UN Palestine Commission – Communication from United Workers Party of Palestine re. allowing Jewish Agency to negotiate in its name

UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION

Communication Received from United Workers

Party of Palestine, Tel-Aviv

The following communication has been received from the United Workers Party of Palestine, Tel-Aviv, in response to the letter addressed to it by the Commission on 20 February 1948

FROM: TEL-AVIV

REC’D 15 March 1948

“BUNCHE

IN REPLY TO YOUR LETTER DATE 20/2 WE HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM

YOU THAT ACCORDING TO THE STATUTES BOTH THE JEWISH AGENCY AS WELL AS THE VAAD LEUMI TO BOTH OF WHICH OUR PARTY ADHERES, ARE ENTITLED TO REPRESENT THROUGH THEIR ELECTED BODIES THOSE INSTITUTIONS IN THE MATTER RAISED IN YOUR LETTER: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OF THE JEWISH STATE. THE ABOVE STATEMENT REPRESENTS THE VIEW OF THE PARTIES HASHOMER HATZAIR AND AHDUTHAAVODA POALEZION RESPECTIVELY WHICH HAVE SINCE UNITED AND ESTABLISHED THE MIFLEGET HAPOALIM HAMEUCHEDETH (THE UNITED WORKERS PARTY OF PALESTINE) TO WHICH ALL FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE TWO ABOVE MENTIONED PARTIES SHOULD BE NOW ADDRESSED

YACOB RYPHTIN L LEVITE”