310.5/6–1450: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
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Trusteeship Council. The Council June 14 adopted 10–0–1 (Philippines) its report to the GA on an international régime for Jerusalem, and then approved 9–1 (Iraq)–1 (Philippines) the Belgian-French resolution submitting to the GA the Statute as approved by the TC, the report of President Garreau to the TC, and Israel’s reply of May 26.1
A mention of the fact that the Israeli reply “includes certain new proposals,” was deleted from the resolution on the initiative of Iraq. At the same time, reference to these new proposals was maintained in the final para of the report, with the statement that the TC had not discussed them. The Iraqi Delegate put forward this last modification, as a less desirable alternative to deletion of the reference to the new proposals from the report, and it was quickly agreed to by the Council.
In a summarizing statement following the votes, the TC President expressed the view that it was now up to the GA to “pursue further” the work begun by the Council.2
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- The texts of these documents are among those included in the “Special Report of the Trusteeship Council” to the General Assembly. The Special Report is undated and was released in 1950 by the Assembly as U.N. doc. A/1286.↩
- The General Assembly did not give formal consideration to the Special Report until December 7, when the Ad Hoc Political Committee began deliberations on the Jerusalem question; see the editorial note, p. 1071. A summary of the Trusteeship Council’s deliberations on June 14 is printed in TC (VII), p. 71.↩