Telegram from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Group of Hadassah to President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall

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CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED CHECK DOMESTIC CABLE TELEGRA DA WESTERN 1207 ORDINARY $ URGENT LETTER RATE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SERIAL DEFERRED S NIGHT NIGHT LETTER LETTER UNION TIME FILED Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise the message will be COPY F transmitted as a telegram or JOSEPH L. EGAN ordinary cablegram. PRESIDENT Send the following telegram, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to (PLEASE PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS) To Secretary of State, George C. Marshall July 18 1947 Care of or Apt. No. State Department Street and No. HARRY S. ARCHIVES TRUN NATIONAL LIBERSY 204-Mail RECORDS Place Washington, D. C. GOVERNMENT SERVICE URGENCY OF PALESTINE PROBLEM INDICATED IN LATEST ARRIVAL OF VESSEL X76-C CARRYING 4000 DISPLACED JEWS. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OTHER DISPIACED X 127 JEWS ARE AWAITING TRANSPORTATION TO THEIR PROMISED HOMELAND. U. S. CAN HELP THEM BY PROCLAIMING FRIENDLY ATTITUDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAST PROMISES. UNITED NATIONS MUST BE SHOWN THAT OUR COUNTRY STANDS BY ITS PLEDGED WORD. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT GROUP OF HADASSAH MRS. LOUIS CRANE, President Sender's name and address Sender's telephone (For reference only) 1050 Ward Ave. New York, NY number