784.00/4–2850: Telegram
The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State
1736. Conveyed Department’s views Deptel 1491, April 271 to Garreau this morning. He is gratified know Department considers he has fulfilled his mandate TC resolution of April 4 simply by transmission substitute [statute?] to Jordan and Israeli Governments, with TCs request their cooperation. He is proceeding Paris Monday for short visit after which will continue on to NY.
Garreau informed us he is in constant touch with Israeli representatives and considers that they making effort be cooperative. He is advised Israeli Government preparing its formal reply to TC and that it will be presented in NY near future, Informed reply will restate Israeli position internationalization Jerusalem as recommended TC resolution inapplicable in light existing circumstances and that therefore Israel cannot accept. However, willing cooperate formulation workable solution which will be acceptable all three directly concerned, i.e., Jews, Arabs and Christian interests. Garreau believes Israeli have not closed door to consideration any applicable and reasonable solution.
Garreau tells us Jordan representative here embarrassed by his Government’s complete silence re TC communication. Garreau feels this lack minimum courtesy of even acknowledgment on part Jordan Government, in addition recent formal annexation Arab Palestine, including old city Jerusalem, indicates Arab intention refuse all cooperation resolution problem.
Garreau has discussed Jerusalem problem at length with Tardini, acting Secretary of State Holy See, as well as with Pope personally. Found former adamant in insisting UN must find means implementing GA resolution; that Holy See has vital spiritual interest in problem and that GA resolution passed last session provided minimum safe-guard those interests. Garreau told Tardini he and all UN well aware importance spiritual interests, but that unfortunately job of implementation involved rather complex temporal interests as well. Garreau tells us he found Pope considerably more reasonable than [Page 879] Tardini and that Holy Father concluded audience by observing that he would be satisfied with “any reasonable solution”.
Garreau himself still feels his own compromise formula best solution and that in end GA must come around to some such settlement. He added that in his opinion year lost by vain attempt carry out unworkable resolution has increased difficulties and that in view most recent developments ultimate solution will be much less satisfactory than one which might have been achieved year ago.
We said would pass on to Department Garreau’s views.
Sent Department 1736, repeated Paris 207, Tel Aviv 20. Department pass Amman 3, USUN 3.
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Not printed; it instructed Embassy Rome to express to President Garreau the appreciation of the Department of State for the information in Rome’s telegram 1679 of April 26 and requested that he be informed that transmission of the Statute to Israeli and Jordanian representatives at Rome or elsewhere, with a request for cooperation of their Governments, was sufficient to meet the requirements of the Trusteeship Council resolution (784.00/4–2650).
Telegram 1679 had advised of information from President Garreau of his failure to obtain a reply from King Abdullah concerning the Statute and of his opinion that no useful purpose would be served by his proceeding to Tel Aviv (784.00/4–2650).
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