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separatum. The Assembly finally adopted a modified version of an Australian draft proposal reaffirming support for the principle of the corpus separatum as set out in the General Assembly resolution of 1947 and placing the responsibility for its establishment upon the Trusteeship Council. The latter body was instructed to complete the preparation of the Statute of Jerusalem which it had drawn up in 1948, and to proceed immediately with its implementation. Among the States supporting this resolution, which was adopted by 39 votes to 14 with 7 abstentions, were representatives of the Arab, Latin American, and Soviet groups, and France and Belgium. The United Kingdom and the United States opposed the resolution. The New Zealand Government, although supporting the principle of an international regime, considered the resolution inadequate, and instructed its representative to abstain. In announcing his intention to abstain, Sir Carl Berensen stated that he would do so for the reason that the proposals contained no provision for implementation. Following the adoption of the resolution, announcements rejecting it were made by Israel and Jordan, the two States immediately concerned. In accordance with the resolution thus adopted by the Assembly, the Trusteeship Council took up the question at the commencement of its sixth session. A compromise proposal submitted by M. Garreau, the President, was felt by many members to be at variance with the Assembly resolution, and the Council decided unanimously, on 13 February, 1950, to proceed with the completion of the Jerusalem Statute. The Statute as redrafted was adopted on 5 April by 10 votes in favour (including New Zealand) with the United Kingdom abstaining. At the same time the Council adopted a resolution requesting the President to transmit the text of the Statute to the two occupying States (Israel and Jordan), with a request for their cooperation, and to report to the Council at its next session in June, 1950. (c) Palestine Refugees Relief and Works Agency As a result of the armed conflicts in Palestine between Israel and neighbouring Arab nations, almost one million people, mostly Arabs, fled from their homes. The United Nations invited Governments to make voluntary contributions in cash and in kind for their relief. New Zealand has contributed goods to the value of approximately £70,000, used for the supply of milk products, dehydrated vegetables, and assorted meat packs. At the last session of the United Nations General Assembly in December a resolution was passed setting up the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Its aim is to develop works and re-settle with a view to a permanent