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    "ocrText": "-2- #291, April 13, 1 p.m., from Jerusalem\nwas that Commission should strive to achieve plan\nacceptable to partites concerned, namely Israel,\nTrenajordan, (or other ad ljacent state) and UN. If\nCommittee were to proceed without reference to states\nimmediately concerned, product of its work would\nprobably be unacceptable and would not contribute to\nsolution of problem. He considered it possible to\nachieve plan which would be acceptable to all concerned.\nHe was convinced that UN would accept plan containing\nmore limited form of internationalization than might\nhave been contemplated when resolution was adopted\nlest December, provided plan were acceptable to parties\nconcerned. Ben-Gurion, basis of his own extensive\nexperience with UN here is convinced that GA would not\nonly accept such plan, but would be extremely pleased\nto achieve settlement of problem.\nComay advised \"month of masterly inactivity\" while\nTransjordan and Israel try to work out through special\ncommittee agreement on Jerusalem. He thought there\nwould be no difficulty about Jewish-Arab lines in\nJerusalem since Israel would be willing to compensate\nfor Arab expropriated property inside city. What\nIsrael had proposed to Transjordan, in informal talks\nthat seem to be going on nows is division of city into\nthree zones: Jewish, Arab and international (old City).\nDeyan told me later that Transjordan had shown reluctance\nto discuss any matters other than these strictly within\narmistice terms although Trans jordan had previously\nevidenced willingness to effect opening of Bethlehem\nand Scopus roads and to deal with other technical\nmatters preliminary to any peace settlement.\nCOMMENT: Ben-Gurion's strong reaction in which he\nvirtually announced that Jerusalem would be capital\nof Israel did in fact create strong reaction in\nCommission. As reported previously, French and Turkish\ndelegates refused to allow their members of Jerusalem\nCommittee to meet formally with Comay for further\nexplanations of Israeli position. For USDEL I said\nthat whether other members met or not I would instruct\nHalderman\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, 13.55\nBy NLT- HC , NARS Date 527.75"
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