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U.S. Postpones Consideration of Economic Measures Against Israel

November 2, 1956
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U.S. Department of Commerce sources today made known that consideration of economic measures against Israel has been deferred until after the elections next week. It was reported that this decision was taken at the advice of Secretary of State Dulles.

The White House said today that this country’s moves were “one way” of honoring its 1950 pledge to aid victims of aggression in the Middle East. It was silent, however, on whether the Administration is considering any other means of fulfilling the 1950 commitment to which this country subscribed along with Britain and France.

President Eisenhower spent two hours today discussing moves to end hostilities with the National Security Council and Joint Chiefs of Staff and the civilian heads of the military services.

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