501.BB Palestine/1–349: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Jerusalem

confidential

8. GA res 11 Dec 1948 provides inter alia that Conciliation Comm will undertake upon request SC functions now assigned UN Mediator or UN Truce Comm by SC resolutions. (Contel 5 Jan 31) When SC makes such request, Dept believes TC should be dissolved. Meanwhile, TC should [in] Dept’s opinion, remain as now constituted. SC res 23 April 19482 establishing TC made no provision addition or re placement members (ref Deptel 917 Sep 213).

Lovett
  1. Not printed; it advised of the belief of the French Foreign Office that the Truce Commission should discontinue functioning with the arrival of the Palestine Conciliation Commission (501.BB Palestine/1–349).
  2. See editorial note, Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. v, Part 2, p. 852.
  3. Not printed; it stated that “SC Resolution Apr 23 establishing Truce Commission makes no provision additional members Truce Commission. Dept considers possible establishment Soviet ConGen Jerusalem would not automatically entitle USSR become member Truce Commission. UK has not thus far raised question its participation as result establishment Brit ConGen Jerusalem.” (501.BB Palestine/9–1648)