Office of the Historian

373. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel1

Washington,October 31, 1955—7:24 p.m.

299. View imminent formation new Israel Govt you authorized proceed make arrangements for conduct of business in accordance with Deptel 269.2 You should seek support this course action from British, French and other colleagues but should not permit delay in their responses to hamper you from establishing effective relations with new govt at earliest possible date. Embassies London and Paris should communicate foregoing to FonOffs. You should add that it appeared to us there was sufficient agreement to proposal made Deptel 269 to enable us go forward this course action. While we appreciate changes suggested in London 17473 and in similar French reply made by French Embassy here Oct 284 we feel these changes are matters of detail to be worked out in field. Believe it essential we maintain as effective representation as possible in Israel during present critical period.

Hoover
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 601.0084A/10–2855. Confidential. Drafted by Bergus and approved by Allen, who signed for Hoover. Repeated to London and Paris.↩
  2. Printed as Document 346.↩
  3. Dated October 28; it reported that the Foreign Office was in general agreement with the Department’s proposals in Document 346 but suggested some revisions, most significantly, the suggestion that Sharett should specify one day when he would be available in Tel Aviv each week. (Department of State, Central Files, 601.0084A/ 10–2855)↩
  4. Not found in Department of State files.↩