Evening star., 1947-05-06
Egypt Threatens
IoWaIk Out on
Debate in j. n.
Demands Equolity for
Palestine Arabs With
Jews Before Assembly
BY The Asseeicfed Press

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LAKE SUCCESS, N. May
6.-Egypt told the United Ma
tions today that she would with
draw from the current Palestine
debates unless the General As
sembly placed the Arab Higher
Committee for Palestine on the
same footing as the Jewish
Agency.
This Egyptian announcement came
in the midst of these rapid Develop
ments:
/. The Arab Higher Committee
charged the Assembly with discrim-
nation and announced withdrawal
Of its request for a hearing in the
Holy Land debate.
2. Lester B. Pearson of Canada,
chairman of the Assembly's 55-na-
don Political Committee, suggested
that he cable the Arab committee
explaining that there had been a
misunderstanding and asking the
Arab group to reinstate its request.
3. Soviet circles said Russia was
determined to challenge British
American plan which would exclude
the five big powers from the pro-
posed U. N. fact-f1nding committee
on Palestine.
1T appeared likely that the Po-
litical Committee would invite the
Arab Higher Committee to present
its views to the U. N. despite the
withdrawal of its request.
5-Assembly President Oswaldo
Aranha cabled the Jewish Agency
Executive in Jerusalem asking it to
name witnesses to appear before
the committee.
Arabs Declared Left Out.
Egyptian Delegate Mahmoud Has
san Pasha, leading the Arab fight,
said the resolution adopted by the
Assembly in New York yesterday
had placed the Arab Higher Com
mittee IN a secondary position
legally.
Hassan Pasha said the resolution
had specifically instructed the Po-
litical Committee to hear the views
of the Jewish Agency, but had left
the decision to the committee as to
whether 1t would hear other or
ganizatiors, including the Arab
Committee.
Hassan Pasha was supported by
DR.. Fadhil Jamaly, Iraq, who sug-
gested the best way out was for the
Political Committee to recommend
that the Assembly reopen the ques-
ton and take vote on the Arab
request.
The question was left unsettled
when the. committee recessed until
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Pearson Reads Telegram.
The Political Committee was ready
to act on the Arab committees re-
quest when Chairman Pearson OF
Canada read telegram announcing
the withdrawal.
The new controversy fiared up as
Soviet circles said Russia was de-
ternined to challenge a British
American plan which would exclude
the five big powers from the pro-
posed U. N. act-finding committee
on Palestine.
Russia was reported ready te
counter the American British plan
with one of her own which would
provide for committee including
the Big Five and about five smaller
nations chosen on a geographic
basis. The Russians would not say
whether they would advocate in
clusion of an Arab state on the
committee.
Leaders Disappointed.
Jewish Agency leaders were re-
ported disappointed over the limited
COMMITTEE witness role voted to them
by the Assembly in New York yester-
day, but now were hoping for the
fullest possible representation in the
committee hearings.
The Agency was unofficially rep
resented at the outset of the Polit-
ical Committee deliberations by its
press spokesman observer.
Before taking up the proposal fol-
an inquiry committee the Political
Committee had to wind up the con-
troversial issue as to what other or
|ganizations besides the Jewish
Agency should be heard.
Argentine Delegate DR.. Jose Arce
circulated a resolution before the
morning session proposing that the
committee accept the Assembly's
recommendation that the Jewish
Agency be heard and that the Arabs
of Palestine be represented. DR.
Arce's resolution did not mentior
the Arab Higher Committee spe-
cifically.
Neutral Body Favored.
The United States plan for the
committee of inquiry, backed BY
Britain called for small neutral
body composed OF countries with nc
Palestine connections.
Authoritative sources said sug-
Igestion would be made that the in
lquiry committee be composed o1
Czechoslovakia, Canada, the Neither.
lands. Peru, Uruguay, Iran ane
| Sweden.
| The United States was understood
to hold the view that a small com.
mittee composed of states not di-
lrectly concerned in the Palestine
issue would more likely be able tx
reach conclusion favorable tt