Draft Proposed Remarks by Ambassador Austin to Plenary Session, Special Session on Palestine, with Attached Memorandum, Action on the General Assembly's Resolution on the Palestine Question

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C SEORET O P Y ACTION ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S RESOLUTION OF NOVEMBER 29, 1947 ON THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION Problem: To determine the position which the United States Delegation to the Special Session of the General Assembly should adopt with respect to action by that body on the General Assembly's resolution of November 29, 1947 on the Palestinian Question. Recommendations: A. If the General Assembly's resolution of November 29 is amended at the Special Session, the United States should support changes which would have the effect of bringing about its peaceful implementation and of making it acceptable to the peoples of Palestine. B. If a new resolution providing for a temporary trusteeship agreement is approved by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly the United States should initiate or support the suspension of the General Assembly's res- olution of November 29, preferably by statement to this effect in the new resolution. C. If a new resolution providing for a political settlement is approved by two-thirds vote of the General Assembly, the United States should initiate or support the withdrawal of the General Assembly's resolution of November 29, preferably by a statement to this effect in the new resolution. Discussion: 1 - On November 29, 1947 the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Palestinian question. This resolution provided for a plan of partition with economic union for Palestine. It included provisions for a future constitu- tion and government of Palestine, boundaries, a special regime for the City of Jerusalem and an invitation with regard to capitulations in Palestine. The General Assembly's resolution recommended to the United Kingdom, as the Mandatory Power for Palestine, and to all other Members of the United Nations the adoption and implementation with regard to the future government of Palestine, of the plan of partition with Economic union as provided for in that resolution. The General Assembly's resolution also requested that: "(a) The Security Council take the necessary measures as provided forin the Plan for its imple- mentation; "(b) The Security DECLASSIFIED E, O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HC NARS Date 7.16.75 SECRET