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.

[1062] The Ambassador in Israel (McDonald) to the Secretary of State

Tel Aviv, December 7, 1949—2 p. m.

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[1063] Resolution 303 (IV) Adopted by the General Assembly on December 9, 1949

December 9, 1949

Reprinted from GA, 4th sess. Resolutions, p. 25.

[1066] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, December 9, 1949—9 p. m.

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[1067] The Ambassador in Israel (McDonald) to the Secretary of State

Tel Aviv, December 11, 1949—1 p. m.

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[1068] The Chargé in Jordan (Fritzlan) to the Secretary of State

Amman, December 12, 1949—7 p. m.

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[1069] The Ambassador in Israel (McDonald) to the Secretary of State

Tel Aviv, December 12, 1949—9 p. m.

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[1070] The Secretary of State to the Egyptian Ambassador (Rahim)

Washington, December 13, 1949.

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[1071] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Rusk)

[Washington,] December 13, 1949.

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[1072] The Secretary of State to the United States Mission at the United Nations

Washington, December 13, 1949—12 noon.

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[1074] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

London, December 13, 1949—7 p. m.

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[1076] The Ambassador in Israel (McDonald) to the Secretary of State

Tel Aviv, December 14, 1949—11 a. m.

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[1077] The Ambassador in Egypt (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Cairo, December 14, 1949—7 p. m.

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[1079] The Chargé in Jordan (Fritzlan) to the Secretary of State

Amman, December 15, 1949—10 a. m.

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[1082] The Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

Jerusalem, December 18, 1949.

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[1083] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the President

Washington, December 20, 1949.

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[1084] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, December 20, 1949—1 p. m.

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[1085] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

London, December 22, 1949—6 p. m.

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[1086] The Secretary of State to the Secretary of Defense (Johnson)

Washington, December 23, 1949.

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[1087] The Ambassador in Egypt (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Cairo, December 23, 1949—3 p. m.

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[1088] The Chargé in Jordan (Fritzlan) to the Secretary of State

Amman, December 27, 1949—10 a. m.

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[1089] The Consul at Jerusalem (Burdett) to the Secretary of State

Jerusalem, December 27, 1949—4 p. m.

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[1090] The Ambassador in Israel (McDonald) to the Secretary of State

Tel Aviv, December 29, 1949—1 p. m.

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