Future Government of Palestine

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 22Termination of the Mandate over Palestine and the recognition of its independence as one State, published in 1948.

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3 versions · 1947–1948

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1947A/RES/181(II)[A]Future government of Palestine

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11 topics

Boundaries Dispute Settlement Economic Unions Establishment Jerusalem Members Palestine Question Religious Freedom Religious Places Terms of Reference Territorial Partition

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136 operative paragraphs

Considers that the present situation in Palestíne est de nature a nuire au bien général et aux tine is one which is likcly to impair the general welfare and friendly relations among nations;

relations amicales entre les nations;

T akes note of the declaration by the manda- Prend acle de la déclaration de la Puissance tory Power that it plans to complete its evacuamandataire, par laquelle celle-ci fáit connaitre tion of Palcstine by 1 August 1948;

qu'elle se propase d'achever l'évacuation de la Palestine po ur le 1 er aoOt 1948;

Recommends to the United Kingdom, as the Recommande au Royaumc-Uni, en tant que mandatory Power for Palestine, and to all other Members of the United Nations the adoption and tous les autres Etats Membres de l'Organisation implementation, with regard to the future govemment of Palestine, of the Plan of Partition with tion, en ce qui concerne le futur gouvernement Economic Union set out below;

économique exposé ci-dcssous;

Requests that Demande

( a) The Security Council take thc necessary measures as provided for in the plan for its imsures nécessaires prévues dans le plan pom sa mi.oe a exécotion; plementation;

( b) The Sccurity Council consider, if circumcas ou les circonstances l'exigeraient pendant la stances during the transitional pcriod require such consideration, whether the situation in Palestine période de transition, si Ja situation en Palestine constitutes a threat to the peace . .Jf it decides that rcprésente une menace contre la paix. S'il décide such a threat exists, and in arder to maintain inqu'une telle menace existe, et afin de maintenir temational peace and security, the Security Council should supplemcnt the authorization of the de sécurité complétera l'autorisation de l'As- General As.5embly by taking measurcs, under Articles 39 and 41 of the Charter, to empower the donneront pouvoir a la Commission des Nations Unitcd Nations Comnus,gon, as provided in this 1 See Offieial R,cords of th, s,cond s,snon of ,1,, G,n- 1 Voir les Dt>cument.r offir;i4ls de la deu;iiieme session de ttal A1111mbly, Supplement No. 11, Volumes 1-IV.

l'.AssembUe glnéra.le, Supplément No 11, Volumes 1-IV.

resolution, to exercise in Palestine the functions which are assigned to it by this resolution;

The Security Council determine as a threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression, in accordance with Article 39 of the Charter, any attempt to alter by force the settlement envisaged by this resolution;

The Trusteeship Council pe informed of the responsibilíties envísaged far it in this plan;

C alls u pon the inhabitants of Palcstine to take such steps as may be necessary on their part to put this plan into effect;

Appeals to all Governments and ali peoples to refrain from taking any action which might hampcr or delay the carrying out of thcse recommendations, and A uthorizes the Secretary-General to reimburse travcl and subsistence expenses of the members of the Commission referred to in Part 1, Section B, paragraph 1 below, on such ba~is and in such form as he may determine most appropriate in the circumstarn;:es, and to provide the Commission with the necessary staff to assist in carrying out the functions assigned to the Commission by the General ~mbly.

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The General Assembly Authorizes the Sccretary-General to draw from the Working Capital Funda sum not to excced $2,000,000 for the purposes set forth in the last paragraph of the resolution on the future governmcnt of Palestine.

Hundred and twenty-eighth plenary meeting,

29 November 1947.

At its hundred and twenty-eighth plenary meeting on 29 November 1947 the General Assembly, in accordance with the terms of thf! above resolution, elected the following members of the United Nations Commission on Palestine:

BoLIVJA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, DENMARK, PA- NAMA and PHILIPPINES. PLAN OF PARTITION WITH ECONOMIC UNION PAllT I Future constitution and government of Palestine

A. TERMINATION OF MANDATE,

PARTITION AND INDEPENDENCE l. The Mandate for Palcstine shall tenninate as soon as possiblc but in any case not later than

1 August 1948. • This resolution was adoptw without referencc to a Commiuee. Unies prévue dans la préscnte résolution d'exerdans la présente résolution;

menace contre la paix, rupture de paix ou acte d'agrcssion, conformément a l'Article 39 de la Charte, toute tentative visant a modifier par la tion;

responsabilité qui lui incombera aux termes de ce plan;

' Invite les habitants de la Palestine a prendre toutes les mesures qui pourraient etre nécessaires de leur part, en vue d'assurer l'application de ce plan;

peuples pour qu'ils s'abstiennent de toute action qui risquerait d'entraver ou de retarder l'exécution de ces recommandations, et Autorise le Secrétaire générnl a rembourser les frais de voyage et de subsistancc de~ membres de la Commission dont il est fait mention ci-dessous (premiere partie, section B, paragraphe 1 ) sur plus appropriées aux circonstances, et a fournir a

l' Assemblée générale.

Bl L' Asse~blée générale Fonds de roulement une somme ne dépassant pas demier alinéa de la résolution relative au gouvemcment futur de la Palestine.

Cent-vingt huitieme séance pléniere,

le 29 novembre 1947.

Au cours de sa cent-vingt-huitieme séance mément aux termes de la résolution ci-dessus, l' Assemblée générale a élu les M embres suivants Unies pour la Palestine:

BoLME, TcHÉcosLoVAQUIE, DANEMARK, PA- NAMA et PHILIPPINES. PLAN DE PARTAGE AVEC UNION EC0NOMIQUE PREMIEllE PARTIi!:

Constitution et gouvernement futurs de la Palestine A. FIN DV MANDAT, PARTAGE ET INDEPENDANCE

plus tard. 'Cette rtsolution a été adoptée sans renvoi a une Commlsslon.

The armed forces of the mandatory Power

Les forces armées de la Puissance mandatairc shall be progressively withdrawn from Palestine, the évacueront progressivement la Palestine; cette withdrawal to be completed as soon as po.ssible but évacuation devra etre achevée aussitót que possible, in any case not later than 1 August 1948.

et en tous cas Je ler aout 1948 a11 plus tard.

The mandatory Power shall advise the Commis- La Puissance mandataire informera la Commission aussi longtemps a !'avance que possible, de son sion, as far in advance as possible, of its intention to ternúnate the Mandate and to evacuate each intention de mettre fin au Mandat et d'évacuer area.

chaque zone.

The mandatory Power shall use its bcst endeav- La Pui.ssance mandataire fera. tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour assurer, a une date aussi rapproours to ensure that an area situated in the territory of the Jewish State, including a seaport and hinterland adequate to provide facilities for a substantial au plus tard, l'évacuation d'une zonc située sur le immigration, shall be evacuated at the earliest posterritoire de l'Etat juif et possédant un port marisible date and in any event not later than 1 February 1948.

facilités nécessaires en vue d'une immigration importante.

Independent Arab and Jewish States and the Special fotemational Regime for the City of Jerusalem, set forth in part III of this plan, shall come Ville de Jérusalem dans la troisieme partie de ce into existence in Palestine two months after the plan, commenc.eront d'cxister en Palestine deme evacuation of the armed forces of the mandatory Power has been completed but in any case not later Puissance mandatairc aura été achevée et, en tous than l October 1948. The boundaries of the Arab State, tbe Jewish State, and the City of Jerusalem de l'Etat arabe, de l'Etat juif et de la Ville de Jérushall be as described in parts II and III below.

salem seront les frontieres indiquées awc deuxieme et troisieme parties ci-dessous.

Toe period between tbe adoption by tbe General Assembly of its reconuncndation on the quesl'Assemblée générale de ses recommandations sur tion of Palestine and the establishment of the indela question palestinienne et l'établissement de l'indépendence of the Arab and J ewish Sta tes shall be a transi tional period.

transition.

B. STEPS PREPARATORY TO B. MESURES PREPARATOIRES A INDEPENDENCE L'INDEPENDANCE

A Commission shall be set up consisting of one

On instituera une Commission composée dei.

représentants de cinq Etats Membres, a raison d'un representative of each of five Member States. The Members represented on the Oonunission shall be représentant par ~tat. Les Membres représentés au sein de cette Commission seront élus par I' AS'!iemelected by the General Assembly on as broad a basis, geographlcally and otherwise, as possible.

blée générale, sur une base, géographique ou autre,

aussi large que possible.

A mesure que la Puissance mandataire retirera

The administration of Palestine shall, as the mandatory Power withdraws its armed f.orces, be ses forces années, elle transmettra: progressivement l'administration de la Palestine a la Commission progressively tumed over to the Commission; which shall act in conformity with the recommendations qui agira conformément aux recornmandations de of tbe General Assembly, under the guidance of the de sécurité. La Puissanc:e mandataire coordonnera Security Council. The mandatory Power shall to the fullest possible extent co-ordinate its plans for withdrawal with the plans of the Commission to take over and administer arcas which have been évacuées. evacuated.

In the discharge of this administrative responsila responsabilité lui est confiée, la Commission aura bility the Commission shall have authority to issue autorité pour promulguer les reglements nécessaires necessary regulations and take other measures as et prendre tou~ autres mesures utiles. rcquired.

La Puissance mandataire ne 1.e livrera a aucun The mandatory Power shall not take any action acte de nature a gener, empécher ou retarder l'exéto prevent, obstruct or delay the implementation by the Comm.ission of the measures recommended by dées par l' Assemblée générale. the General Asscmbly.

On its arrival in Palestine the Commission

Des son arrivée en Palestine, la Comm.ission prendra des dispositions en vue de fixer les fronshall proceed to carry out measures for the establishment of the frontiers of tbe Arab and Jewish States and the Ci ty of J erusalem in accordance with the salem,.en se conformant d'une maniere générale aux general lines of the recommendations of the General recommandations de l' Assemblée générale relatives Assembly on the partition of Palestine. Nevertheless, tbe boundaries as described in part I1 of this frontieres, tel qu'il est indiqué dans la deuxieme plan are to be modified in such a way that village partie du plan, doit etre modifié de maniere qu'en arcas as a rule will not be divided by state boundaries unless pressing reasons make that necessary.

a moins que des motifs preMants ne rcndent nécessaire une telle mesure.

The Commission, after consultation with the

Apres consultation avec les partis démocrademocratic parties and other public organizations

of the Arab and Jewish $tates, shall select and establish in each State as rapidly as possible a Provisional Council of Govemment. The activities of both the Arab and Jewish Provisional Councils of Government shall be carried out under the general direction of the Commission.

If by 1 April 1948 a Provisional Council of Government cannot be selected for either of the States, or, ü selected, cannot carry out its functions, the Commission shall communicate that fact to the Security Council for such action with respect to that State as thc Security Council may deem proper, and to the Secretary-General for communication to the Membcrs of the United Nations.

Subject to the provisions of these rccommendations, during the transitional period the Provisional Councils of Govcrnment, acting under the Commission, shall have full authority in the areas under their control, including authority over matters of immigration and land regulation.

The Provisional Council of Govemment of each State, acting under the Commission, shall progre~sively receive from the Cornmission full responsibility for the administration of that State in the period bctween the termination of the Mandate and the establishment of the State's independence.

The Comm\Ssion shall instruct the Provisional Councils of Govemment of both the Arab and Jewis1' States, after their formation, to procced to the establishment of administrative organs of govemment, central and local.

The Provisional Council of Government of each State shall, within the shortest time possible, recruit an armed militia from the residents of that- State, sufficient in numbcr to maintain intemal order and to prevent f!()ntier clashes.

This armed militia in each State shall, for operational purposes, be under the command of Jewish or Arab officers rcsident in that State, but general political and military control, including the choice of the militia's High Command, shall be exercised by the Commission.

The Provisional Council of Government of each State shall, not later than two months after the withdrawal of the armed forces of the mandatory Powcr, hold elcctions to the Constituent Assembly which shall be conducted on democratic lines.

The election regulations in each State shall be drawn up by the Provisional Council of Government and approved by the Commission. Qualified voters for each State for this election shall be persons over eighteen years of age who are: (a) Palestinian citizens residing in that Statc and ( b) Araba and J ews residing in the State, although not Palestinian citizens, who, before voting, have signed a notice of intention to become citizens of such State.

Arabs and Jews rcsiding in the City of Jerusalem wh~ have signed a notice of intcntion to bccome citizens, the Arabs of the Arab $tate and the Jews of the Jewish State, shall be entitled to vote in the Arab and Jewish States rcspectively.

Women may vote and be elected to the Constituent As!emblies.

During the transitional period no Jew saall be permitted to establish rcsidence in the arca of the proposed Arab Sta te, and no Ara.b shall be permitted aussi rapidement que possible, dans chaque Etat, un Conscil provisoirc de gouvemement. Les Conseils provisoircs de gouvernement des Etats arabe et mission.

Si, au ler avril 1948, il n'a pu etre désigné de Conseil provisoirc de gouvemement pour l'un ou l"autre Etat, ou si ce Conseil, une fois institué, ne peut·s'acquitter de ses fonctions, la Commission en l'égard de cet Etat, les mesures qu'il jugera appropriées; elle en informera aussi le Secrétairc général tions Unies.

serve des dispositions des recommandations susdites, les Conseils provisoires de gouvemement, agissant

ment en matiere d'immigration et de réglementation fonciere.

Le Conseil provisoire de gouvemement de mission, se verra progressivement confier par celle-ci l'entiére responsabilité de l'administration de cet cessation du mandat et l'établisscment de l'indépendance dudit Etat.

U ne fois les Conscils provisoires de gouvemesion leur donnera mission de procéder ali création des organes administratifs du gouvernement central et des autorités locales.

Le Conseil provisoire de gouvernement de chaque Etat recrutera da.ns le plus bref délai pos-

Dans chaque Etat, cette milice armée opérera sous les ordres d'officiers juifs ou arabes résidant en

Haut commandement, sera exercée par la Commission.

forces armées de la Puissance mandataire, le Conseil provisoire de gouvernement de chaque Etat orgarusera des élections a l' Asscmblée constituante, élections qui devront Strc conformes aux princípes démocratiques.

Pourront participer a ces élections,. dans chaque Etat, toutes personnes de plus de dix-huit ans qui seront: a) citoyens palestiniens résidant dans cet Etat ou b) Arabes ou Juifs résidant dans l'Etat et vote, signé une dédaration affinnant exprcssément leur intention de devenir citoyens dudit Etat.

intention de devenir citoyens ---les Arabes, citoyens de l'Etat arabe et les Juifs, citoyens de l'Etat juif - l'Etat juü, respectivement. gibles aux Assemblées constituantes.

Pendant la période de _transition, aucun Juif ne pourra établir sa résidence sur le territoire de l'Etat arabc envisagé, et aucun Arabc ne pourra établir sa

to e_stablish residence in the area o{ the proposed résidence sur le territoire de l'Etat juif envisagé, sauf Jew1sh State, except by special leave of the Comautorisation spéciale de la Commission. mission.

1 O. The Constituent Assembly of each State shall

L'Assemblée constituante de chaque Etat éladraft a democratic constitution for its State and choose a provisional government to succeed the et chouira un gouvcrnement provisoire qui succé- Provisional Council of Government appointed by dera au Conseil provisoire de gouvernement désigné the Cornmission. The constitutions of the States shall emlxxly chapters 1 and 2 of the Declaration devront comprendre les clauses énoncées aux cha,- provided for ín section C below and include inter alia provisions for:

Establishing in each Sta te a legislative body a) Créant dans chaque Etat un corps législatif elected by universal suffrage and by secrc:t ballot on the basis of proportional representation, and an base de la rc:présentation proportionnclle, ainsi c:xc:cutive body responsible to the legislature;

qu'un organe exécutif responsable devant le corps législatif;

( b) Settling ali intemational disputes in which b) Permettant de régler, par des moyens pacifithe State may be invo]ved by peaceful means in such ques, tous différends internationaux dans lesquels ~ m~nner that intemational peace and security, a11d l'Etat pourrait etre impliqué, de telle maniere que Just1ce, are not endangered;

soient pas mises en danger;

Accepting the obligation of the State to ree) Portant acceptation, par l'Eto.t, de l'obliga1 ion frain in its intemational relations from the threat or de s'abstenir, dans ses relations internationales, de tout recours a la menace ou a l'emploi de la force use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence o{ any Sta te, or in any other mansoit contre l'intégrité territoriale ou l'indépendance ner inconsistent with the purposes of the United polítique de tout Etat, soit de toute autre maniere Nations;

Nations Unies;

d) Garantissant a toutes personnes, sans díscri-

( d) Guaranteeing to all persons equal and nonmination, des droits égaux en matiere cívile, polidiscriminatory rights in civil, political, economic and religious matters and the enjoyment of human droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales, y rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of rcligíon, language, speech and publicatíon,

compris la liberté de culte, de langue, de parole et de publication, d'instruction, de réunion et d'aseducation, assembly and association;

sociation;

Preserving freedom of transit and visit for ali t) Garantissant la liberté de transit et de l'isite residents and citizens of the other State in Palestine and thc: City of Jerusalem, subject to considerations résidents et citoyens de I'autre Etat, sous réserve de considérations de sécurité nationale et a condition o{ national sc:curity, provided· that each State s\:}all control residence within its borders.

a l'intérieur de ses frontieres.

La Commission désignera une comrnission

Thc: Commission shall appoint a preparatory économique préparatoire de trois membres chargée economic commission of three membcrs to rnake de condure taus arrangements possibles pour réaliser whatever arrangements are possible for economic la coopération économique, en vue d'établir aussitot co-operation, with a view to establishing, as soon as practicable, the Economic Union and the Joint Ecoéconomique mixte prévus a la section D ci-dessous. nomic Board, as provided in section D below.

During the period between thc: adoption of l'adoption par ]' Assemblée générale des recommanthc: recommendations on the question of Palestine by the General Assembly and the termination of the cessation du Mandat, la Puissance rnandataire de Mandate, the mandatory Power in Palestine shall Palestine conservera l'entiere responsabilité de l'admaintain full responsibility for administration in areas from which it has not withdrawn its armed forces. The Commission shall assist the mandatory sancc mandataire a s'acquitter de ces fonctions. De Power in the carrying out of these functions.

méme, la Puissance mandataire collaborc:ra avec Similarly the mandatory Power shall co-operate with the Commission in the execution of its functions.

With a view to ensuring that there shall be continuity in the functioning of administrative servicc:s and that, on the withdrawal of the anned forces sance mandataire, toute l'administration soit entre of the mandatory Power, the whole administration shall be in the charge of the Provisional Councils économique mixte, respectivement agissant sous la and the Joint Economic Bo~rd, respectivcly, acting under the Commission, there shall be a progressive direction de la Commission, la Puissance mandataire transférera progressivement a la Commission transfer, from the mandatory Power to the Commission, of rcsponsibility for ali the functions of toutes les fonctions gouvernementales, y compris la government, including that of maintaining law and régions d'ou la Puissance mandataire aura retiré ses order in the areas from which the forces of the manforces années. datory Power have bccn withdrawn.

La Commission s'inspirera, danc; son activité,

The Commissíon shall be guided in its activities by the recommendations of the General Assemdes recommandations d.:: !' Asscmbléc, générale et

bly and by such instructioru as the Security Council may consider necessary to issue.

The measures taken by the Commission, withln the recommendations of the General Assembly, shall become immediately effective unless the Commission has previously received contrary instructions from the Security Council.

The Comm.usion shall render periodic monthly progress reports, or more frequently if desirable, to the Security Council.

The Commission shall make its final report to the next regular session of the General Assembly and to the Security Council simultaneously.

C. DECLARATION A declaration shall be made to the United Nations by the provisional goverrunent of each proposed State before independence. It shall contain inter alia the following clawes:

The stipulations contained in the declaration are recognized as fundamental laws of the State and no law, regulation or official action shall conflict or interfere with these stipulations, nor shall any law1 regulation or official action prevail over them.

Holy Places, religiov.s bv.ildings and sites l. Existing rights in respect of Holy Places and religious buildings or sites shall not be denied or impaired.

In so far as Holy Places are concemed, the liberty of access, visit and transit shall be guaranteed, in conformity with existing rights, to all residents and citiz:ens of the other State and of the City of Jcrusalem, as well as to aliens, without distinction as to nationality, subject to requirements of national security, publíc order and decorum.

Similarly, freedom of worship shall be guaranteed in conformity with existing rights, subject to the maintenance of public order and decorum.

Holy Places and religious buildings or sites shall be preserved. No act shall be permitted which may in any way impair their sacred character. If at any time it appears to the Government that any particular Holy Place, religious building or site is in need of urgent repair, the Government may call upon the community or communities concemed to carry out such repair. The Govemment may carry it out itself at the expense of the cornmunity or communities concerned if no action is taken within a reruonable time.

No taxation shall be levied in respect of any Holy Place, religious building or site which was exempt from ta.xation on the date of the creation of the State.

Nt> change in the incidence of such taxation shall be made which would either discriminate between the owners or occupiers of Holy Places, religious buildings or sites, or wouJd place such owners or occupicrs in a position less favourable in relation to the general incidence of ta.xation than existed at the time of the adoption of the Assembly's reconunen,. dations.

The Governor of the City of Jerusalem shall have the right to determine whether the provisions nécessaire de lui donner. cadre des recommandations de l'Assemblée généraie, prendront immédiatement effet, a moins que Commission des instructions contraires. intervalles plus rapprochés le cas échéant, un rap-

La Commission présentera son rapport final, simultanément a la prochaine sessíon ordinaire de l' Assemblée générale et au Conseil de sécurité.

C. DECLARATION Avant la reconnaissance de l'indépcndance, le gouvernement provisoire de chacun des Etats envisagés adressera a l'Organisation des Nations Unies clauses suivantes:

DISPOsmoN CÍÉNÉRALE

sont reconnues comme lois fondamentales de l'Etat. Aucune loi, aucun reglement et aucune mesure officielle ne pourront etre en contradiction, en opposiaucune loi, aucun reglement et aucune mesure officielle ne pourront prévaloir contre elles.

Lieux saints, Uifices et sites religiev.x l. II ne sera porté aucune atteinte aux droits existants concemant les lieux saints, édifices ou sites religieux. d'acces, de visite et de transit sera garantie, conou citoyens de l'autre Etat et de la Ville de Jérusalem, ainsi qu'aux étrangers, sans distinction de nationalité, sous réserve de considérations de sécu. la bienséance.

De meme, Je libre exerci~ du culte sera garanti conformément aux droits existants, compte tenu du maintien de l'ordre public et de la bienséance. seront préservés. Toute action de nature a compromettre, de quelque fai;on que ce soit, leur caractcrc sacré sera interdite. Si, a quelque moment, Je Gouvernement estime qu'il y a des réparations urgente, a faire a un lieu saint, a un édifice ou i\ un site religieux quelconque, il pourra inviter la ou les communautés intéressées a procéder aux réparations. II pourra procéder lui-meme a ces réparations, n'est donné aucune suite a sa demande dans un délai raisonnable.

Aucun impélt ne sera pen;u sur les lieux saints, édifices ou sites religieux qui étaient exemptés d'impots lors de la création de l'Etat.

II ne sera apporté i\ l'incidence des impots aucune modification qui constituerait une discrimination édifices ou sites relígicux, ou qui placerait ces propriétaires ou occupants dans une situation moins favorable, par rapport a l'incidence générale des intpots;qu'au moment de Padoption des recommandations de P Assemblée.

Le Gouverneur de la Ville de Jérusalero aura

of thc Constitution of thc State in relation to Holy tion de l'Etat concernant les lieux sainu, édüiccs et Places, religious buildings and sites within the borsites religieux se trouvant sur le territoire de l'Etat, ders of the State and the rcligious rights appertaining thereto, are being properly applied and redument appliqués et observó. II aura également le spected, and to make decisions on the basis of,existdroit de prendre, en se fondant sur les droits actuels, ing rights in cases of disputes which may arise bctoutcs décisions relativcs awc: différcnds qui pourtween the differcnt religious communities • or the raient surgir entre les diverscs communaut& rclirites of a rcligious community with respect ,io such gieuses ou les rites d'unc communauté religiewie au places, buildings and sites. He shall receive full cosujet des lieux, édifices et sites susdits. 11 dcvra operation and such privileges and immunities as are leges et immunités nécessaires a l'exercice de ses necessary for the exercise of bis functions in the State.

fonctions dans l'Etat.

Religious and minority rights Droit.r religieux et droits des minoritls

Freedom of conscience and the free exercise of ali forros of worship, subject only to the maintetoutes les formes d.e culte compatibles avec l'ordre nance of public order and morals, shall be ensured to all.

No discrimination of any kind shall be made

II ne sera fait aucune discrimina.tion, qudle between the inhabitants on the ground of race, rcligion, language or se..'!:.

rences de race, de religion, de langue ou de sexe.

All persons within the jurisdicti.on of the State

Toutes la personnes relevant de la juridiction de l'Etat auront également droit a la protection de !hall be entitled to equal protection of the laws.

la loi.

The family law and personal status· of the various minorities and thdr religious íntercsts, including endowments, shall be respected.

rcligieux, y compris les fondations, 3Cront rcspectés.

Except as may be required for the maintenance of public order and good government, no l'ordrc public et de la bonne administration, on ne measure shall be taken to obstructor interferc with prendra aucune mesure qui mettrait obstacle l l'acthe enterprisc of religious or charitablc bodies of ali tivité des institutions religicuscs ou charitables de faiths or to discriminate against any rcpresentativc toutes confessions ou constituerait une intervcntion or member of these bodies on the ground of bis crimination a l'égard des représentants ou des memrcligion or nationality.

leur nationalit~.

Tlie State shall ensure adequate primary and

L'Etat assurera ~ la minorité, arabe ou juive, secondary education for the Arab and Jcwi!h mil'enseignement primaire et secondaire, dans sa langue, et confonnément a ses traditions culturcllcs. nority, respectively, in its own language and its cultural traditions.

The right of each community to maintain its own 11 ne sera porté aucune atteinte awc droits des schools far the education of its own members in its communautés de conserver lcurs propres écoles en own language, while conforming to such educavue de l'instruction et de l'éducation de leurs memtional requircments o{ a general nature as the State may impose, shall not be denied or impaired. Forcommunautés se confonnent awc prescriptions générales sur l'instruction publique que pourra eign educational establishments shall continue their activity on the basis of their existing rights.

édicter l'Etat. Les établissements éducatifs étrangcn tants.

Aucune restriction ne sera apportée a l'cmploi,

No restriction shall be imposed on the free use by any citizen of the State of any language in pripar tout citoyen de l'Etat, de n'importc quelle vate intercoursc, in conunerce, in religion, in the Prcss or in publications of any kind, or at public meetings.1 tes sortes ou les réunions publiques1•

No expropriation of land owned by an Arab in

Aucune expropriation d'un terrain possédé par the Jewish State (by a Jew in the Arab State) 2 shall be allowed except far public purposes. In ali arabe) 2 ne sera autorisée, sauf pour cause d'utilité cases of expropriation {ull compensation as fixed by the Supreme Court shall be paid previous to priétairc sera enticrement et p~alablement indemdisposseiision.

nisé, au taux fixé par la Cour supreme.

1 La clause suivante 3el'a ajoutée a la déclaration- relativc 1 The following stipulation shall be added to the dcdaration concerning che Jewish State: "In the Jewish State 1l l'Etat juif: "DaIU l'Etat juif, des facilítés suffisantes &eadequate facilities shall be given to A rabic-speaking citiront données au1 dtoyem de langue arabc, pour l'cmploi zens for the use of their language, either orally or in de leur tangue, soit oralement, soit par écrit, au corps writing, in the legislaturc, before the Courts and in the administration." 1 In the declaration concerning the Arab State, the words "by an Arab in the Jewish State" should be replaced by the words "by a Jew in the Arab St2te".

motil "par un Juif dans l'Etat arabe".

Citizenship, international conventions and financial Citoyenneté, conventions internationales et obligations obligations financieres l. Citoyenneté. Les citoyeru palestiniens résidant

Citiz1mship. Palestinian citizcns rcsiding in en Palestine, a l'cxtérieur de la Ville de Jéru.salem, l'alestine outside the City of Jerusalem, as well as Arabs and Jews who, not holding Palestinian citipalcstinienne, résident en Palestinc a l'cxtérieur de zenship reside in Palestine outside the City of Jerusalem shall, upon the recognition of indepcndenc~,

la Ville de JérusaleID;, deviendront citoyens de l'Etat become citizcns of the State in which they are rcsicivil.s et politiques, a partir du momcnt ou l'indédent and enjoy full civil and political rights. Persons over the age of eighteen years may opt, within pendance aura été reconnue. Toute pcrsonne de one year from the date of recognition of indepenplus de dix-huit ans pourra, dans le délai d'un an dence of the State in which they reside, for citizenterritoire duqucl elle réside aura été rcconnue, opter ship of the other State, provicling that no Arab residing in the arca of the proposed Arab State shall pour la nationalité de l'autre Etat, étant entendu have the right to opt for citizcnship in the proposed qu'aucun Arabe résidant sur le territoirc de l'Etat Jewish State and no Jew resicling in the proposcd Jewish State shall have the right to opt for citizentionalité de l'Etat juif envisagé, et qu'aucun Juif ship in the proposed Arab State. The exercise of résidant dans l'Etat juif envisagé, n'aura le droit this right of option will be taken to include the wives d'opter pour la nationalité de l'Etat arabe envisagé. and cliildren under eightccn years of age of persons Toute pcrsonne qui cxcrcera ce droit d'option sera so opting.

enfants de moins de dix-huit ans.

Arabs rcsiding in the arca of the proposed Jewish State and Jews residing in the area of the proposed Arab State who have signed a notice of intention to arabe envisagé qui ont signé une déclaration affiropt for citizcnship of the other State shall be clil'autrc Etat pourront participer aux élections a l'As- ~ble to vote in the clections to the Constituent Assembly of that State, but not in the clections to the sembléc constituantc de cet Etat, mais non aux élections a l' Asscmbléc constituantc de l'Etat ou ils Constituent Assembly of the State in which they reside.

ont leur résidence.

lnternational conventions. (a) Toe State shall

Conventions internationales. a) L'Etat sera lié be bound by ali the international agreements and conventions, both general and special, to which Pald'ordre général ou particulier, auxquels la Palestine estine has become a party. Subject to any right of est devenue partie. Ces accords et conventions seront denunciation provided for therein, such agreements and conventions shall be rapected by the Statc laquelle ils ont été conclus, sous réserve de tout droit throughout the period for which they werc conde dénonciation que ces accords peuvent prévoir. cluded.

( b) Any dispute about the applicability and conb) Tout différcnd portant sur l'applicabilité ou tinucd validity of intemational conventions or trcatla validité continue de conventions ou traités intcries signed or adhered to by the mandatory Power nationaux dont la Puissance mandataire est signaon behalf of Palestine shall be referred to the International Court of Justice in accordance with the sera porté devant la Cour internationale de Justice, provisions of thc Statute of the Court.

Cour.

Financial obligations. (a) The Statc shall re-

Obligations financietes. a) L'Etat respectera spect and fulfil all financial obligations of whatcver et exécutcra toutes les obligatioru financicrcs, de nature assumed on behalf of Palestine by the manquelque ordre qu'dles soient, assumées au nom de datory Power during the exercise of the Mandate and recognizcd by the State. This provision includcs the right of public servants to pensions, compensanaires a des pens.ions, indemnités ou primes. tion or gratuities.

( b) These obligations shall be fulfilled through b) L'Etat rcmplira celles de ces oblig'!,tions qui sont applicables a l'ensemble de la Palestine, en participation in the Joint Economic Board in respect of those obligations applicable to Palestine as participant au Conseil économique mixte; il rema whole, and individually in respect of those applira individuellement celles qui, applicables aux Etats, peuvent ctrc équitablement réparties entre plicable to, and fairly apportionable between, the States.

eux.

A Court of Claims, affiliated with the Joint e) II conviendra de créer une Cour des revendi- Economic Board, and composed of one membcr cations, rattachée au Conseil économique mixte et appointed by the United Natioru, one representacomprenant un membre nommé par l'Organisation tive of the United Kingdom and onc representative des Nations U nies, un représentant du Royaumeof the State concerned, should be established. Any Uni et un représentant de l'Etat intéressé. Tout difdispute between the United Kingdom and the State rcspecting claims not recognized by the latter should sera soumis a cette Cour.

les revendications non reconnues par ce dernier, be rcferred to that Court.

( d) Commercial concessions granted in respect of d) Les concessions commerciales ai;:cordées pour any part of Palestine prior to the adoption of the une partie quelconque de la Palestine, avant l'adopresolution by the General Assembly shall continue tion de la résolution par I' Asscmblée générale, seto be valid according to their tenns, unless modified ront maintenues conformément awc termes des contrats, a moins que ces derniers ne soient modifiés by agreement between the concession-holder and the State.

et l'Etat.

Miscellaneous provisions

The provisions of chapters 1 and 2 of the declaration shall be under the guarantee of the United Nations, and no modifications shall be made in them without the assent of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Any Member of the United Nations shall have the right to bring to the attention of the General Assembly any infraction or danger of infraction of any of these stipulations, and the General Assembly may thereupon make such recommendations as it may deem proper in the circumstances.

Any dispute relating to the application or the interpretation of this declaration shall be referred at the request of either party, to the lnternational Court of Justice, unless the parties agree to another mode of settlement.

D. EC0N0MIC UNION AND TRANSIT l. The Provisional Council of Govemment of each State shall enter into an undertaking with respect to Economic U nion and Transit. This under-

taking shall be drafted by the Commission provided for in section B, paragraph 1, utilizing to the greatest possible extent the advice and co-operation of representative organizations and bodies from each of the proposed States. It shall contain provisions to establish the Economic U nion of Palestine and provide fur other matters of common interest. lf by 1 April 1948 the Provisional Councils of Government have not entered into the undertaking, the undertaking shall be put into force by the Commission.

The Economic Union of Palestine

The objectives of thc Economic Union of Palr-.stine shall be:

A customs union;

( b) A joint currency system providing for a single foreign exchange rate;

{e) Operation in the common interest on a nondiscriminatory basis of railways; inter-State highways; postal, telephonc and telegraphic services, and ports and airports involved in international tradc and commerce;

( d) Joint economic dcvclopment, espedally in respcct of irrigation, land :reclamation and soil conservation;

Access for both Sta tes and for the City of J erusalem on a non-discriminatory has.is to water and power facilities.

There shall be established a Joint Economic Board, which shall consist of three representatives of each of the two States and three foreign members appointed by the Economic and Social Council of the Unitcd Nations. Thc foreign members shall be appointed in the first instance for a tenn of three years; they shall serve as individuals and not as representatives of States.

The functions of the Joint Economic Board shall be to implement either directly or by delegation the rneasures nccessary to realize the objectives of the Economic Union. It 5hall have all powers of organization and administration necessary to fulfil its functions.

The States shall bind themselves to put into Dispositions diuerses

déclaration seront garanties par l'Organísation des Nations Unies et aucune modification ne pourra y etre apportée sans l'assentirnent de l'Assemblée généra]e des Nations Unies. Tout Membre de l'Organisation des Nations Unics aura le droit d'attirer l'attention de l' Assemblée générale sur les violations ou les risques de violation de !'une quelconque de ces clauses et l' Assemblée générale pourra préscnter telles recommandations qu'elle estimera appropriées awc circonstances.

Tout différend portant sur l'application ou l'interprétation de la présente déclaration sera, a la requete de l'une ou l'autre partie, soumis a la Cour tics ne conviennent d'un autre rnode de reglement. D. UNION ECONOMIQUE ET TRANSIT chaque Etat signera un engagement relatif a l'U nion économique et au transit. La Com.mission prévue au engagement en faisant appel dans la plus large titutions et organismcs représentatifs de chacun des comprendra des dispositions créant l'Union économique palestinienne, et réglera également d'autrcs Conseils provisoires de gouvernement n'ont pas signé l'engagement, c'est la Comrrússion qui promulguera cet engagement.

L'Union économique palestinienne

L'Union économique palestinienne aura pour buts:

a) La création d'une union douaniere;

b) L'établissement d'un systeme monétaire commun prévoyant un tau.x de change unique ¡ une base non discriminatoire, des chemins de fer,

commerce intemationaux;

d) Le développement économique commun, particulierement en ce qui concerne l'irrigation, la mise

Ville de J érusalem d'utiliser, sur une base non dis-

II sera créé un Conseil économique mixte, compasé de trois représentants pour chacun des deux Etats et de trois membres étrangers désignés tion des Nations Unies. Les membres étrangcrs seront nommés pour une période initiale de trois ans ¡ pas en tant que représentants d'Etats.

tions de mettre en ceuvre, directement ou par déléjectifs de l'U nion économique. Il sera investi de nécessaires a l'accomplissement de sa ta.che.

Les Etats s'engageront a appliquer les déci-

effect the decisions of the Joint Economic Board. The Board's decisions shall be taken by a majority vote.

In the event of failure of a State to take the necessary action the Board may, by a vote of six members, decide to withhold an approriate portion of that part of the customs revenue to which the State in question is entitled under the Economic Union. Should the State persist in iu failure to cooperate, the Board may decide by a simple ma jority vote upon such further sanctions, including disposition of funds which it has withheld, as it may deem appropriate.

In relation to economic development, the functions of the Board shall be the planning, investigation and encouragement of joint development projects, but it shall not undertake such projects except with the assent of both States and the City of Jerusalem, in the event that Jerusalcm is directly involved in the development project.

In regard to the joint currency system the currencies circulating in the two States and the City of J erusalem shall be issued under the authority of the Joint Economic Board, which shall be the solc issuing authority and which shall determine the reserves to be held against such currencies.

So far as is consistent with paragraph 2 (b) above, cach State may operate its own central bank, control its own fiscal and credit policy, its foreign exchange receipts and expenditures, the grant of import licenses, and may conduct international financia! operations on its own faith and credit. During the first two years after the termination of the Mandate, the Joint Economic Board shall have the authority to take such measures as may be necessary to ensurc that-to the extent that the total foreign cxchange rcvenues of the two States from the export of goods and services permit, and provided that each State takcs appropriate measures to conserve its own foreign exchange resourceseach State shall have available, in any twelve months' period, foreign c:xchange sufficient to assurc: the supply of quantities of importc:d goods and services for consumption in its territory equivalent to the quantities of such goods and services consumed in that territory in the twelve months' period ending

31 December 1947.

1 O. All economic authority not spccifically vested in the Joint Economic Board is reserved to each Statc.

There shall be a common cwtoms tariff with complete freedom of trade between the States, and between the States and the Cíty of Jerusalem.

The tariff schedules shall be drawn up by a Tariff Commission, consisting of representatives of each of the States in equal numbers; and shall be submitted to the Joint Economic Board for approval by a majority vote. In case of disagreement in the Tariff Commission, the Joint Economic Board shall arbitrate the points of difference. In the event that the Tariff Commission fails to draw up any schedule by a date to be fixc:d, the Joint Economic Board shalJ determine the tariff schedule.

The following items shall be a first charge on the customs and othc:r common revenue of the Joint Economic Board:

Dans le cas ou un Etat négligera de prendre vote affirma tif de six de ses membrcs, décider de

vertu de l'Union économique. Si l'Etat persiste a majorité simple, de prendre telles sanctions ultérieures qu'il jugera appropriées, y compris notamment l'utilisation des fonds qu'il aura retenus.

En ce qui concerne le développement écono-

deux Etats, rnais il ne pourra pas exécuter ces pro-

salem sera directement intéressée aux programmes de développement.

En ce qui concerne le systeme monétaire com-

2 b) ci-dessus, chaque Etat pourra posséder sa propre banque centrale, assurer lui-meme le controle dépenses en devises étrangeres, de l'octroi deslicennancieres internationales sur la base de son crédit

économique mixte aura autorité pour prendre toutcs que - totale des revenus en devises étrangeres tirés par lea pourvu que chaque Etat prenne les dispositions appropriées pour conserver ses propres ressources en chaque Etat ait a sa disposidevises étrangeres - tion, pour n'importe quelle période de douze mois, une somme de devises étrangeres suffisante pour garantir au territoire lui-meme une quantité de biens et services importés équivalentc i la quantité les douzc mois finissant au 31 décembre 1947.

1 O. Chaque Etat jouira de tous les pouvoirs économiques qui ne sont pas expressément confiés au Conseil économique mixtc.

Il sera établi un tarif douanier commun pré-

salCin.

tarifaire, composée de représentants de chacun des Etats en nombre égal, et seront soum.is au Conscil économique mixtc pour approbation i la majorité des voix. En cas de désaccord au sein de la Commission tarifaire, le Conscil économique mixtc tranchera les questions en litigc. Au cas ou la Commission tarifaire ne parviendrait pas a établir un tarif l'établira lui-meme. dinaires du Conseil économique mixte seront affectécs en priorité aux catégories suivantes:

The expenses of the customs service and of the operation of the joint services;

( b) The administrative expenses of the Joint Economic Board;

The financia! obligations of the Administration of Palestine consisting of:

( i) The service of the ou tstanding public debt;

The cost of superannuation bencfits, now being paid or falling due in the future, in accordance with the rules and to the extent established by paragraph 3 of chapter 3 above.

After these obligations have been met in full, the surplus rcvenue from the customs and other common services shall be dividcd in the following manner: not less than 5 per cent and not more than 10 per cent to the City of Jerusalem; thc residue shall be allocated to each Statc by thc Joint Economic Board equitably, with the objective of maintaining a sufficicnt and suitable leve! of government and social services in each State, except that the share of cither State shall not exceed the amount of that State's contribution to the revenues of the Economic Union by more than approximately four million pounds in any year. The amount granted may be adjusted by the Board according to the price leve! in relation to the prices prevailing at the time of the establishment of the Union. After five years, the principies of the distribution of the joint revenues may be revised by the Joint Economic Board on a basis of equity.

Ali international conventions and treaties affecting customs tariff rates, and those communications services under the jurisdiction of the Joint Econonúc Board, shall be entered irito by both States. In these matters, the two States shall be bound to act in accordance with the majority vote of the Joint Economic Board.

The Joint Economic Board shall endeavour to secure for Palestine's exports fair and equal access to world markets.

Ali enterprises operated by the Joint Economic Board shall pay fair wages on a uniform basis.

Freedom of transit and visit

The undertaking shall contain provisions preserving freedom of transit and visit for ali residents or citizens of both States and of the City of Jerusalem, subject to security considerations; provided that each State and the City shall control residence within its borders.

Termination, modification and interpretation of the undertaking

The undertaking and any treaty issuing therefrom shall remain in force for a period of ten years. It shall continue in force until notice of termination, to take effect two years thereafter, is given by either of the parties.

During the initial ten-year period, the under•

taking and any trcaty issuing thercfrom may not be modificd except by conscnt of both parties and with the approval of the General A!sembly.

Any dispute rclating to the application or the interpretation of the undcrta.king and any treaty tien des a u tres services communs; mique mixte;

e) Les charges financieres de l'administration de la Palestine, a savoir:

i) Le service de la dette publique;

ii)Les sommes dues au titre des retraites payées actuellement ou payables a \'avenir, conformérnent graphe 3 du chapitre 3 ci-dessus.

Lorsque ces dépcnses auront été entierement couvertes, l'excédent des rccettes provenant du service des douanes et d'autres services communs sera ni inférieure a 5 pour 100 ni supérieure a 1 O pour 100 sera attribuée a la Ville de Jérusalcm; le Conseil économique mixte attribucra le reste de fac;;on les services gouvernementaux et sociaux de chaque Etat a un niveau suffisant et convenable; toutefois, se faire attribuer une somme dépassant de plus de quatre millions de livres environ le montant de sa contribution aux recettes de l'Union économique. comparant le niveau des prix au niveau existant au moment de la création de l'Union. A l'expiration d'un délai de cinq ans, le Conseil économique mixte pourra procéder a une révision des principes de répartition des recettes communes en s'inspirant de considérations d'équité. relatifs aux tarifs douaniers, ainsi qu'aux services

Etats. Daos ces domaines, les deme Etats seront temu d'agir confonnément a la décision de la majorité du Conseil économique mixte.

Le Conseil éconornique mixte s'efforcera acces juste et égal aux marchés mondiaux. éconornique mixte devront payer des salaires équitables sur une base uniforme.

Liberté de transit et de visite

L'engagement devra contenir des dispositions

Ville de Jérusalem, sous réserve des nécessités de assureront le controle des personnes résidant a l'intérieur de leurs territoires respectifs.

Dénonciation, modification et interprétation de l'engagement

L'engagement ainsi que tout traité s'y rattachant resteront en vigueur pendant une période de dix ans. Passé ce délai, il restera en vigueur jusdénonciation prenant effet apres une période de deux ans.

Au cours de la période initiale de dix ans, l'engagement et tout traité s'y rattachant ne pourparties et avec I'approbation de l' Assernblée générale,

Tout différend au sujet de l'application ou de l'interprétation de l'cngagement et de tout traité

issuing thcrefrom shall be rcfcrrcd, at thc request of eithcr party, to thc lntcmational Court of Justice, unlcss the parties agrcc to another modc of scttlement.

E. ASSETS l. The movable allSCts of the Administration of Palcstine shall be allocated to the Arab and Jewish Statcs and the City of Jcrusalem on an cquitable basis. Allocations should be made by the United Nations Commission referrcd to in scction B, paragraph 1, above. lmmovable assets shall becomc the propt:rty of the govemment of the territory in which they are situated.

During the pcriod bctwcen the appointment of the United Nations Comrnission and the termination of thc Mandatc, the mandatory Power shall, acept in respect of ordinary opcrations, consult with the Commission on any measurc which it may contcmplate involving the liquidation, disposal or encumbering of the assets of the Palcstine Govemment, sucb as thc accumulated treasury surplus, the proceeds of Govemmcnt bond issucs, State lan<:ls or any other auet.

F. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS When thc indcpt:ndcnce of cithcr the Arab or the Jewish State as envisaged in this plan has bccome eff ective and the declaration and undertaking, as envisaged in this plan, have been signcd by either of thcm, sympathetic consideration should be givcn to its application for adrnission to mcm.bcnhip in the United Nations in accordance with Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations.

PART ll lounclar1et1 A. THE ARAB STATE The arca of the Arab State in Western Galilee is bounded on the west by the Mediterranean and on the north by the frontier of the Lcbanon from Ras en Naqura to a point north of Saliha. From there the boundary procecds 110uthwards1 lcaving the built-up arca of Saliha in the Arab State, to join the southemmost point of this village. Thence it follows the western boundary line of the villagcs of 'Alma, Rihaniya and Teitaba, thence following the northern boun

répartition. La répartition devra etre effectuée par section B, paragraphe 1, ci-dessus. Les biens immobilien deviendront la propriété du gouvernement

date de nomination de la Commission des Nations datairc devra, pour toutes les opérations importoutes les mesures qu'elle désirerait envisager, nosition ou l'hypothcquc des avoirs du Gouvemement

autres avoirs.

F. ADMISSION COMME MEMBRE DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES Lorsque l'indépcndance de l'Etat arabc ou de l'Etat juif, telle qu'elle est prévue dans le présent l'engagcment prévus dans le présent plan auront été signés par l'un ou l'autre de ces Etats, i1 convicndra d'examincr avec bienveillance sa demande d'admission comme Membre des Nations Unies conformémcnt a l'Article 4 de la Charte des Nations Unies.

Frontieres1 A. L'ETAT AR.ABE

occidentale est limitée a l'ouest par la Méditerraen Naqura jusqu'a un point au nord de Saliha.. De l'Etat arabc l'agglomération de Saliha1 et rejoint le point le plus méridional de ce village. Elle suit end' Alma, Rihaniya et Teitaba; elle emprunte ensuite cettc ligne jusqu'a un point a l'ouest du village trional de Farradiya. Elle suit ensuite la ligne mar-

du villagc de Kafr 'l'nan jusqu'a ce qu'clle rend'Acre¡ elle passe alors a l'ouest de l'intcrsection des 1 On trouvera A l'Annexe A le trace! des fronti~ret décrites lestine au 250,000 i:me publitt en 1946 par le Survey o/ 1a arte A laquelle Je textc se réfl!re étant l'a:uvrc des 11en1iccs géographiques briunniques, nous rcspectons l'orvcnellement connu■•

routes d'Acre a Safad et de Lubiya a Kafr I'nan. south-west comer of Kafr I'nan village the boundary line follows the western boundary of the A partir de I'angle sud-ouest du village de Kafr Tiberias sub-district to a point close to the boundary line between the villages of Maghar and Eilabun,

district de Tibériade jusqu'a un point voisin de la thence bulging out to the west to include as much of the eastern part of the plain of Battuf as is de Maghar et d'Eilabun; ensuite, elle fait saillie necessary for the reservoir proposed by the Jewish Agency for the irrigation of lands to the south and la plaine de Battuf, le territoire nécessaire au réeast.

servoir envisagé par l'Agence juive pour l'irrigation The boundary re1oms the Tiberias sub-district Tibériade en un poínt de la route de Nazareth a bonndary at a point on the Nazareth-Tiberias road south-east of the built-up area of Tur'an; thence it Tibériade situé au sud-est de la région batie de runs southwards, at first following the sub-district Tur'an; de la, elle se dirige vers Je sud, suivant boundary and then passing between the Kadoorie Agricultura! School and Mount Tabor, to a point l'Ecole d'agriculture Kadoorie et le Mont Thabor due south at the base of Mount Tabor. From here jusgu'a un point exactement au sud du pied du Mont Thabor. De la, elle se dirige franchement a it runs due west, parallel to the horizontal grid line 230, to thc north-east comer of the viliage ~ands of l'ouest, parallclement a la ligne horizontale 230 du Te! Adashim. It then runs to the north-west corner quadríllage, jusqu'a l'angle nord-est du territoire of these lands, whence it turns south and west so du village de Te! Adashim. Elle se dirige ensuite as to include in the Arab State the sources of the jusqu'a l'angle nord-ouest de ce territoire, puis Nazareth water supply in Yafa village. On reaching Ginneiger it follows the eastem, northern and western boundaries of the lands of this village to their Nazareth. En atteignant Ginneiger, elle suit les south-west corner, whence it proceeds in a straight limites est, nord et ouest du territoire de ce village line to a point on the Haifa-Afula railway on the jusqu'a leur angle sud-ouest; elle se dirige ensuite, boundary between the villages of Sarid and El en ligne droite, jusqu'a. un point de la voie ferrée Mujeídil. This is the point of intersection.

d'intersection.

The south-western boundary of the area of the La frontiere sud-ouest de la partie de l'Etat arabe Arab State in Galilee takes a line from this point, passing northwards along the eastern boundaries of partant de .ce point, se dirige vers le nord en suivant Sarid and Gevat to the north-eastern comer of les limites est de Sarid et de Gevat jusqu'a l'angle Nahalal, proceeding thence across the land of Kefar ha Horesh to a central point on the southern boundtoire de Kefar ha Horesh jusqu'a un point central situ,é a !a limite sud du village d'Ilut, puis se dirige ary of the village of 'Ilut, thence westwards a.long that village boundary to the eastern boundary of vers l'ouest en suivant la limite de cesillage jusqu'a Bcit Lahm, thence northwards and north-eastwards la linúte ést de Beit Lahm. Elle s'infléchit emuite along its western boundary to the north-eastern corner of Waldheim and thence north-westwards across de Beit Lahm jusqu'a l' angle nord-est de W aldheim, the village lands of Shafa 'Amr to the south-eatsern territoire du village de Shafa'Amr jusqu'a l'angle comer of Ramat Yohanan;- From here it runs due north-north-east to a point on the Shafa 'Amr-Haifa sud-ouest de Ramat Yohanan. De ce point, elle obligue franchement en direction nord-nord-est road, west of its junction with the road to I'Billin. From there it proceeds north-east to a point on the jusqu'a un point situé sur la route de Shafa' Amr a Halfa, a l'ouest de l'intersection de cette route avec southern boundary of I'Billin situated to the wcst of the I'Billin-Birwa road. Thence along that boundest, jusqu'a un point situé a Ja limité sud de I'Billin, ary to its westernmost point, whence it turns to the a I'ouest de la route de l'Billin a Birwa, La fronnorth, follows across the village land of Tamra to tiere suit alors cette limite jusqu'a son point le plus the north-westernmost comer and along the western boundary of Ju lis until it reaches the Acre-Safad road. It then runs westwards along the southem side toire dú village de Tamra, jusqu'a. l'angle le plus oí the Safad-Acre road to the Galilee-Haif a District au nord-ouest de ce territoire et suit la limite ouest de Julis jusqu'a sa rencontre avec la route d' Acre boundary, from which point it follows that bounda -Safad. Elle se prolonge ensuite vers l'ouest en suiary to the sea.

vant le bord sud de la route de Safad a Acre jusqu'a emprunte ensuite jusqu'a la roer.

The boundary of the hill country of Samaria and ,

La frontiere de la région accidentée de Samarie Judea starts on the Jordan River at the Wadi Malih et de Judée part élu Jourdain, au confluent de l'oued Malih, au sud-est de Beiss¡µi et prend franchement south-east of Beisan and runs due west to meet the Beisan-Jericho road and then follows the western la direction ouest jusqu'a. attei.ndre la route de Beissan a Jéricho, puis emprunte le bord ouest de cette side of that road in a north-westerly direction to the junction of the boundaries of the sub-districts of route en direction du nord-ouest jusqu'au point Beisan, Nablus, and Jenin. From that point it follows the Nablus-Jenin sub-district boundary west- Beissan, de Naplouse et de Jenin. Partant de ce wards for a distance of about three kilomctres and then turns north-westwards, passing to the east of distance de trois kilom~tres environ, puis tourne en the built-up areas of the villages of Jalbun and direction nord-ouest, 1m contournant a l'est l'ag- Faqqu'a, to the boundary of the sub-distrícts of glomération des villages de Jalbun et de Faqqu'a, Jenin and Beisan at a point north-east of Nuris.

Thcnce it proceeds first north-westwards to a point due north of the built-up area of Zir'in and then Beissan, en un point situé au nord-est de Nuris. De la, elle se dirige tout d'abord en direction nord-ouest westwards to the Afu]a-Jenin railway, thence northwestwards a1ong the district boundary Iine to the jusqu'a un point situé franchement au nord de l'agglomération de Zir'in, puis va dans la direction point of intersection on the Hejaz railway. From here the boundary runs south-westwards, including de l'ouest jusqu'a la voie ferrée Afula-Jenin et, de the built-up area and sorne of the land of the village of Kh.Lld in the Arab State to cross the Haifa- J enin road at a point on the district boundary between Haifa and Samaria west of El Mansi. lt direction du sud-ouest, englobant dans l'Etat arabe follows this boundary to the southerrunost point of lage de Kh.Lid et tr,averse la route de Haifa a the village of El Butehnat. From herc it follows the northem and eastern boundaries of the village of Ar'ara, rejoining the Haifa-Samaria district h9und- Haifa et Samarie, a l'ouest d'El Mansi. Elle suit cette limite jusqu'a l'extreme sud du village d'El ary at Wadi'Ara, and thence procceding .southsouth-westwards in an approximately straight line village d' Ar'ara, rejoint la limite des districts de joining up with the western boundary of Qaqun to Haifa et de Samarie a l'oued 'Ara et se dirige ensuite a point east of the railway line on the eastem bounden direction sud-sud-ouest, et, presque en ligne ary of Qaqun village. From here it runs along the railway line some distance to the east of it to a droite, rejoint la limite ouest de Qaqun en un point point just east of the Tulkarm railway station. Thence the boundary follows a line half-way beforrée ,sur une certaine distance jusqu'a un point tween the railway and the Tulkarm-Qalqiliya- J aljuliya and Ras el Ein road to a point just east situé •exactement a l'est de la gare de Tulkarm.

Ensuite la frontiere emprunte une ligne a miof Ras el Ein station, whence it proceeds along the railway sorne distance to the east of it to the point on the rai.1way line south of the junction of the Qalqiliya-Jaljuliya-Ras el Ein, jusqu'a un point Haifa-Lydda and Beit Nabala !inesJ whence it prositué juste a l'est de la gare de Ras el Ein; de la, ceeds along the southern border of Lydda airport to its south-west comer, thence in a south-westerly distance jusqu'au point de la voie situé au sud de dircction to a point just west of the built-up arca I'intersection des lignes Haifa-Lidda et Beit-Nabala; of Sarafand el' Amar, whence it tums south, passing puis elle suit la bordure sud de l'aéroport de Lidda just to the west of the built-up area of Abu el Fadil jusqu'a son angle sud-ouest; de la, elle va en directo the north-east corner of the lands of Beer Ya'- tion du sud-ouest jusqu'a un point situé exactement Aqov. ('.The boundary line should be .so ,demarcated a l'ouest de l'agglomération de Sarafand el' Amar. as to allow direct access from the Arab $tate to the Elle tourne ensuite vcrs le sud, en passant exacteairport.) Thence the boundary line follows the ment a l'ouest de la zone batie d' Abu el Fadil et va western and southern boundaries of Ramle village,

jusqu'a l'angle nord-est du territoire de Beer Ya' Aqov (la frontiere devra etre établie de maniere to the north-east comer of El Na'ana village, thence a permettre d'accéder directement a l'aéroport en in a straight lineto the southemmost point of El Barriya, along the eastem boundary of that village and venant de I'Etat arabe). Ensuite, la :frontiere longe the southcrn boundary of 'Inna.ba village. Thence it tums north to follow the southem Jide of the l'angle nord-est du village de El Na'ana. Puis elle Jaffa-Jerusalem road until El· QubabJ whence it s'enfonce en ligne droite jusqu'au point le plus folloW! the road to.the boundary of Aibu Shusha. It méridional d'El Barriya, en suivant la limite ,est de nms along the eastcrn boundañes of Abu Shuma,

oe.village etila limite sud du village dc"lnnabá.-:Elle Sddun, Huida .to the southernmost point of Huida,

de la ,route de J affa a Jérusalem jwqu~a .El Qubab thence westwards in a straight line to the northeastern corner of Umm Kalkha, thcnce followiqg d'ou :elle suit fa iro.ute se dirigeant vem les ilimites the northem boundaries of Umm Kalkha, Qazna · du territoire d'Aíbn :Shusha. Elle empn:mte 'les liand the northern and western boundaries of mites ,orientales d'~u Shusha, de Seidun ,et tde Mukhezin to the Gaza District boundary and thence Hulda, jusqu'a l'iem&nité sud de Huida, d'ou elle runs across .the village lands of El Mísmiya, El se dirige vers l'oucst 58.dlon une ligne droíte jus.qu';a Kabira, and Y asur to the southern point of interl'angle nord-est d'iUJimm Kalkha pour suin.e ;en. section, which is midway between the built-up arcas suite les limites septen:bliianales d'U mm Kalkha, de of Yasur and Batani Sharqi.

Qazaza et 1es limites se¡ptentrionales et occidentales

Mismiya, d'EI Kabira et de Yasur, jusqu'au point d'intersection méridional qw. $e trouve a mi-chemín From the southern point of intersection the Du point d'intenection méridional, la frontiere boundary lines run north-westwards between the villages of Gan Yavne and Barqa to the sea.at a point half way between Nabi Yunis and Minat el mera un point situé a mi-chemin entre Nabi Yunis Qila, and south-eastwarcls toapointwestof Qastina,

jusqu'a un point situé a l'ouest de Qastina, s'incliwhence it turns in a south-westerly direction, passing to the east of the built-up arcas of Es Sawafir, Esh Sharqiya and lbdis. From the south-east comer agglomérations d'Es Sawafir d'Esh Sharqiya et of Ibdis village it runs to a point south-west of the d'Ibdis. De l'angle sud-est du village d'Ibdis1 elle se built-up arca of Beit 'Affa, crossing the Hebron-El dirige vers un poh1t situé au sud-ouest de Pagglomé- Majdal road just to the west of. the built-up arca o( ration de Beit • Affa1 traversant la route qui va d'Hébron a El Majdal jt1Ste a l'ouest de l'~lom~- Iraq Suweidan. T~ence it proceeds southwatds ration d'lraq Suwcidan. Elle suit ensuite ven le sud along the western village boundary of El Faluja to

the Becrshcba sub-district boundary. I t then tuns across the tribal Jands of 'Arab el Jubarat to a point on the boundary between the sub-districts of elle travcrsc les terrains de piture de "Arab el Jubarat jwqu•a un point situé a la limite des soWl- Bcersheba and Hebron north of Kh. Khuweilifa, whence it procecds in a south-westerly dircction to districu de Bersabée et d'Hébron, au nord de Kh. a point on thc Bttrsheba-Gaza main road two kilo- Khuwcilifa. Elle se dirige ensuite vers Je sud-oucst jusqu'a un point de la grande route de Bersabée a mctres to the north-we5t oí thr town. It then tums Gaza1 situé a dcux kilomctre.s au nord-ouest de la south-ca.stwards to reach Wadi Sab' at a point situated one kilomctrc to thc wrst of it. From herc it l'oued Sab' en un point situé a un kilometre a turns north-eastwards and procec:d~ alongWadi Sab' and along the lkenheba-Hrbron road Cor a disb.nce of onc kilomctre, whence it turns eastwards est et suit l'oued Sab', pui!I la route de Bersabée a and runa in a straight line to Kh. Kusrifa to join the Beersheba-Hebron sub-district boundary. lt then ensuite vers l'cst et se dirige en suivant un tracé follows the lkersheba-Hcbron boundary eastwards rectiligne jusqu'a Kh. Kuseifo, ou elle rcjoint la to a point nortb oí Ras Ez Zuweira, only departing from it so as to cut across the base of the indentation qu'elle suit en direction de l'cst jusqu'a un point betwt-e:1 vertical grid lincs 150 and 160.

au nord de Ras Ez Zuweira, ne la quittant que lignes verticales 150 et 160 du quadrillage.

About fíve kilometres north-east of Ras ez Zu- A cinq kilomctres enviran au nord-est de Ras Ez weira it tums north, excluding from the Arab State a. strip along the coast of the Dead Sea not more l'Etat arabe une bande de territoire située le long than seven kilometre!I in depth, as far as Ein Geddi,

dépasse pas sept kilometres; eUe arrive ainsi a Ein whence it turns due ea!lt to join the Transjordan Geddi, d'ou elle s'incline dirC'ctement vers l'est pour frontier in the Dead Sea.

rcjoindre la f¡ontiere de la Transjordan¡e a lamer Morte.

Thc- northern boundary oí the Arab section of the coastal plain runs from a point betwccn Minat el c6ticre, partant d'un point situé entre Minat el Qila Qila and Nabi Yunis, passing between the built-up arcas oí Gan Yavne and Barqa to the point of inter- !ection. From here it tums south-west~·ards,running vcrser le territoire de Batani Sharqi, cmprunte la across thc lands of Batani Sharqi, along the easter boundary oí the lands of Beit Dara.s and across th limitr. orientale du tettitoirc de Beit Daras, traverse le tcrritoirc de Julis, laissant A l'ouest les aglands oí Julis1 leaving the built-up arcas of Batan glomérat_ionsdeBatam Sharqiet Julisjusqu'al'anglc Shar

territoirc jusqu'a son point le plus )1léridional. Elle vertical grld line 90 to its junction with the hori•• :z.:,ntal grid line 70. It then tums south-castwards to quadrillage jusqu'a l'intenection de cette demicre Kh. el Ruheiba and then procceds in a southcrly le sud-est jusqu'a Kh. el Ruheiba et prcnd ensuite dircction to a point known as El Baha, beyond la direction sud jwqu'au lieu dit El Baha, au-dcla which it eros.ses the Bccrshcba-El 'Auja main roadl duqud elle coupc la grande routc de Bcnabée a to the west c,í Kh. el Mushrifa. From there it joim El'Auja, a l'ouest de K.h. el Mushrifa. De la, elle Wadi ·t1 Zaiyatin just to the west of El Subeita.

atteint l'oued El Zaiyatin immédiatement a l'ouest From there it turns to the north-east and then to the south-ca!lt following this wadi and passes to the east d'El Subeita. Elle s'incline alors ven le nord-est puis vers le sud-est, en suivant l'oued El Zai~tid, et passe oí 'Abda to join Wadi Nafkh. It then bulges to the a l'est de I Abda pour atteindre l'oued Nafkh, Elle south-west along Wadi Nafkh, Wadi Ajrim and s'incurvc alors vers le sud-ouest en suivant l'oued Wadi Lassan to the point where Wadi Lassan -:rosses the Egyptian frontier.

r:;int ou l'oued Lassan coupe la fronticre égyptienne.

The arca of the Arab enclave of Jaffa consists of La région de !'enclave arabe de Jaffa comprcnd la partie de la zone urbaine de Jaffa se trouvant a that part oí thc town-planning arca of Jaffa whicq lies to the west oí the Jewish quarters lying south of l'ouest des quarticrs juifs situés au sud de Tcl Aviv, Td-Aviv, to the west of the continuation of Hcrzl a l'ouest du prolongement de la Ruc Herzl jusqu'a son croisemcnt avec la route de Jaffa a Jérusalem, street up to iu junction with the Jaffa-Jerusalcm au sud-ouest de la section de lá route de Jaffa a road, to the south-wcst of the scction of the Jaffa-

Jérusalem se trouvant au rud-est de ce croisement, Jerwalcm road lying south-east of tbat junction1 to a l'ouest des tcrres de Miqve Yisracl1 au nord-ouest thc wcst of Miqve Yisrael lands, to the north-west of Holon local council arca, to the north of thc line de la municipalité de Holon, au nord de la ligne reliant l'angle nord-ouest de l{olon a 1•angle nordlinking up the north-west comer of Holon with the north-east comer of Bat Y am local councll arca and zone de la municipalité de Bat Y am. La Commisto the north of Bat Y am local councll arca. Toe question of Karton quarter will be decided by the Boundary Commission, bearing in mind among Karton en tenant compte notamment du fait qu'il other cansidcrations the desirability of induding the est souhaitable que l'Etat juif comprenne le plus smallest possible number of its Arab inhabitants and petit nombre possible des habitants arabes de ce the largest possible number of its Jewish inhabitants in the Jewish State.

habitants juifs.

B. THE JEWISH STATE B. L'ET A T JUIF La partie nord-est de PEtat juif (Galilée orien- The north-eastern sector of the Jcwish State ( Eastem Galilee) is bounded on the north and west by the Lebanese-frontier and on the east by the fronticrs of Syria and Trarujordan. It indudes the whole de la Transjordanie. Ce territoire cornprend tout of the Rula Basin, Lake Tibcrias, the whole of the Beisan rub..district, the boundary line being exdistrict de Beissan, la frontierc se prolongeant tended to the crcst of the Gilboa mountains and the Wadi Malih. From there the Jewish State extends A partir de la, l'Etat juif s'étend vers Je· nord-ouest, north-west, following the boundary described in respect of the Arab State.

arabe.

The Jewish section of the coastal plain extends from a point between Minat et Qila and Nabi Yunis tir d'un point situé entre Minat el Qila et Nabí in the Gaza sub-district and íncludes the towru of Haifa and Tel-Aviv, leaving Jaffa as an enclave of thc Arab State. The éastern frontier of the Jewish enclave de l'Etat arabe. La frontiere orientale de State fol!ows the boundary described in respect of the Arab State.

propos de l'Etat arabe.

The Beersheba ar-ea comprises the whole of the Beersheba sub-district, inclucling the Negeb and the district de Bersabée, y compris le Negeb et e-n outre castem part of the Gaza sub-district, but excluding the town of Bcersheba. and those arcas described in indiquées a propos de l'Etat arabe: Elle comprend rcspect of the Arab Statc. lt includes also a strip of land along the Dcad Sea stretching from the Beersheba-Hebron sub-district boundary line to Ein d'Hébron-Bersabée a Ein Geddi, comme il a été Geddi, as d~cribed in respect of the Arab State.

indiqué a propos de l'Etat arabe.

C. THE CITY OF JERUSALEM C. LA VILLE DE JERUSALEM The boundaries of the City of Jerusalem are as defined in the recommendations on the City of J erusalem. ( See Part III, Section B, below) .

Villc de Jérusalem (voir Troisieme partie, section B, ci-dessous) .

Clty of Jerusalem Ville de J,rusalem A. SPECIAL REGIME A. REGIME SPECIAL The City of Jeru!alem shall be established as a La Vílle de Jérusalem sera constituée en corpus corpus uparatum under a special international separatum sous un régime international spécial et regime and shall be adrrúnistered by the United Nations. The Trusteeship Council shall be designated de tutelle sera désigné pour assurer, au nom de to discharge the responsíbilities of the Administerl'Organisation des N ations U nies, les fonctioru ing Authority on bchalf of the United Nations.

d'Autorité chargée de l'administration.

B. BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY B. FRONTIERES DE LA VILLE The City of Jerusalem shall include the present La Ville de Jérusalem comprendra la municipamunicipality of Jerusalem plus the surrounding villité actuelle de Jérusalcm plus les villages et centres lages and towns, the most eastem of which shall be environnants, dont k plus oriental sera Abu Dis, le Abu Dis; the most southern, Bethlehem; thc most plus méridional Bethléem, le plus occidental Ein western, Ein Karim (including also the built-up Karím ( y compris l'agglomération de Motsa) et la area of Motsa) ; and the most northern Shu'fat, as indicatcd on the attached sketch-map (anncx B).

carte schématique ci-jointe ( annexe B) .

C. ST ATUTE OF THE CITY C. ST ATUT DE LA VILLE The Trusteeship Council shall, within five months of the approval of the prcsent plan, elaboratc and dater de l'approbation du présent plan, élaborer et

approve a detailed Statutc of tbe City which shall approuver un Statut d6taillédc la Ville comprenant,

contain in ter alia the substance of the following pronotamment, l'essentiel des dispositions suivantes:

visioru:

Govcrnment machinery; special objectiv,s.

l. Mécanism, gouvernemental: s11 fins particu- Tbe Adrninistering Authority in discharging•its adliires. L' Autori~ ~ de Padministration dans ministrative obligations shall punue the following l'accomplissement de sea obligations a~tra- 1pecial objectives:

tivcs, poursuivra les fins particulma ci-apia:

To protcet and to preserve the unique spiritual and religioua intcrests located in the city of thc niligieux sans parcils qu'abrite )a ViUe des troia thrce great monotheistic faitbs throughout thc grandes croyanccs monotMistcs répanducs dans le world, Christian, Jewish and Moslem; to this end to monde entier: Christianisme, Judaisme et l1laensurc that order and pcace, and cspccially rcligious paix, et la paix rcligiewe surtout, regnent a J6rupeacc, rcign in Jerusalem;

salem;

( b) To fo1ter co-operation among ali the inhabib) Stim.ulcr l'esprit de coop6ration entre tow les tants of the city in thcir own interests as wcll as in !13hitants de la ville, aussi bien daos lcur propre order to encourage and support the peaccful dcveldam toutc la Tcrre sainte, a 1'6volution pacüique opmcnt of thc mutual relations between the two Palcstinian pcoplcs throughout tbe Holy Land; to promotc the security, wcll-being and any constructoute mesure constructive propre a améliorcr la vic tive measurcs of devclopment of the residents, having rcgard to the special circumstances and customs of the various peoples and communities.

tumo particulieres des différcnts peuples et communautés.

Governor and administrative staff. A Gover-

Gouverneur et p,rsonnel administratif. Le Conseil de tutelle procédera a la nomination d'un nor of the City of Jerusalem shall be appointed by the Trusteeship Council and shall be rcsponsible to Gouvemeur de Jérusalem, qui sera responsable devant lui. Ce choix se fondera sur la compétencc it. He shall be selected on the basis of special qualifi.cations and without rcgard to nationality. He shall not, however, be a citizen of cither Statc in nationalit6. Toutcfois, nul citoycn de l'un ou de rautre Etat palcstinien ne pourra etrc nomm6 Palestine.

Gouvcmeur.

The Govemor shall reprcsent the Unitcd Nations Le Gouvcrneur sera le représcntant de l'Organiin thc City and shall excrcise on thcir behalf ali sation des Nationa Unies daru la Ville de Jérusalem, powers of administration, including the conduct of externa! aff airs. He shall be assisted by an adminisadtninistratif, y compris la conduite des affaircs trative staff classed as intemational officcn in the étrangeres. 11 sera assisté par un personneJ admuñsmcaning of Article 100 of the Charter and chosen whcnever practicable from the residents of the city des fonctionnaircs intcrnationaux au sens de I' Arand of the rest of Palestine on a non-discriminatory basis. A detailed plan for the organization of tbe administration of the city shall be submitted by the Govemor to the Trusteeship Council ánd duly ap- Pour l'organisation de l'administration de la Ville, proved by it.

Je Gouverncur soumettrá un plan détaillé au Conseil de tutclle, par qui il sera.dumcnt approuvé.

Local autonom:,. (a) The cxisting local au-

Áutonomi, lacale. a) Les subdivisions locales tonomous units in tbe tcrritory of the city (village1, townships and municipalities) shall enjoy wide powde la Ville (villages, communes et municipalités)

disposcront a l'&:helon local de pouvoirs 6tendus de ers of local govcmment and administration.

gouvemement et d'administration.

6) Le Gouvcmeur étudicra et soumettra a !'exa-

( b) The Governor shall study and submit for thc consideration and decision of the Trusteeship. Council a plan for thc establishment of special town de création de sectcurs municipaux spéciaux comunits consisting, respectively, of the Jewish and Arab sections of new Jerusalem. The new town units shall arabc de la Nouvclle Jérusalem. Les nouveaux arrondissemcnts continueront a faire partie de la continue to forro part of the present municipality of Jerusalem.

municipalité actuelle de J érusalem.

Security measures. (a) The City of Jenisalem

Mesures de sícurité. a) La Ville de Jérusalcm shall be dcmilitarized; its neutrality shall be dcsera démilltarisée; sa neutralit6 sera proclamée et clared and preserved, and no para-military formaprotégée et aucune forrnation paramilitaire, aucun tions, exercises or activities shall be permitted exercice ni aucune activité paramilitaires ne seront within its borden.

autorisés dans ses limites.

b) Au cas ou un ou plusieurs groupes de la popu-

( b) Should the administration of the City of Jcrusalem be seriously obstructed or prevented by Jation réussiraicnt par leur ingérencc ou lcur manque de coopération a entraver ou paralyser the non-co-operation or interfercnce of one or more scctions of the population, the Govemor shall have gravement l'administration de la Ville de J6rusalem,

le Gouvemeur sera autorisé a prendre )es mesures authority to take such measures as may be necessary to restore the effcctivc functioning of the adnécessaires pour rétablir un fonctionnement efficace ministration.

de l'administration.

To assist in the maintenance of interna! law and order and cspecially for the protection of the

Holy Places and religious building, and site1 in the gie~, Je Gouverneur organisera un corps spécial de city the Governor shall organize a special police police, disposant de forces suffisantes, dont les memfor~e of adequate strength, the mem.bers of which bres seront recrutés en dehors de la Palestine. Le shall be recruited outsíde of Palestine. The Gover- Gouvemeur aura le droit d'.ordonner l'ouverture de nor shall be empowaed to di.rcct such ~udgetary crédits nécessai.res a l'entretien de ce corps. provision ,as may be necessary for the maintenance of this force.

Organisation législativ,. Un Conseil législatif

Legirlative organization. A Leg:isl&:tivc Co'!nélu au suffrage universel et au scrutin secret, scJon cil elected by adult rcsidents of the c1ty 1rrcspective oí' nationality on the basis of universal and secrct tants adultes de la Ville, sam distinction de natiosuffrage and proportional repres~ntation, sha}l h~ve nalité, disposera des pouvoirs 1égislatifs et fücaux. powers of legislation and taxation. No legtslative Toutefois, aucune mesure législative ne devra etle measurcs shall, however, conflict or interfcre wíth en opposition ou en contradiction avec les disposithe provisions which will be set forth !n the Statu.te of the City, nor shall any law, regulation, or official aucune loi, aucun rcglernent ni aucune action offiaction prevail over them. The ?tatu!e s~all gr~nt to cíelle ne prévaudront centre ces dispositions. Le the Governor a right of vctomg b1lls mcoruutent Statut donnera au Gouvemeur le droit de veto sur with the provisions referred to in the preceding sentence. It shall also empower hlm to promulgate en question. II luí cor-úérera également le pouvoir de temporary ordinances in case the Council fails to adopt in time a bill deemed essential to the normal cas ou le Conseil manquerait d'adopter en tcmps functioning of the administration.

utile un projet de loí considéré coIJUDe cssentiel au fonctionnement normal de l'administration.

Adminirtration of justice. The Statute shall

Administration de la ju5tice. Le Statut devra prévoir la création d'organes judiciaires indépenprovide for the establishment of an independent judiciary system, including a court oí appeaL Ali the les habitants de la Ville seront justiciables. inhabitants of the City shall be subject to it.

Union économique et régime économique. La

Economic union and economic regime. The Ville de Jérusalem sera incluse dans l'union écono-- Cíty of Jerusakm shall be included in the Economic Union of Palestine and be bound by all stipulations clisposítioru de l'engagement et de tout traité qui of the undertal

Le Statut devra prévoír les reglements nécessaire!

The Statute shall provide for the regulation of economic matters not falling within the regime of pour les questions économiques non soumises au régime de l'Union économique sur la base non the Economic Union, on the basis of equal treatment and non-discrimination for all Members of the United Nations and their nationals.

sarits.

Fre.dom of transit and visit; control of resi-

Liberté de passage et de réjour; contróle des résidents. Sous réservc de considérations de sécurité,

dents. Subject 'to cansiderations of security, and of cconomic welfare as determined by the Governor under thc directioru of the Trusteeship Council,

freedom of entry into, and residence within, the borders of the City shall be guaranteed for the residenti; or citizens of the Arab and Jewish States. Imgarantie aux résidents ou citoyens de l'Etat arabc núgration into, and resídence within, the borders of the city for nationals oí other States shall be consants des autres Etats seront soum.ises a l'autorité du trolled by the Governor under the directíoru of the Trusteeship Council.

Gouvemeur agissant conformément aux instructions du Conseil de tutelle.

Relations with the Amb and Jewish States.

représentants de l'Etat arabe et de l'Etat juü seront Representatives of the Arab and Jewish States shall be accredited to the Governor of the City and charged with the protection of the interests of their chargés de la protection des intérets de Jeurs Etats States and nationals in connexion with the internatration internationale de la Ville.

tional administration of the City.

Langues oflicielles. L'arabe et l'hébreu seront

Ofjicial languages. Arabic and Hebrew sh.all be the official languages of the city. This will not preclude the adoption of one or more additional n'empechera pas l'adoption d'une ou plusieun working languages, as may be rcquired.

langues de travail supplémentaires, selon les besoins.

Citizenship. AII the resídents shall beoome

Cito,yennetl. Tous les résidents deviendront ipso facto citoyens de la Ville de Jérusalem a moins ipso facto citizens of the City of Jerusalem unless they opt for citizenship of the State of which they have been citizens or, if Arabs or Jcws, have filed ou que, Arabcs ou Juifs, ils n'aient officiellcment fait notice of intention to become citizens of the Arab connaltrc leur intentíon de devenir citoyeru de or ~ewish State respectively, according to part I,

l'Etat arabc ou de l'Etat juif, conformément au sectmn B, paragraph 9, of this plan.

paxagraphe 9 de la section B de la premiere partie du p~scnt plan.

Th-e Truitttehip Cou.ncil shaU ma.ke a.rrange-1 Le Corueil de tutellc prcndra des an-angcments mcnts for consul:ir protection of th-c clti%en1 o( the pour a.ssurcr la protcction consulaire del citoyens de

¡ City out.slde its ttrritory.

la Villc a l'cxtéricur de son territoirc.

FrrediJmf of citiuns. {a) Subjcct only to the í

Libe,téi du citoyens. a) Scront garantís aux rcqui.r1"mr.no oí public order a.nd m(iral.s, thc inhabi~ tanb of thc City shall be ensured the enjorment of human rights and íundammtal fre-cdom~, including de l'hommc et les libcrtés fondlUnentalcs, Liberté de f rccdom of corudence, rr-ligton and W('lrshi,,, Jan• comcience, de reügion et de culte, libre choix de la guagc, education, specch and Press, us<'mb.ly and langue, du mode d'instruction, liberté de parole et assoc.iation. and pctition.

liberté de la prc!Se1 liberté de réunion, d•a.uoclation et de pétition.

( b) No diicrimination o( any kind ~hall oc- madc b) On ne fera entre les habitan u aucune esp~cc bctwecn the inhabit.ant.s on thc grounds oí raC'r, religion, language or S('X.

languc ou le ~e.

e) Toutes les penonncs résidant a l'int!ricur de

Ali pcrsoru within thc City mall be entitl«l to cqual protection oí thc laws.

( d} 1ñe family law and pcrx>nal st.i.tus of the various pcrsons a.nd communitics and thdr rdigious diff ércnts individus et del cliverscs comm.unautés, interesll, inc.luding cndowments, shall be l"(';Spc-tte-d.

dations., scront rcspectés.

Exccpt ai may be rcquired for thc maintee) Sous r-Escrvc dea nécessités du maintic:n de na:ncc o! pubüc onkr a.nd good govenunc:nt, no l'ordrc public et de la bonne adminlstration, on ne prendra aucune mesure qui mettrait ohst:acle a measure shall be ta.krn to obatruct or intcrfcrn wilh tbe cotcrpri,c ,o{ rcligioui or charitablc bodia oí all l'activité des institutioru rcligieuscs ou charitablcs (aitlu or to discriminatc: against ar,,y n:p,resentati"c de toutes confcssions ou qui constituerait une interar mo:nbc:ir o! thcsc bodir-s on thc ground oí his ven tion dans ccttc activité. et on ne pourra faire aucune discrimination a l'égard des représcnt:ants n:1igjon or nationality.

rcligíon ou de lcur nationalité.

Thc City shall cn.rnre a.dequatc primary and secondairc convenablc a la communau1é arabe et a IICCODdary educ:.nfon for thc: Ara.b and Jewish communitics respc'('tively, in tht'ir own lango:igM and in ment a Ieurs traditions culturelles. ac:cardancc with thdr cultural traditimu.

Thc right oí <'ach cnmmunity to ma.intain its own Il ne sera porté aucune atteinte awc droits des acbools for thc cducation oí its own mcmbt-rs in its comm.unautés de conserver leurs proprcs écoles pour own 1::mguaf.!r:, while corúorming to such cducanationale., a condition que ces communautés se con• tiona.l rcqu.ircmcnt.s o( a general naturc as thc City may imposc, 5hall not be derucd or impaired For- !orment a\l.X prcscriptions généra.lcs sur l"instruccign cducational cstahlis.hmcnt:s shall continuc thcir activity on thi- b:i.,i.s of thc-ir existing rights.

établisscments scolaires étrangcn poursuivront lcur

No rntrktion shall l:x- impoit"d on the Cree g) 0n ne fera obstacle d•aucune ma.niere que ce soit a l'c:mploi par tout habitant de la Ville de use by any inhabitant of tht: City of any languagc in prívate inlcrcounc-, in ccnnmert"c, in rcügion, in n'importc quclle langue, dans ses relations privées, the Pres.sor in publi<.'.1tin.m oí any kind, or at public meeting!.

publiques.

lio~Plae,1. (a) Existing rights in respect oí

Linu sairds. a) Il ne sera porté aucunc at- Holy Places and rcligiou.s ~ or aitcs shall not tcinte aux droits actuds conccrnant les lieux saínu, he dc:nii:;l u :.impa.ircd.

b)1 Le libre acccs a.ux laewc u.ints, édificcs et sites (l,) .Free acces.s to the Ha1J Pbccs and rdigious baiJc:ñap ar sites and thc !m: cxacisc o! worship religi-cux et Je libre exercice du cultc seront garantis llbaD be maured in conformity with msúng rights conf ormément aux droits actucls, compte tenu du and 8llbjcat to thc requi.rcmcnta ol. paWic Olldcr and mainticn de l'ordre et de la bien.séance publics.

dcconun.

{e) Reir .Places a.nd rdigiom buíl&og, • Dtes seront prbcrvés. Toute action de naturc a compro- .sha.1.1 be ptaierved. No ac:t shall be pcnnitted vhich ma.y in any w.ay impair theír sacn:d character. tí at mettrc, de ~uelquc fa1;on que ce soitJ leur caractcrc ~ny time it appcan to thc Govemor that any parsacré, aera mtcrdite. Si le Gouvcrneur estime qu'il Ocular Holy PJace, rellgiow building or lite u in est urgent de réparer un licu aaint, un édifice ou un need of urgcnt rcpa.ir, the Govemor may calJ upon site religicux quclconque, il pourra invitcr la communauté ou les communautés intércs.sées a procéder the community or communities concemcd to carry aux réparations. I1 pourra procédcr lui-me.me a ces out such rcpair.111e Governor may carry it out him- IClf at the cxpcme of thc community or commuttparations awi: frais de la communauté ou des com• munautés intércsséesJ s'il n'est donné aucune suite a nit:ics conccmcd if no acdon is taken within a

~na.ble time.

sa demande dans un délai normal.

( d) No taxation shall be kvied in respect of any d) Aucun impot ne sera p~u sur les licux saints,

édifices et sites rcligiewc cxcu:i.ptés d'impats lora de Holy Place, rcligious building or sitc which was la création de la Ville. Il ne sera port6 a l'incidencc cxcmpt f rom taxation on thc date o{ thc crcation o! the City. No changc in the incidence of such trucades impóts aucune modilication qui constitucrait

tion shall be made which would either discriminate between the owners or occupiers of Holy Places, religious buildings or sites, or would place such ownen or occupiers in a positión less favourable in relation to the general incidence of taxation than existed at the time of the adoption of the Assembly's recommendations.

S pecial powers of the Governor in respect of the H oly Places, religious buildings and lites in the City and in any part of Paltstine. ( a) The protection of the Holy Places, religious buildings and sites located in the City of J erusalem shall be a special concern of the Governor.

With relation to such places, buildings and sites in Pale!tine outside the city, the Governor shall determine, on the ground of powers granted to him by the Constitutions of both Sta tes, whether the provisioru of the Constitutions of the Arab and Jewish States in Palestine dealing therewith and the religious rights appertaining thereto are being properly applied and respected.

The Governor shall also be empowered to make decisions on the basis of cxisting rights in cases of disputes which may arise between the different religious communities or the rites of a religious community in respect of the Holy Places, religious buildings and sites in any part of Palestine.

In this task he may be assisted by a consultative council of representatives of different denominations acting in an advisory capacity.

D. DURATION OF THE SPECIAL REGIME The Statute elaborated by the Trusteeship Council on the aforementioned principles shall come into force not later than 1 October 1948. It shall remafo in force in the first instance for a period of ten years, unless the Trusteeship Council finds it necessary to undertake a re-examination of these provisions at an earlier date. After the expiration of this pc:riod the whole scheme shall be subject to reexamination by the Trusteeship Counci) in the light of the experience acquired with its functioning. The residents of the City shall be then free to express by mea?~ of. a referendum. their wishes as to possible modif1cat1ons of the reg1me of the City.

Capitulation1 . States _whose nat~o?als have in the past enjoyed rn Palestme . the pnvileges and immunities of forefgners, includin.g the benefits of consular jurisdictJo~ and protec!1on, as formerly enjoyed by capitulation or usage m the Ottoman Empire, are invited to ren_ounce any right pertaining to them to the reestablishment of such privileges and immunities in the proposed Arab and Jewish States and the City of Jerusalem. pants des lieux saints, édifices ou sites religieux, qui situation moins favorable, par rapport a l'incidence générale des impots, qu'au moment de l'adoption des recommandations de l' Assemblée.

Pouvoirs spéciaux du Gouvuneur en ce qui concerne les lieux saints, les idifices ou sites reli- Palestine. a) Le Gouverneur se préoccupera tout particulierement de la protection des lieux saints, la Ville de Jérusalem.

b) En ce qui concerne de pareils lieux, édifices et sites de Palestine a l'extérieur de la Ville, le Goúverneur décidera, en vertu des pouvoirs que lui aura conférés la Constitution de l'un et l'autre Etats, si les dispositions des Constitutions de l'Etat arabe aux droits religieux y afférents sont dument appliqufrs et respectécs.

e) Le Gouverneur a égalernent le pouvoir de

communautés religieuses ou les divers rites d'une méme communauté religieuse a l'égard des üeux la région de la Palestine. aider d'un conseil consultatif composé de représentants de différentes confessions siégeant a titre consultatif.

D. DUREE DU REGIME SPECIAL

les principes énoncés plus haut, entrera en vigueur le ler octobre 1948 au plus tard. II sera tout d'abord en vigueur pendant une période de dix ans, a moins plus tot a un nouvel examen de ces dispositions. A I'cxpiration de cette période, l'ensemble du Statut devra faire l'objet d'une révision de la part du Conseil de tutelle, a la lumiere de l'expérience acquise au cours de cette premiere période de fonctionne- Ville auront alors toute liberté de faire connaitre, par voie de referendum, leurs suggestions relatives a d'éventuelles modifications au régime de la Ville.

Capitulations

pass~, bé~éfici~ en P~lestine des privileges et immumtés reserves aux etrangers, y compris les avan-

vités a renoncer a tous leurs droits au rétablissement

PALESTINE PLAN OF PARTITION

PLAN DE PARTAGE U¡..,,___....:;:;;

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CITY OF JERUSALEM BOUNDARIES PROPOSED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION

0Sur Bahir mat hel

o Umm Tuba

1 Main Road 1 Route principale

l Railroad Voie ferrée 1 Proposed Boundary 1 Limite proposée

VILLE DE JERUSALEM LIMITES PROPOSEES

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