The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Censorship
 Irks French
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In London, Prime Minister Chur- chill was expected to reply in Com mons to Gen. Charles De Gaulle's charge of last Saturday that Bri- tish agents were responsible for the uprising in the Levant.
 A joint statement in Cairo by the Prime Minister of Lebanon and president of the Syrian Chamber of Deputies accused the French of using lend-lease weapons in the Levant disorders. De Gaulle Sat- urday denied that such was the case, but added that as soon as lend-lea.se material was turned over to the French, it automatically be- came French.
 The Cairo statement also said Le- banon and Syria would not sign any treaty with the French. It was made by Abdel Hamid Karafah, Prime Minister of Lebanon; and Saadul- lah Fl Gabry, president of the Syrian Chamber of Deputies.
 AS for De Gaulle's assertion that Syrian irregulars attacked French troops with British weapons, British foreign office commentator said any arms deliveries to Syrians were made with the knowledge and approval of the French"
 In Cairo, the Arab league of seven middle-eastern states was meeting today to discuss the crisis. A Cairo dispatch said all delegates were unanimous that the French must withdraw entirely from Le- want and that no negotiations with the French were possible.
 Some delegates at Cairo favored American mediation to find an equitable solution. The league was expected to submit a resolution to the United States, Britain and Rus sia asking them not to take any action on the situation until the league had submitted it's opinon.
 The Cairo Arabic newspaper Al Balagh refuted De Gaulle's church Of British machinations in the Le- want and attributed the accusation to French presidents fury" over the turn of events
 Beyrouth dispatches said French troops were taken from Syrian towns under strong British escort to isolated camps pending a final decision as to their status in the Levant. French civilians also were evacuated at the request of French authorities.
 French Infantry Booed
 Ar DanoaSrnc rbiof tro1IIo1o no,, ter, civilians missed and booed as French infantry rode out of the town in trucks, tanks and Bren gun-carriers under escort of British armored cars and infantry.
 Down with De Gaulle!" shouted the crowd. Down with France!"
 White-clad British sailors and black-bereted marines rode into Damascus yesterday from Beyrouth, where they arrived Saturday aboard Warships of the British Mediter- ranean fleet to reinforce units of the Ninth Army They were cheered by the Syrians.
 British authorities flew General Humbolt, the French commander for the LeVant, from Beyrouth to Damascus yesterday and took him on a tour of the city in an armored car to show the extent of destruc- tlon caused by French planes and guns.
 Fifty-tive Syrian gendarmes being held prisoner by the French at Mezze airfield, five miles west Of British. A Paris broadcast reported Damascus, were released by the by the Exchange Telegraph Agency said Gen. Sir Bernard c. T. Paget, commander in the Middle East, had imposed a curfeW have been barred civilian travellers have been barred from the city. the broadcast said. Telephone communications were re- ported still out.