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regime. The Zionist movement is a
racial, capitalist movement to which
Russian theology is categorically op-
posed. The Arab world is looking
eagerly for the stand Moscow will
take on this issue"
Exchange Telegraph, British
news agency, quoted Shukairy as
saying discussions were proceed
ing for the Palestine Communist
party to send delegation to
RuSsia.)
The Arab Office statement said
that, should present diplomatic and
political efforts fail to realize the
Arab viewpoint, 'the initiative for
action will then be taken by our ma
ton with the fullest determination
and by endless means and ways"
Troops Ban Rescinded.
Meanwhile, military authorities
were reported to have rescinded an
order banning British troops from
Jewish night clubs, restaurants and
other places of entertainment.
The order was issued July Is, three
days after the King David Hotel
bomb explosion, and was similar to
a decree invoked earlier after five
British officers were kidnapped at Tel
Aviv June 16.
Release of 1,700 Jews, taken into
custody by the British June % in a
roundup of suspected extremists, has
been announced by the Palestine
government, which said $40 more
would be freed in a few days.
Those released had been confined
st the Latrun and Raf1ah detention
camps. A government spokesman
denied reports that several of those
still detained had been sent to
Eritrea.
Press dispatches from Nicosia,
capital of the British owned is
land of Cyprus, said strongly
wired camp was being readied
there for "a few hundred SEN
fenced terrorists whose dispersal
would be helpful to Palestine"
The British Colonial Office re-
fused comment on reports that
two Jewish refugee ships, overdue
at Haifa, had been intercepted
by the British navy and taken to
Cyprus)
Arrest of three more persons dur
ing a search by the military and
police in the old city section of
Jerusalem was announced today.
Terrorists Express Regrets.
Meanwhile, Irgun Zvai Leumi,
Jewish underground organization,
circulated leaflets expressing regret
that any Arabs had been killed in
the recent King David Hotel bomb
ing and giving assurance that every =
thing possible would be done in the
future to "avoid Arab and Jewish
victims"
The underground group said in
its message, written in Arabic, that
the organization would continue the
struggle for Jewish freedom with
out compromise and added that
Arabs would enjoy equality and all
civil rights with Jews in any Jewish
state that might be set up.
Reports were current that Jamal
Eel Husseini. vice chairman of the
Arab Higher Executive, who re-
turned from Alexandria yesterday
might confer In few days with
Gen. Cunningham.
In Rome, the newspaper II Tempo
published a dispatch by a cores
pondent at a Sicilian seacoast viii
lage who claimed to have witnessed
the sailing of hundreds" of jew
ish refugees for Palestine.
The dispatch saida the sailings
were directed at midnight by Mr.
Fl. O'D.," who was described as look
ing like ''the classical English gen.
tleman" and who limited that his
operations had American backing
He was quoted as saying the secret
sailings were now relatively SIM
pie, and adding:
I'VE have secret gathering cen
ters throughout Europe from which
refugees are moved by underground
railroads into Italy. Our brothers
from all over the world have created
perfect organization. supplied with
lessly driven automobiles In the past
six weeks in 1877 accidents.
He said his department is con.