PALESTINE TALKS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 September 1946, Page 7

PALESTINE TALKS

. Jewish Proposal for Participation APPROACH TO MR. BEVIN (Recd. 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 17. Three leaders of the Jewish Agency executive have been authorised to propose4o Mr. Bevin Jewish participation in the London conference on Palestine, says Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent. The spokesman said the three leaders, Dr. Nahum Goldman, Professor Brodetsky and Mr. Berl Locker may see Mr. Bevin as soon as they return from Paris to which city they' flew for consultation with Mr. David Ben-Gurion, The correspondent understands that the agency executive believes the British plan for provincial autonomy has been killed by the Arab opposition and that the time has come for discussion of alternatives, including partition, which has agency support. In Jerusalem the Jewish Agency spokesman said: brom this end it looks‘hs if the British Government is prepared to reconsider its decision regarding the leaders detained in Latrun camp.” , •

It is staled in London that Scotland Yard is taking special precautions after receiving an anonymous communication threatening certain Jews who are members of a non-Zionist group, that their lives will be endan - gered if they attend the Palestine conference. The Palestine Higher Committee is going from Jerusalem to Alexandria on Friday in response to an urgent summons by the Grand Mufti, to discuss the situation regarding the London conference. The Arab Higher Executive secretary, Khaliwi, said this did not mean that’ the Palestine Arabs were reconsidering their decision not to attend the London talks. The. Mufti would not go to London, even if ask- ’ ed, but an invitation to him was specifically necessary. Police and troops for the first time in years to-day carried out searches and identification checks in Arab quarters in Jerusalem. They discovered some daggers. A few Arabs are reported to have been detained.