501.BB Palestine/8–1248: Telegram
The Consul General at Jerusalem (Macdonald) to the Secretary of State
secret
Jerusalem, August 12,
1948—3 p. m.
1190. During extended talk yesterday with Mrs. Myerson, Israel Minister-Designate to USSR, she made following statements:
- 1.
- Internationalization Jerusalem is definitely impossible now and Jews will never agree accepting it. If Jerusalem does not become all Jewish city Israel might consent to partition on following lines. New Jerusalem to be part of Israel. Old city to be considered a museum and be given some sort of international status under the United Nations. Allocation of some small area outside of old city to Arabs might be given consideration.
- 2.
- Israel must have all of the Negev.
- 3.
- Unrestricted and complete control of immigration will be demanded by Israel as its right to sovereign state.
Mrs. Myerson’s attitude re Jerusalem is alarming as she is considered one of the most moderate of Jewish leaders.
Macdonald