UNITED NATIONS

Department of Public Information

Press and Publications Bureau

Lake Success, New York

Press Release PAL/184

9 June 1948

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

June 9, 1948

The Âé¶¹APP Mediator for Palestine has notified the Âé¶¹APP headquarters at Lake Success officially that all parties have accepted the truce agreement, and that in conformity with the agreement, he has set a cease-fire for Friday.  When the cease-fire goes into effect it will be a significant event, first for the peoples of Palestine, and in the larger sense for the Âé¶¹APP and the peoples of the world.

The Palestine question, as all know, has been one of the important problems before various Âé¶¹APP bodies for the past months.  It has been difficult, intricate, complex.  A cease-fire, an end to bloodshed, marks an important contribution to peace.  The battle of the Âé¶¹APP is the steady battle for peace.

When the cease-fire goes into effect it is the hope of all that it will not be a temporary respite from conflict, but that it will be sustained and will endure.

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Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Âé¶¹APP Mediator on Palestine
Subject: Palestine question
Publication Date: 09/06/1948