Office of the Historian

152. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State1

Cairo,July 11, 1955—8 p.m.

61. Department eyes only Secretary. London eyes only Ambassador and Russell. Have received your personal message regarding motivation for policy statement in near future on Arab-Israeli problem2 and want you to know I fully appreciate domestic reasons for statement which indeed important and convincing.

It had been my hope some way could be found meet situation that did not include public specific recommendations by United States as to how elements Arab-Israeli problem might be solved. Feeling you would wish me point out after effects in area as I see them sent letter July 7 to George Allen which hope you can find time read.3 (For information London: One of main points letter was my belief that these particular recommendations which we call Alpha and which have been carefully worked out to best our ability, may well have to be discarded after public launching in search of other methods of solution which, in some cases at least, probably do not exist from practical point of view. It seemed to me that Arab leaders would not place themselves in position of attempting meet public suggestions made by United States on this particular problem.)

Fawzi’s statements to you quite similar those made to me and reported in past but must caution that Fawzi is not representative of Arab mood and mentality on this question and is not in position of responsibility this matter even in Egypt. He can be helpful but will not be in position to mitigate ill reception of statement.

Hope Department will give United States and other posts in area as much advance notice of delivery as possible so that we in best position do what we can follow through.

Byroade
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684a.86/7–1155. Top Secret; Priority; Alpha. Received at 7:29 p.m. Repeated priority to London eyes only Ambassador and Russell. An attached chit forwarded the telegram to the Secretary; a handwritten note reads: “Sec saw.” The chit also indicates Hoover,Murphy, and Allen received copies of the telegram.↩
  2. See Document 150.↩
  3. No copy of this letter has been found in Department of State files.↩