Office of the Historian

259. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt1

Washington,September 3, 1955—3:49 p.m.

441. You are authorized in manner which you consider most effective to get in touch immediately with Prime Minister, and urge him to comply with Burns’ arrangements for cease fire in Gaza area. Unless Israel and Egypt take immediate action to bring about cease fire, meeting of Security Council would appear unavoidable.FYI Security Council almost certain to meet for purpose of taking action on Burns’ latest report,2 particularly in view latest press reports of renewed hostilities in Northern Gaza. End FYI.3

Hoover
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–355. Secret;Niact. Drafted by Wilkins and approved by Allen. Also sent niact to Tel Aviv and repeated to Jerusalem and USUN.↩
  2. See footnote 2, Document 256.↩
  3. Byroade reported in telegram 391 from Cairo, September 4, that Hussein had called to say Nasser had accepted the view that the reply to Burns’ cease-fire call should be “simple and devoid [of] any accusations or recriminations.” (Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/9–455) He reported in telegram 393 of the same date that Mohamed Heikel had called to tell him that all Egyptian commandos had left Israel. (Ibid.)↩