The Israeli delegation at the United Nations expects the General Assembly to begin consideration of the Palestine issues within ten days, it was learned here today as the Assembly reconvened to begin the second half of its 1951 session.
If the agenda of the Assembly were to be followed strictly, the Palestine case would be brought to the floor before ten days, but it is believed that the Arab states will seek to have the Assembly debate the question of Libya, which became nominally independent–under U.N. auspices–yesterday. It is expected that the Arab states will be able to muster a sufficient number of votes to push through the agenda change. The Israeli delegation is currently headed by Arthur Lourie, but Ambassador Abba Eban is scheduled to arrive in Paris to assume direction of the delegation before the Palestine question arises.
Two U.N. reports will be discussed during the Palestine debate. One, the report of the Conciliation Commission for Palestine, will be chiefly political in nature, although one of its main points is the question of the Palestine Arab refugees. The second report, that of the U. N. agency for relief of the Arab refugees, which deals with proposals for their resettlement, has certain political undertones.
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