Early British recognition of Israel, even on a de facto basis, is not expected, the Yorkshire Post, which serves as a mouthpiece for Anthony Eden, declared today.
The article said that the most that can be expected is that there will be some basing of the strict adherence to protocol which has heretofore prevented the acceptance of letters signed by the “Premier” or “Foreign Minister of Israel.” It is also possible, the Post stated, that the present British consul general in Haifa will be moved to Tel Aviv.
The afternoon Star today also forecast that Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin will issue instructions for “less frigid treatment of Israeli leaders” in order to improve the atmosphere for Israeli-Trans Jordan talks which are expected shortly and which the British hope will prove successful.
A similar emphasis on the importance of Arab-Jewish talks was contained in a Times editorial this morning. The newspaper also pointed out that the General Assembly’s resolution on Palestine “to a very large extent leaves the Jews and Arabs to settle their dispute by themselves.” It blamed the division between the U.S.S.R. and the Western Powers for the inability of the Security Council to handle the problem, therefore putting the Assembly in a “false position,” leading to the Assembly’s “greatest failure.”
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