in a report dated september 16, 1948, comte bernadotte wrote: "if these innocent victims are not allowed to return to their homes, it is an affront to the basic principles of justice." his initial proposal was to establish clear borders through negotiation and economic alliance between the two countries, but the return of palestinian refugees to their homes his proposal was rejected. you can go and then we can see what happens that hope that i will continue my mission as mediator from palestine we have too and uh this is now set back i had or we had i would like to say success in the beginning it goes up and down now we are a little down but i am not at all a broken man over this end of course i am still hopeful that we can get a result of the mission. i repeat order for immediate seafire in palestine along the lines of the 29th of may resolution would be an indispensable first step. on september 10, 1948, just one day after count bernadotte's report to the united nations, his convoy was attacked in jerusalem. bernadotte was shot directly by members of the strange gang. the head of stron