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U.S. Hails Acceptance of Palestine Truce; 41 Americans Seized by Lebanon to Be Freed

June 11, 1948
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The United Government is “delighted” that the truce in Palestine has been accepted by both sides, a State Department spokesman said today.

The 41 American citizens seized by the Lebanese Government aboard a United States ship in Beirut May 19 will be released and returned on the same ship the Marine Carp, the next time it stops in Beirut, the State Department spokesman said

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