501.BB Palestine/3–949: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin), at New York
154. Re memo whose text reported urtel 293 Mar 9 you may wish informally tell Eban Dept has already drawn attention US Min Damascus fact Syrian Govt obligated under SC res Nov. 16 to undertake armistice negots.
Concern of PGI for conclusion armistices with Lebanon, Transjordan, Syria and Iraq meets with sympathetic response this Govt. [Page 818] This underscores our anxiety aroused by reports in Amman Legs tels 88, 89 and 90, Mar 9,1 rptd USUN, indicating Israeli forces may have penetrated Transjordan territory. Consequences such action shld be very apparent to Eban but you shld stress our grave concern and hope that these reports may prove unfounded.