U.N. MEDIATOR BEGINS PEACE TALKS SHORTLY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22695, 21 July 1948, Page 5

U.N. MEDIATOR BEGINS PEACE TALKS SHORTLY

(N.Z.P.A.—Reuter —Copyright.) (11 a .m.) LONDON. July 20. Count Bernadotte, the- U.N. mediator in Palestine, said in Rhodes that he would make comact with the Arabs and Jewi in a "couple of days’’ to star! new peace negotiations

He added; “The great difference about this truce is that .here is no time limit to it. Therefore, we are in no special hurry." Reuter’s correspondent in Jerusalem says the Arab Legion reported that the Jews attacked Arab Legion positions in the Mea Sherirn quarter m northern Jerusalem for 90 minutes, breaking the 'rruce.

A Jewish Army communique reports continued fighting with Syrian and Iraqi forces along the Syrian frontier north of the Sea of Galilee and north of Jenin.

Jewish aircraft yesterday bombed the Syrian base at Banias and Iraqi forces in Jenin. A report from Tel Aviv says that an Israeli firing squad shot a Russianborn Jew for supplying information to Arab leaders. He is tire first man to be convicted of treason against the Israel State.

BOMBER’S BOLT FOR THE AZORES

NEW YORK, July 19. The mysteriouus privately owned Flying Fortress, which was forced down at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on July 11. took off yesterday under order to return to the United States but flew to the Azores instead, presumably bound for Palestine.

The plane had originally left the United States without filing the flight plan required for all aircraft leaving the country. Bad weather forced it down at Halifax, and following a report that the plane was en route. for Palestine, the Canadian authorities impounded it. They allowed it to take off again only on condition that it returned to the United States.

The pilot assured the authorities that he was going to Boston, but early today the aircraft landed at the Azores. Canadian Air Force officials said the plane was supposed to have had only enough petrol for the flight to the United States.