Friday, March

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THE JEWISH NEWS

28, 1947

Press for Historic Rights
To Homeland Before UN

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firmed that discussions are under
(Continued from Page 1)
Menahem Beigen, remains free. way in Washington concerning
The report the Irgunists are de- presentation of the Palestine
claring a truce is being discounted issue to the U. N. Views are be-
and it -is generally believed in ing exchanged between the De-
Palestine that it is used as a ruse partment and the British Em-
bassy, supplementary to talks
to lull British action.
British troops began a house to whichwere initiated in London
house search of the Bukhara between the American Embassy
qUarter of Jerusalem, reportedly and the Foreign office, a Depart-
ment spokesman said.
seeking arms.
The trial of four Jews accused Colonial Office Disclaims
of complicity in blowing up the Challenge to Agency Statue
Jerusalem railroad station on Oct.
The Colonial Office said that
30 opened before a military court it had no knowledge of any in-
here. The defendants are Masud tention by the government to
Bouton, 22, Mayer Feipstein, 23, question the legal status of the
Daniel Mordechai Azulai, 20, Jewish Agency. Dismissing rum-
Moshe Horowitz, "3. Feipstein, a
ors to this effect, which have
veteran, had his arm amputated been circulating in Palestine, a
after injuries allegedly sustained
during the attack. Bouton also is Colonial Office spokesman de-
charged with illegal possession of clared that the government
ammunition, hand grenades and would not challenge the fact that
the agencyexecutive was chosen
flash bombs.
(The Privy Council on Tues- by the Zionist Congress, rather
than by the Agency Council,
day denied the appeal in be-
half of Dov Gruner, Irgunist which has not met since 1939. He
awaiting death sentence, it was said that the official viewpoint
announced in London. More was that if it was impossible for
trouble is awaited as a result various reasons to convene an
enlarged Agency Council, its
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of this decision).
Haganah posted pamphlets in functions reverted to the World
Tel Aviv on Monday accusing Zionist Organization.
Irgun Zvai Leumi members of be- For the second successive day,
ing deserted from the Zionist major articles charging Ameri-
struggle and of wasting their ef- can Zionists with unjustifiably
forts in murder while Haganah blasting Britain over the Pal-
carries on the rescue work of estine issue and with creating
Jews whom they help bring to anti-Semitism in the United
Palestine from Europe. Irgun, , States through their tactics are
counteracting with a reply, point- featured in the London press.
ed to the arrival of the Abril (the Following a bitter blast by C. V.
Ben Hecht) as indicating it, too. R. Thompso the New York cor-
'is bringing Jews to Palestine. respondenf the Daily Express,
(Neither Irgun nor the Bergson- in which he charged that Zion-
Hecht groups_have thus far prov- ists were preaching hatred of
en that they have brought other Britain and trying rt. provoke
bloodshed in Palestine. T. S.
boats to Palestine.)
Steele of the Daily Telegraph to-
Boycott British Goods
Irgun, meanwhile. has under- day cites 16 Zionist groups in the
taken to sponsor a worldwide U. S. which, he says, pour daily
movement to boycott British-made anti-British diatribes into Amer-
goods. ican newspaper offices.
A report from Lake Success, Spend $222,400.000 On
N. Y., expresses the likelihood Troops in Palestine
that a special session of the
Britain spent $222,400.000 to
General Assembly may be
called when Lritain presents maintain army and air force
troops in Palestine from July 1.
the Palestine issue to the UN.
De-
The Executive agreed to au- 1945, to January 31, 1947,
thorize its representatives to "con- tense Minister A. V. Alexander ,
in Commons.
sider partition if partition be- announced
The total included $192,000.000
comes a matter of practical poll-
for the army and S30,400.000 for
tics.'
A budget of at least $40,000,000 the R. A. F. but did not include
—possibly higher, depending upon capital expenditures on works
Minister
the success of the United Jewish Projects. Colonial
Appeal in the U. S.—was adopted Arthur Cree-ch—Jones reported
by the Zionist Executive. It was that 25 ships carrying visaless
presented by Eliezer Kaplan, Jewish immigrants had arrived
treasurer of the Jewish Agency. in Palestine waters since Novern-
(A report from Shouneh, Trans- ber, 1945, while one refugee ves-
jordania, cabled to the New York sel had been wrecked.
Times by Clifton Daniel, states The Zionist Actions Commit-
King Abdullah h - declared him- tee, which was scheduled to con-
self against the partition of Pal- vene in Jerusalem, will probably
estine and if the British should not meet until the end of April.
evacuate any part of the county and the session is likely to be
held in New York.
his troops would occupy it.)
A delegation of the presidium
Active support in the move-
ment to appeal to the Moscow of the Actions Committee ap-
conference of the council of For- peared in Jerusalem before the
eign Ministers for the immediate meeting of the Jewish Agency •
opening of Palestine's doors to here and requested that the
the Jewish survivors was en- Committee session be convoked
listed among the 144.000 DPs in before Passover, which begins
the American zone of occupation i on April 5. Although the Agency
in Germany, 'it is reported from , executive agreed to consider
I their request, it is probably that
Munich.
Continue Negotiations
it will be granted Meanwhile.
For Expanded Immigration
several members of the Commit-
While negotiations are contin- tee, who were not informed of
ing between Jewish Agency the postponement, arrived from
leaders and British authorities the U. S. They included Mrs.
for the expansion of the monthly David De Sola Pool, Mrs. Arch-
Jewish immigration quota to ibald Silverman, Eliahu Stone
Palestine from 1,500 to 2,500, in and Dr. Samuel Margoshes.
spite of denials by a Colonial Of-
fice spokesman in London that JDA AIDS NEGEV
increases already bad been auth-
orized. Anglo-American discus-
sions on the British procedure
for referring the Palestine issue
to the United Nations have been
The three newly founded Pal-
extended from London to Wash-
ington, a Foreign Office spokes-, estine Negev settlements corn-
prise the first half of a plan to
man told the JTA in London.
He said that in addition to the add seven additional settlements
talks between the Foreign Office in the Negev, where a grand to-
and the U. S. London Embassy, tal of 18 colonies is now in ex-
the British Embassy is conduct- istence. On Jewish National
ing similar talks with the State Fund land, the colonies will be
Department. The spokesman dis- aided by grants from the Pales-
closed that the scope of the dis- tine Foundation Fund. Both the
cussions include the proposed JNF and the Foundation Fund
U. N. fact-finding commission— derive their American support
with the Arab opposition to this from the United Palestine Ap-
plan being taken into account — peal, whose funds for the up-
and also the possibility of a building and mass settlement of
special General Assembly meet- the Jewish homeland are raised
ing on Palestine. through the United Jewish Ap-
The State Department con- peaL

18 Colonies Formed
In Southern Desert

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