EGYPT GIVES REASONS FOR HER INVASION

Chronicle (Levin), 17 May 1948, Page 5

EGYPT GIVES REASONS FOR HER INVASION

Received Simclav, 7 p.m. NEW YORIv, May 15. A cal)led notific&tion bv Egypt to Faited Xations that her troops had entered Palestine, brought the Seeuritv Couneil into einergeney session today. The cable said: "Egyptian forees have entered Palestine to establish securitv and order in plaee of cliaos and disorder which rendered the countrv at the inercy of Zionist terrofist gangs who persisted in attacking peaceful Arab inhabitants. Horrible crimes, revolting to the conseience Df humanity, have been perpetrated by tfiesc Zionist gangs. Arab women have been assaulted, pregnant women 's stomaehs ripped open, children killed before the very eyes of tlieir mothers, prisoners tortured and tlien brutally murdered. Egypt could not remain inactive in t'ace of tliese brutal crimeS. The Egyptian Government wishes to assert that its at'ined intervention is not tlirected against Palestine Jews but is against the Zionist terrorist gangs and that this intervention had no other object in view except the restoration of fiecurity and order and until a just and equitable solutiou is reached. " The Jewish Agency today requested that the rouncil place on its agenda " acts of aggression by King Abdullali of Transjordan against Palestine." The Jewish- AgFnkv aecused the Arab Legion of committing acts oi' aggression despite British assur&hees that thc Legion was bfeing withdrawii from Palestine. . Bir Alexander Cadqgan said a cable from London report&d that all Arab Legion units, with thg excejition of two conipanies, had left Palestine for Transjordan, the two companies leaving today. Paris el Khoury faeed the Councii with the questicin- — AVhat is the international status of Palestine and^ by what authority could United Nations deal with the situation^ Kliourt\ said the terniiiiatioh of the maudate gave Palestine independence and this should be exercised by democratic ntajority rule. If United Nation! v^anted to 'take action it shduld iriiE&ediatelv orgahisg a plebiseit'd to detefmine the people 's will. .Meanwhile ^there was no reason "vrhy the Arabs in Pales-

tine should not receive help from other Arabs consideringTliat the Pales tine Jews were receiving help from alf' over the world. He propOsed an adjourninent for a few days to let the Councii think over Palestirie's international status. iyThe Councii adjourned to Monday.