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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1947.

ARABS' PALESTINE STRATEGY Guerilla Bands "To Create Havoc" Vulnerability Of Jewish Villages

Cairo, Dec. 21.

The Arab states are reported to have planned to aid the volunteer guerilla bands upon which many Arabs rely to create such havoc in Pales- tine that the U.N.O. will back down on parti- tion.

The volunteer bands will be composed mainly of Palestinians, but under the reported plan the Arab Governments would permit volunteers to join them freely and would help them get arms and equipment. Between attacks on Jewish set tlements and convoys, the guerillas may

be expected to pull back into neighbouring Syria for rest and refitting

Regular Arab armies, by the plan, was conunue to guard the borders of the Holy Land pond. ing the British withdrawal of troops. About that time, another meeting of Arab representativos

ARMS FOR CHINA

Halifax. Dec. 21. The

Chronicle Halifax said today that more than 600 tons of small arms am- munition and six fighter planes destined for China will be loaded on board the freighter Islandaide at Hall- fax within few days.

The newspaper said the shipment is part

of

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deal between the Govern- ments of Canada and China for the Balo of surplus Canadian war equipment.— Associated Press.

West Java Cabinet Decision

BATAVIA, DEC. 21.

A CONFERENCE OF INDONE- SIANS FROM WEST JAVA TODAY ADOPTED A RESOLU- TION TO FORM A PROVISION-

from Egypt, Saudi Arabla, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Yemen probably will be held to decide what to do next.

The major question concerning the Arabs now is the strength of the guerilla banda and the ability of the Haganah, Jewish dafence army, to protect the Jewish settle. ments and food supplies against Arah attacks.

Bloodshed

The Haganah is far better or- ganised and equipped than were the Zionists during the Arab re- volt of 1936-30. It seems certain that there will be much more bloodabod

on each sido. Thou. Aands fell in the Arab revolt.

The great number of Jewish settlements in the Holy Land tenda to disperse the Haganah, in defiance If the military rule to concentrate forces. Many of the settlements, however, are well fortified and strategically placed for defence.

Jewish settlements in the pro- posed now Azab stalo area pre- Bont a special problem. Should he regular Arab armies mova into this area after the British pull out, Haganah, or the Jowish atate, may be forced to decide whether to send Jewish forces in to pro- tect the gattlement,

(Left to right) _Sheikh Ibrahim El Fadly, Saudi Arabian minister in Cairo; Sayed Ali Al Muayad of Yemen' (in white turban), Emil Mardom Bey, Syrian Premier and, extreme right, Abdel Rahmen Azzam Pasha, Secretary-General of the Arab League-seen at Almara airport, Caire, following arrival of Mardam Bay from Damascus to attend the Arab League conference' on Palestine at Cairo. (APhoto)

Defence

If a great deal of blood is shed In the coming months, the pro. blema undoubtedly will corne ho fore the United Nations again. Mr. There is widespread speculation among Arabs as to whether Ameri. can volunteers would be permit ed to police Palestine.

Soviet Arms?

There is also

the about

but

Winds Up

In U Saw Trial

8 Dead When Swiss Ammo. Depot Explodes

Berne, Dec. 21.

Rangoon, Dec. 21. Derek Curtis Bennett, K.C." told the Burmese assassination tribunal today that the evidence marshalled before it had smashed the prosecu- tlon's case against the pre-war Fremier, U Saw. Winding up the case for U Saw, who is charged with abet- speculation ment in the murder of th creation of an Prime Minister, Aung San, and AL WEST JAVA GOVERNMENT, International force to do the other Burmese Ministers and ACCORDING TO A DUTCH policing,

Arabs believe conspiracy to liquidate the Gov- REPORT FROM BANDOENG. the United States would balk

arnment, Mr. Curtis Bennett at having Russian troops too close declared, "My case is that U

close The conference asked the Con- to the Middle Eastern oil fold Saw is not guilty, that he did trni Netherlands East Indies In Beirut last night, a high Government in Batavia to turn Lebanese official sald he feared over the righta of authority to Soviet Russia might offer arms the Provisional Government as to the Arabs for tee in Palestine soon as possible, the report said. and the Arabs would accept them." Details of the Government's He said there had been ne Soviet status would be completed at an-overtures yet. other conference to be held soon.

The Saudi Arabian legation hero teaved a Foreign Office com The resolution was adopted

nubique after a four-day

emphasising King debate during Saud's intention to prevent any which proposals were discussed attacks on Americans in his king- to delay action until the ceare fire negotiating between the Re- dom such as might result from publicans and the Dutch Commit Arab ire at U.S. Aupport for the tee were completed, or, alterna-partition plen--Associated Press. tively, to hold a plebiscite among West Java's 12,000,000 popula tion.

It the East Indies Government accepts the conference res:lution, West Java, which was part of Republican territory until the Dutch "police action." is expret- ed to become a separate state in the "United States of Indonesia" which the Dutch have sald will be set up.-Reuter,

OFFENSIVE IN KASHMIR

Indian

Топ

New Delhi, Dec. 21.

troope in Kashmir State have started an offensive against tribal raldera trom Pakistan holding Manawar. Defence Ministry communique

ald tonight.

A

not even know the assassina- Eight dead and noveral lons were going to take place. wounded were brought from the e cannot be hanged on the wreckage of a subterrancan am- widence brought against him near Station Blauseemlithols on munition depot in the mountain by a set of written confessions."

the Simplon Line in Berne Oberland which blew up in Mr. Curtis Bennett, who flew tremendous to Rangoon from London earlier before midnight,

explosion shortly

reminded the tribunal of the mountainside this month to defend U Saw, A great gap appeared in tho whero the dump "enormous responsibility" he was situated.

A railway station was com2! was hending over to them.

pletely destroyed. Six houses in] Within a few days, he said. Mitthole village were burned to power would be passing into the ground.

Inhabitants of the village havo Burmese hands which meant U

been

evacuated and the whole Saw would lose the British area cordoned off by the military. right of an appeal to the Privy Eye witness accounts said the Council-if there was to be an explosion demolished two thick ippeal.

armoured Joors

and blew out walls of solid rock. as it would be administered ir considerably concerned.

"With due respect to the law The military authorities are This is

Free Burma after the change the second major ammunition ex- "ther plealon since the summer when power," he said, would be only one court (Ran the big depot in Valais Canton blew up. Neither have yet been gorn' High Court) where the explained United Press.

The area is west of the State's winter capital city of Jammu and within a mile of the Pakin 'an frontier-Associated Press gainst U Saw."-Reuter.

case could go to in the event of

verdiet of 'guilty' brought

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