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BRITISH "WARNING' TO UNO Palestine Commission Responsible For Government After May 15

Press Criticism Of U.S. Attitude

Lake Success, Feb. 28.

The British Government has formally notified the

United Nations Palestine Commission that from May 15 it will be recognised by Britain as the Government of Palestine. The British memorandum to the Palestine Commission on the legal meaning of the termination of the mandate, said:

"Palestine today is a legal entity but it is not a sovereign state. Palestine is a territory ad- ministered under the mandate by the British Government, which is entirely responsible both for its internal administration and for its foreign affairs."

The British memorandum 1 Council Inst week as "reflecting said that when the mandate American embarrassment." ends on May 16. Palestine "Does the American dele. would continne to be a logni gate's statement that any stepsi eniity but would still not be af taken must be directed to keep-| sovereign state bermuse "it will ing the peace and not enforcing not immediately be self-govern- partition, mean that the Unit ing."

ed States would be willing to contribute to a force designed to maintain order while the the question of partition is waived

for the time being?"

"The authority responsible for its administration will, however. have changed," memorandum continued.

of

"Where the sovereignty Palestine lies al present is dis. puted, and perhaps an academic Fegal question about which writers have expressed a num- ber of different coneluajang."

"Where the sovereignty of Palestine will lie after May 1, 1948 the day the Palestine Commission will be allowed to

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nlan a question which differ

More Important

Skeleton Found In Eton Lane.

Eton, Feb. 28.

Exposure was believed by the police to have caused the death of a man aged about 70, whose parilal skeleton was found by chil- dren in a lano near the Eton College swimming baths,

The lane during the sum- mer is frequented by hiking arties. It was belleved that the skeleton had been on the spot where It WES found for about a year.

An inquest has not yet -been fixed.—Heuter.

How To

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Friends

The best

Bristol, Feb. 28,

way of getting

"If 80. the idea deserves warm support. It is more im- friendship with Russia is "to portant to keep the peace in have some practical dealings Palestine than to set up a cut Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chan- with her in the economic fleld," and dried scheme that will be cellor of the bitterly opposed either by Jews clared here tonight.

Exchequer, de- or Arabs or by bath.

G.Is. Digging Trenches In Korea

New York, Feb. 28. Ray Falk, American Broad- casting Corporation correspon dent in Seoul, said today that US troops are digging in along the line which divides the US and Russian sectors of Korea.

In message from Seoul to ABC in New York, Falk sald:

'Fox holes are being dug at regular intervals along the 38th Parallel. American sold- iers are also digging in new gun emplacements.”

ABC said Falk had. just re- turned from £1

that trip to aren.

In hla message (ABC anid) Falk gave no details on to why! US troops were these activities.

engaged in

Associated Press dispatches from Seoul have said US troops were alerted for action fol- lowing recent riots in the US death to more than 50 koreana, death to more than 50 Koreana, -Associated Press.

Later

Seoul, Feb. 29. A United States

Army apokeaman asid today there is "absolutely no foundation to re- casier to ports American troops are dig-|

along the inc ging foxholes dividing the U.S. and Soviet sectors of Korea.

"It is always much meet anybody if they cume half

"Once an international force is in charge in Palestine. an way", he added. perhaps interim regime can be catab.,

shed out of which a more per he thought the present polley of Sir Stafford was asked whether manent administration grow.

may Russia was bound to lead to war. "Our policy now is bound by the undertakings of both Russia and ourselves, entered connection with the United Nations with a policy and treaty

Organisation, Coupled Press. friendship with Russia", he re

ent views will be held, but no far as the British Government is aware, it is n question which is not necessary to answer In connection with any prac- tical issues.

"After May 15, the United Nations Commission will be the Government of Palestine, 11 does nut seem very material whether it is considered to be n de facto or de jure Govern inent."

The Security Council has ad- journed its discussion of the Palestine question until

next Tuesday, when it will resume under the presidency of Dr. T. F. Tsiang of China.- Reuter.

America Criticised

London, Feb. 20. Criticism of the American attitude to Palestine partition

in the past was coupled in the

Conservative "Yorkshire Post"

"But, whatever happens, it is something that the Americans have realised that they cannot wash their hands of Palestine and that no settlement is pos- sible without the use of force."

-Associated Press.

clared.-RReuter

Into in

U.S. FAILURE TO AID

CHINA

CRITICISE

Washington, Feb. 28. Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire Republi- can, blasted the Administration on Saturday night for what he described as "reluctant" and "superficial efforts to extend military aid to China."

on Saturday with a suggestion The Senator made his statements in commenting

that the question of enforcing partition should be waived in favour of a acheme for keeping

the pence.

on an Administration report that a once-sus- pended agreement to supply China with 1,000 aeroplanes is now being carried out.

of

American troops here have been on the alert since recent riuts in the United States occu- pation zone but there has been no indication of activity niong) the 38th parallel.-Associated

Decline In Sunspot Activity

Washington, Feb. 28.

The US. Bureau of Standards reported today that sunspot livity has gone into decline after setting several records. It predicted that for the next seven year, there should be consider-i ably less sunspot-induced inter- ference with worldwide radio communica‡lens.

It said the peak of the present 11-year cycle actually passed last June, adding "this peak was

Amerien "looked on. KAYC A letter from Secretary of 633 planes have been delivered grenter last year than ever before advice and handed out the Air Symington to Secretary of to China by the United States in recorded history. From now blame while Britain's warn- State Marshall said at least 936 sinto VJ-Day and that of that on, the trend of sunspot activity and associated geomagnelle and ings that a partition scheme planes already have been trans number 168 could not be used lonospheric phenomena will be unbacked by an international ferred to Chiang Kai-shek's because of lack of equipment. downward for roughly seven force would lend to trouble Nationalist Government for and 197 of the total are trans- years." were ignored last November, battling Communists.

port craft," Bridges declared said the "Post," describing the "Information available to me in a statement. U.S. proposals to the Security Indicated that a toatl of only

U.S. Air Force Needs 35,000 Planes

Washington, Feb. 28. The Congressional Aviation Policy Board said 'to- day the United States needs 35,000 warplanes and must spend nearly US$10,000,000,000 a year on air strength.

Asserting that the world lives "under a sense of impending tragedy," and that America is "con- tinually" subject to attack, the Board said the task of building up supreme air power must begin now and should reach the levelling-off point by 1953.

While this will mean Icas electronic distruption · for redio telegraphic com-

Ecme

"This is n completely dif- and ferent picture from that which munications,. will have a limit- the Administration seeks toing effect on amateur broadcast- put across at a time when the ing. The ionosphere will become Communistic assault on China less densely lonized "so that it is daily becoming more acuté." will not reflect the higher radle

frequencies back to earth.” No Spare Parts

for

3.

In a few months, the Bureau Bridges. chairman of the said, communications on, the 50 Senate Appropriations Com-megacycle amateur band will no mittce, is a long-time critic of longer be dependable the nation's China polleles. He tances greater than 75 miles. declared that not a single com- bat plane or bomber had been jam all radio communication in

"The over all effect will be to delivered to the Chinese since to an ever-narrowing

band of August 1946. He said further that the Administration had equencies for worldwide com munication. The band span, not made apare plane parts whose upper limit is now around available to China for two 50 megs, will narrow down to an years,

upper limit of approximately 20 megs, for continent-to-continent- transmissions."-United Press,

The Hague, Feb. 28 The Netherlands and Pakistan

He observed tartly: The proposed expansion pro-, from the united voice of the

"Automobiles are quite use- gramme would mean at least major powers implementing less without gasoline to Fun doubling the number of planes their joint will through the them with Likewise, nero. now in the U.S. Air Force and United Nations. Their forces planes are useless unless they Navy Air Arm. It would of inspection would be guaran-can be maintained and there multiply by five the present tors to whom modern weapons has been no effort on the part have decided to exchange' Am- rate of warplane, production.might be surrendered.

of the Administration to really bassadors, the Dutch Foreign keep its commitment to China." | Office announced today,

Bridges salid that China statement said that the decision aceds guns and ammunition was taken in a desire to maintain which can be used by ground and develop friendly relations. forcon. So far, he added, the Reuter Administration has apparently

The bipartisan panel of 10 Senatore and Representatives was unanimous in its report.

Tragic But True

made after 'a Boven-monthn "That this, at present, can- search for a long-range avia-not be the case is tragic, but |tion policy.

it is true."..

It criticised the Joint Chiefs The legislators proposed done "absolutely nothing to of Staff for not developing a building up the U.S. Air Force meet that urgent nood.”—As- unified plan of military action,-to-20,541 modern-planes, or sociated Press.

and it warned that atom bombs ganised in 70 groups, and the and aircraft have wiped out | Navy Air Arm to 14,500 planes. "security frontiers,"

They urged highest priority

PAID IN FULL

Washington, Feb. 28

"It is folly to pretend that for the nuclear-energy-propul- the world does not live under sion for aircraft (atomic powThe United State has turned sense of impending tragedy," er) programme now being car over $38,391,000 to France as the the report said. "Deliberately ried on by a group of companies final payment for French services. and continuously we are faced headed by Fairchild Engine & and supplies to American troope with the possibility of aggres- Airplane Corp.nded Integra- during the war, d

They recommended

French Embassy, officials

sive attack.

The answer to this greatest tion of all airways and air said that this willi leaves Frasce of historical dilemmas would traffic control operations in a about $110,000,000 short of what be Magna Carts of world de-military, plan so that civil they call the "minimum", funde fencos, a ringing/declaration of facilities would be available in to keep up the rich "conomy moral challenge to match the stantly in lan emergency?

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