AMERICAN DRAFT FOR TRUSTEESHIP SCHEME

Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1948, Page 5

AMERICAN DRAFT FOR TRUSTEESHIP SCHEME

Received Wednesdav, 7 p.m. KEW YORK, April 20. United States said today it would provide troops for Palestine if otlitu ; countries to be selected by United Xations would join them but Mr. War ren Austin (Uaiited (States) warneu tliat- United States was not prepared t(. act alone. He admitted that talks witb eertain governments Ivere so far fruitless. "The United States is willing to undertake its sliare of resx>onsibilit\ for the provision of the police forces required durjng the truce and tempor ary trusteeship but our participatiou will be .conditioned upon the readines, of other governfnents to provide similar assistance, ' ' he said. Reuter's diplomatic correspondeni says Britain 's answer to tlie approacb was negative and her policy was reuf lirmed of decliuing absolutely to en fo.rce any policy in Palestine which had not the sujiport of both Arabs and Jews vvheth'er aloue or in ct>-operatioh wih. other United Xations' menlbers. , Mr. Austin presented; as the basis.fo discussion, an Arnerican draft for a tliree-years' trusteeship which , would make United Nations ruier of Palestimthrough a Governor-General. He wouu.l have the rlght to determine immigia tion quotas in accordanee with the ub sorptive capacity' of Palestine and als.i the hotly contested land cpiestion. 'jl.ic general aim of. . the plan, which Mr. Austin stressed was not a formal pro posal, was to encourage the maximui co-operation of Jews ar.d Arabs leai. ing to a form of self -government acceptable to both. Mr. Gfromyko reaffirmed snpport for partition and said . the Soviet would oppose the United States plan for a trusteeship.' "The whole world knows this deeision by the United States Gov emment is dictated by the oii, military and strategic interests of the United States," he said. °