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(about cents) for Jew
Dispatches from Damascus, mean
while told of serious rioting in the
Syrian capital, where four persons
were reported killed during raid
on the Soviet cultural center and
Communist headquarters.
The Damascus demonstrators later
marched to Government House and
demanded Jihad (holy war;.
American Legation Attacked.
Premier Jamil Mardam Bey told
them:
president Shukri Al-KuWatly ap-
proves your demands because partl-
ton threatens not only Syrian In
dependence but the very being OF
all Arab nations
On their way to Al-Kuwatly's
palace the youths - about 5000
strong-not only attacked the Amer
lean Legation but also looted the
Russian-Syrian cultural center and
the French Legation. They also
clashed with members of the Syrian
Communist Party.
The demonstrators who stoned the
American Legation, ripped down the
American flag and set fire to three
automobiles outside the building.
Several windows were broken at the
legation, shutters were ripped down
and electric lights and typewriters
were damaged before the rioters
were driven off by policemen and
firemen.
The American staff was not in
the building at the time.
American Official Protests.
United States Charge d'Affaires
Robert Memminger protested to
Mardam Bey.
The tenor of Arab bitterness was
indicated in a declaration by Abdel
Rahman Azzam Pasha, secretary OF
the seven-nation Arab League, who
asserted his people would never sub
NIT to partition.
Azzam Pasha, whose organization
represents some 100000 Arabs,
told newsmen yesterday that the
league would resist partition "by
force"
"I cannot say where and when I
will place my troops" he said. Il
can only say we will fight and are
preparing for victory"
"The time now is not for speeches
and talk" Azzam Pasha said. 1T Is
a question of life and death. We
never wanted violence nor war. we
always hoped for settlement on the
principles of self determination and
justice.
Nov our hands are forced to the
definite course for which Palestine
Arabs and the whole Arab world
have no alternative
He said tactics we're being drawn
by a technical committee OF the
league which "is still continuing
its work"
Ibn Saud Contribution Reported.
One informant said King Ibn
Saud of Saubi Arabia had agreed
to contribute the oil revenues OF his
kingdom-paid to him by Amerl-
can oil companies and estimated
at s18,0OO,000 a year-to support
Arab military resistance to partl-
ton.
Azzam Pasha said the leagues
pian of action was "ready'-appar-
ently referring to recent meeting
of the Arab League Council in Le-
banon where Egypt and other mem
hers of the league were requested
to move their troops to the borders
of Palestine and to mobilize troops
of more distant member states.
The league comprises the states
of Saudi Arabia. Yemen, Iraq,
Trans-Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and
Syria. They cover an area about
half that of the United States.
Another statement issued by the
Arab League secretariat declared
that partition of the Holy Land
would take from the Arab majority
the most fertile parts of Palestine's
soil and the most important out
lets to the sea, and put more than
100000 Arabs at the mercy of 500, ,00(
Jews in sections where the Arat
majority runs as high as 80 pei
cent"
Likened to Crusade.
Ahmed Hussein, leader of the
"young Egypt" party, likened the
u. N. decision to crusade by Amer.
ican and European countries against
the Arab and Islamic worlds.
At Baghdad the Iraqui cabine'
Issued q communique urging thu