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JEWS LOOKING FOR ARMS Worried Over Britain's Withdrawal Haganah At Great Disadvantage

Lake Success, Jan. 12.

Dr. Moshe Shertok, head of the Jewish Agency's Political Department, accused British troops in Palestine of "crippling Jewish defences" when he disclosed here today that the Jewish Agency would shortly seek United Nations authorisation to buy arms and equip- ment for the Jewish defence forces.

Dr. Shertok, who has just returned from Palestine, said that the, Agency would ask the United Nations to create, as soon as possible, an inter- national militia for Palestine and would also seek permission to obtain finance for the Jewish State.

Repeating his accusations that ¦Ágency, Dr. Shertok said: “If the British administration in we cannot get arms through the Palestine was showing a bins United Nations, 1 consider favouring the Arabs, he said: Haganah entitled to obtain orina "In some extreme cases, British by every menns that they can do troops, in their duty dong in the | 80,"

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general line ui conduct, cripple Dr. Sherlok said that the the Jewish defences and virtual- minimum requirementa y, I do not say intentionally, Jewish defences would be encourage Arab aggression".

The Jewish authorities Palestine, Dr. Shertok claimed, bod received repeateri USALÉ anges from high British sources that searches for Jewish would be discontinued, but add-

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"I do not impute double den)- ing to the British, but apparent. ly Government' orders are not being obeyed In the Jower ranks."

Saying that the problem of defence was Hobje to become nggravated during the British withdrawal and the virtual dis banding

of the Transjordan Frontier Forec Dr. Shertok asked: "What will happen to the weapons now in Arab hands?**

THE BEST DISCIPLINED

Melbourne. Jan. 13. Gen. H. C. H. Robertron. neriving from Japan to con- fer on the transfer of the BCOF to Australian control.. sald the Japanese are the best disciplined people in the world today.

They are not exactly docile but are carrying out whatever they are ordered to do," he said.

Gen. Robertson sald com- manding the BCOF proved the most difficult soldiering In his career-United Press.

fully mobilised Rel equipped force of 15,000 to 20,000 men, He declared thas the most im

Such a force could be put in portant psychological factor into the field tomorrow if they had the present situation would be the equipment, he and for the United Nations to make He declared that the Jews in it absolutely clear that it is de-Palestine were at a grave dis- termined to enforce its decision. advantage because they are not This, he said, would have yet a Stare whereas their dampening

Arab neighbours can use State eficet

ma. violence.

chinery to buy arms many coun- About the recent finds of ex- tries for the

Arab Palestine

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Ex-King Umberto of Italy (second from left, carrying hat and briefcase in left hand) seen on arrival at Farouk airfield, Egypt, on Der. 3, from fishan, to make arrangements for his father's funeral, Behind Ex-King Umberto (in check" "trarf} i his aide, Gearral Graziani Behind Ex-King Umberto's left shoulder is King Faruk's aide de ramp and pilot, Hassan Akel. (Associated Press Phein).

Zionist Pressure For Speed-Up

Lake Success, Jan. 13.

The Jewish Agency will seek immediate entry of the United Nations Partition Commission Into strife-ridden Palestine, which the U.N. plans to divide into Jewish and Arab countries ef- fective on Oct. 1.****

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Jerusalem, Jan. 13.

A complete plan for the machinery for establish- ment of a new Jewish State in Palestine will be-handed to the United Nations Commission to begin work on implementation of the Unit- ed Nations General Assembly's decision to partition the Holy Land, a Jewish Agency spokesman announced today.

Mystery Arms In Calcutta

that the U.N. should stay out of Palestine until the mandate ends. The British have held to this point in rejecting any ap- pearance of dual U.N. and Bri- tish control. A British spoken-

man said his Government is willing to end rule over Pales- tine on May 16 and even move up the date if the U.N. is ready to take over and the physical problems surrounding surren der of administration and troop withdrawals Can be solved earlier.

Shertok was salti. to.hold the view that, delay in the U.N, en- try, into Palestine would "doom the Commission" and that the General Assembly's Nov, 29 de- cision to split the Holy Land eculd not be carried out effec-

The present chiefs of Palestine de Įpartments had been instructed; in a

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Beginning.

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planners, the spokesman added.

The probable - hudget for the new Government was £12,000,000, the spokesman disclosed.

In Mukden?

SHANGHAI, JAN. 13. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOR

The eight Ministries already blue-HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING" printed for the Jewish State Tere THE PAST WEEK FOR THE Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Educa EVACUATION BY AIR OF 7,000 on, Health, Labour, Public Works GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES and District Administration.

CALCUTTA, JAN, 13. THE POLICE TODAY INVES- TIGATED THE SOURCE AND DESTINATION OF A LARGE SUPPLY OF MILITARY EQUIP MENT REPORTED TO BE The spokesman said that a num- UNITED STATES ARMY SUP ber of British and Arab çivil servants PLIES FOUND IN A WARE- had indicated their willingness HOUSE.IN.CALCUTTA.

FROM

MUKDEN, ACCORDING THE NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS THIS MORNING WHICH

carry on in the service of the jowish AN AUTHORITATIVE

It was reported that the sup-State,

plies wore plictd in the warehouse

by a private Hindu trader,

Ife was unable to give the number The police bald, they suspected of Arabs who had agreed, he said the, equipment, was destined for a in reply to a question. point: "outside the border of the Indian Dominica's

He added that Tel-Aviv was "not

**About que-fourth of the crates unlikely by the capital of the new unpacked contained 30 radio | Bište, transmitters und tredivers.

main legal committee, with 15

It was not known If the sup-sub-committees, had been charged plies included arms and ammunts with the task of examining sil ́exist. don-United Press.

ing Palestine legislation and, mending what parts needed. revling. refillde or. Frigining

record-

The firstflects of the exlating HE WON'T WANT. Jegulation to so would be the White

Ingbi Palesting Reiter,

source is gupted as

sayT tant A theet of transport planes 14 shortly expected in the hard-pressed Manchurian city to begin the evacua tion. The name of the altlice was not mentioned in the report.

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