American Envoy to Israel Calls on Shertok; Informs Him of U.S. Recognition

United States special representative to Israel tames MacDonald today called on Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok and transmitted to him the text of the U.S. Government’s announcement extending de jure recognition to the swish state. The Belgian Government’s consul-general in Jerusalem also called on Shertok and gave him the text of Belgium’s de facto recognition of Israel.

An Israeli Government spokesman, commenting on the U.S. Government’s granting of full recognition to the new state, declared; “We welcome United States recognition and we recall with appreciation American de facto recognition, which came so con after our declaration of statehood. We believe that all that has occurred here since then made de jure recognition a matter of time and now we are pleased that the fire has come for full recognition.”

Meanwhile, Shertok today instructed acting Israeli representative in London I.J. Linton to convey the following message to British Foreign Secretary Ernest Be?in “I am glad to acknowledge receipt of your communication and to express the appreciation of the Provisional Government of Israel for Britain’s de facto recognition, the Provisional Government hopes for the early establishment of friendly reaction between the two governments and is ready to discuss proposals by you for the exchange of representatives.”

A similar message was presented to British Consul-General Cyril Marriott in Haifa for transmission to London. The Israeli Foreign Minister also sent messages of acknowledgment and thanks to the Australian and New Zealand Governments for their re-cognition of the Jewish state.