Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing British Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones at center speaking with Faris el-Khouri of Syria at left and Herschel Johnson of the U.S. delegation during the United Nations General Assembly at Lake Success, New York. The caption concerns Britain's announcement that it was prepared to relinquish its League of Nations Mandate over Palestine. Mounted on black archival paper with the original wire caption affixed below. Measures approximately 8½ x 8¼ inches overall. Shows corner wear, tape, and age-related surface wear. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.