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Chronicle (Levin), 6 March 1948, Page 5

Received Fridav, 8.40 p.m. NEW YORK, Alarch 4. The General Htaff today iiioved a nuniber of detaehments of troops to reinforce tlie garrispns in Peten find Izabal, savs the New York Times' qorrespondent in Guatemala City. This was done, it was stated, because of the emergency creafed bv • tlie landing of British ..tfQOps in Bi'i'tisli Hortdtiras. Hovyever, the troops were instrueted to keep awav from the border to avoid possible claslies with the British Mai'ines. The Government stated the aetion was taken merely to protect the Guatemalan towns and population .in the event of trespfissing by the British and that it was not considered nece.ssary to declare a general mobilisation at present. Officials in Beli'ze deseribed as false fi report that 1500- British ti jps had taken up positions on the border. They said 110 British troops were stationednear the frontier. Presideut Juan J-ose Arevalo broadcast -an appeal- for all Guatemalans to unite against what he termed' a British threat. He offered a political amnesty to all Guatemalans abroad td return and oppose the British. " The Education Afinistry today banned the showing of British iilms throughout Guatemala. "I11 Caraeas, the Venezuelan Government today oflicially expressed the hope that a solution might be found aeceptable to both parties in the- dispute over British Honduras. A Foreign Affairs Afinistry sta-fement said the Yenezuela Government was coneerned over diplomatic. ineidents arising from' territorial claims. Western Hem-jsphei-e countries were bound by ties of solidarity and elose eooperation, to regard oue another's problems with keen interest. ^ ...