Evening star., 1948-11-22
Poland B|ames
u. s., Britain for
Palestine War
Lunge and Russian
Delegate Team Up in
Attack Before U. N.
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Nov 22.-Dr. Oscar
Lange, Polish delegate to the
United Nations, blamed the
United States and Britain today
for Palestine's chaos and war.
Defense of an old and now crum.
bling empire on the one hand, the
expansionist drive toward the estab-
lishment of a new empire on the
other hand, are responsible for the
present situation in Palestine" the
Soviet bloc delegate told the 58-na-
ton Political Committee.
Semen K. Tsarapkin of Russia
said the Soviet Union regarded the
proposals made by Count Folke
Bernadotte. the assassinated medi-
ator, "as proposals prepared in the
British Foreign Office"
Partition Plan Backed.
He said giving Arab Palestine to
Trans-Jordan would continue
"semi-colonial" territory under the
domination of British and Amer
lean oil interests.
The committee also heard Henri
Cattan of the Arab Higher Com
mittee assert that Arabs in Pales-
tine were murdered and driven
from their homes. their villages pill
laged. and their churches desc.
Grated" He said this was done "by
the very people who have clamored
for the sympathy of the world"
Poland and Russia both called
for the U. N. partition plan of a
year ago to be put into force.
DR.. Lange said the Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion, led by British officers
and maintained by a British sub
sidy became one of the spearheads
of war" in the Holy Land, he said
Britain Ibid not use its influence to
restrain the Arab states from try
ing to solve the problem by appeal
to force"
U. S. Wavering Cited.
DR.. Lange said Britain's attitude
led Arab states to believe Britain
would welcome their resort to arms
IN Palestine.
He said the attitude of the United
States wavered. He said if the
United States had stood by it's de-
cision to support the partition plan,
agreement between the United
States and the Soviet Union would
have made impossible any attempt
to overthrow the decision by force,
Dr. Lange said the United States,
however, became instrumental in
calling special General Assembly
session" in April and May of 1948.
He said the United States then ere.
ated confusion by proposing a trus-
teeship plan for Palestine, later
producing plan for a high COM
missioner, and then surprised the
United Nations and the world by
sudden recognition by President
Truman of the newly created state
of Israel"
DR.. Lange said "the illusory be-
lief of the Arab states that these
powers will support them up to the
point of assuring the success of their
military actions encouraged them
to use force
I'VE must break with this policy
of ambiguity and indecision," he
said
Abdullah Called Puppet.
Mr. Tsarapkin said Trans Jordan
was governed by British puppet"
This was reference to King Abdul
lah.
Mr.. Tsarapkin spoke as the COM
mittee resumed its discussion of the
recommendation drafted by Count
Bernadotte before he was assas-
sinated in September.
The Bernadotte plan would give
the Arabs the Negeb desert in
Southern Palestine, which the U. N.
partition plan assigned to the Jews.
1t also recommended that Western
Galilee be given to the Jews.
In preliminary statement on the
Bernadotte plan last Saturday, the
United States supported the slain
Counts report as a basis for dis
cussion, but said no territory should
be taken from Israel without Jewish
consent.
Bevin References Cited.
Mr.. Tsarapkin said the Bernadotte
plan "coincided strangely" with
published statements of some Brit
ish leaders. He said British For
Ieign Secretary Ernest Bevin gave is
Unusually strong support in his
tBevins) speech before the General
Assembly"
Before Mr. Tsarapkin spoke, Lester
(See PALESTINE, Page A-4)