FOREIGN RADIO REACTIONS TO THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE
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... The means to be adopted by the U.S. to carry out this policy (of
full cooperation with the riddle East area so that the direct obliga-
tions between rritain and certain I'er'iterranean States can be kept
and stability maintained in this area) are not yet clear, but the
tiara case Trill dratr A aeric?an attention to the whole of the ' ddse
Fast cation and t ill hel make Psierican policy clear before the e-
sentat on of the alest3ne case to the U.~'. next ;enter: ber. At the
same time, it is presumed that A riica will try to arouse Arab interest
in the present situation in the T3alkens, because this area is considered
by the U.S. as surrounded by dangers threatening the whole Arab wor:.t'."
(CAIRO, MID IIEI?IS AGIIICY, IIT Afl.M IC '0R3E TO 1MOP J ATD TIM ITEPR
27 JULY 1947)
A report that Saudi Arabian princes and tribal chief:ans meetinj wit
2m--SgMl- discuss the Palestine ouestion and "decider' to collaborate a^
f air as possible trIth the 4rab cou?tries on this question, to boycott:
Zionist products and goods throughout the various parts of Al Gezerzh,
and to prevent the passage of Zionist goods from all harbors along T: ;sra
Gulf and. other Arab harbors. All Jews trading in Zionist moods have
close l.. doirn their stores as result of the decision." (cAI O, ARAB " "IS
AGET3CY, 11?1 AtAEIC I ?RSE TO EUROPE !ID TIM MU` 11
EAST, 9 AUGUST 19/7)
in abstract of the meaorandun, subrn-itte'_ by the Arab higher
Gom.
;ittee
of Palestine to the ",rab Foreign I".inisters before their meetings tri h
the UNSCOP,~containing the follow-ring points: (1) the _unacceptability
ox-am so Lion other than that "based on corn lete indet,endenoo' air:ce
"Palestine is an indivisible part of the Arab whole", 2the threat of
"Zionist ambitions" which have "now extender' to the neighboring Arab
countries"; the increasing number of Jews in Palestine "as a result of
the encouragement of the imperialistic Anglo-12,erican policy"; and (' )
the rejection of "leniency" as a :'help to bring about a solution to
national. causes.... " (CAIRO, ARAP NEW AGENCY, IN ARABIC I NORSE TO
EUROPE ADD TIME ITEM EST, 17 AUGUST 19,7)
A report that Lebanese Deputy Abd--al Asseiran and Dr. Dawoud al
Husseini have returned to Beirut from Iran where they had gone on a
special assignment (from the Higher Arab xecutive) aimed at " ?t-
3"np Tranit~.rt _leader a with the true atti tulle of the Pales `
tine Arabsa
to~sk far Irani sunr~ort in the Palestinian case. 1T'e found then ?.rell
acquainted with the details of the case and cherishing a strong desi..e
to support the Arabs' rirrhts, - t' (SILLn,.? EL-ADNA, JAFFA, III ARABIC TC THE
ITEAR EAST, 20. AUGUST 1947)
A oamrie entq thryt claims "a satisfaotory solution of the Palestine ease
depends to a certair- extent on settlinr the refurree question, althow
acstually the two questions are unconnected. Despite the elegant ex-
pressions used by politicians when talking about human and ethical
ideals, the Ima. i g r a t i o n regulations of the n a z i ority of the world I s
countries are stricter than dyer:" (SIIAQ EL-ADNA, JM+A, Iii ARABIC TO
TIM HEAR EAST, 20 AUGUST 1947)
A report of the Iraqi Foreign ILinister's (Jena,) statements to the
efft-
feet "that he believes the Arabs are facing a severe defensive struggle
to save this part (Palestine) of the Arab world. He added: 'I truly
believe that there no rn~ranlee for the end=end-e o-e ofanv Arab
MIMAe
1947
"' (SITAR EL-ADNA 13 -5 , JAFFA, III ARADTO NEAR EAST.. 30 AUGUST
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