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UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE

Letter dated 19 November 1951 addressed by the Chairman of the Conciliation Commission

to the delegation of Israel and to the delegations of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria

Sir,

On 14 November 1951, the Conciliation Commission for Palestine met with the  and with the  to hear their comments on the comprehensive pattern of  which the Commission had put forward, to be discussed with the parties in a fair and realistic spirit of give-and-take. The summary records^** of the meetings in which the delegations’ comments were presented are annexed to this letter.

After careful consideration of the comments presented by the parties on 14 November, and in the light of its prior discussions with the parties in Paris, the Commission is forced to conclude that it has been unsuccessful in its endeavours, since neither party indicated a willingness substantially to recede from their rigid positions and to seek a solution through mediation along the lines spelled out in the Commission’s pattern of .

In view of the attitudes taken by the parties, the Commission has, therefore, regretfully decided to terminate the conference to which it .

As indicated in the invitations sent out on that date, the Commission will report fully to the General Assembly, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the developments of the conference and the conclusions drawn by the Commission from those developments.

Please accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my high consideration.

(signed) Ely E. Palmer

Chairman

Endnote

^** and  — Annexed to original letter only