  {"id":210670,"date":"1948-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=210670"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:02:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:02:41","slug":"auto-insert-210670","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-210670\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Palestine Commission &#8211; Palestine Currency Board &#8211; Letter from United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">17 May 1948<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION<\/p><\/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;\">Communication Received from United Kingdom<\/p><\/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;\">Delegation Concerning Palestine Citizens<\/p><\/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;\">Board<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The following communication, concerning the Palestine Currency Board, has been received from Mr. Fletcher-Cooke of the United Kingdom Delegation.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNITED KINGDOM DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS<\/p><\/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;\">Empire State Building<\/p><\/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;\">New York 1, N.Y.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">18th May, 1948<\/p><\/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;\">My dear Bunche,<\/p><\/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;\">May I refer to your letter of the 12th May regarding the Palestine Currency Board.<\/p><\/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;\">2. Although the Palestine Commission has now been relieved from the further exercise of its responsibilities I presume that I should continue to address you as the appropriate member of the Secretariat as regards Palestine affairs.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">3. I therefore enclose <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t(1) A copy of the 1st Annual Report of the Palestine Board (containing the Secretary of State&#8217;s minute establishing the Board and defining its functions).\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t(2) The Annual Reports of the Board for the years 1945\/46 and 1946\/47.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t(3) The Half Yearly Account as at the 30th September, 1947 (accounts for the full year 1947\/48 are now being audited and will be published in due course in the Annual Report for the year).\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t(4) A memorandum relating to the recent operations of the Board.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Yours sincerely,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/s\/ John Fletcher-Cooke <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(J. Fletcher-Cooke)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Dr. Ralph J. Bunche<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Principal Secretary to the United Nations <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Commission on Palestine<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">United Nations<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Lake Success.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 May 1948 UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION Communication Received from United Kingdom Delegation Concerning Palestine Citizens Board The following communication, concerning the Palestine Currency Board, has been received from Mr. Fletcher-Cooke of the United Kingdom Delegation. 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