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T he text of the terms follow:
• In this memorandum the word "Jerusalem" means the town planning area of Jerusalem.
• All hostilities within Jerusalem shall cease. No fire shall be directed into Jerusalem or
from it.
•No arms or warlike stores shall be permitted to enter Jerusalem.
• Supplies essential to the civil life of the population of Jerusalem shall be allowed to
be brought up to Jerusalem subject to check by an impartial body acceptable to both
Arabs and Jews which will ensure that supplies other than such essential supplies do
not pass into Jerusalem.
•At least one of the following routes shall be open for the transport to Jerusalem of
essential supplies (subject to such control) from each of the places where they
are available and for the movement of unarmed persons from the place where
they may be, that is to say, the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road via Bab el Wad when
possible or Ramallah, and the main roads leading to Jerusalem via Ramallah,
Jericho and Bethlehem; provided that no movement shall take place leading to any
substantial increase in the Arab or Jewish population of Jerusalem or any exchange
of population calculated to increase Arab or Jewish military strength in Jerusalem.
•Jews, whether living within or without the Old City, shall have the right of free entry
and exit to the Jewish quarter of the Old City and from there to the Wailing Wall. Such
entry and exit shall be effected through the Zion gate. For the purpose of ensuring that
no arms are taken into the Old City, control shall be established at a point outside the
Zion gate by the impartial body referred to in Paragraph Four.
• Jews shall evacuate the Arab quarters of Qatamon now occupied by them.
• Any dispute concerning the meaning or application of these terms (including the
interpretation of the term "essential supplies") shall be decided by the impartial body
referred to in Paragraph 4.
The High Commissioner informed the Truce Commission on May 9 that the Jewish
delegation had not appeared for talks scheduled for that morning. Bad flying weather was
the reason given by the Jews for their nonappearance; but Consul Wasson understood
that they "resented keenly not having been brought into cease-fire discussion prior to
issuance of the official communiqué re Jericho talks." (Telegram 570, May 10, 10a.m.,
from Jerusalem, 867N.01/5-1048)
M ay 10, 9pm – Confidential Urgent
H agana forces commenced battle to open the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road at Bab el Wad on
Saturday night, and after fairly heavy fighting succeeded in opening the road later, on
Monday afternoon. 4,500 persons are reported as having been engaged but the number
was probably much less. The Hagana believed in brigade strength. The Arabs pushed back
the initial Jewish attacks but the Jews brought up reinforcements and took key hills and
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• In this memorandum the word "Jerusalem" means the town planning area of Jerusalem.
• All hostilities within Jerusalem shall cease. No fire shall be directed into Jerusalem or
from it.
•No arms or warlike stores shall be permitted to enter Jerusalem.
• Supplies essential to the civil life of the population of Jerusalem shall be allowed to
be brought up to Jerusalem subject to check by an impartial body acceptable to both
Arabs and Jews which will ensure that supplies other than such essential supplies do
not pass into Jerusalem.
•At least one of the following routes shall be open for the transport to Jerusalem of
essential supplies (subject to such control) from each of the places where they
are available and for the movement of unarmed persons from the place where
they may be, that is to say, the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road via Bab el Wad when
possible or Ramallah, and the main roads leading to Jerusalem via Ramallah,
Jericho and Bethlehem; provided that no movement shall take place leading to any
substantial increase in the Arab or Jewish population of Jerusalem or any exchange
of population calculated to increase Arab or Jewish military strength in Jerusalem.
•Jews, whether living within or without the Old City, shall have the right of free entry
and exit to the Jewish quarter of the Old City and from there to the Wailing Wall. Such
entry and exit shall be effected through the Zion gate. For the purpose of ensuring that
no arms are taken into the Old City, control shall be established at a point outside the
Zion gate by the impartial body referred to in Paragraph Four.
• Jews shall evacuate the Arab quarters of Qatamon now occupied by them.
• Any dispute concerning the meaning or application of these terms (including the
interpretation of the term "essential supplies") shall be decided by the impartial body
referred to in Paragraph 4.
The High Commissioner informed the Truce Commission on May 9 that the Jewish
delegation had not appeared for talks scheduled for that morning. Bad flying weather was
the reason given by the Jews for their nonappearance; but Consul Wasson understood
that they "resented keenly not having been brought into cease-fire discussion prior to
issuance of the official communiqué re Jericho talks." (Telegram 570, May 10, 10a.m.,
from Jerusalem, 867N.01/5-1048)
M ay 10, 9pm – Confidential Urgent
H agana forces commenced battle to open the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road at Bab el Wad on
Saturday night, and after fairly heavy fighting succeeded in opening the road later, on
Monday afternoon. 4,500 persons are reported as having been engaged but the number
was probably much less. The Hagana believed in brigade strength. The Arabs pushed back
the initial Jewish attacks but the Jews brought up reinforcements and took key hills and
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