5 NOVEMBER 1948, page 2

Arab Defeats

Asa result of-the recent fighting in Palestine the armies of Egypt, the Lebanon and Syria have ceased to be of any military impartance. The irregulars (mainly Palestine Arabs)......

A Hope For France

The French coal strike is running down after four weeks of sabo- tage and occasional outbursts of bitter fighting. It is not ended yet, because the leaders of the......

Towards A New Germany

The present economic situation in Western Germany typifies the whole relationship between the occupying Powers and the German people. There has been steady progress ever since......

Manchuria Falls

The Nationalist debacle in Manchuria is complete and the main Communist forces may shortly be expected to advance south of the Great Wall. Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist......