Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, Volume V, Part 2

867N.01/5–2648: Telegram

The Vice Counsel at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

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Jerusalem, May 26, 1948.

755. Kohn of Jewish Agency has just given us following text of announcement from provisional government at Tel Aviv.

“Provisional Govt of Israel at its meeting this afternoon considered developments during the last 48 hours in regard to the cease-fire call issued by the Security Council. The Provisional Govt decided to renew the cease-fire order to all Jewish forces on all fronts for 2100 hours local Jewish time this evening, this being conditional upon the enemy’s ceasing fire at that same hour.”

Repeated to all Arab capitals.

Burdett