390.1115/5–2448
Memorandum by the Director of the Office of United Nations Affairs (Rusk) to Brigadier General Marshall S. Carter
The memorandum of today’s date from Mr. Henderson to the Secretary,1 with regard to the security of American citizens in the Levant, concludes with the following paragraph:
“In connection with the above, it is extremely important that no moves be taken which may further inflame the situation, such as a decision which would lead to the sending of arms to the State of Israel by the United States; action extending de jure recognition of the State of Israel; or further denunciation of the Arabs by American representatives before the Security Council, until our missions in the Near East have been warned and have had an opportunity to take steps to warn American citizens.”
This memorandum has received the approval of the President.
It is suggested that the Secretary at luncheon tomorrow with Ambassador Austin may wish to draw the substance of this paragraph to the Ambassador’s attention.
- Copy not found in Department of State files.↩