Quote by Harry S Truman

On May 14 I was informed that the Provisional Government of Israel was planning to proclaim a Jewish state at midnight that day, Palestine time, which was when the British mandate came to an end. I decided to move at once and give American recognition to the new nation. I instructed a member of my staff to communicate my decision to the State Department and prepare it for transmission to Ambassador Austin at the United Nations in New York. About thirty minutes later, exactly eleven minutes after Israel had been proclaimed a state, Charlie Ross, my press secretary, handed the press the announcement of the de facto recognition by the United States of the provisional government of Israel.

On May 14 I was informed that the Provisional Government of

Summary

In this quote, the speaker, who is not specified, explains their decision to give American recognition to the new nation of Israel. They recount receiving information that the Provisional Government of Israel was planning to proclaim a Jewish state at a specific time. Immediately upon receiving this information, they took prompt action, instructing a member of their staff to communicate the decision to the State Department and prepare it for transmission to the United Nations. Approximately eleven minutes after Israel had declared itself a state, the press secretary released an official announcement acknowledging the de facto recognition of Israel by the United States.

By Harry S Truman

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