Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, Volume VI

501.A Summaries/8–849: Telegram

[Extract]

The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State

New York, August 8, 1949—7:54 p. m.

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Canada and France withdrew their own texts in favor of a new joint resolution and the USSR presented a series of amendments to the original Canadian draft, as the SC resumed consideration Aug. 8 of Bunche’s report on Palestine. Tsarapkin (USSR) argued that remaining negotiations should be left to the parties themselves. Lunde (Norway) supported the joint proposition.

One USSR amendment—to disband the UN Truce Supervision Organization—occasioned discussion, with Bunche warning it would nullify important provisions of the armistice agreements and representatives of the parties favoring the continued presence of the UN personnel required by the agreement. Eban (Israel), however, saw no point in requesting the SYG to arrange for the continued service of personnel “required in observing and maintaining the cease-fire.”¹

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Austin

1. For the further discussion of Mr. Bundle’s report by the Security Council on August 8, see SC, 4th yr., No. 37. The texts of the new joint resolution by the Canadian and French Representatives and of the Soviet amendments are printed ibid., pp. 2 and 6, respectively.