“NEED TO MAINTAIN REAGE”

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 7

“NEED TO MAINTAIN REAGE”

Cfenq-a| Mqrsfyqll sai(| that the Upited Natiqns faped |h« prospect that no successor Government in Palestine would £e iq a ppsitjon tq maintein law and qrdpr on 3\<ay |5, when Britain abandoned her mandate. “A truce is essentially a military arrangement,” he said. “A trupe effhnqt be aphieved jn existing cipcpmstanpes withqqt a parallel trucp in the po|it|cal field. A pqlitipal truce, hqwever, would bring us up to May 15 without eleipeptary arrangements for keeping order.” The United States’ suggestion, said General Marshall, was' that a temSairary trusteeship shoujq be estabshed tp peace w|j||e a BPtement wss oeipg reached. * Hq a|sp reaffirmed th§t United BfeS wqyjd nbt apt uMlateraßy fo matter, bfo would a spfoi for Palestine within the framework of thp United Nations. “The primary and overriding cqpsidefcatipK Is the need.fo maintafo peace aqd to prevent chaos arid widp disaq everything it cap to pqd the fighting and save the lives which would be lost in the bitter fighting which could otherwise be expected after the pritish troops’ withdrawal. message tp Congress on Marell 17 further emphasised the compelling importance of preventing an outbreak of open warfare in Palestine. "Tne interest of the United States in a peaceful settlement on Palestine arises not only pt|t of dpep foiimaqitartan popsiderqtions. but s lsp put qf vital elements pf our national security.’ <=A e t m P hasia ,ed Jhat foe United States had explored every possibility of peacefully implementing the partition plan. It had sought to have the Security Council accept thp plan as the basis for its own action in the matter, but this thp Pppnpil rpfasgd to do bp March 5. Informal consultations With other members of the Coqpcil hafl madg |t cfaar that foe Security Coupci] would not now pass a resolution tq proceed with partition. He adfled that the trusteeship which the United States now suggested

could be ended as soon as a peaceful ?qlution be found. The trusteeship tself would be established without prejudice to any eventual political settlement which might ba reached. While General Marshall was addressing ah audience bn the University of California campus to-day, nearly 1600 persons demonstrated outside the campus gates against the reversal ot United States policy in Palestine. They carried placards, some of which read, “Which major oil company rubs the White House?” arid “l”oil moire valuable than blood?" No violence was reported. after the Security Council at its mnrtiand fagitt cqnsiflared that foe Cffin*e4 should act immediately ft restore to® g 1” .Blit, Powers--the Unitefl Staten pefaceiuliy biacgqsa pi foe opposing muse be ended immediately. ” said Mr Ausffa, announcing foe new American propusris. “The .ifiafaienance of inter-Bas'ffi-w.w'Mi recommend foe establishment ot sucl) a trusteeship to the General AWtobly to Britain. This £i«i $-■ “Sr• ”iiitr sZm« lieve WaAhe Security Council should instruct the Palestine Commisision to susnend its efforts to implement partition.'’ Mr Austin added: “Under foe Charter the Security Council has both an inescapable responsibility and fujl gu-< thority to take the stens necessary tq bn . n » about a ceasr-.flre fo PMMtifie fighting " 86 ®’^ ers t 0 *“•