ARAB LEAGUE DECISIONS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25364, 11 December 1947, Page 7

ARAB LEAGUE DECISIONS

The Cairo correspondent of Reuters armies were being formed in Syria, says: “One fact clearly emerged from and General Safwat was described as

the Arab League’s session—regular Arab armies will not intervene in Palestine unless foreign aiS is given to the Jews and the Arab guerrillas are exposed to great dangers. “The declarations of Arab statesmen, however, show that the Arabs plan to station regular armies along the Palestine borders ready to intervene if necessary. “The Palestine Arabs in any event will not launch any large-scale action until the British military withdrawal is completed.” The correspondent adds that it is learned that the Arab League summoned General Ismail Safwat Pasha from Damascus to attend a night session of the league. Arab League headquarters said that volunteer

a leading member of the general staff of the Arab voluntary armies. From Damascus it is reported that 1000 Palestine Arabs who have arrived in Damascus in the last fortnight are undergoing intensive commando training. It is hoped that 2000 Arabs will complete their commando course by the end of December. Fawzi el Kawukjo, who led the Arab revolt in 1936. is organising the training of the “Yermouk,” a volunteer division for Palestine. The Cairo correspondent of the British United Press says that in spite of their military preparations and warlike statements, the Arabs are believed to have decided to try every possible diplomatic manoeuvre to prevent partition before resorting to armed force.