Confidential U.S. State Department central files: Palestine: United Nations activities, 1945-1949 (inclusive), [microform].

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Confidential U.S. State Department central files: Palestine: United Nations activities, 1945-1949 (inclusive), [microform].

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The records, consisting of U.S. diplomatic correspondence, documents, and reports, focus on the partitioning of Palestine, the establishment of the State of Israel, the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, and the plight of Palestinian refugees. The material documents the role the United Nations played during this five year period.

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