merit hcrc. Most obviously the Council did not resolve, and could not have resolved, that secure boundaries for Israel be established inside Egypt or inside Syria. The Israel borders that the Council wished to be fixed and recognized could exist only within the geographical area of Palestine which the 1947 General Assembly partition resolution had dealt with (resolution 181 (II)]. Any other proposition would evoke such questions-not very serious questions-as the following. 61. Did the Security Council decide, could the Security Council have decided, is it in the power of the Security Council to decide to partition Egypt among its Egyptian inhabitants and those of the Jewish State to which the 1947 General Assembly resolution allotted a part of Palestine under the British Mandate? Did the Security Council decide, could the Security Council decide now to partition Syria, or any other country, among its inhabitants and those of the Jewish State to which the General Assembly allotted a part of Palestine under the British Mandate? Placing the borders inside Egypt or placing the borders inside Syria, placing the borders outside the international boundary of Palestine under the British Mandate would indeed be a new partition of Egypt and a new partition of Syria, and a new partition of any other Arab country-or of any country at all. 62. My coming here, the meeting of the Council, the time which has generously been given to me, and the time of the Council itself will have no relevance unless we hear the aforementioned questions answered loudly and clearly and without any ambiguity, constructive or otherwise. 63. If indeed it was not and could not have been the Council’s intention to partition Egypt or any other Arab country, then the Council’s decision and resolution would have to demand the immediate and unconditional with- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic or political document discussing the boundaries of Israel and its relationship with neighboring countries, specifically Egypt and Syria. It references a 1947 General Assembly resolution and the British Mandate, indicating a historical context. The language is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international relations and governance.

**Category**
International relations, Politics