Alliance Israelite Submits Its Views on Palestine Issue to U.N. Inquiry Committee

The United Nations secretariat today received a memorandum on Palestine submitted by the Alliance Israelite Universelle, oldest Jewish organization in France, which has been active since 1860 in the defense of Jewish rights. The memorandum, intended for the U.N. inquiry committee on Palestine, was signed by Prof. Rene Cassin, president of the organization, who represents the French Government on the U.N. committee now drafting the International Bill of Human Rights.

Outlining the views of the Alliance with regard to the solution of the Palestine problem, the document asks for the immediate admission of 100,000 refugees into Palestine, the abolition of the British White Paper and the replacement of the British Mandate by an international trusteeship whose objective it would be to facilitate the immigration into and colonization of Palestine. While advocating such trusteeship, the Alliance would, however, be willing to accept another solution provided it allows large-scale immigration and colonization as well as the free development of the Jewish national home.

The memorandum underlines that the experience which the Alliance has acquired during the 85 years of its activities in countries inhabited by Moslems and its work in Palestine prove that a righteous solution of the problem is possible if no outside interference disturbs Jewish-Arab relations. It emphasizes that democratic ideals in the Near East would benefit considerably if Jewish hopes are fulfilled.

The memorandum concludes by pointing out that while continuing its endeavours to ensure to Jews their rights as free citizens in their respective countries, the Alliance is fully aware of the fact that the great majority of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe aspire primarily to a new life in Palestine.