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SECORD
E. Dept. O. Sec. ³(E) and
DECLASSIFIED
By
NLT. State letter, 5(D) ör
of (E)
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
-44 NARS Date 4.26.15 4973
September 8, 1948
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: The President's Press Conference on
September 9, 1948 - De jure Recognition
of Israel
Reference is made to my secret memorandum of August 30,
1948, relating to the de jure recognition of the Governments
of Israel and Transjordan.
For your background guidance, I am attaching press clippings
relating to my press conference on September 8 at which I was
questioned concerning the extension of de jure recognition to
Israel by the United States. I became committed to a reply of
the nature made by me because of my ill-advised use of the
expression that the de jure recognition was "a matter of timing".
If you are also questioned on this subject, it is suggested
that the press correspondents be informed that the question of
de jure recognition of Israel will not be finally decided until a
recommendation is received from the State Department. It might
also be stated that a recommendation is not expected from the
State Department until elections have been held in Israel, now
scheduled to take place about October 1.
Attachments:
2 press clippings relating to
September 8th press conference
SECRET
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