily addressed by the Soviet, not through diplomatic channels, but over the wireless and through Pravda.
Mr Gallacher should not be 1-thin sinned.
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later. Approximately 700
were said to be attacking the uren. British artillery was standing by in Jerusalem as possible support for ilfeguard units which moved toward Neve Yarcov at midday.Associated Press.
In a better position to assume the He added that whatever discus-Husseini's headquarters at Ramallah great responsibility of calling a sions should take place at the United has for long been a thorn in the
pecial session of the General Nations, Britain's, policy would be Arab side.
Later in the convoy attack "two Ormly pursued. Assembly."
M. Camille Chamoun,
Despite the Cabinet solidarity on Jewish armoured cars enroute to re- lieve Neve Yaccov were "immobi- Lebanon, said the French proposal British action in Palestine, specula- for secret Council session to obtain iion that the Government will changelised" by Arab fire.
Women its mind and delby the departure evacuated from the colony, weeks and children were more details was not practical.
He said the Arab countries were from Palestine persists overseas and
ngo. It is now occupied only by prepared to help In maintaining has been fed. It is thought, by the order in Palestine, and do ask ton setting up a temporary Trusteeship have been killed in the ghing
recent United States proposal for the laganah.
Eleven Jews are now known to There was cheering when
Palestine Arabs to cease fire as soon Foreign Secretary sald: "The history
the Security Council reaches a decision, on condition that no "pro-sistent throughout", Mr Creech Jones
has remained policy
con- Neve Yaceov, Army sources sald of recent months has shown that
Vocations" come
Arabs from the Jewish 515 the
treaty provisions pence
for setting up Trieste as a Free Territory
side. He added that If the Assembly said. "Having referred the Palestine have been made unworkable."
on called
the basis of the question to an international forum, "The three Governments
American plan; the Arabs would be we declared that we would abide by have now
the decisions of that International become convinced -that the only Shanghai, Mar: 25.-Four prepared to discuss the matter.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, for the forum. We have not moved from satisfactory solution, both from the Customs workers of Marine Jewish Agency, said he would not that position."-Reuter. economic and political standpoint, Department were murdered by comment on the American proposal is the reversion of the territory lo Italian sovereignty," Mr Devin de- unidentified
recently until it is submitted formally to the while carrying out duty at Council. The debate then adjourned point 230 miles upriver from until Tuesday-Reuter. Hankow on the northern bank / BRITISH-DOUBTS. "Having reached this conclusion. of the Yangtse, according to the London, Mar. 24.-A high Go- the three. Governments thought it China Press today,
vernment source said on Wednesday better to say so." Mr Bevin added. While a gunboat of the Chinese, that the British Cabinet doubts that "We have received a reply from the Navy stationed in the vicinity of a temporary trusteeship over Pales- Italian Government stating that they the reported scene of massacre is line would be able to keep peace are ready to negotiate a protocol in being contacted for further detalls, there nccordance with our proposals. -We are waiting the reply of the So-it is learned that the four men were viet Government.
members of the crew of a Customs (for advice on the American trustee- sanipan which was burnt by bandits. ship proposal "probably would give d do not want to be drawn into They were attempting to re-erect a it but we do not think it will work,"
when ambushed-the source said. of reaching a solution Router. of this urgent problem by direct negotiation."
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The Cabinet carlier this week endorsed a decision to give up the British mandate over Palestine May 15 and to withdraw all British troops by August 1,
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America's Frightful New Weapons Of Wor
New York, Mar. 24.-The United States has developed A radioactive cloud that "kills anyone who comes in contact with it," the prominent acroplane manufacturer, Glenn L. Martin: snid on Wednesday.
"It is effective over a much larger, lying dormant fogeda time then area than the atom bomb and might making the victim with an 11-. make the area it touches radioactiveness from which he does not re- for an indefnite time," he added. cover."
Marlin said the cloud is spread by the wind and its use requires a suro. knowledge of weather conditions or it might backilre on the users.
He said that if another war comês: these weapons made it likely that Its ultimate course would be deter mined within 60 days.
The action came In the wake of the He also reported that the United United States withdrawal of support States has new atom bombs much lic from the Foreign Secretary. In reply to a Grande do Sul, Brazil, that
At a the United Nations plan to knowledge of weather conditions or
news conference at the further question whether it was also 200-tons Norwegian motor tanker divide the Holy Land into Jewish Japan which, he asserted, are Wings
Bald Club here, Martin proposed that the zone occupied by Fenja today sent out A distress and Arab states.
obsolete.
methods of making and testing Yugoslavia should be restored to signal stating a fire had broken out
Martin fold reporters that the U.S. radioactive clouds are top milltary The British Government source Italy, Mr Bevin replied "Certainly" on board.
emphasised that "it is not up to us Navy has perfected guided missiles secrets. (The British Government) to pro- with a homing device that can search "I can mention them because duce la solution. It is up to the out a ship at sea and destroy it. they were discussed recently in* ́a United Nations-they accepted the Martin also mentioned new scientific magazino articio."An responsibility."
bactoria weapons, some capable of sociated Press.
He also told the House of Commons The signal- was picked up when he could not say he was perfectly the vessel, which is on her way satisfied with the progress of the from Buenos Aires, to Curaçao, was reduction of German, war potential left the 'Brazilian, const-Reuter.