§ 127. Mr. J. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was with his authority that an official of his Department announced to the Press that the President of the U.S.A. had been informed beforehand that His Majesty's Government proposed to take action against the Jewish Agency in Palestine.
Mr. McNeilThe Press were not told by any official of the Foreign Office that President Truman had been informed in advance that His Majesty's Government proposed to take action against the Jewish Agency in Palestine. Speaking with full authority, the News Department of the Foreign Office told the Press that the United States Government had been informed of the action taken in Palestine, but had not been consulted. They added that, some ten days in advance, a warning had been conveyed to the United States Government that His Majesty's Government took a very grave view of the renewal of terrorism in Palestine.