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“> $ a a te E v A. yee at t Way. a | eee ee British Tell Jewish Agency” Stoolpigeon on Un British High Commissioner Sir Alan ipoinghan ae livered an unprecedented ultimatum to th ygsterday, demanding its full cooperation in capturing all ‘orist groups” in Palestine withins « the next seven days, UP reported | from Jerusalem. Unofficial sources said the alter- native was a forced dissolution of the agency, which was organized to! represent the Jewish community un-! der Britain’s League of Nations: mandate, and the imposition of; martial law. Sir Willian: Fitzgerald, Chief Jus- tice of the Palestine High Court, yes- ; terday turned down a stay of execu- | tion for demned Irgunist Dov! YGruner eri civilian evacua- | ition of the Ho Toly 1 Land continued at : top speed. Jerusalem was stripped for action: as the British showdown with the Jews approached. Streets, cafes and iops were almost deserted. Thr@- n patrols—one policeman a o soldiers armed with submachfire walked the silent streets. NOT HANGED YET A high government source said‘ that, despite the high court's deci- sion, Gruner probably would not be hanged “for some weeks yet.” ner ertheless, martial law was expected momentarily and it was belleved the British army would make every ef- fort to get an iron grip on Palestine before announcing Gruner’s execu-! tion. | Trucks continued to bring British women and chikiren to Lydda air-| field outside Haifa, where they were! packed into planes for Cairo, London | and Cyprus. The Palestine government’s ulti- matum to the Jewish Agency ané its! te, the Jewish National Coyp- | cil was announced by Mayor Ismel; kah of Tel Aviv. Rokah said he | imatum was delivered in the fgrm : a letter and will expire next Mon-! wish Agency | ’ said the ultimatum asked agdpcy and council “to publicly cal: on ithe Jewish population withi seven days to lend aid to the gov | t by cooperating with police and the armed forces in locating and bringing to justice members of ter- orist groups.” " The oieimeatum was considered the | most far-reaching measure taken by the government since the Balfour | declaration of 1919 which pledged a Jewish national home in Palestine. A spokesman for the Jewish Agency said the agency's reply would be made public ‘after the let- ter had been published. Uncon- firmed reports said the agency’s re- ply would reiterate its stand that \palestine’s 600,000 Jews will refuse | to inform on their fellow Jews even: ‘lif they are underground members. It is believed Britain will with-, draw recognition of the Jewish | Agency's international status if the’ ultimatum is refused, Then, it was expected, Britain would go ahead with plans for a showdown fight jagainst the underground after com- pleting the evacuation of 5,000 non- essential British civilians, which | oceeding at top speed. ium specifically requested ¢ r nee to place t ganah the*XPalmach—Haganah’s ‘mobile [tne “force—at Britain’s disposal | for. wift, supreme strike against « |e erpun Zvai Leumi a Froups. . Most of the 600,000 Jews in Pales-| E prayed today for Gruner’s so 1 the request of Chief Rabbi rzog. Formal prayers were sche’ ws fasted. Meg Nee. a MAK 6 v derqrou> Jewish Agency leaders submitted - Foreign Secretary Ernest Be y&sterday three demands for Ja ution of the Palestine prob! luding large-scale Jewish oj gration in the shortest possible | time, according to United Press re-; ports from London. The other demands were: a) Set-. ting up ef a satisfactory Jewish | ‘state in an adequate area, and (2) ' freedom for full development of; fand and material resources and: for raising the country's produc-' tivity. rm Jewish Agency leaders made known also that they want any. mal proposal for the partitioy, : wt Palestine between Jews and ‘Arabs to come from the British Gokerm- ment. They have indicated thaiin case of a breakdown of the preset; talks they will consider takingythe Palestine question to the United! Nations. wal fo Colonial Secretary Art Oe Jones, Sir Norman Brook, ' to the Cabinet, and numerous’ véch- nical advisers were with Be ‘ yesterday's conference. David Ben-Gurion, chairmbg Of, the Jewish Agency for Palesting;¥ed | the Jewish delegation. cred | It was announced that the formdt Palestine conference between ‘$s and Arab leaders would be reg ed today. It was believed Be | id tell the Arabs what the Jeffs i him yesterday. eg page kot’ the ; DAILY WORKER 7T-~ RECORDED i, Clinped at the Seat 39 Gov-rnment Date 1947