General Zionists' Manifesto
Demands Policy on Jerusalem
THE JEWISH NEWS-3
Friday, October '7, 1949
Congress Group Honors Williams
Agency Treasurer
Quits Post; Can't
Balance Budget
(Special JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM—A clear Israel government policy on Jeru-
salem was demanded in a manifesto to the foreign ministry
which was made public this week by its 'sponsor, the General
Zionist Party.
The General Zionists warned
the foreign ministry against
vagueness on this subject and
emphasized that no Israel Jew
would tolerate the detachment
of Jerusalem- from the Jewish
State. •
Pablo Azcazate, member of the
United Nations staff in Pales-
•tine, has been appointed special
UN representative here, replac-
ing Dr. Alberto Fernandez Gon-
zales, who resigned last week, it
was reported by a foreign min-
istry spokesman.
• Delay Palestine Issue
LAKE SUCCESS (JTA)—The
UN Political COmmittee voted an
agenda which placed the ques-
tion of Palestine in fourth posi-
tion. This means the issue will,
doubtless, not come up for dis-
cussion . for at least another
month, probably after - the Eco-
nomic Survey Mission report has
reached the Assembly in No-
vember.
The Palestine issue consists at
present of three parts—the Arab
refugee question, protection of
the Holy Pla,ces and internation-
Report Unconfirmed.
alization of Jerusalem. It is ex-
Official circles at Lake Sii&ess pected that these will be treated
denied the report that Azcarate as a "package."
Was appointed. Israel sources
at Lake Success indicated they
Sees More War
FLUSHING—Dr. Charles Ma-
have not been inforMed of any
lik of Lebanon drew a grim pic-
such appointment.
Azcarate and Brig. Gen. Wil- ture before the UN General As-
liam E. Riley, UN chief of staff, sembly of the prospect of war
left by plane Monday for Lake again in Palestine. He said that
,Success. It was learned they will there can be no guarantee that
submit to Secretary Gen. Trygve Jerusalem would not "be per-
'Lie a report on the situation in haps altogether destroyed, if the
Jerusalem. They will give par- Palestine Conciliation Commis-
ticular stress, it is understood, sion plan for internationaliza-
to the proposal of the UN con- tion of Jerusalem is not carried
ciliation commission for Pales- through by the Assembly." .
tine for internationalizing Jeru-
Any plan which concerns itself
salem which they will say can- only with the internationaliza-
not, in their opinion, be put into tion of specific sites within.je-
effect. They will recommend rusalem "is not consistent with
that the plan should not be the intention of this Assembly
accepted by the 'United Nations,
it is stated.
Important Meeting
Planned in Vatican
TEL AVIV (JTA)—An "impor-
tant meeting" will be held at
the. Vatican next week to dis-'
cuss • internationalization of 'Je-
rusalem, Tel Aviv papers report-
ed this week.
According to reports Pope Pius
will serve • as chairman for the
meeting which will be attended
by all Roman Catholic church
dignitaries.
Conversant with problems of
the Holy City are those linked
- with the future of Jerusalem.
A report added that U. S. Am-
bassador to Israel James G. Mc-
Donald, following a visit to
Washington will interrupt his
return to Tel Aviv to present
the United States geernment
views on Jerusalem to the par-
ley.
A Minimum- Plan
In Jerusalem it was learned
that Catholic Church circles
were reported preparing a "min-
imum. plan" for a solution of the
Jerusalem problem which would
be aceeptable to the Vatican.
The following broad outlines
are laid dciwn in the proposal:
1. A permanent UN commit-
tee should be appointed to deal
with the Holy Places.. Both Is-
rael and Transjordan would be
subject to' direct orders from the
committee on all matters con-
cerning the Holy Places.
2. Both gokrernments would
sign concordats with the Vati-
can and other denominations to
protect the religious groups' ex-
traterritorial rights in Jerusa-
lem.
3. The Holy Places will not be
subject to the jurisdiction of the
courts of either government.
4. An inter-consular commit-
tee would be appointed to super-
vise the Holy Places. The Cath-
olics would have a majority on
such a body.
Meanwhile, it was learned
that the Russians have shown
increased interest in Jerusalem
affairs. It is recalled here that
a number of the Holy Places be-
long to the 'Russian Orthodox
. Church.:
A spokesman for the Foreign
Office denied press reports pub-
lished abroad that an Israel del-
egate called at the Vatican for
a conference.
(Special JTA Teletype Wires
to The Jewish News)
TEL AVIV—Dr. Itzhak Gruen-
baum, Jewish Agency treasurer,
resigned his post, declaring he
is unable to balance the Agen-
cy's budget. He may be -suc-
ceeded by Levi Eshkol, leader of
Mapai. .
It was hinted that Dr. Gruen-
baum . did not see eye to eye
with other members of the
Agency executive on the ways
and . means necessary to solve
the present financial crisis of
the Agency.
It is understood that Gruen-
baum was demanding that the
Israel government reimburse the
Agency $30,000,000 it had bor-
rowed. His demand was opposed
by Berl Locker, chairman of the
executive, and Eshkol.
The Israel Cabinet summoned
the Knesset financial committee
for an urgent meeting to discuss
the desperate financial situation
of the Jewish Agency.
(The financial committee will
also discuss problems dealing
with the development of .the
Dead Sea potash works and With
the allocation of part of the loan
obtained from the Export-
Import Bank in the United
States for the development of
the natural resources of the
Dead Sea.)
.
.
GOV. G. MENNEN WILLIAMS (center) is shown re-
ceiving the annual Humanitarian 'Award of the Detroit Busi-
ness and Professional Chapter of the American Jewish Con-
gress, at his office in Lansing. Presenting the award, are
HARRY NATHAN (left) and ZELDON COHEN, B and P
president.
in previous resolutions or with McDonald in Israel
the wishes and interests of the
three world religions," Dr. Malik
told the Assembly. "There can
be no safety or security for the
Holy Places within Jerusalem,"
he added, "unless the whole city
is removed from the sovereignty
of either party now occupying
it."
After Washington Trip
NEW YORK (JTA)—James G.
McDonald, United States Am-
bassador. to Israel who spent
several weeks here recently, re-
There are over 1,700 recog-
turned to his post in Tel Aviv
nized species of mosquito.
this week.
-
Catholic Demand
MONTREAL (JTA) — Demand
for the internationalization of
Jerusalem "in the name of four
hundred million Catholics" was
voiced here by the Apostolic
Representative to Canada, Mon-
signor Antoniuti who came from
Ottawa to address a Montreal
gathering.
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