  {"id":211791,"date":"1948-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=211791"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:14:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:14:27","slug":"auto-insert-211791","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-211791\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Palestine Commission &#8211; Secretariat advance party &#8211; Letter from United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">16 February .1948<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Communication of 16 February from Mr. Fletcher-Cooke<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Concerning the Secretariat Advance Party<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The following communication has been received on 16 February fro Mr. Fletcher-Cooke of the United Kingdom Delegation concerning the Secretariat advance party:<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:right;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8220;16th February, 1948.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Sir,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">I am directed by Sir Alexander Cadogan to refer to your letter 10th February on subject of the arrival in Palestine of an advance party of the Secretariat of the Palestine Commission and to inform you that the points referred to in our letter have been noted by the Government of Palestine, which will do everything possible to facilitate the work of the advance party.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">As regards accommodation and security, the Government of Palestine would be glad to know as soon as possible whether (as suggested in paragraph 4 of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/33E50CCF7C3E1D948525707400508904.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Mr. Fletcher-Cook&#8217;s letter to you of 12th February<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">) the Commission are disposed to send a Transport and Accommodation Officer to Palestine alone about a week in advance of the rest of the party, so that the Government of Palestine can assist him to arrange whatever accommodation he selects.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The Government of has pointed out that it would be as well if the actual date of arrival of the advance party in Palestine were not publicised but it is appreciated that this may not be possible.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">I have the honour to be,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Sir,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Your obedient servant, <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(Sgd.) J. Fletcher-Cooke<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Dr. Ralph J. Bunche,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Principal Secretary to the United Nations <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Commission on Palestine.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 February .1948 UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION Communication of 16 February from Mr. Fletcher-Cooke Concerning the Secretariat Advance Party The following communication has been received on 16 February fro Mr. Fletcher-Cooke of the United Kingdom Delegation concerning the Secretariat advance party: &#8220;16th February, 1948. 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