[EternalVigilance]

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/exhibit_documents/index.php?tldate=1945-04-18&groupid=3422&pagenumber=1&collectionid=ROIexhibit

Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. to Harry S. Truman, April 18, 1945; Palestine-1945-1947; Foreign Affairs; Subject File; PSF; Truman Papers.

[InMemoriam]

The aftermath to this is hilarious! After that snake Stettinius wrote this filibuster letter against the creation of Israel, when they actually did declare independence, Truman recognized them...

...eleven minutes later.