UN Committee Halts Arab Plan to Keep DPs From Zion Heads Army - Navy Committee of J W B Milton Weill, of New York, has named chairman of the LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (JTA)—Arab efforts- to prohibit the Army and Navy proposed International Refugee Organization from resettling Jews committee of the in Palestine were defeated by the UN Social, Humanitarian and National Jewish Cultural Committee. Welfare Board, The first proposal, introduced by Egypt, would have amended to direct and co- the IRO constitution to make the essential task of the organization ordinate JWB's the early repatriation of refugees in every way possible, with their program of wel- resettlement being contemplated "only as a last resort and solely f a r e, religious in cases where there would be real difficulty in the way of repatria- tion." The U. S., Britain and Russia lined up against the proposal. and morale ser- A second Egyptian amendment recommended resettlement vices for the could "in no case be imposed on a sovereign nation or run counter armed forces. He . 1 Friday, "November 22, 1946 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Ten been to the freely expressed wishes and aspirations of the majority of succeeds Walter the indigenous population of a trust or non-self-governing regions." Rothschild o f The Committee defeated a Russian attempt to limit the life Brooklyn. Milton Weill of the IRO to less than one year and an Australian proposal to handle the refugee problem by setting up a commission under the Economic and Social Council rather than creating a specialized State JWV to Sponsor agency such as the IRO. Annual Ball Feb. 22 Brazil's delegate spoke against national policies of admitting immigrants on a selective basis. He said immigrants on arrival in Department of Michigan, Jew- Brazil are not asked if they are Jews. ish War Veterans and its 20 Posts Ukraine, Byelorussia Demand Transfer of Palestine Mandate The demand advanced by Soviet delegate Nikolai Novikov and eight Auxiliaries will hold that Britain transfer the Palestine mandate to the United Nations its annual military ball and fund Trusteeship Council was followed up by the delegates of the Ukraine raising program at the Masonic and Byelorussia. Temple on Washington's birthday, The Ukrainian delegate expressed "astonishment" the British Saturday, Feb. 22. government, while submitting to the United Nations drafts of Norman Berkley, veteran of trusteeship agreements on other mandated territories, failed to submit one for Palestine. The Byelorussian delegate insisted Britain World War II, junior vice com- mander of the Department of must place all its mandated territories under UN trusteeship. Michigan, will serve as chairman of the affair. State Dept. Believes Britain Should Admit 100,000 to Palestine WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The State Department. believes that The Charles and Aaron Kogan Britain should grant 100,000 Palestine immigration certificates for Post will be instituted and their i displaced Jews immediately, as requested by President Truman, it officers installed this Sunda y, was revealed by George L. Warren. adviser to the State Depart- ment on displaced persons, in an address prepared for delivery over at 7:45 p. m. Mrs. Kogan, the widowed mother of the heroes for a nation-wide broadcast. Dr. Moshe Sneh, executive member of the Jewish Agency, con- whom the Post is named, will ferred with Loy Henderson, chief of the Division of Near Eastern present the official colors of the Affairs of the State Department, prior to leaving for London from Post. where he will proceed to Palestine for a 10-day stay. The 20th Post of the Depart- Diplomatic circles here revealed that British Foreign Secretary ment of Michigan soon will be Bevin and Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, leader of the Zionist movement in the U. S., conferred for one hour Nov. 14 on the Palestine issue. instituted in Bay City. The Lan- sing Post held its election of officers last Tuesday. Britain Won't Surrender Mandate, Government Broadcast Says On Thursday, Nov. 28, the LONDON (JTA)—The British government has no intention of giving up the Palestine mandate at this time, when the London JWV will sponsor a special talks on Palestine are still in progress, a BBC broadcast announced. Thanksgiving Day service to- The announcement came in reply to demands voiced by gether with,.Rabbi Joshua Sperka Winston Churchill in Parliament and by Soviet delegate Novikov at Bnai David. at the United Nations. that the British government hand over the Palestine mandate to United Nations trusteeship. "If the London conference on Palestine fails, then the govern- Hold Farewell Meeting ment may feel that the time has come to give up the mandate," For Palestinian Guests the broadcast said. Detroit rabbis and friends of A report published by the War Ministry charges the Jewish Agency "and its associated bodies" with encouraging an unfriendly Palestirw Jewry are invited to attend a farewell gathering for attitude on the part of Jews in Palestine towards the British. The report, which deals with problems of the British forces Rabbi Meyer Karelitz and author in the Middle East during 1943 and 1944, was submitted to the Jacob Landau, leaders of the War Ministry by Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson. Orthodox movement in Palestine Former Prime Minister Churchill accused the British govern- who have been visiting in Detroit, ment of involving itself in "a war with the Jews in order to give at 8:30 p. m. this Saturday, at Palestine to the Arabs amidst world execration," during a debate Zak's Catering, 8035 12th St. in Commons which followed the traditional opening speech by The meeting is being sponsored King George in which the future plans of the Labor government were outlined. The King, however, did not touch upon Palestine. by the Council of Detroit Ortho- "It is impossible to avoid expressing deep regret at the needless dox Rabbis and Merkat. disappointment created throughout world Jewry over the failure of a Socialist government to fulfill promises made at a general election," Churchill said. "If we cannot fulfill our promises to the Zionists, we should without delay place the Palestine mandate at the feet of the United Nations." Agency Asks Further-Steps To Curb Acts of Vengeance JERUSALEM, (JTA).—The. Haganah radio "Voice of Israel" on Tuesday broadcast a warning to the British forces in Palestine that a repetition of riots which occurred Sunday night and Monday in Tel Aviv, during which at least 40 Jews were severely injured, would be resisted by force. The broadcast said: "Palestine Jews do not regard British police and soldiers as enemies." A Jewish Agency spokesmantotal killed by terrorists this stated he hoped the authorities month to 14. will take steps to prevent fur- 16,500 Visas in 11 Months ther acts of vengeance. Police The Palestine government an- xe-enforcements were sent into Tel Aviv to curb further inci- nounced that 16,500 immigration dents which began after the certificates were issued in the last death of several soldiers in a 11 months, including 10,450 for mine explosion. Jewish police:- "illegal" entrants, 1,180 for serv- men were confined to stations ice personnel families, 2,600 for because a few were beaten by Jewish Agency visa-holders and 800 to complete White Paper rioters. A Jewish detective was shot by commitments. Six thousand interned Jews in three gunmen while standing in a bus line on the main street Cyprus protested to Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones of Tel Aviv Tuesday morning. against "the ridiculously small The gunmen fired into , the air number of immigration certifi- to scatter the line then aimed cates" awarded them. They point- at the detective. ed out they are "former inmates Suspend Railway Service of Nazi concentration camps on The passenger service of Pal- whom all horrors of the Nazi estine railways was suspended regime were visited and who after rail workers struck in pro- miraculously survived the war." test against the danger arising The statement added: "Bitterness, from constant mining of tracks impatience and tension are run- by terrorists. Arab villagers, ning high among us. We are noticing three Jews laying mines innocent of any crime. We don't on the Jerusalem-Jaffa road, want to be kept in camps on gave an . alarm. The mines were foreign soil. We appeal to the dismantled. • An officer who was human conscience of the Colonial injured Monday while dismantl- Secretary to give the command ing • a mine died, bringing the to bring us to the Land of Israel." uow to ~ wiaE roes ABOUT SMOKING! PLAIN OR CPO( Ti! 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Semitic agitation. Uruguayan Delegation Instructed to Press for Palestine Trusteeship MONTEVIDEO (JTA)—Foreign Minister Dr. Eduardo Rodiguez Iarreta has promised to instruct the Uruguayan delegation to the UN General Assembly to support transfer of Palestine to a UN trusteeship and to press for unrestricted Jewish immigration. He made this pledge to a delegation of the Uruguayan Pro-Palestine Committee, which submitted a memorandum asking the govern- ment to implement its expressed support of Jewish aspirations in Palestine by having its representatives at the UN urge action on Zionist demands. Argentine Jews Ask UN to Promote Pact to Ban Anti-semitism BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—The Sociedad Hebraica of Argentina has cabled UN president Paul-Henri Spaak urging that the UN promote an international agreement outlawing racial and anti- Semitic agitation. 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