Office of the Historian

683.84A/7–2051: Telegram

The Ambassador in Israel (Davis) to the Department of State 1

secret
priority
Tel Aviv, July 20, 1951—5 p. m.

58. Embtel 14, July 92 and Embtel 2, July 3.3

FonMin stated today Israel has taken initiative in providing conf with reps of Syria and has suggested fol agenda;

1. Settlement of outstanding issues in spirit of SC Res of 16 Nov 1948, 11 Aug 1949 and 18 May 1951 and Israel-Syrian Gen Armistice Agreement.

2. Coop between local auths on each side of frontier on matters of mutual concern such as:

(1)
Public security.
(2)
Health.
(3)
Agriculture, etc.

3. Question of economic relations between Syria and Israel.

4. Other questions agreed upon by two parties.

Davis
  1. Repeated for information to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Cairo, Jidda, Jerusalem, London, and Paris.↩
  2. Ante, p. 757.↩
  3. Ante, p. 742.↩