±¬ÁÏÍøITED 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:

B±¬ÁÏÍøCHE

IN REPLY YOURS 20/2 (1) THE PALESTINE COMM±¬ÁÏÍøIST PARTY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROVISIONAL CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL 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 CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL OF GOVERNMENT (3) AFTER CONCRETE PROPOSALS REGARDING SETTING UP PROVISIONAL CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL ARE KNOWN OUR PARTY RESERVES RIGHT TO SUBMIT DETAILED COMMENTS (4) AT SAME TIME WE PROPOSE PROVISIONAL CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL OF GOVERNMENT OF JEWISH STATE BE ESTABLISHED ON FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES (A) REPRESENTATION ON CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL MUST BE ACCORDING TO RELATIVE STRENGTH OF POLITICAL PARTIES AMONG JEWISH COMM±¬ÁÏÍøITY (B) ONLY PARTIES PUBLICY DECLARING THEMSELVES IN AGREEMENT WITH ±¬ÁÏÍøITED NATIONS PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO INDEPENDENT STATES IN PALESTINE ONE JEWISH ONE ARAB WITH ECONOMIC ±¬ÁÏÍøION MAY PARTICIPATE IN CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL OF GOVERNMENT (C) THE DEMOCRATIC ELEMENTS AMONG ARAB POPULATION OF JEWISH STATE SHALL BE REPRESENTED ON CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL SHOULD CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PERMIT IMMEDIATE PARTICIPATION OF SUITABLE ARAB REPRESENTATION VACANCIES SHALL BE LEFT FOR THEIR FUTURE PARTICIPATION.

ESTHER VILENSKA FOR PALESTINE COMM±¬ÁÏÍøIST PARTY


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