Session #79 · 1945–47

Speech #790008674

Wallace Murray. formerly head of its Near East Division. to be our Ambassador to Iran. This is the same Mr. Murray who for years in his official capacity went out of his way to discourage the development of Palestine as a national homeland for the Jews and to defer its utilization as a haven for refugee Jews. Undoubtedly. Mr. Murray in Iran will cooperate with much enthusiasm with Arab opponents in Palestine. just as he has been in the past few years their most alert friend in Government service in the United States. This is the same Mr. Murray who had the temerity to tell me personally that the aforesaid MacDonald white paper. excluding Jewish immigration into Palestine save by the will of an Arab majority was not a violation of the AngloAmerican Treaty of 1924. despite the fact that this treaty specifically states there could be no discrimination as to immigration into Palestine on the grounds of race or religion. In addition to Mr. Murray. the Department now is contemplating the appointment of Col.
Keywords matched
immigration refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
EMANUEL CELLER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
790008674
Paragraph
#1
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