The United Nations Trusteeship Council, which is currently considering an international statute for Jerusalem, last night agreed provisionally that the proposed U.N. governor of the city, rather than its legislative council, should have the right to appoint diplomatic representatives to foreign states and to sign treaties.
All treaties signed by the governor would be submitted to the legislature for ratification, it was decided. However, in the event the legislative body refused to countersign, the Trusteeship Council would have the final right of ratification.
During the discussion on this article Israel representative Aubrey S. Eban pointed out that some of its provisions violated the Israel-Transjordan armistice agreement concerning Jerusalem. The Arabs objected, asserting that the armistice pact was a provisional measure while the Trusteeship Council was working on a permanent solution. Council president Roger Garreau ruled the discussion out of order, asserting that it was a problem which would be considered when the General Assembly received the Council’s statute.
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