NEAR EAST-AFRICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100030052-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 52
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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PALESTINE: Developme-sIts in i ra.eli Arab ne .,,at tlqa~ ..-
.l ao h Foreign infste 'Share informed US Am-
fi c?-Ador McDonald in Tel Aviv that Israel. Is prepared to
v ceive 100,000 Arab refugees, US represeithti Porter
,sate that Israel"m representative Shi.lh.,
:, zting that Tel Aviv would accept a specific n rnber
ofajx ees, .led to mention a specific fide. Porter a a+ s
that 0-Ml ah also made it clear that actual ropatriatton must
g ait a) preparation of an overall rep triation and resettle -
c;denee of proe;. f3tlt
ent between and the Arab , On Q Cerrito . d
LSU'-,, Porter reports that Shiloab t1 i~.a d ' .el woul
~ rnly oppose and PCB' flan involving reduction of any
: i r^ now held by lama el. Porter continents that he
uwess on in hi` attempts to d$i~eover if the p sibility of all.
,r ement exists.
Meanwhile , the Department of State I MS informed
t usa e of its c c;19sisle. aed opIion that the PCC
a
L W hid continue in its capacity of a ` go-? etween'y fora the
ants and that anything re4:)embitnt,; a PCC Van
d he avoided at this tit-fie. While urgi Porter to
a lid committing tote S to x-es po thii for spo Nit ;orirc
a specific nj.tn er of Arab 'efugees for repatriation, K be
Department adds that Israel should absorb 2.150,000 more
.2c, ge as than the 150,000 presently estimated Israel
ttl ' n i" boundaries
Document No. L V
NO CHANGE in Class.
D DECLASSIFIED
Class. CHANGED TO: TS S
T)" . Mermo, 4 Apr 77
Auth. I,".! Ti-7C, 77.,_x"1763
State Dept. review completed
Approved For Release 2008/03/06: CIA-RDP78-01617AO06100030052-0