Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII

867N.01/6–445

President Truman to the President of the Egyptian Council of Ministers (Nokrashy)⁸⁸

Washington, June 4, 1945.

Excellency: I have received Your Excellency’s letter with its enclosure⁸⁹ relating to Palestine which you sent me under date of April 30 through the Egyptian Minister at Washington.

I wish to assure you that the views set forth in the memorandum have received my careful attention. I am fully aware of the deep interest of the Arab countries in reaching an equitable solution of the Palestine question, and I wish to renew the assurances which your Government has previously received to the effect that in the view of the Government of the United States no decision should be taken regarding the basic situation in Palestine without full consultation with both Arabs and Jews.

I take this opportunity [etc.]

Harry S. Truman

88. Transmitted to the Egyptian Minister (Hassan) by the Acting Secretary of State (Grew) with a note of June 6, 1945.
89. Neither printed, but see footnote 85, above.