Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Senator Herbert Lehman, Mr. Edelstine, and Stuart Rockwell
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MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
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March 10, 1950
SUBJECT:
Near Eastern Armaments Situation
PARTICIPANTS
S - The Secretary
Senator Herbert Lehman of New York
Mr. Edelstine, Legislative Assistant to
Senator Lehman
ANE - Mr. Rockwell
COPIES TO:
Amembassy, Tel Aviv
Amlegation, Amman
Amembassy; London
Amlegation; Damascus
Amembassy, Baghdad
Amlegation, Beirut
Amembassy, Cairo
Consulate General,
Amembassy; Moscow
Jerusalem
Amembassy, Jidda
DRN, MD, CIA, UNU NEA (2), ANE (2), NEA/P,
SMDA, BNA and UNA
I received the Senator and Mr. Edelstine at the
Senator's request. We discussed the question of the British
shipment of arms to the Arab states, and particularly to
Egypt, for approximately one-half hour.
The Senator opened the conversation by stating that
Great Britain was now shipping heavy military equipment to
Egypt and the other Arab states. He said that the military
balance in the Near East had thereby been disturbed, and that
Israel for its own security was now forced to spend precious
dollars to acquire arms to defend itself. The Senator added
that he was sincerely alarmed by the situation, not only
because Israel was being forced to spend for military equip-
ment money which could much better be used within Israel, but
because the security of Israel was so seriously threatened.
I said
DECLASSIFIED
OECRET
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979
F.R.OR U.S. 1950 VOL. V pap 799
By NLT- IVC NARS, Date 2-20-11
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