A warning that the Palestine refugee problem is an explosive one was given today to the United Nations Ad Hoc Political Committee by Howard Kennedy, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. He urged the extension of the agency for another year beyond July, 1951.
Arab delegates, addressing today’s session of the Committee, pressed for the return of all Palestine Arab refugees to their home as a solution to the problem. Israel may speak tomorrow and is known to favor extension of the life of the agency.
The General Assembly founded the agency as a $54,000,000 project, but only a small part of the voluntary contributions to that fund has so far been received. The possibility loosed today that a special assessment might be created for resettlement of the refugees.
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