867N.01/1237: Telegram
The Minister Resident in Iraq (Knabenshue) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 2—10:48 a.m.]
44. I explained verbally to the Minister for Foreign Affairs the United States Government’s position in respect to Palestine as suggested [Page 980] in the Department’s telegram No. 21, October 27, 9 p.m. [7 p.m.]3 He replied as follows. He would be glad to secure the support of the United States for the Palestine Arab cause in the present crisis, but if not possible he would of course hope that such support would not be accorded to the Jews, and that the United States Government would not intervene with the British Government and adversely influence the decision which he believes it is about to make. He would be satisfied he said to have the American policy, as recently defined by the Secretary of State, remain the same, no more no less.