320. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State1
911. Re: Palestine. Cordier just informed us receipt info from SYG that Syria agreed this afternoon to unconditional cease-fire. Contrary press reports, Lebanon and Jordan indicated similar agreement this morning.2
Cordier said SYG now plans submit report in two parts. First part will be progress report with generalized statement of problems SYG faced upon arrival Palestine. UN releasing first part tomorrow.3 Second part will describe concrete agreements reached and give more detailed study SYG’s activities. This part available approximately one week.4
In response to query, Cordier said he had no information whether SYG would make specific recommendations for future, but indicated something this nature likely since SYG referred to necessity of full compliance with all aspects armistice agreements.
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 683.86/5–256. Limited Official Use; Priority. Received at 7:05 p.m.↩
- Telegram 1383 from Beirut, May 2, reported that Lebanon and Jordan had agreed to an unconditional cease-fire. (Ibid., 684A.00/5–256)↩
- For text of the Secretary-General’s progress report to the U.N. Security Council, May 2, see U.N. doc. S/3594. The text was also published in the New York Times, May 4, 1956.↩
- See Document 348.↩