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God is greatest, and glory belongs to the Arabs.

Cairo, 11 June 1956

[signature] President of the Council of Ministers

To complete our review of the efforts we undertook with the Arab states and the Arab League Council to train, arm, and prepare the Palestinians to resume their jihad and recover their homeland from the hands of the Zionists, we present another group of memoranda, statements, and efforts undertaken in this matter.

The Arab Higher Committee for Palestine took advantage of a meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Arab Collective Security Treaty and submitted to its chairman, Major General Muhammad Ibrahim, chief of staff of the Egyptian Army, a memorandum concerning the concealed Jewish dangers against the Arab character of Jerusalem and the need to take effective measures to confront them. The memorandum follows:

Arab Higher Committee for Palestine No. S/721/808

To Major General Muhammad Ibrahim, chief of staff of the Egyptian Army and chairman of the Military Advisory Committee of the Collective Security Treaty, Cairo

Peace, God’s mercy, and His blessings be upon you. The Arab Higher Committee for Palestine wishes your honored committee every success in its meeting and work. Because it recognizes the great burdens and responsibilities placed upon you in securing the safety of the Arab homeland and combating the attacks and dangerous incidents that befall it, it hopes that one of the most important matters receiving your attention in the present meeting will be the defense of Jerusalem and the adoption of the serious and rapid military means required to repel the danger of Jewish aggression against it.

What those who sincerely understand Jewish ambitions and intentions fear most is that the Jews’ successive recent attacks on Egypt, Syria, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have, alongside their apparent aims, the aim of distraction and maneuver, to camouflage and divert attention from their intention to storm and seize the Old City of Jerusalem and expel