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

501.BB Palestine/6–748: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Egypt

secret

Washington, June 25, 1948—6 p. m.

876. Reurtels 692 June 7¹ containing text provisions truce Palestine, 740 June 12¹ and USDel NY unnumbered tel June 16¹ transmitting SC request all States Members extend cooperation and assistance to UN Mediator in implementation provisions of truce.

US Army AmZone Germany has requested State-Army for directions re movement DPs to Palestine. Depts Army–State cabling US mil authorities Germany Austria text para VI containing immigration provisions truce and simultaneously authorizing exit AmZones; Germany and Austria of Palestine certificate holders specifically excepting fighting personnel. Authorization exit men mil age has been deferred until word reed from Mediator as to (1) whether he desires: to send observers AmZones Germany Austria to consult with US mil authorities re exit men mil age and (2) if so, when observers will arrive AmZones Germany Austria, Pursuant SC request June 16 US mil authorities Germany Austria also being requested extend cooperation assistance Mediator. Pls secure Bernadotte’s answers foregoing questions and such other observations as he may make for transmission by Dept to US mil authorities.²

Marshall

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2. This telegram was repeated to Berlin, London, and Vienna. Count Bernadotte did not reply until August 3, when he advised that he did not intend to send observer’s to the American zones of Germany and Austria because of the necessity of concentrating them in the Middle East (telegram 1096, August 4, 6 p. m., from Cairo, 501.BB Palestine/8–448).