The Harry S. Truman Administration
The Harry S. Truman Administration
1945
First Message of President Truman to the Congress (4/16/45)
Memo from Acting Secretary Joseph C. Grew to President Truman (5/1/45)
Memo for President Truman regarding his stance on Palestine (10/17/45)
Statement by the President Concerning the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry (Palestine Commission) (12/10/45)
Statement by the President on the Problem of Jewish Refugees in Europe (11/13/45)
Truman on Displaced Persons in Germany (9/29/45)
Truman Letter to Attlee Concerning Resettlement of Jewish Refugees in Palestine (11/13/45)
Truman Letter to Committee Chairmen on Financing UN Palestine Refugee Program (7/27/45)
Truman’s Broadcast to the Armed Forces Upon His Assumption of Office (4/17/45)
Truman’s Broadcast on Surrender of Germany (5/8/45)
Truman’s Letter Regarding the Harrison Report on the Treatment of Displaced Jews (9/29/45)
Eisenhower’s Response to President Truman on Harrison Report
Truman’s Message to Congress on the Atomic Bomb (10/3/45)
Truman’s Message to Congress on Driving for Victory Against Japan (6/1/45)
Truman’s Press Statement Concerning Defeat of Japan (5/8/45)
1946
Statement by the President Following the Adjournment of the Palestine Conference in London (10/4/46)
Truman Appoints a Committee on Palestine (6/11/46)
Truman Condemns Acts of Terrorism in Palestine (7/23/46)
Truman Meets with Leaders of the Jewish Agency for Palestine (7/2/46)
Truman Remarks on Jewish Victims of Europe (2/25/46)
Truman Statement on Palestine and on the Problem of Displaced Persons (8/16/46)
Truman Statment on the Anglo-American Committee of Injury (4/30/46)
Truman’s Message to the King of Saudi Arabia Concerning Palestine (10/28/46)
1947
Statement by Truman on Palestine (6/5/47)
The Truman Doctrine (3/12/47)
United States Position on Palestine Question (10/11/47)
White House Responds to Foreign Secretary Bevin’s Remarks Relating to U.S. Interest in Palestine (2/26/47)
1948
A Few Humble Coins and the Making of Israel (1948)
State Department Telegram Recognizing State of Israel (5/14/48)
Statement by Truman on Israel (10/24/48)
Truman Address in Madison Square Garden, NY (10/28/48)
Truman Makes Agreement with Government of Israel (6/22/48)
Truman News Conference (5/6/48)
Truman Statement Concerning U.S. Assistance to Palestine Refugees (12/7/48)
United States Proposal for Temporary United Nations Trusteeship for Palestine (3/25/48)
The U.S. Proposes Temporary Trusteeship (3/19/48)
The United States Recognizes Israel (5/14/48)
1949
CIA Observations Concerning Palestine and the Arab Countries (3/18/49)
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Truman Message to Congress Concerning Relief to Palestine Refugees (1/27/49)
Truman Statement on Resolution for the Relief of Palestine Refugees (3/24/49)
Truman Statement on the UN Economic Survey Mission to the Middle East (12/30/49)
The United States Grants Israel De Jure Recognition (1/31/49)
1950
Tripartite Declaration of the United States, the United Kingdom and France (5/25/50)
Truman Letter to Senate and House on U.S. Assistance to Palestine Refugees (1/30/50)
1952
Truman Speech for the Conference of the National Jewish Welfare Board (10/17/52)