It seemed that there was no one who cared whether they perished or survived. No one. that is. except Harry S Truman. the brash. forthright man from Missouri. who almost reluctantly found himself in the White House. From 1945 on. Harry Truman pressed the British to open the gates to the Holy Land. and to honor the promise they made in the Balfour. Declaration. At first. he sought 100.000 immigrant visas. When this failed. he became the foremost supporter of the partition plan in the United Nations. He fought and won against the members of the State Department who would rather cater to the Arabs than save Jewish lives.
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