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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Egypt Mohamed Kamil Abdul Rahim, Minister of Egypt Anis Anzer, and Mr. Satterthwaite
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
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DATE:
February 5, 1949
SUBJECT:
Rhodes Negotiations on Palestine
RECORDS SERVICE*
Restruben
PARTICIPANTS:
The Secretary - Mr. Acheson
Egyptian Ambassador - Mohamed Kamil Abdul Rahim
Egyptian Minister - Anis Azer
NEA - Mr. Satterthwaite
COPIES TO:
UNA, NE, s/s, Cairo, London, Jerusalem for U.S.Del.
1-1493
After introductions and an exchange of amenities, the
Ambassador reviewed, from the Egyptian standpoint, the course
of the negotiations at Rhodes. He said that the Égyptian
Government had accepted and was willing to carry out the
Security Council resolutions of November 4, November 16, and
December 29. Furthermore, in an effort to break the impasse
and to succeed in reaching an armistice agreement with the
Israeli Government, they had accepted the last compromise
suggested by Mr. Bunche, U.N. Mediator, which involved a reces-
sion on their part from the November 4 resolution. Unfortunately
the "other side" had consistently refused to accept any com-
promise and adhered to its original position. Notwithstanding
this, the Egyptian Government was very anxious to reach an
agreement and had instructed him to request me to "intervene"
in the hope that the negotiations might not break down. It
would be most unfortunate if the Rhodes negotiations were
unsuccessful and hostilities were to break out again.
I told the Ambassador that I could not agree with him
more fully. I had discussed this problem with the President
and knew that he was most anxious that an agreement be reached.
I had also discussed the problem with the Israeli Representa-
tive here and was glad to be able to tell the Ambassador that
as a result I was somewhat more optimistic and felt that there
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Dept. of State letter, Aug 9,1973
By NLT- Has NARS Date 4-2076
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