Evening star., 1947-11-30
U.NVotes Partition Of Palestine
33 to 49, as Arabs Threaten War
And Six Mos|em States Walk Out
Assembly Session
Adjourns Until
Next September
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 20. - Par
titioning of Palestine into Jew
lsh and Arab countries was ap-
proved by the United Nations
Assembly late today by a vote of
80 to 13 and Arabs here and in
the Middle East promptly
threatened general opposition
and uprisings against any at
tempt to carry out the Assem-
bly's decision.
The six Arab nations represented
here walked out of the crowded
Assembly hall in protest after
charging bitterly that the U. N.
Charter had been murdered" by
the majority verdict
The first reaction from the Mid
die East came from Baghdad. Iraq.
Riad Ell Solh, premier of Lebanon,
told neWsmen there that I'VE are
waiting, prepared to march on to
our objectives when the time
comes"
Salih Bey el Jabur, premier OF
1raq, also said partition would mean
"the most horrible and greatest
massacre ever witnessed, embracing
the whole Mid-East.'
The Iraqi people and army are
wholly prepared to wage unlimited
confederation. Palestine will not be
partitioned before our total ami
hilation. Let responsible officials
realize we mean what we say
1t was noted that both men spoke
shortly before the Assembly acted,
but they renewed the Arab threat
to act against any partition move.
Ten Nations Abstain.
The Assembly's final vote, ap-
proving the Soviet t-American" pro-
posal to set up independent Jewish
and Arabic countries in the Holy
Land by next October l, was we'll
over the requirement for approval
by two-thirds of those delegates
present and voting. The 13 OPP
posed to partition could have been
defeated by a minimum of 26 af-
firmative votes. Ten nations alb
stained and Siam was absent.
The Arabs made it clear that
their walkout here was directed
only against the decision on Pales-
tine, which they said they would
not obey.
It was the second walkout IN
q. N. history. The first was by
Andrei A. Gromyko of Russia, who
left the Security Council in protest
against a decision in the 1ranian
case in March, 1916,
Soon after the crucial vote on
partition the 1947 Assembly ad-
iourned finally at $50 pm. The
session began September 16. The
next Assembly, unless a special ses-
sion is called, is slated to meet in
some European city next Septem-
ber
Roll Call on Palestine.
The roll call vote by countries:
For partition (33): Australia, Bel
GUM. Bolivia, Brazil. White Russia,
Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti,
Iceland, Liberia, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nlcar-
aqua, Norway. Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Sweden,
Soviet Ukraine, South Africa, Soviet
Russia, United States, Uruguay,
Venezuela.
Against partition 13): Afghan
istan, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, India.
Iran, Iraq, Lebanon. Pakistan, Saudi
Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.
Abstaining 1O: Argentina, Chile,
China. Colombia, Ell Salvador, Ethi-
opia, Honduras, Mexico, Britain,
Yugoslavia.
Absent %: Siam.
u. g., Russia Team Together.
The decision on Palestine found
the United States and Russia team
ing together for one of the few times
in U. N. history. 1t was the only
important question which arose
during the II weeks of the 1947 ses-
sion on which the two big powers
agreed fully.
Herschel V. johnson, American
delegate, praised the Assembly vote
as demonstrating that the U. N. "is
capable of dealing forthrightly with
urgent international issues"
Mr.. Gromyko, Soviet deputy for
eign minister, declared that the
Palestine decision is "just one
and "the best under the circum-
stances"
The Jewish Agency for Palestine
called the decision a noble" one
and said its first concern was to try
to help the refugees who have been
attempting to get to Palestine from
Europe.
AS the Arab delegates left the as
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