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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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Spaak, Paul-Henri, 1899-1972
Douglas, Lewis W. (Lewis Williams), 1894-1974
Bernadotte, Folke, 1895-1948
Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951
Berlin Blockade, 1948-1949
Arab-Israeli relations
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
June 30, 1948
SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
GERMANY
We have informed Ambassador Douglas that we agree to the
proposal, made by the French and seconded by Bevin, that
three-power political consultations concerning the Warsaw Communique
and the German situation be held in London as soon as practicable.
Belgian Prime Minister Spaak has expressed the view
that the Warsaw Communique suggests the Soviets may be seeking some
basis on which to negotiate with the western powers. He believes that
we should attempt to discover Soviet intentions in this regard and that,
in any case, the propaganda of the Warsaw Communique should not go un-
answered.
Embassy Moscow feels that the WarSaw Communique does not
suggest any change in Soviet policy nor any real willingness on the
part of the Kremlin to discuss German issues on a quadripartite basis
unless some really attractive bait is offered to Moscow. The Embassy
also believes that we should not discount Soviet willingness to starve
the German population of Berlin as the price for getting the western
powers out of the city.
PALESTINE
The consensus of key representatives to the United Nations
is that sooner or later Count Bernadotte will be confronted
with basically extreme and irreconcilable Jewish and Arab positions and
that at this point the influence of the US and UK will be essential in
order to persuade the parties to come to terms.
Our Embassy in Cairo reports that Arab leaders are very
pessimistic concerning the possible acceptance of the proposals
advanced by Count Bernadotte by either the Jews or Arabs, and it com-
ments that Bernadotte personally, and his mission, have lost influence
with leading Arabs. An Israel representative in London has stated
that the Jews are not willing even to discuss the question of the
sovereignty of the state of Israel, while the Saudi Arabian Deputy
Foreign Minister has expressed the view that the Arab states will not
accept a prolongation of the truce.
DECLASSIFIED
E.0. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979
By NLT- He NARS, Date 11-13-to