JEWS STATE CONDITIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 June 1948, Page 5

JEWS STATE CONDITIONS

(N.Z.P.A.-

—Reuter,

Will Not Accept Peace At Any Price

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Received Fridav, S.50 p.m. LOXDOX, June 18. The British United Press Tel Aviv eorrespondent says Israel will not accept peace at any price but will give everv possible lielp to Connt Bernadott e, said XI r. David Ben-Gurion, Prinie Minister of Israel. "Our basic conditions are rceognltion of the Btate ot' Israel and frcedom of Jewish iiniiiigration. If it propose'd to opo 11 talks 011 any other basis Count Bemadotte's time and energies will be wasted. The truce calls toi preparations borli lor peace and wai, because there is no guarantee that it will last even for 28 days. The British Army's departure from. Ilaifa this month may lierald a large-scale attack 011 us. 1 ' Britain, tlie United Statfes and sonie other nations are phuining to propose to the I'nifed Xatious isecurity ('onneii that the present truce *11 Palestine be extended anotliei month wlien it expires ou July 9, says the United l'res» It is understood they will keep pressing for further exlensions until a permaiient settlement is reached. Many diploniats are knouu to believe' that the present cease-Jire agreement has brought an end to the Palestine war and that the lighting, if any, hereafter svil! be of the guerrilla type. Tljese diploniats believe that Israel will enierge from the armistiee as a soveivign State and that the Arabs will accept it as a deed if not by word. United Xations decided today to send 30 of its 2(5 uniformed guards and about 20 others recruited from United Xations Uead(|iiarters to I'alestine is nid in supervising the truce. The gourds are a!i Americans and all war veterans, but the other volunteers are of various nationalities. Xo Britishers or .Tews were aceepted.