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ARABS TO USE REGULARS? Allegations By The Jewish Agency

Plans To Invade

Palestine

Joruaglom, Apr. 20. Intelligence men of the Jewish Agency, have been sonding in reports for the past 24 hours of Arab plans to use regular armies for ́o "large-scale invasion" of Palesting on or after May 15, when the British mandate ends.

This was disclosed tonight by an Agency spokesman, as the Arab Liberation Army commander, Fawzi Bey El Kawukji, and his deputy reached Amman, the mountain capital of Transjordan, for talks with the chiefs of King Abdullah's Arab Legion.

Demonstrators thronged, the streets of Amman, colling for more aid to the Palestine Arab forces, other reports said.

In Baghad, the Iraq Cabinet heard D

report from General Ismail Safwat, the Liberation Army Commander-In-Chief, just back from talks with King Ab- dullah in Amman.

The Cabinet is rellably report- | ed to have decided on "pructient Bid" for the Araba of Palestine.

The British-ofcered Arab Legion, the private army of King Abdullah, is said to be

10,000 Atrong. Klug Abdullah

told newspapermen-lest Saturday would take "active steps" to aid the Palestine Arabs if the situn- tion deteriorated to a paint where war was inevitable.-Reuter,

Jewish Protest

Lake Success, Apr. 20,

be

The Jewish Agency complained

forces nghting in Palestine- United Press.

British Pulling Out

Tripoll, Apr. 20.

A second shipload of British troops from Palestine will arrive In Tripoll on Monday.

Four hundred offers and men of the 12th Anti-Tank Regiment reached Tripoll on Monday in the former Italian transport "Tripoll- tapia." The Colonel in command was killed by Jewish terrorists before the unit left the Land-Associated Press.

Haly

Draft Bill Up In

MRS. ROOSEVELT'S PLAN

Utrecht, Apr. 20. Mr. Elganor Flooravalt, widow of the late Prasidont Franklin D. Roosevelt, today urged exchanges between the universitica of Europe and America "to clear up misun. derstandings among the poo. ples."

ahe

A ceremony

Speaking at here, attended by Queen Wilhelmine of The Nather- lands, Prince Juliana and -Prince

Bernhard, at which

the honorary received

Doctor degree of

of Law, Mr. Roosevelt sæld the Old and

the New World facing a joint problem of re construction.

word

"If the democracies como to exist in Europe as a whole, democracy will be menacod Fri the United Statca."- Reyter.

Comes Senate

Washington, Apr. 20.

to the Security Council today or A hill to draft men from 18 through to 25 years of

the presence in Palestine of the Trausjordan Arab Legion, which,

it said, represented "A continuing danger to the Jewish community." The Agency said that "unite of the Arab Legion in Palestine an integral part of the form Britian forces" and that ros ponsibility for the Legion resta squarely on the British Gov-

ent!! ernment.

"The Legion, as a whole, is commanded by a senior British officer and maintained by n

age was introduced today by Representative

Walter G. Andrews, New York Republican and

chairman of the House Armed Services Com-

mittee. The measure is the first to reach either

House of Senate since President Truman asked for temporary selective service and universal military training as part of the preparedness. programme.

The Andrews bill would: Call on men from 18 through aubsidy from the British Excle-30 to register for the draft. quer," the Agency sald-Iteuler.

Jews Take Town

› Tel-Avia, Apr. 20.,

Haganah last night captured

the Arab village of Beth Suriq.

15 kilometres from Jerusalem un

the highway to Tel-Aviv, mak-

Ing

eight strong points they have

seized along this lifeline.

Haganah claimed to have dex-

"Spy Ring" Uncovered

Budapest, Apr. 20.

"all houses which were The Ministry of Interior an- used as sniper posts against nounced today that the police

have arrested 12

Make men 18 through eligible for actual service.

27

Set a ceiling of 2,000,000 men for all armed services.

Harbour

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Singapore, Apr. 20.. The three-days old Singa- pore Harbour strike spread to about 11,000 workers today. Work on all ships in the har- bour was at a standstill.

Lightermen, stovedores, wharf labourers, telephone company am- ployees and men at the Palau- brani tin smeltering works ware affected by the strike, which seemed on the vorge of collapse yesterday when most of the 6,000 harbour workers went back to their jobs.

It restarted when 2.500 lighter-' inen stopped work for higher pay. Shipping was fied up today when wharf labourers stopped work, leaving unloaded a cargo of 43.000 tons of rice from Slam. Two British freighters, the 6,757- ton "Chanda," and the 3,703-lon "Charan," sailed for Australia without loading their cargoes of general merchandise,

Yesterday, Mr. J. C. Barry, head of the Singapore Criminal Investigation Department, said the strike of the harbour workers was not "voluntary, spontaneous and full expression of the wil of the workers."--Reuter,

Warrant Out For Heir

Christchurch, N.Z., Apr. 20.

The New Zealand police say they hold an 11-year-old war- rant for the arrest of the new heir to an ancient Scottish Baronetcy.

The missing man is stated to be Sir Norman Dugald Ferrier Camp-. the ser-bell. He became heir to

Sir The

Baronetcy on the death in Britain

brother, Air this week of his

Charles Ralph Campbell, Baronetcy was created in 1828.

Proposed cellings for each vice Army 837,000; Navy, 556,- 000: Marine Corps, 111,000; Force, 602,000.

Drafting of men would start 90 days after the President signed it into law.

the

Norman Campbell was to have The bill differs slightly from been tried on indecency charges at the Christchurch Supreme Court on being studied by one

1937, the police House

Armed Services Commit- February 0, tee, of which Anarews is chair stated, adding that he falled to persons man. The new bill lato a provi- appear and forefeited his ball of charged with smuggling Hun- sion to grant full beneflis of the £3,000.

G.I. Bill of Rights to men in the inventions new draft. a fortnight, they carried food in-garian military.

trafile." Jewish

After the seizure of another food convoy, making the Afth in

to Jerusalem, including unleaven-into the United States for-the ed bread for the Passover.

Shot Down?

American Army.

and

During the past 11 years there have been reports that Norman Campbell had served-in-the French Foreign Legion. One tra veller said he had seen him in Turkey,

11. niso reezes all reserves. This measa.no Tran of draft age will be allowed to join any reserve unit after the law. is in effect.

Norman The Senate has not drawn up

Campbell formerly several a draft bill, but it is studying owner sheep properly in Now

by one that would call for registra Zealand-Associated Press.

tion of men 18 through 44, and drafting of men 18 through 26.

arrest

The announcement said that the leador, of the ring, Vilmos Lotsos, the Ferrotechnika After reports that an Egyptian manager of plane had been shot down over machine factory, Galilee, the police wirelessed all others had avoided stations stating that an Egyptian escaping abroad. Airlines plane was missing and last seen at Negev in Southern several military inventions by the Loison was said to have bought Palestine.

technical manager of the Danuvial mass exodus of Arms and Munitions factory. In Jeffa, a Arabs started after rumours that Plans and technical descriptions. the Haganah would retaliate on that city for the slage on the Jewish section of Jerusalem. In- tensive sniping from Tel-Aviv on Jaffa started today, Unitad

Press.

Arabs Trap Jews

Beyrut, Apr. 20. Arab North Palestine hend- quarters today reported that 650 Jews were trapped in the battle all in progress around Nabi Yusha, north of Safad

Field dispatches

said at 10.30

p.m. that. 73 Jews have been kill- ed and wounded and Arab re- inforcements were on the way to ensure that the Jews will not ex- cape.

The Araby sold that a Jewish force attacked an quipost manned by 30 Arabs who occupied it two days ago when the British troops retired. The Arab Garrison ra- dloed for help ned mander of the

cont Bestör

sent strong; terthorn -

rounding the pfläckers

Reports said that Lebanese -troops' werà irughing morona tho

unguarded frontier and,,mára) regulace of the Arab-Liberation. Army were on equte:). Trans-Jorden's

Was

anld to have a realee!

arrived Tiberias. Some apurturs said the arrival of the Arab igaion, ma signal that Trans-Jordan regulat will begin bolstering the

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Earlier today, Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon Repulican, call. nd unification of America's -armed forces a flop and intro- the palice, sald, were smuggled to

duced a bill to bring batter a patent agent, Olte Munk of New

teamwork. York, and shown to Ameri- Morse prop

proposed to abollah the were can general staff officers,

Departments of Army, Navy and The organization was also said Air Force, as independent units.

Тор

officials of these services- to have planned to send mechani- cal experts, engineers, and skilled now Secretaries would become workers to the United States. Assistant Secretaties under the The Investigation is still con- Secretary of Defence-Associated

Press, tinuing-United Press.

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