UNSCOP
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UNSCOP was a United Nations committee established in 1947 to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend proposals that ultimately contributed to the UN partition plan.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations special committee
ⓘ
fact-finding mission ⓘ |
| ArabLeadershipPosition | boycott of the committee ⓘ |
| chairperson | Emil Sandström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| contributedTo | United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvestigated | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1947-05-15 ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedByResolution | UN General Assembly Resolution 106 (S-1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludedMemberState |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | United Nations Special Committee on Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heardTestimonyFrom |
Arab Higher Committee (boycotted formal participation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish Agency for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldHearingsIn |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late British Mandate in Palestine ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key step in the international process leading to the 1947 UN partition plan ⓘ |
| influencedResolution | UN General Assembly Resolution 181 (II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JewishLeadershipPosition | cooperation with the committee ⓘ |
| mandate |
gather evidence from interested parties regarding Palestine
ⓘ
propose recommendations to the UN General Assembly on Palestine ⓘ study the question of Palestine ⓘ |
| memberState |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMemberStates | 11 ⓘ |
| operatedInCity | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInTerritory | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedDocument |
UNSCOP majority report
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNSCOP minority report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedOutcome |
majority proposal for partition with economic union
ⓘ
minority proposal for a federal union of Arab and Jewish provinces ⓘ |
| purpose |
to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
to recommend solutions for the future government of Palestine ⓘ |
| recommended |
partition of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states
ⓘ
special international regime for Jerusalem ⓘ |
| reportedTo | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionReportedTo | Second regular session of the UN General Assembly ⓘ |
| shortName | UNSCOP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1947 ⓘ |
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