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Commons Pr hes English-Arab Relations

Youngsters Play At Camp Chelsea

Bevin Admits Britons Are
Training Saudi-Arabians

Commission was notified that
Jewish authorities have agreed
to permit UN observers to check
food convoys entering Jerusalem
under the secretly built bypass
road Which skirts Latrun and is
LONDON (Palcor) — A sharp the U.S.S.R., "which helped Isra- completely controlled by the
"yes" was Foreign Secretary Bev- el in its first difficult stages," Israeli army. The truce Commis-
.. in's reply to a question in Com- and friendship with the "great sion asked the Jews for permis-
mons whether the British mili- American people who include sion to check the convoys at Bab
- tart' mission in Saudi Arabia was millions of Jews . who support the el Wad, halfway point west of
still training Saudi Arabian Hebrew state."
Jerusalem.
troops in view of a recent proc-
The United States -has notified.
A group of Jewish soldiers
- lamation by the Arab League that Egypt and Syria that their re- fraternized with Arab Legion-
- the latter were now fighting • in- plies to U.S. protests against a naires .for the first time near
maritime blockade proclaimed by- the Old City of Jerusalem. "We
- side .Palestine.
Replying to another question, the two Arab governments over would have stopped fighting a
: Mr. Bevin denied that the For; Palestine coastal waters are Un- long time ago, but our British
eign Office was responsible for satisfactory and will proceed ac- officers would not let us," the
the broadcast of the Cyprus ra- cordingly, . Secretary of State Arab soldiers are reported to
dio station which beams its pro- George C. Marshall told a press have told the Jews.
gram at the Arab countries in conference. •
The Jewish passenger vessel
Arabic. He denied that the radio
The British General Post Of-
Kedmah arrived at the port of
• station was under British control. fice • is ready to resume postal Tel Aviv with some 400-odd im-
. There was scattered laughter in exchanges with Palestine, but it
the house when he made his de- is awaiting approval - from the migrants. UN observers immedi-
nial. lie was' asked specifically Foreign Office: The Foreign Of- ately boarded the ship and in-
Registration is open for the 1948 season at Camp Chelsea„ the
- whether he was aware that the fice is somewhat hesitant in ap- spected. her for illegal arms ' car- Jewish Community Center's camp for mothers and small children at
goes
and
for
men
of
military
age.
radio station in Cyprus "run by proving this because it -would
_ the Foreign Office has encourag- imply de facto recognition of the All the passengers were later dis- Chelsea, Mich.
The youngsters shown above are playing under the supervision
'ed Arabs to invade Palestine .and state of Israel. It is consequently embarked. A total of 138 men
incited them to occupy Haifa on reported to be awaiting the out- and 37- women of military age or one of the trained counselors who care for the children in Their
- May 28." He said that he had come of negotiations between - Is- have been sent to a UN super- own program, allowing the mothers a separate schedule of activities.
seen reports on broadcasts re- rael and the International Postal vised camp near Hadera where
Samuel Neuschatz is director of Camp Chelsea, with -Mrs.
garding possible Arab military Union at Geneva. UN representa- they will remain until the truce Jeannette Katz assistant director in charge of adult activities.
activities, - but t his "Arabic tive John Reedman cabled Sea- ends.
Registration appointments may be made by calling Mrs. Harriet
Irgtm commander Menachem
7 broadcasting station"_was not un- retary-General Trygve Lie that
der British control, he contended. Israel's postal system is function- Beigin announced, in an order Penfil at. the Center, MA. 8400.
ing well and is able to distribute of the day; that his troops lave
now been merged in the Israel
ment had sent seven mobile radio
I Pro Partition Move Defeated
mail efficiently:
Defense Army. He also re- order and restore peace to Pales- communications units to Haifa
7-
LAKE SUCCESS (Paleor) -
tine
as
soon
as
possible."
vealed that within the borders
'. The SoViet Union, which suffered Security Council Rejects
- Eighteen percent of the Brit- to assist U. S. military observers
of Israel the former dissident
in carrying out the UN. truce.
a defeat in the - Security . Council .Russians for Truce Staff
organization woul4 exist as a ish people believe that the Brit-
. when its delegate Andrei Gromy-
Headquarters' of the UN mil»
The Soviet bid to send five Rus- new political party—the "Free- ish government should recognize
ko fought in vain for the inclu- sian officers to Palestine as mem- dom Movement." In Jerusalem- Israel, a poll- conducted by the itary truce obServers, under
sion of five Soviet officers among . bers of Count Folke Bernadotte's the' Irgun will remain a sepa- London Daily Express shows. C o u nt FOlke Bernadotte's
. the . military truce obServers in truce staff was overwhelmingly rate entity until the "Jewish Fifty-two percent of those ques-
Palestine, suffered another defeat rejected in the Security Council. flag flies over the Tower of tioned are against recognition of chief of staff, were transferred.
so did the cause of . parti, The formal resolution, introduced David," he said.
the Jewish state, while 30 per- from Cairo to Haifa.
tion=-When the Trusteeship Coun- by Soviet delegate Andrei Gro-
David Ben Gurion, Premier of
He told his troops that they cent are undecided.
- cii sidetracked; with American myko, called for the authoriza-
Israel, expressed regret that the
Palestine
was
the
foreign
issue
Would
serve
in
special
-bat-
Soviet Union is not represented
• help, a Soviet resolution tO have tion of 30 to 50 additional mili-
- the Council consider the questiOn tary observers to be sent by talions under the command of uppermost in people's minds dur- on the staff of the UN observers.
their
former
officers.
On
the
ing, the past year, -a survey of in- The main concern of. the Israeli
Of Jerusalem and the iniplemen-* member nations of the Security
tation of the Nov. 29 (partition) Council apart from Syria. It was staff level these Irgun officers coming mail to the White House Government, he said, was to ex-
• resolution with regard to Jeru- Virtually ignored by the western would receive -the same rights,
and- State Department revealed. elude the British from participat-
salem. This resolution calls for powers as only the Soviet and privileges and pay as all other
The
problem of Soviet-American ing as truce observers.
Jewish
troops,
he
concluded.
an international regime for the Ukrainian delegations voted for
The Israeli Premier, in sum-
relations
ranked second behind
Four hundred and twenty Arab
holy City.
it while the other nine members
ming up a debate started at a
Palestine.
About
200,000
letters
prisoners of war are being held.
The Council adopted instead a abstained;
session of the Israeli State Coun-
r French proposal placing "the
The council heard Aubrey S. in a camp in the former Arab and were received from all cil, declared - that acceptance of
question of the statute of Jeru- Eban, the Israeli representative, village of Jelil, adjoining flerzlia, sections of the U.S. supporting, the cease-fire proposal. was not a
criticizing or inquiring about the military necessity for the Jews,
. salem on the agenda. The atten- accept Bernadotte's suggestion for some 10 miles north of here.
. • uated French proposal holds lit- immigration control providing
but added that it did not harm
The guards at the camp are all Palestine issue.
Count Folke Bernadotte, UN the JewS'.
tle practical meaning and. failed the controls are those explicitly Sternists, under command of
to obtain more than four affirma- authorized in the mediator's in- their own officers, although the mediator, arrived in Tel Aviv
UN mediator Bernadotte is not
tiYe votes (Australia, New* Zea- tepretation of the cease-fire reso- Israeli High Command is respon- from Cairo and immediately be- at this time inviting the Jews and
gan consulatations with Prime the Arabs to send representatives
. ,. land, U.S.A. and . France). Iraq lution which formed the basis of sible for the overall set-up..
Minister David Ben-Gurion and to a Palestine peace parley on
voted against it. All other mem- the truce now in effect.
A
report
that
the
Export-Im-
bers abstained on voting. The .
Bernadotte's immigration' con- port Band had "discouraged" the Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok the island of Rhodes, Israeli's
Soviet Union was. probably the trol scheme was watered down at Provisional Government of Israel on the possibility of establishing Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok
only one whose abstention was the suggestion of Secretary-Gen from- making formal application a permanent peace between the told the State COuncil. He made
Motivated by dissatisfaction with eral Trygve Lie. As revised, the . for a loan at this 'time is con- Jews and the Arabs.
it clear that both sides are being
The Egyptians broke the truce asked only to station liaison of-
tile weakness of the resolution.
mediator's message asked*" all sidered to have given a mislead-
member 'states of the United Na- ing impression, authorities in the Ishdud area. The Jews held ficers at Rhodes to work with
their fire, thus preventing a com- the United Nations mission.
tions 'to report on the steps they pointed out in Washington.
W orldwide Events -
plete breakdown of the cease-
.
.
had
taken
to
help
implement
the
Minister o f Communications
,
fire, and complained to an Ameri-
Syria Aids Arab League
Affecting Israel
cease-fire resolution and called to
David
Remez and Postmaster
Syria has rejected a U. S. pro- cao military observer who arrived General Zvi Friedberg left to
The following is a resume of their -attention the immigration
within
an
hour
after
the
incident.
events throughout the world af- provisions of the truce agree- test against a maritime blockade
Fifty members of the United arrange for the resumption of
ment, requesting that they ex- imposed by. ' Syria and Egypt
fecting the State of Israel:.
Nations Secretariat guard force communications between Israel
tend
"cooperation
and
assistance"
against
Palestine's
coast.
Depart-
The Soviet Union has officially'
left for Cairo Saturday to assist and foreign countries.
in carrying out truce plans. The
recognized • the newly-created request is also being sent to non- ment press officer Michael J. Mc- UN military truce observers in
Dermott said the "gist" of the
state of fsrael—but the new gov-
states such as Italy, Al- note was that "Syria is in agree- Palestine
24--THE JEWISH NEWS
- ernment here has never received member
The United States Navy on a
bania and R,ornania.
ment with the other Arab League
Friday, June- 25, 1948
official notification of this action,
The United Nations , Truce states in acting to suppress dis- request from the State Depart-
an Israel 'government spokesman
revealed in explaining why . his
,ryM.4I NORMAN on SOL NOOK '
RHODA'B. SIMON
- • government had not yet designat-
AR W BURG
ED
' ed a diplomatic representative to
the Kremlin.
Hi 193a,IIE MEWED MS B.S.DEGREE•FROM
tiAVAAO M. WARBURG, AT 40,
Israeli Labor Minister Morde-
HARVARD. DISPLAYIWG.DEEP *TERM 1N MODERN
HEADS THEIARGEST VOLUNTARY
•
. chi Bentov announced a new
ARLIE DEVELOPED AN ART EXHIBIT AT THE
MO ORGANIZATION IN VIE WORLD.
COLLEGE THAT BECAME THE FORE=RUNNER OF
• manpower control, act, effective.
-TM JOINT INSTRINTION.COMWHTTECI;s9
THEN.Y. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. HE TAUGHT
immediately,. under which all.
FINE ARTS AT eRYN MAW YR COLLEGE FOR TWO
men over military age but . less
YEARS. IN 1933, WE ORGANIZED THE AMERICAN
than . 55 years old will be called
BALLET, SERVING AS DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
up for • labor In essential services
FOR A- YEARS .
in. agriculture and industry.. Wo-
men Up to 50 will be liable to the
EDWARD WAS BORN 1N WHITE PLAINS,N.Y.
labor draft. Punishment for vio-
EDWARD INHERITED FROM HIS FATHER THE MA
IN 1903, SOH OF FELIX WARBURG,NOTED
lation of the measure will range
OF LEADERSHIP OF AMERICAN JEWISH OOMAWITA
PHILANTHROPIST. THE LAD NEVER FORGOT
up to 10 years imprisonment and
WORK. Hi WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE MK IN
NIS FATHER'S CREED THAT "THOSE BORN
$10,000 in fines. The legislation is
1938, AN oRGANIZATIOR WO1011115 FATHER HELPED
WITH THE PRIVILEGE OF THE RICH MUST
FOUND 1E1914 TO AID DISTRESSED EUROPEAN JEWS.
expected to release a large .num-
SOOMER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THAT PRIVILEGE!
ber of then and women now hold-
ing 'down essential jobs to the
THE MAN WHO HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO HELPNIG
WITH THE WAR'S END, WARBURG CONTINUED
WITH .THE NAZIS THREATENING EXTINCTION Of
armed services.
THE UNFORTUNATE,tNINISTERS A BUDGET WHICH
HIS WORK WITH J DC AND IS TODAY A KEY
EUROPEAN JEWRY, WARBI/RG DEVOTING EVERY
SUPPORTS:
FIGURE IN THE TREMENDOUS TASK FACING
WAKING MOMENT TO RAISING FUNDS TO SAVE
'rpm Sponsors Party
•403 FEEDING STATIONS THROUGHOUT EUROPE .
' WORLD JEWRY-THE REHABILITATION OF
•HIS STRIKER BRETHREN,MADE LONG SPEAKIPIG
•
•
•
•243 ORPHAN OWES/ HOUSING Z0,000 ORPHANS.
JEWISH SURVIVORS OF NAZISM.
The new Irgun-sponsored polit-
TOUR'S AVERAGING 5 SPEECHES A OAY
•138 `TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS
ical party, Freedom Movement,
AND IN 1946 HELPED 10500 JEWS RESETTLE
has announced its foreign policy
IN PALESTINE.
program. "The Jewish foreign
EDWARD
policy's main aim should be to
ensure the unity of all parts of
the fatherland under one Hebrew
,A.
rule," the party's statement said.
IN 1941, HE ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN THE
The Israel policy will be one
U.S. ARMY, RISING TO THE'RANK OF MAJOR
LANDING IN FRANCE ON D DAY, HE SET UP
aimed at ensuring peace because
FRE FIRST DISPLACED PERSONS' CAMP IN
"in a third world war there is
NORMANDY FOR HOMELESS PERSONS
danger for Israel." The statement
CAUGHT IN THE BATTLE ZONES.
.Frftel, - IV! 9"4°Malgttli!
called 'for friendly relations with

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