Editorial Note

On April 17, Mr. McGhee submitted a memorandum to the Secretary suggesting action on a program of economic aid to the Near East (see page 642). This memorandum was in light of a request from the Government of Israel for a fiscal year 1952 grant of $150 million, which had generated a great deal of discussion within the United States Government. For documentation regarding the Israeli request [Page 111] and United States reaction to it through the end of April, see pages 559 ff.