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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$I.~ from IW, Neal B. Spahr; President, &noxville &qqnen! s Association, [email protected], ~ermessee, cncbmi~g a ' resolution requesting the establishment of s+n 'intarna'kional ]?OkiCe fovce ,f~l?d the'lifting.of embargoes on shipments of a~nb "CO the Jewish ,, population qf ,Palestine, Ic2.. .Telegram dated 211. February lpIk8 from the~Manchester; New Hampshire, Chapter of Hadassah, [email protected] the enforcement of partition;.,, 'l.3. Cablegram dated 24'February 1948 from Chief Rabbis Isaac'Rerzog and 1' Ben ~$xnJgiel, .Jerusalem, urging; immediate implementation bf the United Ovations decision to partition Palestine. "., i bh-, Letter: dated 25 February 1948 from Mr. Saul Gottlieb, Director, IlichiSan Zionist Region, De,troit, Michigan; enclosiriC; resolutions '1 oS'tJ~e.Ffrst &mual. Conference relating to the implementation of the Resolution pB, Jche General Assembly of 29 November 1347. ,@. 'Telegram dated'25 February l&O from 200 members, Concbtxrsk Juiii.o~ Hadassah, ,Rew York,' requesting the conrtinued support of the United States Goverment for the partition of Palestine. 46, Cablegramdated-26'February 194.8, addressed'to the Secre-bary-Gkneral, .. ; from kg members of the House of Commons, .London, stating that the Palestine problem is a.tes"c case for the United Iktions and urginG the Security C,ouncil to take all necessary meas&es to deal with eiisting and threatened breaches*of international peace and se'curitg, The cablegram further states that the signatories are urging their ,Government to carry outthe obligations ~lai'd upon it by' the Gerieral- Assembly snd to terminate military assistance do Arab States which have defied or threatened to defy the. decisions and authority of the I' United l!Tations, / ., ' 47. Letter dated, 28 February l$ko f'rom I:Ir. J, TJefmrto&, 'Secretary, Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the Inter~~ational tJorl;ers Order, Morris TJinchevslry,Lodge 142, Tams River; Now Jersey, urging the enforcement, of partition, . I 48. Letter da.ted 4. March ~948 from’ b. Arthur b. Ro'senblath, Secretary,

Metropolitan Council of B'nai B'rith, Mew Yorirj enclosing aresolution of representatives, of the 150 X&d&es and Chapters of B'nai Dlrith in Net7 Y,Ork City, representkcg 50,KIQ members,' ,The resolution advocates ., ..I ,, /lifting of the A/A&21/W/2 .. rage 6

1 ., lifting of the embargo on, shipments c$ axms to the Jewis,h population " of &&xyki.ne,. , ~3.mposing,. economic sanctions agdqst stat,eg hinderk2g the enforcement of partition, and the establishment of an international armed force to fmpIl.cment the.partition plan..

49 a .Telegrasn dated 5 Elarch.1gk.8 from the Parent Trtachers Associa-kh, 17orlman' s Cim+3 p School No, LO, Bronx, New York, reque,stiing "chat immediate ackiion.be taken to implement the partition of PaLestine. 500 Letter dated '5 March 191.8 from Mr. Joseph ptein, Secretary, Independent LIeseritzer Young Men's Soci&y, Bronx, New York, urging imnedi'a-te and forcefuI( measures to implement partition, .. ,, 51. Cablegraul dated 5 blarch lgh.8 from the Central Committee of. Liberat,ed tTews in the American Occupation Zone of.,Ge~maqy~ IQn$,ch, ~stating that the Committee is "deeply shocked" at the ,deliberatioqts, 0% the Security CaunciZ and urging 1 that body nqt to ‘labandonI. the yi.ct,irns .of f&sc~s~", 32. &etter dated .5 March 19k8 from I%+., Karl. M; Chworow&y, Chai~ma~n, Flatbush Comnlzxlity Urga.niaat+ns for the ,Un&ted Natioqs, 43roolrlyn, Mew York # urging the i~~plcm~xku'eio~~ of partition, I ; 539. Le.tter received 10 Narch S$@ frdra Mr. Louis L,# AILpex+t, :P+sident, &non Club of Greater New York, presenting atresolutioa.in behalf of 1,000 members~urgkg the imumediate irqplementation.of partiti.on. ,54.. Telegram dated 11 March I.948 TCrorn tho Medj.calDivis.ion, Progressisie ' Citizens of America, New Park, urgfng,,on b&+lf :of ,1,4,00 members the immadiate implementation of petition, .' .It 55. Teleppull. dated 11 ,March lykc) from M$ss Ethel~~Broolr,~ &eddent; Prospeo$ Park Chapter, B'r!ai B'rith, Brooklyn, ,Mew York, requesting that immediate~ steps. be .-taken to implement, part$ti,on. '.' .I,

56, Letter dated II Llarch A$Ik8,fro~ lldr, Robert 13.. Peck, Secr,etary,~ NW Rochellc (UN York) Chapter, American Veterans Committee; urging the establishment of an international police force 'to impZement.partitio~ 57. Cablegram dated 13 Ekwch Il.348 from the Ne-therla~ds Section .of the World I\Ioverqent for Uorld Federal Goverzuneust;, Amsterdam, requesting that.an international security force be established for Palestine and.that no arms be given to the parties to the dispute, 58, Telegram dated 13 Pkrclz IL948 Prom the .Metropolitan Chapter, 'B "nai B'rith, Larchont , New York, roprcsenting ~OJOOO,;~embers and setting forth certain steps to be .taken I in .-the implementation .of pm,tition, 59. Letter dated 11; Naz-ch 1948 from Dr. Morton J. Robbins, President, kw England Zionist .Re.gion, presqting a resolutio,n,. in behalf of '~~housands of Zionist members" urging prompt action with respect to the implementation of partition, /6 0, T’elegraa dated c

.( ‘, _’ 60. !+le~rtun. dated 11) March 1948‘from Mr. Judson L. Banister, liljayor, EastHampton,., New York, .-presenting a resolxtiosz of the people Of East Hampton urging the credtion .of an international poli,ce force for Palestine? ,, 61, Letter dated 15 ?1arch.1@8 from Mr, Victor L. Mindlin,,Chafrman, Beverly HIJlls Chnpter , American Vqt erans Committee, &OS Ange$,es, California, enclosing a resolution advocating; the establishment of an ,ad hoc police force for. Palestine. 62. : Rosolut~on received 15 March 1940 Prom Mrg, Samue& SchLwlf, Corresponding Secretary, .Fark Sl.ope Chapter MO. 617, B1nai BIrzith, Brooklyn, l!Tew York, urging the immediate implementation of partition.. 631 Letter dated 17~Narch .,.194.8 * from Mr. Benjamin Kline,,Chancellor Commander, Civic Lodge I\Jo, 469, Knights of Fythias, NeTr York, presenting a. resolution, iq,behalf. of l9b membeys IX&I,4 the immeaiate implementatio: of partiti,on. 6ik. Resolution received ~8 March 1948 of 294 citizens of East Hampton, IJew York, urginG that the Security Council talie effective measures to implement the I:esolution of the General Assembly of 29 November 194’7. 65. Telegram dated 20 March lg'i43 from "600 indignant citizens" of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, condemning the reversal of the United States' position toward partition. 66. Cablegram dated 20 Ma&h 1948 from the Arab Community of Choluteca, Honduras, protesting against the partition of Pale&ine. 670 Cablegram dated 22 March 1.948 from Dr. Leo Bernstein; Chairmani Central Committee, Organization of Jewish Refugees in Italy, Rome, protesting against the reversal of the United States' position tolrard partition and askin for the establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine, 68. Cablegram dated 23 March 1948 from Mr. Benvenisti, Chairman., Jewish Population oP the Roumanian Peoples Republic, Bucharest, protestinG against the suggestion of a trusteeship for Palestine. 6% CableGram dated 23 March 2940. from I:&. Viterbo, President, Zionist Federation of Italy, Rome, u.r$.n~ support for the establishment of a JeTrish State in Palestine. 70. Cablegram dated 24 March 1948 from the United Committee, Shan&.ai JeWsh Organizations, ShanC;hai, protestin G agzxinst attempts to reverse the decision of the United Nations to partition Palestine. 71, Cablegram dated 24 March 1948 from Mr. Victor 14. Gutierrez., Secretary-General, Christian Committee for Palestine of Guatemala, urging support for the partition of Palestine; f7P -f.a+.+.ar Aa+.ail 72, Letter &ted 2$ I.]=& 13&1: frcqn Hr, Joseph R + hpfel, .Grmd Master, Iildepenfient f&-&r Brith l+br&aa, ITeyr York, tran%Uitting a resolution con~~~m~~~q the r~,~ersal of the United States' position tmar~ partition, md uiq#llg the immediate implementation Of patition+ I 73. Seven hundred and eighty-one communications ~X’CIIII individuals, requesting, variozrsP~, j,media+k imp&mmtation of the ,,Resolution of

the General AssmbQ of' 29 ilovember 1947; disciplinary wtiofi against the kab melgbers of the United Rations; modiffcation of the, embargo on

shipments of am-m to the Jewish popuJ.ation of Palestine; eskWishment of an inte~nation~,l cvrrned force to carry out the proposed petition of Pales-tine ; md the imnediate opening of a port in Palestine for wlimited Jexish immigration, 7’1. Thirty-two comunications fro111 individucls px-otesting against the p'oposea pFxtition of Palestine, 75. SeVtXltp ZOLW comnunications from individuals pro$esting against the reversal of the United States’ position toward partition,

76* FOi*t~~-Ozle miscellaneous c om~~ni c xt ions f r om indiv i duq1.s ,