State Department’s Policy Planning Staff headed by George Kennan, provides US reasons for not supporting partition after accepted by UN

Head of Policy Planning Staff George Kennan issues memorandum to Secretary of State Marshall arguing against the establishment of a Jewish state, even after partition has been sanctioned by the United Nations; he fears US support of the Jewish state will jeopardize Arab oil supplies, force the US to send troops to save the Jewish state from defeat, and ultimately trigger a confrontation with the USSR in the region. All of Kennan’s suppositions are proven false. (source)