Evening star., 1948-05-23
New Ang|o-U. 5. Move
To End Differences in
Palestine Expected
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Responsible diplomatic officials
said they will make new and
important move Jointly before the
United Nations soon in an effort
to bring the Jewish-Arab fighting
TO stop.
These officials gave no inkling
of the nature OF the move. Three
possibilities entered into speculation.
These were:
/. A joint Anglo-American appeal
for Jewish Arab truce.
2. A new move to make the
United Nations a referee in the
strife with a demand that both
factions lay their cases on peace"
table.
3. An Anglo-American decision to
stop shipments Of all arms and sup
plies to both Arabs and Jews until
the fighting has ended.
The u. N. failed late yesterday
to heed American demands for
strong action in Palestine to stop
the fighting. The British coun-
selled against the approval OF
force unless the U. N. was pre-
pared actually to use armed
forces)
Treaties Provide for Arms.
The third suggested move would
involve British halt of arms ship
ments to Arab states with which she
is linked by treaties. The treaties
contain clauses calling for her to
supply the Arab armed forces with
equipment.
The United States embargoed
arms shipments to the Middle East
some time ago. but President Tru-
man has been reported considering
lifting the embargo Such action
would permit the new Jewish state
Of Israel to import arms from
America.
\ Diplomatic sources said the
United States had made informal
/ protests to Britain against British
aid to the Arab States.
These informants said Britain
earlier had replied somewhat
sharply that preservation of Arab
friendship was essential to safe
guard the Middle East against
Soviet expansion. Britain was said
to have reminded the United States
| that it should recognize it now
shares responsibility for protect
ing" the Middle East, and in any
event present British relations with
her Arab allies" must be MAIN
tanned as great barrier against
the flow of communism to the
south.
+ The British were understood to
have stood pat on their repeated
public declarations that they would
continue to honor their treaty
obligations with the Arabs regard
ing arms unless and until" the
United Nations decides the Arab
States are taking illegal action in
Palestine.
Bevin Sees Douglas.
The disclosure of some impend-
ing joint British-American action
came after Foreign Secretary Bevin
called in American Ambassador
Lewis Douglas this morning. The
conference followed one in Wash
ington yesterday between Under
secretary Of State Robert Lovett
and British Minister John Balfour.
British American differences over
Palestine 60 back to the time when
President Truman declared for the
immediate immigration of 100000
European Jews to Palestine. Britain
refused to enforce the U. NJ par
tition plan, which the United States
supported originally, or any other
scheme which did not have Arab
as we'll as Jewish consent.
Resentment was stirred here by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee's projected inquiry into
whether Britain's aid to Arab states
was being paid for by American
dollars indirectly through the Mar
shall Plan. This reaction was
vitriolic in private, but temperate
in public.
The Foreign Of1ice said Bratain's
aid to the Arab states had been
going on before any loans had been
received from the United States,
and came from the British tax
payers pocket. In private, other
officials said the proposed Senate
inquiry was fantastic
Quit for Personal Reasons
In Cairo today s. Pinckney Tuck,
American ambassador to Egypt, re-
fused to discuss the compelling
reasons of a personal nature" for
his resignation which he sent to
President Truman.
The Egyptian newspaper AL Misri
said the resignation had some re-
lation to Truman's recognition Of
the so-called Jewish state because
this recognition angered the am
bassador, two American universities
in Cairo and Beirut and many
American business men who have
interests in the Middle East"
|. Mr.. Tuck said, however, he had
not talked to any representative
of Al Misri.
The American mission in Egypt,
member of the foreign mission
conference of North America which
| operates several educational and
cultural instit,Itiape in Epvpt said