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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006000050023-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 23
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GENERAL
i. --US Embassy.
London has learned from a UIK Foreign Office official that UN
Mediator. Bernadotte requested the Soviet Embassy in Cairo to
supply him with military observers. The UX official stated
that the Foreign Office prefers to have observers drawn from
small neutral states but is receptive to the US idea of drawing
on member states of the Truce Commission.
The Department of State has instructed US Embassy
Cairo.to inform Bernadotte in strictest confidence that the US
"would not be pleased" to furnish observers if the USSR or
its Satellites were Invited to do so.
2. -rabsth( thought wilti to en d P ,lestine War--An officer of the
US Consulate General in Jerusalem has gained the impression
from conversations with King Abdullah of Transjordan and his
Prime Minister that the Arabs would be glad to call-off the
erar if they could do so without losing face In their own coun-
tries and abroad. The consulate officer feels that the prime
Minister did not appear particularly optimistic over future
negotiations, but that the Prime Minister, the King, and other
Trans Jordan officials strongly desire an end to hostilities.
The consulate officer was told that in the recent Amman talks
of the. Arab states, the Prime Minister joined with the Egyptian
k'oreign Minister in urging acceptance of the UN cease -fire
proposal despite vigorous opposition from Syria, Lebanon, and
Saudi Arabia, -which evidently were suspicious of Transiordan's
intentions.
EUROPE
3. FRANCE: Blwill support rC ver ;sent on criti is Socialist Leader Leon Blum has Wormed US Ambassador
Caffery that he will try to prevent do overthrow of the Govern-
ment on the controversial issues of religious schools and French
Participation in the London agreements on Germany. Blum S
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he would make this effort despite his lack of r-oripiete a r ql .
ment with the Cove rr unen is pu)siticrn on these nv t1ers.
(CLi. Cowmsiivi: (IA b!lieves that the e ~i? ist t t.
not press their dat.isfactian to the point of 4acsing t nvn-
throw of the Goverrnient.)
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4. TNDONE5 Soviet move 2rer4, ita~ serious ists - h i ti .
man Du Bob, of t; U d `e, eg;tt.on in the U4 $ 4 ices ; : o
mittee reports that Soviet recognition of the R iblic of" ln
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nesta has precipitated a serious crisis between the I?utc i not
the Indonesians. The US delegation considers ft t the Fej p b1 is
has gone as tar a:s tt k,an be enraecte4 to go at this time L c o iL-+
avowing any relationship with the USSR and' that f)nt ch t V spell 31r in
of negotiations over this issue would be disaaltrts. Du? 131;;
points out that there In increasing evidence that Vredenbtr
chairman of the Butch delegation, has no interest In reaokfnU.
a reasonable political agreement with the Repvb; c. Du 1ao e
considers that ?Vredonburch's attitude makes i# f rnpo ssi41 a fo
the Republic to extricate Itself from the dilenumt result ig
from the Soviet move and may even enhance, Jr. aepubitc .n
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