Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1955, Volume XIV

397. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State¹

Geneva,November 11, 1955—1 p.m.

Dulte 68. Cairo 20 (907 to Department).²

Suggest Byroade be instructed:

(1) Inform Fawzi our gratification GOE’s concurrence with US in sense of urgency with respect Israel-Arab settlement;

(2) Solicit Egyptian ideas with respect to terms of possible settlement;

(3) Attempt convince GOE that only step which will materially advance prospects of settlement and which can reveal whether settlement is possible is GOE’s willingness actually embark upon Trieste type operation;

(4) To say that in this respect we have been willing let GOE determine time, level, method and personalities for initiating the process;

(5) Should not reveal to Fawzi details our thinking (Alpha) although no harm in attempting ascertain in conversation extent to which GOE likely be agreeable to settlement of some such kind as Alpha.

Dulles

1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–1155. Top Secret; Alpha; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:05 a.m.
2. Document 392.