Evening star., 1948-12-09
IsraeI's Application
For u. n. Membership
Hymied in Council
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PARIS, Dec. 9.-Israel's bid to
become the seth member of the
United Nations this year ap-
peared to be doomed to failure.
It is stymied in the Security
Council. ,
ia move to slasn all controversial
features from Britain's resolution
for a Palestine settlement, already
twice revied, developed as the Gen.
eral Assembly sought to clear up its
yo1x for adjournment Saturday
night.
Further debate, and perhaps de-
cfsions, on parts of the Palestine
question are due Friday in the Gen
efal Assembly, in the Security Coun-
Gil and in the Security Councils
seven-nation Palestine Committee.
Korean Issue Settled.
A major East-West issue in the
Political Committee was settled last
night. The committee approved,
ii to 6, a resolution indorsing the
work of the U. N. Korean Commls-
sion, providing for new commits
sion, recognizing the Korean re-
public of American occupied South
Korea as a legal government and
recommending withdrawal OF occu-
patton troops "as early as prac-
ticsble."
The resolution was sponsored by
Australia, China and the United
states. Only the Soviet bloc voted
no. Russia, which occupies North
Korea, has refused to permit the
u. N. commission to operate in that
territory.
The Assembly approved. 80 to O.
a Swedish resolution asking the
Security Council to reconsider IL
rejected applications for U. N. mem
bership. Israel is No. 13 on the
list of applicants.
The Security Council scheduled a
meeting Friday to resume study OF
the Israeli application.
British Plan Up Friday.
The General Assembly is to take
I'D Friday the British resolution for
Holy Land settlement, with
Britain, the United States, France
and China reported by top U. N.
delegates to be agreeable to further
proposed amendments which would
strip out references to both the
U. MS 1947 partition plan and re-
visions of that plan suggested by
Count Folke Bernadotte, the slain
mediator. This would leave little
but the proposal to set up three
nation conciliation commission.
The Security Councils Palestine
Committee decided to postpone until
Friday a meeting on the situation
in the Negeb, Palestine's southern
desert.
British Delegate Harold Beeley
urged an immediate investigation OF
reported Jewish troop movements
near Trans-Jordan, which borders
the Negeb, and suggested the Coun-
dl should consider possible sane
Tons to force jewish and Egyptian
forces to withdraw to former truce
lines, as ordered by the Council
November 4. Mr.. Beeley withdrew
his proposal. however, on the appeal
of John c. Ross of the United States.
France, Canada Hold Back.
The delay will give time for
further negotiations toward fwith-
drawal of Egyptians from the Negeb
town of Faluja and of Israeli troops
Sesieging them.
France and Canada have an
nunced they are not inclined to
hack the Israeli membership appli-
eStion in the 11-nation Security
Muncil until the General Assembly
Us voted on the resolution for a
Intestine settlement. They hold key
Tptes.
without French and Canadian
support, Israel cannot obtain the
necessary minimum of seven votes
10 insure recommendation by the
Security Council for membership.
Five Council MEMBERSHIP United
States. Russia, the Ukraine, Ar
gentina and Colombia-have indi-
eated they favor Israel's immediate
admission. Four others-Britain
CHINA, Belgium and Syria-have
made it plain they are against her