title: Intervention at Abadan: Plan Buccaneer
abstract: In 1948 A.D., just over 2,000 years after the Diaspora* of 6 8 B.C., a Jewish state came into existence in Palestine.This was of considerable significance to the United States.Not only was it an additional consideration in the formulation of foreign policy towards the Middle East, but America had played a major part in the establish- ment of the state of Israel.President Truman has been subjected to considerable attack as a result of this, by critics who interpret his actions as being motivated 
journal: The SHAFR Guide Online