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First Sitting A Stumbling Block Negev Dispute Still

Of Iraeli Parliament

Jerusalem, February 13, The first Jewish Parliament

to sit in Jerusalern for. 2.000 yearslis opening here tomorrow. The 120 members of the Con stituent Assembly will be sworn Welzmann, In by Dr. Chaim President of the State Council,

All hotels have been booked up and a week of special enter- tainments has been arranged.

The first business of the As sembly will be to elect a State President. He will then ask Mr. David Ben-Gurion, as leader of the majority Mapai (Labour} Party to form a Government

A Speaker

other ker and will be elected unch mitlee chosen to draft visionul Constitution.

Rhodes, February 13.

The Egyptian and israeli delegations at the month- old Palestina armistice negotiations here wore today "marking time,” in the words of a United Nations official.

Neither side had any concrete Suggestion for break- ing the week-old deadlock. The Egyptions were today awaiting-an-official Israeli reply to their suggestion that the Jewish-held South Negev town of Auja should be declared "a-neutral zone."

The Israelis who, according to usually well informed source, will refuse, were today drafting their reply.

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of Staff, General William Riley and other top advisers.

United Nations ofleinis general ly were suffering from on air of depression and pessimism-in contrast to the confidence of the, opening day a little over a month

KO.

The marking time process was expected to continue at least un- ul tomorrow when the Jaracii offeers military

chlet, Colonel Yai Yadin, was Com-

due back from A The most optimistle comment Prothree-day visit to Tel Aviv with today came from a military aide

fresh instructions.

United

The newly-appointed Blates

Ambassador Mr. Jame MacDonald, tonight refused an Invitation to attend the Parlia ment, and it was believed that the British and Franch re-1 presentatives also declined.

It was understood in Tel-Aviv that the Russian representative will attend.

The Western diplomats turned

down the invitation un the grounds that their attendance would seem to give approval to the Jewish claims to Jerusalem os the new capital-Reuter.

PEAK OF STRIFE OVER

now

ON Ralph Buncha,

acting Unload Nations Mediator, wasi still trying to draw up a work- Ing paper which would be ac.. ceptable to both sides. He

WAS expected to present • draft to

to the

delegations 10- morrow

earlier several None of

his drafts was close enough to the requirements of both sides. The Israelis had apparently not yet that the relinquished the view Egyptians should be completely barred from the Negev (with the possible exception of the Gaza 'const strip now in Egyp- tinn hands.)

Not Admissible

The Egyptians were apparent- ly equally determined that the present Negev positions were the result of illegal" Israell military Chiengo, February 13. The Vice-President, Mr. Alben action and therefore not admis- Barkley, tuday said the "peak" ble ne a negotiating basis. of Jewish-Arab strife was over.

Conference sources Pald Dr. Mr. Barkley

"Tew Bunche was striving to get both snict a problems remain to be solved" sides to

They said he but there was no reason why with realism their principics could not be told the Israelis that they would have to make greater concessions In other 11

Greas of the Negev aport from Gaza,

permanent peace reached.

The Vice-President called press conference for a preview of informal remarks he will make tonight at the "Rally for Israel," sponsored by the Chi- cugo Zionist Emergency Coun cft.

The rally was called to cele- brale full recognition by the United States of the new Jewish State.-United Press.

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Similarly, he told the Egyp- tians that they must be prepared to recognise the Israeli gains in the Negev as a fait accompli Until this was done no progress towards, agreement could be ex- pected, the sources added.

Air Of Tension

The delicate state of the of negotiations brought an alr tension to the plush Hotel des conference la

Londen, February 13. Roses where the Lloyds shipping service re- being held. Both delegations ported tonight that the Nor-were keeping to their apartments weglun vessel Geisha (5,113 tons) and were seen little. In the was aground off San Marcos, public_lounges. Ecuador, and that

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Damascus, February 13.

Five Arab countries-Syria, the Lebanon, Iraq, Yomon and Saudi Arabia—will agree to armis- tice talks with Israel providing the Jews give an undertaking to take back Arab refugeos, it was learned from a usually reliable source here today.

They also want the Israeli Government to promise not to change the status of Jerusalem pending the recommendations of the United Nations Conciliation Commission., ``·

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Dover, February 13.

The Dover lifeboat was searching today for two seamen missing from the British coastal steamer Granny Suzanne (503 tong) which sank off the Dover Folkestone codst early today af- jer.being-inza-collision with the Panamanian steamer, San Mi- guel Bay 5,070 tons).

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seriously dlmost The Panamanian ship lowered a lifeboo! which picked up Ave of the conster's 11-man crew.

Another British coastal vessel, the 487-ton Signality, which was nearby, rescued four other men- them here, bers of the crew and brought ;

who anid: "Even the best trained soldiers cannot help moving for- The San Miguel Bay in owned word little when they Rre by the Soclete d'Navigazione marking time."--Reuter,

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Their Finest Hour

LEGEND

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SITUATION AT NIGHTFALL 25 May

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and from Borgues to the sea by Nieuport, in the following order: In the early hours of the 28th 46th, 42nd, 1xt, 50th, 3rd and 4th. the Belgian Army surrendered. By the 20th a largo part of the Lord Gört had news of this only B.E.F. had arrived within the one hour before the event, but the perimeter, and by this time the collapse had been foreseen three naval measures for evacuation days earlier, and in one fashion or were beginning to attain their full another the gap was plugged. I effect. On

May

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All this day of the 28th the ca cape of the British Army hung in the balance. On the front from

General Prious. In command of the First French Army, wished to surrender the entire force, but General de la Laurencie would not obey these orders. More than half the French Army found their way grout

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Delegates from the five States | Kolklich sectors and replaced by who have been meeting in Arab Legion troops, Cairo agreed to inform the Political observers here said United Nations Acting Media- this withdrawal appeared to con- Divisions, newly withdrawn from animunition exhausted, they were tor, Dr. Ralph Bunche, of the form to some of the decisions East of Lille, hastened in motor forced to surrender. conditions, which are in addi Abdul Ilah at their desert meeting the vital corridor that led to Dun- taken by King Abdullah and transport to extend the wall of tion to their original decision to on February 3.

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