News Division Files
Memorandum by Mr. Michael J. McDermott of the Press and Radio News Conference by the Secretary of State on Wednesday, May 19, 1948
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When a correspondent asked for comment on the status of the studies in this country on the revision or modification of the arms embargo to the Middle East, Mr. Marshall replied that we had had the matter under consideration for some time. He explained that we also had to consider the attitude of the Security Council on this matter. When asked if we had made any attempt to find out the attitude of the Security Council, he replied that we had proposed a resolution relating to Chapter 7 of the Charter but that no action had been taken one way or the other as yet. Mr. Marshall explained that Chapter 7 involved such a question, and said that on April 17th the Security Council had made an announcement calling on all parties for certain action and certain reservations, one of which applied to arms. Asked if this meant that there would be no announcement on embargo policy until after the Security Council announced its decision, he repeated again that we would have to observe the attitude of the Security Council.
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