Office of the Historian

501.BB Palestine/7–1348: Telegram

The Acting United States Representative at the United Nations (Jessup) to the Secretary of State

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New York, July 13, 1948—11:49 a. m.

880. Reference Deptel 274 to Damascus, July 10,1 it is our understanding that US recognition of State of Israel is unqualified, that is, [Page 1216] de jure, while our recognition of PGI was a de facto recognition of government that state. Is this interpretation correct?2

Jessup
  1. Not printed; this message was the same as telegram 269, July 7, and seems to have been sent in error. Regarding No. 269, see footnote 1, p. 1188.↩
  2. The Department, on July 15, stated its agreement with New York’s understanding and set forth its belief that “in cases of recognition of new states as distinguished from new govts no question of de facto as against de jure recognition is involved.” (Telegram 465, 501.BB Palestine/7–1348)↩