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$100,000,000 Loan to Israel is Virtual Certainty, High Washington Official Says

August 15, 1948
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A highly-placed Administration official today confirmed that President Truman is working on a three-point program for Israel including a $100,000,000 Export-Import Bank loan, de jure recognition, and U.S. support for Israel’s U.N. membership application.

This official expressed the belief that securing the $100,000,000 loan was a virtual certainty. Although he warned that “anything could happen” which might present the realization of such economic assistance for the new state, he indicated that President Truman is definitely committed to the idea of securing the loan.

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