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VOLUME 15—No. 21
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'Constructive Period' of Peace Begins
Arab-Israeli Agreement Possible
In Two Months; Plan Oil Pipeline
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LAUSANNE.—The United Nations Conciliation Commission on Palestine announced on Tuesday that all four Arab delegations
to the conciliation conference had unreservedly accepted the Israeli proposal for a discussion of an Arab refugee settlement. The commis-
sion asked the Israeli delegation - to submit full details of its plan, including the total number of refugees who will be permitted to return.
An Arab-Israeli agreement at the conference here sponsored by the UN Conciliation Commission appears nearer today than at any
time in the long and tangled history of the relations between the two disputing groups. The "constructive period" of the conference has
begun at last. '
Progress is coming in a series of apparently small steps forward. It is hoped they will bring about a full settlement by the time the
UN General Assembly meets next September in New York. That is the view expressed by almost all the delegates and members of the
Commission. Paul Porter, new chief U. S. repre-
sentative on the UN body, feels so strongly that
the back of the Palestine problem will be broken
by then that he has proposed that the Com-
mission' adjourn to New York at that time, and
there complete any of its • unfinished business.
Major Gen. William E. Riley; -UN chief of
staff for Palestine, who has spent two days here
and who met with the full Commission prior to
his return to Jerusalem, informed that body and
the Israeli delegation that, in his view, there is.
no longer any danger of new Arab attacks On
Israel ; and that none of the Arab armies are
at present capable of mounting attacks even if
.
the inclination still existed.
Reuben Shiloah, head of the. Israeli delega-
tion here, had informal talks with each of the
three members of the UN Conciliation Corn-
mission.
While the actual total number of refugees
which Israel is prepared to accept has been kept
--a close. secret, 'both -from-the Commission and
from, the Arabs, all parties involved think they
have a good idea of the figures.. Guesses range
from 18 -to 150 ,thousand, with the .latter total
favored in most quarters. The important thing
is .-no longer the precise number of refugees
which Israel is prepared to take back, but that
the Arabs and the Commission members now
Cha"plain JOSEPH B.
recognize that Israel means business and have
,
Jewish
chaplain.
at
Ft.
Knox,
Ky.,
explain-
MESSING (right) .
.
stopped bargaining.
colleagues
items
in
Jewish
ing to Catholic and Protestant
At last it enabled the United States policy to
exhibit, contents of which were furnished by National Jewish
play a decisive trump. A United States member
Welfare Board. The exhibit, along with Protestant and
•
Ft. Knox• Exhibit:
Catholic displays, is located in recently opened "Hall of Re-
ligi"
on, established by Third Armored Division to promote
interfaith understanding. All. Ft. Knox enlistees as well as
men and officers transferred to Division, are required to visit
"!Hall of Religion" as part of orientation. Included in overall
exhibit are altars. and sacred objects; 'a number of Bibles in
different languages; a picture of the four chaplains who went
down on the Dorchester, and other items. Viewing exhibit
are Catholic Chaplain MacMAHON (center) and Protestant
Chaplain PAUL MAUER.
of the Commission told the Arabs that they must
now give up the pretense that all refugees would
ultimately be sent back to their homes in Israel,
Israel would and could take back part of the
refugees and this the new state has now agreed
to do. It was then up to the Arab states to de-
Clare equally clearly how many refugees they
were willing to resettle in their respective coun-
tries, the American said.
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Plan Solemn Rites
For Herzl Reburial
On Jerusalem Slope
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News
TEL AVIV. Preparitions . for the
reburial of the remains of Theodor
Herzl, father of modern Zionism, are
nearing completion here and in Jeru-
•salem where a special grave, 13 feet
deep, has already been carved out on
the summit of the topmost height
overlooking Jerusalem. The hill. on
which it is located on . the city's
northern outskirts 'faces the Mediter -
ranean 'on one side and the Dead Sea
and the Judean desert on the other.
The coffin containing Dr. Herzl's
remains will be .brought. on Aug.: 10
from Vienna to- the-iLydda Airport-1)y:
plane and -the-lice *Will be escorted to
Tel Aviv where' a special session of
the Knesset will be convened to take
custody of the remains. The coffin
in the Knes-
wilt remain under'
set chambers all night
to in
Jeru-
the
morning will be transferred
. salem. .
Members of the Cabinet, Deputies
of Parliament, members of the Jew-
ish Agency and -representatives of
municipal councils throughout the
country, as well as delegates from
political parties and national institu-
tions will escort the body to the
grave in a procession led by an
Israeli army unit. The burial site will
be circled by national flags and the
green coffin will be lowered to its
final rest without speeches and to the
accompaniment of traditional prayers
for the dead, as asked in Dr. Herzl's
will.
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Israeli Leader Ask U. S.,- Zionist Groups
® Merge All Independenl Drives With UJA
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Jewish Agency executive announced its in-
tention to approach major recognized Zionist fund-raising organizations in
the United States with a request that they consider favorably the idea of
Conducting - a joint campaign with the United Jewish Appeal in 1950.
The announcement was made following a two-day conference attend-
ed by all members of the Israeli Cabinet, all members of the Jewish Agency
executive, leaders of the Keren Hayesbd and of the Jewish National Fund,
as well as representatives of the Histadrut, Hadassah, Joint Distribution
Committee, United Palestine Appeal, United Jewish Appeal and the Council
of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds in the United States. The con- •
ference was devoted to the question of eliminating multiple fund-raising
campaigns in behalf of Israel in America.
The conference recommended the establishment of a licensing and
control system for organizations raising funds for Israel in the United
States. It urged the establishment of a special body in Israel to determine
the validity of various fund-raising campaigns, to define the minimal oper-
ational standards, establish the financial responsibility of the agencies en-
gaged in fund-raising .outside of the United Jewish Appeal, and to elimi-
nate overlapping and duplicating agencies.
A special committee was appointed at the conference to formulate a
specific program of procedure for the licensing and control of multiple
campaigns in America. Several American Jewish leaders who participated
in the conference stressed the fact that the UJA drive for 1950 may face
serious difficulties. They, therefore, urged the integration of fund-raising
programs and the coordination and planning on the part of major recog-
nized organizations which are conducting independent fund-raising cam-
paigns in the United States.
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The official statement published at the conclusion of the conference
emphasized that the parley was called for the purpose of planning the
most effective organization of fund-raising activities in the United States,
bearing in mind maximum support of the United Jewish Appeal.
The conference acknowledged that while some campaigns are being
conducted in the United States by organizations which are carrying out
constructive functions in Israel, many other fund-raising drives currently
under way in America make no constructive contribution to Israel's welfare
and are detrimental to the achievement of the most effective maximum
support for the Jewish State.
The Jewish Agency statement expressed the hope that Henry Montor
would continue to give professional direction to the United Jewish Appeal
in 1950. Mr, Montor, who was one of the participants at the conference,
returned to the United States.
Attending the conference, in addition _to the members of the Israeli
Cabinet and of the Jewish Agency executive, were : Dr. Abraham Granov-
sky, head of the Jewish National Fund ; Dr. Arthur Hantke and Leo Her-
man, directors of the Keren Hayesod; Pinhas Lubianiker, Israel Meemin-
ski and Mrs. Beba Idelson, leaders of the Histadrut. The Americans par-
ticipating in the parley included : Mrs. Herman Schulman, representing
Hadassah; Dr. Joseph Schwartz, European director of Joint Distribution
Committee; Harry Lurie, executive director of Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds ; Harold Goldenberg, Henry Montor, Henry Bern-
stein and Sam Rothberg, of the United Jewish Appeal; Ellis Radinski, rep-
resenting the United Palestine Appeal, and Dr. Harris Levine, a leading
member of the Zionist Organization of America..