sentences:  The Truman Administration promulgated the Tripartite Declaration of 1950 for these reasons, as well as to guarantee the territorial "status quo" determined by 1949 Armistice Agreements.Israel's main military patron at the time was France, which supported Israel by providing it with advanced military equipment and technology, such as the Dassault Mystère fighter-bomber aircraft.Initially, the U.S. government resisted pressure by Israel and Arab countries in the region to sell them advanced weapons.