Office of the Historian

867N.01/7–545: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Jerusalem (Pinkerton)

Washington, July 5, 1945—7 p.m.

129. In recent weeks reports have reached Dept, primarily from Zionist sources, predicting widespread disorders and an uprising of the Jews in Palestine in the event of an unfavorable decision of Brit Govt respecting further Jewish immigration. These reports stress preparedness of certain elements in Jewish community and allege that the more moderate leaders may not be able to restrain such elements in a crisis.

Please telegraph immediately and repeat to London your reaction to foregoing together with summary of information available regarding present state of security in Palestine and probabilities for future.

Sent Jerusalem, repeated London.4

Byrnes
  1. Repeated to London as No. 5480.↩