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Y. Beyln opposes forcible imposition of Palestine trusteeshi --
US Ambassador D ougias In Lon on re ore 1nis -
ter Bevis, after discussing the US Palestine proposals with
Prime Minister Attlee and his colleagues, expressed the follow-
ing views: (a) an agreed Arab-Jewish truce is most unlikely;
(b) trusteeship will call for substantial force; :(c) the W( will
not participate in the use of force to impose any regime un-
acceptable to the Jews and the Arabs. Douglas comments that
Bevin is deeply concerned with the dangerous possibilities of
the situation for both the 1UIC and the US, and that Bevin's
present attitude is not inspired by an unwillingness to cooperate.
2. Pro used western curopean military conversations--US Ambas-
sador Caff ery Faiii" t s E ac etary n e al U uvel of the
French Foreign Office that the five members of the western
European union shuald complete a thorough evaluation of their
own military capabilities before aslin US views on military
cooperation. Accor:lu to Caw ery, Chauvel replied that the
five interested powers are in agreement now that this should
be done. Chauvel added, hoe-.ver, that it is extremely impor-
tant to the five powers to know what line is to be defended in
case of "a Russian invasion:," and declared that if It. Is not
feasible to defend a line in Europe, "the sooner we know it
the better because t?aen we must make arrangements to move
our government to North MAIen _"'
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 The Foreign Office spokesman added, hoovev+er, that a Brit$ 3h
loan is unlikely so lost; as the present "hap eee" Govern'
ment remains in office., (The Department of Stab has rr~e30
while Instructed US A asabdor Wadsworth to indicate to
Iraqi Governmant, to ra spouse to is informal re quest, t1
It would be difficult for the VS to ceder assts for Han
so long as the Palestine tluaotto remains useWed )
(CIA Comn nt: CIA coiaurs In the view , t the e
ation in Iraq is eatterasty serious and believes that tyre
a possibility that civil strife will break out Ioll the p *a-
ble fall of the Oove*rnreut>)
6. SIAM: Difficulties jour kI Il 1. Gowernncment predltlte -