Security Council Resolution 46 (1948) [Calling upon All Parties to Take Immediate Measures for a Truce in Palestine]

S/RES/46(1948)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1964.

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8 subjects

Ceasefires Food Supply Health Services Neighbouring States Palestine Question Transport United Kingdom Water Supply

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9 operative paragraphs

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Calls upon all persons and organizations in Palestine, and especially upon the Arab Higher Committee and the Jewish Agency, to take immediately, without prejudice to their rights, claims, or positions, and as a contribution to the well-being and permanent interests of Palestine, the following measures :

Cease all activities of a military or paramilitary nature, as well as acts of violence, terrorism and sabotage;

Refrain from bringing and from assisting and encouraging the entry into Palestine of armed bands and fighting personnel, groups and individuals, whatever their origin ;

Refrain from importing or acquiring or assisting or encouraging the importation or acquisition of weapons and war materials ;

Refrain, pending further consideration of the future government of Palestine by the General Assembly, from any political activity which might prejudice the rights, claims, or position of either community ;

Co-operate with the Mandatory authorities for the effective maintenance of law and order and of essential services, particularly those relating to transportation, communications, health, and food and water supplies;

Refrain from any action which will endanger the safety of the Holy Places in Palestine and from any action which would interfere with access to all shrines and sanctuaries for the purpose of worship by those who have an established right to visit and worship at them;

Requests the United Kingdom Government, for so long as it remains the Mandatory Power, to use its best efforts to bring all those concerned in Palestine to accept the measures set forth under paragraph 1 above and, subject to retaining the freedom of action of its own forces, to supervise the execution of these measures by all those concerned, and to keep the Security Council and the General Assembly currently informed on the situation in Palestine ;

Calls upon all Governments, and particularly those of the countries neighbouring Palestine, to take all possible steps to assist in the implementation of en Palestine, tion, la cessation immediate des actes de violence en ce pays presentent un caractere d'extreme urgcncc,

Considerant que le Royaume-Uni est responsable, tant qu'il demeure Puissance mandataire, du mainticn nuer de prendre toutes les mesures necessaires a cet

Nations Unies, en general,

arabe et l'Agence juive, a prendre immediatcmcnt, sans position, et afin de contribuer au bien general et de servir les interets permanents de la Palestine, Jes mesures suivantes :

a) Mettre fin a toute activite d'ordre militaire ou paramilitaire, ainsi qu'aux actes de violence, de terrorisme et de sabotage ;

b) S'abstenir de faire entrer ou de favoriser et d'encourager l'entree en Palestine de bandes armees, de personnel combattant, groupes ou individus, quelle que soit leur origine ;

c) S'abstenir d'importer ou d'acquerir, ainsi que de favoriser ou d'encourager l'importation ou !'acquisition d'armes et de materiel de guerre ;

d) S'abstenir, en attendant que l'Assemblee generale ait poursuivi l'examen de la question du gouvernement futur de la Palestine, de toute activite politique qui position de l'une ou l'autre communaute ;

e) Collaborer avec Jes autorites mandataires en vue des services publics essentiels, en particulier Jes services sante publique et a l'approvisionnement en vivrcs et en eau;

f) S'abstenir de toute action qui mettrait en danger

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2. Invite le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni a s'employer de son mieux, tant qu'il demeure Puissance Palestine les mesures enoncees au paragraphe 1 cidessus, et a surveiller, tout en conservant la liberte d'action pour ses propres forces militaires, !'execution

de la situation en Palestine ;

prendre toutes dispositions pour aider a !'execution des

16. the measures £et out under paragraph l above, and particularly those referring to the entry into Palestine of armed bands and fighting personnel, groups and individuals, and weapons and war materials.

24 Voir paae 14. 24 See page 14.

Adopted at the 283rd meeting by 9 votes to none, with 2 abstentions (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).

Adopted at the 287th meeting by 8 votes to none, with 3 abstentions (Colombia, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic,

Union Soviet Socialist Republics). par 9 voix contre zero, avec 2 abstentions (Republique socialiste sovietique d" Ukraine, Union des Republiques socialistes sovietiques). par 8 voix contre zero, avec 3 abstentions (Colombie, Republique socialiste sovietique d'Ukraine, Union des Republiques socialirtes sovietiques).

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