Telegram from William C. Burdett, Jr. to Secretary of State Dean Acheson
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OCR Page 1 of 7INCOMING TELEGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS
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Rec'd April 13, 1949
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291, April 13, 1 p.m.
PALUN 126.
FOR THE SECRETARY FROM ETHRIDGE.
Two days after Commission's talk with Ben-Gurion last
week Lipschitz, one of three Israeli members of
Jerusalem Committee set up in Foreign Office, called
me and urgently asked to see me. Obvious his primary
purpose ifas to arrange meetings here for Comay who
seems to be second man at Foreign Office during
Sharett's absence. Comay came to Jerusalem and talked
with Halderman and Yenissey, Turkish member of
Jerugalem Committee. Afterwards he had three-hour
balk with me, during course of which he disclosed
Israel's position on almost all matters under PCC
consideration. Following is summary of Israeli views
on primary questions:
Jerusalem: Comay said that Ben-Gurion had been angered
by Yalcin's observation that Commission was bound by its
terms of reference and question of full internationaliza-
tion was not therefore debatable. Ben-Gurion had reacted
more strongly than had been intended and had therefore
over-stated Israel's position. Intent of Ben-Gurion's
atatement was that if Commission felt bound to propose
full international regime in letter and spirit of
resolution, Israel would be compelled to oppose in GA.
It was not Ben-Gurion's intention to deny possibility
of acceptable solution within resolution. He desired
to correct PCC report which was sent to Lake Success
and vould write the Commission letter correcting
impression left upon Commission. Comay's main point
DECLASSIFIED
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was that
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
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