Pay: Three THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 4, 1947 Britain 'Toughens' Military Operations in Palestine U:S., London Agree on Plan To Put Zion Case Before UN Hopes of an easing up on British military operations in Palestine faded this week when it was announced in London that a "get tough" policy will be continued on a long-term basis. The continuation of this policy was decided upon during last week's London conferences between Lt. Gen. Sir Alan German States Approve Return of Jewish Property Zionist position on Palestine. The Argentine government has not changed its views favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine, he told the Committee. STUTTGART, (JTA).—Tens of thousands of German JewS -whose property and businesses were confiscated during the Nazi regime will receive restitution under a law approved by the German Council of States, comprising the Minister Presidents of the four states in the U. S.-occupied zone. Oil Lines Blown Up; Fires Rage For Two Hours HAIFA, (Palcor)—The lie oil pipeline in the Haifa Bay area was blown up touching off oil fires which ranged for nearly two hours last week. The attackers were described as Jewish ex- tremists. The line belongs to the Iraqi Petroleum Co., Ltd., which is owned largely by French, Dutch, British and American oil companies. The well of Kiryat Chaim, eight The value of the properties to be restored runs into hundreds of millions of dollars. G. Cunningham, Palestine High.: Commissioner, and Lt. Gen. G. H. Thirty years ago, he said, Britain The measure must be approved MacMillan, commander of British found Zionism useful in estab- by the American Military Gov- troops in Palestine. lishing her rule over Palestine, ernment before being promul- This distressing news came but today she is utilizing that rule gated, but such approval is cer- simultaneously with the an- to disestablish Zionism. tain since the legislation was nouncement that the U. S. and Shertok, head of the political adopted at the suggestion of AMG Britain had agreed on a program department of the Jewish Agency, officials and the State Depart- of presenting the Palestine case addressing a closed meeting of ment. It has been in the process before the United Nations. leaders of the Palestine Labor of drafting and discussion for al- 1,600 Saved on Boat Party, stressed the importance of miles from Haifa, was destroyed most a year. by an explosion Monday morn- At the same time, Palestine was continued negotiations by the Might Work Hardship stirred by the rescuing of 1,600 Jewish Agency with the Amer-- ing, leaving 5,000 Jews without public the law, the In making a local water supply. The blast is new arrivals who crowded the can government. He added that officials pointed out it boat Modeleth (Homeland) which the Zionists will go before the believed to be the work of ter- German work a hardship on persons began to sink three miles off Pal- UN, if the occasion' arises, with rorists, several of whom were might purchased confiscated prop- estine's shores. All passengers demands for a Jewish state based captured in the settlement or the who were rescued and were taken to on their rights as outlined in the vicinity. The Jewish community erty in ignorance of its legisla- Cyprus. Mandate, the plight of European is being fined to cover the cost tion throughout Germany. Dr. Hans Ehard, minister presi- In a cable to the New York Jewry and the strength of the of damage. dent of Bavaria, said in an ac- Times from Famakusta, Cyprus, Jewish community here. companying letter the legislation Tel Aviv Municipality Clifton Daniel reveals the capac- contains the same loopholes that Has Ten Killion Budget ity for deportees on Cyprus is be- Argentine UN Representative TEL AVIV, (JPS-Palcor) — A allowed Nazis to escape de-Nazi- ing doubled by the British to ac- To Support Zionist Position fication by fleeing to another commodate 20,000 in view of the BUENOS AIRES, (JTA) — Dr. budget of $10,000,000 was adopted expected rise in number of mi- Enrique P. Coraminas, alternate by the Tel Aviv municipality for zone. Similar legislation is in effect the fiscal year beginning April 1, grating boats carrying visaless measures have been adopted in the French and British zones. Counts to Settle Disputes Under the legislation, which will benefit 15,000 Jews in the U.S. zone and thousands in other countries, as well as non-Jewish persecutees, applications must be filed before Dec. 31, 1948. Where there is a dispute as to ownership, special German tri- bunals will decide the issues. Persons who try to hide property which they know or suspect was obtained illegally from Jews or other persecutees, or who attempt to flee or make false statements, will be subject to five-year prison terms. 1,100 Refugees in Italy Halt Hunger Strike After 80 Hours ROME (JTA) — The hunger strike of 1,100 Jewish refugees at Camp Adriatico was called off after UNRRA officials complied with the Jews' request for im- Argentine delegate to the UN, has in the province of Thuringia in proved conditions. The strike 1947, representing an increase of indicated to the Argentine Pro- the Soviet zone, but no restitution lasted 80 hours. Jewish immigrants. - There has been no intimation Palestine Committee he favors the $2,000,000 over the 1946 budget. of definite decisions on the in- crease of the monthly Palestine Jewish entry quota for Jews Store Hours, Daily, 9:15 to 5:30 above the present 1,500, and there is some danger an adverse UN decision may force deportation of the detainees on Cyprus else- where than Palestine: Doubts Agency Will Be Able To Participate in UN Debate LAKE SUCCESS, (JTAY—Re- vealing he had conferred unof- ficially with a representative of the Jewish Agency on the ques- tion of the United Nations action on Palestine, UN Secretary-Gen. Trygve Lie said he doubted that Jewish organizations would be able to present their case directly when the Palestine question is formally placed before the Gen- eral Assembly. He stressed this did not mean, the Jewish groups would be barred from offering testimony., suggesting they perhaps could be heard by a committee appointed to gather all ---ertinent informa-1 tion on the problem. The World Jewish Congress and the Consultative Council of Jew- ish Organizations — consisting of the American Jewish Committee, the Anglo-Jewish Association and the Alliance Israelite Universelle —were granted consultative status by the UN Economic and Social Council. The application of the Jewish Agency was denied on the basis that it was not an internal organ- ization. Its application will be considered at the Council's next session. Mr. Lie announced that he has dropped his plan to send a fact- finding commission to Palestine prior to a discussion of the prob- lem in the General Assembly. Addressing the opening session of the UN Trusteeship Council, Mr. Lie touched briefly upon the Palestine issue. Pointing out .tRat • it was among a,,number of non- self - governing territories for which no trusteeship agreement had been submitted to the Coun- cil, he said: "It seems probable the question of the future status of Palestine will come before the United Nations at an early date." Agency Rejected British Barter Of 100,000 Certificates TEL AVIV, (JPS-PALCOR)— Moshe Shertok disclosed here the Jewish Agency had rejected a British offer of 100,000 immigra- tion certificates on the condition that the Agency first recognize the Arabs' right to veto any fur- ther immigration after the 100,000 „are admitted. "No nation could agree to sacrifice her future for . a small palliative in the present,:' he said. Shertok said the Yishuv is con- fronted with the fact British policy seeks to liquidate Zionism. Oft ZuxurieJ Imbued with Spring's Sweetness C essii*IK b ••• y. Lavish a little fragrant, Spring-spirited luxury on a bride, a new mother, a charming hostess (or even yourself.) 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