PALESTINE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2006
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• Publication Date: August 3, 1948
• Content Type: PREL

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EMBASSY OF THE U.S.A., CAIRO-EGYPT. MORNING P~~.PERS.
TUESDAY August 3rd, 1948,
Palestine.
The Arabic pross continues to show keen interest
in the Palestinian affair especially in the question of the
Arab refugees. Several columns are devoted to stories by
flouter, 1.I-*, U.~ ., A.I4.A, and private correspondents conccr-
nin; the Security Council's debate on the refugees, but there
is little editorial coi:mont.
According to Al T.Iisri, Count Bernadotte made the
following statement at a T csss conference at ;man: "Two
important questions are now the subject of riy discussions
with the Arab and Jewish authorities, namely that of the
Arab rofugocs and that of the donilitarisation of Jerusalem,
I am doing my best to assist in solving the problem of they
refugees and have asked assistance of U.N.O. for this pur-
pose. Despite the difficulties facing the rofugoost return
to their horacs and the Jewish refusal to let thew return
until a final settlement of the Palestine question is reached,
I believe I have the full right to do so and I have expressed
this view in a cable to the Security Council".
Replying to a question whether he believes - if
ho succeeds in making arrangements for the return of the
1'jrab refugees - that they should remain under Jewish rule
pending a final solution of the question, the mediator said,
"If I tiuccecd in this riission and am able to arrange for the
return of the refugees, I consider they should stay under
the rule of whatever authorities exercise power in the area
in question until a final solution is arrived at; but I want
to stress that they must enjoy full rights of citizenship".
In answer tQ a question whether ho thought?no coos a--
ry to sock help from the IRO Bernadotte said; "I called Sir
Raphael Sellonto, Director of the department of social affairs
of U.N.O. in order to charge him with the care of the refugee
question. He has in fact arrived and I have no doubt that
ho will take all the necessary measures and will contact all
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the a propriato irtornatioiial organisations incluc.ing
the IRO to aid in solving this problem".
The Arrian correspondent of Al T,%Nisri writes., "T-
Tan,,-Arab loaders at l"=ian are asking : 11V'1hy Egypt and the other
Arab countries do not return the rofugcos back to the Arab
oc'cupicd parts of Palestine and s, end on them there what
they are spending on then in Egypt and other Arab countries.
Dy doing so, the refugees will feel that they are near their
homes and the mediator will realise that the Arabs arc doti:r-
mined to make the Arab rofuWcos return to their hones. It
is understood- that this proposal will be sent to the Arab
Loague secretariat for subr,4s sion to the Political Co:: 1_itt?o
at its first rzecting.
The Palestinian refuCoos.
Under the above heading, Al Misri writes; "The
question of the Palestinian rofureos is the most iiaportant
subject discussed by the Arabs and Count Dernac.otto -it ~~resont,
The Security Council is also discussing the sane problem, ;..gut
while we do not know yet what ruling will the Council ivc oti
this matter, one thin`; is clear to us and that is these roi'u-
Coos are the inhabitants of Palestine who fled from the terro-
rist Jewish ;;ants. It is strange that there should be an
objection or hesitation concerning the return of those rofu-
-ocs to their homes . They arc the same as a landlord ~.aho fled
from the house to escape an attack from an armed gangster.
Ho remains the landlord after he loaves his home and ho has
every right to return to it if ho wishes to do so. Jo do not
believe that it was proper to include the return of those
refugees in the Arab conditions for the acceptance of the
truce. They should return to Palostine,..at least to the
Arab-controlled parts, truce or no truce. Ve fail to under-
stand why this question was ell owed to become the subject of
discussion at the United Nations. They are neither emitrants
nor displaced persons as Bernadette prefers to call them
sometimes. This ,matter must not, be allowed to bocono an
object for bargaining" .
Al Siyass agitates against trio Jews,
AlSiyassa, mouthpiece of the Liberal Constitutional
party (Iussein 11612,11 Pasha) publishes an editorial by Deputy
ilahriud Abulrihah in which ho says ; "The war which we arc
fighting in Palestine show.-red how hateful and dirty the Jews
arc, They are inhuman. They have no honour. They must be
punished, I believe that the most effective way to punish
the Jews is to boycott then ccon6nically, The Arabs must
not sot foot inside Jewish shops. We must take rjot.I4nu to
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do with thorn, Any -j~orson soon ontoring a Jewish shop
should be tried for high treason",-----
The Jews are now blamed for the
latest explosion,
Al Siyas~~s~~a and Al Ikhwan Al Muslimoun (Moslem Bro-
thorhood) su-ost that zc Ga eCno and Bonzion outrages
were coi,rlittod by the Jovis,
Al A.hrari c ondo zns the outrages,
"They do not make sense".
Under the headline: '"Those crimes. It is the duty
of the public to help in catching the criminals", Al A1-ran
writes: "Some serious incidents took place lately. 3 osions
.were planter: in some places which led to loss of lives and
Property, but it would be unfair to say that those individual
cases represent the spirit of the Egyptian people who lolovi
their duty. This is .roved by the fact that not only woro
those outracos the object of abhorrence by the authoritie
but also by the public, They are all agroed that no Egyptian'
in his right mind who is concerned about his countryts reputa-
tion would do a thin- like this which is completely void of
any sign of manhood or humanity but on the contrary shows a
high de-roe of treachery and disrespebt for the authorities,
"we soc no sense in those outra-os. They certainly
could not be prompted by a desire to serve the Arab cause,
for such incidents could only harm Arab reputation, I.Iorcovor,
the explosions resulted in hurtin- EL,-y tians only and most
of the property that was dariaCed was EgyL tian property.
"The Government will give LE 10,000 rovjard ?for
information loading to the arrest of the criminals, and it
is the duty of the public to cooperate with the police in
catching; those criminals, The Egyptian people hate cowar-
dico and terrorism, and they will prove their abhorrence of
those erimcs by helping the policc, catch the cowards who
planted the bombs".-----..
Did the British rake promises
to Al Mahdi Pasha?
A.l Aram reports that Abdelrabman Al I.Iahdi Pasha,
the well-known slarlic Sudanese leader sent a special envoy
to the Emperor of Ethiopia with a letter asking if he would
use his good offices to induce the British govornment carry
out the promises made to him by Mr Attica Burin- his visit
to London. A am adds that the nature of those promises
is unknown.
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1, testimony.
Under the above hoaclinC, 1A1 Tkhwan Al Piuslimoun
publishes a short editorial in which it says that the French
Nevisa Concy reported. in a story this morning that Senator
T.Ialb.mud Abul Fath, the proprietor of Al Misri, made a statc-
mont to the reporters in Now York that the Jews of E,,;ypt
behaved very well during the Palestine eampaiCn and that
they contributed to the war effort. Al Ikhvro.n asks if
Jewish contributions "wore in the shape of money -aid to
Abul Fath personally, and concludes that the Jews of Eupt
wore not only a nuisance to E(;ypt but a positive tb oat to
her safety.
'four attitude towards war".
Under the above headline, Flose El Yussuf writes;
nFew people believe that a world war t: rock out, But
should it break out, what will our attitude be ? Vie cannot
remain neutral for we do not have the stronuth to defend '
our neutrality and the biv powers will not respect our do-
-s ire to be neutral, Su_.4 os ink therefore that we join the
Democracies, what shall we do if Israel also ac:optu the .one
If Israel joins the democratic the Arab countries
and Israel will have to be allied together. Tune least we
should do therefore is to wait until Israel joins One of
the parties and then vie l,iay join its cncraics".-----
Misri Effendi uncertain.
Rose El Yussuf publishes aoer:n which roads
somethinr. liT this: `"' . i.sri Eff oncli talkinG) ;
"I don 6t know what party I should support or oppose.
Shall I oppose John Dull Who has boon my ally for pears
41n ? years,
And when ho won the war with ray help I discovered he was
A snake?
Or shall I op-,pose Trurian who has the dollar,
Trur.ian who bouGht the world but sold his honour and roli i )n
To Cohen arc! Company?
Or shall I of ose Stalin the god of Cor:.ra nism,
And enc.-.my of Capitalism, who bocar:ro hundred per cunt fascist
lhicn the Jaws called on him for help'?
They all have no honour or character,
The;- are the butchers of ,peace curse thori.
Their r:iannors and roliL;ion , are different from mine,
So I oipose them all.