PALESTINE CRISIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 February 1947, Page 7

PALESTINE CRISIS

Britain To Announce Decision OPPOSING SIDES ADAMANT

(Recd. 2 p.m.) LONDON, February 5. The Jewish Agency leaders in London are meeting hourly as the crisis in the Palestine situation approaches, says Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent. They expect the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, and the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Creech Jones, to summon them at any moment for a last talk before the British Government announces its policy following the final breakdown of the British negotiations with the Arabs, who have suspended all contacts with the British authorities. Dr. Faclhil Jamali, leader of the Iraq delegation said: “We have said our last word, but still hope that something fruitful will come from the conference.” He added that the only solution of the present deadlock was acceptance of the Arab scheme, otherwise there was certain to be trouble from the Arabs.

He was deeply distressed that Zionism in the United States was so rampant. The Arabs were ready to liquidate Jewish terrorism and knew how to do it. They would not be as lenient as the British. The only solution was-to stop Jewish immigration immediately, but there would be no reason if Zionism gave up its political aspirations. He did not know why the Jews and Arabs could not live amicably together. The Jews were copying the Nazi and Japanese wartime methods and there were Zionist schools in America to train terrorist leaders. Sixteen harrassed women and their 15 tired children, who left Palestine early yesterday expecting to be in Britain in a few hours, were held up

in Paris by the weather. They will travel by boat-train to London tomorrow. Mothers, who were permitted to i>ring only two bottles of milk each for their children experienced difficulty in obtaining food. They had not French money and they searched Paris for fresh milk and fruit juice for the children, who are all under two years. The British Embassy finally procured a small supply of tinned milk. A Norwegian air hostess, Freda Magnus, guaranteed the meal bills for the women. She said: “I think someone from the British Embassy should be on hand to attend to women’s needs.” *