867N.01/11–1648: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Special Representative of the United States in Israel (McDonald)
219. US Press Nov 14 carried Nov 13 UP despatch from Tel Aviv quoting “informed sources” as stating that President had notified UK he no longer felt bound follow joint US–UK policy on Palestine. Despatch also stated President told Brit he would propose formation a conciliation committee to work out final Palestine peace and warned that US would not support UN sanctions against Israel if latter refused withdraw troops from Southern Negev.
Response to queries you are authorized state that no such approach to Brit has been made by President and that there is no truth above report.1
- This telegram was repeated to Arab capitals, London, Paris, and Jerusalem.↩