U.N. PARTITION OF PALESTINE

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25428, 26 February 1948, Page 7

U.N. PARTITION OF PALESTINE

United States Attitude To Enforcement

MR WARREN AUSTIN SPEAKS IN SECURITY COUNCIL (N.Z. Press Association-Copyright) ■ 10 ' 2 ° P ’ m ) NEW YORK, Feb 21 When the Security Council met to-rlav Palestine Commission’s report and its recommo “, n 8 ! J he the United Nations should provide troons — at mandate ends, the United States delegate O’r W the . Brltlsfl S that If the Council decided t""” *““> use armed force m maintaining international ? S IP. 1 tine, the United States would be readv to comult other 1 pJ a eS ‘ g-t "" u " i " d a Sts armed forces should be made available members on how CB^c^"^imm:d^i:t f01!0 " ing “ ‘he (1) The establishment of a committee comprising the Big fire members of the Security Council to investigate possib I threats to international peace arising from the Palestine situation and to consult the Palestine Commission, Britain as the mandatory Power, and the principal communities of Palestine seeming the General Assembly’s recommendations for partL (2) An appeal to all governments and people, particularly mand round Palestine, to take all possible action to prevent or reduce the disorders now occurring in Palestine. P ent

Mr Austin said: “There is no reason to believe that the Security Council will find this problem any less difficult than others have found it, but there is no reason for excessive pess" mm merely because the question is complicated and involves nolence. The Council s responsibilities in this situation are ’ J/ ee '“"‘‘/ent that all Council members are ready for it to address itself at once to its task.” '