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Special Message to the Congress Concerning Relief to Palestine Refugees.

January 27, 1949

To the Congress of the United States:

I commend to the favorable consideration of the Congress the enclosed letter from the Acting Secretary of State and the accompanying draft legislation to authorize an appropriation for a special contribution by the United States to the United Nations for the relief of Palestine refugees. In submitting this proposed legislation, I wish to invite attention to the provisions of the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations emphasizing the critical situation of these refugees and urging all states members of the United Nations to make voluntary contributions as soon as possible to meet their needs.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

Note: The letter from Robert A. Lovett, Acting Secretary of State, dated January 14, 1949, is printed in House Document 46 (81st Cong., 1st sess.).

For the statement by the President upon signing the resolution for the relief of Palestine refugees, see Item 57.

Harry S Truman, Special Message to the Congress Concerning Relief to Palestine Refugees. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/230065

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