Assemby Vote 1947

Interesting to read...

- ON THIS DAY -

On Nov. 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for

the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1129.html#article

ASSEMBLY VOTES PALESTINE PARTITION; MARGIN IS 33 TO 13; ARABS WALK OUT;

ARANHA HAILS WORK AS SESSION ENDS

Proposal Driven Through by U.S. and Soviet Will Set Up Two States

COMMISSION IS APPOINTED

Britain Holds Out Hand to It - Arabs Fail in Last-Minute Resort to Federal

Plan

By THOMAS J. HAMILTON

RELATED HEADLINES

Arabs See U.N. 'Murdered,' Disavow Any Partition Role: Angry Delegates

Stalk From Assembly Hall

Zioninst Audience Joyful After Vote

he United Nations General Assembly approved yesterday a proposal to

partition Palestine into two states, one Arab and the other Jewish, that are

to become fully independent by Oct.1. The vote was 33 to 13 with two

abstentions and one delegation, the Siamese, absent.

The decision was primarily a result of the fact that the delegations of the

United States and the Soviet Union, which were at loggerheads on every other

important issue before the Assembly, stood together on partition. Andrei A.

Gromyko and Herschel V. Johnson both urged the Assembly yesterday not to

agree to further delay but to vote for partition at once.

The Assembly disregarded last minute Arab efforts to effect a compromise.

Although the votes of a dozen or more delegations see-sawed to the last,

supporters of partition had two votes more than the required two-thirds

majority, or a margin of three.

How Members Voted

The roll-call vote was as follows: For (33) - Australia, Belgium, Bolivia,

Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic,

Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Liberia, Luxembourg, the

Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru

Philippines, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, South Africa, Uruguay, the Soviet

Union, the United States, Venezuela, White Russia.

Against (13) - Afghanistan, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq,

Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen.

Abstentions (10) - Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador,

Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia.

Absent (1) - Siam.

All other questions before the Assembly were disposed of a week ago, and it

ended its second regular session at 6:57 P.M. after farewell speeches by Dr.

Oswaldo Aranha, its President, and Trygve Lie, the Secretary General. The

Assembly's third regular session is to open in a European capital on Sept.

21.

The vote on partition was taken at 5:35 P. M. Representatives of Iraq,

Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen, four of the six Arab member states,

announced that they would not be bound by the Assembly's decision and walked

determinedly out of the Assembly Hall at Flushing Meadow. The Egyptian and

Lebanese delegates were silent but walked out, too...

The United Nations commission which will be responsible to the Security

Council in the event that the Arabs carry out their threats to fight rather

than agree to partition, will be composed of representatives of Bolivia,

Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Panama and the Philippines.

This state, which is understood to have the backing of the United States,

was proposed by Dr. Aranha and approved without opposition after the Arab

delegates had walked out...

U.S. Efforts Praised

The United States delegation played its part in persuading the delegate in

question not to present the motion for recommittal, and supporters of

partition agreed that, after long hesitation, it had sincerely done its best

to obtain Assembly approval of partition.

It was still difficult to account for the fact that Greece, which otherwise

followed United States leadership throughout the long Assembly, voted

against partition and that some Latin American countries abstained.

Britain, which brought the Palestine question before the Assembly last

March, abstained on all votes in the Palestine committee and in poling on

the issue in the Assembly.

It was expected that had the Assembly failed to reach a decision the United

States would have asked Britain to stay on in Palestine. Sir Alexander's

statement after the decision was taken was welcomed as being more

cooperative than previous ones. It was generally expected that the United

States and Britain would now agree on a working arrangement to facilitate

the commission's work....

........

Jennifer Loewenstein

amadea311@earthlink.net

	Jennifer Loewenstein Archive
	Interesting to read... - ON THIS DAY - On Nov. 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1129.html#article ASSEMBLY VOTES PALESTINE PARTITION; MARGIN IS 33 TO 13; ARABS WALK OUT; ARANHA HAILS WORK AS SESSION ENDS Proposal Driven Through by U.S. and Soviet Will Set Up Two States COMMISSION IS APPOINTED Britain Holds Out Hand to It - Arabs Fail in Last-Minute Resort to Federal Plan By THOMAS J. HAMILTON RELATED HEADLINES Arabs See U.N. 'Murdered,' Disavow Any Partition Role: Angry Delegates Stalk From Assembly Hall Zioninst Audience Joyful After Vote he United Nations General Assembly approved yesterday a proposal to partition Palestine into two states, one Arab and the other Jewish, that are to become fully independent by Oct.1. The vote was 33 to 13 with two abstentions and one delegation, the Siamese, absent. The decision was primarily a result of the fact that the delegations of the United States and the Soviet Union, which were at loggerheads on every other important issue before the Assembly, stood together on partition. Andrei A. Gromyko and Herschel V. Johnson both urged the Assembly yesterday not to agree to further delay but to vote for partition at once. The Assembly disregarded last minute Arab efforts to effect a compromise. Although the votes of a dozen or more delegations see-sawed to the last, supporters of partition had two votes more than the required two-thirds majority, or a margin of three. How Members Voted The roll-call vote was as follows: For (33) - Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Liberia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru Philippines, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, South Africa, Uruguay, the Soviet Union, the United States, Venezuela, White Russia. Against (13) - Afghanistan, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen. Abstentions (10) - Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia. Absent (1) - Siam. All other questions before the Assembly were disposed of a week ago, and it ended its second regular session at 6:57 P.M. after farewell speeches by Dr. Oswaldo Aranha, its President, and Trygve Lie, the Secretary General. The Assembly's third regular session is to open in a European capital on Sept. 21. The vote on partition was taken at 5:35 P. M. Representatives of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen, four of the six Arab member states, announced that they would not be bound by the Assembly's decision and walked determinedly out of the Assembly Hall at Flushing Meadow. The Egyptian and Lebanese delegates were silent but walked out, too... The United Nations commission which will be responsible to the Security Council in the event that the Arabs carry out their threats to fight rather than agree to partition, will be composed of representatives of Bolivia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Panama and the Philippines. This state, which is understood to have the backing of the United States, was proposed by Dr. Aranha and approved without opposition after the Arab delegates had walked out... U.S. Efforts Praised The United States delegation played its part in persuading the delegate in question not to present the motion for recommittal, and supporters of partition agreed that, after long hesitation, it had sincerely done its best to obtain Assembly approval of partition. It was still difficult to account for the fact that Greece, which otherwise followed United States leadership throughout the long Assembly, voted against partition and that some Latin American countries abstained. Britain, which brought the Palestine question before the Assembly last March, abstained on all votes in the Palestine committee and in poling on the issue in the Assembly. It was expected that had the Assembly failed to reach a decision the United States would have asked Britain to stay on in Palestine. Sir Alexander's statement after the decision was taken was welcomed as being more cooperative than previous ones. It was generally expected that the United States and Britain would now agree on a working arrangement to facilitate the commission's work.... ........ Jennifer Loewenstein amadea311@earthlink.net