Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Post-script: Over the Blue Mediterranean
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
POST-SCRIPT
Over the Blue Mediterranean
I had just finished the last chapters of this book
when one day in the end of May, I received a
telegram from the Secretary General of the United
Nations, Trygve Lie, inquiring if I would be willing
to undertake the mission as United Nations
mediator in the Palestine conflict. My first reaction
was a feeling of deep gratitude for having been
considered for such a complicated and responsible
task. But, at the same time, I naturally felt great
hesitation as to whether I ought to accept. I knew
of course that the chances for success were very
slim, On the other hand I am of the opinion that
one should not only undertake tasks whose chances
for success are evident, and that one should not be
guided by consideration for personal prestige when
it is a question of carrying out a difficult task.
My knowledge of the situation in Palestine was
very superficial, It is true that I had received a
general orientation from people who had
concerned themselves with the question, But I cannot say
that I had made a thorough study of the subject.
Some of my friends definitely warned against my
undertaking the mission. It was pointed out that,
in the first place I was responsible for the very
important International Red Cross Conference in
Stockholm in August, and in the second place, that
224
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
