Evening star., 1948-05-23
Council Rebuffs
u. ). on Strong
Palestine Action
U. N. Ignores Plea
Thut AbduIIuh Be Put
Where He Belongs
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, May 22.-The
United Nations Security Council
failed tonight to take strong
action to halt the Palestine war,
despite a demand by the Ameri-
can representative that the
council put King Abdullah of
Trans-Jordan where he be-
longs"
The demand against the Arab
monarch was made by Warren R.
Austin, chief American delegate.
who also charged the Arabs were
carrying on a bloody war in the
Holy Land.
The Council was asked by the
United States and Russia to take
strong action to stop the Palestine
war Instead. it issued its second
demand on Arabs and Jews to cease
fire. 1t fixed a deadline at 36 hours
after midnight tonight.
The final vote on a much-amended
resolution was approved. to 0.
Syria. Russia and the Soviet Ukraine
abStained.
U. s. Demand Rejected.
The Question of the U. N. using
force really was decided. however,
when the Security Council did not
approve the American demand. That
preliminary vote was to with six
nations abStaining.
Before the final vote Mr. Austin
served notice that the United States
will call for further action if this
36-hour cease fire order is not OBJ
served.
The Council adjourned at $50
pm. to meet Monday at 1:30 pm,
on Czechoslovakia and Palestine.
On the critical paragraph dealing
with force. the United States, Rus
sia. the Soviet Ukraine, France and
Colombia voted for it: Britain,
Syria, China, Canada, Belgium AMI
Argentina abstained.
With that thorny problem out of
the way. the delegates lost little
time in approving a cease-fire order;
to expedite a truce for Jerusalem,
and a call on Arabs and Jews to
work with the U. N. mediator. Count
Folke Bernadotte, of Sweden.
The final resolution represented a
triumph in the Council for Britain,
which had insisted throughout the
week-long debate that the delegates
must not approve use of force unless
they were prepared actually to use
United Nations armed forces.
Action Held Inadequate.
In the closing minutes. Mr.. Austin
said this about the Councils work
The United States believes this
resolution as it now stands, amended
in accordance with the proposal of
the United Kingdom, is not fully
adequate.
I'VE believe the Security Council
should order the parties to stop
action. The United States will vote
for it solely because it calls on the
parties to cease fire in 36 hours.
If they do not, the Security Coun-
Gil must consider further action"
A U. N. observer speculated that
the Arabs might not accept the
cease-fre order when Faris ell
Khoury Of Syria. obstained ON the
final vote Mr.. Ell Khoury told the
delegates earlier that the Arabs in
sisted on assurances against parti-
ton and Jewish expansion before
they would accept an order for a
cease-fire.
Ten delegates voted for the
cease-f1re when that paragraph was
accepted in the preliminary ballot
ing. Mr.. ell Khoury alone abstained.
Britain Urges Mediation.
The United States originally
called for action under Article So
of the U. N Charter, which would
nave permitted the U. N. to order
strong measures against aggressors
in Palestine, even up to dispatch of
armed forces to stop the fighting.
Sir Alexander Cadogan of Brit
ain objected. He suggested the