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VOL. III NO. 102'

FIRST BRITISH

America's

MONDAY, MAY 3, 1948.

REINFORCEMENTS

ARRIVE IN HAIFA

New Air Jews And Arabs Agree

To Another 48-Hour

Force

12,441 AIRCRAFT

ENVISAGED

Washington, May 2. — A thoroughly modernised United States Air Force, with 12,441 operational aircraft und 502,000 men, is the aim of a bill which is expected to go through Con- gress this week.

to

funds The bill appropriates finance the first instalment of a pro- gramme to enlarge the Air Force In two years from the present 55 groups to 70 adding 801 Jet-fighters and 49 of the latest heavy bombers--17 of them.Jet-propelled-in the first year.

of

The House of Representatives has already approved the bill and the Senate, on the recommendation its Appropriations Committee, in expected to do so early this week.

The Administration is not ex- pected to offer any serious objection though Congress, thoroughly economy minded in other respects, has taken the unusual step of voting $957 million more than the Admin Istration had asked for. The whole programme will cost $7,500 million about two and a half times the pre- sent appropriations --

CONCRESS. DECISION

Congress overrode

the warning

Truce In Jerusalem

Jerusalem, May 2.-About 1,000 British troops in full battle- dress arrived in Haifa today from Cyprus as the vanguard of new forces the British said they were rushing to Palestine to cope with a "seriously deteriorating” situation.

In Jerusalem the Jews and Arabs agreed to a 48 hour truce in their three day battle for Katamon quarter.

Sir Henry Gurney, Chief Secretary for the Palestine Government, inter vened to effect a cease fire order. He expressed the hope the truce would be ex tended to include all of the holy city.

The newly arrived troops were part of a force of Marine Commandos infan-. try, tanks and guns the British Army said was on its way from Malta and Cyprus.

Tho announcement made no mention of reports yesterday from Jewish, and Arab sources that Palestine had been invaded by Arab armies from the north and south.

The Royal Air Force sent recon- noissance planes over the entire nor» thern frontier area and reported "no Syrians in sight."

The British troops arrived in Haila on board the troopship Em- pire Test. A high officer with them said they will be used in the most velops." necessary areas where trouble de-

the

It was the first time since British. began large scale evacuation major reinforcements were returned to Palestine.

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"As long as we have the mandate

of Mr James Forrestal, the Defence until May 15, we certainly will Secretary, that to spend the extra keep order in the big cities." the moncy might impose "explosive" oliver added. pressure on the country's already strained economy;"

EXTREMISTS BLAMED

A small detachment of Royal

It preferred to accept the view Marine Commandos arrived recently of Mr Forrestal's subordinate, Mr from Bengasi to augment forces Stuart Symington, the Air Secretary, guarding the port area in Haifa. that 70 nodern groups by 1950

Some units appeared as guards the

minimum pencelife

around Halfa military headquarters necessary for

the safety of the security area. country.

were

The army statement on the new Mr Forrestal asked only for ex- arrivals blamed the deterioration on

10 68 groups.

The force "unwarranted aggression" In Jalla pansion of 70 groups will be only about a by Irgun Zvai Leumi, a Jewish un- quarter of the maximum wartime derground fighting force.

"air" strength "of the United States,A ̈ ̄military source in ̄Haifu ̈ ̄said but it will mean a spectacular In the new units might be used to crease over the prewar strength.--| replace those serving in the Tel- Reutor.

Aviv-Jaffa area.

EDITORIAL

DEVE

Palestine Alternatives

EVELOPMENTS in Palestine come as no surprise, but this in no way lessens their gravity. An all-aut war between Jows and Arabs is inevitable unless some strong action is taken

without delay by the United Nations. The Lime

for bandying words, exchanging protestations,

and Indulging

eing in other forms of delay has passed: there can now be only one effective' line of acilon the despatch of armed forces and warplanes to the Holy both Jews and Land

to force Araba Into

cease-fire truce that can be maintained. long enough for the trusteeship plan to be put into operation. Force of, circumstances are compelling British troops to be drawn into battle lines at the very moment they were being evacuated prior surrender of the Palestine mandatc. The situation is des eldedly embarrassing, Britain "has decidred sa Immutable polier- of withdrawal which; Talle faco of the Arab invasion of Northern Païèstitie and the belligerency of the Jewish extremists in Jeruss- Iem, Jaffa and Halfa, becomes wholly compromised.

Obliga-

to

order In the Holy Land remain effective May 15, durlug which

tions to maintain peace and

unit period, it is becoming only too obvious, British forces can find themselves so fully engaged that It will be physically impossible to withdraw by the target date. Moreover, militaristically speak- ing, the British position in Pales- far from satisfactory. strategically placed

camps

Lize

is

Many

· have already been struck ́and our forces withdrawn. The alluation is particularly parlous in the Jaffa and Jeruzalem areas. where Irgunists...ars defying the cense-fire truce,

prob. ably because they are confident that the British leaders have not

to Impose

The

a sufficiency of men and materials

their orders. significance of. announcement made by the British Army authorities is the admission that because of the "unwarranted ag- gression of the Ircun Zvai Leumi In Jaffa, the situation In Palestine bas seriously deteriorated."

This suggests that the Jewish tremists have obtained such im- porlant milliary advantages in that area as

to overshadow In Importance the Arab. Invasions from Syria. The British reply is the despatch of reinforcements of infantry, tanks, guns and marine commandos from Malta, which, while

ralpably necessary, succeeds in

in forcing Britain into further commitments in Palestine at a time when she is preparing to be released from all responsi- blity. The United Nations can- not sit 1101

back and allow

this in happen

|

Irgun launched an attack lost Sunday on the all-Arab Jaffa. Haganah, the regular Jewish militia, joined the assault later in the week. British troops stepped in and drove the Jews from a part of the won, and are now territory they enforcing a truce In the area.-As-

socialed Press,

quarter

48-HOUR TRUCE..

noon during the last lap of a hat. rowing motor trip from the Holy City,

I counted more than 20 of the monsters armed with 77 mm cannon before losing track of then,

Supporting Supply and COA- munications vehicles formed addi- tional impressive convoys.

reach

These big tanks, more formidable than any weapons of the Jew of The Jews and Arabs came to a

Arab in Palestine or of the neigh-

48-hour

bouring Arab armies, 'were schedi- truce in their three-day fight for Jerusalem's Katamon led to bivouae in southern Palestine

to on Saturday night' ana _nt: 47 p.m. · ·(Local Ume) today, following the personal Inter-Jerusalem today. vention of the Palestine Government

THE MISSION Chief Secretary, Sir Henry Gurney.

told me that One Junior ofileer Almost Immediately several hun- their mission was to protect the dred morn Arab families left the evacuation of British personnel section to move to other quarters or from the Holy Land where British Dul of the city.

and Arah vehicles with which I was travelling on Saturday were shot up by Jews.

Under the truce terms, negotiated by Sir Gurney through Brigadier C. P. Jones, Commander of the British

61 DAYS

-and

по water unless the rains--comel-

SAVE MORE

-and more and more

EVERY DAY

"I think we are going to show them

we menn business" Bald ด Tommy.

The 4th Royal Tank Regiment Into Palestine follows the move opening on Thursday of the Jewish offensive

to take

the strategle Jerusalem residential district of

Katamon.

Royalty In Pageant

In their Garter robes at Windsor last week are here seen Princess Elizabeth asya Lady of the Order ‚ngă. Prince, Philip "as' Knight Companion.It was the first time in 143 -years that a full ceremonial chapter had been held.

BRITAIN'S LATEST

ACHIEVEMENT

PRODUCES FIRSt automobile

GAS TURBINE ENGINE London, May 2-The world's first_automobile gas.. turbine engine is now in existence and it has produced by Britain, the British Press Association reported today.

been.

For

Reservations

Price 20 Cents-

The capture of this district from the Arabs would give Haganah supply route to the now isolated Jewish settlement of Mekor Haim and put Jewish guns in a position overlooking new British and Arab Following a weekend of Intense communications between Jerusalem activity by two of Britain's leading new engine is that it will run on The remarkable thing about the and southern Palestine.

scientists, the Birmingham section of any kind. of fuel. Its "natum?" tuči CUNNINGHAM'S WARNING the British Industries Fair is to ex is diesel oil, but in Johnson's own

The British Commissioner, Gen, hibit it on Monday, it was

Sir Alan Cunningham is understood nounced tonight by Patrick Johnson, to live advised the Jewish Agency executive director of the government Army Jerusalem Garrison, Jewish in Jerusalem on Friday that if the owned Power Jets (Research and and Arab forces agreed to hold 10 Jews did not stop attacking "Arab Development) Company. lincs drawn on a map by Brigadier territory" the British Army would Jones.

be brought back Into Palestine in tionise transport and industry, will Sir Gurney sald in a statement full force. Many British Army units, be on view to the public on the that the cease fire was arranged in have

moved

recently to Tripoli, smallest stand in the section. Kalamon so that negotiations could Libya and other destinations and the This five foot, 250 pound engine,

The prototype; which will revolu-

be continued for a truce over the long announced date for the com- which is the herald of the gearless whole of Jerusalem.

in

Armed with two pounder, cannons

and mortars, the infantrý bre: in'n line between the two factions.

THUNDERBOLT NEWS

radiatorless

motor

car of the near future, was today

He said "If there were a genuine pletion of the Army's evacuation is clutchless and desire on the part of either side to August 15.

If ordered to impose the truco taken by its inventors, R. H. Barr reach such a truce” they musi act

pirit which churchmen and United Na- and Geoffrey White by lorry а reasonable

to tions officials have been urging to Birmingham. News of Its existence, and not regard Every shot as a

protect the Holy places, the Tank which gives Britain breach of the ceasefire order."

a firm lead in Troops of the Highland Light Regiment could probably put an end the international race to get such

to large Infantry moved into Katomon during between the Arabs and the Jews in has come as a surprise even to the scale milltary operations an engine on the patent records, the afternoon to enforce the truce.

Jerusalem. It is not likely, how- over, that it could stop the inter-industry, for it is only a week since mittent sniping and bombing which Mr George Strauss, the Minister of makes the Golden City a nightmare scientists were "on the verge of Supply, announced that British What effect the Regiment's pre-producing units which would bridge "The main thunderbolt to the sence will have on the Arab coun- the power gap from internal com- Palestine people, Jews and Arabs, tries announced intentions to send bustion to atomie propulsion. was the news made public today regular armies against the Zionists. that "considerable reinforcement of soon, is a matter for conjecture. Dr Infantry tanks, guns and marine Walter Eytan, spokesman for Brital has mandatory

Commandos "have been sent to Jewish Agency,

told me

This is the story of this sudden duties to

on Friday perform for another

Palestine.

that the

Jews did expect, that the step forward as told by Johnson: fortnight, but she must not

Although the Army did not diz British would object to the

Arab

Two years ago three men who 'placed in a position where, be-

close the exact strength of the new states intervention. He contended had been working with Air Com- Cause of the exigencies of the force, it confirmed that most of moment and the Ladifference of

them have already arrived. The that Britain was trying to create a modore Frank Whittle on gas tur

sollu Arab bloc under her control, bine development went off on their Marine the United Nations, she has to

Commandos of. No. 42 and that she would be happy to have own and started as an organisation continue bearing responsiblijues

Brigade

arc taking

armoured

Legion King Abdullah's Arab

In called Central Power Units, Limit- after- termination of the mandala. strength to Haifa and at least one control of highways, linking British ed."... he The French have advanced a regiment is believed to have been troops in Transjordan and the Sucz "I knew they had somolling posal to form a UN police force

shified from Cyprus to the Jaffa Canal Zone.

under their "hufy but I hadṛnoideu Tel-Aviv area.

be

of volunteers. The Arabs declare they will not accept the presence of such a force?” bút as the Arabs are seemingly "Intent on war, Irrespective, there seems no good reason why UN should be de flected from such,

At action.

Plainly something has to be done at Lake Success, and done quick- ly. it the Palestine situation.Is. not to become wholly unten able. Trusteeship 'has to be-la-- voked and if that requires force of arms," then "ike Butted Nations must not bes!late to apply it. The Alterna!ives are too obvious to rt- quire further emphasis,

cara

the

HOW IT HAPPENED

Auld..

gas turbine,

Army said that the reinforce- |- CONVOY 'PROTECTION until Saturday morning that they ments came to Palestine because of It was the Arab Legionnaires had actually completed their pro- the seriously deteriorated, security and the British Army cuards in totype, We were intending to ex- who hibit af Birmingham one of the more situation "owing to the unwarranted cannon firing armoured aggression by Irgun Zval Leumi rescued the convoy of British trucks out of the way applications, of the when a technical col- and-Arab vehicles loaded with men, league casually suggested that the at Jafta,”—Associated Press.

TANKS ON THE WAY

women and children from a Jewish inventors might be willing. have

to Calro, May 2-A regiment of ambush on Saturday morning. giant British tanks mounting heavy attackers into silence, however, the

they Before

shelled the Jewish their engine exhiblicd

The engine develops about 160-160 cannot is on its way from the Sucz Canal Zone to embattled, Jerusalem der Are. for, more than two hours, the equivalent of the modern 35 convoy had been pinned down un- brake horsepower which makes it reports an Associated Press enrres and Corporal Bennett of No. 1 horsepower engine such as is used pondent.

I saw 34-ton Comets of the 4th

Company. Royal Army Service in a large car or bus Royal Tank Regiment, rumbling in Corps, had been blown to plecer by long convoys across Sinal Desert mortar chell. toward Palestine on Saturday after-

(Continued on Page 5)

"In other words, you have only to button this thing underneath the floor of a large car or lorry and forget about it.” ***

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"ABDUCTED" SOVIET COL LATEST

Probably In U.S. Of Own Free Will

Hamburg, May 2-The ab- sconding Russian Lt.-Col., D. Tassojev is probably now in Washington, an informed Allied source said today.

It was revealed on Saturday that the Soviet officer on the eve of

ing rent back to Russia

from Germany voluntarily loft Bremen with a British Agent on April 23.

The people most likely to know where he is--the intelligenes divi-

132

of the British Control Com- mirelan-were not talking.

The oftleinl who arranged the tward light of the Iussian was thway for the weekend. His wito. rald she did not know where he had gone.

RUSSIAN CHARGES

The Colonel's disappearance from Bremen where he headed a Soviet team, supervising reparations load Ings led to official Russian charges that he had been kidnapped by American

can Agents.

But rellable Allled source in a good position to know the true facts said the Colonel was introduced to a Russian speaking British Agent at his own request.

The source said the British alded the Russian's fight because he had previous contact with them.

"But

the Americans are likely to bo most interested in. what he has to tell. I think he is in Washington by now" the source said.-Associated Press.

Strike-Weary Parisians

Queue Up For Trains

Paris May 2-Weary Parisiens queued on the Metro (underground) station platforms today as a two- day strike by 1,400 underground workers continued.

In some cases they had to wait 80 minutes the capital's over

Above

ground,

laxed bus system tried to cope with the crowds and almost every bus

stop had its queue,

The strikers, members of the antoriomous Traction Union,~~aro protesting against the recent wage reclassifications, Unions affiliated

to the Communist-led General La- bour Confederation are not striking.

the full effect of the strike did They say that negotiations with the management are still possible.

not become apparent until today.

About 400 drivers of non-striking petrol; "you enn, if you like, pour in

parafin-or even old candle unions went to work today. An ends. In fact, anything that you official statement said that almost can burn with a continuous flame half the trains were running. can be used as fuel. I would, say

Under

the new wage proposals, Uhat in 10. or 15 years time we shall the pay of a driver with under five be happily using coaldust to run years' experience would be cut by our cars."-Associated Press.

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