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General Assembly

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First Special Session

The first special session of the General Assembly, convened at the request of the United Kingdom to consider the question of Palestine, met in New York from April 28 to May 5, 1947. The original agenda for the session contained only one substantive item, the British proposal for “constituting and instructing a special committee to prepare for consideration of the question of Palestine at the second regular session.” To this was added, at the request of the Governments of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, an additional item: “The termination of the Mandate over Palestine and the declaration of its independence.”

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. The United Nations
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International Organization , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , September 1947, pp. 488 - 493
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1947

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References

1 Document A/286.

2 This item was put forward individually but in idential terms by the five states. Documents A/287 through A/291.

3 Document A/298.

4 Document A/P.V.71. States voting for inclusion of the Arab item were Afghanistan Argentina, Byelorussian SSR, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, and Yugoslavia.

5 Document A/P.V.75.

6 Document A/P.V.76.

7 Document A/C.1/164.

8 For statements by the two groups, see Documents A/C.1/P.V.50 and A/C.1/P.V.52. A summary of the two statements is to be round of United Nations Weekly Bulletin, II 545.

9 Document A/C.1/149.

10 Document A/C.1/150.

11 For discussion of the role of the five powers, see documents A/C.1/P.V.48–51, A/C.1/P.V.57.

12 See text of the resolution creating the Special Committee on Palestine, this issue p.574.

13 Document A/P.V.79.

14 Ibid.

15 United Nations Weekly Bulletin, II, p. 618.

16 United Nations Press Release PAL/19, June 2, 1947.

17 Ibid., PAL/21, June 3, 1947.

18 United Nations Weekly Bulletin, II, p. 660.

19 United Nations Press Release PAL/30, June 13, 1947.

20 New York Times, July 9, 1947.

21 United Nations Press Release PAL/44, June 23, 1947.

22 United Nations Weekly Bulletin, III, p. 660. p. 55.

23 Ibid., p. 54.

24 Ibid.

25 New York Times, July 19, 1947.

26 Ibid., July 24, 1947.

27 United Nations Presa Releases PAL/39, June 19, 1947, and PAL/46, June 25, 1947.

28 Document A/222.

29 Documents A/236, A/285, and A/AC. 10/15.

30 Document A/AC.10/51.

31 Ibid.

32 United Nations Weekly Bulletin, III, p. 14.

33 Document A/AC.10/52.

34 Document A/AC. 10/53.

35 Document A/Ac.10/51.

36 Document A/Ac.10/SR.30.