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USA

AND BRITAIN AT VARIANCE OVER NEGEV

Israeli Has A Counting

Tel Aviv, November 8.

Paris, November 8.

An authoritativo delegation source reported today that the United States is unlikely to back a Bri- tish plan that would order Israeli forces to withdraw from their newly won positions in

· North Palestino.

The Israell Government start-Britain had asked the Security Council last Thurs-

ed the first census of its esti

muted

800,000 citizens on Monday night by putting them all under huthie arrest th

day to extend its order for the withdrawal of Israel and Egyptian forces in the Negev to in- clude all Palestine.

make sure that they remained The Council's order on thei Strnus came to Paris ofter

still to be counted.

Wains of cens takers wont intri

Negev front strikes mainly at three weeks' visit to Israel. He

in 48 hours If these two points wen enrried out,

Its te hou hout flareli forces which advanced and in the interview with AP the streets astarl Riesighoan thto seire key points along supply that the situation would be scitind length and bromuth of Israel to routes to desert settlements. count Hoses in the face of bitter The only other big guins by criticism of the census methods Israeli forces recently have been in the Jewish press,

fon

Northern Galilee front. The Palestine Post, in English The rources emphasised that no language Jerusalem morning final cretsiz has been made on United Stutes will "The pro-whether thr paper editorialised: visional government of laried as support the Brith resolution.

mabuking on a dangerous course

if it exploits or even makes it pos. sible to explott a time of en gency to saddle on the people a permanent

of system

survell lance."

The census will admittedly be used as The bests for Issuing identity early which will be used for granting travel afst resudence

Assomated Press. perintis.

Jews Expect

Complete Report

to

(1) The U.N, should order the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest evin, to stop inciting the Arabs what and subsidising war amounts to fratricidal strife be- tween the Jews and Arabs which is becoming increasingly distaste- Ful to both.

THE CHINA MAIL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1948.

US And Japan May Be Allies

Now 'York, November 8. Јарям und the United States-enemies in the Jas! war-might find themselves side by alde If World War

comes, Lieutenant Geni eral Robert L. Eichelberger hald yesterday.

"If the worst comes to the worst,"

1" the former Com- mander of the Pacific Eighth Army wald, "our country's decency, generosity and fair. ness toward Japan may have provided us with a powerful

friend." potential

"How different would have been the pictura in Japan," he added in an address pre. pared for the 63rd Annual Banquet of the Ohio Society of New York, "f the Com- munistic nations had taken over three years ago."--AND- clated Press.

con-

Defence Alliance May Become World Anti-Soviet Bloc

Ottawa, Canada, November 8. An authoritative informant today said that the gigantic North Atlantic defence älliance nóv being organised by the United States, Canada and five Western European countries probably would be thrown opon to nations all over the world which want to present a united, front against Communist aggression.

On the basis of present indications, the informantTM,

said, the alliance will provide all over the world the "teeth" which the United Nations organisation so far lacks to enforce peace.

The preliminary stages of

members to specifie and

the North Atlantic alliance are automatic pledger of mutual ald and larael as soon as they now being worked out here, in against aggression.

Washington and in London. It clude a peace treaty.

It is expected that there wilt us the only military

Strous sald that *Transjordan is expected the formal treaty

be a clear definition of the kind force of will be ready by next spring of aggression which will cal Gonsequence Among The Arab for, the seven

automaticalt, original signa-

for enforcement nations. He said he thought both torles-the United

of the States, The U.N. should announce Transjordan and

of military provisions Israel would

alliance treaty. Canada, Britain, France, Bel- a policy that it would admit Jump nt the chance for

to end the Transjordan strife.-Associated Press.

glum, the Netherlands and membership of

Luxembourg.

(2)

015

He esplained that American

เช the resolution support Jewish withdrawal on the Negev the front was based on a complete re- from the port of the situation

Ductor Ralph Acting Mediator, Bunche.

The

The

said Source

that American delegation was unlike- y to support a blanket extension of the principles Inid down for the Negev, Britain pressed for a Jencil meeting today but at mid-|

To Take Gaza day it appeared there would be

Tel-Aviv, November 8.

+

It was relcavidy tenened thpt Jewish Jorees in the Negov peel at any avomment to empture Gaza, "eapital" of the Palestine Arab government and last Egyp- Utan stronghold in the Holy Land,

ne session until Tuesday or later.

SECRET DISCUSS

SESSION TO BUNCHE PLAN

Paris, November 8.

Brigadier General William E.It was announced today that the Security Council

Riley, Chief of Staff

taff of the U.N.

truck supervizors in Palestine, is here for consultations with Bunche on the situation along) the Northern Palestine front. Both the US

and British de-The Reliable private dispatches from legations were seeking an official the fighting zone said the Exyp-report on Genern! Itiley's con. than were retreating hustily from ference last Saturday Ginza only 201 butes from the presentatives of Egypt, Iraq, Le-

banon and Syria Jewish

governmunt, mean- An authoritative strarer in

with re-

It is understood that Canada is pressing for a definition so strang it is hoped here that Italy and night even include the kind the Scandinavian countries

will of Communist coup carried out in adhere. It is now hoped also choslovakia, provided such n that among other world coun- tries, pence-minded nations, re-friendly, non-Communist country. coup were attempted against a geedless of their geographical situation, wi be eligible for In Czechoslovakia's case, she membership and that Australia WHE virtually behind the Iran and India, among other Common-Curtain before the coup. It is wealth countries, will be among beileved here that the United the first to subscribe.

States' view coincides closely with Canada's in this respect.

New Your Mooting

would meet secretly tomorrow to discuss a

Lovel Of Dofonce In London, a Foreign Office three-point proposal by the UN mediator, Dr. spokesman said delegates of the

Authoritative Canadian quar- Buncho, to and the fighting in Palestine.

United States and Canada prob-fer expect that the alliance will ably would meet early in the kind Cunndo, like the others, 10 Council is also to consider the British proposal New Year to work out their maintain a definite level of de- to order the Jews out of recently-won positions

mutual defence problems and a fence,

པར པད defence create special in North Palestine.

conference of the seven original works, in strategic areas and ex- powers "most probably would be tend industrial as well as mill- Dr Bunche's plan, said to in- Jews to withdraw in the North, ten."

held during January in Washing-tary aid to the other signatories. Canada to make such com- Informants the clude an order for immediate

said the Bunde

Canada's part in the alliance is mitments is to break with tradi white, decuiel to promote its top United Nations saki After the direct Arab-Jewish negotiations, plan would huge on the course Leing worked out on Cabinet level Army officers and began a purge meeting that General Riley re-will be taken up by the Coun- of the debate in the General As- here after many weeks of pre- police force tollowing viewed the Palestine situation and ell in the morning. The de-sembly on the question of perliminary negotiations. As now charges of widespread graft. 11 toki the Arabs that their military bate on Britain's proposal is manent settlement in Palestine.. foreseen, the United Press' in-

United Press. In the Holy Lind is arranged for the regular open

session tomorrow afternoon.

Council The

previously had Bunche Denies

supported the British demand that Jewish troops be drawn out of newly-wun positions in the Negev jaren in South Palestine.

171

Its

over 700 policemen had been positions questioned so far.

Oftells said the Army Chief Yarov Dori,

of Staff, Brigadher would become Israel's arst Major. General under the new promotion Hat.--United Press.

30,000 Bodies To Be Exhumed

The Graves Registration Ser.

ון/לאיי

30,00

|

hopeless.

and

Biche said Today that Riley merely reviewed the situation stressing points nl friction making suggestions for the better implementation of the truce. The authoritative source said that Riley also declared that the new NCUM

Now Plan

Sources close

to Dr.

Bunche

Council arder on the said he hoped to replace the

formant sufd, the pact will bind

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Iraq Denies Blame For Palestine

Developments Drop Expected

Baghdad, November 9.

oult only complicate the crumbling UN-ordered truce with Iraq yesterday blamed the other Arab nations for

truce.

a plan to:

Manila, November . fearrying out of the

Bunche denied that General (1) Call for immediate Arab- vice of the United States Army Rey said this. He said that the Jewish negotiations to settle out. Filipino soldiers buried at the mechanics of carrying out the or-standing

withdrawal truce, including prisoner's der for the Negev

have yet to The boilies are to be transfer- question be worked out. The gains in Negev and in Galilee in}

of whether more truce North Palestine,

has started to

WHAT

infamous Capas camp in Central Luzam.

designated by the Philippine not been considered. Government. It is believed that the bodies of some

Amerien

soldlers who participate in the death march from Bolaan

I

asked a member of Dr. Bunche's staff. While reports

differences

recent

over the

the failure of the Arabs to provent the osta- blishment of Israel. **

issue and

Press.

In Divorce Rate

London, November 9. Social workers look at 1040 to show a big drop in Britain's divorce rate.

There were 50,000 divorces last year compared with 7,800 in 1938. Viewed in terms of broken homes and feared effects on children, the figures caure serious concern

her own among churchmen and sociologists, The rate has been high since

year when the courts catch up with. P backlog of cases that arose from family separations in wartime Associated Press,

the

Jewish The Iraqi Premier, Mazahim Amin Alpachachi, also denied in a statement that Iraq is preoccupied red to a national remetery to he jobservers would be needed d (2) Follow up with talks

with a "third issue"-meaning, it was thought, aimed at demobilising the Arab

the negotiation of a new Anglo-Iraq treaty. "Why would Dr. Bunche sind Jewish armies or at least in a Security Council. meet "No

settling up the large Palestine

Man's Land" between the outside Iraq." Alpachachi said, domestic, economic and financial the war, but a drop is likely next

"Rumours spread inside and Palestine and let them nawa a

resolution which he thought unworkable" Jews and their nei

neighbours. (3) Start negotiations

"tend to blame Iraq for Pales-crisis, he said. toward

tine developments.

denied He categorically from Tel Permanent settlement.

It war and

"This is tutelly erroneous. When existence of a third Issue in Iraqi WAR understood that an

the important prelude to the aum.the United Nations adopted Pales. jaffaire-meaning, probably, maning of the closed sesalon in partition last November, con-frumoured negotiation of a new was the disclosure by Uniteditions were: forthcoming to foil Anglo-Iraqi treaty. States delegates today that they the United Nations resolution and He said that now the plan for probably would not back Brihad the, Arab states pursued

unified Arab command has been tain's proposal for ordering the right course they could have rejected, the only authority which strengthened their armies, united can give orders to the Iraqi forces their tactics and adopted a firm the Iraqi High Command-not policy Instead of restricting them-jeven the Iraqi Cabinet now has selves to meetings and statements, power to influence High Com- decisions. Associated

Aviy sal

sald that Israeli Egystian ufficiale were negotia- Bettlement on the Negav front. There was no confirma - tion here.

B buried in Capas which mi Johns Camp (TDonnell Hear Cabanatuan. Bodies that can be Identified will be segregated and and their nearest of kin advised.

Maluria, sl utiltion

ting and brutal treatment from Japanese guards combined to make Ca natuan

death trap. Muss burials with as many as 100 bodies in a single comiñon grave was a routine practice there.bonon, said there were no nego. Associated Press.

HELEN KELLER PLANS A BOOK

Seattle, November 9.

Helen Keller, blind and deaf lecturer from

Egyptian delegates denied there were talks between the two. Rind El Salh, Prime Minister

of Le-

tiations going on between any of the Arab delegations here und Israel representatives.

No. Such Villago

the

satadi authur returned Aubrey E. Eban of Israel, in a Council, Security plans letter to

said that Arab League accusations

Pacific tour with

She and

Bilibid Doctor Dies At 54

Not Decisiva

no

"Later tire Arab states resorted to military intervention in Pales San Diego, Califonia, tine. I always supported military

November 9. for writing a book.

The doctor of Bilibid prison in intervention, believing that

other action could save Palestine, her long-time em- of atrocities by Israeli forces in the first grim days of Manila's but unfortunately the Arab states psalon an secretary. Folly village named us Dawayma in Occupation by the Japanese diled but

yesterday. Ho was Rear

directed only Ad-

a meagre part of Thompson, arrived on an Army Galilee were "Irresponsible pro miral Robert Gaylord Davis, their armed forces and did not transport from a trip cut short paganda." He sold that no such Navy Medical officer.

ise all their potentialities to strike by Miss Tompson's ikiness.village existed in Gallice.

Davis commanded the Cuna decisively. General Douglas MacArthur's

Nathan Straus,

Former U.S.gac Naval Hospital, Philippines, "Instead of settling the Pales- staff pliysician ordered Miss Housing Administrator and now when the war started. He was tine question by force," the Pre- Thompson to take a rest. Their President of Radio Station WMCA captured on Bataan. trip began in

mier declared, the Arab states Australia last in New York, told the Associated He set up medical services for accepted a truce which could only Murch and was planned, for year. They will go by train to Press that "Lebanon and Egypt the sick and wounded American benefit the Zionists and which the

confined at Bilibid Zlonists used Westport, Connecticut

home.ure out of this war for all prac- prisoners

to increase their prison. Later he Associated Press.

tical purposes."

Was transfor tel to Formosa,

armies and arms by immigration." where he was forced to work as a field labourer.

Alpachachi qontinued," The His captivity was finished En

second truco paved the way for Mukden, Manchuria,

the present painful rosulta on the Palestine battle fronts." The Iraqi government is pre- Joccupled with two issues, the

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