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Israeli Called On For Early Report® Of Murder Investigation

Paris, October 14.

Britain and China jointly called on the Israeli Gov- tho ornment today for an carly report to Security Council on its investigation of the as- sassination of Count Bernadotto, the Palostine Mediator,

The Council adjourned without taking a vote on their resolution. Earlier, Dr. Rolph Bunche, act- ing mediator, reported on the difficulties of the truce observers in the Holy Land.

110 pro-

He said that the Stern Gang last visit to Jerusalen had been opposed to the whole tection was provided for Count the Bernadotte by the local authorities, principle of mediation in

prainst demonstrations

Holy Land and had conducted despite

An

campaign against open Count Bernadotte.

him on the previous visit.

This was in contrast with the treatment generally accorded the

com-

Dr. Bunche sold that he did Mediator elsewhere, he not care to speculate what was the politlent motive behind the ninted.

is_visit war nalled through assassination of the Comt.

channels in

came a terrifie shock to the official Truce Supervision personnel, but I

am happy to say that this work

well in advance.

Jerusalem.

Claims 'Untrue

Dr. Bunche continued: "1 must

PW /Talked With God"

Dalam, Oregon, Cetober 14.

on

Jacob Desanzer, who par ticipated in the Doolittle raid. оп Tokyo, will leave November 6 with his wife and child for "Japad "to" be- come a missionary.

Dossaser, who was impri soned by the Japanese for 41 monkha), gradunted from Scattio Pacific Collage last June. It was during his 41 montha of brutal .omptivity that he decided to become a Јарал. HO missionery

said, "I talked with God."

Dassazer will be # Free Methodist Church minister. -United Prost.

of supervising the truce goes on

say that I have spen unoffein al-While he was getting them more and morale is high."

Count's legations that Count Bernadotte than they even at first wantedi,” He stated

that the

the Paris Fley and. invaded dellberately visit to Jerusalem

the day he had was killed was notified in 46. Stern Gang stronghold. These al-

was legations are malleiously untrue. protection but no

Bernadulte never asked

van by the local autitori..}

tion.

for protection, but he never re-

።

"By his murder the Jews show-

eir ingralitude, they f Count

shower 11 to the British, who Dr. Bunche described as moll- fued it when offered. The usualmught the Jews to Palestine in

that practice why that such prolection the first place." etuusly untrust allegations Count

hatt Bell was given to him, Bernadotte herately invaded the Stern Gang

Count stronghaki." The

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948.

PEACE

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"OUR BROTHERHOOD OF NATIONS": THE KING

London, October 14, King George VI described the British Commonwealth Cau "our brotherhood of nations” in a speech to the Dominion Prime Ministers and other re- presentatives at the dinner he gave in their honour at Buckingham Palace last night. The speech, the text of which, was made public to- day, referred to the lead which the Common- wealth could give to a world which" to- day "is in a state of terrible distress." Welcoming his guests, the feriors to bring order out of dis- I sa Cing said: "I

that order and to bring peace. .extend welcome particularly to her not think it can be questioned

of thei Trime Ministers of India, that a great majority. Pakistan apd Ceylon, who are look also to our own association taking their place for the rat of peoples our Commonwealth of Nations-to play a leading part. time in the councils of our brotherhood of nations.

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Brotherly Love

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"By our example we can help "For myself, 1 specially welthem feel that brotherly love is Our London, not gone from the world. come these meetings in

for this gives me the opportunity Commonwealth has always stood o meet and talk with my Minis for certain principles, fundamen- 冻

Jers from countries oversens. tal to the good of humanity; it has

Nonetheless, hope that an never countenanced injustice,

opportunity will be found from tyranny or oppression."

1121- come

time to time to hold some meel- Ings in other Commonwealth cupitnis."

Saying that never before had any of his predecessors or him reports

Security self entertained simultaneous Council,

acting by the chief Ministers of no less Mediator,

the pre than nine Governments, the King regarding

tiils gress of the Investigation into added: "Beneath

outward the assassination."

significance of our gathering lies something 01 far greater im. The resolution requests that portance. You, who have the Government of Israel to sub-so far to confer in London with Fatin Bey went on to say "what mit to the Security Council at an each other and the Prime Minis- "In view of suggestions made the Nazis did to the Jews. the early late an ficcount of the proer of the United Kingdom, are that Jews are now doing to the Arabs.gress made in the investigation charged with the good governi one place United Nations personnel gene: indeed, they are carrying out on and Indicate therein the men-ment of more than 500,000,000.

required rally, should be

10 the Arqbs such outrages as evensures taken with regard to negti-souls. move about only in the com.the Nurla did not perpetrate. They gence on the part of omelats, or that as though the Arabs had been other factors affecting the crime. pany of guards and only when auch guards are available. It their

in persecutors must be made clear that this | Europe" would be quite unacceptable. "must frankly state my own And conclusion, which is that I there was negligence on the part

Jewish authorities

malt

never

In

more than

usked for protection, but never

when offerod. refused if

Dr Bunche said that sugges-

Nations por−1} should

sonnel generally

tions that United

be re- quired to move about only with guards were quite unacceptable.

Not In Vain

"This

had the

responsibility

nde-

moving tribute to or the He puld a Count Bernadotte and said that Jerusalem, und he hoped the late Mediator's life precautions been taken the crime

+ and that of the five other United could not have been committed." Nations officials killed in Pales-'Dr. Bunche said,

www

Is tine,

had not been given in vain. vain. The Acting Mediator then out-quataly covered in the resolution lined the details of the assassin-of the Security Council of August ation and recalled that the crime 24, which allocates to each party ofleially acknowledged responsibility for the regular er Irregular forces operating in fer- ritory under its control.

had been by the Stern

ern Gang. Dr. Bunche had been invited to make A statement when the

Security Council began to dia cuss violations of the Palestine declared truce, which he has

Investigation

:

eastein

The resolution reminds The. governments and puthorities con-

thought, "That is a solemn

the immense direct

Want to do about India has now become the chief constitu- tional problem facing the Com menwealth Conference. Freed from plenary sessions until Mon day, the delegates have been holding informal bilateral talks that, in many respects, may prove as important as the full meetings.

The Indian problem concerne the fact that when the Indian Constituent Assembly meets in New Delhi on November 5,it will have to draw up a now Constitution, The Congress 'Party which

tho dominates Assembly, le pledged to create "i sovereign Independent .ro. public." However,

unrating which lies on you formula

in your deliberatione. Indirect Ty, it extends to many millions

mora.

"The peoples of the world look,

according

to Westminster

-Dominions

the

of the Statute of 1928, the are united by a common allegi ance to the Crown.

Whatever they may have felt Intepen-

Sir Alexander Cadogan (Bel-cerned that all the obligations tain) then presented a resolu- and responsibilities of the parties: tion jointly with China, which set forth in the Council's resolu- nlmost despairingly, to their gova year ago or before said that the Security Counellions of July 16 and August 10. having in mind the various re-1948, are to be discharged fully ports of Dr. Bunche on the as- and in good faith, including ready -dacsination of Count Bernadotte: access and facilities for duly ne-

"Notes with concern that the credited United Nations observers' Provisional Government of and other truce supervision per- Israel has to date transmitted sonnel-Reuter.

Bevin's Key To Peace For Next 100 Years

"As to the investigation, I have indicate an increasingly seribus at this stage no offelal informa- situation in the Holy Land. tlon as to the progress of the in- The Council had before it a vestigation. I was informed on list of breaches by both sides September 10 by the Foreign reported by Dr. Bunche, as well Minister in Tel-Aviv that an in. The allogations by the vestigation was already

way and that a considerable num-

as separate Jews,

at New Gate and Mount Zion in

under

London, October 14.

key to peace for the next 100 years lies in the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Coylon, Mr. Ernost Boxin, the Foreign Secretary, told the Nation Manufactures Union at a luncheon here today.

As the Council was sitting re-ber of arrests had been made. ports from Amman, capital of "Since then I have received u Transjordan, said that several communication setting forth the mortars and grenades exploded measures taken by the Provisional

Government of Israel to stamp He said Britain had ceased to be an imperialistic Jeruniem last night.

race. "We dominate nobaby. out terrorists in Palestine, Other

We accept When the meeting opened, than that I have received

equality in religion, in colour, in status and in Faris Doy El Khoury (Syria) pb, kind of official report on the pro-

the areas which we still control we are direct- jected to the manner in which it greas of investigations. had been called, stating that the

ing our energies towards independence and problem of Palestine was not un-

self-government.' urgen! one.

No Urgency

"I do not see that there is any great urgency," Sisted,

It

no

He added:

if

U.N.

if we can use the

Arctic War

Training For USAF

dence was granted, Indian 'leaders now want to remain within or linked to the British Common- wealth.

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to

issuc

Genuine Welcome

in

Here in London, Mr. Nehru, the Indian Premier, has proved to be a dominating and popular Bgure, at the Conference. He has received a welcome that he finds Washington, October 14. to be genttine and that has moved bin Air Force

deeply. The U.S.

In- Commonwealth quarters nounced today that 15 B-formed on the background of the Superforts would be flown

of Indian continuation Alaska in three groups of five the Commonwealth

are, however, planes each, starting Novem-the first to deprecate oversimpll- ber 1, for 45 days of intensive fied speculation visualising start- ling developments on the Indian training in Arctic air war.

im-constitutional issue at this stage.

Mr.

-naturally Nahru will convey to his Government on his return' his considered praisal of any consultations that may take place on this subject, but it is the people, of indie,

ilma who, in their own

and through their. Constituent As- sembly, will make the decision one way or the other, Commonwealth quarters eriti- ised "exaggerated" American leised

reports from published abroad sug commanders in Alaska and the London Pacific on measures -- to prevent gesting

and New

an bombers. The glant proved postwar version of the B-29, will be the first B-50s ever' sent to Alaska,

Word of the move came on the heels of an announcement that Colonel B. Balchen, famed Arctic recailed flying expert, had been

to active duty at his own request for service in Alaska,

It also coincided with the dis- closure of a top-level conference in Tokyo among the

Australia that

...

ap-

personnel in Palestine, frequently sources of our colonial empire if we can take a proper con- Eastern points with those station. naturally wish to see India re

would be advantageous ~for the United Nations to have a full raport fram the Pro- Vitional "Odvertiment of Farnel

"I believe that Dominion of South Africa; if another "Pearl Harbour" surprise Zealand are alarmed that Indian giving full details of the assa.

we can organise Western we can arrange matters cor-attack on the United States. Mill-severance from the Common- ination, the

taken to Europe, with its direct con-rectly in Pakistan and India:tary lenders are seeking to link wealth would create a vital Identify the mud and

of nections with the Middle East; if we can maintain a correct defensive measures of American breach in global (anti-Communist the official finding." Faris Bey in,

Dr. Bunche

Kreat pald tribute ta

Teposition in South East Asia; and forces in Japan and other Far strategy.

Australia and New Zealand. revivificationed In Aloska. ducking snipers bullets, and said in Africa: if we can work out tribution to the they had no protection other than co-operation with our great of China, then, with

Both areas, according to mili-main in the Commonwealth for a little

sources here, would have variety of reasons' upart tary their, white arm bands and fing.

planning we somehow uccupy mculty withstanding a sustained strategic considerations. the position of a great balance attack because of the meagre size

The suggestions alarm ing fantor between East and of their garrisons. Alaskan de- however, ut variance with the West, we may provide the fences were stripped with the evident belief in Australler and

New correct equipoise and he cor-coming of winters

Zealand quarters that Meanwhile, reports were cir-formula may eventually be found rect equilibrium for the main-|

here that will enable India to recon- Lenance of peace and prosperi-culating in defener circles

(that- a single military command eile her national Aspirations with ty in the world."

The President, Mr. Warren Austin, explained that it had not beert convenient to hold on our lier

of the Council and they had been taken

Political Committee this Chis

The

fatt

that only six have

good

of the presence in Paris of De been killed and seven wounded Ralph Bunche and of the fact that' sinte 11 15 attributable only. there

was no meeting of the to

fortune, because narrow after-escapes have been many, he said, noon.

Dr. Bunche sail that the trace Faris Bey repealed that he could only be effective and fair could not agree as to urgency, to both sides if United Nations but he had no objection to hear-personnel obtained a reasonable ing Dr." Bunche's statement.

dagrée' of co-operation, and eclled

Mr. Austin anid that Palestine on the Sesurity Counel to de- was an urgent matter, one of life.mand this."

and

death

The agenda was adopted by

Impartiality

Ex-H.K. Taipan In Big Post

*London. October 14.

eight vetes to one, with three Faris Bey, Syrla's chief dele- abstentions, after criticism by gute, followed to express his ap

A former Rong'Kong taipan, the Bovist and Lebanese dele-preciation of Dr. Bunche's written Mr. Dallas Bernard, is to be gates that documents concern- and oral reports. He paid to come Deputy Chairman of the ing the gordid.wore

pot oir-bute to the impartially, wisdom Bank of England. culated intimo, s

and cool judgment on manza Dr. Bunche was then invited points" which Dr. Bunche

Lord Catto, Governor of the to address the Courrell.

Bank of England since 1944, He described Count Bernadotte, He noted that Dr. Bunche had has told the Chancellor of the party was Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, as a great international servantinat indicated which

drove

tragic plight.

"I will arst outline the essen

tial Tadis of the "asdantallon of

the Mediator,!

Dr.Bunche

but very briefly

said

displayed.

hauf

а

of

from

are.

The Foreign Secretary referred would be formed soon for the some form of continued associa approaches to the fion with the Commonwealth

to British relations with Soviet North East

Russin, The issue that has got United States. United Press.

to be settled is can we live to- gather? Where do they want to go? What is the extent of their! ambition?

Lost Imperialists

"They are expansionists: They ure the last of the imperialists., races. If we conndt fix un agree- ment with our neighbours, least let them keep their side of the garden wall.

at

"I will not advocate any in terference -But equally if they seek to disturb us then they must not be annoyed. If we are upset at their Intervention and. we: deferid joursives."

of peace, thoroughly honest, in responsible for, the tendency to that he will follow the Bank's dependent and foatless, who words increasing carelessness to rule and retire two weeks be- himself relentlessly to rewards United Nations officials and fore his 70th birthday-on the

of the Security March 15 next year: Holy Land from its the decisions

Council.

The King has approved tho Mr. Bevin continued: "What I Farle Bey added: "According

appointment ΟΙ Mr. Cameron want to do is to build solidly. to Information I have recolved Gobbold, who is 44 to succeed with Helgium, Holland, Ixom- from my Government, dbsérvers

him. He will serve for five bourg, France and probably other: Bard'ı rénolved in Bycia with the

greatest respect "And friend: years. Mr. Dallas, Bernard will countries, with the great Biddic

East Pakistan, Tadla, South Af and

ali faciltieses become Deputy Governor.

Lord Catto had several connes-rics and 'South East Asia, con afforded them. My

ons with Indin, being Director solidating all the resources, des of the Mercanule Bank of India aires and political manichpation and serving on a member of the not under domination team the Indian Government Retrench- United Kingdom, but by coales- ment (Inchiapo) Cominission from cing all the elements and con- 1922 to 1929.

stitutional conskiorations ion great unlierstanding and in al- most unwritten basis upon which Britain, has, developed.

Planned Murder

From

sider them

poste" and

aan-

-

a great equilibrium in this world muy result.and I believe will

'This' was essentially a well planned, earetully timed munter, almed directly at the^/][to” of{[he Ho sald that Id the incidents Mediator. It occurred in territory in which she United Nations af- administered by the armed forces ficials were killed and soven of the Frovilonal Government of wounded, it had never showh that M, Cobbold is the youngest Israel, and has since bibeolt 61- the Arabs had been responsible. Governor of the Bank since 1947, ficially acknow red by persons other intentionally

ally of a through He joined the Bank in 1943 as known (mu,

abup = or lack" or "nuequn to precautions, an adviser, and became Deputy To build this great centro na gliters of

Speaking of the assassination of Governor in 1943, bt can Count Bernadotte, Faris: BeyondMr. Bernard, who is 60, was

wash deliberate crime, elecked to the Court of Dired result--in' geberations and gon-

farge group, with tors of the Bank of England in, crations of peaceful develop alibers", "which, hatt

1936. **

ment Reyter. ogi under the supervision "Tib joiner Jardine, Matheson gency and the Company, Hong Kong, in 1011, Magia was maunging slirector of the that, although the, fem from 1922 to 1928, and then felt no hatred per walumed to London. He was LL

London, October 14. towards the Medantartcutive Council Member in Mr. W.L. Mackensie King, the vere "not", „gratified” by this | Hong Kong from 1027 to 1920,

Canadian Prime Minister, wito Is Art, and at the Lagislative Counell prevented by, illness from attend-

from 1928 to 1928. He was forns the Dominion Prime Minis congal Getmiral yours :- Chairidan of the tera Conference here, was 'this The Mediator, was aukaustriated |ling Kong and Shanghai Bankt- afternoon reported to be "resting- Dr Busch added that on his while serving the Jewish cause ng Corporation-Reuter,

„quietly" of fild" hotel-Reuter,"

Whole

behind the

Came

the truce dupervision pitsential,

BILL lin Min là di li ti work of supervising the truce,

goes on and that moralo is high."

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