Office of the Historian

307. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State1

New York, April 25, 1956—3 p.m.

887. Re: Palestine. Letter from SYG to SC Pres,2 signed in Jerusalem on April 18, transmitted by Cordier today (copies being pouched).3 After referring to unconditional assurances Egypt and Israel re compliance Article II, para 2 of GAA,4 letter states:

“In support of the measures ensuring compliance with Article II, para 2, of which I have thus been notified, I have put before the two governments proposals for a strengthening of the observer activities, including the establishment of a number of fixed UN observation posts on both sides of the demarcation line in the Gaza area and occasional UN mobile patrols along the demarcation line. I hope within a few days to be able to inform you about the arrangements to be established. In principle, the proposals have already been accepted by the two governments concerned.”

Lodge
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2556. Limited Official Use; Priority. Received at 3:57 p.m.↩
  2. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. ↩
  3. Not printed. (Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/4–2556)↩
  4. See Document 297.↩