  {"id":211782,"date":"1948-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=211782"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:14:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:14:20","slug":"auto-insert-211782","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-211782\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Palestine Commission &#8211; Outstanding Points &#8211; Response from United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\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=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">26 March 1948<\/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 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 Delegation<\/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;\">Concerning Outstanding Points<\/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, requesting an early reply on certain points which are outstanding, has been received from Mr. J. 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<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">CONFIDENTIAL<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">25th March, 1948.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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;\">My Dear Ralph,<\/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 draw your attention to the correspondence noted below, in respect of which I should be grateful for an early indication of the Commission&#8217;s views.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">(a) My confidential <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/8E1B3AEF38E3E93785257098006B049E.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">letter of the 22nd March<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;in which I enquired whether the Commission saw any objection to the Government of Palestine approaching the Arab Higher Committee with the suggestion that the Committee might wish to make some preliminary arrangements so as to ensure that those prisoners and criminal lunatics who will be confined in Arab areas after the 15th May will be properly guarded.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">(b) My<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/0D1F736DDAB9E4A485257098006AB118.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;letter of the 18th March <\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">in which I asked for your confirmation that there is no misunderstanding &#8220;concerning the continuance in service of British officers of the Palestine Administration after the 15th May.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">(c) My confidential <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/5B5C9139E5E1C23A85257098006A8F51.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">letter of the 18th March<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;in which I enquired as to the total strength of the Police Force which the Commission contemplate it will be necessary to have in Jerusalem after the 15th May, so that I can inform the Government of Palestine, who are considering whether they can make any useful suggestions as to the terms of service and status of the Chief of the Jerusalem Police.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">(d) My confidential <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/AE157E491ED70345852570980068C269.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">letter of the 18th March<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;in which I enquired whether Commission would agree to make assailable to the International Red Cross Committee the sums necessary in order to finance the continued operation of the hospital at Jerusalem and the two mental hospitals at Bethlehem.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">(e) My confidential <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/A7D5D910D6416BE58525709800682965.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">letter of the 15th March<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;relating to the decision to establish a Clearing Office in Cyprus.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">(f) My <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/7EB00C111220F627852570740050D47B.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">letter of the 13th February<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;and subsequent correspondence, in which I enquired as to the restrictions which the Commission may find it necessary to impose in Palestine after the 15th May as regards Postal Services. In view of the large amount of mail for Palestine which reaches the United Kingdom from other countries for onward transmission, His Majesty&#8217;s Government are particularly anxious to be informed as soon as possible in advance, of any restrictions which the Commission may find it necessary to make.<\/span><\/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;\">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;\">(signed) (J. 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