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* LOXD0X, .Tan. 2. Received Friday, 7 p.m. Reuter's Jerusalem correspondent, i surveying events in the etfrly part of I Ihe night, says the terrorists are st'rikI ing on a 100-mile front. I 1 1 • reports two niore incidents.- Ex- ! Vplosives were detouated in the Haifa Jlown area near a British military Vjiatrol. The terrorists, with liorne-made AHame-throwers, attacked a police patrol car at Jerusalem. There were no easualties in eitlier case. AGREEMENT NOT BRIG&T Reuter's diplomatic correspondent | says that the likeliliood of reacliing an agreement on Balestine's future is reccding rapidlv. Two possibilities now arise: (1) Partitioji 'of the countfy into tliree areas — • JeWjish, Arab| and neutral.^, (2). The. Biut-ish . fTOvefftinent, nuay 'b'rin^ . :the; whole question*, kieluding the British j maiidate, before United Xations. It is believed that the seeond ahornative is gaining ground. Britain' m:i v feel that the increasing seriousness of the general situation may threaten wiilor areas in the Middle East, and, as such. should be brought to the notiee of United X'at ions, eitlier through the Tru-teeship Council or tjxe Bocurity Coumdl. The High Commissiotior in Palestine (General Kir Alan ('ininingham) is en l'oute to Britain bv air for talks with the Secrefarv for the Colonies (Mr. Creoch Jones). The British United Press Jerusalem correspondent says security provisions in Palestine and the possibilitv of enforcing martial law if the situation dcteriorates will be discussed. ' . The time of General Cunningham 's ' ln-rival in London tomorrow will not ti1 disclosed for security reasons, said a ttdonial Oftice spokesman.