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DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON December 20, 1949 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT In the Fourth Session of the General Assembly, just concluded, the position of the United States in the Jerusalem question was to support the proposals for an international regime for the Jerusalem area presented by the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, of which the United States is a member. The Commission formulated these proposals in accordance with the instructions given to it by the General Assembly in 1948, which called for the establishment of a permanent international regime with maximum local autonomy With the exception of certain matters specifically reserved to the authority of the United Nations, the Commission's proposals would have delegated all normal powers of Government in the Jerusalem area to the responsible authorities of the Arab and Jewish zones, i.e., the Govern- ments of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The principal functions reserved to the international administration were the control of the Holy Places, the supervision of the demilitarization of the area, and the protection of human rights in Jerusalem. A joint Council was provided to facilitate the operation of the City as a whole and an international tribunal to determine disputes arising under the Statute. The proposals of the Conciliation Commission represented a middle ground between the two extreme positions, which were: REDORDS AND SERVICE"