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THE CHINA MAIL, MON DAY, DECEMBER. 9, 1946.

PALESTINE TALKS PROSPECTS Arabs Again Expected To Boycott Conference Unsettling Move

By Mr.

Byrnes

London, Dec. 7. The Foreign Office has announced that the re- sumption of the Palestine conference will be postponed until a date in January to be au- nounced later...

This is the second time the conference has been adjourned: It was put off on Oct. 2 till Dec. 16, chiefly because of the impending session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York at which many delegates to the London conference, including the Foreign Secretary, Mt. Ernest Bevin, had to be present, United Nations affairs will Baste on Monday, writes Reu probably now detain Mr. Beyinter's Diplomatic Correspondent. and other interested parties in It may be definitely re the United States until too late aimed." a spokesman of the to make the necessary prepara | Arab Office in London told Ren-j

tar today: "that the exchange of But the postponement w [letters which has taken place men that, the World Zionist between Mr. Bevin and Mr. Congress at Bale will be over Byrnes will not make any differ- and if the Jewish delegates de-ence to the Arabs' stand on the cide to attend the conference, it question of a joint Arab-Jevish would be possibic for them to conference with the British come with a full mandate from ¦ Government,' their people.

tions.

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Still Refuse

DON'T WANT TO Mr. Byrnes

GO BACK

Mombasa, Dec. Guards with fixed bayonets cordoned off a large area of the Kilindin docks when the Dutch (juer Johum van Alden- derne Weldt docked fram Bombay

after reporta of trouble aboard with German priannera-ef - war, internces and merchant seamer, being repatriated to Germany from fadio.

They stated that thep did not renal të gà back to Ger- many---Beuter.

Wants Armies To Be Reduced

Washington, Dec. 8.

· In a surprise move which strikes hardest at the Russian Armies (deployed over Eastern Europe. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes of the United States pro- posed to the Big Four Foreign Ministers Council two slashing reductions in American, British, Russian and French forces occupy- ing Germany, Austria, Poland and the Balkans.

them on any basis save that of abandonment of Zionist claims. The Arabs will, therefore, per sist in their refusal to atter a joint conference.

The first of these cuts would re There is nothing new induce the total of all big four ac- Mr. Bevin's assurance to Mr.cupation fortes in Europe by next Pyrnes that the British Gov- April to 620,000 men Jernment would give full and cnly 240,000 Russians.

equal consideration to all pre- posals put forward by either side and that they are not yet emmitted to any specific view, But the Arabs have made their

ticability:

including

IKE KILLS A RUMOUR

"Washington, Dec. 7. General Dwight Eisent hower, U.S. Chief-of-Staf suid, today that no atomic bonas ar fasionable materials have ever been sent to Bri tain or any other country.

His remarks were made in reply to qucatimu about published statements that the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin had come to the United States to discuss atom bombs.-United Press..

Fog And Ice

In Britain

Hope For Missing Sub Dies

"Paris, Dec. 8.

A spokesman for the Ministry of the Navy said yesterday that all hope of finding alive the

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French submarine 2326 must now be given up.

The submarine is reported to have hit a floating mine, off Toulon.

The Ministry spokesman denied rumours that Admiral 'A.. Lemon-' nier, French Naval Chief of Staff. was on board the missing under- sea craft and explained that Ad- miral Lemonnier had gone to Toulon to conduct rescue-opera-"| Jons-Associated Press. Too Deep

Toulon, Dec. 7, The names of 17 Freach naval officers and ratings, be lieved to have been trapped ia metres under the aca, were re- the submarine No. 2326 100 leased this afternoon by head- quarters of the search operation which has now been in progrese for nearly 48 hours without

London, Dec. 7: Fog and ice-bound Then under Byrnes' proposal roads caused traffic de- another blanket reduction of one fourth to one third would be put lays and collisions in through.

parts of Britain today. British Foreign Secretary Ernest! In the peak district of Derby-any success.

shire, it began snowing in the early afternoon.

In London, thick frost in the morning was succeeded by heavy rain.

SOCIALISTS MEET IN PRAGUE

Last night's promise by the United States Secretary of The spokesman continued: attitude to all partition schemes Bevin was expected to support State. Mr. James Byrnes, that "The Arabs have always reject-perfectly clear. They discussed the proposal vigorously but V. M. the United States will pended all invitations to conference the, Morrison plan which pro-Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, observers to the Palestine com-with the Zionists, because, in posed one form of partition has not made known his stand on former if both Jews and Arabs | their view, a vital considera with the British Government the matter-Associated Press. agree in attend, is expectedt i ton of principle is involved in and rejected it both оп the well-informed quarters in Lon this matter which they are de round of principle and prag- dion to have an unsettling effect mined not to forego. on the Arab delegates, though "This consideration is that *They would, a fortiori. re- it my also have a decisive in the Zionists have no right to feet duy more drastic form of flaner on the debates in the Palestine, and that it is impes-partition, and cannot therefore Zionist Congress due to open Insible for the Arabs Lo meet agree to enter again into any discussion of such schemes ither at a joint conference or even in bilateral negotiations with the British Government,

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Snags In Egyptian Treaty Talks

London, Dec. 8..

informed source said yesterday that Britain was considering "at the highest levels" differ-

ences with the Egyptians over interpretation of the agreement revising the Anglo-Egyptian, treaty of 1936.

The list neither confirmed nor there were 23 men aboard. denied earlier reports that

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Admiral Lambert, who directing the search operation, stated in Toulon this afternoon: remains of finding the i/'Only one chance in 10,000 now aub- marine. The chlope is that the submarine did not sink after all but was disabled on the surface.

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Three high ranking Freuch officers were reported, to be en beard the 250 ton French sub- inarine, 2326, which is believed sunk by a mine off Toulon with 23 on board-Associated Press.

bitter experiences in the past, are naturally suspicious of any form of American participation in negotiations over Palestine. The American Government is not an impartial party. It has con- sistently supported the Zicntat. cantse. It is now pressing for a solution favourable to the Zionists. Ils representation on. any cnference on the Palestina An question. even by mere obgar- vers, would. amount to weight- ing the scales ~ against· · the Arabs and would. preja- dice, as American intervention has already prejudiced, the A Foreign Office spokesman de- unsatisfactory, both the Egyptian chances of a reasonable and clined to comment on a report in Government and the Opposition just solution being reached." the Cairo newspaper "Akhbar el would be united to break negotia Home

Since the Arabs persist in Yon" that an Egyptian authority flons. Associated Press. refusing the right of the United (had said that some British Foreign States Government to concern 'Office officials are trying to force itself with the Palestine ques- [the Egyptian Government to ac- tion, fears were being express cept the British interpretation of cd in well-informed quarters the revised today that the offer of Mr. treaty worked out at conferences Byines to send observers might of Prime Minister Sidky Pusha netually become a deterrent to and Foreign Minister Ernest future Arab participation at Bevin, The conference.

Lebanese Anglo-Egyptian Premier Resigns

The spokesman said on Friday His known, that some Arab that several formal points were delegates already consider that raised for clarification by the a further session of the Pales- Egyptians when they notified the tine conference would be scarce. British that Parliament, in o ly worth while from their point secret session, had approved the of view,

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