Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Tachwedd 1947.
Mr Philip Piratin
, Stepney Mile End
12:00,
24 Tachwedd 1947
But if I understood the Minister's reply, is it not the fact that the resolution to which the British representative agreed is precisely the kind of resolution agreed upon in December, 1946, and that what the original Motion at the United Nations organisation asked for was that they should now pursue the original resolution to its conclusion, and all that this resolution—
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