867N.01/2276a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Egypt ( Kirk )
565. Following statement regarding the proposed resolutions respecting Palestine was issued by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on March 17:
“At an executive meeting held today by the Committee on Foreign Affairs on H. Res. 418 and H. Res. 419, and following the receipt of a letter from the Secretary of War, the Committee approved the issuance of the following statement:
‘Advice and information given to us by those responsible for the conduct of the war, have convinced the Committee that action upon the resolutions at this time would be unwise.’”
The above-mentioned letter of the Secretary of War to the Chairman is dated March 17 and reads as follows:
“Concerning our conversation with respect to House Resolutions 418 and 419, it is the considered judgment of the War Department that without reference to the merits of these resolutions, further action on them at this time would be prejudicial to the successful prosecution of the war.”
Inform appropriate authorities.
Repeat to Jerusalem, Jidda, Baghdad and Beirut for repetition to Damascus.