Thirty Republican congressmen today addressed a ?int communication to Secretary of State George C. Marshall in which they expressed ?ep concern and “honest worry” about the American policy on Palestine and asked what the United States is prepared to do to help implement the United Stated decision for partition.
“We believe there is grave danger,” wrote the Congressmen, “that if the United Nations Palestine decision is rendered inoperative far mere even than this decision may be Jeopardized, and the United Nations itself may be made ineffective.”
Concerned that the embargo on arms to Palestine and other Middle Easter counties “may be misleading as to the intentions” of the U S., the Representatives put ?r questions to Marshall, They asked: 1. What the U.S. will do to help carry at the U.N. decision on Palestine? 2. What instructions will the American delegate the U.S. receive from the government on questions referred to the Security Council the U.N. Palestine Commission for effectuating the U.N. decision? 3. If it is ?ue that Great Britain is allowing the continuation of arms shipments to the Arab. ?tions; and if these shipments Interfere with implementation of the U.N. decision? Whether support of the violent resistance of the Arab Higher Committee and by the Arab nations endangers the maintenance of international peace and security?
The signatories to the letter stated that it does not imply criticism or direction, but asks only “the necessary information so that the attitude of the U.S. may be ?de clear, and the influence of our attitude be utilized to the full for the presentation of peace and the enhancement of the prestige of the U.N.”The letter, which is ?e third sent to the Secretary since last April on Palestine, was initiated by Rep. ?acob K. Javits of New York. Seventeen states are represented by the signers.
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, chairman of the American section of the Jewish Agency Executive, today called on a number of Senators, Congressmen end government officials ? his first visit to Washington since his return from Palestine.
The office of Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. today denied to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that Forrestal is initiating a drive to revoke the U.N. decision to partition Palestine The statement said that Forrestal’s position was the same ?s that of the State Department.
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