ULTIMATUM TO JEWS British Warning Of Sterner Steps In Palestine

Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1947, Page 5

ULTIMATUM TO JEWS British Warning Of Sterner Steps In Palestine

Press Assn.-

IF TERRORISM CONTINUES

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Reeeived Tuesdav, / p.m. LONDON, Jan. 11. Bir Henrv Gurney, the Ohief .Seci'etary for Palestine, interviewed Mr. Ben-Gurion, the Zionist leader, and gave liini what was tautaniouut to an ultiiuatuui, warning him that the sternest measures short of martial law would follow any further outbreaks of terrorism, says Reuter's Jerusalem correspondent. The Jewish. National Council, soon after, called a mass meeting iu Jerusalem for January 20 to discuss anti-terroristf measures. Poiuting' out that in its efforts to stop tlie terrorists ihe Jewish Agency executive had tip to now relied on propa ganda and "nioral suasion", the Tinies 's Jerusalem correspondent says: "By now the executive must reaiise that tliis is not enougli. No words are enough unless they ask the Jewish public outright to give information to the police. if words fail the alterna tive is action, and lierc the iinal point is reached, naniely, whether the Agency has power to act. " The correspondent adds that the eon clusion seenis to be that if tlie Agency cannot stO|i the terrorists tlie GoVern ment will be compelled to go ahead entirelv 011 its own. Tliis miglit nieati simply a great' intensilicatiou of soarclies and curfews and sucli drastiaction as the ordering of all privalt* transport off tlie roads. Tliis would not root out terrorism, but it would be at least an attempt to preserve security until a political decision on Palestine is reached. Jt is understood, says Reuter's Jerusalem correspondent, that Jamal Husseini has notilied Bir Ilenrv Gurney, the Uhief Becretary for Palestine, that 'he Arai) Iligher Uommittee accepts the British Governnient 's invitation to the London talks. It is authoritativelv learned that the Arab delegation will coiisist of Jamal Husseini, l)r. Husseini Khaladi and Hmile el Ghorv.