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VOL. II NO. 247
TWO PLANE
CRASHES
Frankfurt, Oct. 18. - Three Americans were kill- ed in a crash of a C-54 air- lift plane at Frankfurt to- day.
The plane crashed near Frankfurt's busy Rhino main airport as it was coming in from Berlin to reload with food and coal.
The plane brought to 13 the number of Americans who have died to feed Berlin.
fighter An American plane crashed into a German farm house near Neubiberg air base today, slightly in- juring the pilot, but occu- pants of the house escaped injury.
First. The pilot Lieutenant John B. Daust of Berkeley, California.
was
An Air Force announce- ment said the plane, an F-47 Thunderbolt, was coming in for a landing when it struck the house a quarter mile
airport. from the sociated Press.
Le
21 Rescued
As-
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1948.
Jews Open Up
A Supply Route To Southern Desert
EGYPTIANS WITHDRAW
NEGEV FRONTLINE
With the Israeli army in the Negev, Oct. 18.-The Jews have Their supply blasted open their supply route to the Southern desert. lorries can be seen moving unmolested on the desert tracks East of Gaza and far South of what was until three days ago the frontline of the Egyptian army.
Fighting simmered to a standstill today when correspondents scrambled to a hilltop and looked into the Negev one of the bitterest issues in the Palestine squabble. Associated Press photographer James Pringle said he heard only inter- mittent shellfire and saw no fighting.
Once or twice planes circled high above and an Israeli conducting officer told reporters to take cover. No bombs fell and it was later acknowledged that the planes were Israeli.
From Capsized Security Council
Liberty Boat
Weymouth, Oct. 18-One mid- shipman has died and 28 ratings are feared, lost as a result of a Navy Liberty boat capsizing in a gale in lost night while Portland Harbour returning to HMS Illustrious, the 23,000-ton aircraft carrier..
Twenty-one men were rescued. Some swam to the Illustrious while others were picked up by boats. Richard The dead midshipman is Arthur Clough, of Oxford, who was rescued unconscious but dled with- out regaining consciousness,
Portland on
A Board of Enquiry Into the ac- cident will meet at Wednesday.
To
Discuss Palestine.
WILL FIX RESPONSIBILITY FOR
LATEST FLARE-UP.
Paris, Oct. 18.--The Security Council today was summoned to meet at 10.30 a.m. Paris time tomorrow to. consider the latest outbreak of war- fare in Palestine.
The Security Council President, Mr Warren Austin, called the session at the request of Dr. Ralph Bunche, United Nations Palestine mediator.
sources
The Security Council had decided for an immediate three-day truce
Saturday, when the Israeli | in Negov. Israel
here the United reported that a reply to the United Nations demand to halt the fighting, Nations' proposal was en route to
the UN headquarters. to take up the Palestine issue as
The Council will consider who is to the soon as possible," last run of
At daybreak today, ships-in-the Harbour searched the gale-lashod on seas of the Harbour for survivors. Government refected The Liberly boat overturned shortly before midnight when it was on its way out from Weymouth aircraft carrier: on its the night-Reuter.
EDITORIAL
The mediator acted before getting an answer from Israel to his proposal
Testing Time For The UN
FALLY
there
between the
the Palestine and
dispate problem, both now before
United Nations for consideration.
"Yet both aro pursuing
forum.
no
Berlin
the
similar
La
deny and
courses before that international
So far as Berlin
Kussians concerned the United Nations Jurisdiction 'flatly refuse to discuss the issue before the Security Connell. the case of Palestine, both Jews and Arabs reject United Nations effective trude, requests for an both claiming qualifying condi- tlon unacceptable to either side. The danger, in both instances, is greater than a mere stalemate. Nations Failure to accept, United
directives may Intervention and lead to grave consequences which the whole world will regret. In the Palestine Bottle respects
more
ellepute is
the
Ono affects the UN
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complex, Inasmuch that the United Nations
two are faced with
problems. Political Committee which is now meeting Count the late consider
final plan for the Bernadette'n partition of the Holy Land; the other impinges on the local authority of the United Nations of. 1tu through enforcement.
CERRO delegates' demands for a Are by Arabs and Jews milke. Superficially, the second -Leste
settle.
should be the easier to The Enlied Nations trdoo team not attempting to solve the whole Palestino problem for all
time. It works only to obtain a com- that will enable plote truco nerullations for long-term waille- ment. to proceed, under proper clrcumstances and in a reason- able atmosphere of conoillatory diplomacy, But Jaws and Arabs alike and reasons for refusing any such laying ", down of 'arms. The Jews Jaist that military until operations Faust;, continue the safety of Jewish traffic from Negev to Israeli territory a guaranteed; the Arabs refuse to
Opening the supply route to the 23 Jewish settlements cut off in the desert by the Egyptian lines was an avowed alm of the Israeli army since it provoked the current flareup on the Southern front by sending up an armed decos convoy into the Egyptian lines to draw an attack..
From a hilltop vantage point, re- | porters could see clouds of dust rising from Jewish lorries heading into the desert where an estimated 1,000 young Jews and Jewcisca have been supplied only with the meagerest rations since the Egyptians atormed into Falestine last May.
The Magdal biblical pressed.
other end of the line at near the ruins of the Ascalon is also hard
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Shanghal, Oct. 10-Shanghai today is facing an unprecedented perious economic altuation unequalled even In the darkest days of
fres!
food and other commoditles continue to be
the
War
A.#
virtually unobtainable,
The ceiling price enforcement, backed by severe penaliles, thể lack of public confidence in the new currency and the excess of demand over supply, have resulted in an almost complete stoppage of suppiles from the usual sources.
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In evidence again today are the symptoms of Inflation-t() i much money in circulation, shortages caused mostly by hoarding and feverish buying sprees designed to safeguard one's assets.
According to Chinese press reports. people with idle funds; having bought up all that they could think of buying, are now turning their attention to the Chinese coffin shops,
Several of these shops are said to have stready been emptied of their beaì 'grade caskets.
Stores selling funeral shrouds are also being ralded for gowns, shoes etc, of the finest raaterial, the reports added.
the boom
The shortage of fresh food is reflected in restaurant trade but restaurant owners are not happy as they are also experiencing difficulty in procuring supplies.
One restaurant owner said that many of the establishments would have to close by the end of the month-Reuter.
Berlin Crisis Coming To A Head
UN EXPECTED TO CONDEMN
SOVIET BLOCKADE
London, Oct. 18-The Berlin crisis may come to a head tomorrow in the Security Council, which is likely to vote without delay on a resolution con- demning the Soviet "blockade," according to observers in Paris. It was believed today that the opinion of the six "neutrals" had hardened in.that direction.
The Western powers were, in the meantime, con sidering replics drawn up by their experts to the ques- tions put by the Council on how the Berlin restrictions the Military arose and on the instructions given to Governors in Germany.
Gatow
MINERS FIGHT
CLASH IN FRENCH
·· COALFIELDS
to-
Paris, Oct. 18 ---French Re- publican security troops, using tear gas bombs, clashed night with about 1,000 atrik- ing miners and metal workers who sought to repccupy one of the pitheads in St. Etienne, Central Franco,
Early reporto said that there were injuries on both sides.
French troops were sent to the Central Franed, coalfolds. today for
the the first time since
miners' strike started a (week ago.
Ттоора
and Army engineers arrived in St Etienne to ensure the protection of volunteers or miners requisitioned to work the puraps and prevent the mines from being flooded, It stated at the Ministry of the In- terlor.
Was
Earlier, strike plekets had barred the entrance to strike-bound - mines in many regions in Franco following the decision of the Communist-led Miners Union to withdraw. Its --- 95- curity services for 24 hours in pro- test against the presence of polles forces and allegations of ‘repression against miners.
MAINTENANCE PROBLEM
A Ministry of the Interior official sald today that if the minera: could. not or would not work the pumps or›› ventilators, the troops would do so.
In the Puy-de-Domo Department, the security services were reported İto have been · maintained in some of the mines but discarilinued. In | others.
A spokesman of the Communist- controlled CGT minors' Federation told Reutor: "All-our members in the security services have, obeyal
warned
Faluja, an Arab village, on the In Berlin today, the pilot of an would not return to the City Hall the orders to strike for 24 hours. site of the ancient Palestine metro-American C-34, taking off from the for its regular meeting on Wednes. We accept no responsibility for the because eight, days airport, day, He said that the Council would con
consequences, polls and now the Eastern anchor British-controlled of the Egyptian frontline is among reported shell bursts near his plane again convene in the British sector. ago the Government was
However, ho said, the Magistrat what would happen if the police Arab bastions under attack, accord- at a height of 2,000 feet
The Incident was reported to the at a future date would attempt to were not withdrawn from the ing to Israeli army officers in the
American chief controller at the meet at the City Hall.
precincts of the mines." Gaza.
Berlin Alr Safety Centro, who
The acting Mayor.
At St Etienne, armed National said that Ernst HARD PRESSED
lodged a protest with the Soviet Reuter, Socialist leader, who was Guards occupied a number of pit- controller.
elected Mayor of Berlin, but was beads and took over the control of SECTOR SEALED OFF
barred from assuming office by the the pump and ventilation services. The Soviet sector of Berlin was Soviet veto, did not dare to attend No serious clashes were reported.
In St. Etienne Itself, the gas pres sealed this morning when the Ger- the press conference, as he planned, man police, acting on Russian orders, because the Soviet-controlled Ger- cure was reported to be weak on se began 3 big anti-black market man police established theck points count of the stoppage of one of the
the drive.
main roads entering the coke furnacest all roads and bridges on the sector
Control posts were set up near Soviet sector.
Three pits in the St Elleane region Three city
werd automobiles
were reported this afternoon boundary, and all vehicles and stopped at the check point of the have been occupied by strikera pedestrians were searched,
Brandenburg gate at the border of Reuter. The Soviet Sector German Police the British and Soviet sectors at Headquarters stated that all goods noon and are still being held late being taken from the Soviet sector
this afternoon, the mayor said. The would be to the Western sectors seized if not properly documented. Soviet sector police periodically
carry out such inspections. Mr John Dulles, foreign policy
WITHHOLDING APPEAL adviser to the American sidential candidate (Republican), Mr Friedensburg sold that he is Mr Thomas Dewey, sold in Paris temporarily dropping his plan to
At least a company of Egyptian troops may be cut off at Magdal, and are in danger of complete Isola- responsible for the new flare-up and on except by sex, what to do about it.
Dr Banche
and his aides in Palestine,
inc. believed that the fighting might be serious enough to wreck the formal truce which began threo months ago today.
The delegates
will have before them a joint proposal by Britain and China, calling for a new pledge by the Arabs and Jews to respect and give time to the the truce United Nations to try and work out a permanent Palestina settlement.
BUNCHE'S PROPOSALS
De Ralph Bunche, acting Unlied Nations mediator, today denounced the fighting In Southern Palestine as a "serious breach of the truce," committed after "careful prepara- tions."
In
report to the Security Couneli, in advance of the emergency meeting called for tomorrow, Dr Bunche proposed, the following basis for negotiations between the Jown and the Egyptians after fighting in the southern Negev area had been stopped:
Paging President Truman
New York, Oct. 18—A plan
Nations question
to send 1,000.000 telegramos * to President Truman demanding immediate United action on the Isract was announced today by the Lawyers Committee for Justice in Palestine,
The Chairman of the Com- milles, Mr Paul O'Dwyer, who announced the plan, said in a telegram to Mr Traman:
The fate of Israel is in your hands."
O'Dwyer described the Com- milice as a group of · lawyers and fudres established to review the United States proposals on Palestino-Reuter.
s
today that
Russian "backfired."
Pre-
at
S'hai Students Released
to
Shanghuf, Oct. 10. The speciat
his main Impression, appeal to intercede with the Russian tribunal yesterday afternoon re- afler a visit to Germany, was that Security police for the release of leased a total of 40 students on bail,
had the Western sector police arrested hus setting nearly half
alleged "professional"
#
Berlin policy in
of the at the City Hall after the Com- arrested The Russians, he said, had tried'
munist demonstrations.
frco after stadents to invoke starvation,
detention of discase and
He explained that he wanted to re than 50 days. fear to drive the Western
powers give General Kotikov more time The step taken by the tribunal out of their agreed positions.
to answer the letter he sent him, 10
belleved to be in response to a This policy had in fact caused the days ago appealing for the release pétition submitted by parents of the creation of the Western air lift, had of the 60 policemen.
students
improved morale in Western Berlin
being evacuated of its civil populace, servants, members of the
Socialist Unity
which includes Ministers and officers
not occupied at the time fighting Arab Lenguo as a ruling force for from the Soviet Zone, "where fear)
"
and terror reign."
pn
more
scoools and colleges at the end of AugustReuter,
Western Zones Merger
Almost Complete
Brms until the lay down their
the Jewish forces retire from
Arab Nerev area and permit refugees
repatriated. to be
belli- Against this backdrop of
United rerent intransigence the
Committee Nailons Political Attempting to make acceptable to Jews and Arabs the following of the future
The released for proposition
of
"It might make the negotiations aludents. Palestine: (1) Recognition
and Western Germany, and had the Berlin question In Paris were reported to have been accused the State of Israel; (2) the Negov
created "ever-increasing unity"
more complicated," Mr Friedensburg of only miner-offences. district in southern Palestine to
The tribunat, meanwhile, is com- among all sections of American life.said, "If the United Nationa Was be given to the Arabs, and not
MASS FLIGHT
confronted with a problem con-pleting an indictment against alleged the Jews as originally planned;
who werO The British-licensed Berlin news-cerning relations between Berliners "professional students (3) Western Galilee to be trans-
of ferred to the Jews Instead
DEPAN KESANTNURSE LAUREAT paper. Telegraf, today declared that end an occupation power."-United ariested at various local midillo
high civil Press. going to the Ambs as under the
Gaza is the Ministers of State,
Com- There are reports that
(Continued on Page 5). original plan; (4) Jerusalem to be under International control.
munist-dominated
trade union leaders, To the non-partisan this probably
Party, and 1. Withdrawal of forces of both of the newly formed Gaza govern were taking part in a mass fight appeals as a sensible solution of
the sides from any positions they had ment which was installed by the fron a tortuous problem, but
bellove
· Arabs, apparently, still
broke out last week. by The Jews they can out
Dr Friedensburg, acting Mayor of Jows, military acilen, while the
2. Acceptance by both the Jews Palestine. and the Arabs of conditions set seemingly, confident about ferri-
United Nations personnel are al-Berlin, told a press conference today torial and political-gaina tą dato, forth by the Central United Nations ready withdrawn to a base further that he was about to appeal to Dr
Argentine demand enough to
Truce Supervision Board regarding South, except for a skeleton staff. Juan Bramuglia, BIU, STOODY
dilemma' thus con-
movement of supply convoys along Those remaining have informed sklent of the Security Council, to more. The
release fronting the United Nations-win the Negev roads.
and west sector Barlin policemen Palestine is not dissimilar to that 3. Agreement by the Jews and Halte headquarters that their radio take steps to secure the
gear and other equipment is pack-elty officials held by
Russian Araba to negotiate directly,
by the. Ru concerning Berila. How can
Unlied Nations through
ed in Lorries ready to roll.". inter-
authorities. enforce its will and its decisions
He said that he had decided to without recourse to armed might mediaries, regarding the return of Israeli planes and artillery were
landa + well produce
to dispossessed which may
way end the appeal some days ago, but military conflet of world-wide. harvesting of crops, evacuation of heavily pounding the three
during the had held it until now to give the additional Commandant Jewish settlements held by the supply route to Gaza dimensions? On the other hand,
day, the army communiqued on the Russian
This united the economies of the United Nations cannot permit
Egyplans and permanent stationing
time to
to reply to his latest letter r6-
zones except the Russian zone of Its decisions to be daunted, more
of United Nations
observers spot. especially
Israelis have bludgeoned three questing that the prisoners, be Germany, save for a few activities even agreement can be reached with throughout Negev when they Involve
Icased
which will be
the Soviets regulated by con and city mutation among Dr Bunche still awaited: the reply wedges into the Egyptian line be- major political Issues. The moral
Today's agreement applies only to the British, French effect of an overwhelming..UN of the Jewish government to his tween Magdal and just eastward of West sector policemen
arrested during and Americans. officials were
the foreign trade of the threa plea for majority vote of censure, cKETY-
throo-klay..cooling-off Faluja, a strategist explained. The
the three
Western zones. It merges them all ing with 11 an' unequivocal period in the Negev areaUnited only Egyptian force on the forward 48-hour Soviet "sicge" of the city A similar fusion of
the Joint Export-Import Press
line sill outside the range of hall carly last month.Neuter. T REPORTED EXPLOSION......
22 zones along, political lines Under be accomplished by the Irizonal Agency (JEIA) which has been Jewish attack ta in Delt Jibrin, a ---ISRAELI COMPLAINT
Berlin, Oct 18 reported ex-government for which a constitution regulating the foreign trade of the village near Hebron in the Paris, Oct. 18.The Israeli dele-tiny
a Judean: foothills.
plosion of 35 rall cars loaded with being drafted by Germans at British And American zones,
7 gation in Paris tonight brought
The Offee of Foreign Trade, ammunition at a) Soviet sirport, was Donn
Completed a which has been handling the French When these steps are completed a one version given today of a blast which shook an American transport virtually complete new State of zones foreign business, will be plane taking off from Gatow airport. Western Germany will be created, closed and dealingas transferred-
leaving only the Russian zone out to JELA as rapidly as possible by MAGISTRAT'S DECISION *.
December 31 of the latest, thes Berlin, Oct-18 The Boting Mayor, |-side,
American, British and French official Announcement YAICHA Z Ferdinand Friedensburg, told a pruss conference today that, the Magistrat offefale have stressed that the sociated Press
directive has still to be demon- strated. It may work the trick. In any event the sooner it Lu tected the better, for the world will know once and for all Sunt Unlied Nations opinion what amounts to In the arbliration of bly disputes. The need for a speedy and decfalve UNTM verdict G even greater today than÷14 'was a week ago.
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a
Arabs,
formal complaint to the Security The Jewish troops spearheading Council against alleged Egyptian vio- an infantry drive southward, under lations of the truce in the Negev, the support of army artillery and The specific instances complained aircraft are battlehardened veterans of are obstruction and attacks on of campaigns throughout Palestine Jewish convoys on the Mojdal- Included are crack units which Faluja road and the Narallyoh road. helped to storm Lydda and Ramleh.
(Continued on Fare 5) --Associated Press.
Fro-
of
:
Berlin, Oct. 18.--An almost complete economid merger of the three Western zones of Germany was announced today. An agreement fusing the foreign trade" of the . French zone with that of the already merged British and American zones was signed by the Three Western Allied Military Governors.
Western State will be held open to make it an all German State when-