UN General Assembly
1949

54. One of those problems was that of the Arab refugees, for whom only measures for immediate relief had so far been taken. An Economic Survey Mission had been set up by the Conciliation Commission to investigate the possibilities of repatriation or resettlement. Its terms of reference seemed to have given rise to erroneous interpretations which explained, though they did not justify, the suspicious reserve of certain Governments. It was incumbent on the Assembly to remove those misunderstandings and to prepare the way for constructive humanitarian action.