Palestine partition plan as approved by the United Nations 128th plenary session Nov. 29, 1947. (The resolution was approved by the general assembly, 33 votes in favor, 13 votes against, with 10 abstentions. The vote was as follows: voting for approval: Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Byelorussian soviet socialist republic, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,

Palestine partition plan as approved by the United Nations 128th plenary session Nov. 29, 1947. (The resolution was approved by the general assembly, 33 votes in favor, 13 votes against, with 10 abstentions. The vote was as follows: voting for approval: Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Byelorussian soviet socialist republic, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,


The general assembly,

Authorizes the secretary general to draw from the working capital fund a sum not to exceed $2,000,000 for the purposes set forth in the last paragraph of the resolution on the future government of Palestine.
1) In view of its association with three world religions, the Jerusalem area, including 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, should be accorded special and separate treatment from the rest of Palestine and should be placed under effective United Nations control .

Sponsored by the United Kingdom and France, the resolution is deliberately ambiguous. It has been accepted by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel. It has also been accepted by the PLO.

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1) Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all fighting and to terminate all military activity Immediately, no later than 12 hours after the movement of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy.