Evening star., 1948-10-29
U.N. Defers Action on Sanctions
In Palestine Amid Reports That
Truman Has Voiced Opposition
Subcommittee Gets
Issue; Presidents
Aides Are Silent
BY the Associoied Press

PARIS, Oct. 29.-The United
Nations Security Council threw
to a subcommittee today the hot
issue of sanctions in Palestine,
amid unconfirmed reports that
President Truman had with
drawn American support for
economic pressure to stop the
Holy Land war.
Authoritative sources here said the
President told Secretary of State
Marshall the United States would
not support a British Chinese reSo-
luton calling on the Holy Land COM
batants to withdraw to positions
held before the last rupture of the
U. N. truce.
However, another source said no
direct order was received, but that
the President had telegraphed. ask
ing for details of the American po-
sition. This informant said the
President has not directly ordered
the American delegation to take
any specific stand on any issue since
1t has been in Paris
An American press spokesman
said he knew nothing of this report.
Qn Washington, the State De-
partment would not comment.
Similarly, aides of the President,
In New York on his campaign
tour, declines to commentD
Would Force Withdrawal.
The Council, without a formal
vote, but with Russia and the Soviet
Ukraine abstaining. set up FIVE
member subcommittee to study the
British Chinese resolution. This
resolution would have the effect of
forcing Israel to withdraw from
positions in the Negeb desert won in
recent hard fighting against the
Egyptians.
The resolution asks the Council to
consider use of economic and politi-
cal measures against Israel and
Egypt If either refuses to withdraw
troops in the Negeb to positions
held october ID. the date the fight
ing was renewed in Southern Pale
stine. Egypt. which lost territory
there to the Jews, has agreed. Israel
refused
Although a switch in the Ameri-
can position was reported, it has
not yet been necessary for Chief
American Delegate Warren r. Aus
tin to state the American stand in
the Council, of which he is presi-
dent for October.
The authoritative sources, who
could not be quoted by name. said
President Truman first heard OF
the American support for the sane
tions proposal while he was in New
York on his campaign trip. There
he spoke on the Palestine issue, de-
claring that Israel must be large
enough to make her people self
supporting.
Stands Back Of Platform.
President Truman said in Wash
ington Sunday he stood behind pro-
visions in the Democratic platform
covering Israel. The platform ap-
proved Israel 8 claims to boundaries
set forth in the partition plan OF
the U. n November %, which al
loted the Negeb desert to the Jews.
In his last report to the Security
Council. Count Folke Bernadotte,
the slain U. N. Mediator, recon-
mended that the Negeb be given to
the Arabs and that the Jews get
Western Galilee instead. Later Sec
retary of State Marshall announced
support of the Bernadotte recon-
mendations.
The sources here said President
Truman heard about the sanctions
support by the Americans outside
of State Department channels and
Immediately cabled Secretary of
State Marshall.
They said he told Gen. Marshall
the United States could not support
the British Chinese resolution, and
that word of this message was sent
by Gen. Marshall to Mr. Austin
while the latter was presiding over
e the Council. During the Council
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