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Endnotes
1 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, 3 March 1918 cited in “Voluntary Repatriation: A Background Study,” Unpublished Study Prepared
for the Round Table on Voluntary Repatriation convened by UNHCR & the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, San
Remo, 16-19 July 1985. (“Coles study”) and Akram, Susan and Rempel,Terry. Out of Place, Out of Time: Palestinian Refugees and
the Search for Durable Solutions [upcoming book].
2 The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 December 1995, Annex 7.
3 Most Palestinians displaced during the 1948 war, including those displaced within what became the state of Israel, registered
with UNRWA. In other words, all those displaced were initially considered refugees. Israel, however, had an interest in erasing
acknowledgement of refugees within its territory to prevent the return of refugees to their homes and villages of origin. In 1952,
Israel suggested to UNRWA that it would take over responsibility for Palestinian refugees within its territory. Under financial
pressure and seeking resettlement opportunities, UNRWA accepted and ceased to operate in Israel. UNRWA also allowed the
files of Palestinian refugees within Israel who had registered for assistance to become dormant. However, UNRWA has informed
Badil Resource Center that they preserved the names of refugees located in Israel in their archives, even though these names were
officially deleted from UNRWA’s register.
4 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Second Progress Report, A/838, 19 April 1949, Part I, para. 4; “Stand
taken by the Governments of the Arab States and the Government of Israel with regard to the task entrusted to the Conciliation
Commission by the General Assembly,” Working paper, W/1, 1 March 1949, p. 2, para. B(1).
5 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, “Stand taken by the Governments of the Arab States and the Government
of Israel,” Working paper, W/1, 1 March 1949, p. 11.
6 See United Nations General Progress Report and Supplementary Report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for
Palestine, 11 December 1949 to 23 October 1950, A/1367/Rev.1, 23 October 1950, Chapter 3.
7 See United Nations General Progress Report, from 11 December 1949 to 23 October 1950, A/1367/Rev.1, 23 October 1950,
Chapter 3, para. 20.
8 See United Nations General Progress Report, from 11 December 1949 to 23 October 1950, A/1367/Rev.1, 23 October 1950,
Chapter 3, para. 22.
9 See United Nations General Progress Report, from 11 December 1949 to 23 October 1950, A/1367/Rev.1, 23 October 1950,
Chapter 3, para. 23(a).
10 See United Nations General Progress Report, from 11 December 1949 to 23 October 1950, A/1367/Rev.1, 23 October 1950,
Chapter 3, para. 27.
11 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Analysis of Paragraph 11 of the General Assembly’s Resolution of 11
December 1948, Part One, A/AC.25/W.45, 15 May 1950, Principle 2.
12 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, “The Refugee Problem in Concrete Terms,” Working paper, A/AC.25/
W/3, 17 March 1949, Section IV, para. D(3).
13 United Nations General Progress Report and Supplementary Report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,
from 23 January to 19 November 1951, A/1985, 20 November 1951, para. 64.
14 United Nations General Progress Report, from 23 January to 19 November 1951, A/1985, 20 November 1951, para. 70.
15 United Nations General Progress Report, from 23 January to 19 November 1951, A/1985, 20 November 1951, para. 21.
16 United Nations General Progress Report, from 23 January to 19 November 1951, A/1985, 20 November 1951, paras. 29–33.
17 United Nations General Progress Report, from 23 January to 19 November 1951, A/1985, 20 November 1951, para. 34. The
UNCCP stated that “Nothing in the instructions given to the Commission states that in this undertaking it is obligated to comply
to the letter with the terms of the preceding subparagraph of paragraph 11, e.g., that it is compelled to facilitate the granting of
permission to return for all refugees wishing to do so.” United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Analysis of Paragraph
11 of the General Assembly’s Resolution of 11 December 1948, Part One, A/AC.25/W.45, 15 May 1950, Principle 2.
18 United Nations General Progress Report, from 23 January to 19 November 1951, A/1985, 20 November 1951, para. 79.
19 “It is understood that these negotiations shall cover remaining issues, including: Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, security arrangements,
borders, relations and co-operation with other neighbours, and other issues of common interest.” Article V(3), Declaration
of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, 13 September 1993.
20 He was a member of the Irgun Zvai Laumi et the Stern Gang and led a militant Jewish militia (the Lehi) responsible for highlevel
assassinations during the 1940s. For more, see Yitzhak Shamir, entry in Wikipedia.
21 Despite the end of the multilateral track, “Canada and the various RWG gavel holders continued to use the RWG ‘chapeau’ to
encourage a range of research, dialogue, technical, and other projects aimed at addressing both the immediate needs of the refugees
and enhancing the prospects for eventually achieving a negotiated, mutually-acceptable resolution of the refugee issue.” Brynen,
Rex, “Addressing the Palestinian Refugee Issue: A Brief Overview,” background paper prepared for a meeting of the Refugee Coordination
Forum, Berlin, April 2007, p. 2.