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GENEVA—(Special) — Israel
and Transjorclan refused to par-
ticipate in the work of the UN
Trusteeship Council which is try-
ing to work out an international
statute for Jerusalem.
Aubrey S. Eban, Israel's repre-
sentative, explained before the
Council that the UN had abdicat-
ed its responsibilities and urged
the Council not to disturb the
pesent political setup in Jerusa-
lem.
Eban told the Council that an
agreement could still be reached
if the UN would adopt the Israeli
proposal of international super-
viston of all holy places in Pales-
tine without setting up an inter-
national regime.
Transjordan's delegate, Edmund
Roch, also rejected the interna-
tionalization plan.
The Council then proceeded to
dsicuss its appointed task. The
Belgian Council member suggeit-
ed that the boundaries of an in-
ternational zone be determined
that would fit the present demo-
graphic position in the city.
This proposal was strongly op-
posed by Syria and Iraq.
The Garreau plan is considered
dead because it went beyond the
specific Assembly resolution.
Israel Invites
40 Countries
to Maccabiad
GENEVA—(JWNS)—Israel won a significant victory
when the UN Trusteeship Council voted last Tuesday night
to defer indefinitely a decision on the borders of an interna-
tional area in Jerusalem.
The majority of the Council's members agreed that it was
necessary to find a solution which would make implementa-
tion of the internationalization plan acceptable to all parties
involved.
The decision was made despite violent threats by the Iraq dele-
gate who told the Council that this decision could not be accepted by
the Arab countries and that the threat of a renewal of the war in the
Middle East was now more real than ever.
Iraq was supported by China add the Philippines who asserted
that the UN Assembly's resolution on internationalization of Jerusa-
lem was unchangeable.
Among those who voted with the majority were Australia, Bel-
gium and the Dominican Republic, the latter two reflecting Vatican
opinion.
From Rome, meanwhile, comes word that certain senior Vatican
officials are anxious to come to an agreement with Israel.
Although Vatican circles are reported being in favor of an
internationalization of Jerusalem, they fear that an implementa-
tion of the original plan would give Russia a foothold in JerusaleM.
These officials therefore urge direct negotiations with Israel
and advise the Vatican to notify its demands for complete inter-
nationalization by accepting Israel's offer to provide guarantees
for safety of, and access to the holy places.
Ben Gurion Turns Down
Constitution for Israel
Work or Resign,
Ben Gurion Tells
Rebel Ministers
TEL AVIV—(SPECIAL)—Prime Minister David Ben
Gurion warned the three representatives of the religious
bloc in his cabinet that if they .continued to boycott cabinet
meetings the government would consider this an act of
resignation.
The three ministers have stayed away' from cabinet
JERUSALEM — (Special) — fellow travelers who were bid-
meetings
for two weeks in protest against the government's
Prime Minister David Ben Gurion ing their time for revolutions.
religious policy in the immigrant camps.
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opposed drafting a constitution
for Israel.
Zionist Leaders Charge U. S.
Tolerates Rearming of Arabs
Speaking before the Knesset
(parliament) during a debate on
TEL AVIV— (WNS) —Forty the constitution, Ben Gurion de-
eountries have been invited to clared that the U. S. constitution
send entrants to the first post- could not be adopted as a model
WASHINGTON— (Special) —
war Jewish Olympic Games for Israel.
U.S. Zionist leaders charged the
(Maccabiad) which will open here
State Department with being
Ben Gurion pointed to Britain "complacent" about the rearming
Sept. 29.
as
a
free
country
without
a
writ-
The games, to be officially op-
of the Arab states by the British.
ened by Israel's president, Dr. ten constitution, whereas Roman-
A delegation of the American
Chaim Weizmann, will he held in ia and Yugoslavia were not dem- Zionist Council, led by Louis Lip-
a stadium which is now under ocracies as he understood it.
sky, pressed its case in a meeting
construction. It will accommo-
The Prime Minister also de- with Raymond Hare, acting as-
date 80,000 people.
clared that emergency regula- sistant secretary of'state for Mid-
The World Maccabi Union, tions, including censorship and dle Eastern affairs.
sponsor of the event, announced other restrictions, had been de-
It was afterwards reported that
that entries had already been signed to curb Communists and
Hare did not change his views
received f r o in 18 countries,
and still believes, with Mr. Ache-
among them the United States.
son, that the British arms ship-
ments were needed by the Arabs
to maintain order.
JWV Auxiliary
to Fete Officers
UN Defers
Jerusalem
Decision
Falashas Denied
Entry by Israel
TEL AVIV—(YIVNA)— The
black Falasha Jews of Ethiopia
applied some time ago to Jew-
ish organizations to help them
emigrate to Israel.
The Joint Distribution Com-
mittee began discussions with
the Israeli government on the
speediest manner of transport-
ing them to Israel and a medi-
cal mission was dispatched to
Ethiopia.
The mission, however, report-
ed that, since the bulk of them
are suffering from infectious
disease which seems to be in-
heritel the government has
decided not to permit the iin-
immigration.
Aft Anna R. Abelow, national pres-
..,Wdent of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Jewish War Veterans, will be
the guest of the Detroit Auxil-
iaries March 4 to 6, it is an-
nounced by Mrs. May Ginsburg,
president of the Department of
Michigan.
Mrs. Abelow will attend the
National Executive Committee
meeting to be held at the JWV
Memorial Home Saturday, March
4.
A tea and musicale will be held
at the Dexter-Leivison Branch of
the Community Center to which
representatives from all Allied
Veteran groups and Jewish or-
ganizations will be invited at
1:30 p.m., March 6.
Monday evening at 8:30 p.m.
a department meeting for all
women members of JWV will be
MT. VERNON— (WNS) —The
held at the Memorial Home.
Young Women's Christian Asso-
ciation, established here 32 years
VETS FORM CO-OP
TEL ' AVIV—(ISI)— Forty-five ago in a building of its own, was
former servicement are estab- given at least a year's reprieve
lishing the Yatur cooperative when the Jewish Community
with a few dozen cars and will Council here contributed $1,000
act as a touring center catering toward the maintenance of that
to the government, national in- institution.
stitutions, tourists and residents.
The association had been con-
Lipsky said there was ground
to fear that the weapons the
Red Persecution Puts
Jews to Illegal Flight
NEW YORK—(YIVNA)—Per.
secution of Zionists in countries
under Communist control has
started a new illegal Jewish im-
migration in Europe, reported
Zev Baumgold, secretary of the
Labor Zionist Relief and Rehabil-
itation Committee upon his re-
turn from Europe.
Despite the great hardships in
crossing frontiers illegally, many
Jews succeed in reaching western
European countries.
Egyptians were getting might be
Mapai, Ben Gurion's party,
used to renew Egypt's agression holds seven of the 12 cabinet
against Israel.
seats, but has only 46 of the 120
Knesset seats. The two other
parties in the coalition occupy
nine seats.
Trip to Consul
Costs Editor Job
The crisis was caused by the
demand of the orthodox bloc for
WARSAW — (WNS) — Berl control over the education of im-
Mark, editor-in-chief of the Yid- migrant children of oriental coun-
dish newspaper "Dos Neie Leb- tries, a majority of whom are re-
en," has been fired from his post ligious.
as a result of a rumor that he
Ben Gurion told Interior Min-
allegedly applied to the Israeli
consulate for a visa to the Jew- ister Moshe Shapira that he real-
ized the importance of the ques-
ish state.
tion and that he was willing to
The paper is the official organ seek a peaceful settlement.
of the Central Committee of
It is reported that Ben Gurion
Jews in Poland.
would like to keep the orthodox
bloc in the government and to
CORRECTION
broaden his coalition by taking
In the last edition of the Chron- the left-wing and right-wing op-
icle we reported that a number position groups into the cabinet.
of Stephen S. Wise awards had
Mapam has been pressing for
been set up by the American
breaking off peace talks with
Jewish Committee. We regret this
Jordan because it opposes recog-
typographical mistake. The con-
nition of Abdullah's sovereignty
text shows clearly that our report
over any part of Palestine. The
referred to the American Jewish General Zionists demand less gov-
Congress.
ernment control and greater priv-
ileges for free enterprise.
ZIONIST MEETINGS
Latest reports have it that the
, JERUSALEM — (ISI) — The General Zionists have refused to
World Zionist Executive will join the government and, instead,
meet here on April 19, and the demanded that a new election
World Zionist Congress will con- should be held next year.
vene on Dec. 20.
Mt. Vernon Jews Help 'Y' to Survive
uucting a campaign for funds,
and, according to Mrs. Carl S.
Weist, president of the Y.M.C.A.,
the organization had fallen so
short of meeting its current needs
that there was talk of closing
the institution.
Over the past two weeks the
"Y" collected close to $5,000. The
contribution by the Jewish Com-
munity Council, it was reported,
,
Ben Gurion's action brought to
a .climax Israel's first cabinet
crisis. If the orthodox parties go
into opposition, the government's
four-party coalition will lose its
majority in the parliament.
enhanced the "Y's" funds to a
point close to its goal.
Mrs. Weist received the news
at the office of Judge Jacob A.
Bernstein, president of the Coun-
cil. On accepting the check she
declared that never before "has
such a fine thjng been done to
show the spirit of good will that
exists in our community."
Egyptian Army Convoy
Passes Israeli Territory
LONDON — (SPECIAL) — Is-
rael gave permission for an
Egyptian army convoy to pass
through Israeli territory from
Gaza to Hebron, the Tel Aviv
radio said.
The convoy of eight trucks and
four jeeps took back to Egypt
the bodies of Egyptian soldiers
who fell in the Hebron and
Bethlehem areas during the re-
cent war.