Assembly 39.

1. First meeting of Palestine Committee [1] today Dr. Evatt was
with one vote of abstention elected President. He was nominated by
Cuba and seconded by Belgium. Yugoslavia in abstaining said that
they knew personally Dr. Evatt would be objective and impartial
but as Australia was a member of the great family of the British
Commonwealth and Britain was the mandatory power it would be
preferable to have someone else as President. However as they had
no other nomination Yugoslavia would merely abstain.

2. Representatives of Siam and Iceland respectively were elected
Vice-Chairman and Rapporteur.

3. It was agreed that Jewish agency and the Arab Higher Committee
should be given same privilege of sitting with Committee as was
accorded during the Special Assembly on Palestine.

4. After hearing of statement by United Kingdom Government
tomorrow and statement by Chairman of Palestine Special Committee
the Committee will begin discussion of U.N.S.C.O.P. report.