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Volume #18 - 253.

CHAPTER III

UNITED NATIONS

PART 4

SEVENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FIRST PART, OCTOBER 14-DECEMBER 21, 1952

SECTION C

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANADIAN DELEGATION

SUB-SECTION II

PALESTINE CONCILIATION COMMISSION

253.

 DEA/50134-40

Memorandum from Chairman, Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations,
to Vice-Chairman, Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations56

[New York], October 24th, 1952

Mr. Eban and Mr. Lourie57 of the Israeli Delegation called to see me this afternoon to discuss the Arab-Israel items on the agenda of the Ad Hoc committee. They expressed the hope that no resolution would be passed by the committee which would complicate and make more difficult the work of Arab-Israel pacification, especially as there were some signs now of progress in this direction on the spot. Therefore, the Israeli Delegation hope that at the proper time a resolution could be introduced and sponsored by some "neutral" delegations, which would merely instruct the parties to the dispute to meet together with a view to the solution of outstanding problems. He did not think that the United Nations could profitably intervene again in this matter, but he did think that a U.N. resolution, telling the parties to get together, would have a fairly good prospect of implementation; as the Egyptians especially, under the new regime, might be glad to use such a resolution to justify direct talks to their own people.

He also hoped that no steps would be taken to enlarge the Palestine Conciliation Commission, but that the work of the present Commission could be endorsed and that it could be asked to get ahead with that work.

I told Mr. Eban that I was sure that you and other members of the delegation would be glad to talk with him about these ideas, which commanded my own sympathy. He will, therefore, no doubt be getting in touch with you shortly.

L.B. PEARSON


56 Une annotation indique que la note a été aussi envoyée au représentant permanent auprès des Nations unies.
A note indicates that the memorandum was sent also to the Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
57 Arthur Lourie, envoyé extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la délégation permanente d'Israël auprès des Nations unies; membre de la délégation à la septième session de l'Assemblée générale.
Arthur Lourie, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegation of Israel to the United Nations; Representative, Delegation to the Seventh Session of the General Assembly.


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