Evening star., 1948-06-10
Arab, Jewish Troops
Receiving Order for
Cease-Fire al 7 Am.
Bernudotte Will Summon
Peace Conference Soon
On Island of Rhodes
By the Associoted Press

CAIRO, June l0.-Cease-nre
orders are going out today to
Arab and Jewish troops in the
field. They are being told to stop
shooting tomorrow morning for
four weeks. during which efforts
will be made to settle the month
old Palestine war peaceably.
Premier Tewfik Abu Alhuda an
nounced in Amman. Trans Jordan.
last night that Trans-Jordan forces
in Palestine already have been Or
dered to cease fire at the appointed
deadline-2 am. (EDT) tomorrow.
This would include the Arab Legion,
one of the Arabs main striking
forces.
In Tel Aviv, Israel's Foreign Min
lister Shertok said, in announcing
his governments acceptance Of the
United Nations engineered truce,
that Israel was ready to issue
cease-f1re to Jewish troops.
Will Call Peace Conference.
Count Folke Bernadotte, United
Nations mediator, who announced
the cease-f1re, told both Arabs and
Jews last night that he hoped they
would notify every commander on
the Palestine battlefield of the date
and hour of the cease-f1re in order
to avoid misunderstanding.
Count Bernadotte said he would
call a peace conference as soon as
possible on the neutral Mediter-
ranean island of Rhodes.
1--WE have achieved only the first
step he told newsmen. Il assure
YOU we are going to work with the
same energy for the big result We
hope to get-peace in Palestine,
Mr.. Shertok declared that Israel's
acceptaace of the truce lis not a
matter of military necessity to us"
ITO the contrary" he added, re
cent claims of Arab victories in
Palestine have been based on
proverbial Arab imagination and in
durable British wishful thinking"
63 Officers Watch Truce.
Count Bernadotte said the U. N
Consular Truce Commission, COM
posed of representatives OF the
United States, France and Belgium,
will supervise immigration and
other controls during the truce,
through So military officers. These
officers, he added. will be under
the supervision of group OF Swed-
ish colonies who arrived in Cairo
Yesterday to be his aides.
During the truce, the mediator
said. military observers will be sta
toned at all Palestine ports and
airfelds and all main roads will be
watched. If immigrant men OF
military age arrive in small num-
befs, they will be placed in deten-
ton camps, he said.
The mediator said he will fly to
Amman tomorrow and then proceed
to Jerusalem on the first day of the
truce.
On Saturday he will leave for
Rhodes. where he will establish his
headquarters. The island is about
$50 airline miles west and north
from Jerusalem. =.
Notifications Asked.
Although agreeing to the cease
fire Internationally, Mr.. Shertok
was understood to have told Count
Bernadotte he regarded some OF the
letters interpretations departures
from the Security Council resolu-
ton. He added he hoped Count
Bernadotte would exercise discretion
on these clauses.
Mr.. Shertok said he was asking
certain technical notifications re-
lating to immigration, war materials
and necessary supplies for Jeru-
salem.
Announcement of the truce raised
hopes that, after six attempts, the
United Nations might finally sue
ceed in bringing at least tenn
porary peace to the Holy Land.
torn by strife for two years and
open war since May IS.
Observers emphasized, however.
that there could be many slipup
before the cease-fire deadline and
that even after it goes into effect,
there may be many outbreaks.
Despite announcement of the
truce agreement last night, scattered
fighting continued.
The Egyptian Defense Ministry
announced that Egyptian naval
units shelled and destroyed port in
stallations at Nahariya yesterday.
Nahariya is Is miles north of Haifa
and is believed to be the northern
most spot attacked by any Egyptian
force to date
The communique also said Egyp-
tian land forces attacked Zionist
strongholds at the settlements of
lSee PALESTINE, Page A-4)