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Illegal Immigrant Ship Seized Near Haifa Tathay Pacific

The Turmoil In Palestine

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Jerusalem, Dec. 23.

The two-masted Haganah schooner, "You Won't Frighten Us," carrying about 850 Jewish illegal immigrants including about 150 chil- dren-and a naval boarding party quietly en- tered Haifa harbour today escorted by a tug. British, destroyers Intercepted |nead, eye-witnesses sald: Others the ship yesterday about 105 miles arriving in cars ran a gauntlet of south-west of Haifa.

fire. Some turned back as Bri- fre tish police escorts opened with Bren guns.

First to disembark were three 1 be men and a woman, sald

correspondents. Tho newspaper police detained them. Jewish sources reported. A number of stretcher Cather were taken hospital.

The Palestine Government saidi tonight that since the United Nu-i tions partition decision of 23 days tong, 250 people had been killed

in Palestine.

The refugees, who came from Eupe and Included two babies Lorn on board, were transhipped qurtly

Cyprus. be Laken They hid been at sea for about a fortnight and six days ago were battered by a storm.

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In Jerusalem's walled old city this afternoon Jews, Arabs and the police were involved in a gun- battle with riftes and automatic wrapons. It was not clear who

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old.-Reuter.

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These included 109 Jews, 120 and four Arabs, nine Britons others, including a Spanish priest The first Provisional Govern ment for the independent Jewish stute in Palestine will be set up next March or April after the 10 Palestine Jewry's elections

Mr. Dovid Central Assembly, Remez, chairman of the Jewish National Council, Voad Leumi, said tonight.

The General Assembly, which normally meets only once GI twice yearly, would corry out the functions of a Jewish govern- ment until the Jewish state had establishd-prob- been properly ably next October, he added.

Sporadic firing and throwing on the Tel Aviv-Jatła. border were reported tonight by Jewish source in Tel Aviv,

Eighty Jrats and drabs were killed and many more injured in wistent Arab demonstrations in d over the U.NO. decision to Partilian Palestine. Damage from arson and lasting is estimated at £200,000, Rioters are seen selling cars on fire near the Nations! Hank of Indin sffices. Order won eventually restored by the Royal Navy and Airborne troops. (AP):uto).

Wedemeyer At Odds With Marshall

Washington, Dec. 23.

renade The Evening Star in an editorial on the Chinese situation said that General Albert Wedc- meyer's views seem considerably at odds with those of Secretary of State George Marshall.

Jewish leaders meantime have urged Britain to step up Jewish immigration into Palestine Imme- idlately and to withdraw ormed Areb formatiens from the area in } the Holy Land which will make

up the now Jewish state.

Both offeini British and Jewish sources reported that the Colonial Secretary, Arthur Creech Jents, had promised governmental con sideration.

A Jewish Agency spokesman said Mr. Crecch Jones was asked

the Arab Legion and Trans-Jordan Frontier Force

Arabs

Correct

An Error

London, Dec. 23.

cent Cairo conference of the

It said Marshall has come out in recent weeks in favour of limit ed ald to China amid mounting pressure from a largely Repub

lean group. Marshall's view is to give priority to Europe. The opposing view is to act at onet in an all-out spirit to bolster China,

power as

"At least, on the fact of things. the realities of the situation acem Mr. David Ben-Gurion, chair-

to the an of the Jewish Agency Exe

to give strong support Marshall cutive and probable Prime Minis-to:

Approach," the Star said. Communists are a great- ter of the new Jewish state, Withdraw cscuped unhurt when a Jewish

A misinterpretation of a parer threat in Europe than in China. convoy in which he was travell formations from the areas sche agraph of the communique Is The Chinesa have mighty poten ng to Tel-Aviv from Jerusalem duled to become Jewish Pales- sued at the conclusion of the re./tials, but their economy is large-

ly agrarian. was shot up by Arabs hulfway on tine.

"The plain fact therefore L< the route, a Jewish source, in Tel Recognise the existence of Arals League Council, which had that they do not weigh as impor Aviv stated t-day.

Jewish. Settlement police and been taken by some commentatantly in the world balance of Arab snipirs, hidden In pre allow Jewish communities in the tors to indicate u weakening of

as the highly industrialis- Mount of Olives and Mount Asures to protect themselves. Arab oppoaltion to the partitioned, relatively more stable nations

Step up immigration into the

to participate in the diately from the renski, opaned fire today at the Jewish areas cf Palestine Imme. of Palestine, la condemned in a schedulert

fixed statement cabled today to the European recovery programme. present

There can be no doubt that Arab Office In London by the quota of 1,500 monthly.

Chinng Kai-shek Facilitate the implementation Arab League Secretary-General, Generalissimo of the United Nations decision to Rahman Azzum Pasha.

needs help, but there arO set up Arab and Jewish states in Palestne next year by closer to been so misconstrued," he statis to make sure it won't wenken "The paragraph which has tions to be raised as to how much and when: The important thing cperation with the Jewish local

ed, "was merely meant to em- the key effort in Europe."——ÁS10- and national authorities.

phasise Arabs' resentment at the ciated Press. Ill-advised Action. Assembly's Arabs have never been more re- INDICTMENT solute in their determination to

Budapest, Dec. 23. reject partition and the estab-i

The Hungarian Public Prosecu tishment of a Jewish National |

tor has sent to the People's Home. They are unanimous in Court un indictment charging their decision to oppose it with Karl Peyer, leader of the Inde all their might."

funeral of Robert Oliver Stern, British-born Jew murdered in Jerusalem two nights ago,

Mourners

threw themselves lown or crouched behind tomb sionen as bulists whizzed over-

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The Jewish leaders charged that presence of armed Arab units in Jewish areas "provoked the inhsüllants,

Meanwhile, official British sources said: "It is almost cer tain that the 10,000 uncertified Jewish immigrants held in Cyprus camps will be allowed to enter Palestino legally on May 15 when Britain surrender, her mandate to the UN-Reuter and

Asso elated Press.

Arabs At Crossroads

Bagdad. Dec. 23. Soyi Jabur Salih. Primo Minin tor of Iraq, told the Iraqi Parlia ment today that the Arabs today were at the "crossroads".

"Either we die or live-and we shall live", he said, adding: "Iraq as well as other member states of the Arab League is exocuting measures to prevent the estab lishment of a Zionist state in Palestine",

He declared that he was unable

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pendent Social Democratle Part

13 The paragraph in question and others of espionage stated that the Arab League dis- through conversations with repre- approved of the way in which scatatives of a foreign power, the frontiers of the future Arab Peyer was reported on Nov. 26 and Jewish states in Palestine to have lett Hungary-Beuter. had been drawn and pointed out) that they would be a perpetual source of friction and intrigue. Some observers concluded that this form of words indented a weakening of Arab opposition to the principle of partition.- Reuter.

SWISS TREASON TRIAL

London, Dec. 23. Nineteen people, found guilty

of "attacks on the independence of the State and political treason",

to disclose the decisions taken by were sentenced to terms of km. the Arab League at their recent pristnment or penul servitude my council meeting in Cairo, the Swiss Federal Court today, The Premier reported that Bri- the Swiss Radio reported. tain had protested er warned the, Stine of the defendants were Arab states about Palestine.-) also found guilty of betraying Router.

CHURCH A STATE

military secrets, Others wers found to have joined the Germun armed forces including the Wal- fen S.S.

The sentences varied from sh:ri

ORGANISATION terms of imprisonment to 10 years

Moscow, Dec. 23.

The Russian Church has for purposes of the recent rouble

penal servitude.-Reuter.

had all its money exchanged at exchange been treated as a one now rouble for one, old, "State organisation" and has Reuter.

New Border Dispute Arises In India

Calcutta, Dec. 23.

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The first border dispute between Eastern Pakistan and West Bengal was reported today to have arisen over the village of Char Sarandajpur situated on the frontier between the districts of Murshidabad and Rajshahl. The report said that, some East Bengal police forces rushed Pakistan Government officers crossed Calcutta.

A Calcutta force was sold to be the border and-entered the village i tempting to collect subscriptions for miles from the disputed viling

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