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

PPS Files, Lot 64–D 563

Minutes of the Policy Planning Staff, Wednesday, June 2, 1948, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m.

June 2, 1948, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Present:	George Butler	Carlton Savage
	Bernard Gufler	Henry Villard1
	Willard L. Thorp, E
	Loy W. Henderson, NEA
	John D. Hickerson, EUR
	Carlisle H. Humelsine, S/S
	Samuel K. C. Kopper, NEA
	Robert M. McClintock, UNA
	Gordon P. Merriam, NE
	Durward V. Sandifer, UNA
	Fraser Wilkins, NE

There was a discussion of the question of placing the Palestine problem before the National Security Council, in accordance with the Policy Planning Staff recommendation, approved by the Secretary and Mr. Lovett, that the course which this Government pursues with respect to Palestine should be cleared with the National Security Council. It was agreed that we should begin immediately to develop a paper on Palestine and its overall policy implications, particularly with respect to the Middle East, for submission to the Secretary and Mr. Lovett and eventual clearance through the National Security Council.

1. Messrs. Butler, Gufler, and Villard were members of the Policy Planning Staff; Mr. Savage, who drafted these minutes, was the Staff’s Executive Secretary.