Evening star., 1948-09-19
By the Associated Press

TEL AVN, Israel, Sept. 18.-
The Israeli government an
nounced tonight that its inten-
sive manhunt for the assaSSins
of Count Folke Bernadotte has
resulted in the arrest of some
of the supposed leaders of the
Stern gang"
The government has charged the
SternistS, a Jewish extremist group,
with the Staying of the United Ma
tions mediator and his French aide,
Col. Andre Serot, in the Jewish part
Of Jerusalem yesterday.
Israeli authorities began moving
Jewish troops into position in the
fear that the shooting down of
Count Bernadotte and Col. Serot
might be followed by a full-scale
war with the Arabs.
The Israeli announcement said
more than 200 arrests have been
made in the attempt to comb out
the killers. Jerusalem's 10000 Jew
ish residents have been placed un-
der virtual house arrest by cur
few order.
$50 Arrested in Jerusalem.
House -to-house searches brought
$50 arrests in Jerusalem and the
geizlre of a considerable quantity
of arms, the announcement said
Fifty arrests were made in other
portiofs of Israel, including 40 in
the Tel Aviv area.
A spokesman said the Israeli army
has invited members of the U. N
staff who witnessed the assassina-
tons to view a parade of suspects
which probably will be held to-
morrow.
Jews were called on to rise anC
track down the traitors in oul
midst" and the criminal gang re-
sponsible" for the Slayings. All roa ds
into Jerusalem were closed No de-
partures were allowed from Israel's
airfelds and harbors In order tC
prevent suspects from slipping out
OF the country.
Meanwhile, high United Nations
officials in Haifa disclosed that a
recommendation may be sent to the
Security Council in Paris calling for
the creation of a 6,000-man inter-
national army.
Such a force, the informants said
Is tie minimum now believed to be
required for the job of compelling
Jews ARD Arabs to accept the au-
ti1ority of the U. N. over the Holy
City.
Expected to Open Eyes of World.
They said Count Bernadotte. ii
an abCrtive attempt to persuade The
warning sides to demilitarize Jeru'
salem two months ago, had in minc
an international force of $500 tt
5000 to garrison Jerusalem. Fierce
battles which since have taken place
during the shooting truce" were
said to have convinced him before
his death that he had greatly under
estimated the military pressure
which would have to be applied.
One veteran of the U. N. mission
to Palestine said the assassination
of Count Bernadotte may finally
open up the eyes of the worlt
powers to the fact that you can
get anywhere in peace efforts herr
by shooting the opposing sides full
of moral holes with resolutions
Jewish authorities said none o
the persons picked up thqs far il
the manhunt was member OF th'
Israeli Army.
There were no outbreaks here
such as threatened civil war las
June when the government movee
against Irgun Zvai Leumi in tht
case of an arms ship landing.
Stern leaders were noticeably alb
sent from their usual haunts in of.
fees and cafes.
Front" Says 1t Killed Count.
Notes signed by the "fatherlanc
front" were slipped under the door.
of conSulates in Jerusalem las
night saying I'VE killed Bernadott,
because he was working for th'
British" The organization has aee1
unknown heretofore
Today the consulates at Jeru
salem received typewriter note!
signed Chazit Hamoledet sayin!
that organiza ton had killed Coun
- Bernadotte. The phraSing was al
most identical with the notes signed
by the "fatherland front" Chazi
Hamoledet was described in TIE
Aviv as a striking arm of the sterr
group.
Leaders of both the Stern ant
Ireun bands in Jerusalem vigor
ously denied responsibility for tn
killings.
The American consul in Jerusa
lem in his first reports Of The jeep
borne Staying. said it was pre-
sumed members of the tightly dis
ciDlined Stern oand believed 4