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sembly hall at Flushing Meadow
Park, Faris Ell Khoury of Syria
served notice that the decision will
be opposed "by all Arabs
Arabs Backed Down.
The final vote was taken after the
Arabs backed down from their
adamant stand against any Jewish
political foothold in Palestine and
proposed creation of federal gov
ernment composed of Jewish and
Arab states. The Arabs said their
proposal called for two states TO be
set up like those of the United
States OF America.
But it was too late. The assembly
scarcely discussed the Arab move
before voting for partition.
After the six Arab countries
Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq,
Yemen and Syria-left the cham
Der in silence, Pakistan followed
them. Pakistan is the new Moslem
country created out of the parti-
tioning of India last August Is.
Before stalking out, Prince Faisal
of Saudi Arabia, scion of King Ibn
Saud and leader of the Arab group
here, declared that the Assembly S
action had destroyed the charter.
He said Saudi Arabia reserved the
right to do what she deemed fit and
that she would not be bound by the
Assembly action.
Decision Termed Illegal.
Dr.. Fadhl Jaman, foreign min
lister of Iraq, lashed out against 1.-The
great pressure, great influence
which he said had brought the
adoption of partition. He said the
Iraq government felt the decision
was "undemocratic, illegal, imprac-
tical and anticharter."
Emir Adel Arslan of Syria told
the Assembly after the vote that the
charter lis dead"
Not of a natural DEATH" he
added. 1T was murdered"
"All consequences will fall on your
heads, not on ours"
DR.. Abba Hillel Silver, chairman
of the American section of the
executive of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine, hailed the action to
partition as a turning point in
Jewish history"
THE Jewish people will forever be
grateful to the nations which con-
tributed to the decision" DR.. Silver
said in a statement outside the
chamber. I'VE are especially ap-
preciative of the leadership pro-
vided by the United States and the
Soviet Union and are happy that in
the solution of the Palestine problem
these two great powers worked har-
moniously together"
Silver Appeals to Arabs.
DR.. Silver, welcoming the AS
sembly's decision, appealed directly
to the Arabs ito join with us in ar
era of peaceful and fruitful col
laboration."
I'VE extend q hand of genuine
friendship to the new Arab state
which is to be established in Pales-
tine" DR.. Silver said. THE Jewish
nation in Palestine will be eager tt
cooperate fully with its Arat
neighbors.
DR.. Silver said the immediate
concern of the Jewish Agency wa!
to try to alleviate the plight O.
thousands or refugees attempting tt
enter Palestine.
He told reporters that the agency
would begin action as soon as pos
sible to try to help those refugees
He said that in view of the AS
sembly's decision there no Longer
was any reason for the British Il
oppose immigration.
The partition plan calls for tht
British to provide quickly bridge
head" for substantial immigration O.
Jews into Palestine. DR.. Silver sale
he hoped this would be made avail
able soon.
DR.. Silver said he planned to 60 tt
Palestine himself some time II
January.
British Abstain on ALI Votes.
Sir Alexander Cadogan of Brit
ain, whose delegation has showr
some evidence of pessimism towart
settling the problem, asked th'
Assembly commission to contact hi
government as soon as possible t.
work out details Of Britain's with
drawals.
The British abstained on all vote
on Palestine They repeatedly sait
they would not take major role il
enforcing any decision not accept
able to both the Jews and Arabs
that their sole desire was to get ou
of Palestine as speedily as possible
The plan calls for them to with
draw before next August /.
In the closing minutes Of the 1874
session the Assembly:
/. Approved the plan to divid
Palestine into Arabic and Jewisl
nations with jig-saw boundaries ant
with Jerusalem as an internationa
city.
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