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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
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Memorandum of Conversation 
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DATE: June 23, 1967 . 
PL~CE : Secrctacy ' s Dinner 
2t :Tal c~orf-.\stor-i2 
SUBJECT: 
Th.e llillcH 2 E:i..s:: Cri s is 
Ti.1e Secretary 
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L'Or-ei~n l''.iln::.st2r .~:~:r:escu Assist~nt Secr2t 2ry Sisco 0ei)l:t°' ;7orci·:n ::~r1 is•-0 r 't,.'..·li."t?"'
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6'.::.r._;8•: tl.1.:; Isl.-.:.~lis ~·1it:t at;~rc:;sion out :;2.3scr h2J sa.icl there had been 2. con­
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of ~ial.-r,~t:st be endc:G . Thi;; r.~od~liti2s fo::-2,chieving a state of peac::; c2n be found ir: th2 :11<'1:-~8:-of '.:lLe Ur.itcd i·:2tiot:s bnt a continuin;; "stal.:e of ·uar" is i ncon­Sl.·s:·ent-• ~ '..·i.'t-'.t~ -;::, -•D~~c"'~'-•
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Tiu~ Premier SC'. icl that in his S?C2Ch he had called for Isrc-~e 1 i wit L1d:-<::,rc.l. He ~r.1911.'."l::>iz~d, ho·.:~v2r , ti.1.at 02 h2J not us2d the 1-mrd ''ia1mccliately" but. ~athcr t he phrnse "~1ithout c~elay. " The ::-:0~:2.nie_n3 lrnd t:1ou~ht t~1is over c.::.refully . Before there c0ulJ be ccfcctive discussion to settle be.sic probl ems , there r:1ust be a ?rior st.:-.~e, th..:..:.t of ~;ithJ:-c.l:·:al. Th-3 Sccret2ry1 s re2sonsing ~i3S logical. fhe state of bc.:lli·r:;rc:i.cv u2t·:ecn Isr2el aml the U~\-~ h2id never bc2n ended . I<asser 
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(DrJftmg Offire and Officer) 
DECLASSIFIED 
FORM DS· 1254 

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T:1e P::-2oier sc:id he ~·.1011ld b2 2s f rc~n~( c..s t l:.e Se cretc_:r;,r even t i1ou2h ~1hat he said ,~.i:;sht co..:1s2 hiD t ro:.rble 12t2i.·. Ee c ou. l cl ::. ot o~) .J ie ct to the Secret . ary' s ~2asonin~u • 

It ~:2.s c le:J.r t :1:;_t t \2 -1.oc1~n i-".ns could not co~tend that t\<t::;ser ~·:o.s right in 2.1 1 
hold res~onsible? rhc S£:e:reta~y rcpli2d , " ;::lath 
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Tte ?re:~.1ier sc.cid L12L. ~-.:heo they h.:::_c: r 2 i scci t h2 -i ssu2 of r es?oi1s i bility i11 :losco·:; , the _<_cr,te::.ni;:i.ns l:..-:od Zound tl·te~1.s·2l·,n2::; i '1 dis2.3.r8e~-~2nt ~,1ith th"~ other socialist coun­tri.'cs . ·rb..2 :..ot:~c.rii~ns ~ui.·d in th.e ~<0sc:o~'! di scus3.iorl2 tl1:'1t if tl1e~.r l1ad· been givcu the oy9oi..-::ctit~/ s2·v"-:.;:!..-2.l '.-.'e2'.::s e2~-li2r, the~' 1•.:ould :1::.v-::: 2~3:~2d the Soviets ~-.:h:' t hey 
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To C.he S2cr-~t2cy ' s co~'1I~:e:;t t1La.t. he ( '.:he Sec:retc.ry) ~·7.::s r.ot holding th2 3oviet Union :-espo::-tsibl:;, tl1=.; ?:>~.r:iisr r·~?li~d t:-"at he C~G.u:-2:: ) did. 1£ tl':s ~oviets h2d tole i."2sser tri..3.t t':e::; ·::oul(2 no'.:· .SU?:_:iort r.i::l , ~lOUld .:'~C:3S2 r: h3.VC. done ~·~~O..t he did? 
T:l.e Secre~nr;r 0ai:2 he ·.12s not s~l"'2 . ~-iau ::-2r Di3:1t be oT""er-e:~1?~1:-~siziTI~ t b.2 role 211::. influ2i1ce of ~re2t D0'..1'3r:-s . :!e don ' t cont r o l :'e l ..-'.viv . fl'.::; g::-e2test po~;2rs c.J.nnot c:.l;1c.~1s co::-:tr-ol. Tel :.viv and '.:.:iiro bot:-i p::-o:Jisec us thc.y -.:-:ould not s t c.rt hostilities • 
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~rilel:· resyonsible . Eo-.1~-:;ver , i2 the ~ovi2ts h2C: dorte ~·;h.::.t tb.e ~!.onc:nian3 did , the 
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bilities of c.. s2ttlcL'ent. 11 ~:o~:evcr , th2 Ist·~elis ·~.... oulc' be quite justified i f they ~ 1 1 . ' . . i , . . t' . . . ' -1 1:\ d
re.I:e.rrec to t 1e cor:'.::ntm~nt w"1icn L1.2.·:i. ;_:)r2c202a :tel.r ~n-cnar.::.~·:a. ·.; yea::-s c.:;o c.n pointe<2 out ti.:.at th2t · c.:or.1111itn2nt h2d not protected tJ.2~.1 . 
The Secrc~ar:/ repli2d th2.t t:1e Isr-aelis h2c not ::::..ited lori.g enous;h. It s:1ould be 
quite clewr the LrrliteJ St2tes did not d2sire c::.n;" ne\·:' troubles or diff i cul ties of 
any kind , "Our bJ.S~(;t is full ." ~-'.fture:::-s2id he ful l y 2cce:>t2d th2.t . t.he United 
3tatc::s U.:lS sir1-:er2l;r sc~~<:ing .:i.. solution . 
Ti.1~ Secret:.:-y no:::2z:l :·.:o.u1:~r spo:~e o.C ::ithur..:.~-:al ZlS c. pr2:-.;;quisit c . Th2 re i s soc.2 question hc=2 both as to the sequ2nc2 of events u~d th2 shape of the fi nal result. If tr.ere could be confidenc~ th~t c.t the end of the ro:-lC:. certc::in r?sults ~:ould be achi2v2d , such .::.s the rccosnition of th2 ri~ht oE Isr2el to exist and to have the nor-CJ.al ri~~1.ts of .:::. state i n the int2r:-i2tionc-.l systcD ( he no t ed t Z12t he d i d not re[e:;:-here to dii)lo::-,12.tic r2la:.io11s ), ~(;rl-....:-t;)S ~:ithd:.-2~;al coul d be E:. t 2.rt early st 2gc. 3ut ~1he;n t:-:e =-~oo.;~ians S=J~.::.~~ of: it .:.s c:.. prer'2quis i tc-~ , ~;hat i s mec..nt? I s it t he 
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SU),?ly 2tTJS -;rnulrl. un~l.crt "'t::e not to sup?l31 o.nis , sor.e of th~ L"is:,s the:.t hac be2n IT'.e:1t:ionec.1 coul·J b2 2ccept2J . Sven if on'= side s:1oulJ S,?8a:, of Jih2.d , Eoly .~=l :-, if there ~Ter:-e no .:.rr's, t:hcr-2 :;ould be no ~rar . T:1.is is one p.=1.. th. Tte~e is .:.notl:.cr ro..:.d . 1:::2 r2fu_;2'2s C:eserv2 t'l.2 syD:_)3.tlly of 21 1. I f th2 n~fu:;ce ?roolem i:·i2r2 solved , the ris::s ~;ould bcc 1X:i.(: less i~?ort~nt . There nu.3t be fle~cibili.t/ . I~ t he 
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f~1c '._Ji-emicr as\eJ ho'.1 the Secretary co nee ive<l fo.rr1ul a . 
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Th2 ?r2oi2r ended discussion of this question by em9h~3izing that soo2 soluticn ~~.Jst be found :J.nJ t:':.2.t th2.t \.12.S th:::: i;-.~l10le se1.1se of havint; 2. session of the G2:'.er2l As ser1bly . 
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