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“J A/Acr.2l/NC/2 31 March 1948 CommunicaMons Received During the Period 31 Januaxy - 30 l’4a.rch 1948 (mo!rI3 : The communications listed below do not include commur-tications Which have already been issued as docxmento. The communications listed here axe on fT;le and may be seen on request.) 1. Letter dated 15 January 1948 from the Shone-im Society, new York City Police Department, paying tribute to the United Nations for its decision ‘GO partition Palestine, 2. ‘Llelegx’a~l dated 28 January 1948 from !?Iiss Dena Mo~Y~s, ticsident, Ladies Auxiliary, Cnesses Israel, Far Rockawayr, New York, reques'bing that rieasurcs be taken to enforce partition, and that the Palestine Commission ‘be admitted immediately to Palestine, 3. Telegpml dated 29 Janus-y 1948 from &k. Clarence D. FirstenberG, President, Long Beach Zionist Distric$, Brooklyn, TqelJ York, advocating steps to be taken to carry otit the proposed paxtition of Palestine. 4. Telegxrn dated 30 January 1948 from the Honorable Thomas 3. Lane, House of Representatives, IJashington, D.C., drawing attention to the interest felt in his Congressiona+l District in favor of lifting the embexgo on sums shipments to the Jewish population of Palestine and of providing for their proper police pxotection. 5. Letter dated 30 Jamkry 1948 from the Honorable Emanuel Celler, IjTational ChaPrman, American Rod HoGen Dovid for Palestine, Incorporated, stating that ambulances of the Red P!Iogen Dovid in Palestine had been ’ fired upon by kabs and requesting that the United IJations intervene to ensurethat those responsible be apprehended and punished and that the Arab states give assurances that such actions Fri.11 not be repeated. 6. ‘BelLeGram dated 31 January 1948 from Roy Skroza Lodge 4379, Yugoslav I Branch, International Workers Order, New York, u~#,ag that immediate steps be taken to enforce the proposed partition of PaLestine. 7. Cablegram dated 31 January II.9k8 from Jo?,rre Abraham, President, Cantso Juvenil A%entino Rr-abe, Buenos Aires, protesting against the proposed pax%ition of PaZestine, I. /8, Te1ems.m dated 8. Tdegram dc.tcd 31 Jan~mry lg48 from Huntington, New York, Post 11@3, JeW-sh Var Veterans, advocating the immediate repeal cl' the embargo oil shipmentsof arms to the Jewish population of Palosline. 9. Letter dated 31 January ~348 from Mr. Joseph Graham, President, International Union of Students, Prague, requesting that the 'United Nations carry out its decision to partit$.on Palestine, and authorize the Palestine Commission to begin the exercise of its functions immediately, 10. Rasolution, dated 2 February l&8, of the Board of Aldermen, Chelsea, Massachusetts, requesting that the United l!Tations take steps to provide for the defense 01 the proposed Jewish State. 11. Letter dated 2 February 1948 from Mr, B&la Szala-1, President, Ratio&L Union oB Bungarian Students, Budapest, requesting that the decision of the General Assembly of 29 Movember 1947 be implemented. 12. Telegram dated 2 Pebru&y 1946, from Minerva Temple 66, Py-thian Sisters, Averne, Tlirew York, urging that immediate steps be taken to enforce the proposed p,a&ition of Palestine. i3. Letter dated 3 February 194.8 from Mr. J. Bernard Carrick, ,House of Delegates, Annapolis, . Maryland, enclosing a memorandum entitled "The Great Divide of History" by I!&. S. Raymond Dunn, President, United 1Tations Citizenship League, Incorporated, 14 * Telegram dated 3 February 1$1-8 from Mrs. Rita Immerman, President, Rinnah, Hewlett, l!Jew York, advocating the establishment of ,an international police force and the placing of an embargo on shipments of arms to Arabs, 55. Telegram dated 4 February 19118 from Mr. S. Raymond Dunn, President, United Xa.tions Citizenship League, Baltimore, Maryland, requesting an opportunity for representatives of his organization to appear . before the Palestine Commission ta present views relating to the Palestine problem. Cabltigram dated 5 February ly@, from Mr. Salman Hasan Elmakte, Arab Praternit$ M&cedes, Buenos Aires, protesting against the proposed partition of Palestine, Letter dated 5 February.1948 from Mr. Gerald E. Cosgrove, Acting Chairman, South .Bend, Indiana, Chapt,er, American Christian palestine Committee, enclosing a resolution c$ his organization requesting disc.iplinary'action against the Arabs, the. establishment 0f.a.n international police force to enforce partition, and the shipment of military equipment to Baganah. I /18. Cablegram dated 18. Cablegram dated 6 February 1-98 from Mr. Julio N&put, protestfng on behalf ,qf the Arab population of Rosario, Argentina, .agalnst the .proposed partition of ,Palestine. 19. Letter dated 7 February l&O from Dr. Morton 5, Robbins, President, Mew En&and Zionist Region, / containing a declaxal;+on .on behalf of ~~b,&lO Jews,.formul&ing measures to effect the partition.@ Pa,lestine, 20, Cablegram dated 9 FebruLary l&8 from the ----..-.-.-.-Co&to Colombo Arabe godefeusn---I---J Palestine Barranquilla, Colombia, protesting against the proposed partition of .Palestine. ,, ,, ,' .Ii I' 21. Lettec,dated 3 February 1948 from the Rugby Chapter,. Broo$lyn, New York, of the American Veterans' Committee requesting the Security Council to establish an international force to be,used in,Falestine until partition has been completed. ., ;'. ^ 22. Le$ter,' dated 10 February l&6 from l&s. 6. Glidden Loomis, .Degislative C~mmittee,,Pr&&essive Citizens of America, requesting on behalf of 860 members of the Greenwich Village, ?iew York, Branch, ?haC tha ., .' United Rations t&e immediate military ac;t$on,to ensure the establishment of the proposed Jewish State. 23.' Tele&am dated 12 February l&('; from the Russian &eri,can 1IJomen's Club, Gary, Indiana, advoca,tinG the lifting of the embmgo .of exms. sh$.pmemts to the' Jewish population of Pales,tine. 24, Cablegsm dated 13 February 1948 from the Arab Settlemen.ts.qf q' ,' Guayaquil, Ebuadpr, protesting against the proposed partition of ,(, ' Palestine. : ,,. ‘25. Cablegrsm dated 13 February 3-9118 from Bassam el ,Banns, ,General Guide, Moslem Brothers, Cairo,, alleging that the Secretary-General had made declarations which we,re pro-Zionist. ., 26. Telegram dated 16 February, 1940 from the Committee of Organizations of Staten Island Jetsry, ?Tew York,, containing a .resolution advocating certain measures to be taken for the enfo;cement of partit$on. 27, Letter. dated 16 February l&8 from lIr, E. W. Orrj Sec;retayyj,ViF~,oria-n State Pacifist Council, blelbourne, Australia, enclosing a letter from Hr. R. Runl&m Brown, Chairman, 1Jar Resisters International,,,advocatin@ the esiablis&ent of a bi-nations1 State in Palestine. ,' ,, 28, Letter dated 17 February'1948 from &+. Benjamin A&in,. Secretary):, Americ~'ZionistI I. Emergency Council, enclosing resolutions're~si~~~ to the pk&tition of Palestine adopted by 800 delegatesatthe National Emergency Conference of the Council at 1Jashington, D.C. ,, *' ,' /29. ~ Cablegrsm dated A/AC. 21/‘EC/2 Page 4 ,,‘I _’ 29. Cablegram de,-&&3 J.8 February 19~~8 from the Arab Association,, .pairobi, I&qv3, expressing a’ desire to assist their “P!IUSlilfi broth,erS” in Pakistan and Palestine . .30 * Cablegrca.m *1c.atcd 18 February 1$8 from Mr, Moises Shlesinger, President, Hebrews of Ctiba, requesting the Security Council to recognize a Jewish militia in Palestine, dispatch an armed force, and take disciplinary action against the Arab States, 31. Tele@wn dated 19 February ip48 from the Club Rho Iota Tau Zeta, Incorporated, Rockville Centrei PJew York, advacating the establishment ,. of an international police force to carry out the decision of the General Assembly to partition Palestinec 32, Tel&ram dated 19 February 1946 from the Beth Abram Association, San Francisco, aslring that the Security Council grant the request. of the Palestine Cotiission to enforce. the partition of Ps.lestine. 33. Letter dated 20 Febru&y 1948 from Mr. IX, M, Hagenow, Honorary Secretary, Australian Peace Pledge Union, East Plelbou,rne, Australia, advocating the establishment of a bi-national State as the only solution to the Paletitine problem. 34, Cablegram dated 20 Febru,wy 1,948 from the Uniolz Arabe ,-.--- Asuncion, Paraguay, ‘protestinG against the proposed partition of Palestine e 35. Letter dated 20 February 1948 from NE, Hermnn 17. Rosenberg, Secretary, Committee f.or Citizen Action, Brooklyn, Eetr York, advocating the establishment of’an international police force to enforce the partition of Palestine, I 36. Letter dated 23 February 1348 from Mrs , Richard Cockeyill, Secretary, United Nations Association of Cincinnati, Ohio,, enclosing a statement issued by the Policy Committee of th.e Association requesting the ” Security Council to take immediate steps to carry out, the proposed partition of Palestine. 37. Cablegram dated 23 February 1948 from Dr. ?anzj.ger, Chairman, Zionist Academic Society, Tel Aviv, requesting the appointment of an international commis’sion’ of inquiry to investigate the Ben Yehuda Street e2;plosion of 22 February. 1$!6. , 38, Telegram dated 23 February 191r-8 from the Wabash Club, LOS Angeles, . California, e.d&ating me&sures to be taken for the enforcement of partition. ’ Telegram dated February from Mz, Attala S, I&ram, President, 39. 23 I 11.948 Ahrs Melf are Association, Ottawa, protesting against partition as unjust a&d asking that it be reconsidered. /40. Cablegram dated 40, Cablepcm dated 23 February 1948 from the Jewish Central Committee, ::_ Salzburg, requestin, m on behalf of the Jewish displaced Persons of Aus-l+a the implementation of the plan for partition according to the demands of the,Jewish Agency, 41 * Letter dated 24 February JJ$I.~ from IW, Neal B. Spahr; President, &noxville &qqnen! s Association, [email protected], ~ermessee, cncbmi~g a ' resolution requesting the establishment of s+n 'intarna'kional ]?OkiCe fovce ,f~l?d the'lifting.of embargoes on shipments of a~nb "CO the Jewish ,, population qf ,Palestine, Ic2.. .Telegram dated 211. February lpIk8 from the~Manchester; New Hampshire, Chapter of Hadassah, [email protected] the enforcement of partition;.,, 'l.3.