501.BB Palestine/9–2948: Telegram
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kohler) to the Acting Secretary of State
2186. Arab colleague tells me during recent talk, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Zorin informed him while Soviet Government had supported GA partition resolution of November 29, Soviet position was subject review since this plan was not being carried out. Strong implication to source was that dramatic Soviet reversal might be expected if present GA session should attempt solution other than reaffirmation original resolution.1
Sent Department 2186, pass Damascus 3, London 245, Paris for Gadel 412, Jerusalem 18, Tel Aviv 7.
- Messrs. Wright and Burrows of the British Foreign Office “commented that such a reversal must be very tempting to the Kremlin since Arabs have never been so susceptible to Communist blandishments and have never been so friendless. Both believe that if USSR should turn against PCI, as USSR might very easily, stock of USSR in Arab state[s] would immediately soar.” (Telegram 4360, October 4, 2 p. m., from London, 501.BB Palestine/10–448)↩