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tinuance of this type of effort
for another year and express-
ing faint hopes that a "step-
by-step" solution of the Arab
refugee problem, might be
evolved.
Dr. Johnson Finds Arab-Jewish Will
to Peace; Additional Year Asked by
UN Group to Study Refugee Problem
freely that they will attack im-
portant sections of the JOhnson
report, blasting his hopes that,
by appeasin: them he woald
g .
report
a whoi'.
ile
It was felt here th
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. progress, there can be no early tion plan but divorcing it large- Dr. Johnson did y .
o Arab Nazi on Trial
(JTA) — The Palestine Con- end to the refugee problem. ly from a connection with Ham- pressure, he m
ve rejected
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ciliation Commission declared It can only be dealt with on a marskjold, whose prestige lent still other A
demands. ut.
Elite
ge former Nazi
it "warmly endorses" the con- step-by-step basis with emphasis weight to that plan.
out that the A
it was poin
on trial
yard
mber, w
elusions of its special Middle on the need for parallel and
He left out the fact that alteratio
hich he cl•
articipating
arges
East representative, Dr. Joseph coordinated action by all those the Arabs rejected the Ham- resulte
a historical
er of 100 per-
ss
E. Johnson, who has proposed involved, not only the govern- marskjold plan out of fear whic eliminates cr
945. His victims
that the PCC be given another ments concerned but the United that its implementation would Isra nd shows no Arab
arian Jews.
have led to rettlement of the at
year in which to determine Nations itself."
Dr.
Johnson
emphasized
that
Arab refugees in Arab coun-
whether it is possible to reach
refugee debate,
the
a solution of the Arab refugee "the cautious hopes" he ex- tries, • and their integration A
bly's Special Pol . •
pressed could not be fulfilled into the general Arab econ r C
ittee, will open
this
problem.
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The Commission put its stamp without "determined, imagina- omy in the _Middle East. All we
although •
be post-
Come in and see why before
of approval on the report by tic e and generous" internation- previous clauses in Dr. John- pone
cember 4. The
you buy!
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Dr. Johnson, who has been al assistance. Planning, he said, son's draft, showing Arab re- fact that Dr. Johnson let the
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trying since last August to see must assume that the refugee fusal to accept amelioration Arab wishes influence his re-
Since 1934
of the refugees' position, port was not being hailed by
whether he could find common tzob]ein will continue to exist
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ground toward a solution of for at least another decade.
were also deleted by Dr. John- Arab representatives here to-
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son from his final report.
In his report, he called the
the Arab refugee issue between
day. Arab spokesmen predicted
the Arab states on the one hand attention of the Assembly to
The major changes made by
and Israel on the other._ Dr. the fact that the PCC's cur- Dr. Johnson were in the second If******** ************************************
Johnson's report on his mission, rent mandate for re-study of of three sections into which
submitted to the PCC, was sent the Arab refugee problem he had divided his report. The
on to the General Assembly included the directive not first section dealt with the
only to take a fresh look at mandate, which the Assembly
by the commission.
While Dr. Johnson expressed "repatriation" of the Arab voted last April, instructing the
Is Again Having
what he called "cautious op- refugees into Israel territory Palestine Conciliation Commis-
timism" and the hope that ex- but also "resettlement and sion to re-study the Arab re-
tension of the special mission economic and social rehabili- fugee issue, especially in con-
until the fall of 1962 might tation of the refugees."
nection with the possibility of
indicate whether a solution is
In order. to bring such moves "repatriating" the refugees or
possible, he stated categoric- into effect during the current obtaining compensation for
ally "there are many indica- decade, he stated, "accelerated them from Israel. It is under
In The
tions that no progress can be economic growth for the area the mandate that the Commis-
made on the Palestine Arab as a whole, "would be required. sion appointed Dr. Johnson as
refugee question apart from, Throughout his report, which its special Middle East emis-
or in , advance of, an over-all he noted would probably dis- sary last August.
settlement" of all Arab-Israeli please all parties concerned, at
reed D
The third secti
disputes. "It is clear," he said, least in part, Dr. Johnson re- Johnson's co
ons, inc
"that, as matters stand now, fer-red to resettlement and in-
the
ation
there is no prospect of an early tegration of the refugees as
conti•for the
resolution of the Palestine one of the alternatives to re-
tr • bring some
• Dancing
• Dinner
Question as a whole."
patriation. The report will be
tense refugee
At the same time, however, one of the principal items to be
e.
•• Setups 3:
• Favors
Dr. Johnson said he found, considered by the Assembly's
The middle section is w
on the part of both Arab and Special Political Committ
Dr. Johnson cam,. "Fac
• Breakfast
Israeli statesmen, a will to when if takes up the A
n-
ti.
In
Back
peace and an interest in the refugee item.
of
isto
taini
humanitarian aspects of the
Arab pressures on Dr.
from 1947
obl
the enti
Arab refugee problem. He son resulted in vital cha
Person
r of sub-
to 1961. r. is
advocated further efforts dur- Dr. Johnson's report, su
mbly, th
e
mission to
ing the coming, year toward to the United Nations
full Commi on stated: "W
Music by
some "step-by-step" attempts Assembly last Saturd
t to pass • g
out attem
to ease the refugee problem. came -knoWn here to
ction
e historica
ment on
velope of the report, the
The report, it
He stated: "The willingness
mission
d John farmly endorses
expressed to me to consider Tuesday, was the se
Johnson's
And His Orchestra -
bmitte conclusions."
the possibility of a step-by-step son draft. He had
U S, •it was
process, without prejudice to his first draft for omment pointed o
today, the full
to bot Commis •
positions -on the other related but not for chang
had virtually dis-
Sorry, we disappointed so many last year. - Tickets for
epresen asso • d itself from Dr. John-
issues, leads _me to believe that Israel and the Ara
this
year's event will be on a first come—first served
her 14
it is worth while - continuing tatives here on No
handling of the "factual
of th
-or
basiS.
the efforts that the Commission But, under the pressu
ackground."
has now begun. Whether prog: Arabs, he changed his
The Israel delegation re-
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ress will be possible, no one so that the final draft omitted fused, as it has consistently
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to state the matter in the most found unsatisfactory by the issued Saturday, to make any
negative way, the signs that no Arabs. Among the changes ,comment on it whatsoever,
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Synagogue Office:
progress is possible are not so were these:
either pro or con. On the
a
de-
,
conclusive as to justify
1. In the Nov. 14 draft,
whole, it is understood, Israel
cision not to try."
Dr. Johnson stated the his-
does not mind Dr. Johnson's
Dr. Johnson, president of the torical fact that, in 1947, the
conclusions, calling for con- -
Carnegie Endowment for Inter- Jewish Agency accepted the
national Peace, was sent to the United Nations plan for the
Middle East by the Commission partitioning _ of Palestine,
Whichever Way You Spin the Dreidel . • •
when it attempted to carry out while the Arab Higher Com-
a special mandate given it by mittee rejected the plan. In
the emergent result is proof of
the Assembly last spring. That the final report, the Arab
mandate instructed the Corn- rejection of the 1947 parti-
mission to report what progress, tion resolution is not men-
if any, had been made toward tioned.
"repatriation" of the Arab
2. The Nov. 14 draft had
refugees into Israel, as men- stated clerly that, in 1948,
tioned, among other possible the day after Israel declared
solutions, in an Assembly reso- its independence, the
lution that created the Com- armies invaded Isr
mission in 1948.
en-
final draft state
ay, as in olden times, the spirit of this great
violence
demic" Arab-Is
Dr. Johnson reported that
va I enchants us . . . It inspires us to carry
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lie
of
he found among all the gov-
ernments concerned "respon-
sible statesmen who want
peace in a general way and
as a long term goal." How-
ever, he said, he also found
on all sides "a consistency of
obdurate determination" and
much "mistrust and suspicion
and active fear."
He pointed in his speech to
of "fundamental
considerations" that he said
should guide the continuing
effort in the next year. He
noted that "the focus should be
on the refugees." The coopera-
tion of all the affected govern-
ments must be obtained, he
said. These governments are
Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon
and Israel.
At the same time he ex-
pressed the opinion that it
must be recognized that "even
if there is some prospect of
a number
was "transfo
the British
termination
May 15, 1948
mandate,
ized warfare
"into 0
Arab State
tween
ly prod ed
the
ad." T
of
wo to ind
which
u
had
fa
nson
ns, D
ring v sous
chang
such
ulations roughou
Israel's
y as to equa
recalci-
n with A
a
po
tra
jected to men-
' Th
tion of • plan for economic
integration of the Middle East,
proposed in 1959 by the late,
Secretary-General Dag Ham-
marskjold, and their rejection
of that plan. Dr. Johnson bowed
to Arab wishes, mentioning the
Middle- East economic integra-
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