289. Editorial Note

The Bermuda Conference agreed upon six papers relating to the Middle East. Paper 1, “Agreed Position on Study of Middle East Problems,” is printed in volume XII, pages 473–474. Paper 2, “Agreed Position on Guarantees for Maintenance of the Flow of Middle East Oil Through Pipelines,” is not printed, but an earlier version of it is printed as Document 287. Papers 3–5, “Agreed Position Concerning the Prospect of a Palestine Settlement,” “Report by Working Committee on the Suez Canal,” and “Report by Working Committee on the Gulf of Aqaba,” are printed in volume XVII, pages 463–466. An earlier version of Paper 3 on Palestine is printed as Document 286.