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

Editorial Note

Acting Secretary of State Lovett, in a memorandum of December 27, 1948, to President Truman recommended the appointment of Joseph B. Keenan as United States Representative on the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (501.BB Palestine/12–2748).

Mr. Keenan was appointed to the position the following day. Claude Bréart de Boisanger and Hüseyin Yalçin were designated the French and Turkish Representatives, respectively, on the Commission (Department of State Bulletin, January 9, 1949, page 41).