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

867N.01/6–2646: Telegram

The British Prime Minister (Attlee) to President Truman ⁸⁵

top secret
urgent

London, June 26, 1946—9:30 p.m.
[Received June 26—1:20 p.m.]

Personal and Top Secret. The American and British officials who are making a combined study of the implications of the Anglo-American Committee’s second recommendation, proposing the early immigration of 100,000 Jews into Palestine, are now within sight of the end of their work. I understand that it should be possible for the American experts to leave London for Washington before the end of this week.

I know you share my anxiety that discussion of the other nine recommendations of the Anglo-American Committee’s report should be put in hand at once. The Jews and Arabs have now replied to our request for their comments and we must expect increasing pressure for a decision on the report as a whole. The local situation in Palestine is difficult and is not made easier to handle by the uncertainty about the attitude of our two Governments to the report.

I therefore suggest that the second phase of the conversations between officials should begin during the week ending 6th July. The British delegation will be ready at any time after the beginning of that week to welcome Mr. Grady and his colleagues.

85. Copy transmitted to the Department by the White House on June 26.