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ABDULLAH IN JERUSALEM Jews Fighting Last Battle In Holy City Transjordan's Demand For Unconditional Surrender

Jerusalam, May 27.

King Abdullah of Transjordan, Commander-in-Chief of the Arab, armies in Palestine, drove into Jerusalem, today while the last packer of Jews in the great Synogogue in the Old City felt the choking smoke and the heat of flames when Arab Legion sappers blow up large buildings used by Jewish resistance

men.

With the fall of the Holy City seen only as a matter of time, a Lake Success report says that new instructions from London, understood to con- tain proposals for a fresh approach to the thorny Palestine problem, were received to night by the British delegation to the United Nations.

It is expected that Sir Alexander Cadegan, Chief British delegate, would make an important an- nouncement later.

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Mr.

Lic, United the Damascus Gate were beaten Nations

Secretary-General, eff, the communique added,vaga through an emissary, is mean- Late, dispatches sold the Arabs while understood to have told launched- a heavy attack Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin Jewish positions in the Old City that the whole future of the Synagogue-and

In and around the Great that the arch United Nations

we swathed in smoke from Argh demolition explosions.

Organisation

depended on a solution of the Palestine problem.

He expressed hie concern at of the Implications of Rome British policy in the Holy Land through the

eminary, Com. mander Robert C. 8. Jackson, Asulutant Secretary General, who flew to London on a secret mission.

Cmdr. Jackson stayed in London for about four days and saw Mr Bevin and other members of the British Cabinet, The emissary is understood to have given Mr. Beyin Mr. Lie's views on how the situation might be improved from the point of view of the United Nations.

Last Battle

WithUnited Nationa circles hopeful that new measures may be found to bring about a settle- iment of the Palestine issue, Jews caught in the Old City of Jerusalem were fighting their Inst battle.

One of the final points of) resistance from the jaws ap. pears to be in the area of the

Great Synagogue, which Arab

An Egyptian Advance poat at Beit Hanouna, northeast of Gaza, Haganah dispatch. Wow reduced, according to

Arab Aims

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*Karmotii, May 27. The Pakistani Parilament today passed unanimously a Pasolution, calling on the Pakistan: Government “not to Mocord any kind of recogni tions to the so-called-State of farsel and to oppose its ad-

mission to the United Na- 1Jones

Marmalution also asked the Pakistan Government to "foonvay to the Arab Leaguo and the Araba of Palestino the deep sympathy of Pakis ten -with the struggle in the-cause of Justice and peace."-Router.

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live togeiler in equal rights and privileges."

He added that "although Jews and Arabs would belong to the BAMO nation, legal autonomy might be granted in certain areas. "Nobody in Transjordan wants lin-

A TransJordan Foreign Office a cease-fire except on an spokesman, meanwhile, said in conditional surrender. ot the Arab nations fighting in Palestine that they have abandoned the Amman today -tho- alm "of the Jews and a declaration by them

won to set up a "United Statesiden of a Jewish state," the in which Arabs and Jews could spokesman added.Reuter.

PALESTINE ARMISTICE DEMAND BY BRITAIN

Lake Success, May 27.

Britain demanded tonight a four weeks' ormistico in Palestine and a peaceful settlement of the Holy Land conflict.

Britain. made a final move for peaceful mediation between Arabs and Jews after Russia called on the-United--Nations Security Council for the strongest possible action to force an end to the fighting.

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Secret Cyprus Operation

Washington, May 27.

The United States Air Force today denied flatty that there were troops on board the 19 transport planes which landed at Cyprus yesterday, except possibly one or two soldiers carried along as security guards.

An Air Force spokesman Issued tho danial when commenting on reports from Cyprus that the transports, which the State De- partment sent to the Middle East to

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the US Air Force declined to comment on reports that America and Britain are discussing plans on the joint uso of Cyprus as a naval and air base by Britain, and the United States.Reuter

FLYING SAUCER SUIT

Cannes, May 27, Pretty, Russian-born Mrs. Anna Haniotis, 25, was today awarded 28,000 francs damages as a result of a night club brawl in which flying crockery cut her in three places and, she said, ruined her film career. The award, which may be m creased after a two months' study by a committee of experts, 19 against 26-year-old Mrs. Edward Harris, sald to be the daughter of a London bookmaker,

Mrs. Haniotis had asked for. 20,000,000 francs damages.

She said that u plate, broken in the scuffle,, cut her face, shoulder and chest. In court her Inwyer produced a letter from an Italian flm company, saying that. she could not be hired because of the sears-Associated Press,

forces have so far, not yet at tacked. The Legion Comman der in the Holy City has given, orders to his Legionnaires to occupy the Bynagogue but not to blow it up unless it is COD. firmed that the Jews are

Athens, May 27,1 uning it as a strandpoint.

› Sir Alexander Cadogan gave | Gromyko renewer the Undied Count Folke Bernadotte, Unit- Abdullah's entry.

the Council a resolution. ap-States demand for the sharpested Nations Palestine mediator, into Jerusalem came about when the parently drafted by Foreign possible UN action against the arrived here tonight-in-his-spew Transfordan ruter und comman- Secretary, Ernest Bevin in Oghting Arabs and Jews-cial white plano en route 10 der of all-Arab forces in Palestine London after conferences there Associated Press, paid a visit to his son, Emir Nail, with the United States Am- who is serving with the Arab bassador. Legion. It was the King's first visit to Jecusolemn

since Legion entered Palestine. ne.

Security Council

the

In a long policy, zlatement to the Council, Sir Alexander- said that if this attempt at peaceful solution failed, Britain would be ready to go along with the other United Nations Security Coun-nations on strong enforcement cil delegates, meanwhile, had be measures. fore them tonight. the question In the resolution, Sir Alexan- whether aggression had taken der called on both Jows and place in Palestine and If so, Arabs to order a cessation of all. what measures to take after yes acts of armed force for a period lerday's Arab counter-proposals of four weeks.

to the cease-fite order,

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The United States delegation Arab Objections

consulted Washington. before to-

night's crucial meeting of the Council.

你

Palestine.-Reuter,

TEN MILLION DOLLAR LOAN TO TURKEY

Washington, May 26.

The Economic Cooperation Administration inform- ed the Turkish Government today it was pro- pared to open negotiations for a $10 million loan to Turkey for the April-Juno quartor of the. European Recovery Programme..

The offer of the loan to Tur- loans for a larger amount" than

In the draft, apparently da key brought to $288: million the amount now offered.

| signed to overcomo Arab obfee-the total amount of the Mar- The Administration also

In London, the Cabinet met to tions to an unconditional cease shall Plan discuss Britain's Foreign Minister Mr. Bevin also idée

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Hoavy Fighting

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These international moves were the background to heavy fighting. in Palestine, when Haganah Jews renewed their onslaught on, Lat Tun-key-A

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