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End of Military Regime in Jewish-held Jerusalem Announced; Civilian Regime Restored

February 2, 1949
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Civilian administration of the Jewish controlled sectors of Jerusalem was restored today after eight months of military administration.

The military governorship of the city, established by the Israeli Government, vas terminated last night. A government spokesman pointed out that this change does not affect the legal status of the new city, which is under Israeli control. He declared that the return to civilian administration reflected the normalizing of life in the city and the organization of its supplies.

Three hundred Arabs at a meeting last night in the Rockefeller Museum, 300 yards from the Jewish lines, adopted a resolution demanding that all of Jerusalem and surrounding area be delivered to the Arabs on the grounds that only the Arabs could guarantee the sacredness of the Holy city.

The meeting was addressed “by Camille Chamoun, former Lebanese Minister of the Interior. He rejected United Nations plans for internationalization of Jerusalem.

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