Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Israel Moshe Sharett, Theodor Kollek, Moshe Keren, and Mr. Waldo
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MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
December 15, 1950.
SUBJECT: Israel Suggestion that US Stockpile theat
and Oil in Israel.
PARTICIPANTS: S - The Secretary
Moshe Sharett, Foreign Minister of Israel
TRONAR
Mr. Theodor Kollek, E. E. and M. P. of Israel
Moshe Keren, Counselor, Embassy of Israel
Mr. Valdo - NE
COPIES TO: NEA (2) s/s (2) NE UNA DRN CIA E
Moscow, London, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
I received Messrs. Sharett, Kollek and Keren at their
request.
Mr. Sharett began by referring to his earlier discussion
with me on October 20 concerning the food shortage in Israel.
In a continuation of his earlier remarks, he said that Israel
was faced with a very difficult situation as regards both
food and fuel supplies, particularly in the light of the
dangerous international situation. Israel's plight arose
principally from the fact that Israel was isolated from the
neighboring Arab states and could not depend upon them for
any type of essential supplies. He wondered whether, in
view of the possibility of war between the East and the West,
the US would be willing to stockpile wheat and oil in Israel.
Food and fuel were Israel's most urgent and vital necessities,
without which it could not exist. Stockpiling by the US of
these commodities in Israel might fit in V. ell with US plans
for the area. Israel, of course, had no objection to similar
aid by the US to the neighboring Arab states. The Foreign
Minister stressed, however, that Israel was dependent on
sources outside the area for food and fuel, whereas the Arab
states were not. Israel hoped that the US Government might
decide that a stockpile of vheat and oil in Israel was in
accord with US interests and therefore desirable. The
Foreign Minister pointed out that these supplics would be-
long to the US Government and could be drawn upon by the
DECLASSIFIEL
US
B: O. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and 50 er E
Depr. of State letter, 7-26:29
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NC 2-15-79
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