Evening star., 1946-08-16
Truman May Request Congress
ToOpen U. S. to More REFUGEES;
Denies Offering Palestine Plan
President Is Hopeful
Arab Jew British Talk
Will Bring Solution
By Gornett D. Homer

President Truman said today
he may ask Congress for special
legislation to permit more Jew
ish refugees and other displaced
persons in Europe to find perma-
nent homes in the United States.
The Chief Executive said in q
statement that this Government
has not presented any plan of its
own for solution of the problem OF
Palestine" and added that he hopes
a fair solution" can be worked out
in proposed conversations between
the British Government and Jewish
and Arab representatives
The President has been eXchang-
Ing views with Prime Minister Attlee
OF Britain on the question, the state
ment said. adding that it was clear
that no settlement of the Palestine
problem could be worked out that
would be fully satisfactory" to all
parties concerned.
Reply StirS Speculation.
Declaring that solution of the
Palestine problem would not by it
self take care of the hundreds of
thousands of displaced persons in
Europe, the statement said Mr.
Truman hopes that it will be pos
sible for various countries, in
Guiding the United States. to ad-
nit many of these persons as
permanent residents.
The statement was issued in the
midst of considerable speculation
about Mr.. Trumans reply to the
British proposals for dividing Pales-
tine into Jewish and Arab zones as
a preliminary to the immigration of
100000 more Jewish refugees from
Europe into Palestine.
Press dispatches from London re-
ported that authoritative sources
there said the United States had
refused to participate in the par
titioning plan and that Britain
would be forced to seek an alterna-
tive solution to the problem.
Text of Statement.
The text of the statement fol-
lows:
although the President has been
exchanging views with Mr.. Attlee
on the subject. this Government
has not presented any plan of its
own for the solution of the problem
of Palestine.
1T is the sincere hope of the
President, however, that as a result
Of the proposed conversations be-
tween the British government and
Jewish and Arab representatives
fair solution Of the problem of Pal
estine can be found and immediate
steps can be taken to alleviate the
situat ton of the displaced Jews in
Europe.
"It is clear that no settlement of
the Palestine problem can be
achieved which will be fully salts
factory to all of the parties con-
cerned and that if this problem is
to be solved in a manner which will
bring peace and prosperity to Pales-
tine. it must be approached in
spirit of conciliation.
WON SUlSc DI uduCl iobiS"'
1T is also evident that the solu-
ton of the Palestine question will
not In itself solve the broader prob
lem of the hundreds of thousands
of displaced persons in Europe.
The President has been giving
this problem his special attention
and hopes that arrangements can
be entered into which will make 1t
possible for various countries, in
Guiding the United States, to admit
many of these persons as permanent
residents.
The President on his part is
contemplating seeking the approval
of Congress for special legislation
authorizing the entry into the
United States of fixed number Of
these persons, including Jews