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Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1948, Page 5

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-Reuter.

Arabs And Jews Working On Truce Proposal

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Received Wednesday, 11.5 a.m, LONDON, Jung 8. The Arab League in Cairn and the Jews ip Tel Avjv worked today on the repiies due tomorrow on the truce proposal of frne United Nations" mediator, Count Bernaaotte. . " . The Tfansjordan Foreign Minister, Fawzi* Mulki, after a 90minute Arab League meeting, said: "We believe the truce should not give any party any advantage-" In Cairo Count Bernadotte said today: "My proposal is that the Pal'estine truce should cbme into force at 7 a.m. (G.M.T.) on June 11. The United States State Department announced in Washington today that 21 American military officers are leaving immediately to serve as truce observers in Palestine. It is learned at Lake Success that the United , States will oppose 'Russia's request for the inciusion of its military observers in the truce team. Fighting Continues Meanwhile, fighting continues in Balestine. Tel Aviv has had several air raids. The main section of the city was bombed and there were a number of casualties. Count Bernadotte's Tel Aviv offiee was severely damaged in one raid, but uhe staff were not hurt. In the Jerusalem area Jews on Mount Scopus mortar shelled the Aiabs, who tetaliated with artillery fire.

A Jewish mortar shell last night ourst on the dome of the Holy oepulehre. An iron grille between the limer and outer dome prevented the shefi falling on Christ's Tomb. This is the third shell to -iit the buiiding. The heads of the ^hristian communities met this .riorning and drew up a protest, .xiich they are sending to tht Jnited Nations Seeurity Couneil ~oid the Vatican, pointing- out tnat nere are no military objects near noly places. • Ihe International Red Cross is .iegotiatiiig tor a third security jon^ in Jerusalem to cover the . ewish University and Hadassah ^fospital on Mount Scopus. j