JEWS PLEAD WITH SECURITY COUNCIL

Chronicle (Levin), 3 May 1948, Page 5

JEWS PLEAD WITH SECURITY COUNCIL

Received Sundav, 7.20 p.m. XEW'yoRK, Alay 1. Inll scale w.'ir in Palestine is eertain nnlesH the Security Cotmeil Intervenes iinn.cdlatel v and effeclively to stop the reported Arai) invasion, declares the Jewish Agency in a telegram to Mr. Aleuindre Parodi, Ihe Hecurity Couneil \s President, today. "It.is inevitahle that there will be large scale bloodshed with destruction leading to a major confiagnition with incalculable cojisequences. We appeal to vou to promote appropriate action with the greatest urgeney. ' ' Ihe telegram said regular forces of Syria and Lebanon were reported to have crossed the. Palestine borders atlacking Jewish forces in Galilee with lunks and artillery. A strong colunm oi Iraqi troops was reported en route 10 Palestine via Transjordan, to join ihe invasion at all costs. After a two-weeks emergeticy debate 011 Palestine, United Xations today adjourned without a decision, for the weekeud. A two-dav point bv point discussion of the American trusteeship plan ended with only Panauia and Turkey givhig unqualilied support, with the Jews flatly re.jeetiug it and tlie Arabs objecting to most clauses. The United Press Lake Success correspondent savs delegates can foresee no possible action by United Nations 1

that can halt the Holy Land's civii war. Ile adds: ''There is a growing conviction that United Nations will have to staml by while Jews and Aralis light it out." The debate on the trusteeship plan will be resuined on .Mondav.