The U.S. Government is urging both the Israeli and the Egyptian Governments to do everything possible to make the armistice talks at Rhodes a success, a State Department spokesman said today. He emphasized that verbal pleas to this effect were made by the U.S. to representatives of both governments.
The Egyptian Ambassador saw Secretary of State Dean Acheson on Saturday at his own request. Shortly before his visit Acheson had called in Israeli special representative to the United States Eliahu Epstein. The State Department, however, would not disclose the nature of their discussion.
President Truman today sent to the Senate for confirmation the nomination of James G, McDonald, present U.S. Special Representative to Israel. McDonald is being mentioned as the most probable choice for American Ambassador to the Jewish state.
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