Arabs Agreeable Under Certain Conditions

Chronicle (Levin), 19 April 1948, Page 5

Arabs Agreeable Under Certain Conditions

Cft Reeeived Sunclav, 7 p.m. NEW YORK, April 17. United Natibns' Seciirity Council today passed a resolution ealliug on Jews and Arabs to cease fire in Palestine and stop any ])olitieai activity wliieli niight prejudice the riglits oi' either party. Nine nalions voted in t'avour oi" reqiiests to all governuients to lielp in iniplenieiiting these measures. Hussia rejeeted as onesided, the terms of the proposed truce. M r. (Iromyko told the Council that the proposal was unsatisfaetory to the Soviet Cnion. He then submitted a list of amendnients which U])held niany of the' objeetions put forw>ard previously by the Jewish Agency. Mr. Croniyko demanded that a section he added ordering the inmiediate withdrawal front Palestine of Arab ai'med liands and also said that referenees bai'ring- Jewish immigrations and lialting.work on the partition project, would liave to be deleted. M r. Warren Austin (United States) said he was prepared to accept some of the flewish Ageney's drai'ting ehanges to make it elear that the resolution did not intend to restrict peacefui im migration. Ilamal Husseini, representing the Arai) High Committee, said 1lia1 if the Counci] ealled on the Arabs for a trnee, they would respond willingly but they could not sit still while their riglits were being attacked. No truce would be effective unless Jewish terrorist gangs were expelled from Palestine, unless there was an aceepted jiasis for discussing a settlemeut of the eontroversv hased on denioeratie principles and right of self determinatjon. and unless provision were made for liiaintaining the bloekade of the Palestine sea eoast to prevent the. illegal entry of Jews. ~