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RECALL ORDERS FOR BRITONS

To Withdraw From Legion At Midnight

Bitter Fighting Still Going On In Palestine

London, May 30,

All officers/seconded from the British Army to King Abdullah's Arab Legion will be withdrawn from Palestine at midnight tonight, it was announced in Amman, Transjordan's cap- ital.

Chaliapin May Be Buried In Russia

Paris, May 30.

[Meanwhile, bitter Palestine fighting continued to- .. night, with both Jews and Arabs silent on truce prospects, a little more than 48 hours before the deadline set by the Security Council in its latest cease-fire call.

Neither side gave any indication of its reaction to the latest peace appeal, based on a strengthon- ed British resolution and adopted by the Coun- cil last night.

The new resolution called, tian National Defence Ministry for + one-month cense-fire communique last night announced while the United Nations dis-the capture of labud, north of cussed Palestine further. It Gaza, after a bitter battle against was adopted after failure of on the Jewish defenders.

Jerusalem Bottle

Weizmann Sails For Europe

New York, May 30,

Doctor Chalm Welzmann, who is aboard the Mauretania on route for Europe, is ready lo assume his role as President of the New State of Israel.

Before he sailed ho expressed the hope that his country would live in friendship with the Arabs and Great Britain.

He said he and his wife, who is sailing with him, will spend

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proceeding to Palestine.

Mrs. Welzman' told newsmen they had decided against staying in London because of Britain's stand on the Palestine issue.

"It Ju sense of chagrin for us that the country we'owe so much to and which we haveA given the beat we had, has fail- ad to recognise furasi," wald.

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A Chaliapin family council

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Doctor and Mrs. Weizmann are Nolution calling for United In Jerusalem, the beleagured still British eltizens. ly to meet here next month to Nations sanctions if both sides Jews of the New City still held become Israeli citizens on reach decide on the removal of the did not cense firing within 36 fast. Arab mortar shells rained ing the Holy great singer's remains

LandAssociated from hours.

down on the tired defenders, now Press. Paris to either a grave in the Jews and Arabs were told to short of food and water. The Soviet Union or in a Russian send their replies to Lake Success Jews claimed the Arabs were Cemetery near Paris, Reuter by midnight tomorrow,

using phosphorous bombs in an learned today.

Other provisions of the resolu- attempt to fire New Jeruzalem. tion were:

Jewish relief attempts were still

The proposal to take the re- mains to Russin, it is understood, has the unofficial backing of So- viet Embassy circles here.

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It is believed the Kremlin would willingly agree to receive the remains and have them re- interred in a manner befitting a great Russian artist. Ever alnce

193日, Fedor Ivanovich Challapin, one of the greatest bats singers of

time,

burled in French cometery

Paris, In there have been plans to and for the remains of the Russian another resting place. The present grave was always considered a temporary one. The Paris gravo has been bad- ly neglected. During the war, Challapin's near rolatives left Paris and there was no one to tend it properly.

artist

Members of the family return- ed to Purls for the recent cele- bration of the 10th anniversary of Chaliapin's death-Reuter.

1 No arms to be taken into foiled by the Arabs and their grip Palestine or the Arab states on the road to Tel Aviv, vital

Jowish lifeline.-Reuter. within the next month.

2 Cessation of entry of fighting Not Satisfactory

Sudan Talks Near End

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Cairo, May 30. Highly secret Anglo-Egyptian men into Palestine or Arabi Arab sources sald that the negotiations on the constitu countries. Jews of military arms embargo features of the tional future of the Sudan, in age introducted to Palestino new cease-fire, plan were not progress since May '11,' were. during the month are not satisfactory because it would tonight expected to be conclud- Chater Road Tels, 31102 & 31400 Kin. Ofice Tel. 56200 to receive military training. prevent the Arab states Tromed within the next few days. Drive On Tel-Aviv importing armaments for the

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next four weeks while Jewish Government

Israeli cial circles were fully confident

In officers could stockpile them spokesman at Tel Aviv said to-

the outcome would be successful. places outside Priestine. night that his Government had not received the details of the Nations appeal. was also bitter. reporters after a meeting with Israel's reaction to the United British Minister to Egypt, told Mr. Chapman Andrews, the

Lake Success decision. Arabs were

Jewish officials consider Jewish strengiltal.

their drive on the

the the Egyptian Foreign Minister, cease-fire plan to be loaded Ahmad Khashaba Pasha, that the Transjardan forces were re states.

heavily in favour of the Arab discussions were clmost complete ported to have reached Lydda

und he hoped a decision would Israeli officials argue that the be made this evening by the and Ramleh, only 13 miles to Arabs have been able to build Council of Ministers.-Reuter. the cast of the city. This up sizable stockpiles of arma- tightened the Arab Legion link-ments while the new Jewish up with irregular Arab forces state had just begun assembling as both are Arab towns.

the tools of war. Three Egyptian forces were only The theoretical threat of eco- 28 miles to the South. An Egyp-nomic or even military punish- ment hangs over both sides, but there

tendency

Cairo, May 30, among Arab and Israeil officials The Egyptian Government rem to believe that the Security ceived official notification of the Council never is likely to agree United Nations Security Council's on anything with teeth in it as order for a truce in Palestina. far as the Holy Land Is con- Azzara Pasha, the Secretary eerned.

General of the Arab League, was

CROSSMAN ATTACKS BEVIN POLICY

London, May 30,

Richard Crossman, Loft Wing Labour Member of Parliament, charged today that the British

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If that turns out to be the case, reported to have discussed the or- it is pointed out, the issue can der with Count Folke Bernadotte, be decided only by force of Arab the mediator appointed by the and Zaraeli arma-United Press. United Nations.

cease-fire-Palestine plan represented a "peace Harrow Boy

offensive" against the Jews even more danger- ous than the Arab invasion.

Tragedy

Crossman, leader of the fac- The new British Palestine pro- tion which revolted last year posal adopted last night at Lake against Mr. Bevin's foreign Success to "a very clever con-

London, May 30. policy, renewed his blasts tinuation this pro-Arab line," Seventeen-year- old Hugh against Bevin in a "Sunday Crossman said.

Thompson of Harrow rose to Pictorial" article.

"In fact this is a British 'peace schoolboy fame a year ago offensive against the Jews even when he was high scorer in He charge Bevin was strongly more

the Arab the big cricket match against influenced by advisers who are invasion rous than

Malvern. either-romantically pro-Arab in Crossman said that the Pales- the tradition of T. E. Lawrence tine crisis had bred a crop of would not be included on

On Friday, he found that he or viciously prejudicated against rumours that Bevin might resign Harrow team to face Malvern the Jews or both."

but these rumours were just the next day.

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ter Pemba (7,400 tons) have baffled Australian fire experts; and the cause of the out- breaks was still unknown when the ship left here today for East Africa.

Four of the fires occurred dur- ing the vemel's nine-weeks atay in" "Melbourne, and one earlier in Sydney.

monsense.

A few hours later the youth He added: "If the Cabinet, ever was found hanging in the school does decide it has not done so bathroom An inquest will yet-wa have got to change horses held on Monday...

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Soviet Cosmic Ray Research Awards

Moscow, May 30,

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fic research, issued today. They were awarded 200,000 roubles for their work on cosmic rays.

Australian Waterfront police of one of their discoveries, Professor L. D. Landau

suspected, saboteurs of trying to sink. the ship. After the 'last-fire, : which had occurred earlier this-i month, the owners offered 2500 reward for information leading tô a conviction. -

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