UN General Assembly Resolution 181
(Partition Plan)
November 29, 1947
United Nations General
Assembly Resolution 181 called
for the partition of the
British-ruled Palestine Mandate
into a Jewish state and an Arab
state. It was approved on
November 29, 1947 with 33
votes in favor, 13 against, 10
abstentions and one absent (see
list at end of document).
The resolution was accepted by
the Jews in Palestine, yet
rejected by the Arabs in
Palestine and the Arab states.
Text:
The General Assembly,
Having met in special session at the request of the mandatory
Power to constitute and instruct a Special Committee to
prepare for the consideration of the question of the future
Government of Palestine at the second regular session;
Having constituted a Special Committee and instructed it to
investigate all questions and issues relevant to the problem of
Palestine, and to prepare proposals for the solution of the
problem, and
Having received and examined the report of the Special
Committee (document A/364)(1) including a number of
unanimous recommendations and a plan of partition with
economic union approved by the majority of the Special
Committee,
Considers that the present situation in Palestine is one which
is likely to impair the general welfare and friendly relations
among nations;
Takes note of the declaration by the mandatory Power that it
plans to complete its evacuation of Palestine by l August 1948;
Recommends to the United Kingdom, as the mandatory
Power for Palestine, and to all other Members of the United
Nations the adoption and implementation, with regard to the
future Government of Palestine, of the Plan of Partition with
Economic Union set out below;
Requests that
a.The Security Council take the necessary measures as
provided for in the plan for its implementation;
b.The Security Council consider, if circumstances during
the transitional period require such consideration,
whether the situation in Palestine constitutes a threat to
the peace. If it decides that such a threat exists, and in
order to maintain international peace and security, the
Security Council should supplement the authorization of
the General Assembly by taking measures, under
Articles 39 and 41 of the Charter, to empower the United
Nations Commission, as provided in this resolution, to
exercise in Palestine the functions which are assigned to
it by this resolution;
c.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;
d.The Trusteeship Council be informed of the
responsibilities envisaged for it in this plan;
Calls upon the inhabitants of Palestine to take such steps as
may be necessary on their part to put this plan into effect;
Appeals to all Governments and all peoples to refrain from
taking any action which might hamper or delay the carrying out
of these recommendations, and
Authorizes the Secretary-General to reimburse travel and
subsistence expenses of the members of the Commission
referred to in Part 1, Section B, Paragraph I below, on such
basis and in such form as he may determine most appropriate
in the circumstances, and to provide the Commission with the
necessary staff to assist in carrying out the functions assigned
to the Commission by the General Assembly.*
The General Assembly,
Authorizes the Secretary-General to draw from the Working
Capital Fund a sum not to exceed 2,000,000 dollars for the
purposes set forth in the last paragraph of the resolution on the
future government of Palestine.
PLAN OF PARTITION WITH ECONOMIC UNION
Part I. - Future Constitution and Government of Palestine
A. TERMINATION OF MANDATE, PARTITION AND
INDEPENDENCE
1.The Mandate for Palestine shall terminate as soon as
possible but in any case not later than 1 August 1948.
2.The armed forces of the mandatory Power shall be
progressively withdrawn from Palestine, the withdrawal
to be completed as soon as possible but in any case not
later than 1 August 1948.
The mandatory Power shall advise the Commission, as
far in advance as possible, of its intention to terminate
the mandate and to evacuate each area. The mandatory
Power shall use its best endeavours 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 immigration, shall be
evacuated at the earliest possible date and in any event
not later than 1 February 1948.
3.Independent Arab and Jewish States and the Special
International Regime for the City of Jerusalem, set forth
in Part III of this Plan, shall come into existence in
Palestine two months after the evacuation of the armed
forces of the mandatory Power has been completed but
in any case not later than 1 October 1948. The
boundaries of the Arab State, the Jewish State, and the
City of Jerusalem shall be as described in Parts II and III
below.
4.The period between the adoption by the General
Assembly of its recommendation on the question of
Palestine and the establishment of the independence of
the Arab and Jewish States shall be a transitional
period.
B. STEPS PREPARATORY TO INDEPENDENCE
1.A Commission shall be set up consisting of one
representative of each of five Member States. The
Members represented on the Commission shall be
elected by the General Assembly on as broad a basis,
geographically and otherwise, as possible.
2.The administration of Palestine shall, as the mandatory
Power withdraws its armed forces, be progressively
turned over to the Commission, which shall act in
conformity with the recommendations of the General
Assembly, under the guidance of the Security Council.
The mandatory Power shall to the fullest possible extent
coordinate its plans for withdrawal with the plans of the
Commission to take over and administer areas which
have been evacuated.
In the discharge of this administrative responsibility the
Commission shall have authority to issue necessary
regulations and take other measures as required.
The mandatory Power shall not take any action to
prevent, obstruct or delay the implementation by the
Commission of the measures recommended by the
General Assembly.
3.On its arrival in Palestine the Commission shall proceed
to carry out measures for the establishment of the
frontiers of the Arab and Jewish States and the City of
Jerusalem in accordance with the general lines of the
recommendations of the General Assembly on the
partition of Palestine. Nevertheless, the boundaries as
described in Part II of this Plan are to be modified in
such a way that village areas as a rule will not be divided
by state boundaries unless pressing reasons make that
necessary.
4.The Commission, after consultation with the democratic
parties and other public organizations of the Arab and
Jewish States, shall select and establish in each State
as rapidly as possible a Provisional Council of
Government. 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, if
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 the Security
Council may deem proper, and to the Secretary-General
for communication to the Members of the United Nations.
5.Subject to the provisions of these recommendations,
during the transitional period the Provisional Councils of
Government, acting under the Commission, shall have
full authority in the areas under their control including
authority over matters of immigration and land regulation.
6.The Provisional Council of Government of each State,
acting under the Commission, shall progressively
receive from the Commission full responsibility for the
administration of that State in the period between the
termination of the Mandate and the establishment of the
State's independence.
7.The Commission shall instruct the Provisional Councils
of Government of both the Arab and Jewish States, after
their formation, to proceed to the establishment of
administrative organs of government, central and local.
8.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
number to maintain internal order and to prevent frontier
clashes.
This armed militia in each State shall, for operational
purposes, be under the command of Jewish or Arab
officers resident in that State, but general political and
military control, including the choice of the militia's High
Command, shall be exercised by the Commission.
9.The Provisional Council of Government of each State
shall, not later than two months after the withdrawal of the
armed forces of the mandatory Power, hold elections 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 State;
and (b) Arabs and Jews 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 residing in the City of Jerusalem who
have signed a notice of intention to become citizens, the
Arabs of the Arab State and the Jews of the Jewish
State, shall be entitled to vote in the Arab and Jewish
States respectively.
Women may vote and be elected to the Constituent
Assemblies.
During the transitional period no Jew shall be permitted
to establish residence in the area of the proposed Arab
State, and no Arab shall be permitted to establish
residence in the area of the proposed Jewish State,
except by special leave of the Commission.
10.The Constituent Assembly of each State shall draft a
democratic constitution for its State and choose a
provisional government to succeed the Provisional
Council of Government appointed by the Commission.
The Constitutions of the States shall embody Chapters 1
and 2 of the Declaration provided for in section C below
and include, inter alia, provisions for:
a.Establishing in each State a legislative body
elected by universal suffrage and by secret ballot
on the basis of proportional representation, and an
executive body responsible to the legislature;
b.Settling all international disputes in which the State
may be involved by peaceful means in such a
manner that international peace and security, and
justice, are not endangered;
c.Accepting the obligation of the State to refrain in its
international relations from the threat or use of
force against the territorial integrity or political
independence of any State, or in any other manner
inconsistent with the purpose of the United Nations;
d.Guaranteeing to all persons equal and
non-discriminatory rights in civil, political,
economic and religious matters and the enjoyment
of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including freedom of religion, language, speech
and publication, education, assembly and
association;
e.Preserving freedom of transit and visit for all
residents and citizens of the other State in
Palestine and the City of Jerusalem, subject to
considerations of national security, provided that
each State shall control residence within its
borders.
11.The Commission shall appoint a preparatory economic
commission of three members to make whatever
arrangements are possible for economic co-operation,
with a view to establishing, as soon as practicable, the
Economic Union and the Joint Economic Board, as
provided in section D below.
12.During the period between the adoption of the
recommendations on the question of Palestine by the
General Assembly and the termination of the Mandate,
the mandatory Power in Palestine shall maintain full
responsibility for administration in areas from which it
has not withdrawn its armed forces. The Commission
shall assist the mandatory Power in the carrying out of
these functions. Similarly the mandatory Power shall
co-operate with the Commission in the execution of its
functions.
13.With a view to ensuring that there shall be continuity in
the functioning of administrative services and that, on the
withdrawal of the armed forces of the mandatory Power,
the whole administration shall be in the charge of the
Provisional Councils and the Joint Economic Board,
respectively, acting under the Commission, there shall
be a progressive transfer, from the mandatory Power to
the Commission, of responsibility for all the functions of
government, including that of maintaining law and order
in the areas from which the forces of the mandatory
Power have been withdrawn.
14.The Commission shall be guided in its activities by the
recommendations of the General Assembly and by such
instructions as the Security Council may consider
necessary to issue.
The measures taken by the Commission, within the
recommendations of the General Assembly, shall
become immediately effective unless the Commission
has previously received contrary instructions from the
Security Council.
The Commission shall render periodic monthly progress
reports, or more frequently if desirable, to the Security
Council.
15.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 Government of each proposed State before
independence. It shall contain, inter alia, the following clauses:
General Provision
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 law, regulation or official action prevail over them.
Chapter I: Holy Places, Religious Buildings and Sites
1.Existing rights in respect of Holy Places and religious
buildings or sites shall not be denied or impaired.
2.In so far as Holy Places are concerned, the liberty of
access, visit, and transit shall be guaranteed, in
conformity with existing rights, to all residents and citizen
of the other State and of the City of Jerusalem, as well as
to aliens, without distinction as to nationality, subject to
requirements of national security, public order and
decorum.
Similarly, freedom of worship shall be guaranteed in
conformity with existing rights, subject to the
maintenance of public order and decorum.
3.Holy Places and religious buildings or sites shall be
preserved. No act shall be permitted which may in an
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 concerned to carry out such repair. The
Government may carry it out itself at the expense of the
community or community concerned if no action is taken
within a reasonable time.
4.No taxation shall be levied in respect of any Holy Place,
religious building or site which was exempt from taxation
on the date of the creation of the State.
No 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 would place such owners or occupiers in a
position less favourable in relation to the general
incidence of taxation than existed at the time of the
adoption of the Assembly's recommendations.
5.The Governor of the City of Jerusalem shall have the right
to determine whether the provisions of the Constitution of
the State in relation to Holy Places, religious buildings
and sites within the borders of the State and the religious
rights appertaining thereto, are being properly applied
and respected, and to make decisions on the basis of
existing rights in cases of disputes which may arise
between the different religious communities or the rites
of a religious community with respect to such places,
buildings and sites. He shall receive full co-operation and
such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the
exercise of his functions in the State.
Chapter 2: Religious and Minority Rights
1.Freedom of conscience and the free exercise of all
forms of worship, subject only to the maintenance of
public order and morals, shall be ensured to all.
2.No discrimination of any kind shall be made between the
inhabitants on the ground of race, religion, language or
sex.
3.All persons within the jurisdiction of the State shall be
entitled to equal protection of the laws.
4.The family law and personal status of the various
minorities and their religious interests, including
endowments, shall be respected.
5.Except as may be required for the maintenance of public
order and good government, no measure shall be taken
to obstruct or interfere with the enterprise of religious or
charitable bodies of all faiths or to discriminate against
any representative or member of these bodies on the
ground of his religion or nationality.
6.The State shall ensure adequate primary and secondary
education for the Arab and Jewish minority, respectively,
in its own language and its cultural traditions.
The right of each community to maintain its own schools
for the education of its own members in its own
language, while conforming to such educational
requirements of a general nature as the State may
impose, shall not be denied or impaired. Foreign
educational establishments shall continue their activity on
the basis of their existing rights.
7.No restriction shall be imposed on the free use by any
citizen of the State of any language in private
intercourse, in commerce, in religion, in the Press or in
publications of any kind, or at public meetings.(3)
8.No expropriation of land owned by an Arab in the Jewish
State (by a Jew in the Arab State)(4) shall be allowed
except for public purposes. In all cases of expropriation
full compensation as fixed by the Supreme Court shall be
said previous to dispossession.
Chapter 3: Citizenship, International Conventions and
Financial Obligations
1. Citizenship
Palestinian citizens residing in Palestine outside the City of
Jerusalem, as well as Arabs and Jews who, not holding
Palestinian citizenship, reside in Palestine outside the City of
Jerusalem shall, upon the recognition of independence,
become citizens of the State in which they are resident and
enjoy full civil and political rights. Persons over the age of
eighteen years may opt, within one year from the date of
recognition of independence of the State in which they reside,
for citizenship of the other State, providing that no Arab
residing in the area of the proposed Arab State shall have the
right to opt for citizenship in the proposed Jewish State and no
Jew residing in the proposed Jewish State shall have the right
to opt for citizenship in the proposed Arab State. The exercise
of this right of option will be taken to include the wives and
children under eighteen years of age of persons so opting.
Arabs residing in the area of the proposed Jewish State and
Jews residing in the area of the proposed Arab State who
have signed a notice of intention to opt for citizenship of the
other State shall be eligible to vote in the elections to the
Constituent Assembly of that State, but not in the elections to
the Constituent Assembly of the State in which they reside.
2. International conventions
a.The State shall be bound by all the international
agreements and conventions, both general and special,
to which Palestine has become a party. Subject to any
right of denunciation provided for therein, such
agreements and conventions shall be respected by the
State throughout the period for which they were
concluded.
b.Any dispute about the applicability and continued validity
of international conventions or treaties signed or
adhered to by the mandatory Power on behalf of
Palestine shall be referred to the International Court of
Justice in accordance with the provisions of the Statute
of the Court.
3. Financial obligations
a.The State shall respect and fulfil all financial obligations
of whatever nature assumed on behalf of Palestine by
the mandatory Power during the exercise of the Mandate
and recognized by the State. This provision includes the
right of public servants to pensions, compensation or
gratuities.
b.These obligations shall be fulfilled through participation
in the Joint Economic Board in respect of those
obligations applicable to Palestine as a whole, and
individually in respect of those applicable to, and fairly
apportionable between, the States.
c.A Court of Claims, affiliated with the Joint Economic
Board, and composed of one member appointed by the
United Nations, one representative of the United
Kingdom and one representative of the State concerned,
should be established. Any dispute between the United
Kingdom and the State respecting claims not recognized
by the latter should be referred to that Court.
d.Commercial concessions granted in respect of any part
of Palestine prior to the adoption of the resolution by the
General Assembly shall continue to be valid according to
their terms, unless modified by agreement between the
concession-holders and the State.
Chapter 4: Miscellaneous Provisions
1.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.
2.Any dispute relating to the application or interpretation of
this declaration shall be referred, at the request of either
party, to the International Court of Justice, unless the
parties agree to another mode of settlement.
D. ECONOMIC UNION AND TRANSIT
1.The Provisional Council of Government of each State
shall enter into an undertaking with respect to Economic
Union and Transit. This undertaking shall be drafted by
the Commission provided for in section B, paragraph 1,
utilizing to the greatest possible extent the advice and
cooperation of representative organizations and bodies
from each of the proposed States. It shall contain
provisions to establish the Economic Union of Palestine
and provide for other matters of common interest. If 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
2.The objectives of the Economic Union of Palestine shall
be:
a.A customs union;
b.A joint currency system providing for a single
foreign exchange rate;
c.Operation in the common interest on a
non-discriminatory basis of railways inter-State
highways; postal, telephone and telegraphic
services and ports and airports involved in
international trade and commerce;
d.Joint economic development, especially in respect
of irrigation, land reclamation and soil
conservation;
e.Access for both States and for the City of
Jerusalem on a non-discriminatory basis to water
and power facilities.
3.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 United Nations. The
foreign members shall be appointed in the first instance
for a term of three years; they shall serve as individuals
and not as representatives of States.
4.The functions of the Joint Economic Board shall be to
implement either directly or by delegation the measures
necessary to realize the objectives of the Economic
Union. It shall have all powers of organization and
administration necessary to fulfil its functions.
5.The States shall bind themselves to put into effect the
decisions of the Joint Economic Board. The Board's
decisions shall be taken by a majority vote.
6.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 appropriate portion of the part of the
customs revenue to which the State in question is
entitled under the Economic Union. Should the State
persist in its failure to cooperate, the Board may decide
by a simple majority vote upon such further sanctions,
including disposition of funds which it has withheld, as it
may deem appropriate.
7.In relation to economic development, the functions of the
Board shall be 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
Jerusalem is directly involved in the development project.
8.In regard to the joint currency system, the currencies
circulating in the two States and the City of Jerusalem
shall be issued under the authority of the Joint Economic
Board, which shall be the sole issuing authority and
which shall determine the reserves to be held against
such currencies.
9.So far as is consistent with paragraph 2(b) above, each
State may operate its own central bank, control its own
fiscal and credit policy, its foreign exchange receipts and
expenditures, the grant of import licences, and may
conduct international financial 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
ensure that - to the extent that the total foreign exchange
revenues of the two States from the export of goods and
services permit, and provided that each State takes
appropriate measures to conserve its own foreign
exchange resources - each State shall have available, in
any twelve months' period, foreign exchange sufficient to
assure the supply of quantities of imported 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.
10.All economic authority not specifically vested in the Joint
Economic Board is reserved to each State.
11.There shall be a common customs tariff with complete
freedom of trade between the States, and between the
States and the City of Jerusalem.
12.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 fixed, the Joint Economic
Board shall determine the tariff schedule.
13.The following items shall be a first charge on the customs
and other common revenue of the Joint Economic
Board:
a.The expenses of the customs service and of the
operation of the joint services;
b.The administrative expenses of the Joint Economic
Board;
c.The financial obligations of the Administration of
Palestine, consisting of:
i.The service of the outstanding public debt;
ii.The cost of superannuation benefits, 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.
14.After these obligations have been met in full, the surplus
revenue from the customs and other common services
shall be divided in the following manner: not less than 5
per cent and not more than 10 per cent to the City of
Jerusalem; the residue shall be allocated to each State
by the Joint Economic Board equitably, with the objective
of maintaining a sufficient and suitable level of
government and social services in each State, except
that the share of either 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 level in
relation to the prices prevailing at the time of the
establishment of the Union. After five years, the
principles of the distribution of the joint revenue may be
revised by the Joint Economic Board on a basis of
equity.
15.All international conventions and treaties affecting
customs tariff rates, and those communications services
under the jurisdiction of the Joint Economic Board, shall
be entered into by both States. In these matters, the two
States shall be bound to act in accordance with the
majority of the Joint Economic Board.
16.The Joint Economic Board shall endeavour to secure for
Palestine's exports fair and equal access to world
markets.
17.All enterprises operated by the Joint Economic Board
shall pay fair wages on a uniform basis.
Freedom of Transit and Visit
18.The undertaking shall contain provisions preserving
freedom of transit and visit for all 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
19.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.
20.During the initial ten-year period, the undertaking and
any treaty issuing therefrom may not be modified except
by consent of both parties and with the approval of the
General Assembly.
21.Any dispute relating to the application or the
interpretation of the undertaking and any treaty issuing
therefrom shall be referred, at the request of either party,
to the International Court Of Justice, unless the parties
agree to another mode of settlement.
E. ASSETS
1.The movable assets of the Administration of Palestine
shall be allocated to the Arab and Jewish States and the
City of Jerusalem on an equitable basis. Allocations
should be made by the United Nations Commission
referred to iii section B, paragraph 1, above. Immovable
assets shall become the property of the government of
the territory in which they are situated.
2.During the period between the appointment of the United
Nations Commission and the termination of the
Mandate, the mandatory Power shall, except in respect
of ordinary operations, consult with the Commission on
any measure which it may contemplate involving the
liquidation, disposal or encumbering of the assets of the
Palestine Government, such as the accumulated treasury
surplus, the proceeds of Government bond issues, State
lands or any other asset.
F. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED
NATIONS
When the independence of either the Arab or the Jewish State
as envisaged in this plan has become effective and the
declaration and undertaking, as envisaged in this plan, have
been signed by either of them, sympathetic consideration
should be given to its application for admission to membership
in the United Nations in accordance with article 4 of the
Charter of the United Nations.
Part II. - Boundaries
A. THE ARAB STATE
The area of the Arab State in Western Galilee is bounded on
the west by the Mediterranean and on the north by the frontier
of the Lebanon from Ras en Naqura to a point north of Saliha.
From there the boundary proceeds southwards, leaving the
built-up area of Saliha in the Arab State, to join the
southernmost point of this village. There it follows the western
boundary line of the villages of 'Alma, Rihaniya and Teitaba,
thence following the northern boundary line of Meirun village to
join the Acre-Safad Sub-District boundary line. It follows this
line to a point west of Es Sammu'i village and joins it again at
the northernmost point of Farradiya. Thence it follows the
sub-district boundary line to the Acre-Safad main road. From
here it follows the western boundary of Kafr-I'nan village until it
reaches the Tiberias-Acre Sub-District boundary line, passing
to the west of the junction of the Acre-Safad and
Lubiya-Kafr-I'nan roads. From the south-west corner of
Kafr-I'nan village the boundary line follows the western
boundary of the Tiberias Sub-District to a point close to the
boundary line between the villages of Maghar and 'Eilabun,
thence bulging out to the west to include as much of the
eastern part of the plain of Battuf as is necessary for the
reservoir proposed by the Jewish Agency for the irrigation of
lands to the south and east.
The boundary rejoins the Tiberias Sub-District boundary at a
point on the Nazareth-Tiberias road south-east of the built-up
area of Tur'an; thence it runs southwards, at first following the
sub-district boundary and then passing between the Kadoorie
Agricultural School and Mount Tabor, to a point due south at
the base of Mount Tabor. From here it runs due west, parallel
to the horizontal grid line 230, to the north-east corner of the
village lands of Tel Adashim. It then runs to the northwest
corner of these lands, whence it turns south and west so as to
include in the Arab State the sources of the Nazareth water
supply in Yafa village. On reaching Ginneiger it follows the
eastern, northern and western boundaries of the lands of this
village to their south-west comer, whence it proceeds in a
straight line to a point on the Haifa-Afula railway on the
boundary between the villages of Sarid and El-Mujeidil. This is
the point of intersection. The south-western boundary of the
area of the Arab State in Galilee takes a line from this point,
passing northwards along the eastern boundaries of Sarid and
Gevat to the north-eastern corner of Nahalal, proceeding
thence across the land of Kefar ha Horesh to a central point on
the southern boundary of the village of 'Ilut, thence westwards
along that village boundary to the eastern boundary of Beit
Lahm, thence northwards and north-eastwards along its
western boundary to the north-eastern corner of Waldheim and
thence north-westwards across the village lands of Shafa 'Amr
to the southeastern corner of Ramat Yohanan. From here it
runs due north-north-east to a point on the Shafa 'Amr-Haifa
road, west of its junction with the road of I'billin. From there it
proceeds north-east to a point on the southern boundary of
I'billin situated to the west of the I'billin-Birwa road. Thence
along that boundary to its westernmost point, whence it turns to
the north, follows across the village land of Tamra to the
north-westernmost corner and along the western boundary of
Julis until it reaches the Acre-Safad road. It then runs
westwards along the southern side of the Safad-Acre road to
the Galilee-Haifa District boundary, from which point it follows
that boundary to the sea.
The boundary of the hill country of Samaria and Judea starts
on the Jordan River at the Wadi Malih south-east of Beisan
and runs due west to meet the Beisan-Jericho road and then
follows the western side of that road in a north-westerly
direction to the junction of the boundaries of the Sub-Districts
of Beisan, Nablus, and Jenin. From that point it follows the
Nablus-Jenin sub-District boundary westwards for a distance
of about three kilometres and then turns north-westwards,
passing to the east of the built-up areas of the villages of
Jalbun and Faqqu'a, to the boundary of the Sub-Districts of
Jenin and Beisan at a point northeast of Nuris. Thence it
proceeds first northwestwards to a point due north of the
built-up area of Zie'in and then westwards to the Afula-Jenin
railway, thence north-westwards along the District boundary
line to the point of intersection on the Hejaz railway. From here
the boundary runs southwestwards, including the built-up area
and some of the land of the village of Kh. Lid in the Arab State
to cross the Haifa-Jenin road at a point on the district boundary
between Haifa and Samaria west of El- Mansi. It follows this
boundary to the southernmost point of the village of
El-Buteimat. From here it follows the northern and eastern
boundaries of the village of Ar'ara rejoining the Haifa-Samaria
district boundary at Wadi 'Ara, and thence proceeding
south-south-westwards in an approximately straight line joining
up with the western boundary of Qaqun to a point east of the
railway line on the eastern boundary of Qaqun village. From
here it runs along the railway line some distance to the east of
it to a point just east of the Tulkarm railway station. Thence the
boundary follows a line half-way between the railway and the
Tulkarm-Qalqiliya-Jaljuliya and Ras El-Ein road to a point just
east of Ras El-Ein station, whence it proceeds along the
railway some distance to the east of it to the point on the
railway line south of the junction of the Haifa-Lydda and Beit
Nabala lines, whence it proceeds along the southern border of
Lydda airport to its south-west corner, thence in a
south-westerly direction to a point just west of the built-up area
of Sarafand El 'Amar, whence it turns south, passing just to the
west of the built-up area of Abu El-Fadil to the north-east
corner of the lands of Beer Ya'aqov. (The boundary line should
be so demarcated as to allow direct access from the Arab
State to the airport.) Thence the boundary line follows the
western and southern boundaries of Ramle village, to the
north-east corner of El Na'ana village, thence in a straight line
to the southernmost point of El Barriya, along the eastern
boundary of that village and the southern boundary of 'Innaba
village. Thence it turns north to follow the southern side of the
Jaffa-Jerusalem road until El-Qubab, whence it follows the
road to the boundary of Abu-Shusha. It runs along the eastern
boundaries of Abu Shusha, Seidun, Hulda to the southernmost
point of Hulda, thence westwards in a straight line to the
north-eastern corner of Umm Kalkha, thence following the
northern boundaries of Umm Kalkha, Qazaza and the northern
and western boundaries of Mukhezin to the Gaza District
boundary and thence runs across the village lands of
El-Mismiya El-Kabira, and Yasur to the southern point of
intersection, which is midway between the built-up areas of
Yasur and Batani Sharqi.
From the southern point of intersection the 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-Qila, and south-eastwards to a point west of Qastina,
whence it turns in a south-westerly direction, passing to the
east of the built-up areas of Es Sawafir Esh Sharqiya and
'Ibdis. From the south-east corner of 'Ibdis village it runs to a
point southwest of the built-up area of Beit 'Affa, crossing the
Hebron-El-Majdal road just to the west of the built-up area of
'Iraq Suweidan. Thence it proceeds southward along the
western village boundary of El-Faluja to the Beersheba
Sub-District boundary. It then runs across the tribal lands of
'Arab El-Jubarat to a point on the boundary between the
Sub-Districts of Beersheba and Hebron north of Kh.
Khuweilifa, whence it proceeds in a south-westerly direction to
a point on the Beersheba-Gaza main road two kilometres to
the north-west of the town. It then turns south-eastwards to
reach Wadi Sab' at a point situated one kilometer to the west
of it. From here it turns north-eastwards and proceeds along
Wadi Sab' and along the Beersheba-Hebron road for a
distance of one kilometer, whence it turns eastwards and runs
in a straight line to Kh. Kuseifa to join the Beersheba-Hebron
Sub-District boundary. It then follows the Beersheba-Hebron
boundary eastwards to a point north of Ras Ez-Zuweira, only
departing from it so as to cut across the base of the
indentation between vertical grid lines 150 and 160.
About five kilometres north-east of Ras Ez-Zuweira it turns
north, excluding from the Arab State a strip along the coast of
the Dead Sea not more than seven kilometres in depth, as far
as 'Ein Geddi, whence it turns due east to join the Transjordan
frontier in the Dead Sea.
The northern boundary of the Arab section of the coastal plain
runs from a point between Minat El-Qila and Nabi Yunis,
passing between the built-up areas of Gan Yavne and Barqa to
the point of intersection. From here it turns south-westwards,
running across the lands of Batani Sharqi, along the eastern
boundary of the lands of Beit Daras and across the lands of
Julis, leaving the built-up areas of Batani Sharqi and Julis to
the westwards, as far as the north-west corner of the lands of
Beit-Tima. Thence it runs east of El-Jiya across the village
lands of El-Barbara along the eastern boundaries of the
villages of Beit Jirja, Deir Suneid and Dimra. From the
south-east corner of Dimra the boundary passes across the
lands of Beit Hanun, leaving the Jewish lands of Nir-Am to the
eastwards. From the south-east corner of Beit Hanun the line
runs south-west to a point south of the parallel grid line 100,
then turns north-west for two kilometres, turning again in a
southwesterly direction and continuing in an almost straight line
to the north-west corner of the village lands of Kirbet Ikhza'a.
From there it follows the boundary line of this village to its
southernmost point. It then runs in a southerly direction along
the vertical grid line 90 to its junction with the horizontal grid
line 70. It then turns south-eastwards to Kh. El-Ruheiba and
then proceeds in a southerly direction to a point known as
El-Baha, beyond which it crosses the Beersheba-EI 'Auja main
road to the west of Kh. El-Mushrifa. From there it joins Wadi
El-Zaiyatin just to the west of El-Subeita. From there it turns to
the north-east and then to the south-east following this Wadi
and passes to the east of 'Abda to join Wadi Nafkh. It then
bulges to the south-west along Wadi Nafkh, Wadi 'Ajrim and
Wadi Lassan to the point where Wadi Lassan crosses the
Egyptian frontier.
The area of the Arab enclave of Jaffa consists of that part of
the town-planning area of Jaffa which lies to the west of the
Jewish quarters lying south of Tel-Aviv, to the west of the
continuation of Herzl street up to its junction with the
Jaffa-Jerusalem road, to the south-west of the section of the
Jaffa-Jerusalem road lying south-east of that junction, to the
west of Miqve Yisrael lands, to the northwest of Holon local
council area, to the north of the line linking up the north-west
corner of Holon with the northeast corner of Bat Yam local
council area and to the north of Bat Yam local council area.
The question of Karton quarter will be decided by the
Boundary Commission, bearing in mind among other
considerations the desirability of including the smallest
possible number of its Arab inhabitants and the largest
possible number of its Jewish inhabitants in the Jewish State.
B. THE JEWISH STATE
The north-eastern sector of the Jewish State (Eastern Galilee)
is bounded on the north and west by the Lebanese frontier and
on the east by the frontiers of Syria and Trans-jordan. It
includes the whole of the Huleh Basin, Lake Tiberias, the
whole of the Beisan Sub-District, the boundary line being
extended to the crest of the Gilboa mountains and the Wadi
Malih. From there the Jewish State extends north-west,
following the boundary described in respect of the Arab State.
The Jewish section of the coastal plain extends from a point
between Minat El-Qila and Nabi Yunis in the Gaza Sub-District
and includes the towns of Haifa and Tel-Aviv, leaving Jaffa as
an enclave of the Arab State. The eastern frontier of the Jewish
State follows the boundary described in respect of the Arab
State.
The Beersheba area comprises the whole of the Beersheba
Sub-District, including the Negeb and the eastern part of the
Gaza Sub-District, but excluding the town of Beersheba and
those areas described in respect of the Arab State. It includes
also a strip of land along the Dead Sea stretching from the
Beersheba-Hebron Sub-District boundary line to 'Ein Geddi,
as described in respect of the Arab State.
C. THE CITY OF JERUSALEM
The boundaries of the City of Jerusalem are as defined in the
recommendations on the City of Jerusalem. (See Part III,
section B, below).
Part III. - City of Jerusalem(5)
A. SPECIAL REGIME
The City of Jerusalem shall be established as a corpus
separatum under a special international regime and shall be
administered by the United Nations. The Trusteeship Council
shall be designated to discharge the responsibilities of the
Administering Authority on behalf of the United Nations.
B. BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY
The City of Jerusalem shall include the present municipality of
Jerusalem plus the surrounding villages and towns, the most
eastern of which shall be Abu Dis; the most southern,
Bethlehem; the most western, 'Ein Karim (including also the
built-up area of Motsa); and the most northern Shu'fat, as
indicated on the attached sketch-map (annex B).
C. STATUTE OF THE CITY
The Trusteeship Council shall, within five months of the
approval of the present plan, elaborate and approve a detailed
statute of the City which shall contain, inter alia, the substance
of the following provisions:
1.Government machinery; special objectives. The
Administering Authority in discharging its administrative
obligations shall pursue the following special objectives:
a.To protect and to preserve the unique spiritual and
religious interests located in the city of the three
great monotheistic faiths throughout the world,
Christian, Jewish and Moslem; to this end to
ensure that order and peace, and especially
religious peace, reign in Jerusalem;
b.To foster cooperation among all the inhabitants of
the city in their own interests as well as in order to
encourage and support the peaceful development
of the mutual relations between the two Palestinian
peoples throughout the Holy Land; to promote the
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