This folder contains research materials and some notes regarding events in the Palestine-Israel region soon after the creation of the Israeli state - in the early 1950s into the 1960s. There are 3 New York Times articles, 1 Jewish Newsletter, 1 Foreign Policy Reports pamphlet, 1 "How to Solve the Arab Refugee Problem" pamphlet from the Israel Office of Information, a pamphlet on "Elections in Israel," 6 issues of Israel Digest dated 1956, a letter from the Arab Information Center, a Congressional Record pamphlet, a membership letter and "Invasion of American Rights on the Part of Arab League Nations" 2-part pamphlet from The American Jewish Committee (Seattle Chapter), 1 copy of a bulletin titled "Israel's Oriental Problem," a "Touring Map of Israel," and a "New Map of Palestine." Shelmidine's notes address the creation of Israel, international perspectives on Israel, the Arab-Israeli War, the aftermath of the Israel War. The folder also contains a number of newspaper clippings and bibliographic notecards.