Office of the Historian

426. Telegram From the Consulate General at Jerusalem to the Department of State1

Jerusalem, July 6, 1956—11 a.m.

6. Reference: Department telegram 3.2 At 1000 zone time (0800 GMT) July 6 Burns confirmed substance Consulate Telegram 43 that no Israeli troop massing and no military action Jordan border has taken place.

Burns believes origin unfounded rumor was his warning to Hussein and Nuwwar July 2 of Ben Gurion’s threat of retaliation Jordan border incidents. He opines his warning magnified in transmission from Hussein via Arab Ambassadors to Arab Governments.

Sabini
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.85/7–656. Confidential; Niact. Received at 6:31 a.m. Also sent to Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Beirut, and Tel Aviv.↩
  2. Telegram 3 to Jerusalem, July 5, requested information concerning troop movements on the Jordanian–Israeli frontier. (Ibid., 684A.85/7–556)↩
  3. Telegram 4 from Jerusalem, July 5, reported that rumors of Israeli troops massing on the Jordanian border were false. (Ibid.)↩