Letter from Congressman Sol Bloom to President Harry S. Truman, with Attachment

SOL BLOOM COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 20TH DIST. NEW YORK NEW YORK ADDRESS: 1451 BROADWAY Congress of the United States TELEPHONE: WISCONSIN 7-7580 House of Representatives Washington, D. C. August 3, 1948 The President, The White House, Palistian Washington, D. C. File Dear Mr. President: I wish to express to you my deepest gratitude for the support which you have given to the establishment of the State of Israel. Without your support and friendship to the Jewish people, the re-estab- lishment of the independent Jewish State - the dream and hope of count- less generations - would not have been realized today. I have the honor to draw your attention to the following pledges contained in the Israel plank of our Party's platform, adopted at the recent National Convention of the Democratic Party: "President Truman, by granting immediate recognition to Israel, led the world in extending friendship and welcome to a people who have long sought and justly deserved freedom and independence. We favor full recog- nition of the State of Israel. "We affirm our pride, too, that the United States, under the leadership of President Truman, played a leading role in the adoption of the Resolution of November 29, 1947 by the United Nations General Assembly for the creation of a Jewish State. "We approve the claims of the State of Israel to the boundaries set forth in the United Nations Resolution of November 29 and consider that modification thereof should be made only if fully acceptable to the State of Israel. "We look forward to the admission of the State of Israel to the United Nati ons and its full participation in the international community of nations. "We pledge appropriate aid to the State of Israel in developing its economy and resources. "We favor the revision of the arms embargo to accord to the State of Israel the right of self-defense. We pledge ourselves to work for the modification of any Resolution of the United Nations to the extent that it may prevent any such revision.