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my name and reputation would be at stake,
Perhaps it was an advantage that I had not concerned
myself with the Palestine question before, There
was always a slight chance that an outsider might
contribute new points of view toward the problem.
But I gladly admitted that the conscientious work
done by countless commissions in respect to this
question argued against such a possibility. That I
finally decided to accept was mainly due to
thefact that, because of the serious character of the
problem, I did not feel that I had the right to
husband my strength. Even if, at that time, the
Palestine war was limited, it was evident that it could
spread. Considering the tense international
situation it did not seem impossible that the
Jewish-Arabian conflict might become the spark which
would ignite the world. I therefore decided to
accept, after first having acquired further
information about my authority as mediator, having
pointedout that I did not want to commit myself for
more than six months and that I wanted to have
the opportunity to be present at the International
Red Cross Conference in Stockholm in August.
After a few hectic days of preparation in
Stockholm I went to Paris, where I met a group sent
from Lake Success to collaborate with me. From
there we continued via Athens to Cairo in a Dutch
plane which was to be at my disposal from then
on. It is true that voices had been raised from various
quarters that I should first go to Lake Success to
acquire information. However, I rejected this
proposal. I was not of the opinion that one couúld
prevent a war in Palestine by turning one’s back to
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