Gromyko Addresses the United Nations CIE+ members only
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko proposes a unitary state for Palestine, but vows to support partition if it is deemed the only workable solution.
Rabbi Abba Silver Addresses U.N. General Assembly CIE+ members only
In an address on behalf of the Jewish Agency, Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver calls upon the United Nations to honor the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
Britain Seeks Special U.N. Panel on Palestine CIE+ members only
April 2, 1947 The British government notifies the United Nations of its intent to bring the question of Palestine’s future before the next U.N. General Assembly. The United Kingdom also requests a special General Assembly…
Britain to Seek U.N. Help on Palestine CIE+ members only
The British respond to rising violence in Mandatory Palestine by asking the United Nations to figure out what to do.
Harrison Report Confirms Deplorable Conditions of DP Camps
The Harrison Report, an inquiry into the conditions of displaced persons camps in occupied Germany, reveals that many of the rumors of poor treatment of Jews are indeed true and that “we appear to be treating the Jews as the Nazis treated them, except that we do not exterminate them.”
Diplomat, Historian Abba Eban Is Born CIE+ members only
Israeli politician, diplomat, historian, and writer Abba Eban is born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ralph Bunche Is Born
Ralph Bunche is born in Detroit. He is appointed in 1947 to the U.N. Special Committee on Palestine, which is charged with devising a plan for the region’s future.
