Editorial Note
On September 22 London reported on a telegram sent by the Foreign Office to British missions at Arab capitals, in which they were instructed to hand to the governments to which they were accredited a copy of the statement that Mr. Bevin was to make before the House of Commons that day. The telegram informed the missions that the British Government would push firmly for acceptance by the United Nations of Count Bernadotte’s recommendations in their entirety; it also instructed them, together with their American counterparts, to persuade the Arab Governments not to oppose implementation of those recommendations. It noted further that active acceptance of the recommendations and recognition of the position of the other party were unnecessary; what was required was acquiescence (telegram 4220, 501.BB Palestine/9–2248).
For that portion of the text of Mr. Bevin’s statement dealing with Palestine, see Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 5th series, volume 456, column 898.