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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006000050037-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 37
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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?. British oolicy toward Jewish state----US l rbassy London has
lea.rne informally ~` Jrom a h g hcial of the British Foreign
Office that the UK has no intention of according recognition
at this time to the Jewish state. The Embassy infers that the
British position is based principally on the idea that recogni-
tion now of any particular frontier for the Jewish state will
decrease the chances of an Raab-Jewish compromise at some
future date. The Foreign Office apparently believes that when
both sides tire of the "profitless conflict, the Arabs and
Jews may reach an agreement on a frontier somewhat different
from one which had been drawn up artificially. Concerning
the shipment of arms to the Middle East, the official ex-
pressed the view that if the US lifts its embargo the UK will
be subjected to "intolerable"' Arab pressure to modify the
present limitations on British arms shipments.
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State Dept. declassification
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Class. Cii3N;: D TO; TS
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