Editorial Note
On September 19, some two days after the assassination of Count Bernadotte, Special Representative McDonald sent a letter to President [Page 1414] Truman which stated that “no matter what happens in the next days or weeks, I do hope that you will discourage any possible move to weaken this Mission or to withdraw its head as a form of sanctions or as evidence of U.S. displeasure.” The President replied on October 4 that “I heartily approve the course you have pursued and are pursuing and shall, as you recommend, discourage any move to weaken the Mission or to withdraw its head as a form of sanctions.” The full texts of the two messages are printed in Mr. McDonald’s My Mission in Israel, pages 81–82.