Palestine question – Appointment of Special Commissioner for Palestine – Press release

UNITED NATIONS

Department of Public Information

Press and Publications Bureau

Lake Success, New York

Press Release PAL/165

13 May 1948

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THURSDAY, 13 MAY 1948

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER FOR PALESTINE

Following is the text of a cable which the President of the General Assembly, Dr. Jose Arce, and Secretary-General, Trygve Lie, dispatched today to the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Alan Cunningham:

SIR ALAN CUNNINGHAM

HIGH COMMISSIONER

JERUSALEM (PALESTINE)

WE ARE GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR PALESTINE AND THE ARAB HIGHER COMMITTEE BOTH PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. HAROLD EVANS, PHILADELPHIA ATTORNEY AND MEMBER BOARD AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE AS SPECIAL COMMISSIONER FOR PALESTINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 6 MAY 1948.  INASMUCH AS MR. EVANS CANNOT LEAVE FOR PALESTINE FOR A FEW DAYS HE ASKS THAT YOU ANNOUNCE THAT MR. PABLO AZCARATE WHO IS NOW IN JERUSALEM SERVING AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF THE TRUCE COMMISSION WILL SERVE AS DEPUTY TO THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER AND PERFORM HIS FUNCTIONS UNTIL HIS ARRIVAL.  AZCARATE'S APPOINTMENT HAS LIKEWISE BEEN AGREED TO BY BOTH PARTIES.

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