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E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter,
By NLT- HC , NARS Date P.26.75
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Representation to Israeli
Government on Territorial
Settlement in Palestine and
Question of Palestinian
Refugees.
1. Israeli Position toward Final Settlement
Mr. Mark Ethridge, United States Representative on the Palestine
Conciliation Commission, reports in a telegram dated May 20 (TAB A)
that Israel has now put forth its full territorial demands upon the
Arab States. Under authorization from the Israeli Foreign Minister,
the Israeli representative at ausanne has stated as follows: (1)
While Israel makes no demands upon Lebanon at present, it would later
like a portion of southeastern Lebanon considered necessary to
Israeli development plans. The Israeli delegate said Israel would
be willing to compensate Lebanon for this territory, but he did not
specify in what way this would be done; (2) Israel desires to
acquire from Egypt the Egyptian occupied Gaza strip, allotted to
the Arabs under the partition resolution of November 29, 1947; (3)
Israel makes no demands upon Syria at present, but will accept
the international frontier with the proviso, also to be applied to
Lebanon, that if either state desires to open negotiations in the
future for border rectification, this may be done; (4) Israel
will make further demands upon Transjordan for territory in Arab
Palestine considered necessary to Israeli development plans.
Israel has in mind giving Abdullah a few villages in return; (5)
Israel will retain occupied areas such as Western Galilee and
Jaffa, Lydda, and Ramle, allotted to the Arabs under the partition
plan; (6) Israel will relinquish none of the Negev. The Israeli
delegate subsequently, however, indicated to Mr. Ethridge the
possibility that Israel might make some compensation in the Negev
in return for the Gaza strip.
The Israeli delegate further stated that Israel will do
nothing more concerning the Arab refugees at the present time.
2. United States Position
In the interest of achieving an equitable territorial settle-
ment for Palestine, this Government has consistently supported
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