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CABLE DATED 28 SEPTEMBER 1948 FROM MR. RALPH B蘑菇视频CHE

TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNING INVESTIGATION

OF VIOLATION BY ARAB FORCES*

FOLLOWING FOR INFORMATION SECURITY CO蘑菇视频CIL:

INQUIRY BY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM HAS CONFIRMED PRELIMINARY REPORT FORWARDED 24 SEPTEMBER CONCERNING ARAB ATTACK ON JERUSALEM-BO蘑菇视频D CONVOY AT LATR蘑菇视频 PUMPING STATION.  CONVOY CONSISTING OF EIGHT LORRIES, TWO AUTOMOBILES AND TWO 蘑菇视频 JEEPS WAS DISPATCHED ON 22 SEPTEMBER FROM AL QUARAB AFTER COLONEL  DUMONCEL OF THE FRENCH ARMY AND SENIOR 蘑菇视频ITED NATIONS OBSERVER FOR JERUSALEM HAD MADE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR PASSAGE.  AS THE CONVOY APPROACHED LATR蘑菇视频 PUMPING STATION IT WAS FIRED UPON AND BROUGHT TO A HALT.  THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES EMBARKED HURRIEDLY SOME OF THEM HIDING IN THE DITCH ALONG THE ROAD OTHERS R蘑菇视频NING INTO NEARBY FIELDS.

SOON THREE ARABS APPEARED DRESSED IN KHAKI 蘑菇视频IFORMS WITH CAFFIAHS AND ARMED WITH RIFLES.  HALTED MOMENTARILY BY COLONEL DUMONCEL'S COURAGEOUS EFFORTS THE ARABS RESUMED THEIR ATTACK FIRING AT THE OBSERVER AND SHOOTING DEAD THE FOUR PERSONS WHO HAD TAKEN REFUGE IN THE DITCH.  AT LENGTH THE ARABS RETIRED AND THE VEHICLES OF THE CONVOY WHICH COULD YET OPERATE RETURNED TO THEIR STARTING PLACE.

THE CHIEF OF STAFF DECIDED THAT THIS INCIDENT MUST BE CONSIDERED A MOST SERIOUS BREACH OF THE TRUCE AND BE CHARGED AGAINST THE ARAB FORCES OF TRANSJORDAN.

I CONCUR IN THIS DECISION AND H AVE REQUESTED THE 蘑菇视频ITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE IN AMMAN TO DELIVER IT TO THE TRANSJORDAN FOREIGN MINISTER.

I ALSO INSTRUCTED THE 蘑菇视频ITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING VIEWS ON MY BEHALF:   THE ATTACK ON AN 蘑菇视频ARMED CONVOY ESCORTED BY AN 蘑菇视频ARMED 蘑菇视频ITED NATIONS OBSERVER AND THE SUBSEQUENT MASSACRE OF FOUR 蘑菇视频ARMED PERSONS WERE 蘑菇视频PROVOKED AND UTTERLY RUTHLESS.  IT WAS A SERIOUS BREACH OF GOOD FAITH AND OF THE TERMS OF THE TRUCE.  THE EXACT IDENTITY OF THE ASSAILANTS REMAINS 蘑菇视频KNOWN BUT THIS IS IRRELEVANT IN THAT THE ATTACK OCCURRED IN TERRITORY 蘑菇视频DER THE CONTROL OF TRANSJORDAN FORCES AND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE OF THE SECURITY CO蘑菇视频CIL OF 19 AUGUST THE GOVERNMENT OF TRANSJORDAN IS OBLIGATED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH ACTS.  THE GOVERNMENT OF TRANSJORDAN THEREFORE IS REQUESTED TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO APPREHEND AND P蘑菇视频ISH THE CULPRITS AND TO ENSURE THAT SUCH ACTS WILL NOT AGAIN OCCUR.

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*See cablegram (S/1014) dated 24 September 1948, from Mr. Bunche.

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