Index: Sources, U

  • Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine — 1948-09-16. United Nations Mediator on Palestine, Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine (A/648): Part One on the mediation effort, the 27 June 1948 suggestions, Jerusalem’s demilitarization, the refugees’ right of return and the Conclusions proposing revised frontiers, a free port at Haifa, a free airport at Lydda, United Nations control of Jerusalem and a Palestine conciliation commission; Part Two on the supervision of the two truces; Part Three on assistance to the 360,000 Arab refugees, closing with the annexed replies to the 16 August 1948 aid appeals. Read in full: lines 1-3359 of 3359.
  • Third Progress Report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine — 1949-06-21. United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Third Progress Report (A/921): Lausanne from 27 April 1949, the Protocol of 12 May 1949 on the 1947 map, no Israeli acceptance of the repatriation principle, opposed Gaza and return proposals unaccepted, Jerusalem services dispute, and the linkage problem as its conclusion.
  • The Right of Return of the Palestinian People — 1978. United Nations, The Right of Return of the Palestinian People (ST/SG/SER.F/2): the study prepared by the Special Unit on Palestinian Rights for the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, arguing the right of return is a norm of international law specifically established in Resolution 194 (III) paragraph 11, linked to Israel’s admission, obstructed by Israeli legislation, carried without effect by the Conciliation Commission 1949-1951, and reiterated by the General Assembly to 1977. Read in full, PDF p.1-60 of 60.
  • Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: 1917-1947 (Part I) — Undated (web page version dated 2021-01-22). United Nations study of the Palestine problem’s origins, 1917-1947: the Arab independence pledges, the Balfour Declaration and its drafting, Article 22 and the Mandates System, the Palestine Mandate’s incorporation of the Declaration, the national home’s implementation through immigration, land and Jewish labour, Palestinian resistance and the 1936-1939 rebellion, the Peel and Woodhead partition plans, the 1939 White Paper, the League and the Permanent Mandates Commission, and the Mandate’s ending through the Biltmore Programme, the Anglo-American Committee and Britain’s February 1947 referral to the United Nations, with 147 footnotes and annexes I-IX. Read in full, lines 1-1939 of 1939.
  • Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part II (1947-1977) — Undated (web page version dated 2019-01-03). United Nations study of the Palestine problem, 1947-1977: the 1947 Special Session and UNSCOP, partition and resolution 181 (II), the end of the Mandate and establishment of Israel, the first exodus, Bernadotte, the armistice agreements, resolution 194 (III), Lausanne and Israel’s admission, the 1967 war and resolutions 237 and 242, the Jarring mission, the 1969-1974 recognition of Palestinian inalienable rights, Arafat’s 1974 address, resolution 3236 (XXIX) and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, with notes and annexes including resolution 194 (III) in full. Read in full, lines 1-1834 of 1834.
  • Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part III (1978-1983) — Undated (web page version dated 2019-01-03). United Nations study of the Palestine problem, 1978-1983: the Venice declaration, the seventh emergency special session and resolution ES-7/2, the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, Sabra and Shatila and resolutions 508, 509, 520, 521 and ES-7/9, the Reagan, Fez and Brezhnev plans, the settlements Commission under resolution 446 and its third report, the Jerusalem Basic Law resolutions, the Special Committee on Israeli Practices, and the 1983 International Conference on the Question of Palestine with the Geneva Declaration and Programme of Action in annex I. Read in full, lines 1-961 of 961.
  • Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part IV (1984-1988) — Undated (web page version dated 2019-01-03). United Nations study of the Palestine problem, 1984-1988: resolution 38/58 C and the International Peace Conference call, Israeli policies on human rights, settlements, water, labour and markets, the 1984-1987 search for a peaceful solution, the intifadah and its 1988 course, Jordan’s West Bank disengagement, the PNC’s Declaration of Independence proclaiming the State of Palestine, and the opening of the PLO-United States dialogue. Read in full, lines 1-980 of 980.
  • Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000) — 2014. United Nations study of the Palestine problem, 1989-2000: the Madrid and Oslo peace process, the question of Palestine before the General Assembly, protection of Palestinians under occupation, living conditions and assistance, ending with the Camp David Summit, the second intifada, a Conclusion reaffirming the United Nations’ permanent responsibility, and Annexes I-V including the Wye River timeline and the redeployment table.
  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel on Strategic Cooperation (30 November 1981) — 1981-11-30. United States and Israel, Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Cooperation: a framework against the Soviet threat, with a coordinating council and joint working groups on exercises, readiness, research and development, defence trade and prepositioning.
  • Report to the General Assembly (UNSCOP) — 1947. UNSCOP’s Report to the General Assembly: creation under resolution 106 (S-1), activities at Lake Success, Jerusalem, Beirut and Geneva, the elements of the conflict, twelve recommendations, the majority partition plan with economic union, boundaries and the City of Jerusalem, and the minority federal-State plan. Lines 1-2968 of 2968 read in full.