Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XX, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1967–1968

Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1967–1968

361. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, December 24, 1968, 2323Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Atherton, cleared by Day and Hart, and approved by Eugene Rostow. Repeated to Amman, Moscow, Cairo, and USUN.

362. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, December 25, 1968, 0054Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Atherton, cleared by Day in draft and by Hart, and approved by Eugne Rostow. Repeated to Amman, Moscow, Cairo, and USUN.

363. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan

Washington, December 25, 1968, 1827Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Paganelli and Davies, cleared by Hart, Seelye, Atherton, Sisco, and Walt Rostow; and approved by Katzenbach.

364. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State

Tel Aviv, December 26, 1968, 0900Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27-14 ARAB-ISR/SANDSTORM. Secret; Nodis; Sandstorm.

365. Information Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, December 26, 1968, 1:30 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Israel, Vol. XI, Cables and Memos, 12/68–1/69. Secret. A handwritten notation indicates that the memorandum was received at 1:45 p.m.

366. Action Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, December 26, 1968, 6:30 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Israel, Vol. XI, Cables and Memos, 12/68–1/69. Secret. A handwritten notation indicates that the memorandum was received at 6:45 p.m.

367. Editorial Note

368. Telegram From the Department of State to the U.S. Interests Section of the Spanish Embassy in the United Arab Republic

Washington, December 28, 1968, 0057Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 1 UAR-US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by James Johnston (NEA/UAR) and approved by Davies.

369. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Washington, December 29, 1968, 0123Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Confidential; Flash. Drafted by Davies, cleared by Root (AFN) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs George S. Springsteen, and approved by Hart. Repeated to Beirut, Amman, Cairo, Jidda, Kuwait, Aden, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Rabat, London, Paris, Athens, Ankara, Tehran, Jerusalem, Rome, Bonn, and Moscow. Walt Rostow repeated the text of the telegram to President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch in White House telegram CAP 82946, December 29. (Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Israel, Vol. XI, Cables and Memos, 12/68–1/69)

370. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Lebanon

Washington, December 29, 1968, 2123Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Confidential. Drafted by Davies, cleared by Hart, and approved by Davies. Also sent to Tel Aviv, Amman, Cairo, Jidda, Kuwait, Aden,Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Rabat, London, Paris, Athens, Ankara, Tehran, Nicosia, Dhahran, Jerusalem, Khartoum, and USUN.