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THE CHINA MAIL, TUÈS DAY, JUNE 8, 1948.

TRUCE ON THURSDAY. PERHAPS

Count Bernadotte Confers With Jews And Arabs

Immigration Still The Principal Obstacle

London, June 6.

Date for a truce in Palestino has now been fixed provision- ally for Thursday, June 10, it was reliably reported from Ammon, Transjordan's capital, tonight. In the meantime, the Arab League in Cairo on- nounced that Saudi-Arabian troops are fight- ing in Palestine for the first time. The League said that an unstated number with armoured cars and tanks and artillery were fighting with Egyptian forces.

Disclosure of a tentative truce date followed a two and a half hour flying visit by Count Folke Bernadotto to the Transjordan capital, whore ho conferred with King Abullah and the For- eign Minister.

UN

Ralph

the Df Bunche, Extension of the truce date Secretariat, indicated the negotia from noon tomorrow, which

tions were not going well when decided had earlier been

The told newsmen: enable Count Bernadette to obtain clarifleation of some of the conditions without which it is expected the Arabs would he unlikely to agree to a truce, has thus been effected,

The United Nations mediator, meanwhile, had flown from Buirut, in the Lebanon, to Haifa, for a conference with Mr. Moshe Shertok, Foreign Minister of the Provisional Government of Isract, on the immigration issue which, according to Count Bernadette, Is the only factor obstructing truce agreement between Jews and Arabs.

A

been

We still have hope." A neutral source in Amman said the target date for getting the

Iruce operative had moved back until Thursday. Count Bernolotte's party left to- night for Cairo-Reuter nod A- sociated Press.

Littlo Optimism At Lake Success

An End To Bread Rationing

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New York, June 6. Broad rationing may bo ended in Britain, Belgium, Franon, Italy and some Scan- dinavian Countries American harvest forecast proves accurate, the New York Times sald today.

The

paper quoted

an dati. mate by two experts

which predicted

exportable American grain surplus this year if the weather holde. Reuter.

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GREEK OLIVE BRANCH

London, June 0.

The Greek guerillas' offer is neither "a bluff nor a sign of weakness," the guerilla radio said today.

The broadcast was transcribed In London by the. Greek News Agency, which represent General Markos Government, and quoted from an address by the Greek Communist chief, Nicolas Za charlades.

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He denied that a peace offer was made because of any mill Hongkong taty

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and warned the guerillas to be prepared to con- |Unue fighting if the offer WILS

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He charged that American ad- ministrators In Greece did not.

want peace.

"What they want is

to delay matters until after the

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D-DAY ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY

London, June 6,

The anniversary of D-Day-the Western Allies'

⚫ surge across the English Channel four years ago-was observed today by ceremonies at Portsmouth, base of the vast operations.

Lake Success, June 6. The Security Council, buoyed by Count Bernadotte's message he hoped to "settle That

very quickly" the date for a Pales-

Field Murshal Viscount [served tartly that the invasion tine ceasefire, tonight anxiously 90-minute jawaited

confirmation Montgomery, who led the Bri-from the west was not necessary concrete talk with the Count, Mr. Shertok from the United Nations media-tish Forces in the undertaking, because the "Soviet Army had told the press at Haifa ́"we are {tor.

or

"Yes" Or "No"

AI the end of a

ily of his various Secretariat

at

for

United Slates military com- manders in Europe issued state- ments calling on their troops to rededicate themselves to princi- ples for which comrades dled in

WCTE Normandy. There Viscount

quiet observances at some posts and other commands will have a holl- day--Associated Press.

unveiled a memorial which already decided the war." The now awaiting the Count's

meraber of the Council faces the sea at the spot from secret object of the invasion which, the newspaper said. the Fumming

said word was ex..which many units of

the Allies had first promised negotiations. The Count will most pected any moment from probably make communications Count Bernadotte, who has been armada salled with troops and 1942, was to "prevent Germany's

for the with both parties which probably require a straight cil to make his own interpreta-beaches. The memorial is #

No."

tions of the ambiguously-worsted simple block of stone similar Mr. Bhertak sald the Count's and controversial immigration to those which England used to interpretation of the immigra-sections of the ceasefilte resolu-block its roads when a German

invasion was feared. tion question during the pro- tion. posed four-week truco WRE Council members, dismayed by

In a short address, the points discussed at the months of futile negotiations Haifa. He declined, however, and many "false alarm" ceasefire Montgomery sold that the D-Day to indicate the Count's views. resolutions, refused to become exploit was an example of per- fect combined operations requir The Foreign Minister said there optimistic. had still riot been any question Isracti spokesmen, awaiting ing the utmost of precision on of deciding the date of the pro- private reports on the meeting the part of the land, sea and air posed cease-fire.

between Dr. Moshe Shertok and laboration among the Allies.

forces and the smoothest of col- Harold Evans, the UN appoint-Count Bernadotte, reiterated the ed commissioner for Jerusalem, belief that there would be no "If you had not seen it caid the present plan calls for a truce if the Israelis Immigration Kimultaneous date for the cease "rights" were aeriously impair-Could not visualise its immense

among

Gre and the truce to begin. udded that the date had not yet been agreed upon.

Tel-Aviv Fighting

you

vize." he said. He recalled that Heed.

Ofte Tsraelf representative-opin-he approached D-Day with com-

picte confidence. led that the vicious fighting now

United States marines from the raging around the Arab strong- US Embassy In London and hold of Jenin would have great detachunend of sailors from the

US cruiser Fresno took part- bearing on prospects of a truce.

"If Jenin fails, the Arab de-

the

ceremony. sire for

will be much peace stronger r," he said.

Council delcgates were more

The attention of both Arabs

Sour Note

D

in

and Jews was focused on the fighting on Tel Aviv's approaches. The Jews claimed to have Bfth of the entire Egyptian force of some 5,000 men trapped

... | reluctant to comment, but Isdud, 23 miles south of Tel Aviv. feruent

Israeli infantry pressed home privately said they could not see attacks on the Isdud aren today how the mediator could resolvesary was less generally observed the immigration issue, on which and from the Russian quarters in. and destroyed 4 number of

the Arab and Israeil. spokesmen Egyptian foruined positions, had disagreed so vehemently In The Russian sponsored news.

Jewish High Command sald.

The Egyptions

the

gave no hint Council sessions.-United Press,

that their troops were In trouble there. Instead they told of widespread reconnaissance operations by Egyptian planes and mobile forces on the south- ern approaches of Tel Aviv. Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt, fold newsm that Arab armies

northern Palestine launched n successful of

hac

offensive

On the continent, the anniver-

Berlin come a sour note,

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Jerusalem, June 6.

and scored an outstanding v Thirty Arab women refugees and five old men pick-

lory

Не gave no

A

source close to Nokrashy Pasha said Egyptian artillery had shell- ed the Jewish occupied now city of Jeruslam.

Jowish Claims

Israeli troops forged half circle around Arab concentrations

ed their way through the rubble of Jaffa Road today with correspondants bringing up the rear pushing a woman of 90 in a wheelbarrow.

on the northeastern approaches SHANGHAI

of Tel Aviv and drove within three and a half miles of strato- gic Tulkarem, Jowish leaders

sald.

Israeli planes hammered nt Tulkarem itself. The Jewish bul- letin said large Ares were touch- -ed-off-in-an-Arab--military-camp-

EXPLOSION DISASTER

Shanghal, June 1.

The transfer of the refugees was arranged by the Red

• Crosa. The women were brought by Red Shield ambu- lance to the Palestine Bunk on the Suleiman way behind the: battered Allenby Square.

Live grenades lay among the stones.

James L

On the return trip

Hays

de

of Kemsley papers in Bri- in the city, which is the western

täin, kicked a stone which anchor of the Arabs Tulkarem- Six out of 50 severely intonated a live grenade lying in Jenin-Nablus triangle.

jured persons in Saturday's the middle of the Allenby Square. According to Jewish accounts match godown fire and explo- He was wounded in one leg. this was the second major threatsion had died in hospital up to Sidney Smith of the London to Tel Aviv which Jewish Inst night, and

the

"pally nine corpses

Express" had two bad forces have blunted in the last hitherto uncovered from the wounds; one in each leg and Car- two days. The first one-a drive debris by firemen were identi- ter Davidson, of the Associated by Egyptian, forces up the Pales-fied, it was learned this morn-Press, had bis right hand scratch- tina coast-was thrown back at ing.

ed by flying metal scrap.

Yibno, 14 miles south of Israel's capital.

I was walking on the other side

This brings the death toll to of the square and had stopped to King Abdullah's Legionnaires 18 total of 41 shops or arms look at an Italian grenade lying hurled 100 shella today into suffered damage. Jowlab-held districts of modern

Zion Gate.

in the rubble when the accident occurred across the street and

Jerusalem after Israeli infantry Fire brigade officers yesterday showered the back of my neck mode another unsuccessful atapent considerable time studying with sand. tempt to storm the old city's the cause the blaze and dis¦. The women were transferred closed that contrary to current during the two hour cease fire ar- The Jewish attack was aban=|reports, thechenical which ranged by the Red Cross-United doned after, three hours

of rauard the Bre was not sulphur Press. close quarter fighting failed to stored In the warehouso, but i dislodge the Legionnaires from leaking, potassium chlorate,

their machinegun posts: in the thick walls of the Old City.

Non-Committal

The

Aremen believed tha chlorate, which is subject to fric

- SMUTS IN ROME --

Rome, Juno Ü. Marshal Jan Smuts arrived here tion with other substances such today in private plano en route Count Bernadotte, the UN as sulphur, exploded when it to London. mediator in Falestine, was grin came in contact with sulphur and the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Marshal Smuts was received-by faced and non-committat follow celluloid films, 100 reels of which

ing his talks with King Abdullah were contained in the 20 drums Carlo Sforza at his private re- and Trans-Jordan's Foreign Min- which were being losdof ints the eldence. - Ha is scheduled to leave ister, Fawil Pasha Malki, In warehouse at the time the are for London tomorrow -thorning Amman.

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