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VOLUME 13—NO. I

Detroit 26, Michigan, March 19, 1948

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testoratio of Zion ecurity
)ernanded as Basis for 'Truce'

By Jewish News Special Correspondent -

-LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—The call to both ArabS and Jews for a
truce in fighting has aroused increased. anxiety in Jewish ranks in view
of the absolute necessity to guarantee the security of the Jewish popu-
lation. It is pointed wit by Jewish leaders that the disturbances in Pales-
tine are Arat-made, that tnt. troubles are directly due to infiltration of
Arabs from countries outside of Palestine and that the Jews are, at best s
in .a precarious position because they are deprived of weapons for self-
defense. Under the circumstances, any truce would depend upon guar-
antees that the Jews_of Palestine will not be left at the mercy of bandits.
- The UN Palestine -Commission, in its second monthly report to the
Security Council, reiterates that "present indications 'point to, the in-
escapable conclusios that when the mandate is terminated Palestine is
likely to suffer severely from administrative choas, widespread strife
and bloodshed." The report emphasizes that "in view of the policy of
the mandatory vower not to cooperate in the implementation plans
adopted by the General Assembly, satisfactory coordination plans of
the Commission with those of the mandatory power in many respects
are precluded."
This situation, the report points out, leaves little hope for the
achievement continuity in administrative services for orderly transfer
of authority- to the Commission. The report declares: "Information con-
cerning present conditions in - Palestine received by the Commissios from
the advance party of the secretariat in Jerusalein fully confirms the
conclusions set forth in- the Commission's first special report on the

security problems and further emphasizes that unless security is re-
stored in Palestine, implementation of the resolution of the General
Assembly will not be _possible."
Because of Arab resistance, the repok states, the Commission. can
not set up an Arab provisional council, but that it can establish a Jewish
provisional council-'and has taken preliminary steps towards its .estab-
liqhment. It warns, however, that the council "will not be able to carry
out the functions in the sense of partition plans priorito the termination
of the mandate."' The Commission describes as "unsatisfactory" the
British stand against preparatory steps outlined for the establishment of
armed militia.
- (Speaking at the rally at Cass High School, Detroit, on Tuesday
evening, Senator Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire declared: "I
demand that the decision of the United Nations be carried out The
Government of the United States has a stake in this." Senator Tobey
•asked that statesmen should "sayewhat they mean, mean what they
say and then keep their word:" He demanded that there should be "no
delay or doubletalk in implementing the Palestine decision, an end to
the policy of fear and negation, an end to sabotage of the UN decision
and -the arming of Haganah to enable Jews to defend Piemselves in

Palestine.")

All indications here are that the Big Four have come to the conclusion
that lurther attempts at "conciliation" are useless and that only • an inter-
national force can enforce the UN partition plan.

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lliekkoklo Opel*: Allied
Jewish Drive Mar. 30

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Moshe Shertok, Foreign Secretary Designate of the Jew-
ish Provisional Council of Palestine, and Herman Gilman,
chairman of the Boston Combined Jewish Appeal, -will be
the featured speakers at the formal opening of the 1948
Allied Jewish Campaign, Sunday evening, March 30, at 8:30
o'clock, at Hotel Statler. - -
A Palestine pioneer who, for the past 14 years, has serv-
ed. as head of the Political Departiment of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine, Shertok. recently gained world-wide notice
for hi's eloquent appeals for a. Jewish state before the United
Nations.
As keynote speaker on March 30, he will launch the
grpatest Allied Jewish Campaign in
i Detroit's history—in
behalf of the United Jewish Appeal and more than 50 other
local, national and overseas causes. ' •
Shertook was born in Russia and was brought to Pal-
estine by his parents at the age of 11. He studied law at the
Herzlia Gymnazium in Tel Aviv, afterwards continuing his
law studies in Istambul. When he returned to Palestine, he
joined the Zionist service as secretary to the head of the
Arabic Department in the Jewish Agency Executive. Shortly-
afterward, he went k to London, where he studied economics,
meanwhile writing on Palestinian and Oriental politics fOr
a London Anglo-Jewish Weekly.
, Returning to Palestine as _assistant editor of the daily
newspaper, Davar, Shertok left the field of journalism to be-.
come Political Secretary to the late Chaim Arlosoroff. At
the Prague World Jewish Congress he was elected' to the .
Executive of the Jewish Agendy.
Gilman recently returned from a six-week study of ,con-
N ,ditions in Europe and Palestine. He has. been active since
1947 in the Boston Associated Jewish Philanthropies.

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7:?'"MITIrk

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—International Photo

Jewish Ageny Building Shattered:

Through the en-
trance shown in the lowerphoto, in the heart of Je rusalem, a bomb-laden stolen U. S. Embassy car
which flew the American flag passed fo reach the heavily-guarded Jewish Agency Building which was
partially wrecked. Twelve Jews lost their lives and 95 were injured. An Arab driver, who was identi-
fied by one of the survivors, escaped. The upper p hoto shows injured survivors in the blast being re-
-moved from the still-burning structure. The insert in the upper picture is the photo of LEIB JAFFE;
72-year-old director of the Keren Hayesod (Palest ine Foundation Fund), who was among those killed.
His son was among the injured. After the bombing the Jewish .Agency withdrew consular immunity
against search from all vehicles owned by foreign consulates in Jerusalem.

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UN Palestine Palley:

During a meeting
at the French consulate in New York, at which Jewish Agency • dele-
gates presented their views on the Palq,stine issue, DR: ABBA HILLEL
SILVER (left foreground) is shown looking over his notes. At right is
UN Secretary General TRYGVE LIE. French Delegate ALEXANDRE
PARODI stands in . background. Russian Delegate ANDREI GRO-
MYKO sits in center.

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