INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GROUP WEEKLY SUMMARY NO. 11 FOR WEEK ENDING 15 MARCH 1949 THE INTERNATIONAL WEEK

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• Publication Date: March 15, 1949
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INl`ERI ATID}TAL ORGANIZATIONS GROUP
PIERKLY SUMMARY NO. 1 //
For week ending 15 March 1949
The International Week
volume xI
The Israeli advance to the Gulf of Aqaba is not expected to reverse
the present trend toward stabilization in Palestine. Dutch intransigeanc
nontinues to block a Republican-=Netherlands conference to establish an
interim federal government in Indonesia. Atlantic Pact negotiations have
about reached the stage for public discussion of its terms.
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S viet netratio Of BOOM in PhilDnines poa?s security 2rs~b em:
Reported iinclusion of Soviet agents among the four thousand White Russian
refugees recently shipped from Shanghai to the Philippines under IRO
auspices reflects the need for rnox'e orfeotive IRO screening at the port
of embarkation. While the extent of Soviet penetration of the camp on
Samar Island is not yet clear, the presence of some minor Soviet events
has been indicated and at least one contact between local pro-USSR elements
and suspect refugees has been made., The rc,luctance of interested IRO mem??
bars to fulfill their commitments to provide permanent haven for these
refugees, the evident hope of many of them to enter the US and the dupls.-
cation of such conditions at other refugee embarkation ports will probably
plague the IRO for-some months to come
UN a With the Atlantic Pact
JU tifying. the ~tantic-Pact ,, ore 1A
negotiations approaching their final phase and the public release of the
text at hand, world-wide disci.-se on of the pacts relationship to the UN
may be taken for granted., It is practically certain not only that the
USSR will charge that the pact is aggressive in its purposes and violates
alike the letter and spirit of the UN Charter, but also that a large body
of non-Communist opinion will share these views. Consequently, the US
UN delegation believes that the issue of the Atlantic Pact should be met
squarely rather than evaded. It therefore counsels that the five pro-
spective signatories who also sit in the Council themselves initiate
Security Council discussions of the pact. No resolution would be intro-
duced but strong and cogent statements would be made stressing the non-
aggressive aims of the pact and Its harmony with the UN Charter.. By this
procedure, It is hoped that the USSR would be placed on the dnfensiveo
Any condemnatory resolution introduced by the USSR would probably be
rejected, 9?2. Inasmuch as a vigorous attack on the pact is assured, the
Western Powers would lose nothing by seising this initiative in airing the
issue, By demonstrating that the Charter clearly authorizes such regional
arrangements, the signatories of tre pact would strengthhen~thair hold on
public opinion both here and abroad,
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Arab refag s. While the plight of tt:e Arab refugees becomes
increasingly critical, all available UK Hands will be exhausted by the
and of March. The UN Secretariat has brought this development to the
attention of the US and Is sePkinp to ascertain ),ow soon the promised
US Congressional appropriation for this purpose will be forthcoming.
Korea mak- be admittgd toFCAFF. Despite bitter opposition of the
$oviat bloc,, ECOSOC recently amended the tarns of reference of the
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East to permit the adnission
of the Republic of Korea as an associfte member should the Commission
so decide.
Thg tuftl aim, The Ili Palestine Conciliation Commission's
invitation to Ha Amin-el?FIusseini, ex-Mufti of Jerusalem, to attend
the Arab refugee talks at Bairut has drawn a sharp protest from Israel.
The Israelis point to the Mufti's record of collaboration with the
Nazis and add that he no longAr Pnjoys any prestige even among the
Arabs. King Abdullah of Transjordan appears to be alr:ort as incensed
at the invitation as are the Israelis.
USSR rPvivea Trieste issue. Despite the failure of its recent
attompt to secure the appointment of a Trieste governor, the USSR is
again seeking to reopen the subject. If successful, It may propose
a zonal division of tl-e Territory as a move in its "peace offensive."
Although this is less a gain for the Italians than that proposed by
the US, UK and France in 19h8 it might prove acceptable both to Rome
and to Belgrade
Qr ,tion of ' ECME a t'err d o ECOSOfl has again deferred approving
the creation of an Economic Commission for the Middle Fast (ECMME)
until its July session. A:Lt?iovCb the question of Israeli membership
was the primary factor in the postponement, this issue i1? prQbab1Y
not prevant_the_tc ti... ? .of ECfi'E after _ths. admiAsioxx_ o wlsrael t-o_. the
UN, especiallj if the US program of aid to underdeveloped areas is to
be channeled through UN regional ccKntaissions.
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