Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Henry Morgenthau, and Raymond A. Hare

295 S 54 cork 15, 1950 Situation in Shiprents to Hear East Countries The Decrotary Honry Horgonthas hezo is R o 5/3 <s TAD for CIA mo Amerioan Tel Aviv Avorican Cairo Mr. Zorgentheu in at bis request to pasa on to the Decretary cortain impressione of his racent vialt to Iazaal, Mr. Kergenthau firat spoke briofly of the extromoly difftealt econouic position in which finda itsalf particularly to the large banbor or which is being brought in dess mite restricted facilities for thoir assimilition. Ele also sentioned dilitional difficulty cacaod by war denego, particularly to the orange groved, 00 soll as recent berdalip reaulting from avvere wosther conditions. uithout purouing this general aubject in detail he reached the conclusion that Isroel 10 now faced by *just about es difficult an ecanonte probles could be Mr. Morgontheu then turned to the question of the security of which be said he bad discossed at langth with Frine Minister Ben-Gurion and found to be he nost preaccupation. Mr. Morgentbeu seid that, ag a resalt of bis talks with Ben-Durion and other Iarnell afficials, he wos convinced that thero is no question that the preamet of is definitely on our aide in the present conflict. Thas far, Tarael had rofrained from taiding such a public cosition bat liz. said be trad been given clear indication that Tursoli leaders wore thinking in terma of taking sach a political plunge and that lir. Den-Durion bad even intisated that be might be propared to take sten even though it might wean irretriently prejudicing the ospecto for Jestah inderation from behind the *Iron Curtain". The fuet that Mr. Den-Darion was thinking in puch terso da very significant since leaders are Inbaad by abat to a veliglosa ferver as concerna the fate of their corsligionists in surone and the Soviet Union. said LASSIFIED E. Q. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and S(D) er 142679 Dept. of letter, PR WLT 78.72 By NITT He , 2.45.79