Evening star., 1947-03-24
Palestine Statement
For u. N. Due Today
From Jewish Agency
BY the Assoeioied Press

JERUSALEM, Mar. 24.-After a
week of closed meetings, the Jewish
agency Executive was expected to
issue statement today outlining its
plans for presenting the Jewish case
in Palestine to the United Nations.
A source close to the Executive
said he believed the statement would
demand. unlimited Jewish Immi-
grafton to Palestine governed only
by the country's absorptive capac-
ity."
1t was understood that presenta-
ton of the Jewish case to the United
Nations would be left to the six
American members of the Executive
headed by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver
of Cleveland, plus DR. Nahum Gold
man of London, who is leaving this
week for New York.
Britons Leave to Report.
Conclusion of the Executives de-
lberations conceded with the de-
parture of 1t Gen. Sir Alan Cum
ningham, British High Commission
er for Palestine, to report to his gov
ernment on the situation in the Holy
Land. Gen. Cunningham was &C
companied by Maj. Gen. Ct. Fl. A
Macmillan, commander of British
troops in Palestine.
Meanwhile, the Jewish under
ground organization, Irgun Zvai
Leumi, urged that Jews throughout
the world boycott British goods as
part of our fight against imperial
ISM Irgun issued a communique
declaring such a boycott was bouno
to be effective because the British
now are particularly sensitive tc
economic reprisals in view of the
current struggle for economic exist
ence."
At the same time it was reported
that the Palestine government hao
decided that Is American creWmer
of the ship Abril, which attempted
to land uncertif1ed Jewish imni-
grants in Palestine two weeks ago
would be deported to the United
States. instead of being tried on
charges of abetting illegal immigra-
tion.
Sailing Expected Next Week.
Some of the Seamen were ex-
pected to sail next week from Haifa
where the group has been held
since the AbrirS arrival.
Rumors were heard here today
that one or more immigrant ships
were nearing Palestine's coast, but
no official source would confirm
them. A Jewish source said, how
ever, that at least one vessel known
to have sailed from a European
port was due in Palestine waters.
Meanwhile, it was reported. es-
tablished officially that 463 of the
supposed refugees deported after the
ship SuSannah was beached three
weeks ago on the Southern Palestine
coast actually were Palestinian citi-
zenS from nearby Jewish settle
ments. They mixed with refugees
being rounded up on the shore and
were shipped out of Palestine, it was
said, while more than 300 of the
Susannah's passengers were be-
lieved to have escaped into the set
tlement area and avoided de-
portation.
New Measures Seen.
The sudden, secret departure of
Gems. Cunningham and Macmillan,
not announced until after midnight
touched off speculation that new
security measures against Jewish
extremists might be under consider
alton. The announcement named
Chief Secretary Sir Herbert Gurney
as Officer administering the Gov
ernment" in Gen. Cunningham S
absence.
Coupled with the departure was
the disclosure last night that sew
eral more persons living near the
United States Consulate General
had been evicted to make way for
additional troop billets near the
heart of downtown Jerusalem and
outside Jewish quarters which have
been under dusk-to-daWn house
curfeW for II days.