Evening star., 1947-11-23
u. 5. Asks Approval
Of Holy Land Partition
By Large u. n. Vote
By the Associoted Press

by the ASSocioted Press
LAKE SUCCESS. Nov. 22.-The
United States today appealed for
United Nations approval of the pro-
posal to partition Palestine into
Jewish and Arab countries "by as
large majority as possible" and
indicated it was willing to carry out
its obligations under the U. N. char
ter with armed force if necessary.
1t was the first time in the lengthy
U. N. debate on the Holy Land that
the United States made a direct
plea for votes for partition, which
is bitterly opposed by the Arabs and
supported by the Jews. United States
Delegate Herschel V. Johnson made
the statement before the 57-nation
Palestine Committee, which is dis
cussing the only issue left on the
calendar of the 1947 General Assem-
bly,
THE plan Of partition with eco
homie union carries sufficient flex-
ibility to be made workable Mr..
Johnson said. 1--WE hope it is adopted
by as large majority as possible.
Most Practicable Solution.
With all it's imperfections, the
partition plan offers the most prac-
ticable solution of the Palestine
problem"
Mr.. johnson thus took issue with
Sir Carl Berendsen of New Zealand
who declared that the partition plan
is "deplorable" because there is no
provision for a police force to make
effective the creation of the con-
templated Jewish and Arab coun-
tries.
DR.. Mohamed Fadhil Jamali, for
eign minister of Iraq, said Mr.. john
sons speech "bafded' him and
argued that the partition plan vio-
lated the U. N charter. Asking that
the Assembly shall not be inf1u-
enced to make unjust decisions" he
declared:
THE Jewish Agency determined
the partition plan. The United
States accepts the generous gift of
the Jewish Agency"
Terming the partition proposal
IAN adventurous plan launched by
dreamers," he said it would i'm
mediately lead to bloodshed and
Immediately create political up
heaval"
Britain Protests.
Britain's John Martin objected to
Mr.. Johnsons reference to the de
Sultory assistance. OF the British
before a subcommittee which worked
out the partition plan. Again stress
ing that his government could not
assume responsibility for enforcing
partition, Mr.. Martin said:
IF there is fighting in Palestine,
the soldiers there will be British. If
lives are lost they will be British.
If there are widows and orphans
they will be British
A decision on Palestine held up
final adjournment of the turbulent
10-week Assembly session highlighted
by Russia's boycott against three
new organs created at the suggestion
of Secretary of State Marshall.
Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Pakistan
spoke against partition and Bolivia
supported it. New Zealand indicated
she would abstain and China that
she would back the split up schemed.
Abstainers Criticized.
MIR. johnson made another ap-
peal for passage of partition at
night committee session, especially
criticizing delegates who proposed
to abstain.
How by abstaining can any dele
cation think they are furthering a
solution?" he said. THE time now
is for decision
He then added that the United
States was ready fully to support
the carrying out of partition, de-
claring:
The plan makes the Security
Council responsible for security ele-
ments. Certainly if situation
arises under chapters six and seven
of the charter. my government will
perform its duty under the charter
in carrying out Security Council de-
cisions."
(Chapter seven calls for pos
sible use of armed force to i'm
plement decisions)
Yugoslavia broke away from the
Soviet Union for the first time on a
major issue and announced it would
abstain. Belgium also announced it
would abstain, Chile and the Domin-
ican Republic backed partition and
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