501.BB Palestine/5–1148: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Jerusalem
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384. Absence of report of action in response to Dept’s 377, May 9, 6 p. m., suggests that you may have miscontrued Dept’s intention as set forth first paragraph that telegram. If you have not already done so, please informally give draft of truce articles as transmitted Depcirtel May 7, 6 a. m. to representatives of Jewish Agency, Arab Higher Committee, and Arab League in Palestine. This should be done preferably in concert with your colleagues of SC Truce Commission, but if they are without instructions you may act alone.1
- Mr. Wasson, joined by the other members of the Truce Commission, informally handed the draft of truce articles to representatives of the Jewish Agency and of the Arab Higher Committee, presumably on May 12 (telegram 602, May 13, 3 p. m., from Jerusalem, 867N.01/5–1348).↩