Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson said today that this government has not made any formal representations to Great Britain in opposition to the British blockade of Palestine, but expressed the view that the un fortunate people who arrived in Haifa before the recent British blockade order should be treated with all possible consideration.
Asked at his press conference regarding the attitude of the United States towards the blockade, Acheson said he doubted whether we had made any representation of any sort on the subject. If there were any, he thought they would have been restricted to the point of view that the people who reached Haifa some time ago should receive all possible consideration. In a broad way, he said, that is what the British Government has done.
Mr. Acheson made it clear that he was referring to the earlier comers to Haifa, and not to those now being transported to Cyprus. He said it was his impression that these people arrived after warning had been given that the deportation would occur.
The Cabinet Committee on Palestine is still in existence and very active, Acheson said. It meets very frequently and will continue to do so, he added.
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