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. 999–1328.
[331] Memorandum Prepared, in the Division of Near Eastern Affairs
867N.01/5–2748
[332] The Vice Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State
867N.01/5–2748: Telegram
[333] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[334] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[335] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[336] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[337] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[338] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[339] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[340] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[341] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
501.BB Palestine/5–2748: Telegram
[342] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
867N.01/5–2848: Telegram
[343] The Acting Secretary of State to Mr. Eliahu Epstein, at Washington
701.67N11/5–1948
[344] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State
867N.01/5–2948: Telegram
[345] The Vice Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State
867N.01/5–2948: Telegram
[346] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–2948: Telegram
[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
501.BB Palestine/5–3148: Telegram
[349] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate at Haifa
501.BB Palestine/5–3148: Telegram
[350] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/5–3148: Telegram
[351] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State
867N.01/5–3148: Telegram
[352] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
501.BB Palestine/5–3148: Telegram
[353] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
501.BB Palestine/6–148: Telegram
[354] Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by Mr. Fraser Wilkins of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs
867N.01/6–148
[356] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
501.BB Palestine/6–148: Telegram
[357] Minutes of the Policy Planning Staff, Wednesday, June 2, 1948, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m.
PPS Files, Lot 64–D 563
[358] Memorandum by the Deputy United States Representative on the Security Council (Jessup) to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
501.BB Palestine/6–248
[359] The Chargé in Egypt (Patterson) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/6–248: Telegram
[360] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
501.BB Palestine/6–248: Telegram