Demilitarisation Plan For Jerusalem
- — — ■ Received Wednesday, 10.35 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 3. . An international force of 2500 men would be needed to enforce the demilitarisalion oi Jerusalem if the Arabs and Jews accepted the idea, smd the United Nations mediator, Count Bernadotte, speaking in Jerusalem today. He conferred with the Jewish military "governor of Jerusalem, Dr. Joseph Bernard,' on the demilitarisation plan. Count Bernadotte then visited the Arab town of Ramallah, nine miles to the north, where there are 25,000 Arab refugees. He later flew to Alexandria. U > ; In Tel Aviv today, an Israeli military spokesman alleged that the Egyptians broke the truce by attempting to seize a hilltop near Asluj last night. The spokesman said that the Egyptians called off the attack after Unued Nation^ observers had interceded. He added that the Israeli Government would fonnally accuse Britain of a truce breach in issuing elec'.rical stores to the Egyp.ian Army.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1948, Page 5
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