Editorial Note
In a letter of November 5 to President Truman, King Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan stated that he had provided instructions to Fawzi el-Mulki, the Jordanian Minister of Defense who dealt with the Palestine question before the Palestine Conciliation Commission, concerning issues which threatened Jordan’s existence. He asked President Truman to exercise judgment with respect to the demands of Israel and the Arabs and to put restraints on the party whose demands were beyond the range of possibility. King Abdullah noted that he continued to have confidence in and rely upon President Truman’s message of March 28 (see page 878), and that he hoped for an opportunity to meet the President. (867N.01/12–149)
With respect to the presentation of King Abdullah’s communication to the Department of State in December, see Mr. Hare’s memorandum of December 1, p. 1515.