Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, The Near and Middle East, Volume IX, Part 1

No. 391
Resolution 512 (VI), Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on January 26, 1952¹

January 26, 1952

The General Assembly,

Recalling all the resolutions adopted at previous sessions of the General Assembly on the Palestine problem,

Having examined the progress report² of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Conciliation Commission for Palestine for its efforts to assist the parties to reach agreement on their outstanding differences;

2. Notes with regret that, as stated in paragraph 87 of the report, the Commission has been unable to fulfill its mandate under the resolutions of the General Assembly;

3. Considers that the governments concerned have the primary responsibility for reaching a settlement of their outstanding differences in conformity with the resolutions of the General Assembly on Palestine;

4. Urges the governments concerned to seek agreement with a view to an early settlement of their outstanding differences in conformity with the resolutions of the General Assembly on Palestine, and for this purpose to make full use of United Nations facilities;

5. Considers that the Conciliation Commission for Palestine should continue its efforts to secure the implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly on Palestine and accordingly should be available to the parties to assist them in reaching agreement on outstanding questions;

6. Requests the Conciliation Commission for Palestine to render progress reports periodically to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Members of the United Nations;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary staff and facilities for carrying out the terms of the present resolution.

1. Approved by the General Assembly at its 365th plenary meeting on Jan. 26 by 48 votes to 5, with 1 abstention. Material on U.S. interest in the Palestine Conciliation Commission not here printed is in Department of State file 357.AC.
2. Reference is to the progress report of the Palestine Conciliation Commission covering the period Jan. 23–Nov. 19, 1951; for the text, see U.N. doc. A/1985.