501.BB Palestine/9–1548: Telegram
The Ambassador in Egypt (Griffis) to the Secretary of State
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1315. For Lovett and Rusk from McClintock. Mediator’s report on Palestine directed to SYG for information of all UN members will be flown to Paris tomorrow. It contains three sections which will be published separately as parts of one document: (1) The mediation report (2) Efforts to maintain truce and (3) Assistance to refugees. Depending on time for translation and printing it is expected report will be made public around September 22. (Bernadotte flies to Beirut and Damascus tomorrow thence Baghdad returning Rhodes 19. He plans to fly to Paris 21st.)
Following is verbatim text of Bernadotte’s conclusions to part one setting forth his proposals for a political settlement:
[Here follow Count Bernadotte’s conclusions to part one of his report; for text, see page 1401.]
Sent Department as 1315; repeated Paris for Jessup as 85; Paris; pass to London Niact with request that Foreign Office be provided copy foregoing text. [McClintock.]