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    "ocrText": "TOP SECRET\nexclude Soviet or Soviet nationals but if this force were recruited\nby the Secretary General on the same basis as he has employed mem-\nbers of the Secretariat there would no doubt be a certain number of\nsuch nationals in the UN Jerusalem police force.\nIn light of this Government's pledged support of the Bernadotte\nPlan, an integral part of which is his specific recommendation for\neffective United Nations control of Jerusalem, and in light of the\nnecessity in the national security interests of the United States\nthat conditions of peace be reestablished in Palestine at the earli-\nest moment, the Department of State believes that this Government\nmust in one form or another support a proposal to establish a United\nNations police force in Jerusalem.\nThe Department of State requests your advice as to which type\nof international police for Jerusalem this Government should sup-\nport: a force made up of contingents supplied by certain govern-\nments, or a body recruited by the UN Secretary General. It is\nlikewise requested that you indicate the opinion of the National\nDefense Establishment as to the employment of American citizens\nin the Jerusalem international police, either as private individ-\nuals recruited by the Secretary General or as members of the United\nStates armed services detailed for this particular duty.\nThe conclusions of the Bernadotte report will be debated be-\nfore the General Assembly of the United Nations commencing October\n15. Accordingly, it would be appreciated if an answer to this re-\nquest could be forthcoming within the next week.\nSincerely yours,\n/s/ ROBERT A. LOVETT\nRobert A. Lovett\nActing Secretary\nNSC 27/2\n- 2 -\nTOP SECRBT"
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