TNT FOR PALESTINE SEIZED IN AMERICA

Chronicle (Levin), 5 January 1948, Page 5

TNT FOR PALESTINE SEIZED IN AMERICA

Id'cci vcil Sinnhiy, 7.10 p.m. XliW VOlflv, Jan. 3. Scvcnt v ■-seviMi i-as.fs voutuinlug in an lM.viu. 1 5 »-i ui" t rinii i'ntiiiucne (TNT), iv '!* ro ■ « » \ t'rt'J 1 1 n a Jorsoi I'ity pier wiii'n* lin y uuro Joiiig Imulod 011 tlie \ I'SM'i Lx* •nt'.:- (Dii>igiUMl lo poiuts m I'aiusi ino. Ea -li -asi' fontaiued 24IHJ i 1 1 ». ouns, Tlie ptilii't' aiil ihero was enuugn cxjiitisi \ «' i • > iiinu Jorsoy ('hv and live Jor-oy ritii's in 1 'i 1 Tho ouses Ai'io oum-dgiiod to lIabo»'ti IJmilod. Tcl A\i\. and to tho Palesliiii' gbtss \vork. and Phocnicia Liniited, iiotn at Ilail'a. Tliey wore eonsigned as " nscd industnal niaidiiiiory. " Tho ML.plosivtw wi'iv disoovered whit" ihov uuro boiug ioaded. Klovon easOS had lit'cii jn:t almaid tlie Exeriitor when tlt»* t.icil'iit uav diojijn'd and broke. A voojinr sont to li-, •ti i* tho i-aso i'ouild tlie T.Vr. Tlit* rte\ odore in uharge notilied 1 ln- iioiici* w ! t i immodiatoly (dosed tlie jiier and oidorod ~oo men loading tlie llM'i-utor and three other ships, to loavo i.nniediately. Tlie poiice then >j rin d tlie cases and linding all eont.'iined the sanie quantity ot' TNT, had I hem Ioaded 011 a bargo which took them to tlie (iovennnent niunitions det >>{ at (irai eseiid Bay. Tho poiice said ihe explosives had no detonators fmt ea-h liox eontained ii p.tper beanng a direi'tion huw to attach ii detonator !o a ean. Tlie poiice said there \vas liftle doii'ot t i;e explosives were intended for iiM* in ihe \\;ir between Jeivs and Ara 1k. M l. Ihank Laughiin, tissislant port collector. I'nit'*d Stides Customs, said t'nere amo t >vu shippers oi" tlie seizen TXT. Oue |oj u a :i cr«>,1it to the Oved rradinc i 'omoa nv, 117 Wost 42nd lreet, Neu i'ity, .and Ihe Other f o tio* ^ Ma • Ti' h E.port Corporation, 1 52 We-t 12nd Street. Three hours at'*r tio- -e:/nre X ew York Citv poiice rti'nle 1 n t stoia-v warelioiwe in Manhattan and i'ouml a unnntDv of ntfntsiry tnate::a', incliidina devices for loaiiio- .."ti: caiibie ritles. etirtridges, -e* e f n radio and field tidephone otitlit> and nr-celia tieoiis nrniy e«|uipnient and ciare j>nrts. Tn ihe shipniont conslyiied to M.tiifa oue nise o'.ened bv the poiice \\as f • > 1 1 1 1 1 1 to c'onfiin nuichinery 5 » 1 1 tlie i.oiiee. a.ctiai; on tlie laisis that it ci.e'd !>e nsed for 'tlie ntannfartiire of 0 vvar ite'ieri'd. had a!! the cases taken to (Aavesend Ihtv ; >enrl i ntr investigat ion.