Office of the Historian

784A.5 MSP/12–1051: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Israel 1

confidential
Washington, December 10, 1951—5:30 p. m.

421. Re Deptel 530 Nov 302 and 538 Dec 3.3 Totec. Purpose this tel inform you current Washington activities re emergency assistance Israel.

1. Mutual Security Administrator has agreed in principle to make immediate emergency advance funds Israel in order magnitude $25,730,000.

2. Interim agreement being negotiated for this amount. See Deptel 406, Dec 1.3 Expect consummation these negotiations this week.

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3. Concurrently Mutual Security Administrator being requested formally allocate $25,730,000; part to be used for reimbursing GOI shipments made since July 1 programmed items ($14,230,000), remainder to meet cost current shipments essential programmed items. Expect allocation funds within ten days.

4. Dept now reviewing with Israeli Emb officials documents evidencing shipments for reimbursement purposes. Expect agreement on which shipments eligible reimbursement by end this week.

5. Procedures being worked out here for handling financing current shipments from emergency allocations without prejudice long term procedural arrangements remainder program.

6. Please show McDaniel upon arrival.

Webb
  1. Drafted by Mr. Silver (TCA); cleared with Messrs. Dorsey (NE) and Only (MSA); signed for the Acting Secretary by Mr. Macgregor (TCA).↩
  2. Not printed; see footnote 3, p. 953.↩
  3. Not printed; see footnote 1 to telegram 544 from Tel Aviv, December 4, p. 952.↩
  4. Not printed; see footnote 1 to telegram 544 from Tel Aviv, December 4, p. 952.↩