The Provisional agenda and the supplementary list – General Committee – Report

THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY LIST

FIRST SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

REPORT OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE

1. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE having considered at its 28th and 29th meetings the item on the Provisional Agenda (document A/293) entitled "Constituting and Instructing a Special committee to Prepare for the consideration of the Question of Palestine at the Second Regular Session" submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom,

RECOMMENDS that the item be placed on the Agenda of the General Assembly and referred for consideration to the First committee.

2. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE after due consideration of the Supplementary List (document A/294) at its 30th and 31st meetings, decided not to recommend the inclusion of the item entitled "The Termination of the Mandate over Palestine and the Declaration of its Independence" submitted by the Governments of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon an Saudi Arabia.

One member voted for the recommendation to include the item on the Agenda, eight members voted against and five abstained.

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