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Evening Star, Issue 25871, 15 August 1946, Page 7

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MODIFIED PARTITION PLAN PRAGTIGAL SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NEW YORK, August 14. The plan for partitioning Palestine formulated by the Jewish .Agency at the Paris meeting has been given, serious consideration by the United States Government, says the Washington correspondent of the ‘ New York Times.’ It is understood that the plan, with modifications, will be inoluded in President Truman’s reply to Britain on the federation statement. Members of the* American] Cabinet Committee on.’ Palestine feel that the plan offers a practical solution to the present impasse between the Jews and the Arabs and between America and Britain. The p'an generally contemplates turning over to the Jews, for development and settlement, all ,of Galilee, Negeb, and the Central Jordan Valley and its contiguous mountain region. In addition, the plan gives the Arabs all Samaria, with Jaffa, and leaves open to negotiation the question of a corj-idor connecting Samaria and Jaffa with other Arab regions. Provision would also be made for the continued use of stipulated areas as Britisjb Mediterranean bases, but Jewish f&d •, Arab communities would enjoy complete. self-government, independent of Britain.