Evening star., 1948-05-14
u. n. Has Last Chance
Today 10 Deal With
Palestine Problem
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, May 14.-The
United Nations, pinned against an
inexorable deadline, gets its last
whack today at the problem of
Palestine.
The British mandate over the
Holy Land ends at 8 pm. (EDT)
today and after that the problem
is expected to assume new and diff
ferent aspects, with the solution
probably lying elsewhere.
Delegates speculated that If the
United Nations can find some way
to protect Jerusalem and its shrines
and holy places, that will be the
biggest achievement of the special
Assembly called to deal with the
problem. 1t has been in session
since April Is and there is a pos
sibility it may adjourn tonight.
New Complaints Filed.
Both Jews and Arabs filed with
the United Nations last night new
protests against alleged aggression
by the other side.
The formal complaints stepped
up the attempts by the delegates to
take some action before the dead
line. The 58-member Political Com
niittee of the second special As
sembly on Palestine was called to
meet this morning for vote on two
proposals, each designed to bring
peace to the Holy Land.
One proposal was from sub
foI,
sembly to approve a special U. N.
regime for Jerusalem. This would
put the Holy City under a U. N.
commissioner who would be ap-
pointed by the U. N: Trusteeship
Council and who would supervise
the work of a neutral mayor of the
city.
This regime was advocated as the
best way now open to the U. N. to
protect the holy places OF Jeru-
salem, sacred to three religions.
Jews File Charges.
The other proposal was from an
other subcommittee which recon-
mended that the Assembly appoint
U. N. mediator to attempt to
find a peaceful solution to the Pal
estine problem.
The Jewish Agency for Palestine
got in the first protest last night.
1t filed charges with the Security
Council that the Arab Legion OF
Trans Jordan had not marched out
of Palestine but had instead at
tackled Jewish settlements south OF
Bethlehem.
Later in the night Hagana re-
ported from Tel Aviv that Arab
Legion troops have captured the
Jewish settlement of Kefar Etzion
in Central Palestine.
The agency urged the Security
Council to act Immediately The
Council told the agency to file doc
uments to back up its charges, an
informant said.
Abdullah Cables Lie.
King Abdullah of Trans-Joroan
sent a cable to Trygve Lie, U. N.
secretary general, protesting against
Jewish acts.
I'VE protest" King Abdullah said,
against the Jewish armed organlza-
tions attacking Arab territories IN
the vicinities of Tulkarm and the
horrible aggression inflicted upon
Beisan town pointing out
that this actual provocation If con-
tinued will render the situation more
complicated
The United States told the Politl-
cal Committee last night that 1t
stands firmly on its plea for truce
and mediation in Palestine. Prof. |
Philip Jessup, American delegate,
declared the Palestine partition res
oution of last November % stands
on the Assembly books as recon-
n1endation, but that the United
states still is working for truce to
utiet the troubled country.
Evans Picked as Commissioner.
An American Quaker, Harold Evans
of Philadelphia, was announced last
night as the choice of Jews and
Arabs to serve as municipal commits
sioner for Jerusalem in the current
crisis.
His name was submitted to the
retiring British high commissioner
for Palestine, Gen. Sir Alan Gordon
Cunningham. for appointment to
office equivalent to mayor OF the
Holy City.
The communication to Gen. Cum
ningham from the United Nations
Assembly asked the appointment OF
Pablo Azcarate, a Spanish republl-
can and U. N. secretariat officer now
iu Jerusalem. to serve until MI
Evans can arrive in Palestine.
sMr. Evans, an attorney and pre-
siding clerk of the yearly meeting
of the Society of Friends, has had
a,long career as an administrator.
He has been a member of the Amer
icans Friends Service Committee
since 1917. He also is a director
Of the committee.