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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1946.

ARAB SCHEME FOR PALESTINE Independent State With Elected Assembly

Jewish Members Would

Be In Minority

London, Oct...

The full text of the Arab plan for an independent Palestine which formed the Arab counter- proposals to the British plan for provincial autonomy at the now suspended Palestine Conference in London was published today. The Arab plan proposes the setting up of an in- dependent state, with an elected assembly, in which the total Jewish representation should not exceed one-third and which should be fully created by December 31, 1948.

The Araba proposed:-

Manoeuvres In Med.

(BE JACK JENKINS)

HMS Mauritius, Get. 3.

terrancan Fleet started another war stimulated operation today when the naval forces einiged in punitive expedition against "Blue Land." minor power

guilty of mirac

-Cyprus rensesorited Bae Land. whose guns

nuated on Cap Arnout in the north-west

hai Dard against peaerful ship.

1) The High Commissioner for Palestine should' nominate a provisional government copaist- ing of seven Arab and three

100-TON TANK

Aberdeen, Marylatid, Oct. 4.

The US. Army's mightiest “sceret-wcupon”~~u~zuper“ heavy tank of nearly 100 Lons; has come on public

view The double tracked

„T-28 was intended for assaulį. on the German west well, dut whi never used. It mounti a": 103 ^ millimetre gun.-Asso-. clated Press...

British

Officials

Jewish Ministers of Palestine Accused

-nationality.....

Moscow. Oct. 3.

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news.

INCREASED ACTIVITY

BY JEWS FORECAST

Jerusalem, Oct. 3, Increased Jewish activity against the Palestine Government, as the result of the ten-week ad- journment of the Palestine - Conference ́in London, was forecast today by the Jewish Re- sistance Movement's secret radio "Voice of - Israel."

Declaring that "Haganah (Jewish Resistance Movement) will now increase its manifesta- tions of resistance," the radio asked the mili- tary authorities to inform the Jewish com- munity of the fate of 12 Jewish illegal immi- grants who, it alleged, were taken to a mili- tary hospital in a serious condition and had not been heard of sir "e. Members. of the Jewish froons of the Sixth Airborne Agency Executive held a special Division. Six people were de meeting today to consider the tained, following last night's adjournment of the London outing identification check in conference. The Agency spokes ali cafes and restaurants in

British Troops At Basra

London, Oct. 4.

Reuters Diplomatic corres- madent states that the 2,400 troops who have left Bombay "ard" "Karachi are boundTM*for Hasra. He adds that they are part of a general process of "personnel "replacement"=""which" started over two months ago, acording to a Foreign Office spokesman.

Since this was part of a plan "of reorganisation of British troops in Iraq, the latest 'ship- ments did not indicate any net addition to the British military strength at Basra which was at the moment of corresponding numbers,

The question has immediate relevance in the view of ob servers hore to the disturbed situation in Southern Iran, be [cause in July, when the first India, an official Government-of replacements were sent from india atatement indicated the transfer was designed to take care of British interests.

A Foreign Office spokesman

was no threat to British it.

tercats and it is not thought in informed quarters here that there is any likelihood of Bri tin troops becoming involved

Admiral Is Very Sorry

2) The provisional govern ment should prepare an electoral.. register and hold elections for Charges that British consuls a Constituent Assembly. tried to engineer the tribal up

(3) The provisional govern-risings, in Pereia, were made Cruise sains of Britain's Mediment shuld submit to the Con- by a special correspondent in man sal later that, despite all Natharya, a Jewish seaside re said today that at present there

stituent Assembly a draft, can- Teheran of the Soviet

difficulties and thelays the sort, halfway between Tel-Aviv Agency was anxious as ever and Haifa, it was announced t atilution which would embody paper "Pravda" today. retain directives. iscued by the

He wrote: As stated in to find a solution to the Pales- day. Commissioner. High

They

tine problem, ia conjunction A 17-year-old Jewish youth various public circles and in would lay down Umat Palestine the press in Teheran, the 13 with the British Government." was found shot dead on the should be an unitary state with f a democratic constitution and plan plot for the rising of the The spokesman continued: "The Jerusalem Tel-Aviv railway line an elected legislature. The liqui tribes was prepared by knger the delay goes on the early this morning. Until thin the Iranias revolt-Reuter,

worse the internal situation evening, there was no report sanctity of Ioly places and English agents headed by Mr.

Trt the British Consul- terida to become. One can only explating the circumstances of fdam of religious practice General in Ahwaz.

look forward to the coming | death" Farers of e majar power would be guaranteed. Applica-

To organise the uprising, months with despondency and Eliezer Neumann, 38-year-old "Re Land," including Naval and tion for naturalisation could

Aarro."

caretaker of the Great SynaRO- Marine landing parties, concen- only be made by those who had Trott went to Ispahan at the beginning of September." A

Questions demanding an imque In Tel-Aviv, where British trated at sea and in anchorage. en legal residents in Pales secret meeting took place at mediate solution were immigra troeps discovered arms and in eastern Crete, moved euste | -ne for the ten prece link years.

which,. beniden Mr Tratt, tion, deportation of immigrants ammunition and A military. word last night.

"Teaching Of Arabic there Comnianded

San Francisco, Oct. 3. present several to Cyprus and conditions in dia- clothing dump on July 31, ca-

Admiral Halsey, in an emotion. Harold R. G

Private schools and universi-other British consuls. Accord-placed persons camps, the before a military court in shaken voice, before the American cruiser Mauritis, the attacking les fould be established, sub- ing to the plan worked out, the spokesman added.

Jerusalem today, on three char~ Lexion convention today, repeated force includes the cruisers Liver-fect to the compulsory teaching Bakhtiari tribe was to capture Search By Paratroops

ges of "unlawful. possession."that he was sorry the atomle pool and Leander the aircra.t of Arabic, and to Government Ispahan.cn, September 16 and A search of the, Jewish com. He pleaded "not guilty."

bomb had been invented and re- Carrier Ocean and the deatrovers control to prevent subversive then move on to Khuzistan.munal settlement of Kfar Bilsu Arsenal Of Desperadoes seated auggestion that it had Chieftain, Chivalrous, Polican and taching with the object of Reiter.

was made today by British

won the Japanese war. Brissendes and two tank. landing creating common allegiance."

Major W. E. Stubbs, military

Admiral

hallway prosecutor, opening the proceed through ingy, said: "This synagogue, ing with modern weapons, ex. this house of prayer, was turn-temporaneously declared that he ed into an arsenal" of "despera-meant what be recently had said does:"-

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the atomic bomb.292. Inside the courtroom, #

bamb 'came on "us' variety of pistols, ammunition,

and I

I am very sorry that that. terrible detonators and odd assortment hands. I am sorry it was used

power

Inte man's of battledress, police tunica and

an-Japan-not because of the caps and British Army ·wea... Japanese people have no wym pons were piled up in front of patay for them. But I was in-

command of the Third Fleet when

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Rear-Admirs] by -Kinuhan in the

Jews couldnse-Hebrew

The Blur Land forces, com manded by Rear-Admiral of Dex- the second official language troyers Edward D. McCarthy in where they formed an- absolute- the cruiser Pheebe. Includer the majority. The High Commis- destroyers Saumareze and Cour- pioner's directives would also age. They are steaming from tha lay down that, in no case should northern Aegean to intercent and the number of Jewish repre- attempt to divert the Red Landsentatives exceed one-third of expedition-ta Cyprus.

Aircraft

from the carrier on reconnaissance are searching for the Blue Land Forces Beuter.

the total number of members.

No More Immigration

were

1

American Split On Pacific Defence

of the legislature, and that the distribution of representation in the legislature would be ade-. Later quately reflected in the Execu- The 14,000 ton aircraft carrier tive and Administration. "Ocean" came under short range torpedo and gunfire attacks by

Unless and until legislation the "enemy" destroyer "Chaplet" provided otherwise, Jewish im- and was adjudicated sunk in the migration into Palestine should... British Mediterranean Fleet ex-be entirely prohibited and the ercises now taking place.

existing land transfer restric- "Ocean" belonged to the Red, tions should remain unchanged; Lahd feet now steaming towards changes in these matters being Cyprus escorting landing partiss permitted only with the con To attack the minor power "Blue sent of the majrity of Arab Land" which has been guilty of members of the Legislative. As- piracy. The carrier encountered

sembly. Choplet," which was assigned to defend Blue Lind before dawn

yesterday morning,

"Chaplet proclaimed herself a Greek destroyer and under this ruse brought the "Ocean" under a surprise attack, "Choplet" in turn was then proclaimed as sunk by "Mauritius."

*

The passage of the Red Lant force to Cyprus continued yestër- day without air support and with some change of course towards the evening to confuse the enemy,

Reuter.

Wallace Hits! Back

1!

Washington, Oct. 4.

The clashing of diplomatic and military views has

cast uncertainty over the outcome of the Amthe three-man-court. erican-Australian negotiations aimed at joint operation of wartime bases in the South Paci- fic. Involved are issues of high strategy, such as uncertainty over the value of bases as security outposts and the potentialities of long range aerial warfare.

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un statement made at the it was dropped SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 1946, at 12:30 PM. time of his arrest on August 2.ments that bomb "dropped: 10 the accused denied any previous days before the Japanese turned knowledge of the arms dump atomic bomb must never be allow- in their suits won the war. The found in the cellar of the Greated to drop on thle country of ours. Synagogue-Reuter.

We should outlaw it. But in out- awing it, let us be sure. It is utlawed and not only on paper. We want to be sure that that thing is not riven to

else."" Anyone

Military authorities near Pre-

SIAM RICE sident Truman's administration) say privately that since Japan's

Bangkok. Oct. 4: defeat and liquidation her coun- {try's immediate interest in the Nawasawat "Khamrong, reveals.

Rome, Oct. 2.: deal has ocased to be "must". that the rice shipment in Sep-

A six-man delegation of Swe- This reasoning has been disputed tember totalled 30,000 tons. He dish industrialists and union ré however, partcularly in American; added that 42,000 tons were presentatives seeking Italian skill- diplomatic quarters. on the available against a target of led labour for Sweden, arrived in grounds that the United States 62,000 but the British were Rome yesterday and will begin has spent millions of dollars in unable to ship any more than negotiations with the Italian au- Haganah yesterday issued a war-time development on such 20,000,-Reuter. manifesto commenting on the

torilles today-Associated Press. adjournment of the

bases as the' big,naval installation London-at Manus. eco Palestine Conference, celar-

The Siamese Premier Luang Associated Press. Haganah Up

-Guarantees concerning: Jewish rights could only be amended with the consent of the majorie ty of the Jewish members of the Assembly.

In Arms

Wher this constitution has been adopted, the plas tinued, the provisional gov-ing:- ernment should bold parliamen- tary elections, the head of state would be appointed and Britain end her mandate and remise the independence of Palestine.

Treaty With Britain A treaty of alliance would be concluded between Britain and the new state. -, !'.

The assumption of powers by the head of the Palestine-state should take place not later than Washington Oct. 4December 31, 1948. The High Henry Wallace today slammed Commissioner would retain the hack at Bernard Baruch, declar power of veto throughout the Ing the latter becks to intimid | transition period-Renter an and still fails to come

ate

grips" with the stamle enzzes

problems

He

declared Baruch's "stubborn

and inflexible position" snags

Harry S. Truman. fold a news conference, the con- troversy was purely between Baruch and Wallace but he pre- Axiously made clear he "supports Baruch's, atomic energy proposal to the United Nations as the Ad- ministration

Dolicy Associated

•Press

· LOSING THEIR

NATIONALITY

Argentine Food For

India

Mr.

Jerusalem, Oct. 4.

Chinese Request

In brusque words, some military experts ask: "Who is going to si-. effendis to decide the numbers done for years to come as a

"We will, not allow Arab tack down there?" They say Japanį va f Jewish immigrants Palestine. We will continue, toties now for developing her navy; for naval" power; Chino lacks facili- fight to bring our brothers Russia has none of importance at here."

the moment; and British security)

To

World Bank Withdrawn

Washington, Oct. 4.

Leaders of Futurwah, the interests in the Pacific do not The Governors of the 38-nation World Bank' were Arab military organisation clash with those of the United here, yesterday met Jamal Bey States. Husseini, head of the Arab

Air War

Party which sponsors it, and this group does acknowledge drafted the stand it would take the possibility of war by nir, sing

confronted with the problem of whether Italy could pay Russia's $100,000,000 reparations only with the money borrowed from her former enemies through the Bank.

in offering to merge with the long distance planes and guided rival army of Nejeda "to form missiles. Hence the question is It is thought that the United the world silver price.

common front to defend the still open concerning the ultimate States will ask for a proviso

Participating nations might

Arabs of Palestine against advisability of retaining and de-forbidding such use when include China, Mexico, Peru, Jewish colonisation and attack, veloping Manus and other Pacific Italy comes before the Bank India and possibly the United Sources close to the Arab bases, from which a counter Board Governors today Leek States and BritainAssociated Higher Executive said that yes-attack could be launched in event ing membership. The Inter Press terday's meeting resulted in of a "final act of amalgamation of America's chain of mid-Paciixed membership to Italy, Tur surprise assault against natiual Monetary Fund grant- Faturwah and Nejada and that bases or even against the western key, Syria, and Lebanon after a manifesto wquld be lasued on mainland of the American" con- Saturday confirming the ar- Haent Associated Press. Tangement. SZA

The underground station

“Voice of Israel" alleged that

12 Jewish passengers were wounded when a British board-

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spirited battle by Yugoslavia sgainst admitting the Italians. The action boosted the "Fund's membership to 48 nations. Specifically, stated an official,

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Atlantic City Oct General Alexander Vandergriff, erstwhile enemies. Each coun- the International Conference of Stater, the sion to Argentina, announcing, result of the wrongful use of

San Francisco, Oct., 3. try will be considered IndiviTourist Organisations said yester France, Denmark, Norway, Swit-U.S. Marine Corps Commandan that his mission had been "com-ras by the British Navy"

Mr. Robert Patterson, United dually as their application ar- day..

zerland and Canadá, said the Corps is now at its post- pletely successful," disclosed to

Tha 40-nation conférences war authorized strength of 100,000 The broadcast alleged that States Secretary of War, has rives."

Only the Czechoslovak delegate, Washington, Oct. 4.1 day that 17 ships laden with some of the 12 had been blind called for a regular territorial China withdrew her request I. 1. Herec, disagreed.

winding up its four-day agenda men and "before long wsS, WHI The US State Department says Argentine foodstuffs were at ed and demanded "international and reserve force of five million for a higher Fund vote Voting "Nearly every family in our into which it was written resolp have an excellent division d that hundreds of naturalized Americans caught abroad will lose in the high seasca, the investigation of the gas used men, kept up to strength by a strength in the Fund is proper country was bereaved and wind tons to urge Governments to fence force which will be ready

way to India. their "citizenship when the period He, told Renters: "I have a Palmacherp gramme which would train 726 tion and a country's borrowing he said

ers: "I have ar- by the British in boarding the universal military training pro itoate to the money contributo forget our razed villages simplify panports and visal and for anything.Associated. Freit..

* permit the interchange of tax free of return expires October 14. ranged that another three fist The official British announce 000 youllis for the Army every position is also fixed by vote.

Delegates from Holland, Bel-Lourist propaganda, and the pro- The Senate falled to pass the bul Argentine ships, carrying alrument said that "tear gas had Whelp

Balenthetne which wit 30,000 tons of grain, should been used Associated Press. Spealing to the American The Fund cures depreciation of glum and Luxembourg are to meet posed drafting of a uniform sys

those stranded abroad start loading within ten days.

a country's currency to be ap- at the end of this month to dis-tem of collecting national tourist through no fault of their own. Tha A further 110,000 tona will be

Legion Convention here, he approved, if necessary, to correct cuss their joint, extorts to “per statistics Associated Prezą. pealed to Congress, to approve unemployment of a chronic or. pefitate the battlefields of North- Department, expects the next Con- den as soon as the ships char RICE FAILURE

the training programine releas persistent character arising The Low Countries, in consulta- gress to pass the retroactive ex- tered by the British authorities Batavia, Oct. 4ed by the War Department yes from antayourable trade balon with France and with Allied tension bill-Associated Press can race to Buepos Aires har- An Insect plague and an un-terday as part of the American

bour which it is expected will precedentedly long draught Army's "blueprint for the The Fund approved a plexi- leave for future Tourists a com

military authorities, are trying to Canberra, Oct. 3. || be done within the next ten have caused a fallure of most future jardunegro p Mr Joseph B. Chifley, the Aus dayé

of the rice crop In the South Mr. Patterson proposed are cal resolution proposing study tralish Prime Minister, announced I have been able to obtain Celebes, north of Cava, thegular United States Army of of the possibility of stabilizing a bit as possible of the today that negotiations were pre-export licenses during my Ave Netherlands News Agency re- 1,000,000 men 100,000 in the ceeding with the Bri ment for the acou

year.

works" negotiations in Argen- ports. Although rice planting air forces Lina for 804,000, tons of food areas had been considerably ex-ground stuffa to be shipped to India to tended little or nothing, will be envisaged 1. relieve the Immediate tinaion."|avallalile for export this year. | 682,000′ men

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