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Arab and Arab shall not dominate
Jew in Palestine.
%. That Palestine shall be neither
Jewish state nor an Arab state.
"3. That the form of government
ultimately to be established shall
under international guarantees, fully
protect and preserve the interests
in the Holy land of Christendom anc
OF the Moslem and Jewish faiths,
This Palestine must ultimately
become state which guards the
rights and interests of Moslems
Jews and Christians alike; and &C
cords to the inhabitants as whole
the fullest measure of self-govern-
ment, consistent with the three
paramount principles set forth
above"
Pending execution of a trusteeship
under the United Nations, the Brit
ish mandate should be maintained
the report said.
Truman Halls Proposals.
Immediate reaction to the COM
mittee's proposals. ranged from
qualified Jewish approval OF the
emergency immigration plan to a
blistering indictment from Arab
leaders.
In Jerusalem, where there long
have been repeated outbreaks of
bloody violence, the Arab Office said
the report would intensity this strife
and drive "the entire Middle East
into the bosom of Soviet Russia"
The Arab statement, issued as
steps were taken to guard against
new outbreaks, termed the recon-
mendations high treason to democ-
racy and grave betrayal of JUS
tice."
In London, the Jewish Agency for
Palestine pledged cooperation with
the plan to admit 100000 Jews now,
but protested that the document left
untouched the central problem Of
stateless Jews in Europe The num-
ber of these has been placed by
Jewish spokesman at more than
100000, as against the commission
figure of half that.
Recommendation Not Binding.
There was no provision in the
committees instructions making its
recommendations binding on either
Britain or the United States. But
the reports Official status assured
it-before acceptance or rejection
of complete airing in the halls of
both Congress and commons.
The committees action was taken
against the immediate background
of President Truman's request six
months ago for emergency immigra-
ton of 100000 homeless Jewish vic
TINS of Axis persecution-a request
later rejected by Mr.. Attlee. The
two governments then formed the
joint committee.
Obviously envisioning dissatisfac-
ton in both groups, the commit
tee said that if its report is ac-
cepted, the United States and Brit
ain should
Make it clear beyond all doubt to
both Jews and Arabs that any at
tempt from either side, by threats
of violence, by terrorism, or by the
organization or use of illegal armies
to prevent its execution, will be
resolutely suppressed"
Favors Trusteeship.
In recommending against the
Holy Lands becoming either an
Arab or Jewish state, the commit
tee said Palestine is not, and can
never become, land which any
race or religion can justly claim
as its very own"
Saying that any attempt to pro-
mote an independent Palestine at
this time would result in civil
strife such as might threaten the
peace of the world" the commit
tee reached this conclusion:
I'VE therefore recommend that.
until this hostility disappears. the
government of Palestine be con-
tinued as at present under mandate
pending the execution of a trustee
ship agreement under the United
Nations"
The committee did not specify
whether it meant trusteeship ad-
ministered by single nation or ny
a group of nations under U. N. It
did say. however, that the recon-
mendations, If adopted, will mean
a very heavy burden for any sin
gle government to undertake.
This section Of the report could
mean a possible delay in settling
most Of the issues raised by the
committee until the United Nations
has acted on the whole question of
Palestine's future. It might even
leave open until then the question
Of Britain's action on emergency
immigration.
immigration Priority.
The committee specified that i'm
migration priority should be given
to Jews now in displaced persons
centerS IN Europe, and from those
liberated in Austria and Germany.
1t offered no solution for Pales-
tines long-range problems, beyond
saying that provisions of the 1922
mandate-one open to wide inter-
pretation-should remain in force
for the time being. The mandate
clause provides that "the admin
stration of Palestine, while insuring
that the rights and position of
other sections Of the population are
not prejudiced, shall facilitate jew
ish immigration under suitable con-
ditions."
President Truman made his re-
quest for admission of 100000 Jews
to Palestine after a study of the
plight of the homeless by Earl G.
Harrison, Philadelphia lawyer, who
went ahr0od &c q snecio1 roproco,