MEETING CALLED TO DISCUSS PALESTINE SITUATION

Chronicle (Levin), 9 August 1946, Page 5

MEETING CALLED TO DISCUSS PALESTINE SITUATION

Press Assn.

By Telegraph

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Reeeived Friday, 10.5 a.m. LONDON, August 8. _ Ministers of seven Arab States are meeting in Alexandria on August 12 to discuss the situation in Palestine, says the Associated Press' Baghdad correspondent. An extraordinary ^eeting of the Arab League might be calied later. Official quarters in Iraq express strong disapproval of the Palestine partition plan and declare that the proposed federation is "even worse."

In Jerusalem to-day, Jamal Husseini, vice-chairman of the Arab Higher Executive, had an interview with the High Commissioner in I Palestine, Sir Alan Cunningham, after which Sir Allan said that j Jamal Husseini had told liim the I Arab executive could not partici- 1 pate in any conference based on ■ a partition or scheme for a federation. He had also raised the question of illegal immigration, and had urged the release of Arab political prisoners. The director of the Arab XDffice, Ahmed Shukairy, in a stat'emen* rejecting the Palestine federal plan, said discussions were proceeding on a high level for sending a delegation to the Soviet Union from the Communist Party in Palestine. for which Lebanon had given support. Ple added: "I think the Russians are better equipped to teach the world how racial and religious discrimination can be eradicated." Reuter's Jerusalem correspondent reports that R.A.F. Lancaster and Halifax bombers patrolling the Mediterranean 200 miles from Palestine, are searching for ships bringing in illegal immigrants. The bcmbers liave been reinforced by Spitfires, which have been" flying inshore patrols. It is reliably learnt that 1400 immigrants aboard the nve ships in Ilaifa Harbour will be allowed asliore when the Athlit Camp is enlarged to accommodate them.