Office of the Historian

501.BB Palestine/3–3149: Telegram

The Minister in Lebanon (Pinkerton) to the Secretary of State

confidential
Beirut, March 31, 1949—6 p. m.

163. Palun 105. [From Ethridge.] At request French Foreign Office Boisanger has asked Ethridge to recommend that Department approach Israeli representative Washington re new Israeli requirement Jerusalem visitors have civilian visas for entry into Israel. Ethridge agreed report matter Department and suggested French representative Washington consult Department re what action desirable. We doubt wisdom constant heckling approaches but suggest this matter might be included in any general over-all approach re Jerusalem or Palestine which Department may make to Israeli Government.1

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Sent Department 163, repeated Jerusalem 86, Tel Aviv 6, Amman unnumbered. [Ethridge.]

Pinkerton
  1. Secretary Acheson, on April 1, informed Mr. Ethridge as follows: “I want you to know that we have given very careful consideration to Palun 97, Mar 28, which I have discussed with the President. We also have in mind Palun 99, Mar 29, and Palun 105, Mar 31. I have asked Sharett to see me Apr. 5 and shall go over these questions with him. The President says that he will cover the same points with President Weizmann when he arrives in this country.” (Telegram 166, identified also as Unpal 73, to Beirut, 501.BB Palestine/4–149)

    Palun 97 is identified also as telegram 149 from Beirut, p. 876; Palun 99, identified also as telegram 151 from Beirut, March 29, is not printed.

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