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TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1947.

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Aviatrix Dies

Egyptian First British

Issue For UNO

Cairo, March 3.

Egypt has decided to submit the question of her treaty re- lationship with Britain to the Security Council, according to Nokrashy Pasha, the Egyptian Premier who gave a press con- ference to-day.

His statement read: "The final; breaking off of the arduous Anglo- Egyptain negotiations may be al- tributed to the inability of Egypt to oblajn sutisfaction un 4wu essential points unanimously claimed by the Egyptian people, " These two nuinis

werof

1. The

evacuation of British troops from Egypt, which must be hnmediate and complete and noi con- ditioned by the treaty,

2. The maintenance of the unity of Egypt and the Sudan, self-govern- ment for Sudanese and the restora- lion to Egypt of her rights in od- mialstration of the Sudan In order to further preparation of Sudanese self-government.

DEPRIVED OF RIGHTS

"Unity of Egypt and the Sudan Is the will of both Egyptians and Sud- unesa alike, whereas British policy is directed towards inclting the Sudan- ese to sccode from Egypt.*

"Had

'The statement continued: Egypt not forcibly been deprived of her rights in the administration of the Sudan the preparation of the Sudanese for, asif government -would- not have been so delayed.

"Egypt in in a better position and more anxious than Britain to prepare for self government a people of the same race, same language and some religion and dependent for their very existence on the same Nile. Egypt able as wants the Sudanese to be

their to express soon as possible views freely, which can be accom- pilshed only when Britlah troops have evacuated the Sudan.

"The two preceding points are a -fair-application-c of the principles.of the UNO Charter. For that reason, after exceptionally arduous negotia- ilons, we have decided to submit the question of the treaty to the Securi- ty Council."Reuter.

NO OBJECTION

London, Mar. 3.

The pioneer British air- woman, Pauline Gower, died at her London home last night after giving birth, to

twin sons.

She was the wife of a Royal Air Force radar ex- pert, Wing Commander William Fahic and the daughter of Sir Robert Cower, former Conservative M.P. Miss Cower was the First woman to obtain a British commercial air pilot's licence. She also obtained engineers. radio operators and navigators' licences and started a firm for which she flew 30,000 passengers. During the war she became commandant of the women's section of the Air Transport Auxiliary and organised the flying of American planes to Britain, Her friend and commercial partner Dorothy Spicer was killed in an airliner crash near Rio de Janeiro last December.-Reuter.

IN TEL-AVIV

Cyclist Killed: Rush For Food Shops

Jerusalem, March 3.

A terrorist workshop was discovered yesterday in the All-Jewish city of Tel-Aviv during searches by British troops after bomb outrages, it was officially announced to-day.

A large haul of all types of explosive material was found in the cellar of a house, including electrical detonators, hand-grenades, arms, ammunition and uniforms.

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A Jewish cyclist was shot and, killed to-day in the main street of Tel-Aviv.

When

curfew in the Shearim quarter of Jerusalem was ensed for shopping to-day at 10 p.m., there was a mish for food shops, which were soon sold out.

Food shops were

also the focal point at Tel-Aviv, where the curfew Local news- was lifted at 5 a.m. papers appeared,

but AS single sheets. There was no mali dell- very, no telephone service, and no buses.

A stalement by the Jewish Agency to-day expressed "horror"

ensity their reaction against ter- rorism so as to end all murder and bloodshed in this country,"

measures

.

The Agency regretted that it had failed to secure from the Govern-

any

!n of help ment solving the burning question of in- migration," which would have "re- lieved the existing tension.”

Asked what means the Agency had at its disposal for combating terrorism, a spolesman said: "As deten organisation, the Haganah (Jewish underground army) could

at the latest outrages and said: "Thebe narumed to follow the lines of disciplined forces of Yishuv (Jewish community In Palestine) will in-

CHURCHILL ANGRY: COMMONS SCENE

London, March 3.

the Jewish Agency.". He added that the Agency considered martial law and been instituted to cripple Jewish economy and only secondarlly catch terrorists.

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GALE'S WARNING

Meanwhile,

thousands British troops to-day patrolled the five seated Jewish areas of Palestine In the second day of their drive to root out terrorisin, Major-General R. N. Gale, Commander of the British First Infantry Division, warned Jews that continued martial law on the Tel-Aviv area, hub of Jewish industrial life, would "Inevi tably spell economic disaster to the community as a whole,"

Shouting angrily and thumping the do patch box in front of him, Mr Winston Churchill, Opposition Leader, de- manded in the House of Commons to-day how long this state of "squalid warfare" in Palestine, with all its blood- shed, would go on before a decision was reached.

General Gale, who is Military Go- that Ar Churchill said

It was vernor of the "outlawed" area and

statement custing £30,000,000 or £50,000,000 was making a

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KANTTISETASTIZENMUROVNSULTATION BORADITZINE INAB

STOP PRESS

Test Match

The wicket was good, though re- sponsive to spin when the fifth Test was, resumed nt the Sydney Oval

this morning.

•

Australia continued her first in nings against England's score of 280, Lake Success, Mar. 4. The overnight total was 189 for 4,

delegation The British

to the and Hasselt and Hammence quickly United Nations suid that it would | sent up the 200. After 20 minutes Taise

no objections against on play the score stood at 203 for 4, Egyptian move to lay the Anglo- Hassett not out 21, Hammence not Egyptian differences before the out 0. extras 12-United Press. Security Council.

The British Indicated, however, that the question to be thrushed out here would not only be confined to the future of Anglo-Egyptlan Sudan

Other points concerned the with- drawnt of the British troops from Egypt and a mutual, old pact en- forceable in the event of aggression.

Associated Press,

EDITORIAL

to

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a year and keeping 100,000 English-press, added: "It must not be for- men away with the military forces.

gotten that the loss of We as result of terrorist activity is also terrible and the sooner it is cra- dicated the sooner life can get back _to_normal,

Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, Secretary for the Colonies, who had just given an account of outrages in Palestine on Saturday when 18 people were that killed and 25 injured, replied the Government was fully alive to the very serious condition in Pales- tine and every step would be taken to bring an end to the tragic situation as rapidly as possible.

Immediate action, said Mr Creech Jones, was under the control of the military commander, in consultation with the High Commissioner. He did not think that it need be thought the Government was not mindful of Anding way uut of the difficulty.

Mr Churchill was not satisfied 218 for 5. Hassett out 24.-Reuter.with this. "How long is this to go Later. on," he demanded and repeated his wright 3.-Reuter. 224 for 6. Me Cool, e Yardley, words in a louder vioce as the Con-

servatives cheered.

LUNCH SCORE

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Later.

250 for 9. Talion, e Compton, b Wright o, Lindwall, Smith, b Wright o, Tribe, e Fishlock, b Wright 9, Hammence not 28-United Press.

MENTRENATO PERSENTIMETARIATUMERIC NOLLAIGAKUDUMIS

The Only Logical Action PALESTINE has "blown up." Persistent terrorism In its most malignant form has led to the imposition of statutory martial law: civic rights and liberties have had to be largely withdrawn the offices of government have now virtually passed into the hands of the British military authorities. There is nothing here that can give rise to feelings of exultation; only regret that such extreme measures, have been found · necessary. The authorities cannot be blamed for their decision; rather, had they permitted the alluation to have drifted any more, they would quite fairly have been the target for bitter criticism. The Jewish leadere complain that the community as a whole are being victimised becausò of a few hotheads. This is special pleading and ignores history, which owit little creditable reflection on either the Jewish Agency or the Jewish National Council, They tacitly admit their 1mcompetence to subdue and control the terrorist Irgun Zva) Leumi and Storn gang organisations.. They make their appeals to reason Just as the Palestine government, the High Commlesionara and the Colonial Offiçe have`dent. The answer has been more outrages, more loss of life, marà destruction of property; more chaos. In it any wonder that martial law has been decreed; that a state of war has been put into operation?

It was the "Daily Express", which, more than two mantle, ago. editorially assessed the Palestinian altuation and declared that Britain would have to surrender the problem to the United Nations, but that›unt}}/ then, she would continue to govern the country according to her mandate, and not permit diarüptive terrorist elements to rule the roost. This makes sense, especially now that Britain has taken the very atap that the paper forecast and intimated her intention to plant the Palestine Issua In the tap of UNO.. But extremists are fundamentally anarchists, and anarchiata must, of political necesalty, be partisans, saboteurs, terrorists. Their essential, creed is violance and in the last analyals they can only The subdued by greator: violence, The "ressonable” Jawa in Palestins have. allowed the Irguns and the Sterna to organise themselves too well; to obtain more, influence than the moderate leaders can counter. The whole structure of civilland life in the Holy Land, which has been assiduously bulit up during the past quarter of a century is being endangered by unseropulous intimidators. There seems to be only one fogical action: rigid.control backed by the authority of arms.

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NOT DRIFTING

General Gate raid that he had in- his commanders thint structed wherever the population co-opera- fed, there should be every laxity In the application of military restric- tion, but where resistance or ob- struction was met with, there should be "no nonsense."

Large-scale searches to root out what he described as "evil celis" were not contemplated, he declared.

POWERS TRANSFERRED General Gale, in his first procla- mation as Military Governor of the Tel-Aviv area, to-day transferred all powers from the civil to military authorities and ordered the closing of all cafes, restauranli, hotels and cinemas by 3 p.m.

Some 10,000 Jews living in the Mea Shearim quarter of Jerusalem were to-night still confined to their houses by the strictly enforced curfew.

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Koreans And Japs Clash

Nagoya, Mar. 4. One Korean was killed and 10 japanese and Koreans wounded in a clash between 300 Koreans and Japanese roughnecks near the Meiraku amusement centre, on Satur day night, the Kyodo News Agency reported.

Two Japanese night watchmen and four Koreans started the fight in a drink- king establishment, the re- port said.

A report reaching Tokyo said the brawl started over the control of the "gang Associated territory." Press.

MCNUTT BACK

IN MANILA.

Lands Safely

Manila, Mar. 3. Ambassador Paul V. McNutt landed at Nichols Field at 8 p.m. local time after the Skymaster in which he and his family werd travelling narrowly averted crashing

Hongkong. In

Mountbatten Due In India On March 22

London, Mar, 3. India's new Viceroy, Rear Ad- mira! Viscount Mountbatten, will nrrive in New Delhi on March 22,

GREECE

Congressional Debate

Washington, Mar. 3,

A Congressional debate un Britain's urgent request for United States help began in the House with arguments for and against the proposition.

As House voices were raised in the debate, the Secretary of State, Gen George Marshall, met in a closed session with members of the House Appropriation rub-committee where he discussed the, foreign altuation In general and the Greek Problem in particular.

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Representative Chester E. 'Merrow, alluding to reports that the State Department greed in principle to help Britain to carry the burden of Greece, told the House, "I wish" lo go on record complimenting the Depart ment of Stute in this show of Brm- ne and realism in our foreign policy. It will serve the United States prevent control of Greece by the Communists who take orders from Moscow. It will serve our interests. to

prevent the Soviet Union from be- coming a Mediterranean power." ISOLATIONIST'S VIEW Representative Claro E. Houman, declaring that he was an isolationist, added, "After we have given an this money and arms the next thing you will have is a draft of American youth to go over and settle these

It was learned officially to-day. Ac-troubles in

cording to present arrangements the and Inhece and the Balkans retiring Viceroy, Field Marshal, Vis- |

He was applauded. count Wavell, will leave New Delhi

Representative Howard 11. Duffelt also used China as an illustration in the following day.

criticising the proposal to help The date

for Viscount Mounikaj Greece. He declared that "hundreds ten's departure from England has of millions of dollars" have been sent not yet been disclosed.

there as well as to Yugo-Slavia and France by the United States but Informed quarters in London have not anved those countries from made it clear to-night that nothing the threat of Russian domination." Is likely to be known for some Senator Richard B. Rusel enter months of the plan for the final

ed the

the picture witha statement that transference of power to

India.

it wou

would be cheaper for the United Before

the machinery which will States to absorb Britz'n into the give India her final independence is

unlon than to "o on paying put into full

British motion, the

freight for them. He said he fa- Government will consider the renc-

youred

Inviting England, Scotland, tion of the Indian political parties Wales, and Ireland to become the to its statement of policy in Parlia- 49, 50th, 61st and 52nd states. ment on February 20 and the fur- After Marshall's two-hour appear ther attitude of the parties towards

auco before his sub-committee, arrangements for the constitution Chairman Karl Stefan denied that making. In any case the final pat-Marchall, in discussing the Greek-- tern will not begin to emerge until situation, gave an impression of ur- after the new Viceroy has been in India long enough to make a coma- plete assessment of the picture and. has had the opportunity of advising the British government upon the T03t effective and expeditious means of handing over power.

gency, Marshall declined to make a statement to the press, either b fore or after the meeting-United Press,

Italian Protest.

London, Mar, 3. Home Radio announced to-night a terms of the

Government quarters describe as premature the speculations upon the date when the India Offee will cease to function. British political quarters protest against the consider it obvious that the India Italian ponce treaty has been sent to The scheduled landing in Hong- kong was cancelled and the plane Office will indeed be the primary the Governments of Britain, the ordered to proceed to Manila when instrument in the administrative | United States, the USSR and France If lost radar contact while approa-problem concerned with the actual by the Italian Constituent Assembly.

Kal Tak and just missed | transference of power. Reuter, ching smashing into the hills surrounding the airport.

Only the pilot's alertness In pulling the plane into a steep climb managed to avoid disaster when the Skymaster lost altitude after circling the field numerous times trying to pierce the lowlying clouds and make a landing.

"Is there no means of decelerating Notions the appeal to the United Organisation, or are we just to drift on month after month with these horrible outrages and counter measures, which are most necessary, but nonetheless objectionable necessary but painful. How long are we to go on. Can nothing be done to accelerate the appeal?" hefur essential services are permitted piloted the craft.

asked.

The plane made the first opproach run as dusk fell at an altitude of 000

To-night, the pavements of Tel: Aviv are crowded. But no vehicles feet. with the exception of those required

Major R. F. Jolinson, U.S. Army.

to use the streets. Military courts.

The Royal Air Force Command ot Mr Creech Jones replied that was

have also been scl up to deal with

Kal Tak, describing visibility as a different question. The Govern

finally ordered the ment was not drifting in this matter. cases which cannot wait for the nor- "ppalling"

of criminal courts, Skymaster mal procedure.

abandon landing This statement was greeted by which, however, will still operate. attempts and to proceed directly to derisive Conservative laughter, and The total number of workers con- Manila. Mr Churchill was heard to muttered esential has not yet been

Mr McNutt was scheduled to visit "Fully alive?-Fully dead."

Mr Creech Jones said that already determined, but municipal 'employers the Governor, Sir Mark Young.

United Press. appropriate steps were being taken are on the job to-day-Reuter. to see whether this matter could be expedited so for as the United Nations procedure was concerned.

Mr Churchill: "When does he expect to be in a position to hn- nounce that the United Nations would be able to give prompt attention to this urgent mafter.

Mr. Creech Jones: "I cannot give an answer at this moment, but I can assure him that we are prosecu- ting our enquiries at New York with all possible, speed. I hope it may be possible within a week to make some announcement on what progress these inquiries have been mode."

"Join The United States Invitation Debunked

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London, Mar. 4. proposal

admit Wales as members of the yesterday by ...” Britain's

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'Senator Richard Russell's England, Ireland, Scotland and United States was debunked leading political parties. The Labour Party isn't interested Most of the London press' ignored

pursuing any policy that might accounts of Russell's proposals. lead to that sort of thing," said a Only Lord Beaverbrook's mass pokesman for the group now in circulation morning newspaper, the command of the Governinent. Daily Express used the story-but

A Conservative Party spokesman, with the footnote. of

commenting on the Georgia Senator's suggestion declared:

"CHEAP" ANSWER Mr Churchill: "If I ask, a' ques-in tion in a week... Me Creech Jones Interrupting: "I will do my best to

answer.

This was greeted with cries "Cheap" from Government suppor- ters.

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