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327. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Herter) to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox)1

Washington, May 14, 1957.

PALESTINE REFUGEES

I have read your memorandum of May 102 and in general approve its recommendations.

I would like to emphasize the importance of carrying out recommendation 4 that the Department promptly and diligently look into this problem with a view to coming up with a policy which would lead to a solution.

I also want to say that I do not favor going back to Congress, particularly at this time, to seek an even higher percentage of contribution to this agency unless such a step is absolutely unavoidable.

Please try to come up as soon as possible with a plan that would move us ahead on this whole problem which is serious and could cause increasing difficulty.

C.A.H.
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.511/5–1057. Confidential.↩
  2. Document 323.↩