501.BB Palestine/12–949: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Israel

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755. Reference adoption amended Australian resolution regarding Jerusalem by General Assembly. Please take all possible steps in your discretion to urge upon Israeli Govt and its officials importance of preventing any statements or action which would inflame situation in Near East, particularly in view current Israeli-Jordan and possible further Israeli conversations with Vatican.

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Sent Tel Aviv; repeated Amman for similar action except reference conversation with Vatican; repeated Jerusalem and USUN for info.

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