867N.01/1241: Telegram
The Consul General at Jerusalem (Wadsworth) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:35 p.m.]
Department’s October 27, 7 p.m. Special correspondent Leutey of the New York Times last night through his Cairo office telegraphed to his newspaper the full text of a letter addressed by Abdul Razek (leading Arab rebel commander, see my despatch number 711 of September 6) to the President, the Secretary of State and Senator Grant (probably an error for Wagner) threatening reprisals against American interests and boycott of American trade unless “interference on a question which is not your concern” is stopped and “right and justice” of Arab cause is recognized.
Mimeographed copies of this letter were received in this morning’s mail by the Consulate General, the Palestine Government Secretariat, the American Gospel Church, and others.
While I do not believe that this threat will be followed by overt acts, at least until after consideration of the Partition Commission’s report, I am airmailing copies to Cairo, Baghdad and Beirut.