President Truman meeting on May 8, 1951 with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion of Israel and Abba Eban. They presented the menorah as a token of esteem for President Truman's timely recognition of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948.   About the Collection   This collection focuses on the recognition of the State of Israel. It includes 87 documents totaling 351 pages, 32 photographs, and a chronology of events spanning 1939-1949. Supporting materials include a finding aid, U.S.-Israeli Relations Subject Guide. Collection Search: AND OR NOT       Documents                Sorted by:Category | Year 1943 May Correspondence between Senator Harry S. Truman and others re: creation of Jewish Army,  May 7, 1943  (13 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1945 April Edward Stettinius to Harry S. Truman,  April 18, 1945  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) May Joseph Grew to Harry S. Truman,  May 1, 1945  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Joseph Grew to Harry S. Truman,  May 28, 1945  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) June Joseph Grew to Harry S. Truman,  June 16, 1945  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) October Samuel Rosenman to Harry S. Truman,  October 17, 1945  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) November Statement by President,  November 13, 1945  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) December Proposal, Lessing J. Rosenwald to Harry S. Truman,  December 4, 1945  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Loy Henderson to Matthew Connelly,  December 11, 1945  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1946 January Press Release,  January 7, 1946  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Executive Order 9682,  January 19, 1946  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) March Correspondence between Emanuel Celler and Harry S. Truman,  March 20, 1946  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) May David Niles to Matthew Connelly,  May 1, 1946  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) June Assorted Members of the U.S. Senate to Harry S. Truman,  June 20, 1946  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Joint Chiefs of Staff to State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee,  June 21, 1946  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) July Prime Minister Attlee to Harry S. Truman,  July 25, 1946  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) September Correspondence between William L. Clayton and Harry S. Truman,  September 12, 1946  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1947 May David Niles to Harry S. Truman,  May 12, 1947  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) July Harry S. Truman diary entry,  July 21, 1947  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) October Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and Eddie Jacobson,  October 8, 1947  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) November Correspondence between Elbert Thomas and Harry S. Truman,  November 15, 1947  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1948 Memo, re: de jure recognition of Israel  (11 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Memo from Frank P. Corrigan, summary of Palestine Problem  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) February Draft of "The Position of the United States with Respect to Palestine",  February 17, 1948  (14 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Harry S. Truman to Eddie Jacobson,  February 27, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) March Correspondence between Francis J. Myers and Harry S. Truman,  March 4, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Robert Nathan to Robert Lovett,  March 24, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Statement by the President,  March 25, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Anonymous paper re: General Marshall and negotiation with Jews,  March 26, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) April Action on the General Assembly's Resolution and Draft of proposed remarks by Ambassador Austin,  April 19, 1948  (14 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Freda Kirchwey to Chaim Weizmann,  April 20, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) May Max Lowenthal to Clark Clifford,  May 1948  (6 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Arthur Klein and Harry S. Truman,  May 3, 1948  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Robert McClintock to Clark Clifford,  May 4, 1948  (13 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Dean Alfange, Harry Vaughan, and Harry S. Truman,  May 5, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Moshe Shertok to George C. Marshall,  May 7, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Assorted members of the House of Representatives to Harry S. Truman,  May 7, 1948  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Memo of conversation with Dean Rusk,  May 8, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Memo supporting a Statement by Truman recognizing Israel,  May 9, 1948  (8 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Telegram, Philip J. Schupler to Harry S. Truman,  May 9, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Freda Kirchwey to Harry S. Truman,  May 10, 1948  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Bartley C. Crum and Harry S. Truman,  May 11, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Department of State to Harry S. Truman,  May 11, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Harry S. Truman to Joseph Guffey, with attatched correspondence,  May 12, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Diary of Eben Ayers, pages 97-100,  May 12, 1948  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Rabbi Samuel Thurman and Harry S. Truman,  May 13, 1948  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Chaim Weizmann and Harry S. Truman,  May 13, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Eliahu Epstein, Chaim Weizmann, and Harry S. Truman, with related material,  May 14, 1948  (13 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Copy of Cable, Eliahu Epstein to Moshe Shertok,  May 14, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Draft of recognition of Israel,  May 14, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Eliahu Epstein to Harry S. Truman with attatchments re: recognition of Israel,  May 14, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between James Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman,  May 15, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Marhsall Carter to Matthew Connelly, with attached telegraph message, Warren Austin to George Marhsall,  May 20, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Chaim Weizmann to Harry S. Truman,  May 26, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) June Map, "Palestine Military Situation",  June 11, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Memo and press release, Robert Lovett to Harry S. Truman,  June 15, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Freda Kirchwey to Harry S. Truman,  June 19, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) David Niles to Clark Clifford, with attachment,  June 21, 1948  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) July David Niles to Matthew J. Connelly,  July 21, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Samuel Rosenman to Clark Clifford,  July 30, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) August Sol Bloom to Harry S. Truman,  August 3, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Edward Jacobson to Chaim Weizmann,  August 6, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Correspondence between Eliahu Epstein and Clark Clifford,  August 9, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) George Marshall to Harry S. Truman,  August 16, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) September Telegrams between Robert Lovett, George Marshall, and Harry S. Truman,  September 1948  (6 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) George Marshall to Harry S. Truman,  September 8, 1948  (3 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Memo to George Marshall and Explanatory notes by William Franklin,  September 11, 1948  (8 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Telegram, McDonald to Secretary of State,  September 12, 1948  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Telegram, Bart Crum to Clark Clifford,  September 28, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) October Telegram, Freda Kirchwey to J. Howard McGrath,  October 1, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Telegram, Clark Clifford to Harry S. Truman,  October 23, 1948  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) November Copy, Harry S. Truman to Chaim Weizmann,  November 29, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Harry S. Truman to Chaim Weizmann,  November 29, 1948  (2 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1949 Draft telegram from to American Embassy, Tel Aviv  (5 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) January Press Release,  January 31, 1949  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) February Telegram, McDonald to Dean Acheson,  February 8, 1949  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman,  February 16, 1949  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) April Map, "Palestine Military Situation",  April 6, 1949  (1 page)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) June Chaim Weizmann to Harry S. Truman,  June 24, 1949  (4 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1952 April Eddie Jacobson to Josef Cohn,  April 1, 1952  (15 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1974 July Chronology of events relating to Palestine and the recognition of Israel, 1945-1949 by Eddie Jacobson, with notes by Frank Adler,  July 28, 1974  (16 pages)    Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Not Dated Draft statement by the President  (2 pages)      Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Notes to Chapter 9 of unpublished manuscript by Henry Grady, "Adventures in Diplomacy"  (15 pages)      Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Palestine - Nature of the File  (2 pages)      Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Written oral statement  (3 pages)      Printer Friendly Version (PDF) "Chapter 9" of unpublished manuscript by Henry Grady, "Adventures in Diplomacy"  (16 pages)      Printer Friendly Version (PDF)

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