Evening star., 1948-09-20
Bernadotte Report Asks U.N.Ha|t
Palestine War; Rule Jerusalem;
Arab League Starts Own Regime
Mediator Also
Urges Changes
In Partition Plan
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Sept. 20-A postum
nous report by the murdered
Count Folke Bernadotte declares
the United Nations should step
in to end the Palestine war if
the Arabs and Jews fail to make
peace.
The mediator wrote that Israel
exists in Palestine" and the future
of Arab Palestine should be left to
the Arab states, ''in full consulta-
ton with the Arab inhabitants OF
the Holy Land.
His 35,000-word report was dis
tributed to the So U. N. member
states as his body and that OF
French 1t. Col Andre Pierre Serot
were being flown home.
Memorial Service Planned.
It was tentatively planned to hold
a memorial service at Paris Orly
Field. After receiving homage from
high United Nations and French
officials Count Bernadotte's body
would be flown to Stockholm.
The Holy City of Jerusalem, where
Count Bernadotte and Col. Serot
were shot to death last Friday,
should be placed under United Ma
tions control. the report said.
The report, which will be one OF
the problems. facing the General
Assembly opening tomorrow, also
recommended changes in the Pal
estine partition plan.
The Negeb Desert OF Southern
Palestine, he said, should become
Arab territory. Most of it was given
to the Jews under the partition
plan.
Galilee Would Be Jewish.
All of Galilee should be defined
as Jewish territory" he added. The
partition plan gave Western Galilee
to Arab Palestine, but it now is
under control of the Israeli Army.
While Count Bernadotte left the
disposition of Arab Palestine to the
Arab States, he recommended that.
in view of the historical connection
and common interests of Trans
Jordan and Palestine, there would
be compelling reasons for merging"
Arab Palestine and neighboring
Trans-Jordan.
Count Bernadotte's report also
recommended:
The Jewish port of Haifa, in
cluding oil ref1neries and terminals,
should be declared a. free port.
eiYuooYf of UHHQ Chn1ItH he
declared a free airport.
The right of 100000 Arab refugees
to return to their homes in jewish
controlled territory, or payment Of
compensation by Israel to those
choosing not to return
The United Nations should pro-
vide special assurance that jewish
Arab boundaries are respected and
maintained"
Guarantee Of Rights.
The political, economic, social and
religious rights of all Arabs in Jew
ish territory and all Jews in Arab
territory of Palestine Should be
fully guaranteed and respected by
The authorities.
Establishment of United Ma
tons Cancellation Commission.
The principal job of the Concili-
alton Commission would be to
supervise such boundaries, road,
railroad, free port, free airport,
minority rights and other arrange
ments as may be decided upon by
the United Nations"
Placing Jerusalem under United
Nations control would, in effect,
internationalize it. Count Berna-
dotte proposed this international
area be the same as originally pro-
posed by the United Nations parti-
ton plan. He would also grant
maximum feasible local autonomy
for its Arab and Jewish communi-
ties. with full safeguards for the
protection of the holy places and
sites and free access to them, and
for religious freedom"
THE right of unimpeded access
to Jerusalem, by road, rail or air.
should be fully respected by all
parties" he added.
Partition Changes Outlined.
Count Bernadotte said he recon-
mended changes in the partition
plan boundaries "in order to make
them more equitable, workable and
consistent with existing realities in
PALESTINE
His major boundary recommended
tions we're:
~The area known as the Negeb,
south of line running from the
sea near Majdal east-southeast to
Faluja fboth of which places would
(see BERNADOTTE, Page A-5J