Office of the Historian

Interest of the United States in the Arab-Israeli controversy over the future status of Palestine; armistice agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors; unsuccessful attempts to attain a final peace settlement in the area1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. v, Part 2, pp. 533 ff.

[911] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices

Washington, August 16, 1949—6 a. m.

501.BB palestine/8–1649: circular telegram

[912] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, August 16, 1949—11 a. m.

501.BB Palestine/8–1649: Telegram

[913] The Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

Jerusalem, August 16, 1949—3 p. m.

867N.48/8–1649: Telegram

[914] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, August 16, 1949—7 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/8–849: Telegram

[915] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, August 17, 1949—4 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/8–1749: Telegram

[916] The Chargé in Egypt (Patterson) to the Secretary of State

Cairo, August 17, 1949—6 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/8–1749: Telegram

[920] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to the President

Washington, August 24, 1949.

501.BB Palestine (E)/8–2449

[921] The Chargé in Egypt (Patterson) to the Secretary of State

Cairo, August 24, 1949.

501.BB Palestine/8–2449: Airgram

[923] The Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

Jerusalem, August 25, 1949—noon.

501.BB Palestine/8–2549: Telegram

[924] Memorandum by William J. McWilliams , Assistant to the Director of the Executive Secretariat

[Washington,] August 26, 1949

Secretary’s Daily Meetings, Lot 58 D 609

[926] The Secretary of State to the United States Mission at the United Nations

Washington, August 27, 1949—3 p. m.

501.MA Palestine/8–2449: Telegram

[927] The Chargé in Israel (Ford) to the Secretary of State

Tel Aviv, August 29, 1949.

501.BB Palestine/8–2949

[928] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, August 29, 1949—7 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/9–249: Telegram

[929] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, August 30, 1949—11 a. m.

501.BB Palestine/8–3049: Telegram

[930] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, August 30, 1949—6 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/8–3049: Telegram

[932] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the President

[Washington,] September 1, 1949.

501.BB Palestine/9–149

[933] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington, 1st September 1949.

501.BB Palestine(E)/9–149

[934] Terms of Reference of the Economic Survey Mission

September 1, 1949

Dated September 1, 1949; reprinted from GA (IV), Ad Hoc Political Committee, Annex, volume i, 1949, p. 29.

[935] The Secretary of State to the Acting Representative at Vatican City (Gowen)

Washington, September 1, 1949—1 p. m.

766A.67N/8–1249: Telegram

[936] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, September 1, 1949—5 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/9–149: Telegram

[938] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, September 2, 1949—8 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/9–449: Telegram

[939] Mr. Stuart W. Rockwell to the Secretary of State

Lausanne, September 2, 1949—10 p. m.

501.BB Palestine/9–249: Telegram