Official Records of the General Assembly, Second Session Supplement No. 11,Volumes l-lV. Nel mese di settembre dopo essere stato in Palestina, l’UNSCOP pubblicò la sua relazione. Nel rapporto di maggioranza veniva suggerita la partizione e...
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