Evening star., 1948-11-18
Britain Calls on
u. n. 10 Apply
.Bernadotte Plan
American Delegation
Reported Assisting
In New Proposal
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Nov. 18.-Britain for
mally asked the United Nations
today to apply the late Count
Folke Bernadottes plan to Pal
estine. A British spokesman
said the United States delegation
took part at an official level" in
drafting this proposal.
The British submitted to the So
nation Political Committee a reso-
luton following the lines of the
slain mediator's final report. The
resolution calls for Cancellation
commission of three nations to su-
pervise the division of Palestine be-
. tween Arabs and Israelis
- he resolution suggested that the
|xeciliation commission also take
ls5ger. at the request of the Security
cnlncil. any or all functions of the
acting mediator. Ralph j. Bunche.
and the present U. NJ Truce Com
mission.
Proposal Follows Debate.
The conciliation group also would
appoint technical boundaries
commission to aid in outlining from
tiers in Palestine based on specific
conclusions of Count Bernadotte.
and subject to such adjustment as
may promote agreement between
Arabs and Jews
The proposal was placed before
the committee following a debate on
the Palestine situation. British
Delegate Hector Mcneil expressed
hope the full General Assembly
would support the Bernadotte plan.
The Endorsement of the plan was
the first in the committee by any
major U. NJ member.
The debate lasted only an hour.
Speakers other than Mr.. Mcneil
were Hector David Castro of Ell
Salvador and Faris el Khouri of
Syria. Despite the chairmans S
urging, no other delegates offered
to speak and the meeting was re-
cessed.
Prince Faisal Speaks.
The committee met again this
afternoon for a half hour. with
Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia as
the only speaker. 1t will meet again
tomorrow morning.
Prince Faisal, wearing flowing
robes and a white and gold head
dress, told the committee the Arab
nations never would agree to q
Jewish state. He accused Czecho-
slovakia OF being "a bridge between
the countries of Eastern Europe and
Tel Aviv' for shipment of NUM-
tions to Israel during the truce.
While the Political Committee
worked slowly OH the Palestine case.
the General Assembly went into the
first of three plenary sessions sched-
uled for today.
The Assembly had before 1t a
Russian proposal for one-third re-
duction in land. sea and air forces
OF the Big Five powers and pro-
hibition of atomic weapons.
Floor Fight Expected.
The Russian proposal was deci-
sively defeated in the Political Com
mittee, but the Soviet is expected to
carry the fight to the floor of the
Assembly.
Other major questions before the
Assembly are the report of the
Trusteeship Council and the prob
lem of aid to Arab refugees. most
of the remaining 20 matters before
the group are secondary problems.
The United States has not yet
told the Political Committee its po-
sition on the Ber1adotte plan.
The chief points of the Berna-
dotte report are the assignment OF
the Negeb desert in the south to
the Arabs, giving Western Galilee
to the Jews and placing Jerusalem
under U. N. control.
Israel opposes giving up the Negeo
area. which was given to it in the
Assembly partition plan of Novem-
Der 20, l947. Israel contends also
that Jewish Jerusalem and a cor
ridor from Jerusalem to the coastal
area of Israel must be given to the
Jews.