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This letter details the actions taken by the military government of the U.S. Zone of Occupation to house, feed, and cloth Jewish displaced persons. Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote the letter in response to the report of Earl G. Harrison, U.S. Representative on the Inter-Governmental Committee on Refugees. The Harrison Report alleged that Jewish displaced persons were ill-treated in ways comparable to the Nazi regime.
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Letter, General Dwight D. Eisenhower to President Harry S. Truman
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Letter, General Dwight D. Eisenhower to President Harry S. Truman
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This letter details the actions taken by the military government of the U.S. Zone of Occupation to house, feed, and cloth Jewish displaced persons. Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote the letter in response to the report of Earl G. Harrison, U.S. Representative on the Inter-Governmental Committee on Refugees. The Harrison Report alleged that Jewish displaced persons were ill-treated in ways comparable to the Nazi regime.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D: Papers, Pre-Presidential
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