S/PV.271 Security Council

We shall adjoum until 3.30 p.m. ' TWOHUNDRED .AND·SEVENTY·FlRST MEETING Beld at LakeSuccess. NewYoTk~ on FridQ.y, 19 Marck 1948~ at 3.30p.m. P,esi~nt: Mf. T .. F. TSIANG (China). Present: The representatives.of the foUowing countries: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia,France,. Syria, lJkrainian Soviet Soçialist Republic, UniOIt' of . So.vi~t Socialist Republics, UnîtedKingdom, United States of America.········· ' .. TM agenda 'W/lS,that of the 270th meeting (document SIÂgenda 270). 28. Continuation of the discussion of the Palestine question On the invitation 01 the President,Mr. Lisicky, chairman 01 t~United Nation$ Palestine Com- mission; Mamnoud Fawzî Bey, the representctive of Egypt,' Mr.Chamoun, t~repres~ntative of Lebanon;and Mr. Smrtok, the representative of tM lewish Âgency for Palestine.,tooktheir places at the Security .counçillable. 'PIe PRESIDENT: This monîing[270th meetipjgl tbeSeçurity Côuncn adjourned'fur the purpose of reswriing its discussion. with regard to this qu: 3- tion this aftemoôn.I informedthe Iepresentatives 'on the Seèurity"'CoUncil that 1 stilI badsome speakers on the list; Ishall now call on them .ta S~àk.· . •SirA1exande~CADOGAN (Uniœ4 Kingdom) :.1 asked ,leaveto §peat only inofder to.clarify olle POÎllt·in·conne~QIl·with the document which'W8S ~ubmit!ed tothe Security •.CoUllcil.thismoming. 1 .think that thif':rcpresentative of·'the United States, iD. the statement which he made at the opening of o~. meeting thismorning, mad~ per.. fecU)' clearthena~eand~.e -SCQP~ ·of.the plll'ti- cipatio~ .. of my c;1elegation . i.Ï1..tl1ese cpnsultations among... the ~rman~ntmem~ci:ofthe Securlty Councn. '~'. . .... MY...deleption did.;notattelld regularly. d~g tbese~onsultation~ of the perm~ntmeDlbe~. of , ~e~ ~~tj~oUl1cil ;.however']lllen jnvited,.n\y dC=Iega~on attended •.W1.thtbe,opject:'()f givfugmy inform~"op )t;1ia~.migbt ~..·I'équired.·by.1hè.·.0ther pelll1an~nt me~~.,:w:e..: gav~>,u.chÏ!It()~ap~n .:all\Ve,c()tJ1~'y;:·~q4 ·tlj8t,)m:()rmIltj.9~;;,Ï$.;Ç!l1i~eC9~~ , .~i ":'1}'" J.' )'\..·'\ ..~c.,., ;...-i·<"'L":". ,.~.;<1b.a~~'.ng--t~~e; ...j(f"'~l.;:J!1lPe:uêd;.;to"~aw attention:tP{':t~e';~;Pr"4~'liji~itnt~ed:;in:thebegin7 Mabmoud FAw,zx Bey (Egypt) : At a previous meeting which the Security Coun(:il held on the question of Palestine, 1 had tacitly subscribed to the statement made. by the representative of Syria r267th meeting] regarding the position of the Arab Govemments. The repro-sentative of Syria reiterated his previo~ statement. in this regard, and 1 want, on behalf of Egypt, again to subscribe to~hat he said. ' As for the other statements we have heard today, 1 beg leave to add a few words, Before anything else, l feel duty bound to thank the President, in bis capacity as Chairman of the Chinese delegation, and to thank the other dele- gations .which accc~ted the addition the President suggested to the preamble oi the statement made by the United States representàtive on behalfof bis delegation; the Chinese delegation, and. the French delegation; This addinon is il proper tri- bute to facts and to fair play. 1 cannot say the same of the statelDent made. this.morning by the spokesman of the .Tewish Agency.Parts ofthat statemenî; will, incidentally, he dealtwith·, espe- cially when 1 .come· to speak of the statement madeby the representanve of the-Union·of Sovi,-;;t Socialist .RepJl~lics. ;lorsque· Otherwise, 1 merely say that 'bold assertions do notmake filets. 1 have, at least for the lime being, no particularquarrel with the statemellt made·· by .the .iepresentative of the United·States, but Jcannot help feeling· sollledisa.ppoin.tment at its having omîtted recQgnition.·ofthefact that it is the_.Zionistswho are ~heag~~ss(}rs. 1. As for the"statement oidre reoresentativé of the USS~,I shall for the momentÏimitmyself to only two points. To·begin witll, he. again speaks as if •assuming· that without full debate, withotit full inves~gatiOIi and full consideration of itsown, tne Security"C.()uncU .•·should' proceed wi'th .•.the " itnplementîltionof.Gêneral Assembly resolution 181 (II).As Isaid on.cebefore;:I do notformy part.assume, and 1.·dom t. at allWish to· bèlieve, that :î.he representative oithe. USSR ot<anyfriend of the-United Nations implies.orwantsthe Secu'" rity Coun.~il to become a rubberstamp~ .,. The representatlve of jJie-Û~SJ!e~prê~s~d.1lis···',-Le;\rep~ésentartt:d~-.rÙRSS agr~ment witb, the .add!'4QnlQf·;tb~ WQr4S'~BQy' landor... by ··s~a"tQ :tl1e.Pfeantble',9f'itlj~--,J:~rt made.on-,bebalf·of tbree~;penn.anènt:membeIiSPY ~ Mi\'II1i:I1iI1I W' :rem ~_. 1".$$ :fhe is~ue b~fore us i~ fat.~oô$teat ~~ far too senous to~ takenas Iigh9Y as some nnght seem to suggest.It is l:\O. issue of fondamental human rights l.Ùldof,theveIY essence' of our·liberties and ot our law,. the· Chêlfter' of. the..United Nations. The Charter co~S'the right of peoples to self- defenœ.ItalSQoonpr,msthe right to self-determi- nation. '[here is no pI~~ in t'be Charter for in~sion. i··· . . ~~' Speêlkitig ofself-deulrmination, 1 wonder,what the. answers'wo~dbé lit>'somepertinent questions that occuqed·tomè;·Jn \theproposed Jewish State, 'outside""of the Tel;;;Aviv'area, the.Arabs coastitute the majority·ofthe population and are byfar the greàter owners'of the lar\d..What is theanswer to their uneqmvocafin~nt t\hat neither their persons' not their land should belong to a Jewish State? .'Ybat. woHldthen beleft of th~t:prop9sedState, excel't.a.harbont.without a counmr? Can that ~arboqj'witht?ut"~ .. ~quniry constitutè,. the terri- torialèlement,ofa State ?IÎ,<as webelieve, it clinllqt,.•. m~y(. wie.··eài.nestlY· ,and .. s~ely suppo,se that the~abs'~hould. then~pplythe necessary teriitoriàl elelIlênt and, on·topaf it, litetaIly .sub- nûtto a'.Iu1e.which~ey havè,~veryreason,to c()ns~âèr f()Iei~ ~~. .'. .. .' ,> . .~....tlti~.. ~~~pect ,11l~~~Ydiffel~(mse wh,ethef .• ~e ca.1lPt~t,forc=e~ gu~<.Uap.oforde~ or ,~~'tim.p!~~Etsi metl~r, ofpar#~o~~1J;Lmy \'ie:w,~tl~~st,.,.the a:ns'Y~rs;t(). \1:À~~e\qt!estion.~~e.per,ft!Çt1y·, c.lear. 'mu~y ~()914not-l:?e ~~"jf\Ve comnrltted the S~I:: ;:mis,~~s.as;~4Peo.ples·who,)Vere :nü.*4befOJ;~, ,a!J:4.?Jwe,allan90tietitJterule. o~ la",. . ·.···JÎ(t1:ie·èliaffe{is3o'be,',abillwark:pfpê~.~'f:~ fJ <~oIid~'~t~~lity;' 3Iic:l not }~etely'a 'dreant;th~Û T presUtn~:t1iat:.IlQ:Goveiiin1ènt.rêprescinJed,jn.tne Sect!flti(ÇPUflÇil\VoUldhçsi~te-to sUl>~criR~ t? thestatêillenttecentlymade .tliat the p'rîitcipl13s ~a.nd'è p .'oses ,of ;;the United 'Nations' ;Charter.. 'coptinue,;torepJ;ese '.' .>._,{t;thê eVlmtual establBhmentof ·;tberule:of!lawin:mtematiofud ~elati.9ris,. andô,:Ïltattthe,€hartet.;,cop.stitûtestlie Mr. AUSTIN (Uniteù States of America) . The resolution [document 8/691] adoptcd .by t:qe Security Council on 5 March ·1948 [263rd meeting] requested the permanent members .of the Security Council .. to consult and to inform the Security Council regarding the .situation· with respect to Palestine ...... A brief report on this part of the resolution ,vas made· this morning. With respect to· tbat report, l wish. to com- ment upon -paragraph 4, which reads : .. The Palestine CoID.n.tission, the Mandatory Power, the Jewish Agency and the Arab Higber Committee' have indicated that the partition plan cannat be implemented by peaceful means under present conditions." The representative of the Je\VÏsh Agency, Rabbi Silver, apparently· hau nocomplaint [270th meeting]with respect to paragraph 4 providcd the emphasis was in the right, place. He laid the emphasis on the last words, .. under present con- ditions ". Sodo we. Paragraph 5 of the report given this morning reads: . .. The Mandatory Power has confirmed that a considerable numbc~r (Jf incursions of illegal arms and armed ~lemen1:s intoPalestine have oecurred by land and sea," For the. information of the Security Council, l shall read the testimony obtained frOlD. .the MandatoryPower on this !,oip.t. The· members have before tbem a document submitted bythe Secretairy-General. The questions referred to were addressed to the Mandatory.Power. ...Question 1: Have. anyincursions by armed elements from outside Pa1~stine occurred in addi- tiOll to thoseaIfeady reporter totheP~estine Commission.bythe Mandatory Power?"· . Themembers \viU. note that the. in~uîSions re~erred to, are in additipn,to thos~aIreadyire.;. porteq.The JQllQwing istb~ answergivento question 1. . , ,".Answer 1 : Th~ folIowingjnformation is now ~yallabl~ in addition tothatalreaâysupplied: . ';. (a) .On<ora~ouf24Febru.a&,;b~tW~~n.5bO and 1000 Iraqis; Lebànese, .Syrlans, Egy'ptiirlls an4. TransjoJ;dani~ :~Iltered Sam~iaand··Galilee across the Jordan and.. the Palestine-Lebanon frontier; . '.' ..,... ". ... .. . . ... •• (h) Ab,and ,ofuptor ·500 Yugaslavs pr~ sumed.to beBosnian·Moslem!l:were ieporteden " (d) Numbers of Egyptians have entered Gaza District in parties of up to a hundred at a time. It is possible tillat other smaller contingents have entered unreported." " (d) Numbers of Egyptians have entered Gaza District in parties of up to a hundred at a time. It is possible tillat other smaller contingents have entered unreported." "Question 2 : Has the Mandatory Power been able to identify personnel involved in such in- cursions? "Question 2 : Has the Mandatory Power been able to identify personnel involved in such in- cursions? " Answer 2 : The information of the Palestine authorities regarding the origin of personnel involved in these incursions is derived from com- mon knowledge availabJe locally and from intel- ligence reports. As regards the character of these forces, tJhey consist of irregular formations and not organized units of any national armed force." " Answer 2 : The information of the Palestine authorities regarding the origin of personnel involved in these incursions is derived from com- mon knowledge availabJe locally and from intel- ligence reports. As regards the character of these forces, tJhey consist of irregular formations and not organized units of any national armed force." l shaH skip question 3 as it does not bear on this point. l shaH skip question 3 as it does not bear on this point. .. Question 4: Are arms now flowing into Palestine from outside sources ta individuaIs or groups unauthorized by the Mandatory Power to possess arms? .. Question 4: Are arms now flowing into Palestine from outside sources ta individuaIs or groups unauthorized by the Mandatory Power to possess arms? .. Answer 4 : Both Arabs and Jews in Pales- tine are now receiving illicit consignments of arms from outside sources. While the Palestine Govern- ment has no exact knowledge of the quantity and description of arms possessed by either side, it is its opinion that the Jews are better armed than the Àrabs. In tbis connexion it will be re- called that there have recently been instances of the seizure in the United States by United States authorities of large consignments of high explo- sives destined for Jewish organizations in Pales- tine. "As regards the possibility which has been suggested of illidt importation of arms by aircraft landing in the desert, the Palestine Government considers this unlikely. Suoh clandestine importa- tion by air would, however, be easier for the Jews than for the Arabs, in view of the better facilities possessed by the former for wireless communication and for disuibution of arms after receipt. .. Answer 4 : Both Arabs and Jews in Pales- tine are now receiving illicit consignments of arms from outside sources. While the Palestine Govern- ment has no exact knowledge of the quantity and description of arms possessed by either side, it is its opinion that the Jews are better armed than the Àrabs. In tbis connexion it will be re- called that there have recently been instances of the seizure in the United States by United States authorities of large consignments of high explo- sives destined for Jewish organizations in Pales- tine. "As regards the possibility which has been suggested of illidt importation of arms by aircraft landing in the desert, the Palestine Government considers this unlikely. Suoh clandestine importa- tion by air would, however, be easier for the Jews than for the Arabs, in view of the better facilities possessed by the former for wireless communication and for disuibution of arms after receipt. .. Question 5: What measures, military and civil, by the Mandatory Power are now in eITect .to prevent the movement of hostile elements iuto Palestine from outside Palestine? .. Question 5: What measures, military and civil, by the Mandatory Power are now in eITect .to prevent the movement of hostile elements iuto Palestine from outside Palestine? .. Answer 5 : The principal points of entry by land are guarded by troops or police, but owing to the length of the frontier and the difficult nature of the terrain, it is impossible for frontier control to be completely effective. As regards the sea frontier, the measures taken by the Man- .. Answer 5 : The principal points of entry by land are guarded by troops or police, but owing to the length of the frontier and the difficult nature of the terrain, it is impossible for frontier control to be completely effective. As regards the sea frontier, the measures taken by the Man- . . l. '.. 1suivante: .. 1. As ~ result of L the consultZ>tions of the permanent members regarding the situation with bres respect to Palestine, they find and. report that a à continuation of the infiltration into Palestine, by font land and by sea, of groups and. persans with the tater purpoSe .of taking part in violence wouldag- mel',· continue ,gravate still further the situation,'- tention ce qui This language was~ended to exclude, and we think that it does exclude, those unfortunate qu'ils 'excluent effectivement people who are seeking sanctuaryin the Roly ces Land, referred to as bcing on the Island of Terre Cyprus.•'J1here may also be others..The•language Ghypre ot this paragraph· also excludes legalimmigrants. également The meaning is clearly defined: ..... groups and bien persons with the purpose of taking part in les Vl"olence ". pren Tbesecond duty given to the permanentmem-La p\ni onder thé resolution adopted bythe manents, SeciJI'Ïty Council was for them to make recom- le mendations to the Security Council, as .a result consultations,. of theirconsultations, regardingthe guidance and de mstructionswhichthe Security Council. might Conseil usefully give tothe Palestine ÇOJ:nmissionwith a sion viewof imple~enting resolution"18l (TI) ofthe de General Assem~ly. ' . .' 1. générale. In 'support'of' the position which some of the' perll1anent.m~mbers>,ofthe Security<;'Wmçiltook, membres' permanents as" pres~nted ..in thebrief report Ws morning, it indiquée might b~helpfur to .the SeçurityCouncil for. me llla@, to ,~u$ti~ebri~flY •the. pr~sent positip~s), as we .veWtp-t les ·positions" Ul1dyr~tand;~ein;pfth~, Palestine CoJllri:üssion, sent~ctu.ellement,. the Mandatory Power,' ànd the Jews and Atilbs Palestine, o~ Palestm~, çoncemin~the Implementatiori'of des the partition. plan recommenuèd"by ~eGeneral l'e*éc'U"ion AsseIflblr'·~·~'. :.. •._; l'Assemblêegénérale.:,· ,li~ing: Îb~:~()~ul~ation~ot ih~ past,t\V0 weêks~/A~ the,:rales@eCom.n:rlssioll·w~&:asked ,w;4flth~r?it lées:pendant J,1a.d'"foùnèLs~ciénLaccep~nrie of t!J.~ pl:i,rtiti,on P41q:o~. the part, ofth~J~YJs, the)~rab~ aJ:ld,the M~clatory~owe~..t()afford a,llasHfor'Jt~pea~.. fuI. i@plementation•. I'.he 'aJ;1Swer.()fthe :gale$e ÇQDlllljssion :w-as. " No ','~ It Qbse!yed, ip,this:co:n,- nexion,thatJhe ,Jews otPalestine .gèneraJ1y acc:ep~ tedi,tqe plan,Jllat$e:Arabs of,Palestlne generallY oppo~d theplflIi, .and. ~at the Mandatory:power Qiid.geclined.to. tak~ any,,!cti0Il,which. might bg futerpreted as involvingimplementationof the .plan., " "The'Ppl .né Commission.has.repeatedits view that· itcouid ·not'discbarge its.respon.sibilities on thetermination of the' Mandate with0utthe assis- tançe of an a~equate non-Palestiniwl>arnied f~rce fonhe preservation of law and ()rderJThePales... tineCon,unissiondœs: notconsiQ.el' itpossible·to ~plement the'· partition-plan~ bype'aceful illeans, Cltheras,'a' wholeor ,in.1 •substantialpart,::so long as,the·eXi;sting 'VigorousArabresistance .t9· 'pat- titjPR eXistsi' ' .;, Ca) That the attitude of the Arab Higher Com- mittee and Arab resistance in Palestine preclude any possibility of selecting a provisional council of government for the proposed' Arab State by 1 April; Ca) That the attitude of the Arab Higher Com- mittee and Arab resistance in Palestine preclude any possibility of selecting a provisional council of government for the proposed' Arab State by 1 April; Cb) That while the Palestine Commission can take; and has in fact taken, sorne preliminary steps toward the selection of the provisional council for the Jewish State, the provisional coun- cil will not be able to carry out its functions, in the sense of the plan, prior to the termination of the Mandate; Cb) That while the Palestine Commission can take; and has in fact taken, sorne preliminary steps toward the selection of the provisional council for the Jewish State, the provisional coun- cil will not be able to carry out its functions, in the sense of the plan, prior to the termination of the Mandate; Cc) The pos1tion of the Mandatory Power prec1udes any ,possibility of fulfilling by 1 April the provisions of the plan as regards either the Arab or the Jewish provisional council govern- ment. Cc) The pos1tion of the Mandatory Power prec1udes any ,possibility of fulfilling by 1 April the provisions of the plan as regards either the Arab or the Jewish provisional council govern- ment. Wi1Jh regard to the City of Jerusalem, the Pales- tine Commission's view is that the administration of the City of Jerusalem by the United Nations is possible if the plan of partition with economic union is generally accepted by the Arab and !ewish communities of Palestine and peacefully unplemented. The permanent members of the Security Coun- cil held two discussions with the representative of the Mandatory Power last week. One of these was devoted to security problems, and the other to the implementation of the partition plan. Wi1Jh regard to the City of Jerusalem, the Pales- tine Commission's view is that the administration of the City of Jerusalem by the United Nations is possible if the plan of partition with economic union is generally accepted by the Arab and !ewish communities of Palestine and peacefully unplemented. The permanent members of the Security Coun- cil held two discussions with the representative of the Mandatory Power last week. One of these was devoted to security problems, and the other to the implementation of the partition plan. From the information supplied by the Govern- ment of the Mandatory Power, it appeared tbat several tJhousand Arabs have entered Palestine in bands of varying size, and have infiltrated the Palestinian population. The identification of these , Arabs has not been firmly established, but it ap- ! pears to be common knowledge in Palestine that they mc1ude nationals of most of the neighbour- ing Arab States and that they have entered from Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, and Egypt. The United Kingdom reports that these bands are 'irregular formations and are not organized units of any na1Iional armed force. From the information supplied by the Govern- ment of the Mandatory Power, it appeared tbat several tJhousand Arabs have entered Palestine in bands of varying size, and have infiltrated the Palestinian population. The identification of these , Arabs has not been firmly established, but it ap- ! pears to be common knowledge in Palestine that they mc1ude nationals of most of the neighbour- ing Arab States and that they have entered from Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, and Egypt. The United Kingdom reports that these bands are 'irregular formations and are not organized units of any na1Iional armed force. The representative of the Mandatory Power was asked whether his Governrnent considers that there is a threat of force against Palestine which now constitutes a threat to international peace, and also wbether the existing situation in Pales- tine is a sItuation wbich constitutes a threat to the peace. He reolied that his Government would furnish ail the fàcts available, but that the ques- tion of what constitutes a threat to the peace is for the Security Council to decide. The representative of the Mandatory Power was asked whether his Governrnent considers that there is a threat of force against Palestine which now constitutes a threat to international peace, and also wbether the existing situation in Pales- tine is a sItuation wbich constitutes a threat to the peace. He reolied that his Government would furnish ail the fàcts available, but that the ques- tion of what constitutes a threat to the peace is for the Security Council to decide. in~trurnental in putting Linto effect ~! plan which is not accepted by both the Arabs and the Jews of Palestine. The representative of the Mandatory Power informed t.he permanent members that bis Gov- ermnent considered that it would be very difficult to carry out ,the plan without the backing of force; that even ffJthe Jewish militia 'Were sufficiently armed to, ensure the organization and protection of the Jewish State, such action would not he the equivalent of a settlement; that the United Kingdom did not believe that there were any modifications in detail which would make the plan acceptable both to the Jews and Arabs of Palestine; and that no change in the time-table of United Kingdom withdrawal from Palestine is contemplated by the United Kingdom. The repre- sentative of the United Kingdomfurther stated thathis Governmenil: had no suggestions tomake with regard to means by which the Jews and Arabs of Palestine might be brought together, althoùgh successful'efforts in this direction would he welcomed. ! Representatives of the Mandatory Govemment furtber indicàted that there would be a very sub- stantial deficit in the Palestinian budget following United Kingdom withdrawal and that, witile the Palestinian Govemment has been financially self,. sufficient, the cost of maintaining United Kingdom forces in Palestine is considerably larger than the total Palestinian annual budget of 96 million dollars. . Representatives of the Jewish Agencystated that the Jews of Palestine accept the partition plan. The AgencycIaimed that the plan repre- sents, however, an irreducible minimum for the Jews of Palestine, since it already involves a great reductioJ:!, in what they consider·their right- fuIc1aims.The Agencyalso said that, aIthough there is no perfect' or eas~,' :>"illtion, the present plan is the only praotiçaI: ,~:iF;'')nreached after many other plans had failen '.:'~ ~cc:eptance.The Agency representatives stated that.it should now he taken as a postulate thatany plan whateverwill require enforceIllent. Nompdificationsin the. plclit would .commènet tlienlselves to the. JeWs, and the Jewish Agencydoes 'not see. any possibili~ '9Î modifications,which would makethe plan acc~p'"' table to the Arabs. , .' mand~taire suite .du nombre principe .qtfml;p!an, The Je\Vish .Agency .. Jstated tllai''!4e.Jews<<>i Pale&tine would he -r~dYJ() UIld,ertalç~ :atere~­ ponsibilitiesfor ..g()Vermnentand for.jhemaintf(~ nance of 1aw and order within the propose1 Je-wi,~h State.They expressed confid~nce that. they co~ld ass~J:'t .. ~he ~uthority of the . JewishState .. ànd maintainesse;ntjal. hublic .• ~rvices: 'l'his. wou1d p~esupp-ose the.e.s~blisbnient .and,~quipment()t th(~ nlilitia..'conteDlp1a,,!edin t~e plall.a.Iicl th~ removal of restrictioIis on theilpportation of With respect. to economic union, the Jewish Agency s1ated that it accepted economic union as a. part of the plan, although it did not ask for .it itseIf. Th~ Agency does not consider the principles of the proposed' economic union essen- tial to the econoînic life of Palestine as a whole or tocre~tiono:f"theJewishState. The Agency considers that cc:onomic union should not be an obstacle to the creation of the Jewish State. \ Tne' representatives of the Jewish Agency staiçd that the Jewswould co-operate in the administration of·Jerusalem by the United Na- tions~considered.. however, as part of the ,parti- tiqn plan, but that United Nations administration of Jerusalem...apartfrom the plan wouIdcreate a .seriousobstacle to such co-operation. The. iews fuSist upon having the control -of 1nunigration, because.that is a question of sovetèignty. and 1s, a Dlost .'essential part of the whole scheme. 'The Jews, they. said, must have thekeysto theit own homelarid in their own hands. The exclusive control of immigration was themost powerful argument in 'persuading .the Jews to accept the paititionpllin:' J1tey, .had in minda rate ofinunigration of 80,000:to 100,000 a, year---roughly l"million over atèn.-year period --s.ubjeçt to chaIlgÜlgpositionsbothinside the JéWisli -8'tafe--an:ain 8reas,outside. Theypointed outthattltel'e 1s. no Jonger .agrea.t .reservoir. of Jews'in Eurone. and.thatArabfears that Pales- tine., wouId .. ·~.e•..,·inundated.'·canno .Jonger be .ç~msicler~d asweUgJ;'(lunded. ' Arê.pJ:e~entative oftltêArab<Higher.commit- tee 1l1adeafollllal statèmentbn .. b~halfof the CoD1Jirittee in ·wltich. it·was •.observed.that. aU·.'of thequ~sût.4swliic'h na4' ;beendirecœd' to.-t1Ie CoDllllitte~" ·1'(;volved,arotihd .!partition ·..·which, with,t1 dear.an~i1lJïequivocal~uppOI<t 'of Arab States,,"~eAr~bs10fPalestitIeh~ve categQrically l'ejected.ù'I'his ;s~telI1entwen:t on to' say-that·the J\.ra.b~gher(J()tnmi~~shedto reirerateits r~j~ç~on O~,s91ptiOIlS.1:Ja.S~'.onp~rtitiqt,iin .~y fntW";;ptçl\lQin~,çI'e~~()nôt~,~p~a~PI'g~sioIlal Qrjle!.Dlanent adIllirlistration fQr.the City df Jeru~ sa1~pî. ,';. 'j> . •. . 'n~e.At,-,~,lfi~ê~·'.Sq1ÎliPitte~fÜitlter'!As~ed tp .·.eIllP~s~e,•.·tlt€ttt4e·"9I1ly.~()luti()n "c()II1P~tipl~ \vitIf. ~~,idêatsof> tlle'Pnite<l, ,NQ;ti~r·Çb,lU1er,: Mcl :w~çbVV'P~d ,gu~aJ1,t~A?~~,.a1l.4'.;~~'qwio/ _~.;p~~tine'~Rt.J1d;be.~e{o~~!iP~,()foll~~tl~7 An identical ouestion was submitted to the Jewish Agency, the Arab States, and the Arab Higher Committee, viz: .. Would the addressee " -different in each case- " be prepared to enter into the necessary agreement for an effective truee in Palestine ?" Summarized, the replies were as follows. The Jewish Agency: .. Yes, if carried out within the framework of implementa- tion of the resolution of the General Assembly and in strict conformity with the time-table provided in that resolutiôn." The Arab States: .. Yes, .if partition is suspended." No reply has beenreceived from the Arab Righer Committee ta that Question. However, that Committee has categorically rejected partition. An identical ouestion was submitted to the Jewish Agency, the Arab States, and the Arab Higher Committee, viz: .. Would the addressee " -different in each case- " be prepared to enter into the necessary agreement for an effective truee in Palestine ?" Summarized, the replies were as follows. The Jewish Agency: .. Yes, if carried out within the framework of implementa- tion of the resolution of the General Assembly and in strict conformity with the time-table provided in that resolutiôn." The Arab States: .. Yes, .if partition is suspended." No reply has beenreceived from the Arab Righer Committee ta that Question. However, that Committee has categorically rejected partition. Having considered· the results of the consulta- tions of the past two weelcs, we must also refiect upon the situation in Palestine on 15 May 1948, on which date the Mandatory Power now plans ta terminate the Mandate. Having considered· the results of the consulta- tions of the past two weelcs, we must also refiect upon the situation in Palestine on 15 May 1948, on which date the Mandatory Power now plans ta terminate the Mandate. In his statement to the Security Council on 24 February 1948 [253rd meeting], the repre- sentative of the United Kingdom said: "My Government is bringing to an end the discharge of its resoonsibilities towards Palestine ullder the Mandate -and is leaving the future of that country ta international authority." In his statement to the Security Council on 24 February 1948 [253rd meeting], the repre- sentative of the United Kingdom said: "My Government is bringing to an end the discharge of its resoonsibilities towards Palestine ullder the Mandate -and is leaving the future of that country ta international authority." On 2 March 1948 [260th meeting], the repre- sentative of the United Kingdom referred in his statement to the Security Council, to " ... what- ever procedure the United Nations may decide to adopt with a view to assuming responsibility for the govemment of Palestin.e on 15 May ... ". He concluded with the statement: "Finally, l must repeat that the United Kingdom cannot enter into any new or extended commitment in regard to Palestine. Our contribution· has already been made over the years and the date of termin- ation of our respollsibility is irrevocably fixed." On 2 March 1948 [260th meeting], the repre- sentative of the United Kingdom referred in his statement to the Security Council, to " ... what- ever procedure the United Nations may decide to adopt with a view to assuming responsibility for the govemment of Palestin.e on 15 May ... ". He concluded with the statement: "Finally, l must repeat that the United Kingdom cannot enter into any new or extended commitment in regard to Palestine. Our contribution· has already been made over the years and the date of termin- ation of our respollsibility is irrevocably fixed." The status of Palestine will be equivocal be- cause the United Klngdom seeks to give up the Mandate. Article 5 of the Mandate in respect of Palestine provides: "The Mandatory shan be responsible for seeing that no Palestine territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of, the Govemment of any foreign Power." The status of Palestine will be equivocal be- cause the United Klngdom seeks to give up the Mandate. Article 5 of the Mandate in respect of Palestine provides: "The Mandatory shan be responsible for seeing that no Palestine territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of, the Govemment of any foreign Power." First there is the urgent need for early clari- fication of the United Nations responsibility toward Palestine. The General Assembly and the Security Council havebroad responsibilites and, First there is the urgent need for early clari- fication of the United Nations responsibility toward Palestine. The General Assembly and the Security Council havebroad responsibilites and, The assumpti,on of administrative or govern- ~~ntal responsibility by the United Nations is another Illatter. il the United Nations is to aet as agovemment, a large administrative task is involved. The Organization itSelf becomes directly responsiblefor all phases of the life of the people over whom snch powers are exerc!sed. It is. a f; 'lidable responsibility, and a heavy financial couunitment is ineurred by all :fifty~seven Members of the Organization. The United Nations does not automatieally fall heir to the resoonsibilities either of the League of Nations o{of the Mandatory Power in res.pectof the Palestine Mandate. The record seems to us entirely clear that the United Nations did not take ov~r the League of Nations Mandate system. The League of Nations Alssembly on 18 April 1946, at its final session, adopted a re,solution 1 wmch inclnded the·following two paragraphs : .. The Assembly ... . .. 3. Recogm'zes that, on.the termination of the League'sexistence, its functions with respect to the mandated territories will come to an end,.but notes that Chapter~.XI, XII, and XW of the Charter of the United Nationsembody principles corresponding to;tbose declared in Article 22 of the Covenant of· the League; , .. 4. Talees note. of the expressed intentions of the Members of the League ilo.w admiriisteriilg territories under manda:te to continue to admi- nister them for the well-being and development of the pecples concemed iil..accol;dance with the obligations·contained iil the respective mandates," .....,..,.note ~~se \Vords- .. untiJ other arrangements have been. !lgreed upon between the United Nations and~the respective Mandatory Powers." .~J tbefirst part of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, Qn 12 Febru- ~.. 194{i,. tI:1~ Assembly adopted'resoIuticn.24 (I) tegardingthe tran~fer . of certain functions, activities, and assets of the LeagUe of Nations to the. United 1Nations. No· trailsferof ftinctions .t:on- cerning mandates was mentioned. The resolution i'1cludedth~ .statement that: .. The GeneralAs~emblywill itself examine, or wiUsn:bmi,po the appr()priate organ of the United Ni(l~pns, MY request. from the pàrties that the <1See Recorâs,oftheiwentietiz and t}venty-first brdinary sessions ·0/ the Assembly;'Arinêx '21, page 278... A unilateral decision by the United Kingdom to terminate the Palestine Mandate cannot automatically commit the United Nations to responsibility for governing that country. We' think it clear that the United Nations does not succeed to administrative responsibility for Pales- tine merely because the latter is a mandate, Signing the Charter did not commit the signatories to a contingent liability for mandates, to become operative by the decisions Mandatory Powers to abandon their mandates. On the facts reported by the permanent members, Palestine is a land falling under Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory. A unilateral decision by the United Kingdom to terminate the Palestine Mandate cannot automatically commit the United Nations to responsibility for governing that country. We' think it clear that the United Nations does not succeed to administrative responsibility for Pales- tine merely because the latter is a mandate, Signing the Charter did not commit the signatories to a contingent liability for mandates, to become operative by the decisions Mandatory Powers to abandon their mandates. On the facts reported by the permanent members, Palestine is a land falling under Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory. Does the General Assembly recommendation of 29 November 1947 constitute an acceptance by the United Nations of governmental respon- sibility for Palestine? Let us examine the facts. Does the General Assembly recommendation of 29 November 1947 constitute an acceptance by the United Nations of governmental respon- sibility for Palestine? Let us examine the facts. On 2 April 1947, the United Kingdom di- rected a request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the first part of which states :1 On 2 April 1947, the United Kingdom di- rected a request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the first part of which states :1 "His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom requests the Secretary-General of thc United Nations to place the question of Palestine on the agenda of the General Assembly at its next regular annual session. It will submit to the Assembly an account of its administration of the League of Nations mandate and will ask the Assembly to make recommendations, under Article la of the Charter, concerning the future government of Palestine." "His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom requests the Secretary-General of thc United Nations to place the question of Palestine on the agenda of the General Assembly at its next regular annual session. It will submit to the Assembly an account of its administration of the League of Nations mandate and will ask the Assembly to make recommendations, under Article la of the Charter, concerning the future government of Palestine." Thus, the question of Palestine came before the General Assembly only as a request for a recommendation. No proposaI was made by the United Kingdom to the General Assembly that Thus, the question of Palestine came before the General Assembly only as a request for a recommendation. No proposaI was made by the United Kingdom to the General Assembly that partitio~ with economic union" set forth in the resolution. partitio~ with economic union" set forth in the resolution. Under the plan, the United Nations agreed, as a part of the recommended general settlement, to undertake administrative responsibility for the City of Jerusalem. Further, the General Assembly agreed that a commission elected by it would perform certain funetions to eITeet the transfer of responsibility from the Mandatory Power to the sueeessor gove~nments in Palestine. The lim.ited responsibiIities of the Unitcd Nations sct forth in the plan are inseparable from the balance of the Dlan and are dependent upon the adoption and iniplementation of the entire plan. This (~s­ sential unity of the General Assembly recom- mendation was emphasized by the Chairman of the Palestine Commission in his statement to the Security Couneil on 24 February [253rd meeting]. 1 q,uote from that very able statement : Under the plan, the United Nations agreed, as a part of the recommended general settlement, to undertake administrative responsibility for the City of Jerusalem. Further, the General Assembly agreed that a commission elected by it would perform certain funetions to eITeet the transfer of responsibility from the Mandatory Power to the sueeessor gove~nments in Palestine. The lim.ited responsibiIities of the Unitcd Nations sct forth in the plan are inseparable from the balance of the Dlan and are dependent upon the adoption and iniplementation of the entire plan. This (~s­ sential unity of the General Assembly recom- mendation was emphasized by the Chairman of the Palestine Commission in his statement to the Security Couneil on 24 February [253rd meeting]. 1 q,uote from that very able statement : .. 1 have put sorne stress upon the words 'plan of partition as li has been envisaged by the General Assembly' since it is with the imple- mentation of this 01an that our Commission has been entrusted. It 15 quite natural and legitimatc for interested oarties to eoneentrate thcir efforts preponderuntly: if not excIusively, on such parts of the plan as are intended more especially for their sake. The Commission is 110t in such a position; its duty, aeeording ta its terms of rcfe- rence, i5 to provide for the implementation of the whole plan whieh has been eonceived by the General Assembly. ..... Since the plan has been envisaged as a whole, the realization and sound functioning of one part of the plan has been made, in a sub- stantial degree, dependent upon the establish- ment and funetioning of its other parts." The limited funetions whieh the General As- sembly offered ta undertake in connexion with its Palestine recommendation stand or fall with that resolution. If it proves impossible ta give effect ta that resolution, the United Nations will have on 15 May 1948 no administrative and govern. mental responsibilities for Palestine, llnless further action is taken by the General Assernbly. .. 1 have put sorne stress upon the words 'plan of partition as li has been envisaged by the General Assembly' since it is with the imple- mentation of this 01an that our Commission has been entrusted. It 15 quite natural and legitimatc for interested oarties to eoneentrate thcir efforts preponderuntly: if not excIusively, on such parts of the plan as are intended more especially for their sake. The Commission is 110t in such a position; its duty, aeeording ta its terms of rcfe- rence, i5 to provide for the implementation of the whole plan whieh has been eonceived by the General Assembly. ..... Since the plan has been envisaged as a whole, the realization and sound functioning of one part of the plan has been made, in a sub- stantial degree, dependent upon the establish- ment and funetioning of its other parts." The limited funetions whieh the General As- sembly offered ta undertake in connexion with its Palestine recommendation stand or fall with that resolution. If it proves impossible ta give effect ta that resolution, the United Nations will have on 15 May 1948 no administrative and govern. mental responsibilities for Palestine, llnless further action is taken by the General Assernbly. The plan proposed by the General Assembly was an integral plan whieh would not suceeed unless eaeh of its parts could be carried out. There seems ta be general agreement that the plan cannot now he implemented by pcaceful The plan proposed by the General Assembly was an integral plan whieh would not suceeed unless eaeh of its parts could be carried out. There seems ta be general agreement that the plan cannot now he implemented by pcaceful The Security Couneil now has before it clear évidence that the Jews and Arabs of Palestine and the Mandatory Powet cannot agree to implement the General Assembly plan of parti- tion through peaceful means. The announced determination of the Mandatory Power to ter- minate the Mandate on 15 Mav 1948, if carried out bythe United IQngdom, would result, in the llght of information now available, in chaos, heavy fighting and much 108s of life in Palestine. The United Nations cannot permit snch a r~sult. The loss of life in the Holy Land must be brought to an immediate end. The maintenance of inter- national peace ls at stake. The United States fully subscribes to the con- dusion reached bythe four permanènt membel's that the Security Council should make it clear to the uarties and Governments concemed that the SecÜrity Council is determitted not to permit the situation in Palestine to threaten international peace and, further, that the Securlty Council should take further action by aU means available ta it to bring about the immediate cessation of violence and the restoration of peace and order in Palestine. Under the Charter, the Security Council has both an inescapable responsibility and full authority to t.ake the stf\pS necessary to bring about a cease-me in Palestine, and a hRlt to the incursions being made into that country. The powers of Articles 39, 40, 41 and 42 are very great, and the Security Council should not hesitate to use them--all of them- if necessary to bring about peace. In addition, myGovernment believes that a temporary trusteeship for Palestine should be estabIished under the Trusteeship Council of t,he United Nations to maintain the peace and to afford the Jews and Arabs of Palestine, who must live together, further· opportunity to reach an agreement regarding the future governmènt of that country. Snch a United Nations trusteeship would, of course, be without prejudice to the character of the eventual political settlement, which we hope can be achfeved without long delay. In our opinion, the Security Council should recommend the establishment ofsuch a trustee- ship to the General Assembly and to the Manda- tory Power. This would require an immediate special session of the General Assembly, which the Security Couneil might caU under the terms of the Charter.Pending the convening of the special session iof the General Assembly, we believe that t1i~ Security Council should instruct the Palestine ·Commission to suspend its efforts to implemertt the proposed partition plan. ... CI 1. The plan proposed by. the General As- sembly is an integral plan which.cannat succeed unless each of its parts can be carried out. There seems to be general agreement that the plan can- not DOW be implemented by peaceful me!U1s. •• 2. We believe that further steps must be taken immediately not only to maintain .the peace but aIso ta afford a further opportunity to reach an agreement between the interested parties regatding .the future government of Palestine. To this end we believe that a teniporary trusteeship for Palestine should· he established under the. Tmsteeship Council of the United Nations Such a United Nations trustees~p would be withou.t prejudice to the rights, cIaims ,or position of thle parties concerned or to the character of the even- tual political settIement, which we hope can be achieved without long delay. In our opinion, the Security Ccuncil should recommend thf' establish- ment of such a trusteeship to ,the General Assembly and to the Mandàtory Power.- This would require an immediate special session of the General Assembly, which the Security Conn- cil should request the Secreta..-y-GeneraI to con- voke under Article '20 of the Charter. .. 3. Pending the meeting of the proposed spe- cial session of the General Assembly, we believe that the Security Councilshould instruct the Palestine Commission to susperld itsefforts to implement the proposed partition plan." Draft resolutions which would give effect to the above suggestions wiJI be circulated shortly for the considf':I'ation orthe Security Conncil. . l wish ta ta1çe Ws opportunity to give the reaction of the Jewish Agency ta the main recom.-, lI1endationscontained in Mr;vAustin's proposaIs.• The proposal of the! UItited States Govemmen1l to suspend ail efforts to implement the partition plan approved by th\" United Nations General Assemt>lY last 1'-lovember,under the leadership 9f the United States, and to establisha tem-: porary trusteeship for Palestine, is a shocking reversaI of its position. Up ta the last few days, the spokesman for the United States'delegation has told the Security, Council that the United States Government fumly stands py partition. Both the President of· the United States and the Secrtary of.State have' repeatedly within receut weeks maintained 'that the position of the United States·on partition· remamed unaltered. We are at an lltte:- 10ss ID understand the reason for tms amazing ...eversa1 which will bring confusion, is likely ta lead to' increasedviolence in Palestine and will Îilcal-l culably ,hort the. prestige and authority of the- United Nations, for the effectiveness of which the President of the United States pleaded .again as recently as Wednesday last. . maint~nauce of world peace. - ment l maintien 1t should be clear ta., everyone that the es,tablishmf;n~ ofa tn:œteeship by the United· d'un Nations in Pa)estine will ,not automatically ensure' Palestin(;, peaceinthatcountry, and, that force will have paix dans ce pays !o be.used to maintain ,that arrangement, just as' pour It would havebeen necessaryto carry out the conTIne. partition decision of'the United Nations. exécuter nisation ... TI1e statement that the plan.proposed bY·the GenerarAssemb~y is an integralplanwhichcan-l l'Assemblée not 8ucceed unIess each of itsparts.cau be car-' sir ried out, is incorrect. This conception was never exécutée. part .of the plan. Indeed,it is contrary to the' façon. stateIllent made. ,by. the:· repFes~entative ,of thelà United States duringthe second' session of.the Etats-Unis. nendant General, Assembly. The setting ur of one State: semblée was not made'conditional upon the setting up oL fonction', de the other State. Mr.· Herschel Johnson, repre-' le sentingthe United States delegatiol1,speakingin' Commission 1lter;11 JStU.JUill_II.' I!M!'-'!I!!~mn!!li:tf • ]62 ,~t is clear that an attempt is being made to force a solution upon the Jewish people of Pales-l tine, which would diminisb. its· sovereignty, ter.. rltory and immigration, such as was provided for- in thecpartitionplan. Otherwise, nonew pm. posals would now be made by the United States, delegartion Iooking t<'ward a new solution. The. United States knows fuR weil that .the Arabs have opposed and continIl~ to oppose every solu- tion which Qffers any satisfaction to the legitimate; rights of the Jewishpeople in Palestine. The Jew;sh Agency has repeatedly been under. the necessity of statin.·g thatth.e partition plan rèpresented the maximum sacrifice on the part o~ the Jewish peoplebeyond which it cannot go. Ai1y proposals calling for further sacrifices will have to be imposed uponthe Jewish community. of Palestine by force.. We hope that the Unit,ed Nations will not. knowingly assume the role o~ the British Mandatoryin an effort to carry out the kind of restrictive,crippling and discrimin-r atory measuresunder which the country has beeu administeredin recent years. 'We are under the obligation at this time ti> repeat what westated ata [262nd meeting] meeting of the Security Council laSl1: wéek: The decision of the Ge-neral Assembly remafus valid for the Jewish people. We have a~cepted it and we are prepared to abide by i1. If the United Nations Palestine Commission is unable to carry .out the mandates whicil were assigned to it by the General· Assembly, thé Jewish people of Palestiile 'will move forw;,rd in the spirit of that resolution and· will do everything which is dic- tated bvconsiderations of national survival and by considerations of justice and historic rights. It is· with'deeo sOn'oW th~1t we state that the world ~illnot·profit by the ·lesson which i8 now being tead to it by the United States: that a. revision of an intemational judgment, ~aturely' arrived at aÎter pré>longed and objective· investi- gation· and .discussion, can ~be extorted by threats. and armed defiance. The system of consecutive interpretation· was re;rumed. . The. PRESIDENT: Speaking as the representa- tive of CHINA, 1 would saythat the proposaIs of the .representative ..of the United States are in har- mony with the stand which my delegation has consistently taken on the Palestine question. We wished and we still wish to seek a. solution to the Palestine questionby agreement between the Arabs and the Jews. It IS clear !hat any. other type of solution cannot be. carrled out by peaceful means.. If we admit that no agreement is·possible,then we must admitthat no solution is possible. In· the course of our consultations, we put a specificquestion to'the Palestine Commission : Does the Palestine Commission oonsidér itpos- The answer of th~ Palesfù(e Commission fixes the point of departure of the deliberations of the Security Council. We have to begin aU our deliberations by asIring ourselves this queJtÎon: Should the Security Couneil 'furnïsh the neces- sary force to overcome u the existingvigorous Arab resistance to partition .. 1 This question may he .put in another fon.'1l: Shouldthe Security Couneil authorize the u~e of force to overcome .. the .existing vigorous Arab resistance to. parti- tion " 1 1.1 1; It is my profound conviction that the Seçurit'j Council should not furnish such force andshould not authorize such use of force.. Insteadof furnishing such force or authorizing such use of .force, we showd, consistent ,vith our primary responsibility for the maintenance, of inter- national peace and security, order a truce, both . niilitary and political. By this time it1s dear that a simple military truce carmot be securéd without a simultaneous palitical truce or moratorium. The United Nations was created mainlv for the maintenance of international ueace.·Itwould be tragic indeed if the United Nations, by attempting . a political settlement, should be the cause of .a wat. ~or .these reasons, .my èelegation supports.the general principlesof the proposal of the United 1 States delega:tion. . Mr. GHOM~KO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian):Ther~.is really very litt1e for me.to add <to what ",as said at t~e beginning of our meeting held. this .mor- ning. The United States position as presented in the proposais we have just heard îs a logical sequence oflheposition held by the U~ted.States. ..from the very beginning of the consultations aIilong the permanent members of thé Security Council. 1 do not know· what happened·before, but it is the logical sequence 'of the position which the Unted States .representatives took at the .flrst meeting of"the permanent m.embers ofthe Security COlIDcil, when they commenced 6eirconsulta- tions in accordance with the Security Council's resolution [document S/691j Qf 5 March last· [263rd meeting]. The ilew United States proposaIs on the Pales- tinequestion express.this position in a .definitê form. .. During the consultations no formaI proposals were submitted. As we aIl know, the United States position and ",the proposaIs sub- ttlitted todayfor theSecurity Council's conside- ration have nothing incommon·with .the GeneraI AssemblY· or> United .. Nations decisions. For· the . moment 1 shaU.not e:x:pand·on these·.proposals. The United Statesrepresentatlve has tried 'The United States representative has referred several times to this document which was sub- mitted to the Security Councll after consultation among its permanent mémbers;he fuls referred to this document as tbnugh it confirmed, to some extent" thesene1? United States proposals-: This obviously dùes not not conform with the facts. There 'is nothing in common between the United Statesproposals and the formulationsagreed upon as a result of the consultations amongthe permanent,Iriembers of the Sœurity Council." In any ~se, there is no connexion whatsœver be- tWeen the \United States proposaIs and those points' of the document drawn up as a result of consultationsamong the pennanent members of the Security CouncilaiJ.d which had been agreed upon by its four permanent members.These agœed recommendations, particularly those con-_ tain.ed in points (a) and. (b) of.the second p~ certainlyhave nothing inccmmonwith the United State$ proposaIs. FurtÎlerm.ore, they provide a baSis for the Seclh-ity ,Council:taking more œncrete,steps m,the directidlnof implementing the ~Ï011.Pt-4he4J!lÎted Natiousregardingtbe mtiire ofPalestine. ,,- . ' 1 s1lall re..stQcbnysr-'J, for the present to these brief remarks. .

The neit meeting of the ~Council,:onthe Palçstine'question, will bê :held 00 Wednesday, ·24 •March ,1948, at 10.30 am. . , The meeting roseat 6 p.m. 'TWO HUNJ)RED' ÂND sEvENTY-SECOND'.,mÊTlNG Held at Lakê Sllccêss, New York, .on Monday,22 Ivf:arch 1248, ot2.30 p.m. President: :M:r~T~ F. TSIANG (China). Present': Thê.representative 'of the following ,«»mtries:.' ,,Argentina, Belgium; "Canad~ China,