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REPORT OF THE NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION TO THE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, APRIL-MAY, 1948, ON PALESTINE New Zealand Legation, Washington, D.C., Bth June, 1948. Sir, — I have the honour to append hereto a report on the second special session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, held at Flushing and Lake Success, from 16th April to 14th May, 1948. The second special session of the General Assembly was called at the request of the Security Council " to consider further the question of the future government of Palestine." Subsequently, the Governments of India and China requested that the admission of Burma as a member of the United Nations be included in the agenda. The session was opened on 16th April, 1948, by Mr. Joao Carlos Muniz, of Brazil, in place of Dr. Oswaldo Aranha, of Brazil, President of the Assembly at its previous session. The New Zealand delegation was as follows : Representatives — Sir Carl Berendsen, New Zealand Minister to the United States {Chairman of the Delegation). Mr. A. D. Mclntosh, Secretary of External Affairs, Wellington. Alternate Representative — Mr. J. S. Reid, Counsellor, New Zealand Legation, Washington. Advisers— Mr. C. Craw, Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. Miss I. P. Coates, Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. The election of officers of the General Assembly resulted as follows : President of the Assembly : Dr. Jose Arce {Argentina). Chairman of the First Committee : Dr. Ting Fu Tsiang {China). Chairman of the Second Committee: Sr. Eduardo Anze Matienzo {Bolivia). Chairman of the Third Committee: Dr. Carlos Garcia Bauer {Guatemala). Chairman of the Fourth Committee : Sir Carl Berendsen {New Zealand). Chairman of the Fifth Committee : Dr. Joza Vilfan {Yugoslavia). Chairman of the Sixth Committee: Mr. Nasrollah Entezam {lran).