The General Assembly,
 
      Recalling its resolutions 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 36/146 C of 16
December 1981 and all its subsequent resolutions on the question,
 
      Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General in pursuance of
resolution 50/28 F of 6 December 1995,
 
      Taking note also of the report of the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine for the period from 1 September 1995 to 31 August
1996,
 
      Recalling that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
principles of international law uphold the principle that no one shall be
arbitrarily deprived of his or her property,
 
      Recalling in particular its resolution 394 (V) of 14 December 1950, in
which it directed the Conciliation Commission, in consultation with the
parties concerned, to prescribe measures for the protection of the rights,
property and interests of the Palestine Arab refugees,
 
      Taking note of the completion of the programme of identification and
evaluation of Arab property, as announced by the Conciliation Commission in
its twenty-second progress report, and of the fact that the Land Office had a
schedule of Arab owners and file of documents defining the location, area and
other particulars of Arab property,
 
      Recalling that in the framework of the Middle East peace process the
Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel agreed, in the
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 13
September 1993, to commence negotiations on permanent status issues, including
the important issue of the refugees, and calling for the commencement of those
negotiations,
 
      1.    Reaffirms that the Palestine Arab refugees are entitled to their
property and to the income derived therefrom, in conformity with the
principles of justice and equity;
 
      2.    Requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate steps, in
consultation with the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,
for the protection of Arab property, assets and property rights in Israel and
to preserve and modernize the existing records;
 
      3.    Calls once more upon Israel to render all facilities and
assistance to the Secretary-General in the implementation of the present
resolution;
 
      4.    Calls upon all the parties concerned to provide the Secretary-
General with any pertinent information in their possession concerning Arab
property, assets and property rights in Israel that would assist him in the
implementation of the present resolution;
 
      5.    Urges the Palestinian and Israeli sides, as agreed between them,
to deal with the important issue of Palestine refugees' properties and their
revenues in the framework of the final status negotiations of the Middle East
peace process;
 
      6.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly
at its fifty-second session on the implementation of the present resolution.