FOREIGN RADIO REACTIONS TO THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2003
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: November 11, 1998
• Content Type: REPORT

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One of the most notable #eetuu.?es o2 . z nit d ai a radio duilLSts related
to*P.lestine and to UVISCOFIs opcrt is relate dearth of either r:';{-wnt5ra or
c a ut, Oz what l.lt CTS thou ra is, most comes In Arabic transmissions '3:1nn J'ax'' g
Beirut, Ca12'o, ai acue,, and N w Deih,?i.,, SC adic; ra0ereneos appear 3.r.. 3.ooadcaats
fLtcm London end Pend, To & ;'Gap the SvIrAet radio is ccmpletely silent ten the
subject of 13NSCOPao.wepowt.
public 31..Augtist), monata ad Aaa le refer .-icea to the PaZast4= izsue f:k,u be ab-
atrac d or c cerptted as RoUca 3
~" n e D=ing tht.-'i two molnt I3 ps is to UIISCOP'e j: expo t (made
A report that according to the Irt ji Premier, Saleh Jab', his Gown..
meat nhO is forrnod the a&horities aonoerned that the Arabs consici.
Bruin the P3a~st;and the U.S, 3 in the second place,
SIMa:lblm 92r- thee- wolf eta cixl3 e h the P^:~.r. o ~c uQnt4 ran hr
~rye XgggM. He added that 01' the Arab Garoc n montr... uerr de a ni ::; to
cerry out the seat decisions tako-a at the Btu San Conference she r.d
U.N.'s decision on Pelest:I.ne be dei itnental to the Arabs." (BI;II; ',
IN ARABIC TO THE NEAR EAST, 9 :x.947)
A report frog the ARAB TTLY1 e. AGMICY';Iis specitz-1 cos"spondent in Nei;
York trho "says that U.S. Gcverf nern, circles are nnxious about the
situation in -the eastern I:edite 'r zneaac' and that "the U.S. is sa:T 'i. to
be discussing now mol::surera to be token in the eastern I editerrano. a.,
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the rejection of "lenienr" as a "help to bring about a solution to
national causes...." (CAIRO) ARAB TIE MB AGENCY, III RABIC ,IOflSE TO
EUROPE AND THE ITE1il, EAST, 17 AUGUST 1947)
A report that Lebanese Deputy Abd-al-Asseiran and Dr. Dawoud ial.
Husseini have returned to Deirut from Iran where thgtiy had gone on a
"Zionist ambitions" which have "now extender' to the neighboring Arab
countries"; the increasing number of Jetrs in Palestine "as a result of
the encouragcent of the imperialistic Anrlo--A>>erican policy"';, and (',)
Zionist products and goods throughout the various parts of AlGezcr: h,
and to prevent the passage of Zionist Coeds 'ices all harbors along :.sra
Gulf and other Arab harbors.' Al]. Jews trading in Zionist goods have
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close.' down their stores as exult of the decision." (C.",Ii'.O,, !1L
AGENCY, III ARABIC 'iORSE TO EUROPE ALL) TIM 9 AUGUSTI 194-3)
!n abstract of the nanorancrtan, submitte' by the Arab Higher Cori.:;ittce
of Palestine to the _ rab Foreign l inisters before their meetings tri~.h
the UITSCOP, containing 1.lte follot?ring points: (1) the ttnacceptabili?t.i
far as possible with the Arab dour^tries on this cuestion, to boycott
... The means to be adopted by the U.S. to carry out this policy (of
full cooperation with the .:iddlo East area so that the direct obliga
ti.ons between Dritain and certain I:e'iterrrrrnnean States can be' Icept
and stability maintained in this area) are not yet clear, butt the
P,tiara case trill draw American attention to the trhiole of the '?;iddle
East question and trill helg m ]:e *scrican nolic r clear before the pre-
~rentation of the :'olestino case to -the U.~'. next Senta:tber. At the
same time, it is presumed'. that A, erica will try to arouse Arab interest
in,the present situation in the I3nllcans, because this area iscons c:red
by the U.S. as surrounded by dangers threatening the whole Arab troza'
(CAIRO AIL 11.13 I l) rS AGE CY, III : `Ol ,E TO E?TJUOP::: AND TI-rC T?`,t AR Lisp- ' J
27 JULY 1947)
A report that Saud'. Arabian princes and tribal ehief"%ane neet'inr, tril:h
Ibn Said cliseusec1 the Palestine question and "decider' to collaborate as
species? ensignnent (from the Higher Arab cecutive) aitaed at " a-gut; ?.!L-
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o - a.s1c for. Iranian support in the Palestinian case. "'e found than re11
acquainted with the details of the case and cherishing a strong desiee
to support the :.gabs' rights.' " (srr. Z ? EL.-ADHA, JS "A, IN AP 1^IC TC TFIE
I1E'R EAST, 20 AUGUST 1917)
r, oomentary that cyl.ains "a solution of the Palestine r 'so
depends tQ a certain extent on settli??ir? the refhCee question, 'el.thot?:rii
actually the ti-yo questions are unconnected. Despite the eleg~ -it ex-
pressions used by politicians when talking about human and ethical
ideals, the imnigeatian regulations of the majority of the world's
1"i TIM TTFdtR EAST, 20 AUGUST 19.;:7)
A report of the Iraqi Foreign I1inist? er' s (Jentali) statements to the
feet "that he believes the Arabs are facing; a severe defensive stru? r].e
to save this part (Palestine) of the Arab trorld.. He added: 'I truly
believe that there its no rnzra2nteo for the indeger?de1?e of any Arm
d_.' It (SItARr EL-AD?IA, JAFFA, TIT ARABIC TO TilE TIM EAST, 30 AUi UST
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2. Subaeeuent to tnTSQDP!e Rot s Since 31 August, tduen UPSCOP's report eras
made public, Arabic radio broadcasts devoted to the subject have dealt *rinarily
with the widely reported Arabic opposition to the r:_alority' a per tition Iroposal
and u th ^rebio "efforts to convince statesmen in various capitals of tho
righteousness of the Arab viowpoint."
Few broadoasts venture enoculation on the Security Council's reaction to the
repo ra c eamentarv von : cnr e , how , asserts a ~viot
Union is abmitin~ doves opcuenta" and the a o ono cony cod tkia fie port tion
p~nn a end Ac1,rEion and on bo reaiv to use or veto rich st