501.BB Palestine(E)/9–2749: Circular telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices 1
Since majority NE govts now appear willing receive ESM, in future conversations with govt officials, you shld proceed on assumption govt will cooperate with ESM. Dept hopes as govts and peoples NE become accustomed presence and operations ESM, and as validity its purposes demonstrated, local criticism will abate and increasing measure genuine cooperation extended.
Continue report fully re local reaction ESM, including any significant evidence non-cooperation.
- At Cairo, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Amman, and Jerusalem. According to an undated memorandum by Mary E. Hope to Mr. Hare attached to this telegram, the message was not sent to Jidda because the Saudi Arabian Government had informed the United Nations of its refusal to receive the Economic Survey Mission.↩