The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine today revealed that it has decided to establish its headquarters at the U.N and to meet in New York, except that it has not ruled out meetings at Jerusalem or elsewhere if the situation warrants it.
This information was contained in a communique issued here after the third of a series of private meetings held at U.N. headquarters during the past ten days. The Arab states and Israel have been informed of this decision, the communique said.
The Conciliation Commission also decided to resume discussion with the Israel delegation at the U.N. to ascertain its position on blocked bank accounts, one of the problems remaining to be settled. It has also considered the Israel Government’s reaffirmation of Nov. 14, 1951, that the Jewish State is ready to contribute to the settlement of the question of compensation for abandoned Arab property, and the Israelis’ suggestion that concrete discussions of evaluation should be held immediately with the commission or any other U.N. body designated for the purpose.
In relation to this problem, the commission has decided to ask the land specialist attached to its refugee office to undertake such discussions on the technical level. The U.N. Secretary-General has been requested to instruct the expert to proceed to Palestine as soon as possible to enter into discussions with the Israelis, the communique stated.
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