▁Cuba . ▁This ▁conference ▁ends ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁when ▁its ▁members ▁finish ▁the ▁Hav ana ▁Char ter . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁Mc Car thy ism : ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁votes ▁ 3 4 6 – 1 7 ▁to ▁appro ve ▁cit ations ▁of ▁Cont empt ▁of ▁Congress ▁against ▁the ▁" Hol lywood ▁Ten ", ▁after ▁the ▁screen writ ers ▁and ▁direct ors ▁refuse ▁to ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee ▁concerning ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁commun ist ▁influ ences ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁business . ▁The ▁ten ▁men ▁are ▁black list ed ▁by ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁movie ▁stud ios ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 5 ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Parliament ▁rat ifies ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁and ▁thus ▁becomes ▁independent ▁of ▁legisl ative ▁control ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Pakistan ▁Army ▁and ▁Pas ht un ▁mer cen aries ▁over run ▁Mir pur ▁in ▁K ash mir , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁H ind us ▁and ▁S ik hs . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁In ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁police ▁occup y ▁the ▁editor ial ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁votes ▁to ▁partition ▁Palest ine ▁between ▁Arab ▁and ▁Jewish ▁regions , ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel .