Palestine question – Progress report of the UN Mediator – Letter from the Jewish Agency

PALESTINE PROGRESS REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS

MEDIATOR ON PALESTINE

Cablegram dated 19 September 1948 from the Jewish Agency

to the Secretary-General concerning representation of

Jewish interests before the United Nations

19 September 1948

AM INSTRUCTED BY EXECUTIVE JEWISH AGENCY INFORM YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT SINCE ESTABLISHMENT ISRAEL AS INDEPENDENT STATE AND WITH REORGANIZATION OF JEWISH AGENCY AS SEPARATE BODY, REPRESENTATION OF JEWISH INTERESTS PALESTINE UNITED NATIONS IS NO LONGER CLAIMED OR EXERCISED BY JEWISH AGENCY WHOSE RIGHTS AND POSITION THIS REGARD HAVE PASSED WHOLLY TO STATE OF ISRAEL.  DESIRE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY EXPRESS DEEPEST APPRECIATION OF JEWISH AGENCY EXECUTIVE FOR ALL FACILITIES AND COURTESIES ACCORDED TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES WHO WERE PRIVILEGED APPEAR BEFORE UNITED NATIONS ORGANS AND FOR ASSISTANCE GRANTED THEM BY YOURSELF AND STAFF WHICH JEWISH AGENCY EXECUTIVE ALWAYS REMEMBERS WITH GRATITUDE.

KISENBERG

GENERAL SECRETARY,

JEWISH AGENCY EXECUTIVE

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