United Nations Special Committee on Palestine Report

by United Nations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

Chapter

I. THE ORIGIN AND ACTIVITIES OF UNSCOP

A. Creation of the Special Committee: its terms of reference and composition

B. Summary of activities of the Special Committee

II. THE ELEMENTS OF THE CONFLICT

A. Geographic and demographic factors

B. Relevant economic factors

C. Palestine under the Mandate

D. The conflicting claims

III. RELIGIOUS INTERESTS AND HOLY PLACES

IV. THE MAIN PROPOSALS PROPOUNDED FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE PALESTINE QUESTION

General

Main proposals of Commissions and British Government plans prior to the creation of the Committee

V. RECOMMENDATIONS (1)

Introductory statement

Section A. Recommendations approved unanimously

Section B. Recommendations approved by a substantial majority

VI. RECOMMENDATIONS (II)

Part I. Plan on partition with economic union

Justification

Recommendations:

A. Partition and independence

B. Transitional period and constitution

C. Declaration

D. Economic Union

E. Assets

F. Admission to membership in the United Nations

G. A commentary on partition

Part II. Boundaries

Part III. City of Jerusalem

VII. RECOMMENDATIONS (III)

Federal State plan

Justification of the federal state solution

Recommendations:

I. The independent State of Palestine

II. Outline of the structure and required provisions in the constitutions of Palestine

III. Boundaries of the Arab and Jewish States in the independent State of Palestine

IV. Capitulations

V. The Holy Places, religious interests and Jerusalem

A. Religious interests and Holy Places

B. Jerusalem

C. Irrevocability of provisions

VI. International responsibility for Jewish displaced persons

VII. Jewish immigration into Palestine

VIII. RESERVATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS