501.BB Palestine/5–2549: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
secret
New York, May
25, 1949—7:05 p. m.
644. Bunche and Riley were both of opinion last evening that disclosure of Israeli territorial aspirations to PCC will result in breakdown of Israeli-Syrian armistice negotiations. They also agree that [Page 1056] this disclosure will probably wreck PCC talks and might also threaten armistice agreements.
Austin