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    "ocrText": "DEPARTMENT OF STATE\nMemorandum of Conversation\nSECRET\nDATE:\nApril 5, 1949\nNew York, N.Y.\nSUBJECT: Palestine Problem\nPARTICIPANTS: The Secretary\nMr. Sharett, Foreign Minister of Israel\nDean Rusk\nCOPIES TO:\n\"NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\"\nconvince\nepo\n-1493\nI expressed appreciation for Mr. Sharett's visit and stated that I\nwanted to congratulate him upon the armistice recently concluded between\nIsrael and Transjordan. I then expressed the hope that the negotiation of\nan armistice with Syria could rapidly be brought to a conclusion.\nI said that I had had an opportunity to discuss with the President the\nmatters which had been discussed between Mr. Sharett and myself in\nWashington, and that I now wished to discuss with Mr. Sharett the Presi-\ndent's views on the general situation.\nThe President has been following the situation in the Near East with\nvery close attention and deep personal concern.\nOn the question of the boundary settlement, to which attention would\nturn as soon as the armistice negotiations had been completed, the Presi-\ndent wished to reaffirm his attitude which he has expressed on many oc-\ncasions.\nThe President supports the settlement of the November 29 resolution\nand considers that Israel has a clear and unequivocal claim to the terri-\ntories allotted to Israel in that resolution and that any changes in such\nterritories adverse to Israel must have Israel's consent. Insofar as Israel\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter,\nBy NLT- HC NARS Date 8.26.75\nSECRET"
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