Evening star., 1948-05-30
Arabs Battle for All Jerusalem,
Open Drive Toward. Tel Aviv;
U.N. Bans Force, Appeals Again
Sixth PIeo Proposes
Eour-Week Truce
To Seek Settlement
ky the Associated Press


LAKE SUCCESS, May 29.-The
Security Council called tonight
for a four weeks cease-fire in
Palestine to make another United
Nations attempt at a peaceful
settlement.
1t was the Councils sixth appeal
for an end to the Jewish-rab con-
fiict.
No final vote was taken on q
much-amended British resolution
Alexandra Parodi. of France. chair
man for May, ruled the Council had
approved 1t on votes on each para
graph. No one challenged this rul-
ing.
Earlier. the Council refused the
second time to accept Russian
American demands for force to
stop the fighting.
The vote on this strong course
was 5 to 0 with six abstentions
Will Reconsider Whole Case.
The delegates decided that if the
Arabs or Jews do not agree to
its decision by 7 pm, EDIT, June
l. the Council will reconsider the
whole case with a view for action
along the lines asked by Russia and
the United States.
This raised the possibility of
action under Chapter VII of the
United Nations Charter, which Rus
sia and the United States unsuc-
cessfully demanded.
Chapter VII would permit the
U. N. to apply sanctions, break
diplomatic or economic relations
with any aggressor, interrupt rail,
sea. air, postal. telegraphic, radio
or other means of communication
and, if those are not enough, finally
send a U. N. army. naval or air
force to maintain or restore peace
and security.
The Arabs and Jews were ex-
tremely cautious in their first re-
action to the Council action.
Arab Acceptance Predicted.
A spokesman for Israel, however,
did say that the Council apparently
is choosing on-intervention rather
than collective security"
Faris Ell Khoury Of Syria, Arab
delegate on the Security Council,
told newsmen: Il hope the Arabs
will accept and I think it is likely"
The delegates approved general
four-week embargo on arms to
Palestine and to the seven Arab
countries. Some delegates pointed
out this meant that Britain would
for the four-weeks-if the
decision is accepted finally by Arabs
and Jews-The deliveries of mill
tary material the British govern
ment is now making to Egypt,
Iraq and Tra-ns-Jordan.
The United States, which already
has an embargo on arms shipments
to the Middle East, was expected
to abide by the Council decision al
so. The United States took a lead
ing part in getting the Council to
stop the shipment of arms to Arab
countries during the cease-f1re. Bri-
tain originally suggested an en-
oargo only on shipments into Pales-
tine.
Approved Ly 10-tO-0 Vote.
BY its decision tonight. the Coun-
Gil:
l. Called for the governments
and authorities concerned to order
cessa ton of all acts of armed
force for period of four weeks.
This was approved 10 to 0 with Co.
lombia abstaining.
2. Called on all sides not to in
troduce fighting personnel or men
Of military age, into Palestine,
Egypt. Lebanon. Syria, Trans
Jordan, Iraq. Yemen and Saudi Ara
bia. The vote was I to 0, with Rus
sia, the Ukraine, Syria and Colom-
pia abstaining. Russia had attack
ed that section particularly but
stood aside when the United States
amended it to include the seven
Arab states AS we'll as the new state
of Israel.
3. Called on all concerned not to