Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, Volume V, Part 2

Editorial Note

President Truman, in reply to a question at his press conference of April 22, 1948, concerning the possible sending of American troops to Palestine, stated: “We offered to furnish our share of a United Nations police force. That is the only way we will send troops anywhere under the United Nations. As a part of a United Nations police force for the enforcement of the orders of the United Nations, we will furnish our share, just as Mr. Austin said we would.” (Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1948, page 229.)