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Columbia University Assembly
Proposes Broad U.S. Program
to Solve the Arab-Israel Issue

UN Adopts Declaration,
Outlawing All Forms of
Race Discrimination

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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—The United Nations agreed
Monday by an overwhelming vote to issue, for the first time
in the organization's-history, a resounding declaration calling
for the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination.
Religious discrimination was mentioned only casually in
the document. There is a separate UN agenda - on the elimina-
tion of religious discrimination, but it was doubted Tuesday
whether this year's General Assembly will reach that point
even for debate.
The General Assembly's social, Humanitarian and Cul-
tural Committee, a body composed of all of the UN's 111
members, voted 89 to 0 for the declaration Monday, assuring
its adoption by the General Assembly as a whole. Seventeen
members, including the United States and Britain, abstained
with explanations that their stand concerned chiefly one
clause, which calls on all members to adopt legislation to
outlaw organizations which "promote" racial discrimination.
The Western Powers explained that such a clause was contrary
to their constitutions or present laws guaranteeing freedom
of speech and assembly.

Except for that point, which the United States and
Britain hoped to amend—while the Soviet Union staunchly
insisted that it must not be altered—the declaration
received virtually unanimous approval in principle. Israel,
which had opposed some clauses because they were con-
sidered by the Jewish State as not being strong enough,
voted in favor of the declaration as a whole.

Throughout the lengthy preamble and the 11 separate
articles constituting the declaration, the emphasis was laid
entirely on the elimination of discriminations for racial color
or ethnic reasons. The word "religion" appeared in the
declaration only twice. Once, the preamble mentioned the
UN Charter's objectives toward "respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race,
sex, language or religion." Later, in one of the operative
articles, the declaration stated:

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NEW YORK, (JTA)—Seventy prominent Americans, leaders in government,
education, industry and communications, proposed a broad United States policy for
the Middle East. The program called for American opposition to border changes
along the Israeli-Arab frontiers; opposed a military treaty between the U.S.A. and
Israel; and outlined a plan for solving the Arab refugee problem through a pleb-
iscite that would give the refugees the opportunity of choosing resettlement out-
side the Middle East.
The policy was detailed in the final report of the American Assembly, held at
Harriman, N.Y., under auspices of Columbia University. The report noted that, while
there was "general agreement" on the contents, "it should not be assumed that every
participant necessarily subscribes to every recommendation."
The names of the participants were not made public. However, among the
speakers who addressed the Assembly were Under Secretary of State W. Averell
Harriman and Dr. Joseph E. Johnson, until recently the special emissary of the
United Nations Palestine Counciliation Commission to deal with the Arab refugee
problem. Listing its recommendations, the final report stated:
"1. Stress should be put on reduction of the danger of armed conflict result-
ing from any arms race within the Middle East. The United States should seek
international cooperation in limiting arms shimpments to the area. The United States
Government should use its utmost influence to prevent the introduction of nuclear
weapons into the Middle "East.
"2. The United States should reiterate its determination that there shall be no
armed aggression within the Middle East. It should reaffirm its opposition to change
of existing frontiers by force and seek multilateral support for that position.
"3. It is essential that renewed conflict between Israel and its neighbors be
prevented. United States policy should continue to be directed towards reducing
tensions between Israel and its neighbors. Since it seems not now feasible to reach
an over-all settlement, the problem must be approached in piecemeal fashion.
"4. With regard to Arab refugees, the United States should continue to work
with the United Nations and otherwise to help carry out, as far as practicable, in
terms of current realities, the UN General Assembly Resolution of December 1948,
calling for repatriation or resettlement with compensation of refugees. To this end,
the United States should work for:
"a) Free and private expressions to UN officers, or other impartial inter-
national observers, of preference by refugees concerning their future homes;
"b) Acquiescence by the states involved, even without formal agreement in
the repatriation to Israel or resettlement of refugees inside the Middle East, or out-
side the area as feasible;

"c) Recognition of the sovereign right of Israel and the Arab states to deny on security
grounds the settlement of specific refugees, and the right of any participating state to withdraw
from these arrangements when it judges its security to be threatened;

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UM Leaders'
Audience with
Pope Paul VI

These are some of the
members of t h e United
Jewish Appeal Study Mis-
sion who met with Pope
Paul VI at the Vatican on
0 c t. 14. Detroit Allied
Jewish Campaign leaders
Mr. and Mrs. M a x M.
Fisher, Mrs. Henry Wine-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Abra-
ham Srere, Mrs. Abraham
Cooper and Mrs. Sidney
Allen were members of
the study mission. T h e
Pope's message to the
delegation was: "We have
a common Bible and Com-
mon God. Therefore, we
pray together so that the
Almighty guide, comfort
and bless us."

