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Savage Communal Rioting Spreads In Palestine Tathay Pacific

47 Killed in Haifa Battle:

Mediation Attempt

Jerusalem, Dec. 30.

Arab riflemen stormed a Jewish machine-gun post in Jerusalem's German colony, starting a new gun battle, as darkness fell tonight after the most savage communal riot so far in Palestine's 30-day "masked civil war."

The machine-gun post was reported to be manned by Haganah, the Jewish defence militia. The colony had been evacuated by the Jews short- ly after the United Nations partition decision late last month, when two Jewish shops were bombed and set on fire.

Jerusalem was cut off from the rest of the world for one hour tonight when Arab telephone operators left their posts in the city's General' Post Office. In the fighing at the Halfa oil re- fineries today, 41 Jews and six Arabs were killed and another 49 wounded,

British troops and polter then mee have hiren unsuccessful, ns perupied the Consolidated Rear been indiented by the recent fineries on factory-th: Mediter- psurge of violence. ranean term:inal of the Iraq pipe: and an air of rulet settled

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the poller Today inder eross-fire from both sides The German colony was a bed.

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The all refinery Floting is the biggest incident since the parti then decision touched off the racial disorders in Palestine, The dghting began

gaa when two "barrel Tombs

were hurled from 21 spreding ear among 100 Arali lafarete standing by the main Phie of the Consölkfäted Oil pr Aery plant on the Halfn.Acre

d in Mori Palestine.

matter In

*cconds, hun- decals of infuriated Arabs ron minok in the yard of the plant. stoning. punching and stabbing Jewish workers there,

The yard became led with! shrieking, milling. mauling and kicking men.

Steel helmeted troops of the Prack British cavalry reglament, the Third Hussars, charged into the centre of the riot, but did not dispers the fighters until the caulty role reached the highest figure for

single incident -ince the partition was anopine- ed.

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Omal estimates tonight sald That 44 Jews were killed

seven wounded, with six

dead and 42 wounded.

In this apparently thankless

Birds Of A Feather

Pretoria. Dec. 30. Mr. Oswald Pirow, former South African Minister of Defence and leader of the Now Order ( movement avowing the principles of National Socialism) has announced that he and Gir Oswald Mosley (former leader of the British Union of Fascists who recently announced in London his readiness to start a Union Movement) have entered Into friendly relations.

His "New Order" move- ment, he said, is in contact with kindred organisations throughout the world.

In some cases, his an- nouncement said, there is already cooperation be- tween it and other move- menta. In others merely friendly contacts-Reuter.

task numbers of British-lives- ave been lost, but both Arabs and Jews continue to accuse the Bellish of favourilism to the other under constant attack, but there side. British troops and polic: is no doubt that the security have drawn up plans for greuter forces are stretched to the Huli Protection of convoys travelling as clashes are occurring all over

nland from the const, which are the country,-Reuter,

France Menaced By Vast Floods

London, Dec. 30.

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Washington, Dec. 30. The Commerce De- partment announces new policy of granting: export Hcences to porters charging the lowest prices.

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This is designed to cut costs of foreign Governments and for Jower prices in goods here. One of the Republicana chief contentions has been that the Irigh prices paid by foreign' countries for scarce American) goods have forced up home prices.

Mr. Thomas Blaisdell, chief of the Commerce Department's International Trade Office, anid The new policy is to "forin price regulation which attempts to use the markel rather than a Government agency."

Mr. Blaisdell cautiously and that though one of the aims of the new policy-la to bring downf domestic prices, he did not have nough information yet, to claim

will actually do so. The new export policy is authorized in

he bill the President signed.

Mr. Blaisdell said it is neces- sary also to exercise stricter central over United States ex- ports when and if the Marshall Plan is approved by Cong; 4:59. He sald Russla will get quotas of United States goods. No- tjong seeking quotas must furnish certain information. srch as statistics on their pre- Juction. Russia, ko far, hus failed to do this, notably in con-

France sought emergency credits tonight to cope nection with oil exports.--Unit

with the vast floods which have rendered ect Prena. more than 1,000 people homeless and plunged

many large north-eastern towns into dark- Heart Attack

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Arty transport "General W.. control point of Buyukdere, are River authorities are report- Lea military formations are Hase," which is undergoing repairs, now being shadowed through the ed to be working "all-out" to carrying out rescue operations. here, will go to P Angeles to as Aeg:an Sca by units of the Royal minimise the threat life und Flooding in the Bas Rhin de-i

command of the "Admiral Navy, a Reuter despatch From Athens stated today.

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partment on the German fron-Mayo."--Associated Press. Eighteen tons of food from tier Is the worst for 50 the "Friendship Train," which years.-Reuter. brought the voluntary gifts to France from Amerien, are to be sent to flooded areas of Eastern France.

Other Troubles

Other troubles reported in Palestine today included:

In Germany,

In Germany, families living

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Washington, Dec. 10. The White House announced

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Jerusalem:-Three British po Icemen were killed in Jerusalim today. One was killed outright and a second died later of wounds when unknown assaltants threw in the cellars of wrecked houses day that President Truman has de

bond-grenade and opened auto in Cologne's old city are mov-cided not to reappoint matic fire in Agrippa's Way, in the heart of the Jewish quarter. while the Rhine rises steadily. Aeronautics Board.

of ing out as a shfety precaution, Latulis chairman' A third fell under a hail of Arub bullets while on escort duly Road trafic across the Rhine row, He has been opposed by at the funeral of a Jewish doctor, is obstructed by a partial col-airlines, but Mr. Truman gave Hugo Lehra, who was killed by lapse of the "Freeman" bridge reason Arabs on the outskirts of the city near Duesseldorf. Flood-water! Press.

for bic decision-United

two days ago..

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Lifta: Haganah. the Jewish defence force, claimed that night raiders killed at least two Arubs and demolished one house in a punitive attack with martars and Bren guns ត the Arab village of Lifta, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, early today.

Gam:-Armed Arubs looted iwo wagons of flour when they held up a train in Deir El Balah rali- way station in Gaza, southern Palestine. The train was going from Kantara, Egypt, to Lydda.

Competent observers in Jeru• salem today suggested that the intensification of communal nght- ing throughout the country night lead to a postponement of the withdrawal of the British civil administration from Palestine, due to be completed by May. 15.

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