Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Historical and Peace Process Source Documents
Theodor Herzl:
On the Jewish State, 1896
Richard Gottheil, "The
Aims of Zionism," 1 November 1898
Gottheil, Richard, Ph.D., "The Zionist Movement," The North American Review,
vol. 169, issue 513 (August 1899).
British
Imperial Connexions to the Arab National Movement, 1912-1914; Lord Kitchener,
the Emir Abdullah, Sir Louis Mallet -- the Case of Aziz Ali, 1914
The Husain-McMahon
Letters (excerpt), 1915
The
Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916
The 27 Articles of
T.E. Lawrence from The Arab Bulletin, 20 August 1917
Balfour
Declaration 1917
The
King-Crane Commission Report, August 28, 1919, Report of [the] American
section of Inter-allied Commission of mandates in Turkey
The British
Mandate For Palestine, San Remo Conference, April 24, 1922
The San Remo
Conference, 1922
British
White Paper, 1922
British
White Paper, 1939
National
Security Archive, U.S. Propaganda in the Middle East - The Early Cold War
Version, National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 78, Edited by
Joyce Battle. December 13, 2002
Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian
and African Affairs Memorandum from Wallace Murray to Archibald MacLeish.
"Letter from Colonel Harold B. Hoskins" [American Movie Propaganda], March 21,
1945.
Attitude of
American Government Toward Palestine Letter From President Roosevelt to King Ibn
Saud, April 5, 1945
Memo from acting Secretary Joseph C. Grew to President Truman,
May 1, 1945
Memorandum to President Truman from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew
regarding Palestine and the American Christian Palestine Committee, May 28, 1945
Memo for President Truman regarding an upcoming meeting about
Palestine with Winston Churchill, June 16, 1945
President Truman's files on the United States' position on
Palestine, August 1945
Memo for President Truman on his stance on Palestine, October 17,
1945
Statement by President Truman, November 13, 1945
Proposal from Lessing J. Rosenwald to President Truman at their
meeting in the White House, December 4, 1945
Letter from Loy W. Henderson to Secretary of State Connelly on the creation of
the state of Israel, December 11, 1945
Three copies of a statement by President Truman regarding
hearings on Palestine and European Jews, January 7, 1946
Executive Order from President Truman, January 19, 1946
Letter from Congressman Emanuel Celler to President Truman, March
20, 1946
Statement by President Truman regarding the U. S. Government's
lack of representation at a conference in London regarding the future of
Palestine (no date)
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, April 1946
Letter from David K. Niles to Matt Connelly, May 1, 1946
Memo from Robert F. Wagner to President Truman regarding the horrors of the
treatment of Jews by the Nazis, June 20, 1946
Memo from Colonel A. J. McFarland to the State-War-Navy
Coordinating Committee, June 21, 1946
Confidential letter from Prime Minister Attlee to President
Truman, July 25, 1946
Letter to Acting Secretary of State William L. Clayton from
President Truman, September 14, 1946
Immigration
into Palestine - Statement by President Truman, October 4, 1946
Letter from David K. Niles to President Truman, May 12, 1947
Map, September
1947 - Palestine: Plan of Partition
Map, September
1947- Proposed Boundaries of the City of Jerusalem
Letter from Eddie Jacobson to President Truman, October 8, 1947
United States
Position on Palestine Question. Statement by Herschel V. Johnson, United States
Deputy Representative to the United Nations, October 11, 1947
Letter from Senator Elbert D. Thomas to President Truman,
November 15, 1947
Action of the General Assembly's Resolution on the Palestine
question, November 29, 1947
UN
General Assembly Resolution 181, November 29, 1947
US, Department of the Army, Area Handbook, Israel, PROBLEMS OF THE NEW STATE,
1948-67
Summary of major events leading to the creation of the nation of
Israel (no date)
Elihu King's
account of his participation in the Israeli War of Independence
Draft: The Position of the United States with respect to
Palestine, February 17, 1948
Letter from President Truman to Eddie Jacobson, February 27, 1948
Letter from Senator Francis J. Myers to President Truman, March
4, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 42, March 5, 1948
United States
Position on the Palestine Problem, Statement by Ambassador Warren R. Austin,
United States Representative in the Security Council, March 19, 1948 (Excerpts)
Letter from Robert R. Nathan to Robert A. Lovett, March 24, 1948
Statement on the United Nations' recognition of Israel by
President Truman, March 25, 1948
United States
Proposal for Temporary United Nations Trusteeship for Palestine, Statement by
President Truman, March 25, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 43, April 1, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 44, April 1, 1948
Articles from the April 8, 1948 issue of Foreign Report
Matthew Hogan, "THE 1948 MASSACRE AT DEIR YASSIN REVISITED," Historian,
Winter 2001
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 46, April 17, 1948
Draft of proposed remarks by Ambassador Austin to plenary
session, special session on Palestine, April 19, 1948
Letter from Freda Kirchwey to Chaim Weizmann, April 20, 1948;
Essay by Henry F. Grady on the fate of European Jews under the regime of Adolf
Hitler and the creation of a permanent Jewish state (no date)
Memo by Frank P. Corrigan--summary of Palestine problem (no date)
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 48, April 23, 1948
Correspondence between Representative Arthur G. Klein and
President Truman, May 1948
Office memo from Clark Clifford to Robert McClintock, May 4,
1948; Office memo from General Carter to Robert McClintock, May 3, 1948, 2
copies; Telegram from Ambassador Austin to Secretary of State, April 30, 1948;
Telegram from Ambassador Austin to Secretary of State, May 2, 1948; Memo from
Judah Magnes and Robert McClintock to Lovett, rusk, Handerson, and Ambassador
Austin, May 4, 1948
Letter from Dean Alfange to Major General Harry H. Vaughan and a
reply from President Truman, May 5, 1948
Letter from Alfred M. Greenfield to Representative Joseph F.
Guffey, May 6, 1948
Letter from Congressman Chet Holifield to President Truman, May
7, 1948. The last three pages of this document contain the names and signatures
of those who signed this letter
Letter from Moshe Shertok to Secretary of State George C.
Marshall, May 7, 1948
David K. Niles' notes of Dean Rusk's comments about the
recognition of Israel, May 8, 1948
Report on the Jewish accomplishment of partition between the
Jewish and Arab populations in Palestine, May 9, 1948
Telegram from New York State Assemblyman Philip J. Schupler to President Truman,
May 10, 1948
Letter from Freda Kirchwey to President Truman, May 10, 1948;
Letter to President Truman from Henry A. Atkinson, Bartley C. Crum, Leon
Henderson, Freda Kirchwey, Philip Murray, James G. Patton, and T. O. Thackrey,
May 10, 1948
Correspondence between President Truman and Bartley C. Crum, May
11, 1948
Alternatives of how to make peace between the Arabs and the Jews
in Palestine, Lowenthal to Clifford, May 11, 1948
Memo to President Truman on having the U. N. provide the basic
needs for keeping law and order in Palestine, May 11, 1948
Memo to President Truman from David K. Niles recommending a
particular stance on Palestine during the rest of the U. N. General Assembly,
May 11, 1948
Cover page of a letter from President Truman to Representative Joseph F. Guffey,
May 12, 1948
Diary of Eben B. Ayers, May 12 through 15, 1948
Letter from Dr. Chaim Weizmann to President Truman, May 13, 1948
Correspondence between President Truman and Rabbi Samuel Thurman
of the United Hebrew Congregation of St. Louis, Missouri, May 13, 1948
Draft telegram from President Truman to Ben-Gurion at the
American Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel (no date)
U.N. General
Assembly Resolution 186, Appointment and terms of reference of a United Nations
Mediator in Palestine; May 14, 1948
Declaration of
Israel's Independence, May 14, 1948
Letter from Eliahu Epstein, agent for the provisional government
of Israel, to President Truman, May 14, 1948
Memo from President Truman stating that Israel's government had
been finally recognized, May 14, 1948
Letter from Eliahu Epstein to President Truman, May 14, 1948;
Statement by President Truman, June 5, 1947; Telegram regarding President
Truman's announcement that the U. S. had officially recognized Palestine's new
provisional government, May 14, 1948
Copy of cable sent by Eliahu Epstein to Moshe Shertok, May 14, 1948
Independence
of Israel, Letter From the Agent of the Provisional Government of Israel to the
President of the United States, May 15, 1948
Statement of proclamation of Israel for May 15th or 16th, 1948
Correspondence between President Truman and The Honorable James
Roosevelt, May 16, 1948
Telegram from Ambassador Austin to Secretary of State, May 19,
1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 49, May 22, 1948
Comments on Mr. Bevin on Palestine, May 25, 1948
Letter from Chaim Weizmann to President Truman, May 26, 1948
Memo from Eddie Jacobson on the De Jure Recognition of Israel (no
date)
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 50, May 29, 1948
Letter to President Truman from Bartley Crum and Paul O' Dwyer,
June 10, 1948
Map of the military situation, June 11, 1948
Memo to President Truman on U. S. government representation in
Palestine and a proposed press release, June 15, 1948
Letter from Freda Kirchwey to President Truman, June 19, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 53, July 7, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 54, July 15, 1948
Cover page of document referred to the Honorable Matthew J.
Connelly by David K. Niles, July 21, 1948; Memorandum to David K. Niles from
David Ginsberg regarding the de facto and de jure recognition of Israel (no
date)
Memo from Samuel Rosenman to Clark Clifford questioning the U.
S.'s recognition of Israel's provisional government, July 30, 1948
Letter from Representative Bloom to President Truman, August 3,
1948
Letter from Eddie Jacobson to Chaim Weizmann, August 6, 1948
Telegram from Lovett to President Truman
Telegram from Bill Boyle to Mr. Connelly regarding popularity of
stance on Palestine
Telegram from Lovett to President Truman
Memo from Eliahu Epstein to Clark Clifford, August 9, 1948
Memo to President Truman regarding proposed representations to
the Provisional Government of Israel, August 16, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 56, August 19, 1948
Memorandum to President Truman: President's Press Conference on
the September 9, 1948 de jure recognition of Israel plus 2 telegram attachments,
September 8, 1948
Memorandum on "De Facto and De Jure Recognition of Israel" (no
date)
Truman's statement on being for the establishment of a Jewish state in the
Middle East (no date); Memo of a conversation among Clark Clifford, George M.
Elsey, and William M. Franklin that occured in Clifford's office on July 25,
1973; Memo of a conversation between Clark Clifford and William M. Franklin,
June 20, 1974
Conclusions
From Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, September 16,
1948
Telegram to Clark Clifford from Bartley Crum that Marshall had
approved the Bernadotte Plan without Presidential approval, September 28, 1948
Telegram from Freda Kirchney to Senator Howard J. McGrath (no
date--most likely October 1, 1948)
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 59, October 19, 1948
Telegram from Mr. Clifford to President Truman on unfounded
personal attacks by 1948 Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey,
October 23, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 60, October 29, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 61, November 4, 1948
Letter from Chaim Weizmann to President Truman, November 5, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 62, November 16, 1948
Letter from Israeli President Chaim Weizmann to President Truman,
November 29, 1948
Confidential letter from Israeli President Chaim Weizmann to
President Truman, November 29, 1948
Creation of a
Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Resolution of the General Assembly,
December 11, 1948
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 66, December 29, 1948
Cover letter and message from Dr. Chaim Weisman, President of the
State Council of the Provisional Government of Israel, to President Truman,
January 11, 1949
Revised Draft Press Release by President Truman on de jure
recognition of the Government of Israel, January 31, 1949
U.S
Congressional Joint Resolution, March 24, 1949 - for the Authorization of a
Special Contribution by the United States for the Relief of Palestine Refugees
Map of the Palestine Military Situation, April 6, 1949
Letter from Chaim Weizmann to President Truman, June 24, 1949
U.N., Report
on Status of the Armistice Negotiations and Truce in Palestine, July 21, 1949
(Excerpts)
Assistance to
Palestine Refugees - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 8, 1949
International
Regime for the Jerusalem Area and Protection of the Holy Places - Resolution of
the General Assembly, December 9, 1949
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of
State. "Recent Developments in Connection with the Kurdish-Language News
Bulletin," April 10, 1950.
Department of State Airgram from Dean Acheson. [Anti-Americanism in the Arab
World], May 1, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "Motion Pictures--The Film Two Cities," May 16, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "Priority Aims and Objectives of the USIE Program in Iran Calls for
Enhancing U.S. Prestige and Demonstrating Communist Fallacies," June 5, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Henry F. Grady to the Department of
State. "Proposed New Program for USIE, Iran," July 6, 1950.
United States Embassy, Soviet Union Cable from Alan G. Kirk to the Department of
State. [Voice of America and Radio Tehran], August 19, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Henry F. Grady to the Department of
State. [Voice of America Transmitters in Bahrain and Iran], September 19, 1950.
United States Embassy, Egypt Despatch from A.F. Lager to the Department of
State. "Transmitting Copy of Notes re 'Certain Aspects of the Political
Situation at Kuwait--The Company's Local Relations and Other Non-technical
Matters Connected with These Operations'" [Internal Memorandum Found at Trans
World Airlines Plane Crash Site], September 25, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Henry F. Grady to the Department of
State. [U.S.-Iranian Joint Propaganda Efforts], October 19, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable to the Department of State. [Iran's Propaganda
Director and the Voice of America], December 8, 1950.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "Motion Pictures--Pro-Soviet Feature Film North Star," December 28, 1950.
United States Embassy, Saudi Arabia Cable from William D. Brewer to the
Department of State. "Egyptian Newspaper Article on American Military Aid to
Saudi Arabia," January 5, 1951.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Henry F. Grady to the Department of
State. [Iranian Propaganda Director Dismissed], January 6, 1951.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Henry F. Grady to the Department of
State. [Appointment of New Iranian Propaganda Director], January 10, 1951.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "Notes on Expanded Program for Iran" [Includes Memorandum], January 12,
1951.
Department of State, Under Secretary Report from James E. Webb to James S. Lay,
Jr. "Progress Report by the Under Secretary of State on the Implementation of
United States Policy toward Israel and the Arab States (NSC 47/2)," January 26,
1951
Department of State, Division of International Broadcasting Memorandum from W.J.
Porter to Frederick Awalt. [Voice of America in Kuwait], February 19, 1951.
United States Consulate General. Dhahran (Saudi Arabia) Cable to the Department
of State. [Trip to Oman regarding Voice of America], February 20, 1951.
Department of State Report. "Conference of Middle East Chiefs of Mission
(Istanbul, February 14-21, 1951): Agreed Conclusions and Recommendations," c.
February 21, 1951.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of
State. "Anti-communist Poster Material Prepared by USIS Baghdad," March 10,
1951.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of
State. "Foreign Leader Grants for Iraqis," March 26, 1951.
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Memorandum
of Conversation. "Anglo-American Cooperation in the Psychological Field in the
Arab States and Iran" [Attached to Cover Memorandum Dated April 2, 1951], March
30, 1951.
Analysis from Stephen Penrose to the Department of State. "Comment on "The
Soviet Challenge in the Near East"--Princeton, June 2, 1951," June 2, 1951.
United States Embassy, Saudi Arabia Cable from Raymond Hare to the Department of
State. [Communist Propaganda], June 5, 1951.
United States Consulate General. Dhahran (Saudi Arabia) Letter from William A.
Eddy to Dorothy Thompson. [Christian-Muslim Anticommunist Propaganda Theme],
June 7, 1951.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Henry F. Grady to the Department of
State. [Kurdish Voice of America Broadcasts], August 6, 1951.
Department of State, Secretary Memorandum from Dean Acheson to Dwight D.
Eisenhower. "Urgent Request to You from King Ibn Saud for the Services of
General Graham," August 9, 1951.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian
and African Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum to Burton Berry.
"Mr. Nolting's Misgivings re Visit by Prince Misha'al," August 22, 1951.
Department of State Airgram from Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy,
Iraq. [Opposition to Book Publication], August 29, 1951
United States Embassy, Turkey Cable from George Wadsworth to the Department of
State. [Broadcasts to Turkey's Kurds], September 4, 1951.
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Memorandum
from Burton Berry to the Department of State, Assistant Secretary for Near
Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs. "VOA Broadcasts in Kurdish," September
14, 1951.
United States Embassy, Saudi Arabia Memorandum from Glenn A. Abbey to the
Department of State. [Anticommunist Propaganda], October 2, 1951.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Letter from Edward
W. Barrett to George Cameron. [Propaganda Advice], October 4, 1951.
University of Michigan. Department of Near Eastern Studies Letter from George
Cameron to Edward W. Barrett. [Propaganda Activities in Iraq; Attached to Cover
Memorandum], October 24, 1951.
New American Library of World Literature, Inc. Letter from Victor Weybright to
Edward W. Barrett. [Support for Publisher's Tour of Middle East], November 6,
1951.
United States. Department of the Air Force Memorandum from Robert H. Jones.
"Visit of His Royal Highness Prince Misha'al Abdul Aziz al Saud, Minister of
Defense, Saudi Arabia," November 6, 1951
United States Embassy, Iran Despatch from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "Motion Pictures: Cooperation of American Newsreels," November 10, 1951.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Letter from Edward
W. Barrett to George Cameron. [Propaganda Campaign], November 19, 1951.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Loy Henderson to the Department of State.
[Filming of Iranian Army Celebration], November 20, 1951
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Loy Henderson to the Department of State.
[Iranian Oil Policy], November 21, 1951.
United States Embassy, Saudi Arabia Letter from Raymond Hare to Frederick Awalt.
[Incident at Dhahran Air Field], November 25, 1951.
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Memorandum
from George C. McGhee to H. Freeman Matthews. "Visits of Chiefs of States,"
November 28, 1951.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Letter from Edward
W. Barrett to Victor Weybright. [State Department Involvement with Private
Publisher], November 30, 1951.
Department of State Airgram from James E. Webb to the United States Embassy,
Iran. [Newsreel Use in Iran], December 11, 1951.
United States Embassy, Saudi Arabia Despatch from Raymond Hare to the Department
of State. [Proposed Saudi Pamphlet Program], January 8, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iran Despatch from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "IE: Local Newspaper Item on USIE Radio Scripts," January 14, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iran Despatch from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "I.E.: Local Newspaper Items of USIE Radio Scripts," January 21, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Loy Henderson to the Department of State.
[Closure of Provincial Foreign Cultural Centers], January 30, 1952.
United States Consulate. Mashhad (Iran) Cable to the Department of State.
[Closure of Foreign Information and Cultural Centers], January 30, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Loy Henderson to the Department of State.
[Closure of Foreign Information and Cultural Centers], February 3, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of
State. [Opinion Survey], February 6, 1952.
Department of State Cable from Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy, Egypt.
[Religious Programming for Radio Jidda], February 11, 1952.
United States Legation. Lebanon Memorandum from John H. Bruins [Influencing
Public Opinion], February 26, 1952.
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Office of
Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum from Frederick Awalt to Samuel K.C. Kopper.
"Conversation with Prince Saud," March 10, 1952.
Franklin (Michigan). Chamber of Commerce Letter from S.B. Vaughan to the
Department of State. [Concern in Michigan; Includes Letter of Reply], March 22,
1952.
Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Memorandum of Conversation.
"Functions of the Psychological Planning Board," March 26, 1952.
Letter from Eddie Jacobson to Dr. Josef Cohn, Industrial
Institute of Israel, March 30, 1952--appeared in the April 1968 issue of the
American Jewish Archives
Letter from Eddie Jacobson about his efforts to persuade Truman to see Weizmann
to Dr. Josef Cohn, Industrial Institute of Israel, April 1, 1952 (original copy)
Department of State Transcript. "Working Group on Special Materials for Arab and
Other Moslem Countries" [Attached to Cover Memorandum Dated April 2, 1952;
Includes Attachment], April 1, 1952.
Draft telegram from President Truman to Ben-Gurion at the American Embassy in
Tel Aviv protesting the Israeli treatment of Palestinians, (no date)
United States. National Security Council. Executive Secretary Report to the
United States. National Security Council. "United States Objectives and Policies
with Respect to the Arab States and Israel" [Annex to NSC 129], April 7, 1952.
Notes to attached Eddie Jacobson chronology of his contacts with
Truman on Israel, by Frank J. Adler (no date)
United States Embassy, Iran Despatch from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "IIA: Country Plan," April 28, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Loy Henderson to the Department of State.
[Embassy Support for Iranian Magazine], May 2, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department
of State. "Proposed Information Program for Iraq," May 16, 1952.
United States Embassy, United Kingdom Letter from Joseph Palmer II to Samuel K.C.
Kopper. [British Objection to Voice of America Station in Kuwait; Attached to
Cover Notes], June 18, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of
State. ""When the Communists Came"," July 8, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of
State. "Mechanics of Controlling an Election," July 18, 1952.
Department of State Cable from Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy, Iran.
[State Department Recommends Neutral Tone], July 18, 1952.
Department of State Internal Paper to the United States Legation. Jordan [et
al.]. "Franklin Publications, Inc.," July 22, 1952.
United States Consulate General. Dhahran (Saudi Arabia) Letter from Max Bishop
to Parker T. Hart. [Military Show of Strength], July 28, 1952.
Department of State Cable from Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy, Iran.
[Media Guidance for Iran], July 28, 1952.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian
and African Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Letter from Parker T. Hart
to Max Bishop. [Display of Force], c. September 5, 1952
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Loy Henderson to the Department of State.
[U.S. Propaganda Program in Iran], September 6, 1952.
United States Embassy, Saudi Arabia Cable to the Department of State. [Saudi
Arabia and U.S. Objectives], September 7, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
[Iraqi Attitudes], September 11, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of
State. "Special IIA Projects for Islamic Countries," October 1, 1952.
Department of State, Executive Secretariat Letter from W.J. McWilliams to
William H. Draper, Jr. [Forwards Minutes from Chiefs of Mission Meeting],
October 2, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Harry L. Smith to the Department of
State. "Arabic Anti-communist Pamphlet Program," October 7, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of
State. "Partisans of Peace Object to Atomic Display" [Includes Article], October
18, 1952.
United States. International Information Administration. Information Center
Service Letter from Dan Lacy to Datus C. Smith, Jr. [Guidance for Franklin
Publications], October 27, 1952.
Department of State Cable to the United States Embassy, Jordan. [Travel
Arrangements], October 30, 1952
Department of State Airgram from David K.E. Bruce to the United States Embassy,
Iraq. [Top Secret Clearances], November 4, 1952.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian
and African Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum from Richard E.
Funkhouser to Parker T. Hart. "Additional Notes on Possible Iraq, Syria,
Lebanese Reactions to MEDO," November 5, 1952.
Department of State, Division of Public Studies Report. "U.S. Public Opinion on
Iran," November 10, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
[Attack on United States Information Service Building], November 23, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
[Occupation of United States Information Service Building], November 24, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
[Possible Disclosure of Classified Material], November 24, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
[Ambassador Berry Speaks with Prime Minister], December 13, 1952.
United States Embassy, Iran Despatch from Edward C. Wells to the Department of
State. "IIA: Motion Pictures: Iranian Governmental Document Proposing Mobile
Unit Operation Changes," January 7, 1953.
United States Embassy, Lebanon Memorandum from Nestor C. Ortiz to the Department
of State. "Middle East Reaction to Federal Trade Commission 'Report on the
International Petroleum Cartel' and the U.S. Department of Justice Suit against
Designated International Petroleum Companies" [Includes Embassy Memorandum and
Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company (TAPLINE) Report], January 13, 1953.
Department of State Memorandum from Wilson S. Compton to David K.E. Bruce.
"Colloquium on Islamic Culture to Be Held in September, 1953, under the Joint
Sponsorship of the Library of Congress and Princeton University" [Attached to
Cover Note Dated January 16, 1953; Includes Enclosure], January 13, 1953.
Princeton University Letter from Bayard Dodge to Richard H. Sanger. [Colloquium
on Islamic Culture], February 2, 1953.
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Office of
Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum. "Arab Public Relations in the U.S.," February
13, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of
State. "Opportunities for Anti-communist Activities among Students [Includes
Memorandum of Conversation], March 30, 1953.
Department of State Memorandum from G. Huntington Damon to Fred L. Hadsel.
"Briefing Paper for Secretary--Islamic Colloquium" [Includes Summary], April 30,
1953.
Colloquium on Islamic Culture Letter from Helen M. Anderson to Richard H.
Sanger. [Background Information on Islamic Colloquium; Includes Minutes, Letter,
and Budget], May 8, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of
State. "Anti-communist 'Brain Washing' Program to Be Instituted at Summer ROTC
Camps for Students," May 26, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iran Despatch from Loy Henderson to the Department of
State. "Attaching Memorandum Entitled 'Report on the Use of Anti-Soviet Material
within Iran during Period Covered by Last Two Years'," May 29, 1953.
Department of State Airgram from John Foster Dulles to the United States
Embassy, Iran. [Placement of Stories in U.S. Media], June 26, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of
State. "Results of Evaluation Survey of 'Where Are They Now?'," July 6, 1953.
Department of State Airgram from John Foster Dulles. "Information Plan for the
Arab Area," July 6, 1953.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Directorate of Plans Memorandum.
[Radio Report on Coup Plotting in Iran], July 7, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of
State. "Evaluation of 'Hoja' Films," July 18, 1953.
Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian
and African Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum from Burton Berry
to Henry Byroade. [Secretary of State's Understanding of Middle Eastern
Problems; Attached to Cover Sheet Dated July 23, 1953], July 23, 1953.
United States Embassy, Egypt Despatch from Jefferson Caffery to the Department
of State. "Colloquium on Islamic Culture and Saeed Ramadhan," July 27, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of
State. "Visit to the Barzani Area" [Includes Memorandum], August 11, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iraq. Office of the Air Attaché Memorandum to the United
States. Air Force. Chief of Staff. "Joint Weeka Nr.34--Section I" [Iraqi
Assistance for the Shah], August 22, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iran. Public Affairs Officer Despatch from Edward C.
Wells to the United States Information Agency. "Mo Pix: Recent Action by
Censorship Commission in Connection with The Korea Story and Let Us Live,"
September 2, 1953.
Department of State Cable from Theodore C. Streibert to the United States
Embassy, Iran. [Revitalized Propaganda Campaign for Iran; Attached to
Transmittal Sheet], September 11, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Edward C. Wells to the United States
Information Agency. [Media Guidance regarding Iran], September 15, 1953.
United States Embassy, Iran Cable from Edward C. Wells to the United States
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United Nations
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Department of
State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Interests Section in
Iraq. "Message from the Secretary for FON MIN Tariq Aziz: Iraqi Support for
Terrorism," May 23, 1983.
Central
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National
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Security Strategy for the Near East and South Asia" [Attached to Cover
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Possible U.S. Shift from Position of Strict Neutrality," October 7, 1983.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
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Department of State, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs Information Memorandum from Jonathan T. Howe to George
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Robert C. McFarlane. "Public Diplomacy Strategy for the Middle East" [Includes
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Security Council Resolution 590, November 26, 1986
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Security Council Resolution 592, December 8, 1986
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Security Council Resolution 624, November 30, 1988
Hamas Covenant
1988
ISRAEL'S
PEACE INITIATIVE, May 14, 1989
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 645, November 29, 1989
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 655, May 31, 1990
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 694, May 24, 1991
Remarks by
Mr. George Bush, President of the United States, at the Madrid Conference,
October 30, 1991
LETTER OF
INVITATION TO MADRID PEACE CONFERENCE, October 30, 1991
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 768, July 30, 1992
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 799, December 18, 1992
Letter from Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization to
Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, September 9, 1993
LETTER
FROM YASSER ARAFAT TO NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, September 9, 1993
LETTER
FROM PRIME MINISTER RABIN TO YASSER ARAFAT:, September 9, 1993
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON INTERIM SELF-GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS, September 13,
1993
ISRAEL-JORDAN COMMON AGENDA, September 14, 1993, Washington, D.C.
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 887, November 29, 1993
AGREEMENT
ON THE GAZA STRIP AND THE JERICHO AREA, May 4, 1994
GAZA-JERICHO AGREEMENT, ANNEX I, Protocol Concerning Withdrawal of Israeli
Military Forces and Security Arrangements
GAZA-JERICHO AGREEMENT, ANNEX II, Protocol Concerning Civil Affairs
GAZA-JERICHO AGREEMENT, ANNEX III, Protocol Concerning Legal Matters
GAZA-JERICHO AGREEMENT, ANNEX IV, Protocol on Economic Relations between the
Government of the State of Israel and the P.L.O., representing the Palestinian
people, Paris, April 9, 1994
Gaza-Jericho
Map No. 1
Gaza-Jericho
Map No. 2
Gaza-Jericho
Map No. 3
Gaza-Jericho
Map No. 4
Gaza-Jericho
Map No. 5
Gaza-Jericho
Map No. 6
THE
WASHINGTON DECLARATION, Israel - Jordan - The United States, July 25th, 1994
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 938, July 28, 1994
AGREEMENT ON
PREPARATORY TRANSFER OF POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, August 29, 1994
Annex I,
Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the
Sphere of Education and Culture
Annex
II, Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in
the Sphere of Health
Annex
III, Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
in the Sphere of Social Welfare
Annex
IV, Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in
the Sphere of Tourism
Annex V,
Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the
Sphere of Direct Taxation
Annex
VI, Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in
the Sphere of VAT on Local Production
Schedule
1, Six-month Budget for the Spheres
THE
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN INTERIM AGREEMENT ON THE WEST BANK AND THE GAZA STRIP,
Washington, D.C. September 28, 1995
TREATY OF
PEACE BETWEEN THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN, October
26, 1994
ANNEX I
(a, b, and c), ISRAEL-JORDAN INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY DELIMITATION AND
DEMARCATION
ANNEX II,
WATER RELATED MATTERS
ANNEX III,
COMBATTING CRIME AND DRUGS
ANNEX IV,
ENVIRONMENT
ANNEX V,
INTERIM MEASURES, BORDER CROSSING POINTS PROCEDURES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 962, November 29, 1994
SERGE SCHMEMANN,
"Jerusalem Is at the Heart of Most Middle East Disputes," New York Times,
October 27, 1996
SERGE SCHMEMANN,
"Netanyahu Cancels U.S. Visit to Take Charge of Hebron Talks," New York
Times, November 14, 1996
DOUGLAS JEHL, "Mubarak
Advises Israel to Soften Stance," New York Times, November 14, 1996
Maps of the
Golan Heights
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron, January 17, 1997
Note
for the Record Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
SERGE SCHMEMANN,
"Arafat Expected to Declare Statehood in '99," New York Times, July 8,
1998
REMARKS BY JAMES P.
RUBIN, SPOKESMAN AFTER SECRETARY ALBRIGHT'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER
NETANYAHU, UN Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, September 23, 1998
U.S. Department of
State, James P. Rubin, Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, Press Briefing at
Waldorf-Astoria on the Middle East Peace Process, New York, New York, September
27, 1998
U.S. Department of
State, James P. Rubin, Spokesman, Press Briefing at the Waldorf-Astoria,
Back-to-back meetings with Chairman Arafat and Prime Minister Netanyahu, New
York, New York, September 26, 1998
U.S. Department of
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