Scrantonian Tribune · 6 October 1948

CP-1948-137

Arab Executive Denounces Truman Palestine Stand

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Arab Executive Denounces Truman Palestine Stand LONDON, Oct. (U.P)—Abdul Truman's Palestine statement as "prejudiced and one-sided" and predicted would lead to in- creased violence in the Holy Land. The President's appeal to Brit- ain to open Palestine to a "sub- stantial" number of Jewish immi- grants "can only encourage Jewish extremists," Azzam said.

In written answers to a series States ng of questions asked by the United States, Azzam, who is confined with a cold, emphasized that "for our part the Arab po- sition remains unchanged." Meanwhile a British Foreign Office spokesman confirmed that Prime Minister Clement Attlee had sent a note to President Tru- man requesting an explanation for his "precipitate action" in releas ing his Palestine statement yes- terday before the time to study it.

British had The spokesman reemphasized the British position that a politi- cal solution for the Palestine problem must be reached before the question of immigration can be settled, Azzam said the Truman state- ment, which criticized the British for adjourning the London Con- ference on Palestine until Dec.

16, "does not help "di seniement efforts for a peace- "The Arabs dislike it as a preju- diced and one-sided addition to previous statements on the issue," the Arab leader declared.

"They ask themselves if it means the United States is prepared eventu- ally to use force to solve the Pal- estine situation in their own way." Truman's unexpected interven- tion in the Palestine problem "definitely will encourage Zionist terrorism and agitation, detriment of peaceful Arabs." Az- zam said.

This and similar statements are doing a good deal of harm," he added, "to the exceptionally good relations which existed before and during the war" between the Arabs and the United States.

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