Evening star., 1947-11-20
Britain Ready 10 Give
Plans for Palestine
Withdrawal 10 u. N.
BY The Associoted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 90
Britain is ready to lay before the
United Nations her plans for with
drawal from Palestine in connec-
ton with general debate on parti-
ton of the Holy Land, a spokesman
said today.
It was understood that Sir Alex
ander Cadogan would announce
general pattern of withdrawal"
but leave the exact timetable f1eX-
ible. The British already have said
they would complete the evacuation
by next August l.
The statement was awaited with
special interest to determine if the
British would be willing and able
to eyacuate seaport area, probably
Tel Aviv, in the proposed Jewish
nation by February l, l948, in keep
ing with recommendation now
before the Assemblys 57-nation
Palestine Committee. That would
enable the Jews to begin immlgTa-
ton on that date.
Two Groups Make Final Reports.
The committee last night received
final reports from two subcommlt-
tees-one calling for partition of
the Holy Land into independent
Jewish and Arab countries and the
Others for one independent Arab
no1opotnc n
details of the two proposals today,
and hoped to open general debate
tonight.
Dr. Herbert V. .Evatt of Australia,
committee chairman, renewed his
appeal for speed and requested a
vote by the end of the week. The
committee decision will be by sim
pie majority, but either plan would
need tWothirds approval in the
final vote on the Assembly floor
Under DR.. Evatt's plans the COM
mittee would discuss the two pro-
posals simultaneously and then be-
gin balloting. He indicated the first
vote would be taken on the Arab
plan for a unitary nation.
With the Legal Committee ex-
pected to wind up its work today,
all Assembly committees except the
one on Palestine will have finished.
Assembly Speeds Work.
At Flushing Meadow the General
Assembly scheduled morning, after
noon and night sessions in the drive
for adjournment next week. U. N.
/ officials said the closing date of the
tWo-month-old 1947 session now
hinged entirely on the speed of the
Palestine debate.
The problem of financing the U.
MS permanent skyscraper head
quarters in Manhattan and India's
discrimination charges against South
Africa were among the items up for
final decision in the Assembly. The
Assembly also needs to put its stamp
of approval of the Political Commit
tee decision referring the contro-
versial big power veto discussions to
the newly created Little Assembly"
opening in January.
| The Trusteeship Council was
scheduled to open its second session
today facing the prospect of a con-
tinued Russian boycott.
Russia Stands Firm.
AS the delegates assembled for the
II am. meeting, a Soviet representa-
tive said Russia had not changed
her attitude since she boycotted last
springs session of the Council.
Russia contended in the General
Assembly that the Council was con-
stituted Illegally. The Soviet dele
cation, however. took part in the
recent election of two new members
of the Council-the Philippines and
Costa Rica.
Russia also agreed yesterday to.
place the city of Jerusalem under
jurisdiction of the Trusteeship
Council if the Assembly approves
the plan to partition Palestine into
separate Jewish and Arab countries.