Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Israel Moshe Sharett, and Dean Rusk

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210 111 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) SECAIT THENTY Dept. of State letter, Aug211973 7-23-25 s AND NLT. He : NARS Date 4-21-76 April 5, 1949 New York, N.Y. Palestine Problem The Secretary conf Mr. Sharett, Foreign Minister of Israel Dean Rusk I expressed appreciation for Mr. Sharett's visit and stated that I wanted to congratuiate him upon the armistice recently concluded between Israel and Transjordan. I then expressed the hope that the negotiation of an armistice with Syria could rapidly be brought to a conclusion. I said that I had had an opportunity to discuss with the President the matters which had been discussed between Mr. Sharett and myself in Washington, and that I now wished to discuss with Mr. Sharett the Presi- dent's views on the general situation. The President has been following the situation in the Near East with very close attention and deep personal concern. On the question cf the boundary settlement, to which attention would turn as soon as the armistice negotiations had been completed, the Presi- dent wished to reaffirm his attitude which he has expressed on many oc- casions. The President supports the settlement of the November 23 resolution and considers that Israel has a clear and unequivocal claim to the terri- tories allotted to Israel in that resolution and that any changes in such territories adverse to Israel must have Israel's consent. Insofar as Israel SEAD <<<<<