Forrestal Papers
Diary Entry for December 31, 1948, by the Secretary of Defense (Forrestal)
December 31, 1948
Cabinet—China—Palestine
Subject this morning at Cabinet was China.
[Here follow two paragraphs concerning China.]
Palestine:
Lovett said the Israeli troops had apparently invaded Egypt. Specifically, they were reported to have attacked an air field within the Egyptian border; that it was reported the British would notify us that the failure of the Israelis to withdraw promptly would automatically bring into operation the Anglo-Egyptian mutual defense pact.