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PALESTINE QUESTION RAISED IN COMMONS Jews In Cyprus Camps May Enter Holy Land

London, Jan, 18.-Britain had agreed to allow Jewish immigrants of mili- tary age detained in Cyprus to leave for Palestine as soon as the Jews provide the transport, Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, told the House of Commons today. Dr Ralph Bunche, the acting United Nations Mediator in Palestine, hud been told that Britain was now prepared to take such a step, he added.

According to authoritative sources in London, this means that the respon- sibility for deciding whether the 11,000 Jews detained in Cyprus shall be allowed to go to Palestine now 'rests with Dr Bunche.

Britain cannot take the decision on her own responsibility because it would mean introducing men of military age into Palestine in defiance of the Security Council's truce resolution of May 1948.

The Foreign Secretary de- | The Foreign Secretary continued to say that he was sure the House clined to give Parliament a

discussion would agree that any atatement on Palestine because might have a disturbing effect. of the "delicate negotiations" "The main object of all concerned now going on between the Israeli must be to secure a peaceful settle- and Egyptian representatives ment of the whole question as soon as possible in the interests both of at Rhodes.

the contestants and of the stability of the Middle East.

We have been using all our in- fluence in conjunction with the United States in the hope of arriving

FIGHTING CEASES "Fighting bas ceased on all fronts

at a complete armistice between the and we sincerely trust the overall Jowz and Arnba" he told Mr truce will be maintained.' Winston Churchill, the Opposition

Mr Bevin then announced that leader, who had raised the matter the British Government is prepared

in the House of Commons,

Mr Bovin added: "The reports we are receiving indicate that good pro- gress is being made, and particularly eager to contribute to

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fo allow Jews of military detained in Cyprus to leave 600 as the Jews provided transport for them.

Government had been able to favourable situation which has now arisen," added.

The

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1949.

In

not

should join the Jewish forces Palestine fits in very well with the drastic military, action which he has taken in other directions"

Mr Churchill asked: "Is he reinforcing both sides

sides at once?" Mr Churchill

A also envisaged debate on some precise motion such as "the actual orders given to the which were tossed British aeroplanes away the other day."

"I would like Mr Bevin replied:

to explain without going into details that

In nearly all this business' 1 have been handicapped by arrange- ments with other people.

"While I have no desire to pre- serve my reputation, am very in! terested in doing things to get peace." Replying to Mr Clement Davies, leader of the Liberals, Mr Bavin sald ould deprecate discussing de-

the success of these talks-by every do this because of the be woh led to the Transjordan')

possible means.”

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talls which Government's asking for the station, ing of British forces in Aqaba.

"The British Government takes the

request we could not refuse in the light of all the circumstances and events at that moment.

FUTURE ACTION

sent to

Mr Bevin went on: "As the negotin- tions make progress, the Government will carefully watch them and welew that under the treaty, this was shall take further steps as may be in the hope of facilitating necessary peace and understanding."

He hoped to be able to make a fuller statement next week.

Mr Winston Churchill sold the Singapore, Jan. 18-It was on- nounced today that a defence policy Opposition would have to ask for n He said: "The next week, conference in Southeast Asia would

in Johora House must not be prevented from open at Bukit Serene

discussing matters of real and burn- State, on Friday, loating three days, ing interest by vague statements of *Those attending will Include great improvement that are on the the Malayan Commissioner-General, way and Important and delicate Malcolm MacDonald, the fligh Coin discussions that are going on." missioner, Sir Hey Jurney, and the Governors of Singapore, Hong- kong, North Bornes and Sarawak.

debate

DEBATE ENVISAGES

Mr Churchill said: "I do

"As these troops were Transjordan territory and no troops have been sent to Palestine, there was no obligation on us to seek the ursent of the Security Council. Mr Bevin added: "Our

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Nanking, January 18.-A wually reliable source. said today that Premier Sun Fo's Inner Cabinet -has swung in favour of opening peace talks despite the harshness of some of Mao Tse-tung's eight conditions. The Cabinet's tentative decision not to reject flatly the Communist counter-proposals came as the Communists. backed up Mao Tse-tung's statement with the announce- ment that preparations are now under way to carry the "People's Liberation Army offensive to the south of the Yangtse River"

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Smoke and lava pour from fissures in the crater of Mauna Loa, on the Island of Hilo, in Hawali. The volcano is erupting for the first time since 1942- AP Wirephoto.

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The

The Cabinet's tentative deci New York, Jan. 18 sion was said to have been second day of the trial of 12 reached at a meeting last night Communist leaders opened to at Dr Sun Fo's residence at day with the defence continuing tended by Gen. Wu Te-chen, its 'arguments in opposition to Gen. Chang Chun and Gen. the Government's motion to

The Pro proceed with the case. Chang Chih chung. mier is expected to convey it to the Generalissimo today.

The defence is also opposing the «Government's motion for the verance of the core of William Fos- ter, National Chairman of the Communist Parly who is suffering from heart ailment and unable to attend court.

to organise a Communist Party in the US. for teaching and advocat-

The announcement bald comman-Mr Bevin of the release of large arist Churchill later asked wliether hours of the broad aerin) search government is In favour of asking ing violent averthrow of the U.S.

ders of the three fighting services | numbers, or considerable numbers, would be consullud on certain ques- of Jewish immigrants of fighting age 1lons-United Press.

from Cyprus in order that

EDITORIAL

Indonesian Stalemate

THE recent

United

Slates proposal for transfer of sovereignty from the Netherlands to an Independent United States of Indonesia · adds llltle, if any- thing, to the chances of a settle- ment of one of the main problems facing the United Nations.

The

American proposal Visualises

complete Dutch withdrawal and the setting up of an elected Government for the whole of the Netherlands East Indies by April, 1950. It demands the immediate end of Dutch military operations and the release of all political prisoners arrested since December 17, and suggests the formation of a United

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Hamilton, Jan. 18.-Hope for of Batly rejecting Mao Tse-tung's "We have no obligations or In- tention to engage in any offensive the 20 persons aboard the Bri- counter-proposals, but is concentra- ting its discussions on the question of

The 12 were indleled on July 20 We hope that, tish South American Airways conditions and procedure of reopen-last year on charges of consipiring or aggressive action. the truce which now exists will be plane, which disappeared on a ing peace talks. not maintained and that no further flight from Bermuda to King- think that the statement made by questions of military operations will ston, dwindled with the passing

The majority opinion inside the

the Communists for an immediate

It was reported this morning to the de over the Caribbean.

cease-fire and then the convocalion Defence counsel again objected that a group of PWD employees a British representative they facto Government of Israel was not

of a peace conference. The technical strongly to police being stationed Good weather aided Birmen details of what the greally needed at the present time.

government around the court house. but the had won the first prize in the Mr Eevin replied that recognition shuttling over an area 125 to but should, suggest regarding the com-judge said: "I foute when I went Derby Sweep.

and miles southwest of Bermuda, discussion

The position and the place of the con- to lunch on Monday that I was under

PWD officials this morning re- added: "You cannot take one State search centred around the area where ference remain to be threshed out. grateful because I had to have a

that eight workers in the in an isolated way. There is the the plane reported by radio that it

little assistance to get through the vealed

Roads and Tunnels Office had not over to Jamaica PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT

crowds." question of another part of the world was switching

Some airmen thought gas where the whole matter of this de control.

Members of

He denied mollons to remove the turned up for duty. Their job was the Legislative and

to tar roads, and their brushes and facto recognition could create very fumes in the plane might have been

police,

other equipment were not touched. the radio operator Control Yuans and elvic leaders are serious trouble-Indonesla-and very Ignited when

continuing to put pressure on the The trial is: getting the biggest-

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Sixty three reporters are accredited

LATE EDITION something in found or the plane is peaceful settlement."

and drow lots for permanent seats, declared lost. Sixteen pinnes from

The legislators, meeting this after-In addition, scores of magazine A late edition of the. Telegraph the carrier USS Kearsage and 12 from the carrier Leyte fanned out noon behind closed doors, discussed writers, columnists, cartoonists and will be issued this afternoon con- at dawn over the search area.

steps to express their views the newsreel, radio and television mentaining results of the first five races,' The relatively calm ocean in the government.

are present-Associated Press. pari-mutuels and cash sweeps. search area was criss-crossed by The Control Yuan members are planes and surface craft in a minute also scheduled to call on President search. By mid-morning, the search Chiang to make similar appeals.

The official assessment of Mad was being conducted by five naval vessels, iwo merchant ships, six Tre-tung's eight peace terms is that Coast Guard planes. Ave British the first condition for the punish- Mr planes from Nassau, three U.S. ment of "War criminals" is ab- Air Force planes from Florida. 13 solutely unacceptable but concessions Sidney Silverman, asked why BU.S. Navy planes from Guantanamo may be made on the other, seven Aqaba Base, 14 from the U.S. Air Force's points. when Israeli troops had not gone Kindley Field-where

were held in reserve-and craft Inte Transjordan.

Mr Bevin replied that there was from the two carriers.

The missing four-engined plant, danger at one point. Bravo

The official stand regarding the Ariel, last reported its position at other points can be summed up thus: 8.30 am, EST Monday, about, an J. Abolition of the Constitution hour after taking off in good weather revisióna may be considered. for its five and a quarter hour

Night

2, Abolition of traditional institu to Jamaica. Thero were about tions-concessions may be made but seven crew members and 12 passen-fundamental institutions such as the form of government must Crs aboard.

Insist that last month's action" was forced on them by the growth of anarchy and

lsorder in what will be one the main areas in that

Union. There is ILO doubt that the Republicans have repeatedly been unable to banour sercements entered Into with the Dulch, and this fonds strengil to the Dutch claim that they are acting for the benefit of the other peoples In the Netherlands East Indles.

Another strong point in

the

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Dutch defence is the effect stable Indonesia would have on

world recovery-especially un on the supply of rubber and fats. The

Republicans'

rests

largely оп the fundamental

kuman rights envisaged in the Alfanilo Clarier, but there is no evidence that Dr Boekarno was

conspicuously ardent in his championship of the rights of his countrymen during the Japanese occupation. The situation is confused, and no doubt there is.

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right on both sides. But the Importance of an early end to the dlaputo iles not. In Sta domestic effect in Indonesix Holland, but in its effect 'on the United Nations. The Dutch have never agreed that the Security Council possesses the right to Interveno in what they consider domestic problems, The Counell, however, is less con- cerned with legal niceties than with the threat to peace in the Far East constituted in the Dutch,military operations.

Replying to further questions, Mr Devin stated: "My policy since I have been in office has always been that these cases will never be settled unless it is by agreement between the two parties,

"I have been trying to get the will be negotiations going. There need to move any troops If both siden row keep the truce, I shall be against either side if it breaks GRAVE DANGER

he last week Dutch, who isnt they would ignore any Nations order to withdraw from Republican territory or sei free political prisoners, will obviously give no serious consideration to a sweeping plan. Their own Buch a programme, announced by tho Netherlands representative on the Security Council, Dr. J. H. Yan Royen, aims at granting Indonesia independence as

federated Government under the

Dutels crown. Dr Van Royen proposCH that an interim Government be 'sat up within a month, that elections under United Nations

place lake

next supervision Autumn, and that control be transferred some time before the end of 1950. The Dutch still base

problem seltlement of the their case on their avowal that Dr

may well depend the future Government is la- Soekarno's

the United Nations. The present stalemate, controlling ether the

If continued, capable

could forces it has raised or the casily undermine

whole territory under its nominal rule. authority, and cause it to fellow They have claimed all along to Ila predecessor, the League of

Nailons, have a design for a free Unied

into

inglorious An States of Indonesia, and they

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I do not want to say any more today,

and unless you provoke me I won't say any more."

The House then passed to the next businessi

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The general Parliamentary action to the Foreign Secretary's replies on Palestine in the House of Commons today is that his hand- ling of the situation has confronted Labour critles of his

Palestine policy with a dilemma.

Political quarters considered that

test DI today's..

the reaction of Parliament as a whole will greatly strengthen the hands of the Labour Party leaders in measures to contain any potential

challenge within the

WAS

Party's ranks,

the effect In Parliament, seen in a conciliatory exchange of vlows between the Opposition leader, Mr Churchill, the Liberal leader, Mr Davies, and the Government spokesman on arrangements for h dahato' next week.

There was no sign of the angry clamour for an immediate decussion which might otherwise have de- veloped.--Reuter.

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