The U.N. Palestine Commission today revealed that it has communicated directly with representatives of Jewish democratic parties and other Jewish public organizations in Palestine for the purpose of selecting and establishing a Jewish Provisional Governing Council there.
“While most of them, indicated that the Jewish Agency was entitled to speak for then, certain of them wished to consult with the Commission directly, and the commission is obligated to grant them the privilege of doing so.” the U.N. body in-formed the Jewish Agency last night.
The Commission emphasized that it intends “to continue its consultations with the representative of the Jewish Agency on such matters as the size, structure, composition and initial authority to be exercised by the Provisional Council of Government of the Jewish state, after the termination of the Mandate,” Parallel consultations will be held with those representative Jewish groups which have indicated a desire to consult directly.
“On the “basis of such consultations, the Commission can and will, in pursuance of its authority under the Assembly resolution, reach decisions on these matters on the understanding, however, that the Provisional Council of Government, acting under the Commission, can exercise no authority before the date of the termination of the Mandate,” the Commission’s statement said.
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