Complete Coverage Of World News by Our New Telephone Number: WOodward 5-1155 HE JEW ISH NEWS of Jewish Events More Lines Better Service Direct Wire VOLUME 12—NO. 24 2114 Penobscot Bldg., 34 4005111 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Detroit 26, Michigan, February 27, 1948 Ambiguous U. S. Policy Delays ► Decisions on Palestine in UN Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News LAKE SUCCESS.---A passionate appeal to the Security Council to send an adequate — International Photo Haganah on Guard: Inside ,dewfsh settle- ments in the Negev, the desert area of southern Palestine, Haganah youths keep constant watch with their dogs to guard against Arab atacks on outlying farms. non-Palestinian armed force to Palestine to back the implementation of partion decision of the General Assembly was made at the opening session of the Council Tuesday in a half-hour speech by Karel Lisicky, chairman of the Palestine Commission. Senator Warren Austin of the United States, on the other hand, proposed that the Security Council immediately establish a committee of the Big Five Powers to look into the question of a threat to the peace in Palestine. He also suggested that the, Council "accept the tasks which the General Assembly asked it to accept," and that it call upon all governments and peoples, particularly those in and surrounding the -Holy Land, to prevent or reduce the present disorders: His statement created a feeling of depression arming Zionist leaders who con- sidered it a move to postpone actual decision by the Security Council through refer- ring it to the Big Five. The United States stands ready to act with the other 10 members to remove a threat to international peace, Austin said. The Security Council, Austin emphasized, has the power to take "forceful measures with respect to Palestine" to remove. such a threat to peace "if the Security Council should decide that the United States "would be ready -un- der the Charter to consult with a view to such action as may be necessary to maintain - international peace." He warned, however, that the Council is not empowered to enforce a political settle- ment whether pursuant to a decision of the General Assembly or of the Council itself. The chief United States delegate explained "what this means is this: The Council - under the Charter can take action to prevent aggression against Palestine from the out- side. The Council by these same powers can take action to prevent a threat - to inter,. national peace and security from inside Palestine. The Council's action, in other words, is directed to keeping the peace and not to enforcing partition." Dr. Lisicky said in his address that establishing militia and sending A United Nations Governor to Jerusalem would not be enough. The non-Palestinian armed force must not be made available in symbolical form but in "effective adequate strength," he insisted, dwelling lengthily on the security of 'Jerusalem, Lisicky emphasized that even if the UN Governor will have at his disposal highly trained, competent and efficient police corps when the Mandate terminates, it would not be enough since Jerusalem depended upon the outer world. "Without free communi- cation with outer world and without assured supply or primary necessities of life Jeru- salem would be doomed even with a UN Governor," Lisicky declared. "Free communication and assured supplies require effective control over a substan- tial part of the area. Such control can be obtained only through efficient pacification of the area in one way or another," Lisicky pointed out. Reiterating the Palestine Commission's apprehension about the fate of Jerusalem within the coming months, Lisicky said: "May I be allowed to close with a cry from the heart 'lest we forget Jerusalem.' " Outlining to the Security Council further aspects of the impossibility of implement- ing partition without an adequate outside armed force, Lisicky said the establishment of economic union similarly is impossible without cooperation of all three territorial entities. Emphasizing that the Palestine situation requires either peaceful arrangement or im- position of effective control by sufficient outside force "on highly inflammable spots," (Continued on Page 3) • ' t, •••,,,-,.• • — ,12•EC • - —International Photo NCCJI Donors Truman: In recognition of his efforts toward - racial and religious understanding, President Truman was presented with a scroll by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Participating in the presentation on the White House lawn are, left to right: Front row, Thomas E. Braniff, national NCCJ co-chairman; President Truman; Robert P. Patterson, chair- man of Brotherhood Week; back row, AFL President William Green; Louis Nizer, NCCJ awards committee member, and Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, NCCJ president. The citation pays tribute to the President "for generous encouragement year by year of Brotherhood Week and other causes of religious significance, for the forward steps toward brotherhood envisaged by the reports of the President's commissions on human right, education and atomic energy, for con- sistently maintaining in all international councils the primacy of spiritual values." kaw , 440k m ft . • • Hearty Welcome: Although their "welkome" sign was misspelled, there was no mistaking the sincerity of the reception given to the 28-person American United Jewish Appeal delegation on its visit in the camp at Lechfeld, Germany. The 4,500 displaced Jews residing in this camp cheered the American delegation on to success in its study of Conditions in Europe and in Palestine. On the way to Haifa, the delegation escaped a hail of Arab bullets. Two of the members of the delegation Louis Berry and Joseph Holtz man who returned to this country this week, will report on their mission at the annual meeting of the Jewish Welfare Federation, at Temple Beth El, next . Thursday evening, — — .