Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, The Near and Middle East, Volume IX, Part 1

974.5301/7–3152: Telegram

No. 465
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom¹

confidential

Washington, July 31, 1952—5:19 p.m.

707. Dept has informed Brit and Fr Embs receipt Israeli note dated July 28² which urges US secure Egypt compliance SC Res Sep 1, 1951 on Suez restrictions and states Israel wld welcome indication from US re means which we propose adopt ensure free passage Canal. Dept suggesting that US UK and Fr replies shld be coordinated in Wash. Dept also indicated that its thinking re Israeli note still along lines views set forth Deptel 443, May 22 to NY.

Acheson

1. Repeated to Paris, New York, Cairo, and Tel Aviv.
2. Not printed, but see the circular airgram, Document 481.