At this point Mr. Rafael (Israel) withdrew.<\/p><\/div>\n
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The meeting was recessed for five minutes end was resumed at 4.35 p.m.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\n
The CHAIRMAN said that for his part he would have to consult his Government on the points raised by Mr. Rafael. He suggested that while members of the Commission consulted their Governments on the question of the request that the Commission take the initiative in approaching the banks and provide assistance on the technical level in dealing with the banks, the Secretariat might prepare estimates as to what assistance could be made available. The Secretariat might also devote some study to the question of priority, should the Commission want to take up that question. The important point which had emerged from the meeting, he thought, was the acceptance by Israel of the view that the release should be carried out as a banking operation. In response to a question put by Mr. Ordonneau, he proposed that the next meeting be held at 10.30 a.m. on Friday 29 August when he thought that he might have a preliminary reaction from his Government on the points made by Mr. Rafael.<\/p><\/div>\n
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2. CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION’S LAND SPECIALIST<\/p><\/div>\n
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The CHAIRMAN drew attention to the report and supplementary report submitted by Mr. Berncastle on the question of evaluation of the individual property of Arab refugees who had left their homes in Palestine. On that question, the Commission had always taken the position that when compensation was paid, it would be necessary to know the basis of individual claims in order that the proper proportion of the total amount would be received by each claimant. Mr. Berncastle had recommended that the study of individual claims should be undertaken as soon as possible The Commission had micro-film copies of the land registers of the Mandatory Government, and would also need the tax distribution lists of that Government, which were in the hands of the Government of Israel, to make a study of the property holdings. Mr. Berncastle favoured the setting up in Jerusalem of a body of technicians to study the micro-film and tax lists. His estimate involved a rather large number of people — as many as fifty persons to work for as much as two years. The view of the United States delegation was that the study should be undertaken by the Commission promptly. It felt, however, that the study should be made in New York at Headquarters, since the kind of operation envisaged by Mr. Berncastle in Jerusalem would in all likelihood be a centre of attraction such as would not be conducive to the settling process in Arab-Israel relations for which the Commission hoped. Moreover, there were at headquarters competent experts whose assistance would be more valuable to the Commission than untrained individuals in the area, and it would therefore be a more economical for the Organization if the study were undertaken in New York. It might also be possible, with the greater facilities and expertise<\/i> available at Headquarters, to reduce the time and personnel required. He suggested that the Commission therefore consider instructing Mr. Berncastle to move immediately to New York in order to set up a working group. He believed that Mr. Berncastle’s time was limited and that he was anxious to return to his position in the British Government. Mr. Berncastle’s services were valuable to the Commission and it should therefore take an early decision in the matter. There would be certain problems for the Secretariat to consider in connexion with staffing of the unit and the provision of facilities. He thought that the Government of Israel could be consulted to make the tax distribution lists available and added that his own Government was ready to lend its assistance to the Commission in that connexion.<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Mr. ORDONNEAU (France) agreed largely with what the Chairman had said. The Commission must do all it could to speed the preparation of the necessary studies. He had no formal instructions as to how those studies should be carried out. He wished to ask, however, whether the Secretariat was in a position to commence the necessary recruiting and to make provision for facilities.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Mr. DERINSU (Turkey) had received no instructions on the matter, but hoped to receive them before the next meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Mr. CHAI (Acting Principal Secretary) said that if the Commission decided to have the study made at Headquarters the Secretariat would co-operate.<\/p><\/div>\n
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The CHAIRMAN believed that it would be desirable to take a decision on the matter at the next meeting in order to get the work started and make use of Mr. Berncastle’s services.<\/p><\/div>\n
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The meeting rose at 4.55 p.m.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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