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Preferred Citation:

Richard Russell Letter to William Emmons, 1867 June 20, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William R. Emmons, 1975.

Scope and Contents

One page response from Senator Russell to Emmons in regard to his inquiry regarding the settlement of Jerusalem and the United States' stance on the land dispute. Russell indicates in his response that he believes that the United Nations should not be the entity to settle the dispute over the territory and that the United States has only allowed appropriations to the United Nations to provide foreign aid to refugees.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Jerusalem
• Land settlement -- Israel
• United Nations. International Law Commission