Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "205713369",
    "label": "Memorandum from Dean Acheson to President Harry S. Truman",
    "core": "doc",
    "dtoType": "document",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205713369"
}

{
    "id": "205713369",
    "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205713369",
    "contentType": "document",
    "title": "Memorandum from Dean Acheson to President Harry S. Truman",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205713369",
    "collections": [
        "President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)",
        "Subject Files"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/truman/hst-psf/602191/750209/750209-03-01.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/truman/hst-psf/602191/750209/750209-03-01.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/truman/hst-psf/602191/750209/750209-03-01.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "hasImages": true,
    "source": "import",
    "hasTranscription": false
}

{
    "url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205713369",
    "naId": 205713369,
    "levelOfDescription": "item",
    "productionDates": [
        {
            "day": 18,
            "logicalDate": "1947-02-18",
            "month": 2,
            "year": 1947
        }
    ],
    "recordType": "description",
    "ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}

{
    "seq": 2,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/truman/hst-psf/602191/750209/750209-03-02.jpg",
    "mediaId": "baeb0082e7a6895c",
    "ocrText": "man\n- 2 -\nWithout in any way mentioning Saudi Arabia, the Charge d'Affaires\nwas requested to tell the Government of Great Britain that the\nAmerican Government is disturbed by reports which are reaching it\nfrom various Near East capitals in regard to King Abdullah's plans\nfor a Greater Syria. A clear statement of the British position in\nthis matter was requested at that time but no reply has as yet been\nreceived from the British Government in London.\n(2) When he was here in mid January, the Crown Prince re-\nquested a $50 million development loan from the United States to\ncover all projects now under way in Saudi Arabia, including a rail-\nroad.\nThe State Department is endeavoring to work out plans whereby\nthe railroad can be built. Since it is felt to be in the American\ninterest that this railroad be constructed, you may care to add that\nyou hope that ways and means will be found to enable the railroad to\nbe built.\nThe Government of Saudi Arabia has already received an Export-\nImport Bank loan of $10 million and a further line of credit for\n$15 million for Saudi Arabia is on the books of the Bank.\n(3) The third topic about which the Crown Prince was particular-\nly interested in was Palestine. The United States has followed\ndevelopments in London very closely and is desirous that a solution\nmay be found to the Palestine problem which will be just and acceptable\nto both Arabs and Jews.\nfeam Publism\nDICLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (9)\nD.p. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973\nBy NLT- He , NARS Date 9.8.76\nTOP SECRET"
}