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SECURITY COUNCIL'S EMERGENCY SESSION

Discussion Of 'Serious Situation'

"

Created By Negev Fighting

ACTING MEDIATOR TO REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF THE TRUCE

! Paris, October 18.

The United NationsTM Security Council will meet in an emergency

session at 9.30 a.m. GMT tomorrow.

The Council will consider the "serious situation" created by the resumption of hostilities in the Negev area of Southern Pales- tinc.

DELEGATES TALKING

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1948.

He Didn't Understand

Paris, October 18.

There was a walk-out to- day at the United Nations- by # nine-year-old Filipino

boy.

Roberto Romulo sat for a white In the chale of his father, Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo, during dis Gusalons of the atom bomb by tha Assembly Politicol Committee. After fidgeting and fussing for two minutes he walked out.

"I guess I just don't under.

stand what they were talking about," he said.—Ansociated Preil

Newspaper Offices Searched

Sydney, October. 18. Security police today exam- ined papers at the offices of the here Sydney Morning Herald

in a probe apparently connected with allegations of a leakage of secret information.

QUID. PRO QUO

Other officers with a search warrunt meanwhile went through the paper's Bles at its office in Parliament House, Canberra, the FRENCH. STRIKES: Federal Capitol.

Dr. Ralphe Bunche, the acting United Nations Mediator, will give

a report to the Council on the recent violations of the truce.

To reply from the Israeli, in to n Israel report, Iraqi authorities to his request for a

forces shelled a Jewish settle- three-day cease-fire in the ment at Fkar Yanvetz on the Negev district of Palestine was friage of Arab-held territory due mode known tonight when the

West of Nnulis, Israeli Government told the

An Israeli spokesman said

(Mr. Arthur Fadden, opposi- United Nations headquarters in very intense" lighting was still tion leader, in Parliament a fort Haifa that it could not accept out on in the Negev, while a night ago produced a document the orders for a cease fire, but Jewish communique said the und anged the Premier. Mr. that Israel was willing to meet Israeli Air Force had bombed Joseph Chifley, if he had told the Egyptian representatives to Gaza, the

seal of the Palestine British Cabinet he understood Paris, October 18.

Arab "Government" of

as well as thot settling

America was reluctant to talking too to discuss means United Nations peacefully the difficulties that Faluja, Beersheba and El Arish. ive Australia certain atomic re-

woman had arisen between

Mr. Chifley re- the two

search secrets. plied that the document rust be countries regarding this area.

either stolen or a forgery)

TOO MUCH

The men are much in the

а

Social Committee, delegate suggested today,

"We are now in a crisis," said Minerva Bernarding of the Do- minican Republic. She urged the men to "held back the avalanche of bitterness" which, she

"Grave Effects"

The Israel delegation in Paris said, tonight brought a formal com-

hnd turned the Committee's de-plaint lo the Security Council

liberations into an cnid-war."

"East-West; against alleged Egyptian violan-

tions of the truce in the Negev.

The

instances specific

Women delegates have been

-Reuter.

COLD WAVE HITS AMERICA

Chicago, October 18. The year's first cold wave Isprend over much of the nation, setting a new record in low fem- com- peratures nt some points and on Jewish convoys on balls. the Maidal-Faluja road and the Naratiyeh road.

"inore reserved" in the debate on plained of are obstruction and bringing overconts out of moth-of

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DONT GET THE WIND UP MISS,

ILL HOT DISTURB YOU SOLONG

AS NOBODY DISTURBS ME.

SECURITY TROOPS IN CLASH WITH MINERS

Paris, October 18.

A statement issued by the French Republican security troops, using tear gas Sydney Morning Herald today bombs, clashod tonight with about 1,000 strik- aald the security officers' action

ing miners and metal workers who sought to apparently arocb from informa tion

re-occupy one of the pitheads in St. Etienne, Contral France.

་

Early reports said that there were injuries on both

sides.

rasching the newspaper about tobacco Imports from an employes of a Government de- partment in Canberra. There did not appear to be any connection between the Bources

information contained

French troops were sent to withdrawn from the precincts of In the newspaper's reports on tobacco the Central France coalfields the mines." Imports and others which it had today for the first time since The mereury plunged to 20 published about America's re- the miners' strike started ́a Army 11 is alleged that on

October degrees at Chicago for the coldest ported reluctance to supply atom week ago. Troops and

was October 18 on record. Overcoat secrets, although they were writ-engineers arrived in St. Etienne of 10 trucks 15, a convoy

prevailed in central ten by the same reporter. attacked by Egyptian wenther

to ensure the protection heavliy

The paper declined other com- volunteers or miners requisi- forces South of Karatlyeh, des- sections as the polar air mass

legal action may be troying two vehicles and damag- moved East and South.--United ment as

tioned to work the pumps and taken."-Reuter.

prevent the mines from being Blooded.

rights de-attneks proposed human claration, she added.

A few minutes later the Greek delegate was demanding the floor to reply to Ukranlan charges and the Bolivian and Costa Rican re- presentatives were accusing Rus- sin of applying smoke screens and inoral coercion.

Amid gavel pounding. Chi nese delegate P.C. Chang quot- ed a Chinese proverb

"Sweep the snow in front of ent's door, overlook the frost

- others' roof tiles."Associated

Press.

SAUCE

PIQUANT

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ing others,

The Israeli complaint says:

Hit

Press

Turks Worried By US Strategy

is clear that the Egyptian suc- in obstructing the Oclober CCSH 15 convey would have had the It would have perpetuated gravest anıt profondest effects.

Egyptian military advantage as a result of n truce violation-and at it time when legitimule claims are being sponsored with regard to this part of the terri- tory of Israel, the Husion the invading Art ferees exer-The cise effective control or the com- munications in that rea mient have been interpreted a Raving those forces certain substantive rights as a result of the violation of the truce,

that

Istanbul, October 14.

American conception of Turkey's strategic value in a future war met with objections raised today by Mr. Abidn Daver, a well-known Tur- kish military expert.

W

AL BL Etienne, armed National guards occupied. a number of pitheads and took over the control of the pump and ventilation services, No sorlous clashes were reported.

In St. Etienne itself, gag prea- sure was reported to be weak Earlier, strike pickets had bur- en account of the stoppage of one red the entrance to strike-bound of the coke furnaces.

nines in many regions in France Three pits in the St. Ellery following the decision of the Com region were reported this after- munist-led Miners Union to with noon to have been occupied by draw its security services for 24 strikers-Reuter. hours in protest against the

pre sence of police forces and allega- tions of repression against miners, A Ministry of the Interior of Belal said today that if the miners could not or would not work the pumps or ventilators, the troops

(would do so,

LAWYERS APPEAL

TO TRUMAN

New York, October 16.

In the Puy-de-Dome Depart-

A plan to serid 1,000,000 tele- ment, the security services were grams to President Truman de- Immediate United vious wars were pursued in a reported to have been maintained manding

the mines but dia- Nations, action on the Israel. future war, Turkey would be some of

question-was-announced-today-by abandoned and at the end there continued-in-others.

the Lawyers Committee for Jus- would be no traces taft of the

tice in Palestine, nations that suffered from So-

the CGT miners'

Com-

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In an article in the Cumhurlyet, "In this sense, the Egyptian of which he is a regular corres- action would have led to the Pondent, Mr. Daver said that It nequisition of

a political ad-

was "wrong to view Turkey na

Pit Occupied that can bo vantage resulting from a truce advance post

A spokesman of abandoned'

viet occupation. in any future war

The Chairman of the vlotation.

Com- The Cumhuriyet also said in its munist-controlled

mittes, Mr. Paul O'dwyer, who The Jews today claimed to and asked for a more logical and have seized the strategie heights realistic use of additional Ameri- news columns that Turkey was Federation told Reuter: "All our announced the plan, said in dominating the

Mr. Truman: The road to their can military ald funds being encountering difficulties from the members in the security services telegram

have obeyed the orders to strike fate of Israel is United States in strengthening

your hands". Isalnted settlements in the Negev given to Turkey."

her fleet. The nowspaper said for 24 hours. We accept no res- O'dwyer described the Com- desert of South Palestine after He demanded that the new

that the American alght-long heavy fighting.

authorities ponsibility for the consequences, mittee as a group of lawyers and funds should be allocated mainly have far refused the Turkish because eight days ago the Gov-judges established to review the The Premier David Ben Gurion, who watched Navy and for the creation of a cruisers of the Fargo class and huppen if the

of Israel. Mr. to the Turkish Air Force and the offer to buy on credit two light ernment was warned what would United States proposals on Paics-

police were not 'tine-Reuter. operations

yesterday, order Navy Air Arm. ed his trappa "to plerce the road and not to lay down their arms until their objective is achieved," Reuter Tel Aviv cable and to- day.

Both sides have refused the put an end to their strategy of call of on-the-spot United Na-"Arst defence and retreat and

the

arc

proposing to give Turkey only two old pre-war destroyers of the newer

These allocations are neces- sary, Mr. Daver said, if Turkey instead of four

is to receive her true value as types that Turkey wants.--Reu- វា "mult defence line." He de ter. clared that the Americans should

tions observers to cease fighting, then, an offensive," and adopt an which in the last four days has "active aggressive" strategy. been confined to the Negev area. Fighting also flared up in the North West today when, accord-

He said there was foar in this part of the world that I the strategy of the two pra

New York, October 10, been appoluted to a 14-man com

Professor Albert Einstein has mifto formed by the Federallon of American Scientists to ensure justice for any scientists accused of un-Americanism-Reutor.

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