Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1955, Volume XIV

308. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State¹

Cairo,September 26, 1955—5 p.m.

571. From Johnston. Baghdad’s 264 to Department September 20² and Amman’s 153 to Department September 24.³

Nasser assured me personally today Egypt will support water plan technical committee and join Lebanon, Syria, Jordan in supporting political acceptance in League Council.Nasser said he would undertake arrange concurrence Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Libya but US would have to handle Iraq. I assume in view Baghdad’s reference telegram no difficulty with Iraq anticipated.⁴

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1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/9–2655. Confidential. Received at 8:34 p.m. Also sent to Baghdad and repeated to London, Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Tel Aviv, Jidda, and Paris.
2. It reported that so far as Gallman was aware, the Iraqis were still prepared to go along with the decision of the riparian states on the Johnston proposals. (Ibid., 786.00/ 9–2055)
3. Not printed. (Ibid., 786.00/9–2455)
4. Gallman responded in telegram 294 from Baghdad, September 28, that Bashayan had told him the previous evening that Iraq would support whatever position was adopted by the other Arab States. (Ibid., 786.00/9–2855)