  {"id":210598,"date":"1947-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=210598"},"modified":"2022-11-16T14:01:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:01:48","slug":"auto-insert-210598","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-210598\/","title":{"rendered":"Decisions on Invitations to the Hearings &#8211; UN Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) 40th Meeting &#8211; Summary Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 11px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">SUMMARY\u00a0\u00a0RECORD OF THE FORTIETH MEETING (PRIVATE)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Held at the Grand Hotel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Sofar, Lebanon,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Wednesday, 23 July 1947 at 3.15 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left; margin-left: initial; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-top: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">CHAIRMAN:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-top: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Sandstrom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-top: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Sweden<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Hood<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Australia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Rand<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Canada<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Lisicky<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Czechoslovakia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Garcia Granados<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Guatemala<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Sir Abdur Rahman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Entezam<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Iran<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Blom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Garcia Salazar<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Peru<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Fabregat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Uruguay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Simic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Yugoslavia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">SECRETARIAT:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Hoo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Assistant Secretary General<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Garcia Robles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; border: 0px solid #000000;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Secretary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; color: #000000; padding-bottom: 5px; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">CHAIRMAN called the meeting to order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><u>[Missed]tion of Communications received by the Committee. <\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">CHAIRMAN explained that the only communication on which the Committee had to take a decision was an application to be [Missed] Mr. Gabriel Menassa, a former Under-Secretary of State of Islamic Affairs of Lebanon and President of the [Missed] Lebanese Society. A written statement has been submitted with an application for a hearing. The Chairman considered that the application, coming from a private person resident of a country primarily concerned with the matter, should be rejected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. BLOM (Netherlands) supported the Chairman\u2019s views, pointing out that the Committee had come to Lebanon in order to [Missed] Arab States and not private individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">The CHAIRMAN informed the Committee that copies of the letter from Mr. Menassa would be distributed later in Geneva.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><u>DECISION<\/u>: It was agreed that no hearing should be granted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">The CHAIRMAN referred to a statement by Mr. Elias Harfoucha, editor of a Lebanese newspaper, and to a telegram from the Opposition Party of Lebanon which had already been distributed to the Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><u>DECISION<\/u>: It was agreed on the proposal of the Chairman that no further action toed be taken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Mr. Garca GRANADOS (Guatemala) informed the Committee, that Mr. Simic, Mr. Fabregat, Mr. Robles (Secretary), Mr. Bunche (Secretariat) and himself had met representatives of the opposition party and that he would summarize their views in Geneva.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; 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