1947-12-17 — Page 9

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Jerusalem, Dec. 15.

British forces are expected to have completed their scheduled withdrawal from the Jewish areas of Tel-Aviv, Ramat Gan and Petah Tigvalı by midnight tonight, it was officially stated here.

A 500-strong force of Jewish civil guard-the Mishimar Haam will begin taking over security duties tomorrow in this area, a quad- rangle in which roughly two-thirds of the Palestine Jewish population lives.

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This Jewish force will also be A Transjurdan Frontier Force responsible for pilleing five Arab car was blown up and an Arub villages. with a population ct trooper wounded "near Mustashfo 5,000 in the area,

police station, eastern Jerusalem. today. An official, report later stated that a sergeant

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the Arabs of Frentier Force were wounded when grenades were thrown and nt two nutomatic fire direct

Frontier Force Trensjordan vehicles in enstern Jerusalem. one of the vehicles being burnt out

One Arab was killed and seven others wounded when four Jews wearing British Army uniforms. believed to be irgun Zval Leur terrorists attacked an Arab bus

A dusk-to-dawn curfew in this restless area between the two cltics is still being enforced British troops.

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Bazaar Rumours

Rumours sweeping the bazaars of Jerusalem's Old City today reported the secret return to Palestine of Abdul Khader Hus- hhkin kinsman of the exiled Murt and a former Arab guerlila leader in the 1997 disturbances.

He was here, the rumours said, fr organise active Arab resis- tance to the partition of the country.

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Haganah Claint

The Jewish defence organisa tlan, Haganah, claimed today to have destroyed an Arab forward defence position and to have in. ficted casualties when gun duels between Arabs and Jews south of Holon, in the Jaffa district, were renewed this morning.

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Parls, Dec. 15. Twelve persons have been detained for questionlag after black, market traffick- ing In bonds, the Ministry of Interior announced tonight, At least $100,000 is involved. Among persons detained is 442 American. Herbeth Zweig, 29-year-old member War the United States

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Cabinet Reshuffle

ROME, DEC. 15. SIGNOR RANDOLFO RA- COLARDI AND SIGNOR GIUSEPPE SARAGAT, LEAD. ERS OF THE REPUB LICANS AND RIGHT WING SOCIALISTS, RESPECTIVE- LY, HAVE JOINED SIGNOR LUIGI EINAUDI AS, ITA- LIAN VICE-PREMIERS THE EXPECTED RESHUF- FLE OF SIGNOR ALCIDE DE GASPERI'S CABINET.

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Signor Cipriano Facchinett! (Republican) becomes Minister -ef Defence; Signor Ludovico Daragona (right wing. Social- ist) Minister of Post and Tale- communications; and Signor Roberto Tremelloni (right wing] Socialist) Ministry of Industry and Commerce.*

The present Minister of De- fence, Signor Mario Cingolani, and the presens Minister for Posts and Telegrapha, Signor | Umberto Merlin, have been dropped from the Cabinet, but. the Christian Democrat, Signor Giuseppe Togul, lately Minister for Industry andi Commerce, remains in the Cabinet 08 Minister without Portfolio,

The new Ministers will bu Aworn in tonight by the President . of the

Re- public, Signor Enrico de Nicola, After the Prime Minister has announced the new Ministers to the National AЯsоmbly.

It was understood here that one of the first things to be de

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which will have the support of 320 out of the Assembly's 550 Deputies, will be the postpone- ment of the forthcoming gen-]

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From Cairo, Reuter reports that Arab League leaders, in- cluding the Secretary-General, Azzam Pasha, and the Muni of Jerusalem, met there for twol hours today. The delegates de- clined te make any statement after the meeting, from which the Premiers of TransJordan and Iraq were absent-Router.

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