Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION

Communication Received from the

Palestine Communist Party

The following communication has been received from the Palestine Communist Party in response to a letter addressed to it by the Commission on 20 February 1948:

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IN REPLY YOURS 20/2 (1) THE PALESTINE COMMÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµIST PARTY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROVISIONAL COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL ON GOVERNMENT (2) IN VIEW OF URGENT OF MATTER THE PARTY AGREES THAT JEWISH AGENCY FOR PALESTINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AUTHORIZATION GIVEN BY VAAD LEUMI SHALL CONDUCT NEGOTIATIONS WITH PALESTINE IF COMMISSION REGARDING SETTING UP PROVISIONAL COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL OF GOVERNMENT (3) AFTER CONCRETE PROPOSALS REGARDING SETTING UP PROVISIONAL COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL ARE KNOWN OUR PARTY RESERVES RIGHT TO SUBMIT DETAILED COMMENTS (4) AT SAME TIME WE PROPOSE PROVISIONAL COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL OF GOVERNMENT OF JEWISH STATE BE ESTABLISHED ON FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES (A) REPRESENTATION ON COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL MUST BE ACCORDING TO RELATIVE STRENGTH OF POLITICAL PARTIES AMONG JEWISH COMMÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµITY (B) ONLY PARTIES PUBLICY DECLARING THEMSELVES IN AGREEMENT WITH Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµITED NATIONS PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO INDEPENDENT STATES IN PALESTINE ONE JEWISH ONE ARAB WITH ECONOMIC Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµION MAY PARTICIPATE IN COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL OF GOVERNMENT (C) THE DEMOCRATIC ELEMENTS AMONG ARAB POPULATION OF JEWISH STATE SHALL BE REPRESENTED ON COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL SHOULD CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PERMIT IMMEDIATE PARTICIPATION OF SUITABLE ARAB REPRESENTATION VACANCIES SHALL BE LEFT FOR THEIR FUTURE PARTICIPATION.

ESTHER VILENSKA FOR PALESTINE COMMÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµIST PARTY


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Document Type: Communication, Letter
Document Sources: General Assembly, United Nations Palestine Commission (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµPC)
Subject: Electoral issues, Governance, Negotiations and agreements, Palestine question, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 29/03/1948