![]() ![]() Israel undertakes not to embark on preemptive action against the Arab Jordan diversion works, but to utilize all peaceful recourse including the United Nations. ![]() ![]() The Government of Israel pledges not to develop or obtain nuclear weapons and, before any direct sale of arms is initiated, will certify this by accepting IAEA safeguards on all its nuclear facilities.ħ. Any such sales would be arranged on a quiet case-by-case basis, with minimum attendant publicity, after Israel had made maximum efforts to obtain its requirements from Western European sources.Ħ. The United States will undertake to make selective direct sales of military equipment to Israel, if the United States and Israel agree that a disproportionate arms build-up on the Arab side is developing which cannot be otherwise met. The United States will seek a firm private assurance from King Hussein that he intends to keep his armor on the East Bank of the Jordan.ĥ. The United States is prepared to reiterate at an appropriate time both its policy of opposition to aggression in the Near East and its support for the Unified Plan as an equitable standard by which to judge Jordan water usage by riparian states.Ĥ. The United States agrees to review with Israel the dangers posed by the Arab counter-diversion scheme and the Unified Arab Command build-up.ģ. The Governments of the United States and of Israel agree that full secrecy shall be maintained on all matters referred to herein and all subsequent actions taken in this connection, until the two Governments agree on how and when to divulge them.Ģ. The first would be a memorandum initialed by both parties along the following lines:ġ. We believe that this understanding should be expressed in two simultaneous separate documents. We can see virtue in reducing our understanding with the Government of Israel to an explicit statement. 3 Following telegram cleared at highest level. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel 1Ĩ23. The United States is outlining its understanding with Israel on the arms balance in the Middle East. ![]()
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