Evening star., 1947-11-30

mission to supervise the establish
ment of the new regimes in Pales.
tine and to step in as Britain, the
mandatory power, steps out OF the
troubled Holy Land.
3. Asked the Security Council te
take the new countries under its
care during their formative days.
4. Approved budget not exceed
ing $2,O0O,000 to pay the expenses
of the commission and of. making
the partition scheme effective.
France Draws Applause.
The packed assembly hall wa
tense when the delegates began vot
ing at 5:29 pm.
There was a burst of applause
when France, whose decision wa
in doubt to the very end, voted fol
the proposal Assembly Presiden
Oswaldo Aranha, obviously angered
stopped the roll call and said he was
determined that the public woule
not interfere lin so serious
matter"
After his warning, the final result
was received in silence.
The Philippines also switched tt
the "yes" column from a deciara.
ton earlier this week that SHE
would oppose partition. An in.
formed source said this was gene or
instructions received from Presi.
dent Roxas himself just before th'
crucial session began. Haiti, which
also spoke against partition, voted
for it on the final ballot.
Having adopted the partition
plan, the delegates did not con
slider further a Colombian pro-
posal which would have put of tina
action until next year or a new
Iranian proposal for the Assembly:
Palestine committee to study th'
whole case until next January Is
U. N. Vitality Proved.
In the closing speeches, Warren r
Austin, American delegate, declare,
that the Assembly "has proved with
out a doubt the vitality of th'
United Nations" He said it hat
taken long strides toward collec
tive security.
Trygve Lie, U. N. secretary gen
eral, reviewed the work of the AS
sembly and expressed regret that it
! preoccupation with political ant
constitutional differences caused tn
Assembly to devote little attentlo,
"to the great and pressing economi
problems that beset most Of tn
world today" However, he reminde'
! the delegates that the work Of tn
United Nations is only beginning.
The final address was made b.
DR.. Aranha, who said it was tn
duty of the delegates not only to d.
away with all causes of war bu
also to lay the economic, politica
and social bases for peace.
He pounded the gavel finally will
the wish that the 1948 Assemhl
session, set for somewhere Il
Europe, will be a step as great a
ours has been toward the mainte
nance of peace and internationa
security"
Lie Makes Statement.
In a final statement to the dele
gates, Mr.. Lie expressed the hop
that the four-power Foreign Min
isters' Council now meeting in Lon
don will achieve real progress to
ward the conclusion of the majo
peace treaties"
He said that the U. N. wa
founded on the assumption that tn
major powers would agree and tina
agreement on the peace treatle
with Germany and Austria, an
later Japan, would mark a furtEe
step toward conciliation and agree
ment on other questions"
DR.. Aranha also expressed tn
wish that the foreign minister
meeting in London will be "guide'
on the right path to peace, in orde
that we (the U. NJ may adopt tn
decisions necessary for its mainte
nance and SO fulfill the task en-
trusted to us by nearly all tn
peoples of the world"
During the session, which ran tw
weeks longer than Mr.. Lie had ex
pected, the majority of the 81 ma
tions:
! l. Created a year-around "Littl
Assembly" sponsored by Secretar
of State, Marshall, to consider issue
ARISING between regular fall sessions