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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1947.
Vital Meeting Of Arabs
Theme Of Council Session To Be Action, Not Words Liberation Hqs. Set Up In Cairo?
"Unlikely
London, Dec. 8. Jewish Agency official were trankly scoptical today of press reports that their colleagues' in Falestine had approached the Brittals Army with the offer of military bases to Britain on
Cairo, Dec. 8.
condition that the Jewish Haj Amin El Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem and
state was to become part of the British Empire.
"We have heard nothing
of such an offer and wo think it extremely unlikely," a spokesman said.
"Buch a step could only be taken after" consultationis of the highest authorities of the Zionist movement, who have never considered any- thing of the kind."-Reuter.
Death Of Lord Croft
ISLEWORTH, DEC. 8. LORD CROFT OF BOURNE- MOUTH, FOR MANY YEARS ONE OF THE LEADING AD- VOCATES OF EMPIRE UNITY, HAS DIED IN MID- DLESEX HOSPITAL, AGED
60.
He was a former chairman of the Organisation, Committee of the Tariff Reform League,
exiled leader of Palestine's Arabs, is to be received in audience by King Farouk during
• his present visit to Cairo.
As soon as the present session of the Arab League discussing the Palestine partition here is end- ed, the Mufti will return to Lebanon where, according to Cairo reports, "Palestine libera- tion headquarters" have been set up.
world."
Date Advanced
London, Dec. 9.
An authoritative source today said the British Go- vernment had instructed its delegato to the United Nations (8lr Alexander Cadogan) to inform the United Nations Commission for Palestine that Britain Intended to lay down her Palestine mandate on May 15-United Press.
Jewish C-in-C
Shot Dead
TELAVIV, DEC, 9. HOSHUA GLOBERMAN, COM- OF THE THE
The Arab League Counciling Palestine at the moment session was described by quall-were those going to Britain for fled observers as the most routine demobilisation, vital turning point in the his- The suggestion, presumably tory of the modern Arab from Jowish sources, that the withdrawal of British troops' Its theme, they said, was "ac- and police would leave armed MANDER-IN-CHIEF tion not words,"
Jews and The elaborate security mea-other was incorrect.
Arabs facing each | TELAVIV AREA FOR sures at this sesaton have not
HAGANAH ORGANIZATION A battalion of British infan- WHICH IS TO PROVIDE THE been applied to previous meet-try is at present in a "buffer" BASIS OF THE JEWISH ARMY, Ings of the League and were position on the Jafta-Tel-Aviv WAS SHOT DEAD IN AN ARAB seen as underlining the grave border to prevent any large- TELAVIV HIGHWAY TODAY.
AMDUSI! ON THE JERUSALEM- nature of the matters being reale flare-up between Jews and discussed and the decisions to Arabs.-Reuter, be taken..
Ways And Means The talks are expected centre on ways and means of
to
Why Russia
Chairman of the Empire Indus-carrying out the decision to Voted As
tries Association and Chancellor of the Primrose League.
As Under-Secretary of War, he played a leading part in the formation of the Home Guard.
He
Chairman Wha
and Managing Director of Henry Page & Co, of Ware, and own- ed a coffee plantation in Kenya. When he became a peer in 1940, he had the unusual ex- perience of piloting bill through the House of Lords the day after he was intro-
duced.
a
His family had a remarkable Parliamentary record. There was a Croft in the House of Commons every century since the House began.-Reuter.
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Four Jewish bukineramen were stabbed to death in No Man's Landl
tween Jewish Telaviv and Arab.
No Man's Land was thrown into panie tonight 'when' the blast bomba, a burst of günfire and a brief clash between Arab and Jewish de- fence forces led to false reports of Amajor organized attack" by the
anals
and the panic Haga caused by members of the Jewish ex-j
organization, irgun Zvai
New York, Dec. 9. Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to tremist
Way
"protect" Palestine taken at earlier sessions. It is not ex- pected that the result of the discussions will be made public;) astatoment will probably bef made emphasising the unity of all member states and their London and delegate to the UNO Leumi, who, raced through the streets, determination to oppose the General Assembly, Shaikh Hatiz 1 trucks and taxicabs crying that the partition of Palestine.
Wabba, said today that Russia Haganah had failed to "hold the The Egypilan Senate ap- voted for the partitioning of fort." proved unanimously tonight a Palestine "because they would resolution calling on the Gov-like to use Palestine to get into ernment "to co-operate with the Mediterannean and other Arab and forolyn Govern- military base," ments opposing partition to pre- Acting as spokesman for the vent the execution of the init- ed Nations' decision by all pos- aible means.
ая
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to create confusion and establish
WAS
a necessity for recognizing the Irgun as the official defence force.
The Arabs, however, were in- Arab delegation leaving today, their minor No Man's Land attack, creasingly active and, aside from Wabba sald the Russians "were they forced a Britinh-escorted truck checked in Greece so they will convoy to turn back in the suburbs The resolution expressed the go to Palestine."
addition to ambushing the Senate's resentment at the "un- just decision by the United Na- get to the Holy Land he replied: ficers of that
Asked how the Russions could Haganah chief, Globerman,
was one of the highest-ranking of- tions General Assembly divid-"I don't know. Ask the Rus-Pres.
organization, United ing Palestine into two states aians."-Associated Prese.
contrary to the most sacred
rites of the Palestinian people:
and in contradiction of the
United Nations Charter." the Anglo-Dutch
In Palestine
Financial Conference
In Jerusalem, the. Paleating Government stated tonight that] the decision to withdraw Bri- tish and Arab troops from a number of Palestine Jewish areas had nothing whatever.
London, Dec. 9. to do with the general plan of
British and Dutch gources the withdrawal of the manda- sald today that Anglo-Dutch. tory power from Palestine,” trade and financial talks will The Government added that begin here about Dec. 15. The the withdrawal was being made discussions will be a continua- "with the object of taking nd-on of negotiations started last vantage of the offer by the March when the Dutch agreed. Jewish communities to assist to resume the export of con- In the maintenance of densed milk, bacon and eggs to Juw bud order within the United Kingdom.
| mixed · areas.”**
the Jewish community and ofA Duich Embassy spokesman making more British and Arab' police available for duty in, the which will include an Indone- said the Dutch. delegation,
The
Arab town of Jaffa headed by Dr. A. Tweep.
sian representative, will be which adjoina Tel-Aviv, is not included in this withdrawal, a spokesman of tho Government said.
of
concerned
Besides convertibility Palestine sterling, the financial discus- eions also will be As with a gettlement of mutual. It was officially stated, how-claims resulting from the war. ever, that the only troops leny-Associated Press.
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