Palestine Commission Moves Closer to Establishment of Jewish Provisional Government

Opening today’s session, Commission chairman Karel Lisicky of Czechoslovakia that the “body consider a plan “by Panamas Dr. Eduardo Morgan for the setting up of such a Council and “carry it to its logical conclusion.”

All members of the Commission except Per Federspiel of Denmark agreed with the suggestion. At Federspiel’s insistence the Commission asked the Secretariat to prepare a legal opinion on whether the Commission has the power to establish a Provisional Council of Government.

Meanwhile, the Commission has instructed Pable Ascarate, head of its advance party in Jerusalem, to open consultations with the Ichud Party which has asked for a hearing separate from that granted the Jewish Agency, At the same time, the Commission announced it will meet with representatives of the Agudas Israel, which also asked for separate hearings, at Late Success either Monday or Tuesday of next week.

The United States is ready to propose truce terms for Palestine end has invited other members of the Security Council to do likewise, Warren Austin announced at an informal meeting of Council members. The meeting heard Council president Dr. Alfonso Lopez of Colombia report his unsuccessful preliminary negotiations on a truce with Jewish and Arab emissaries. He suggested that British troops who remain in Palestine after May 15 be responsible for law order from that date on. United Kingdom representative Sir Alexander Cadogan said he would forward this suggestion to his government.

The truce talks between Dr. Lopez and the interested parties will continue. It was made clear today that the Council intends to take the initiative in developing a basis for cessation of hostilities if the two parties remain deadlocked.