Evening star., 1948-05-25
Arab StatesAct
Today on U. N. s
|0rder for Truce
Heavy Fighting Still
Going On in and
Around Jerusalem
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO, May Z5.-HeaVy ngnL-
ing continued in and around
Jerusalem today while political
representatives of the Seven
Arab states met in Trans-Jordan
to consider a United Nations re-
quest for a truce in Palestine
Hagana, the Jewish army, re-
ported in Tel Aviv that Jewish
forces recaptured Ramat Rebel
Jewish village halfway between
Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where a
strong Arab assault yesterday routed
Jewish defenders. Hagana also said
the Jewish air force bombed enemy
positions around Jerusalem just
after midnight.
Arabs resumed shelling Ramat
Rebel, the Jewish communique said
The village was taken yesterday in
an attack by two Egyptian COM
panies, forces of King Abdullah
Trans-Jordan Legion and Arab
irregulars, supported by field guns
Hagana regrouped its forces and
counter attacked. Casualties were
reported heavy on both sides.
Conferring at Amman.
Prior to their conference at Am
man, King Abdullah's capital, Arab
leaders indicated they will stop
shooting only if Zionists give up
the idea of a sovereign Jewish state
and disband the Jewish Army. The
Jews were considered certain to re-
ject such demands.
A member of the Iraqi cabinet
told a reporter in Baghdad "the
Arabs will accept the Security Coun-
Gil plea only if sufficient guarantees
are given that the Jews will not
establish a state and partition will
be abandoned"
The Baghdad press resumed its
criticism of the United States, ac-
cusing Americans of total bias
against the Arabs" One newspaper,
AL Nidaa, began Boycott United
States" campaign. urging Moslem
and Christian Arabs to shun Amer
leans economically and culturally.
Deadline Extended.
The U. N. Security Council last
night extended until l pm. tomor-
row E.DT) the deadline for a
cease-fire in the Arab-Jewish war
fare. Egypt and Syria asked the 49,
hour extension and no delegates op-
posed it.
The Arabs are under pressure
from the British to stop fighting. A
Foreign Office spokesman in London
said Britain had warned the Arab
states she expects them to observe
the U. N. request.
Failure to comply might lead to
suspension of treaty commitments
to the Arab states, such as. the sup
plying Of arms and military train
ing to King Abdullah's Trans
Jordan Arab Legion, government
sources in London said.
The Jews had accepted the U. N
request with its original deadline
of l pm. yesterday.
(Faris el Khoury Of Syria pre-
dicted today at Lake Success
that the Arabs will not accept
an unconditional Security Coun-
Gil cease-flre order.
The Syrian delegate, chief
Arab spokesman on the United
Nations Security Council, told
neWsmen the Arabs have insisted
throughout all truce talks that
there must be no Jewish nation.
If there are no assurances that
there will be no Jewish country,
he added, the Arabs cannot ac-
cept a cease-fire order.
tMr. ell Khoury said he does not
expect instructions on the Arab
answer to the Security Council
until tomorrow
Arabs Hammer at Jews.
In Jerusalem the Arab Legion and
volunteer forces hammered at the
Jews still holding out in one corner
of the walled Old City. Associated
Press Correspondent Daniel de Luce
with the legion in the Old City