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THE JEWIiH NEWS

Friday, April 23, 1948

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U. S. Palestine Plan Announced by Austin

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Reversal of Partition Plan
Opposed by Small Nations

Trusteeship Proposal Provides for Temporary Immigration
Measures, Governor General and Selection of
Bi-Cameral Arab-Jewish Legislature

By Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (JTA)L—Simultaneous with the
presentation of the U. S. Palestine plan to the UN General
Assembly political committee it became evident that a num-
ber of small nations may rebel against any effort to nullify
the decision of last November and will insist upon the full
implementation of the partition decision. It is expected that

of office is to last three years and
can be renewed. The cabinet shall
be composed of ministers selected
by a prime minister, all appoint-
ed by the governor general, who
also will appoint administrative
staffs—all to be responsible to the
legislature.
The legislature is to consist of a
house 9f representatives of Pal-
estinians 25 years old and older
elected ffom single-member dis-
tricts each of which shall be a
geographical unit, and a senate
of 30 Palestinians elected in equal
number by registered Arab and
Jewish communities for terms of
three years:

Australia, Latin American and;,
Haganah Repulses Attacks on
Scandinavian delegations will immigration of a number of Jew-
Colony, - Hadassah Hospital
join in the rebellion against a re- ish displaced persons per month
versal in the original policy.
JERUSLAM (JTA) — Jewish
for a period not to exceed two
In presenting the detailed plan years shall' be permitted into Pal- forces in the Jerusalem area re-
deSigned to facilitate UN decision estine. The number of such immi- pulsed two major Arab attacks
of a temporary trusteeship for grants is to be agreed upon later. and at least one instance sent the
Palestine, the U. S. delegation did The selection and administration guerrilla forces reeling back.
The major Arab defeat came
not specify how the plan would of immigration of displaced Jews
shall be conducted by the gov- at the Poale Mizrachi settlement
be implemented.
Warren R. Austin, chief U. S. ernor general in consultation with of Neve. Jaacob, five miles north
delegate to the UN, pointed out the International Refugee Organ- of Jerusalem. The raid, led by
that the provisions contained, in ization and representatives of. Emil Ghoury, member of the Pal-
estine Jerusaleni Arab forces, re-
the plan are "tentative sugges- Palestine communities.
tions." The document, he said,
6. The governor general shall sulted in a number of casualties
should not be regarded as a for- establish and maintain a land sys- for the Arab Forces including
mal American proposal but rath- tem appropriate to the needs of the death of one Briton and sever-
er as a basis for discussion. The Palestine in which there shall be
no limitation on the sale, pur- Jewish Partisan Heroes
plan provides:
1. The terms of trusteeship for chase, lease or use of land which Reburied with Religious Services
WARSAW, (JTA).— Eighteen
.Palestine should be approved discriminates on grounds of race,
"without prejudice to the rights, nationality, community or creed. Jews who took part in the War-
claims or position of the parties However, under the authority of saw Ghetto revolt and managed
concerned or to the character of the governor general adequate to escape the fate of most of the
the eventual political settlement." measures shall be taken to assure Ghetto inhabitants by fleeing
protection for the interests of
2. The UN acting through the, small owners or tenants in cases through underground sewers with
Trusteeship Council will be the of transfer of arable or grazing the assistance of the Polish re-
sistance movement were buried
administrative authority for Pal- lands.
in the Jewish cemetery here on
estine. It will assure the terri-
7. The governor general shall the eve of the unveiling of the
torial integrity of Palestine
against any threat of aggression appoint a commission of impartial Ghetto memorial commemorating
and will appoint a governor, gen- experts who shall be neither the fifth anniversary of the re-
eral who will be vested with wide Arabs nor JeWs to recommend the volt.
powers and will be responsible criteria upon which the land s.ys-
for the maintenance of internal tern described above shall be
based.
law and order in the country:
With regard to the length of the
3. The governor general will trusteeship period, the U. S. plan
organize a volunteer force to pro- provides for its termination either
vide for local defense. Unti; such as soon as the GerCeral Assembly
time as the force shall be able to has approved of a plan of govern-
function effectively, or • if subse- ment agreed. upon by Arabs and
quent to such time a situation Jews or after the expiration of
arises with respect to which the three years if the Trusteeship
force reqtfires assistance, the goV- Council agrees upon a plan of
ernor general may call .upon cer- government which is approved
tain governments to assist in the by a majority of both Arab and
defense of Palestine or in the Jewish Palestine communities, by
maintenance of law and order in means of a plebiscite conducted
the country. The, countries upon by the governor general.
whom the governor general may
During the trusteeship period,
call for military aid are not spe-
cified in the American plan, but the government of Palestine shall
it is assumed that they will be be t omposed of-the governor gen-
eral, a cabinet responsible to the
the U. S., Britain and France.
legislature, a bi-cameral legisla-
Mr. Austin made it clear
ture and a judiciary. Pending the
the
that the U. S. will send troops coming into being of the cabinet
s to police Palestine, provided and legislature, the governor gen-
other countries shared in the
eral shall be assisted by an advis-
responsibility.
ory council which shall function
aches!
For the first time, Mr. Austin until such time as in the opinion
placed blame for the difficulty of the governor general the citi-
in enforcing partition upon the zens of Palestine demonstrate
invading Arabs.
their willingness to cooperate or
4. Immigration into Palestine in any other form of government
shall be permitted without dis- agreed upon by Jews and Arabs.
tinction between individuals as to
The advisory council shall be
religion or blood, in accordance composed of permanent chiefs of
with the 'absorptive capacitY of administrative departments of the
Palestine as determined by the government and of representative
governor general. It shall be Sub- Palestine citizens appointed by
ject. to the requirements of public the governor general from each
order and security and of public community. The governor gen-
morals and public health.
eral Is to be responsible to the
5. As a temporary measure, the Trusteeship Council and his term

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al Arabs who led the attack in a I coupled with an appeal for ac-
captured, Jewish armoreo. car. tion • -to prevent repetition of
British sabotage of Jewish self-
Ghoury ordered the Arabs to re-
defense.)
treat from the field.
- The largest food convoy-300
The second attack took place three and five-ton trucks—to
simultaneously on the approach- reach Jerusalem from Tel Aviv
es to Hadassah Hospital atop Mt. since the recent Arab attempt to
Scopus and the nearby Jewish cut the vital supply highway en-
quarters of Shimon Hazadik and tered this city.
Beth Israel. The Arabs used
mortars and machine guns, but
failed to penetrate Haganah de-
fenses. Casualty figures for this
action are not yet, known.
(At Lake Success the Jewish
Agency released the text of a
cable which was sent to Secre-
-from
tary General Tdygve Lie and
Karel Lisicky, chairman, of the
UN Palestine Commission by
Chaim Salomon, president of the
& HIS ORCHESTRA
Jewish Community Council in
`Jerusalem, charging that British
military personnel failed to in, Music & Entertainment
tervene when Arabs attacked
Designed for Your
Jewish doctors and nurses in a
Pleasure
convoy to the Hadassah Hospital
and that the British prevented
Haganah forces from coming to
their rescue. The protest was

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