Evening star., 1947-10-30
|U.l. ReadiesProposaI
ToCarry Out Plan for
Partition Of Palestine
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 30.-The
American delegation today was put
ting the final touches to its long:
awaited proposals on implementing
the partition of Palestine into inde-
pendent Jewish and Arab countries
Drafted by State Department ex-
perts after lengthy consultations
with Secretary Of. State Marshall
and his top aides, the plan will be
offered to a United Nations parti-
ton subcommittee by Delegate
Herschel v. johnson. The policy dec
laration will cover American ideas
on how and by whom the Holy Land
should be administered for an in
terim period preceding full inde-
pendence. ,.'
A spokesman said Mr.. johnson
would make the speech by the end of
the week. Russia, waiting for the
United States to show its hand first,
was expected to follow Immediately
with the Soviet version of how par
tition, If finally voted by the U. N,
should be enforced.
Secrecy Is Maintained.
American sources maintained
their usual secrecy on matters sur
rounding the Palestine question, but
it was understood that Gen. Mar
snail was considering, among other
ideas, the reported Soviet scheme
that the Holy Land be placed un-
der the supervision of the Security
Council for the year-or Longer in
terim period. 1t was considered
virtually certain that Gen. Marshall
would guard against making any
outright commitment of American
troops.
Progress in the subcommittee has
been slow and DR.. Herbert V. Evatt
of Australia, chairman of the par
ent 57-nation Palestine Commit
tee, extended indefinitely yesterday S
deadline on report. However
presentation of the American and
Russian plans was expected to bring
the issue to a head quickly and
perhaps force committee vote
within week on whether to ac-
cept partition.
Another subcommittee working on
proposals from the Arab countries,
which oppose partition, also was
tagging. That group is attempting
to wrap up the variously worded
demands for creation of one in
dependent Arab nation,
Other Developments.
Other developments:
l. The Assembly's 57-national Po-
litical Committee was to vote on
an American proposal that the U. N.
create temporary commission
which would insure that truly
elected" representatives Of the
Korean people would be chosen to
discuss Korea's independence before
the U. N. The United States orig
inally called for establishment Of
a commission to supervise elections
leading to setting up Korean gov
ernment. Russia Immediately de-
manded that elected representa-
tives" OF Korea be heard, and the
American delegation then countered
with the plan for the temporary
commission.
2. The Security Council heard Po-
land appeal for condemnation OF
the Dutch as responsible for con-
tinued fighting in 1ndonesia de-
spite two Council cease-fire orders.
The Polish resolution also would
warn the Netherlands that peace
Enforcement measures might be
necessary. The Council will meet
again tomorrow at Flushing
Meadow, where the General Assem-
bly, goes back into plenary session.
8. This was the first anniversary
of Soviet Foreign. Minister Molo-
tov.s major declaration to the 1946
General Assembly in which he pro-
duced a surprise proposal for world
wide arms reduction. The plan now
rests with a 1l-nation Commission
on Conventional Armaments which
is attempting to reach agreement
on how to go about tackling the
problem.