ARABS CONCLUDE TEN DAY "WAR COUNCIL"

Chronicle (Levin), 19 December 1947, Page 5

ARABS CONCLUDE TEN DAY "WAR COUNCIL"

lleceived Thursdav, 7.3.) p.m. LONDON, Dec. 18. Tlie ten-day "war council" of the Arab League Premiers and Foreign Ministers ended in Cairo last nighi when a lengthy commimique announced that the Arabs are dptermined " to enter the battle against United Nations 1 lecision to partition Palestine and by he will of God to carry it to a suceess:ul conclusion". No details of the League 's plans were given, says the Times' Cairo eorres pondent and at the end of the session ill Ministers refused to say anytliiug. Tlie commuuique bitteriy attaeked che mandatory power saying it liad t'ailed to maintain peaee and order in Palestine and had helped foreign in fruders to build and equip an army which had taken away the land from its lihabitants. The Arabs 110 longer reapected those who did not respect rignt and justice. The commuuique also claimed that United Nations has "included in the Tewish part of Palestine the most important and fertile Iands belonging to .he Arabs. "This means, " it declared, 'that 500,000 arabs — Mbslems and Uhristians — have been placed under the Zionist yoke and are at the terrorists' niercy. " Tlre Arab Governments haii therefore decided to take their stand beside their peoples in the struggle co wipe out injustiee from Arab countries and enable them to achieve an inlependent and unified Palestine."