United States Interest in Promoting a Reduction of Tension Between the Arab States and Israel; United States Relations with Israel, the Hashe–Mite Kingdom of Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria; United States Interest in the Development of the Water Resources of the Near East; The Missions of Eric Johnston1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1951, vol. V, pp. 559 ff.


[681] No. 681
The Chargé in Israel (Russell) to the Department of State

683.84A322/10–353: Telegram


[682] No. 682
The Chargé in Israel (Russell) to the Department of State

784A.13/10–753: Telegarm


[684] No. 684
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

120.280/10–1153: Telegram


[685] No. 685
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

120.280/10–1153


[687] No. 687
The Chargé in Jordan (Seelye) to the Department of State

684A.85322/10–1353: Telegram


[688] No. 688
Department of State Position Paper

IO files, lot 71 D 440


[689] No. 689
The Chargé in Jordan (Seelye) to the Department of State

684A.85/10–1553: Telegram


[690] No. 690
The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

684A.85322/10–1553: Telegram


[691] No. 691
The Acting United States Representative at the United Nations (Wadsworth) to the President of the Security Council

Source: Reprinted from U.N. doc. S/3111. Identical letters to the President of the Security Council were sent on Oct. 17 by the Representatives of France (S/3109) and the United Kingdom (S/3110). The Qibya incident was discussed by the Security Council at its 629th to 643d meetings, from Oct. 19 to Nov. 25 (U.N. docs. S/PV. 629–643). The discussions included reports by Major General Bennike and statements by the representatives of Jordan and Israel. At the 640th meeting, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States submitted a joint draft resolution which in its final revision (S/3139/Rev. 2) was adopted on Nov. 24; for the text, see Document 738.


[692] No. 692
The Ambassador in Egypt (Caffery) to the Department of State

684A.85/10–1753: Telegram


[693] No. 693
The Ambassador in Syria (Moose) to the Department of State

683.84A322/10–1753: Telegram


[694] No. 694
The Chargé in Israel (Russell) to the Department of State

684A.85/10–1753: Telegram


[695] No. 695
Department of State Press Release

S/PRS files, lot 77 D 9


[696] No. 696
The Chargé in Jordan (Lynch) to the Department of State

120.230/10–1853: Telegram


[697] No. 697
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Syria

683.84A322/10–1953: Telegram


[699] No. 699
Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to the President

Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file


[701] No. 701
The Ambassador in Syria (Moose) to the Department of State

683.84A322/10–2153: Telegram


[702] No. 702
The Brazilian Embassy to the Department of State

784.00/10–2253


[703] No. 703
The Ambassador in Lebanon (Hare) to the Department of State

120.280/10–2253: Telegram


[704] No. 704
The Chargé in Jordan (Lynch) to the Department of State

120.280/10–2253: Telegram


[705] No. 705
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Egypt

120.280/10–2353: Telegrams


[706] No. 706
The Chargé in Jordan (Lynch) to the Department of State

120.280/10–2553: Telegram


[708] No. 708
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Israel

120.280/10–2653: Telegram


[710] No. 710
Resolution 100 (1953). Adopted by the United Nations Security Council on October 27, 1953

Source: U.N. doc. S/3128. This resolution, introduced by France, was approved unanimously at the 631st meeting of the Security Council on Oct. 27. Earlier in the meeting, Eban had informed the Council that the Israeli Government was willing to arrange a temporary suspension of the works in the demilitarized zone for the purpose of facilitating the Council’s consideration of the question, without prejudice to the merits of the case itself. (U.N. doc. S/PV. 631) The Banat Yaacov question was considered by the Security Council at its 629th to 656th meetings, between Oct. 27, 1953 and Jan. 22, 1954. (U.N. docs. S/PV. 629–656)