Office of the Historian

38. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations1

Washington, January 25, 1957—2:04 p.m.

Gadel 119. Re SYG Report on Israeli Withdrawal,2Delgas 571,3 572, 575,4 581,5 583.6 You are authorized seek cosponsors for following draft resolution:

“The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions of November 2, November 4, November 5, November 7, November 24, 1956, and January 19, 1957,

Having received the report of the Secretary General contained in Document A/ ,

Noting with grave concern the failure of Israel to withdraw all of its forces behind the armistice lines despite the repeated requests of the General Assembly,

Calls upon Israel to complete the withdrawal of its armed forces behind the armistice lines without further delay;

Calls upon the Governments of Egypt and Israel scrupulously to observe the provisions of the 1949 armistice agreement;

Approves the recommendations and measures proposed by the Secretary General in his report, which are to be implemented upon the withdrawal of Israeli forces and

Urges all Members to observe and respect these recommendations and measures and to extend their full cooperation in giving them effect.”

If necessary to obtain two-thirds majority, or if you think it tactically wise, you may substitute following for third preambular paragraph: “Condemning the failure of Israel to comply with the repeated requests of the General Assembly that it withdraw all of its forces behind the armistice lines.”

Separate telegram follows concerning SYG’s comments and Pearson’s suggestions.7

Dulles
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 674.84A/1–2457. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by De Palma; cleared by Wilcox, Meeker, and Rountree; approved by Hoover; and signed by Wilcox for Dulles.↩
  2. January 24; U.N. doc. A/3512.↩
  3. Document 32.↩
  4. Regarding Delgas 572 and 575, see footnote 2, ibid.↩
  5. Supra.↩
  6. Document 36.↩
  7. Not found.↩