Dilemma For Mr. Truman
Received .Sundav, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. ; According to reliable reports, Fresident Truinan's advisers pres'enteu strong differences of ' opinioli on thf Palestine poliey, which some newspapers describe as causing a Cabinef ^crisis. The issue is wiiether to back partitioii with all its consequeiices, ineluding the
supply of an armed force is necessary, or attempt to reverse the original Uilited Nations' decision by eithei difect' ' oY ihd'irect means. President Trumah,'s' political advisers say that if he took the latter course he would be throwi'ng away his chances of victory in the November elections in NeW Yorlc and other key areas where the Jewish vote is influential. On the other hand, certain sections of the State Department, and, it is believed, the Secretary of Defence, Alr. Forrestall, hold that to g'o forward with partition would result 'in' a situation in the Afiddle East which wbvil'd t'hVfiaten United States with the Joss of strategically vital oil supplies and add a -Jhew gravity to the already tense atmosphere in that area.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 February 1948, Page 5
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