of the Secretary-General, and, if that is not sufficient, that he should turn to a statement made by me on Israel’s acceptance of that resolution-not in 1970 and not in 1971, but on 1 May 1968 [1418th meeting/. 145. Jordan’s histo:y is interwoven with Israel’s. Jordan has its origin as a distinct entity, in the 1922 partition of Palestine. It was then that the greater part of Palestine was separated from the territory on the West Bank of the river and constituted into the Palestinian Arab Emirate of Transjordan. However, the British High Commissioner of, Palestine remained also the High Commissioner for the eastern part of Palestine, for Transjordan. The population of what had become Transjordan by that partition was composed entirely of Palestinian Arabs. Transjordan was barred to the Jews returning to their ancient homeland pursuant to the mandate of the League of Nations. In 1948 the country became the Masher&e Kingdom of Jordan. It could have been hoped that an Arab State constituted of most of the territory of Palestine would at least respect the Jewish people’s right to enjoy its freedom and to restore its sovereignty in the remaining parts of the country which has always been the Jewish national homeland. But this was not to be. 146. The history of Israeli-Jordanian relations is the tale of repeated attempts to persuade Jordan to remain at peace with Israel and of Jordanian refusals and decisions to participate in the aggression of other Arab States against the Jewish State. On the eve of Israel’s independence a 15 delegation headed by the present Prime Minister, Mrs. Golda Meir, visited King Abdullah in Amman. It tried to dissuade him. from attacking the nascent State. However, on the day of Israel’s proclamation of independence the Jordanian forces began their invasion in defiance of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a historical account of the relations between Israel and Jordan, discussing their shared history, the partition of Palestine, and the subsequent conflicts and attempts at peace. Given the focus on politics, history, and international relations, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to international relations or diplomacy.

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