UN Palestine Commission – Employment of Jewish staff – Communication from the Jewish Staff of the Town Planning Dept., Jerusalem

UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION

The following communication has been received from the Jewish Staff of the Town Planning Department, Jerusalem, and is circulated for the information of Members of the Commission:

Jewish Staff of the
Town Planning Department
Jerusalem, Headquarters
c/o A. E. Epstein, Architect
99 Abyssinian Street Jerusalem, 26 Jan. 1948

The United Nations Palestine Commission

for attention of the Jerusalem Working Commission
Lake Success

Sirs

Subject: Employment of the Jewish Staff

The undermentioned employees of the Town Planning Department, Headquarters, Jerusalem, applying to the Jerusalem Working Commission in the following matter:

Upon suggestion of our Head of Department, Mr. H. Kendall, we declare herewrith our willingness to continue to work in our Department under the Chairmanship of the Jerusalem Working Commission.

The future international area around Jerusalem includes several town planning areas beside the Jerusalem Town Planning Area, and the entire control of planning and building activities in the rural districts so that the unified planning of the whole area and its future development requires the service of a Town Planning Department.

We, the undermentioned officers of the Town Planning Department are well acquired with the entire work in our Department and guarantee the undisturbed continuation of the office routine, facilitated by the fact that the office with its equipment remains on its place. Besides this we are silting to give hand to whatever jobs are required during the transmission period.

The name and qualification of the officers are as follows:

We remain,

Sirs,

Your most obedient servants.

(signed) A.E. EPSTEIN

On behalf of the Jewish Staff of
the Town Planning Department
Jerusalem Headquarters