Interest of the United States in the Arab–Israeli controversy over the future status of Palestine; the issue at the United Nations; creation of the state of Israel; entry of Arab forces into Palestine1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1947, vol. v, pp. 9991328.


[332] The Vice Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

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[333] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)

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[334] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)

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[335] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

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[336] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

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[337] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State

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[338] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State

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[339] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State

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[340] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)

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[341] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

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[342] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

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[344] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

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[345] The Vice Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

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[346] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

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[347] Resolution 50 (1948) Adopted by the Security Council on May 29, 1948

Reprinted from SC, 3rd yr., Resolutions, p. 20. The Security Council voted on the Soviet draft resolution on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis on May 29. None of the paragraphs received the affirmative votes of the required seven members; see SC, 3rd yr., No. 77, pp. 35–37. The Council then turned its attention to the British draft resolution, which was adopted in paragraph-by-paragraph votes. No vote was taken on the text as a whole; for the discussion and balloting, see ibid., pp. 38–63.


[348] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

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[349] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate at Haifa

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[350] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

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[351] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

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[352] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

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[353] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)

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[356] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)

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[359] The Chargé in Egypt (Patterson) to the Secretary of State

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[360] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

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