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Policy
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a political decision on anybody. Its
power to use force is limited by the
Charter to action to maintain inter-
/. national peace and security.
If the U. N. had the power to i'm
pose by force decision disassoci-
]ated from the maintenance of peace
lit is pointed out, it would actually
fbe a world government.
1t is extremely dangerous, au-
i thorities here emphasize, to look at
! Just the sole, immediate problem in
considering any action by the U. N
They insist that decision regard
ing the use of force in Palestine
cannot be tailor-made to fit just
that case. Action in this situation
will set precedents.
If the Security Council should
assume authority to impose parti-
Etion of Palestine by force, the prece-
tdent would be set for the U. N
making political decisions regarding
any part bfs thG Norld and sending
troops to enforce such decisions.
| This might affect such current prob
items as Greece, Korea and India.
It would open the way to possible
direct u. NJ ;interyention in the
western Hemisphere political prob
lems., ...
These considerations led to the
American decision to oppose any
proposal. to attempt to use U. N.
force to impose the General As
sembly's recommendation that
Palestine be split into Arab and
Jewish states with economic union
i However, it was pointed out, send
ling q u. N. force to Palestine to
maintain or restore international
peace and security might have the
effect OF carrying out the partition
|plan.
American policy still favors the
partition plan as the only just ano
workable solution of the Palestine
problem to come before the U. N.
Oficials here still cling to the
4 hope that there is a chance to gel
Arab agreement to the plan, pro-
vided the U. N. shows 1t is prepared
to exercise its authority to main.
tain peace, and to resist with inter-
national force any aggression ir
Palestine.
But the u. N. Charter sets out GER.
tain steps that must be gone through
before any desision to use force Ii
taken.
For one thing, authorities here
point out, there has been no U. N
decision" for partition Of Palestine
despite widespread public discus
sion in those terms.
The U. N. General Assembly has
only the power to recommend
courses of action to its members, ano
to make requests" of the Security
Council. The power of decision Is
reserved to the Council. which has
not yet taken any action on Pales-
tine except to receive the Assem-
bly's recommendations and reports
of a special commission.
i Long procedure laid out for the
Security Council to seek adjustment
of disputes threatening interna-
tional peace and security through
consultation, arbitration and other
measures short of force has been
made unavoidable in this case by
refusal of the Arab states to enter
into any negotiations on the Assem-
blys recommendations.
The first major decision to be
made by the Security Council is
whether a threat to international
peace exists in the Palestine situa-
ton.
4 If the Security Council makes
such finding, the question of what
, to do about it then will arise. The
President and his advisers con-
slider the United States would be
bound to help put down the
threat-that the Charter puts
, such responsibility on every U. N
member.
Russia Blocks u. N. Force.
In other words, even If the United
States did not favor partition oi
, Palestine, 1t would be duty-bounc
Ito send troops there to help main.
tain or restore peace If asked to dt
so by the Security Council.
II the U. N. security force en-
, visaged by Article 43 of the Charte
had been set up action would b.
more or less automatic. But Russis
, has blocked agreement on estab
fishing that force.
/ Under these circumstances th'
|. United States considers Article 10'
T of the Charter, entitled ''transitiona
security arrangements" applies. Thi'
: provides that pending establishment
\ of the U. N. force called for il
J Article 43, the parties to the four
nation declaration. signed at Mos
COW October 80, 1943, and Francs
shall consult witt
| one another and as occasion re
quires with other members OF M