Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Near East and Africa, Volume VII

867N.01/1–946: Airgram

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

confidential

Jerusalem, January 9, 1946.
[Received January 21—4:35 p.m.]

A–5. Shertok² informed me today Jewish Agency Executive has decided that the Agency as such should give evidence before Joint Inquiry Committee. He indicated majority in favor of participation was small and there was very strong minority opposition. He himself will carry most of burden of giving evidence, but Dr. Weizmann^2a is expected to give preliminary general statement.

Shertok said this decision was not being made public at this time and requested Department not to publish it.

Pinkerton

2. Moshe Shertok, Head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
3. Chaim Weizmann, President of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.