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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100050057-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2002
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: April 26, 1950
• Content Type: SUMMARY

2 6 APR 1950
Approved For Relea 08/26: C RDP78-01617A006100050057-4
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GENE AL
1. UK to recd aize ~ordn ~ e annexation of Arab Pal t ~~~
iris a reigxi C: ice . aclaf, in. di.~scussing with. US
Ambassador Douglas in London British plans for recog-
nizing Jordads annexation of .Arab Palestine, expressed
the Foreign Office views that.- (a) the time had come to
back King Abdullah against the Arab League; and (b) rec ag .
nition of the annexation wild provide a good opportunity
for the UK to extend de jnre recognition to Israel. The
official expressed the hope that the US would also recognize
the annexation but declared that the UK would probably go
ahead with its plans anyhow.
EUROPE
2, YUGOSLAVIA- Attitude on Trieste--US Ambassador Allen
in Belgrade has een i. cane y ugoslav Deputy Foreign
Minister Popovic that although Yugoslavia still desires to
settle the Trieste question by direct negotiation with Italy,
his government believes that "no Italian government could
make a satisfactory compromise settlement at the present
time."" Popovic added that the Yugoslav Government was
convinced that it would be best for all concerned to let the
Trieste question "remain quiet for a while."
(CIA Comment-. CIA concurs with the above views. )
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NO CHANGE in Class. F1
D DECLASSIFIED
Cla--o. C_ AD'ED TO: TS S
D'DA_Memo , 4 Apr 77
Auth: D DA R.-G. 77/1763
Date: 2 9 MAR 1.979 By:
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